Free Web NovelChapter 114: Chapter 114: Caihua Coughs Up Blood
The village chief, who also despised Fang Yulan, soon paid a visit as well, speaking on behalf of the village.
"Teacher Su, what Fang Yulan did was completely out of line. I will publicly reprimand her and make her apologize to you. How about you be the bigger person and let this go?"
Amid everyone’s expectant gazes, Su Li asked to have a private word with the village chief.
"Village Chief, I don’t care about an apology. To be honest, I’m a little scared of everyone. After all, there were those two incidents before where I was misunderstood..."
Su Li lowered her head and let out a deep sigh. "Tell me, if any conflicts arise during this collaboration, what am I to do if everyone wants to drown me in the pond again? I’m still scared... so I don’t dare..."
After Su Li said this, the village chief was struck speechless.
The village chief was filled with such intense regret! He wished he could turn back time.
How could he have known back then that Su Li was so capable? If he had known earlier, how could he possibly have let something like that happen!
Filled with regret, the village chief came out, dismissed the crowd of villagers, and then told them what Su Li had said.
At that, the regret of one man became the regret of the entire village.
They were sick with regret, and while they were annoyed that Su Li was holding a grudge, there was nothing they could do about it.
What’s more, the village chief even advised them, "It’s normal for Su Li to harbor some resentment. From now on, you can’t just thoughtlessly blame and hate her, or say such nasty things."
"We have to do everything we can to make up for our past mistakes. Once Su Li discovers the good side of Xinghua Village and feels its warmth, maybe she’ll come around..."
There was no use in regretting something like this, and no way to vent their frustration, so in the end, they directed all their anger at Fang Yulan, the one who started it all.
"If it weren’t for Fang Yulan, Su Li wouldn’t have been reminded of what happened before!"
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Fang Yulan... was having an absolutely terrible day.
Not only did people take turns shouting curses at her doorstep, but some also threw rotten eggs at her house, and others even threw animal dung.
Fang Yulan was so angry she nearly died.
On this day, two other people were just as furious as Fang Yulan.
One was Zhao Wenming, needless to say, and the other was Qin Shanshan.
Qin Shanshan, home for the weekend, also heard the major news spreading through the village. When she heard Su Li was the one who made the school uniforms, she nearly choked with rage.
"Impossible! Impossible!"
Qin Shanshan, who had been so proud of her uniform and loved it to pieces, felt her vision go dark.
Once she confirmed that Su Li was indeed the boss who made the uniforms, the memory of showing off the uniform to Su Li made Qin Shanshan feel like she was going crazy.
"You’re the one who made them... You’re the one who made them..."
She muttered neurotically, finally understanding the meaning behind Su Li’s strange expression when she had flaunted the uniform at her.
With red-rimmed eyes, Qin Shanshan ripped the uniform off her body and, without a second thought, grabbed a pair of scissors and cut up the uniform she had treasured so dearly just moments before.
"GO TO HELL, GO TO HELL, GO TO HELL!"
Amidst her curses, the uniform was reduced to a pile of scraps.
Qin Shanshan stomped on the scraps hatefully a few times, then bolted out of her house and ran all the way to the Tang Family’s home, right up to Su Li.
"Su Li, why didn’t you tell me you made the uniforms! You did it on purpose, didn’t you? Just to watch me make a fool of myself!"
Qin Shanshan felt utterly humiliated. The thought of how Su Li must have been secretly laughing at her sent her over the edge.
"Su Li, you vicious woman! I take back everything I said before! I hate this uniform, it’s hideous! I wouldn’t be caught dead wearing clothes you made!"
She screamed, her eyes bloodshot, and spun around to leave as soon as she was done.
Su Li murmured, "...Is she crazy?"
That same day, despite the approaching dusk, Qin Shanshan left Xinghua Village overnight.
Xinghua Village was a place where everyone was praising Su Li, talking about how capable and rich she was, the whole village fawning over her. She couldn’t stand to stay there any longer.
Every minute was torture for her.
Filled with resentment and hatred, she set off on the road back to the county town.
She was panting by the time she was on the mountain road, and only then did she finally regain a sliver of her sanity.
A heavy, sharp question surfaced in her mind: When did Su Li get so formidable?
She had adored that uniform so much before, inspecting every inch of it, inside and out. She had clearly seen the words "Pinjun Clothing" on the collar.
At first, she hadn’t understood what it meant, but later she heard from a classmate that it was the name of the factory that made the uniforms.
Her classmate said that the uniforms for the middle and elementary schools in the county town were also made by this Pinjun Clothing, and they all had the same logo.
Before returning to the village, Qin Shanshan had even discussed Pinjun Clothing with her classmate, sharing the news she’d heard that the boss was Li Hongqin from Li Family Village.
At the time, she had even remarked with admiration at how impressive a woman like Li Hongqin must be.
One moment she was sighing with admiration, and the next, she was back in Xinghua Village finding out that Su Li was the real boss of Pinjun Clothing.
One can only imagine the shock.
Although Qin Shanshan knew it was a fact, she still felt a sense of disbelief.
When had Su Li done all this? When had she become so capable?
Thinking of Su Li, Qin Shanshan felt nothing but hatred and a profound wariness.
She used to look down on Su Li, able to talk her in circles with just a few words and get her to pour her heart out. ’She was so stupid,’ she thought. ’When did she become so capable?’
Qin Shanshan thought of Tang Yuanxiao, and of the time she was framed by Su Li, and she nearly ground her teeth to dust.
She originally thought that was the unluckiest she could be, but on Monday, she learned she was wrong.
Ever since the school uniforms were distributed, Fengcheng First Middle School had mandated that all students must wear them. The students were quite happy with this rule.
Everyone washed them over the weekend and came to school wearing them clean on Monday. Everyone did, that is, except for Qin Shanshan this particular Monday. She didn’t have her uniform.
And so, she was stopped at the school gate and wasn’t allowed in.
When her homeroom teacher came out and heard Qin Shanshan say she had lost her uniform, she gave her a harsh scolding.
"How could you lose your uniform? No one else in the entire school has lost theirs, so how could it be just you!"
The scolding made Qin Shanshan regret her actions.
"Teacher, I’m sorry. I didn’t mean to. Can I buy another set?" Qin Shanshan could only apologize and try to find a solution.
"There are no more! Where would the school get any more!"
The homeroom teacher berated Qin Shanshan for a while longer before finally letting her into the school.
As luck would have it, there were visitors coming to tour the school that afternoon.
Qin Shanshan, without her uniform, stuck out like a sore thumb. In the end, the class president pushed her into the stinking bathroom to hide.
Qin Shanshan was so angry and humiliated she almost died. After the visitors left, her homeroom teacher gave her an ultimatum: she had to figure out a way to get a uniform.
Whether she bought one or made one herself, she had to be wearing a uniform to come back to class.
Qin Shanshan was given a leave of absence by the teacher. With no other choice, she could only ask her uncle for help.
"I’ll figure something out for you," her uncle said.
Her uncle knew that Li Hongqin in Li Family Village was involved in making the uniforms, so he took the day off work and rushed to Li Family Village to buy one.
Unfortunately, he returned empty-handed.
Li Hongqin told her uncle, "They’re out of production. Unless Fengcheng First Middle School places another custom order, there are no more. Not a single spare set."
There was nothing her uncle could do. In the end, with no other options, Qin Shanshan went back to Xinghua Village.
She went to find Su Li.
