Chapter 191 - 191: Deaf and Blind
Back to the Past: The Rise of the False Heiress Marrying the True Tycoon
Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
Chen Fuâs mother stood with pride, head held high. Many of those who supported her were acquainted with her.
Her respectable job, even after divorcing, made even the handsome young men in town eager to marry her. She was quite successful.
Apologize publicly to these rural women and children? That would be humiliating! She would never apologize.
Someone whispered to Gu Zi, âYoung lady, let it go. Sheâs the saleswoman at Xinghua Department Storeâs pork section. Itâs better not to make things unpleasant. You might need to buy pork or something in the future.â
Gu Zi found it amusing. If it were someone else, perhaps it would have bothered them more.
But, she thought, she couldnât help it. Her husband was remarkable; they always had an abundance of pork at home.
Gu Zi expressed gratitude, âThank you for the reminder, but we donât fancy pork at home.â
Chen Fuâs mother shrugged, her weighty figure shaking a little, âDonât like it? Looks like you canât afford it. You look all dressed up but maybe youâre just living in some rundown rural shack.â
Gu Zi smiled calmly, âPerhaps pork might not be affordable, but I find Xinghua
Department Store quite commendable. Theyâre inclusive, hiring even people with disabilities.â
Su Bing and Su Li couldnât help but admire Gu Zi inwardly. Their mother was so cool, always so articulate!
On the other hand, Chen Fuâs mother was unable to see reason and blinded to the truth. Didnât that imply that she was both blind and deaf?
The onlookers were surprised; this seemingly gentle young woman had a sharp tongue when it came to verbal sparring.
Yet, they didnât find her harsh. Clearly, this older woman must have pushed her over the edge.
No wonder the older woman was so arrogant. Apparently, she was an official employee at the department store, a decent job indeed.
Chen Fuâs mother clenched her teeth and retorted, âAre you just jealous of me?
I wonât stoop to your level. You wonât be buying pork at Xinghua Department Store anymore. People like you, rural folks, will never belong in a place of such sophistication.â
Gu Zi raised an eyebrow, âWith an employee like you who canât discern right from wrong and argues unreasonably, that place will lose its class.â
The surrounding rural parents found Gu Zits words relieving. Whatâs wrong with city folk? Itâs not like they had three heads and six hands. They were just
as human with one head and a pair of hands.
Suddenly, Cai Jian remembered something and addressed Chen Fuâs mother, âWhy not apologize to her children? Thereâs no shame in admitting your mistake. The pork section at Xinghua Department Store partners with Su Shenâs pig farm. She has no reason to be jealous of you.â
What Cai Jian didnât mention was that the head of the meat department at Xinghua Department Store was his wifeâs brother, so he was privy to many details about the Su family.
As an educator, he disliked getting involved in such connections and rarely disclosed his network.
But he knew that if Chen Fuâs mother understood the Su familyâs background, she would think twice, hastening the resolution of this issue.
Chen Fuâs mother was left stunned. How could Xinghua Department Storeâs supplier be based in a rural area?
Was the teacher deceiving her?
How could a pig farm be so influential, and directly connected to such a large department store? But the teacherâs tone didnât seem deceptive.
She was just a mere salesperson. If the Su family was indeed a supplier of pork, wouldnât the woman in front of her be the supplierâs boss?
If this matter escalated, her job could be at risk.
Onlookers were also astonished. Their children were attending the same school as the children of Xinghua Department Storeâs pork supplier? What a stroke of luck!
Initially, many believed that someone like Gu Zi, a stepmother, must have had ulterior motives. They assumed she insisted on an apology to set up a good image for herself.
Looking at how thin and weak these two children were, who knew if this stepmother was abusing them behind the scenes.
However, upon closer inspection, Mrs. Su was young and attractive, while Mr. Su was affluent and influential â a perfect match. As for the children, they might naturally have a frail constitution.
There seemed to be no dark, hidden connections; This was simply the most compatible husband and wife combination.
The crowd turned against Chen Fuâs mother and son, demanding an apology. âWe all witnessed your son deliberately snatching and maliciously damaging the other childâs pencil case.â
âYeah, he deliberately dropped it when the other kid was coming. What a malicious child!â
The sudden turn against them left Chen Fu in tears. Why were they all suddenly siding against him and calling him a bad kid?
Although he enjoyed bullying others, he didnât want to be labeled as a bad child..