Chapter 352 : I called you sick

“Junyue, what are you looking at?” Kang Ziyu asked.

Li Junyue turned around and replied, “I’m looking behind to see who just disturbed Sister Ziyu. If they cause a ruckus again, I can admonish them.”

“What’s there to admonish? For those rough and illiterate country bumpkins, I’m afraid they won’t be able to understand whatever reason you say.”

“If I don’t admonish them, should I scold them? But I don’t know how to scold people.”

The two looked at each other, and both covered their lips and smiled.

This little episode passed without the knowledge of the people at the back as they were concentrated on listening to the opera singers.

A play lasted for almost an hour. When the show was over, it was only late in the morning.

A trip out on a snowy day was difficult, and young people were fond of excitement, so there was no rush to return to the village.

Each of them spread out to wander around and shop, and then gather at the town entrance a quarter of an hour later.

Liu Zhixia took Fu Yuzheng to the bookstore, while Liu Yusheng and Xue Qinglian went into the herbal store that was open to find herbs and herbal seeds. Xiao Shuanzi wanted to follow Liu Yusheng, but was dragged to another place by the villagers.

Liu Zhiqiu was not interested in shopping. He caressed the silver in his pocket, and finally went into a jewelry store.

Just now when watching the play, he caught a glimpse of an elderly woman sitting in the front row. She was wearing a very beautiful emerald jade hairpin on her head, setting off her grace and elegance. Each of the three women of her family were also wearing some. 

Wearing it to celebrate the New Year was quite extravagant.

“Shopkeeper, can you let me see your store’s jade hairpins? Take the cheapest one out.”

“Okay, wait a moment, Sir. “The shopkeeper smiled and welcomed the customer. In a twinkling of an eye, he took out several models of blue jade hairpins.

Although the customer asked for the cheapest, jade in itself was not cheap. Even the cheapest hairpin was also priced at four or five silver. He could earn a lot.

Liu Zhiqiu chose three models inside, one of which was an all emerald jade for his grandmother. His mother has a brisk and neat disposition, so she should wear something inlaid with ruby. His aunt was a gentle person, so the sapphire inlay fit her temperament.

After some bargaining and paying 12 taels of silver, Liu Zhiqiu took the brocade box with the hairpin and walked out.

Just as he turned around, he bumped into someone coming towards him, and the box fell to the ground before he could hold it.

“Ah!”

“Rogue!”

“Pah!”

A burning pain struck Liu Zhiqiu’s face, stopping him from bending down to pick up the brocade box. He raised his eyes and was confronted with a face full of anger, looking at him with contempt.

“Are you sick?” Liu Zhiqiu stretched a long arm to pick up the brocade box and asked angrily with a cold raised eyebrow.

He was not a good-tempered person.

Somehow he was scolded for being a villain and slapped, so his heart was on fire.

“Who are you swearing at? Pervert!” Kang Ziyu glared at Liu Zhiqiu and pulled Li Junyue, who had just collided with him, behind herself.

“I called you sick. There is a medical center next door to cure you before it’s too late!” Liu Zhiqiu opened the brocade box, looked at the hairpins inside, and breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, nothing was broken.

“You’re molesting people in public. Your morals are misplaced and your heart is nasty, yet you shifted the blame and called me sick?” Kang Ziyu sneered, “No wonder people say the countryside is full of unruly people. It’s because of people like you!”

Liu Zhiqiu also coldly regarded the woman, and snickered, “I molested someone in public? Who did I molest? How did I do it? If you are not blind, you should have seen clearly who hit who just now. You were at fault, but you even hit me. Looking at how you’re dressed, you must be a rich Young Miss, right? No wonder people say that rich young ladies are difficult to serve.. It’s because of people like you!”

“You!…” Kang Ziyu was about to scold again when Li Junyue pulled her back. 

“Sister Ziyu, you misunderstood just now. It really isn’t this brother who slighted me. I just stumbled when I was walking and happened to bump into him.” Li Junyue bit her lips and explained softly, then she apologized to Liu Zhiqiu, “Brother, I’m sorry just now. My Sister Ziyu was a little impulsive. You have my apologies.”

“You’re only apologizing now. What were you doing earlier? Had you apologized, would I have taken a slap in vain, and also been wrongly accused of being a pervert? Both of you are sick! If she were not a woman today, I would have slapped her to death right away! Can a Young Miss think highly of herself and look down on others? Can you be so savage and unreasonable? Do you really regard yourself as a piece of pastry, whom everyone wants to take a bite out of?”

During the New Year festival, the street was already crowded, and the commotion has long attracted the attention of the people around the entrance of the store. They watched the altercation with gusto.

Hearing Liu Zhiqiu’s retort, the crowd let out a burst of laughter, pointing at Kang Ziyu and Li Junyue.

Li Junyue immediately became red-eyed.

“Don’t be so unreasonable!” After Li Junyue’s explanation, Kang Ziyu also registered that she had reacted too much and hit him wrongly. But the more he spoke, the more unpleasant it was to her ears, so she felt she couldn’t bear the anger.

“So rich Young Miss also knows that I am on the side of reason?” Cold eyes landed at the arrogant woman, then Liu Zhiqiu ridiculed, “Knowing that you were wrong, coupled with hitting me, are you not even going to say sorry? Is this the kind of virtue you have, rich Young Miss? What an insightful experience!”

After speaking, he bypassed the two people to leave.

Count him unlucky for receiving a slap in vain.

He did not want to dwell on it either. The other party was a woman, and he couldn’t really return the slap. He could only vent his anger through his mouth.

“Stop right there!”

“I wonder what else rich Young Miss wants?”

Kang Ziyu’s face turned red. and she replied through clenched teeth, “Sorry!”

Liu Zhiqiu was slightly surprised. Yo, she finally realized how to apologize? “I can’t afford your apology. I’m afraid I’ll lose my life.”

He walked out of the shop and left.

The purchase of the hairpins almost emptied his wallet, and then he was somehow wrongly accused and slapped. Just thinking about it made him angry.

With his tongue licking the inside of his cheek, Liu Zhiqiu drew a big cross in his heart for the two women he just met.

Although he was chased and beaten by the elders of the family since he was a child, he was just dancing with a broomstick. At most, he was beaten in the ass, so it was the first time in his life to be slapped.

Damn it!

If he ever would meet that bitch again in the future, he would make her sorry!

The two young girls who wanted to go into the store to buy jewelry, amidst the crowd pointing at them, lost their interest to continue shopping and left the store with their heads down.

“Sister Ziyu, I’m sorry. It’s all my fault. If I hadn’t asked you to accompany me to buy something, this wouldn’t have happened.” Li Junyue’s eyes were red, and she kept blaming herself.

Seeing this, Kang Ziyu forced a smile. “It’s not your fault. It’s me who didn’t look clearly and hit him on an impulse.”

“I should have explained it earlier. I was also frightened at the time and didn’t react for a while. When I reacted, you had already quarreled…”

“Jun Yue, did you really bump into him? He didn’t see you approaching and took advantage of you?”

“It was really me who was unsteady and stumbled in his direction accidentally. He just happened to turn around, so I bumped into him.” Li Junyue pursed her lips, “Sister Ziyu walked in with me, so I thought you saw it.”