Chapter 278 - Chapter 278: Mocking Chen Guihua
Chapter 278: Mocking Chen Guihua
Chen Guihua had a good plan. She wanted to open a provisions shop in the village by relying on her connections. Many people with the surname Su were in the village, almost comparable to the other three surnames that dominated Trinity Village. If she opened a shop, those with the surname Su would flock under her banner, if only not to lose face, becoming an extension of her will.
Whosoever dared to defy her would receive a tongue lashing, one they could do nothing to stop.
If they did, wouldn’t they be siding with outsiders? If so, they deserved the chastisement.
For this reason, Chen Guihua was collecting information on who else had opened shops in the village besides Sister Chrysanthemum.
“Eh? Chen Guihua, do you plan on opening a provisions shop too?” a voice in the crowd laughed. “Wouldn’t that be no different from putting food before a mouse? You don’t want to eat yourself out of house and home, do you?”
“Shoo!” Chen Guihua threw the remnants of her melon seeds at the person who spoke. “You’re just jealous. You’re jealous that so many people with the surname Su call Trinity Village their home. Humph! You don’t need to look at me with green eyes just because I’m opening a store.”
“Why would I be jealous? Aren’t you the jealous one?”
“True.” A chubby woman squatting on the ground huffed at this moment, a
sneer stretched across her face. “Your jealous- -that’s what it is.”
“What do you mean?” Chen Guihua groused, unwilling to accept the woman’s words.
“Oh? Haven’t you heard? I’m surprised. Everyone in our village has heard the news.”
Many people nodded in agreement.
“What? What is it?” Chen Guihua demanded anxiously. “I’ve never been jealous of others in my life! I’m content with my lot. It’s you who is jealous! Only someone jealous of others will know another when they see one!
“Alright, alright. Chen Guihua, stop pretending.”
“Do you think we don’t know you? Didn’t you decide to open a shop only after seeing Sister Chrysanthemum’s success?” The villagers were not optimistic about Chen Guihua’s plan.
Chen Guihua was notoriously lazy. Whether she would manage to sell anything or be forced to procure her goods via theft… the possibilities spoke for themselves.
“He Yulan recently started a business. She’s selling steamed cakes in town. I saw her this morning when I visited the market and discovered a long queue of people waiting to buy some; business was booming.”
“Really?” Chen Guihua gulped. “Steamed cakes are always nice; I’ve heard those she sells are delicious!” The last time she had seen one of those steamed cakes was when Little Sister Su toted hers around town. Back then, she had wanted to snatch it from the wretched girl, but she was too quick and managed to escape before she could get her hands on her.
Chen Guihua had no trouble or to cause a scene, so she had no choice but to let Little Sister Su go.
“That’s right! That sweet taste… oh! I can just smell it! I would have bought a piece to try if it weren’t so expensive that it would burn a hole in my pocket.”
“I’ll buy one tomorrow to try.” While Chen Guihua was unwilling to spend on most things, good food was the exception.
Despite their poverty and mounting debt, Chen Guihua could not break her indulgence and need for good food. She passed her nights restlessly whenever she could not eat what she wanted. Sleep was not an option since her dreams of food would plague her then.
“Chen Guihua, why would you need to buy one? Can’t you just ask your eldest niece for a piece or two? Would she dare deny your request?”
“What do those steamed cakes have to do with Su Wen?”
Chen Guihua had yet to connect the dots. All the villagers laughed, some hoping Chen Guihua would make a fool of herself. Few believed her to be a good person, and many were glad she had gotten her just desserts by having been left out of the loop by Su Wen.
Some people thought Su Wen was siding with outsiders, and whispers of her dishonesty mingled in the crowd. Even if her aunt and uncle were in the wrong, she should not have allowed them to become the joke of the village. Now, the Su family had become a laughingstock.
Everyone laughed at Chen Guihua..