Upon hearing this, a sneer immediately came from the window-
"Want to eat meat? It's easy! Braised pork belly has lots of meat in it, but can't you afford it?"
As soon as he finished speaking, the whole room burst into laughter.
Many diners in the restaurant noticed Hou Chen buying food. They then saw that the two of them didn't have money to buy meat and vegetables, and even complained that there wasn't enough meat.
Immediately, a busybody chimed in, "I also think there's not enough meat, but I know my place. I know that the two-cent dish is different from the five-cent dish."
"Exactly! Don't you know how much money you spent? Wanting to eat meat without spending money? There's no such thing as a free lunch."
Listening to everyone's comments, Zhang Jingya's face turned extremely pale.
In her entire life ,She had never been so humiliated! Her face turned ashen as she glared at Hou Chen. "If you can't afford the meat, you can just tell me, I can pay for it myself! But what are you now? Hou Chen,you've really disappointed me!"
With a cold snort, Zhang Jingya picked up her purchases, got up, and walked outside.
"Jingya..." Hou Chen realized something was wrong and immediately grabbed the remaining things and chased after her.
"Jingya, listen to me, I didn't mean to lie to you..."
The two of them were chasing each other as they walked down the street.
Zhang Jingya just wanted to get away from this swindler, so she walked quickly toward the bus stop, ignoring Hou Chen's constant explanations behind her.
At this moment, Qiao zhiqing was already sitting on the bus with her purchases in her arms.
Touching the warm food, and thinking about how she would be able to eat meat when she got back to Qinhuai, she slowly smiled.
Then, turning her head, she saw Zhang Jingya and Hou Chen walking quickly toward her through the rearview mirror.
The two seemed to be having a disagreement, and Hou Chen was explaining something with an anxious expression.
Qiao zhiqing glanced at it once and quickly looked away.
She had no interest in their affair.
Turning her head, she saw that the bus was already more than half full. Qiao zhiqing looked up at the driver and asked, "Sir, how much longer until we leave?"
Five minutes.
Well, it seems I'll inevitably have to take the same bus back with these two again.
Fortunately, she was lucky again this time, and found an empty seat in front of her, while the three rows behind her were all full.
So even if those two get in the car, you can stay far away from them.
Thinking of this, Qiao zhiqing felt a little better.
Soon, Hou Chen and Zhang Jingya got into the car and immediately spotted Qiao Zhiqing sitting inside.
Zhang Jingya's gaze instantly turned to hatred. Seeing Qiao Zhiqing reappear before her and Hou Chen like a persistent ghost, she immediately stepped forward and cursed:
"Qiao zhiqing, have you no shame? Hou Chen has already made it very clear to you that he likes me. What's the point of you still haunting him like this?"
Everyone looked up in surprise.
Seeing the young couple getting into the car, and one of the girls yelling at Qiao zhiqing who had been sitting in the car for a while, I immediately imagined a love triangle drama.
In this day and age, while dating is completely free, most young people are still very low-key, with only a small minority...
"Tsk tsk, I've only ever seen two young men fighting over one girl, this is the first time I've ever seen two girls fighting over one young man."
"But this young man does look quite dashing..."
Hearing the comments behind her, Qiao zhiqing immediately became unhappy.
She immediately turned to face the direction of the voice and shouted, "Auntie, what's wrong with your eyes? This guy looks like a black donkey's testicles that's come to life. And look at me, I'm fair-skinned and beautiful, like an angel. Do you think I would compete with someone like that for the same man?"
Ignoring the aunt's astonished gaze, Qiao zhiqing looked at the old woman who praised Hou Chen for his good looks.
"Auntie, and you too, you've been through this, you should know best that being handsome is the least of your value in the countryside. What use is a sissy who can carry heavy loads but can't lift his arms?"
Seeing the old lady nod in agreement,
Qiao zhiqing looked up at the people in the car again.
"Finally, let me correct you. I got into this car first, and these two got in later. So, I think everyone knows who this persistent person is."
Qiao zhiqing's three sentences were reasonable, well-founded, and evident to all, and everyone on the bus nodded in agreement.
"Who...who are you calling a black donkey..." Zhang Jingya was furious.
Seeing that Qiao zhiqing, a country bumpkin, dared to slander her like that, she angrily threw down what she was holding, rolled up her sleeves, and was about to rush up and tear that bitch Qiao zhiqing apart!
Qiao zhiqing was naturally not afraid at all!
Although she doesn't know taekwondo or anything like that, when women fight, it's nothing more than pulling hair.
When it comes to pulling hair, Qiao zhiqing pulled out several strands of her mother's hair on the very first day of her life; this skill was innate.
She can be described as exceptionally gifted.
Besides, she had long disliked Zhang Jingya, especially since Zhang Jingya had a face that looked exactly like a modern-day mistress.
At this moment, fueled by both old and new grudges, before Zhang Jingya could rush forward, Qiao zhiqing grabbed Zhang Jingya's hair with both hands and pressed her down forcefully.
"Ah!" A bloodcurdling scream, like a pig being slaughtered, rang out.
Caught off guard, Zhang Jingya was bent over by the weight, her hands flailing wildly in the air, but she couldn't touch even a corner of Qiao zhiqing's clothes.
After confirming that this was a fighting novice, Qiao zhiqing didn't hold back and raised her knee to forcefully slam it into the head.
After successfully hearing the second scream, she pushed her forcefully toward the door!
Zhang Jingya immediately fell towards the car door. Although Hou Chen, who was standing behind her, quickly helped her up,the two of them still fell out of the car in a disheveled state.
Everyone was stunned!
No one expected that Qiao zhiqing , who was thin and looked frail, had such amazing explosive power.
"Young lady, you're really good at these moves! A plump woman smiled and gave Qiao zhiqing a thumbs up.
Qiao zhiqing was also very satisfied with her performance, but she felt that if it weren't for the public eye... or better yet, if it were under the cover of darkness, she could have performed even better!
Thinking of this, she raised her chin smugly and said, "It's just so-so."
No sooner had the words left her mouth than a furious roar came from outside the car door: "Qiao zhiqing ! How dare you hit me!
I'm going to the police station to report you!
I'll have them arrest you!"
After getting up from the ground, Zhang Jingya immediately turned around and yelled at Hou Chen, "Go to the police station right now! I'm going to make Qiao zhiqing pay the price today!"
"This..." Hou Chen hesitated, glancing at the person standing inside the car.
He never imagined things would turn out this way.
What he never expected was that Qiao zhiqing would be so agitated because she was jealous of him being with Zhang Jingya that she actually dared to hit Zhang Jingya in public.
Although Hou Chen wanted to curry favor with Zhang Jingya, he hesitated because Qiao zhiqing was the daughter of Team Leader Qiao, and he would have to stay in the Qingyang Brigade for a while. He didn't want to offend Team Leader Qiao...
He immediately thought of a plan and quickly stepped forward to Qiao zhiqing, saying, "Qiao zhiqing, how could you lay a hand on Jingya in public? You should apologize to Jingya right now and make her forgive you!"