Chapter 25

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Seeing that Liu Juyi was pretending to be asleep, Wang Xiaoqiang felt awkward but also deeply moved. He could clearly see that Liu Juyi was only pretending to be asleep to avoid making him feel embarrassed. However, the more she did this, the more ashamed he felt.

Fortunately, the car soon arrived at Huagui County. The county bus station was located at the edge of the town. After the car turned into the station, Wang Xiaoqiang and Liu Juyi got off with the crowd.

The tattooed man, who had gotten off the car first, did not leave immediately. Instead, he stood by the car door, a cigarette in his mouth, staring at the two of them with a fierce gaze, as if trying to etch their images into his mind.

Liu Juyi, who was already a bit worried about the tattooed man's revenge, was startled when she saw him staring at them with a cold, venomous gaze. She involuntarily grabbed Wang Xiaoqiang's arm.

Wang Xiaoqiang glared at the tattooed man.

"Kid, you wait and see, you'll get what's coming to you!" The tattooed man threw the cigarette butt on the ground and stomped it out with his foot before turning and walking away.

"Come on, if you have the guts, just try it! I'm waiting for you!" Wang Xiaoqiang shouted, patting the hand Liu Juyi had on his arm.

Liu Juyi finally let go of his arm, uneasy. "Xiaoqiang, we should hurry. It looks like he really intends to take revenge on us..."

On the bus, Liu Juyi didn't know how Wang Xiaoqiang had subdued the tattooed man, so she didn't know how capable this usually weak-looking little brother-in-law was. However, from the tattooed man's words, it was clear that he would likely bring people to deal with them. Liu Juyi was worried that Wang Xiaoqiang would be at a disadvantage.

"Don't be afraid of him!" Wang Xiaoqiang said casually. "I'm not afraid of them coming!"

Seeing Wang Xiaoqiang's relaxed demeanor, Liu Juyi felt less anxious, thinking that in broad daylight, what could they do to take revenge?

So, she followed Wang Xiaoqiang as they walked around.

"Xiaoqiang, let's focus on the important things. We should go to the seed station first, right?" Liu Juyi suggested.

"You wanted to buy clothes, didn't you? The clothes on this pedestrian street are all very nice. Let's start from here." After arriving in the county, Wang Xiaoqiang felt more at ease. Although they walked closely together, he was not at all restrained when talking to Liu Juyi.

This pedestrian street was part of the old city renovation. There was a small square in the center of the street, and opposite the square was a large supermarket called De Yin Supermarket. The two of them walked around and eventually arrived at De Yin Supermarket.

De Yin Supermarket was the largest and most upscale supermarket in Huagui County, offering a wide variety of food, drinks, and entertainment. The clothing was all from domestic and international brands.

Liu Juyi and Wang Xiaoqiang both had only a junior high school education and had studied English poorly. They usually wore cheap clothes and had no concept of international brands. They wandered aimlessly and entered a Versace specialty store.

Liu Juyi had fair skin, a beautiful appearance, and a good image, so she didn't attract any strange looks in this world-renowned clothing store. However, Wang Xiaoqiang was different. After finishing school, he had been busy with farm work, and his face was tanned and his skin rough. Although he was dressed neatly, his clothes were all from street vendors, making him look like a farmer in the city. The fact that this small farmer was accompanied by a beautiful woman made them even more noticeable.

In the specialty store, there was a female cashier and three female saleswomen. These women had a keen eye and could immediately tell the type of customers entering the store. They could see that Wang Xiaoqiang was just a small farmer. While it wasn't unusual for a small farmer to come to the city, it was rare for one to visit an international brand store.

Usually, due to the high prices, the sales of such high-end brands in county-level cities were not good. It was rare for anyone to enter the store, and even rarer for someone to actually buy clothes. The few who did were usually wealthy or influential. However, some ordinary people would wander in, see the prices, and then leave in disappointment.

As soon as Wang Xiaoqiang entered the store, he felt the atmosphere was off. The saleswomen only stared at them with a slightly disdainful look and did not approach them to introduce or recommend clothes, as they would in other stores.

In fact, most customers did not like being bothered by salespeople as soon as they entered the store, and Wang Xiaoqiang and Liu Juyi were no exception. Although the store was eerily quiet, it did not make them dislike it, so they slowly browsed and selected clothes.

Soon, Liu Juyi found a white long dress with a formal style, adorned with pearl-like beads around the hem, which she found very beautiful. Her beautiful eyes lingered on it.

"Do you like it? If you do, we'll buy it..." Wang Xiaoqiang said directly when he saw Liu Juyi's interest.

In fact, he had long planned to buy a dress for Liu Juyi. Since she had married into the Wang family, she had taken care of the elderly without complaint and had been very attentive to him, the little brother-in-law. Wang Xiaoqiang thought that even if he married in the future, his wife might not be as considerate as this sister-in-law. He felt both respect and gratitude towards Liu Juyi. Seeing her simple lifestyle and the fact that she only had two sets of clothes to change into, and that she had passed by many nice clothes without hesitation if they cost more than 100 yuan, he decided to buy this white dress for her, which suited her well.

However, to the four store employees, his words sounded like a cold joke. They all wore a look of disdain, believing that Wang Xiaoqiang could afford the dress but would not be willing to buy it.

One of the heavily made-up women said meaningfully, "Before you look at the clothes, it's best to check the price first..."

This made both of them look displeased, but it also reminded them to check the price. When they saw that the white formal dress cost 2886 yuan, Liu Juyi gasped. Despite the beauty of the dress, she immediately pulled Wang Xiaoqiang's arm, "Xiaoqiang, let's go to another store..."

"Brother-in-law, we'll take this dress!" Wang Xiaoqiang said without hesitation. He could see that Liu Juyi liked the dress, and he did not want others to look down on him.

The looks from the four store employees and the reminder from the heavily made-up saleswoman were all filled with disdain, as if saying, "Poor people from the countryside, do you even belong here? Can you afford the clothes here? Don't be scared when you see the prices!"

Wang Xiaoqiang wanted to show them with money.

"Xiaoqiang, are you crazy! Didn't you see the price?" Liu Juyi pulled Wang Xiaoqiang, trying to drag him out of the store.

No matter how hard Liu Juyi pulled, Wang Xiaoqiang stood firm. "Brother-in-law, I'll buy this dress for you. You must accept it..."

He then called to the four somewhat stunned store employees, "Hey, saleswoman, take this dress down for my brother-in-law to try on..."

The four store employees were taken aback, but seeing that Wang Xiaoqiang was serious, a tall woman ran over and enthusiastically helped take down the formal dress.

She was shrewd; selling this dress would earn her at least 30 yuan in commission.

Liu Juyi, being a considerate person, did not push him away when she saw Wang Xiaoqiang's determination. She immediately took the dress from the saleswoman and went to the fitting room to change.

When Liu Juyi came out wearing the formal dress, she immediately caught everyone's attention. The white dress fit her perfectly, accentuating her slender figure, making her look sexy and charming, noble and elegant, far from the image of a country woman, but rather like a beautiful celebrity.

In comparison, the four well-dressed store employees looked dull.

Wang Xiaoqiang stared at Liu Juyi, suddenly feeling that his sister-in-law looked like a different person. He waved his hand, "Great, really great, we'll take this dress!"

Under the gaze and praise of her little brother-in-law, Liu Juyi's face turned red, and she quickly turned to look at herself in the mirror to check if it fit.

The tall saleswoman's attitude towards Wang Xiaoqiang completely changed. She treated him like a subordinate, carefully and respectfully, "Sir, this formal dress looks best with a pair of crystal sandals. Would you like to buy a pair for your girlfriend..."

"She's my sister-in-law, don't say anything inappropriate."

She had only seen men buy expensive clothes for their girlfriends, wives, or mistresses, never for a sister-in-law. So, she didn't believe that the two were brother and sister-in-law, but she didn't dare to contradict Wang Xiaoqiang. She immediately followed his lead, "Would you like to buy a pair of sandals for your beautiful sister-in-law?"

"Sure, as long as my sister-in-law likes it, buying another pair of sandals or even two more sets of clothes is no problem," Wang Xiaoqiang said confidently, his gaze intentionally or unintentionally falling on the other three store employees. They looked as if they had been slapped, and their heads drooped in defeat.

They never expected that this seemingly rustic man would be so generous, and his generosity did not seem forced.

Liu Juyi, upon hearing this, felt a surge of sweetness in her heart.

Seeing Wang Xiaoqiang agree, the tall saleswoman immediately began to flatter Liu Juyi, praising her and enthusiastically introducing the sandals.

Buying a dress and then shoes, Liu Juyi felt a pang of pain for her little brother-in-law, but seeing him make such a bold statement, she couldn't let him lose face. So, she did not object to buying the shoes and cooperatively picked them out, but at this point, she only cared about the price, not the appearance.

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