Reborn as the Blissful Wife in the countryside-Chapter 970: Just Beat Him Up and It’ll Be Fine

Lv Bai was in pain, almost jumping up to curse.

But Yao Youqian was even more aggressive, swinging a rolling pin and hitting him with a few thuds, causing Lv Bai to howl and say, "Stop hitting, stop hitting, I’ll shout properly."

"You must shout! Don’t think you can fool me," Yao Youqian was determined to cure Lv Bai of his pretentiousness today, not letting him continue caring about face.

In his heart, Lv Bai cursed Yao Youqian to death. This bastard, just because he’s tall and strong, he bullies others. I’m also a student, even though I came in last, I’ll do well in the college examination. Once I become the top student, let’s see if Yao Youqian dares to hit me.

Thud, thud, thud!

Yao Youqian brought down the rolling pin again, scolding, "What are you looking at? Cross-eyed? Hurry up and shout for me!"

He warned again, "Let me tell you, if it’s past the time, I’ll add another two hours, and you’ll be here until dark."

Lv Bai was trembling with anger, pointing at Yao Youqian and questioning, "Yao, what grudge do you have against me? Why are you targeting me like this? We’ve known each other since childhood, and you’re doing this to kill me for Gu Jin’an!"

With a thud, Lv Bai got hit again.

Yao Youqian said, "Nonsense, don’t make it sound so disgusting, it makes me sick. We may have known each other since childhood and grew up on the same street, but you’re pretentious, and I, Yao Youqian, am not like you. I’m not trying to harm you today, I’m just feeling sorry for Sixth Grandpa and Sixth Grandma, helping them teach you, you fool."

He shouted again, "Hurry up and shout, if you keep stalling, I’ll get a copper gong for you to strike while shouting, and I’ll tell everyone your nickname, humiliate you for caring so much about face!"

Lv Bai was trembling with anger, pointed at Yao Youqian and was about to curse when a crowd gathered to watch the fun.

"Young man, what’s his nickname? Tell us," an old lady with a vegetable basket on her arm and a two-year-old child on her back looked at them curiously and expectantly.

The child, hearing his grandma, parroted, "Nickname~ Nickname~"

Seeing people there to watch, Lv Bai quickly raised his sleeve to cover his face, angrily saying, "Where did these ignorant commoners come from? Get lost, I am Master Tongsheng!"

"What’s a scholar? I only know Shu Mi. What are you hiding? You look quite handsome, your nickname must sound nice, come on, tell me, what’s your nickname?" The old lady asked sincerely, even Yao Youqian thought she wasn’t there for the fun.

"Scholar~ Shu Mi~ Haha, Little Shu Mi~ Uncle is Little Shu Mi~" The child parroted again, angering Lv Bai greatly, "Commoners refer to people like you, get lost, you bunch of illiterate riffraff."

Yao Youqian didn’t hit him this time, just coldly smiled as Lv Bai continued to make mistakes.

Sure enough, before Lv Bai and the old lady’s grandson had stared at each other too long, a group of well-dressed rich kids surrounded them, laughing, "Oh, I thought it was someone else, but it’s Lv Bai. What are you doing at the government gate?"

Someone replied, "What else, he bet and lost, he’s here to shout out ’My family are street vendors’ all day, hahahaha!"

The rich kids laughed heartily. Someone tilted their chin at Lv Bai, gloating, "Then shout quickly, we’re really looking forward to watching Master Tongsheng perform."

They then shouted into the street, "Come and see, freshly minted Master Tongsheng performing!"

Shouting several times, they drew a crowd of onlookers, blocking the wide street.

"Master Tongsheng? Is this the Lv Bai from Yujiang County who just finished the exam and bet with Gu Jin’an about who would score top of the county, but ended up coming last?"

The rich kids laughed even harder, telling Lv Bai, "Look how famous you are, the whole town knows you, almost as much as the Old Gu Family!"

Lv Bai was mocked almost to the point of wanting to hit his head on the wall, tears falling as he tried to escape, only to be grabbed by Yao Youqian, who said, "Lv Bai, if you run, you’ll be a coward for life!"

Lv Bai couldn’t beat Yao Youqian, but it was too humiliating, pointing at the crowd of rich kids surrounding him, he shouted at Yao Youqian, "Coward? Even if I’m not a coward, I’ll be mocked for life!"

Yao Youqian said, "Let them mock, what’s the big deal, you lost the bet. Besides, only ignorant fools mock someone who’s genuinely trying to change."

"Get lost! Easy for you to say, you’re not the one embarrassed!" Lv Bai was red with anger, like a furious wild dog ready to tear Yao Youqian apart.

Yao Youqian, seeing Lv Bai’s look of wanting to eat him alive, coldly smiled, "Lv, I told you, I care about you because I don’t want your grandparents to be sad. If you keep being ungrateful, I, Yao Youqian, can let you go, but remember, one cannot stand without integrity. You lost the bet, and if you don’t keep your promise, you’ll be mocked for life and gain a reputation as untrustworthy!"

"If a scholar is without integrity, you’re finished for life! But if you can swallow your pride and keep your promise, even if mocked for a while, it will eventually turn to a good name."

After saying this, Yao Youqian let go of Lv Bai’s hand, waiting for him to decide.

Lv Bai hesitated for a moment, but the rich kids started mocking him again, "Oh, does this mean you’ve been swayed? Then shout quickly, let us see Master Tongsheng’s performance, we have to attend Mr. Shi’s literary meeting later."

They arrogantly asked, "Do you know who Mr. Shi is? He’s a famous madman, very well known, and someone of your background from the streets is a lowlife, never dreaming of attending his literary meeting."

Lv Bai, who cared about face, had wanted to stay after what Yao Youqian said, but hearing this, he turned and ran.

"Hahaha, he ran, Lv Bai the coward ran!" The rich kids and onlookers laughed, calling out, "Look, Master Tongsheng broke his word, he’s just an untrustworthy person, don’t associate with him or you’ll be tricked!"

Yao Youqian was very disappointed as he watched Lv Bai run, thinking there’s no hope for him, this is how he’ll be for the rest of his life.

From a nearby mule cart, Brother Cheng lifted the curtain to see the government office gate, "Brother, you lost, Lv Bai ran, didn’t keep his promise."

Last night he asked his brother, what if Lv Bai, who cares so much about face, doesn’t fulfill his promise to shout at the government gate?

His brother said, then let’s bet.

His brother bet Lv Bai would come, while he bet Lv Bai wouldn’t keep his promise, and if he won, there’d be no evening lessons until his brother finished the college examination, and he could play at night or help Second Sister make poison.

Gu Jin’an was unhurried as he looked through the window at the main street, "What’s the rush, it’s just the time, the day is still early."

Brother Cheng frowned at his brother, "Could it be Lv Bai will come back?"

Gu Jin’an nodded, "He will."