Chapter 41

"Xinxin, your stomach must be hungry by now, let's go eat something!" The middle-aged woman's words seemed to go completely unheard by Chu Ying, who spoke to Chu Xin, who was tightly gripping the corner of his clothes, as if no one else was around.

Although Chu Xin was afraid, as long as she was by her big brother's side, she felt a long-lost sense of security, a feeling she had only experienced with her father. She nodded slightly, gripping even tighter.

The middle-aged woman became furious. In Qingshan Town, no one had ever dared to be so disrespectful to her. She almost roared, "Brat, didn't you hear me talking to you? Or do you have donkey hair in your ears?"

Chu Ying, wanting to protect his sister, needed to show her his strong side. Since there was no way to resolve this amicably, he decided not to back down. He slowly turned around and said with a look of surprise, "Were you talking to me? I thought a bitch in heat was barking."

The middle-aged woman's plump face trembled with rage, looking extremely ferocious. The girl who came with her had a very aggressive expression and shouted, "You're the dog, and the little bitch is by your side!"

Chu Ying's expression turned cold. Anyone could curse at him, and he wouldn't care, but no one could insult his sister. Since their parents passed away, Chu Xin was his only family in the world, his Achilles' heel!

"Have the guts to repeat what you just said!" Chu Ying stared at the girl with a burning gaze, his tone icy cold. The girl let out a wail and started crying, her voice shrill and miserable, as if she had been gang-raped.

"You spineless brat, only bullying little girls. I'll tell you now, you're a dog, and that wild girl is a little bitch!" The middle-aged woman comforted her daughter while provocatively looking at Chu Ying.

Chu Xin was already pale with fear, gripping Chu Ying's clothes tightly. But she didn't cry; instead, she looked at the middle-aged woman with anger. Everyone has dignity, and this woman was clearly trampling on hers.

The female shop assistant watched the scene with a sense of schadenfreude. The middle-aged woman's tyranny was well-known throughout Qingshan Town, and her husband was a local bully. Those who offended her never had a good end.

"Slap!" The crisp sound of a slap brought a pig-like scream from the middle-aged woman. Her face was already large, and Chu Ying's slap turned her into a pig's head.

"I never hit women; you're the first. I don't want your daughter to be the second. You have one minute to disappear from my sight!" Chu Ying didn't say what would happen if they didn't leave, but his expression said it all—his face was dark and cold, and anyone who saw it would feel a chill.

"Brat, you wait, this isn't over. I'll show you what happens when you offend me!" The middle-aged woman left a threat and led the wailing girl out of the clothing store.

The female shop assistant was already at a loss. Thinking of the middle-aged woman's swollen face, she instinctively touched her own. If that slap had hit her, she wouldn't have the fat face to withstand it...

After leaving the clothing store, the middle-aged woman didn't run away directly. Instead, she hid in a street corner, took a photo of Chu Ying and Chu Xin's backs with her phone, and fiddled with her phone, screaming, "No matter which woman you're fooling around with, get up now! My daughter and I were beaten in town. I've sent you the photos, come quickly!"

After hanging up, a sinister smile appeared on the middle-aged woman's plump face, "Brat, daring to offend me, you're asking for it!"

She comforted the frightened girl, "Wenwen, don't be afraid. Your father will be here soon and will definitely teach those two a lesson!"

...

The market in Qingshan Town was small. In less than half an hour, Chu Ying had driven around. Passing a mobile phone store, he bought two phones, one for Chu Xin and one for Huanzi, making it easier for the three of them to stay in touch.

With only a thousand yuan left after buying clothes and two phones, it was almost dark. Chu Ying took Chu Xin to a restaurant for dinner.

Chu Ying didn't care about the details; he ordered everything with meat. This was the first time he was taking his sister out to eat, so he couldn't be casual. Besides, Chu Xin had been malnourished for a long time and needed to be well-fed.

"Big brother, you're spending money recklessly again. We can't finish all this." Chu Xin had opposed buying the phones, and now the amount of food made her even more heartbroken.

"Whatever we can't finish, we'll take home for Huanzi to try." Chu Ying smiled.

Chu Xin asked, "By the way, where's Huanzi? Why didn't he come with you?"

Chu Ying said, "Huanzi was supposed to come with me, but he just joined the construction team and needs to build good relationships with his coworkers, so I let him go out with them."

Thinking of Huanzi, Chu Ying felt a bit puzzled. Normally, a group of men going out would drink, eat, and sing until late at night, not return early. But he hadn't seen them around town.

At this moment, the dishes started arriving one by one. Chu Ying smiled and began to eat heartily, as he had been hungry all day, eating like a wolf.

Seeing her big brother eating without any regard for his image, Chu Xin gradually relaxed. She had never seen such a sumptuous meal, let alone eaten it, so she enjoyed it thoroughly.

After eating their fill, they packed the leftover food, paid the bill, and were about to leave the restaurant when the alarm of the Hummer parked outside went off. Chu Ying turned to see a group of people surrounding the car, and a few were walking towards the restaurant, each with an angry look. Clearly, they meant no good.

"Xinxin, wait here for a moment. I'll go see what's happening." Chu Ying had offended many people in the past two days. Although he didn't know which group these guys belonged to, since they had come looking for him, he would face them.

"Damn, it's you..."

"Let's talk outside, don't scare my sister!" Chu Ying grabbed the man by the neck, lifted him like a chicken, and threw him behind the Hummer where Chu Xin couldn't see.

The group was momentarily stunned, thinking this guy looked only in his twenties, yet had such strength. All eyes turned to the car behind the Hummer.

"What are you all standing there for? He's the one who hit me, come on!" A man walked out of the car, the same plump middle-aged woman, cursing and shouting.

Chu Ying smiled, thinking that Qingshan Town was full of all sorts of people. A woman like her could actually gather such a large group.

"Where are you from, brother? I don't seem to have seen you before!" Another middle-aged man walked out of the car, equally burly, with a thick gold chain around his neck and gold rings on all ten fingers, the epitome of a nouveau riche.

But this fat man wasn't a fool. He had seen clearly that the guy who could lift a hundred-pound person with one hand was no ordinary person.

Chu Ying said straightforwardly, "I was wrong this morning. How much do you want for compensation?" Chu Xin was still in the restaurant, and he didn't want the little girl to see him fighting, so he tried to lower his stance and resolve the matter peacefully.

But the other side clearly didn't give him that chance. The middle-aged woman sneered, "You were so arrogant before, what's wrong now, scared?"

The fat man laughed, "You hit my wife and scared my daughter. Medical expenses and mental distress, give me fifty thousand, and we'll call it even!"

"Are you kidding me?" Chu Ying looked surprised.