A convoy enveloped in a formidable aura drove into the village, and following Wang Xiaoqiang's instructions over the phone, eventually stopped in the open space outside Big Mouth Supermarket.

Despite being financially underprivileged, Sanmiao Village was not isolated; adults and children were familiar with cars, but such vehicles as seen today were rare, especially the domineering-looking Hummer, which instantly caught the eye of young and old in the village.

Once the cars had stopped, a crowd quickly gathered; adults looked on from a distance, while children crowded closer to sneak a feel, curious about the evidently affluent visitors who had ventured into this remote area.

However, the villagers' curiosity was soon resolved as a group of city dwellers disembarked from the vehicles, led by a woman who looked stunning as if she had stepped out of a painting, heading towards Wang Xiaoqiang and the Tibetan Mastiff by his side.

Wang Xiaoqiang was sitting in front of Zheng Dazui's supermarket, being subjected to Zheng Dazui's praises of his niece, Zheng Shuang:

"Oh, Little Qiang, you have no idea. Little Shuang has been clever since she was little. My brother has no sons, so he has always raised her as a boy. She's definitely the heir to our family business…"

"Little Qiang, guess what? During the days before and after the New Year, matchmakers who came to propose marriage wore out our doorstep, but Little Shuang refused to meet any of them…"

"By the way, Little Qiang, there's something I forgot to remind you of. After the New Year, Little Shuang came to my house to visit relatives, and she mentioned wanting to visit you but was too shy to go…"

As Zheng Dazui was preoccupied with extolling Zheng Shuang's virtues, the group of city people approached, unnoticed by her, but Wang Xiaoqiang now found himself obliged to stand up and greet them.

He was not particularly impressed by these city folks, and his hospitality was merely to do a favor for Xu Qingxue.

Xu Qingxue, leading a group of friends, approached Wang Xiaoqiang reluctantly, because right after getting off the car, she noticed that Wang Xiaoqiang was also wearing the same couple's outfit for men.

This was unexpected; had she known, she would never have dared to wear the couple's outfit for women.

All along the way, her friends had been making probing remarks about her relationship with Wang Xiaoqiang. She had consistently claimed that they were just ordinary friends, but now both of them were dressed in matching couple's outfits, which clearly exposed her pretense!

What kind of jokes will they make about me later?

Feeling uneasy, Xu Qingxue deliberately slowed her steps, but inevitably, she still had to meet Wang Xiaoqiang.

When Wang Xiaoqiang looked up and saw Xu Qingxue, he was also taken aback. He could not have guessed that Xu Qingxue would also be wearing the matching outfit for women. However, unlike Xu Qingxue, he was much calmer, merely a bit surprised, without experiencing much embarrassment.

"You've arrived so soon!" Wang Xiaoqiang said to Xu Qingxue with a smile.

"Yes!" Xu Qingxue also smiled, but because of her nerves, her laughter was awkward. And, as she had feared, when she and Wang Xiaoqiang greeted each other, her friends behind her had already figured it out. Wu Haimei spoke up first, teasingly, "Ahem... Qingxue, that couple's outfit really suits you guys. Still playing coy with us old friends? You should have admitted he's your boyfriend long ago…"

"No way, it's really couple's outfits!" Xu Gang noticed the situation, feeling surprised and a bit dejected, thinking, how could Xu Qingxue end up with a country bumpkin?

"Xue, you're really not being a good friend. You're in couple's outfits and we didn't even know! Looks like we won't be able to celebrate your wedding!"

"Ha ha, Qingxue, come on, introduce your boyfriend to us!"

Xu Qingxue's friends exclaimed, their teasing and mocking tones not even slightly disguised.

At this point, not only the city folks but also the people of Sanmiao Village began to realize what was going on, especially Zheng Dazui. She had been earnestly recommending her niece, Zheng Shuang, to Wang Xiaoqiang when suddenly a beautiful city woman appeared, dressed in the same couple's outfit as Wang Xiaoqiang.

Zheng Dazui was immediately dumbfounded, her eyes wide with surprise, standing stunned on the spot.

As expected, the situation escalated. Xu Qingxue really wanted to explain, but found no clear way to do so; attempting to would only make things worse. So she decided not to explain at all but tried to compose herself firmly, saying, "Err, his name is Wang Xiaoqiang, Little Qiang, these are all my good friends ..."

As expected of the Public Security Director, under the sneers and ridicule of a group of friends, Xu Qingxue quickly calmed down and introduced each of her six friends to Wang Xiaoqiang.

Among this group, besides Xu Gang and Wu Haimei, the other two men were named Zhou Mingjun and Hu Yuepo, and the other two women were Feng Yuqiong and Zhao Qianqian.

Wang Xiaoqiang shook hands with each of them in a friendly manner, neither overbearing nor servile.

When Wang Xiaoqiang shook hands with Xu Gang, Xu Gang suddenly burned with jealousy, grabbed Wang Xiaoqiang's hand, not only failing to let go in time but also gradually squeezing harder, his scornful gaze defiantly fixed on Wang Xiaoqiang.

Wang Xiaoqiang knew he was up to no good, yet still maintained an innocently smiling face.

Seeing that these two men were not letting go of each other's hands, and knowing Xu Gang's usual behavior, everyone immediately realized he was making it awkward for Wang Xiaoqiang.

At this moment, far from stopping the situation, everyone looked at Wang Xiaoqiang with a mix of amusement and pity.

Xu Gang, tall and robust at nearly 1.9 meters, towered over Wang Xiaoqiang by a head, with hands as big as palm-leaf fans, his arms strong and muscular from long-term exercise, completely overpowering the much weaker Wang Xiaoqiang.

It looked like Wang Xiaoqiang was in for a major loss and embarrassment!

Even Xu Qingxue was nervously unsettled, as any embarrassment for Wang Xiaoqiang would also reflect on her, since she was now seen by all her friends as Wang Xiaoqiang's girlfriend.

Wang Xiaoqiang's harmlessly smiling face was taken by Xu Gang as stupidity, his lack of retaliation as weakness and ineptitude. How could such a man be worthy of Xu Qingxue? Such a person needed a harsh lesson to stop his wishful thinking, so he squeezed even harder.

"Ah—"

A cry of agony rose, but it did not come from Wang Xiaoqiang; it was Xu Gang's voice. As he cried out, his hand was snapped away by a tremendous force, as if shocked by electricity, experiencing a burst of sour swelling and tingling pain, very unpleasant to endure.

At that moment, he embarrassingly bent over, holding his right hand with his left, his face covered in sweat beads as large as beans, hissing as if he had drunk chili water.

The scene fell silent for a few seconds, followed by murmurs of astonishment from all around, and the villagers watching outside, though not highly educated, were not foolish. They could see what had just happened. Seeing Wang Xiaoqiang repel the city boy's hand, causing him to scream in pain, they felt a surge of satisfaction, grinning triumphantly.

Xu Qingxue's friends, on the other hand, stared at Wang Xiaoqiang with eyes full of wonder and suspicion, murmuring:

"So impressive!"

"What kind of Kung Fu?"

"Really? Could he have used some dirty trick?"

Hearing their doubts, Wang Xiaoqiang deliberately spread his hand open in front of them and shook it, showing there was nothing in his palm or between his fingers.

At that moment, Xu Qingxue's eyes were fixed intently on Wang Xiaoqiang, letting out a long sigh of relief, her face showing surprise, delight, admiration, satisfaction, and pride.

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