Chapter 495: Chapter 495: You’re Really Not Going to Help?

Su Mei was livid at Su Qing’s words, especially when she saw Su Qing’s now smooth and flawless face. She was practically dying of jealousy.

She recalled how Su Qing was once the one with a scar, too ashamed to face anyone. Su Mei had relentlessly mocked her for it back then. Who could have imagined the tables would turn so completely?

Su Mei felt Su Qing’s eyes were filled with mockery. She gritted her teeth and said, "Su Qing, you’re obviously so familiar with Mr. Gong. Why won’t you help me? I’m your cousin, not a stranger! How can you be so heartless? Back when your face was ruined, if I’d known about such an amazing medicine, I definitely would’ve helped you."

Su Mei felt no shame as she said this. In her mind, even though she had mocked Su Qing, she believed she would have helped if she had known about a scar-removing powder. ’Therefore,’ she reasoned, ’Su Qing should help me now.’

"Hah!" Su Qing couldn’t help but let out a cold laugh at Su Mei’s words. "Su Mei, you’re as shameless as ever."

Zhao Fangni chimed in, "Su Mei, stop trying to make yourself look good. Everyone in Lihua Village knows how your Old Su Family treated Su Qing. Do you even believe your own words?"

"Of course I do." Su Mei truly believed she was telling the truth; if she’d had a way back then, she definitely would have helped Su Qing.

Zhao Fangni couldn’t help but roll her eyes.

Aunt Zhao, who was standing to the side, said, "Su Mei, even if you want Su Qing’s help, you know Mr. Gong’s powder isn’t cheap. Have your parents prepared the money?"

When Su Qing’s scar healed, everyone in the village learned that Mr. Gong from the county seat had cured it. Some people with scars of their own thought about buying the medicine from him, but they were all scared off by the price. Scars weren’t that big of a deal, and with times being tough, nobody was going to spend that kind of money on a scar-removing powder unless they were desperate.

Su Mei said, "But Su Qing is so close with Mr. Gong..."

Zhao Fangni’s eyes widened. "Su Mei, you’re not planning to make Su Qing pay for it, are you?"

Su Mei shot Zhao Fangni a fierce glare. That was exactly what she was thinking. ’The Old Su Family is poor now, and Dad lost his job. Where would we get that kind of money? Still, it’s one thing to think it, but it sounds bad to say it out loud.’

’No, wait,’ she thought, ’I have every right to be indignant. Dad losing his job had to do with Su Qing.’

And so, Su Mei felt all the more justified. "My dad lost his job last year, and it had to do with Su Qing— AHH—!"

Before Su Mei could finish, Su Qing sent her flying out of the yard with a single kick.

Su Mei clutched her stomach, staring at Su Qing in disbelief. Fortunately, it was cold and she was wearing thick clothes, so the fall didn’t hurt much. But being sent flying in front of everyone was utterly humiliating.

"Su Qing, I’m your cousin!" Su Mei shouted in fury.

Su Qing sneered. "I wouldn’t hesitate to beat your dad and your brother, let alone you. It’s the New Year, and you came to the village chief’s house to pick a fight with me. Aren’t you just asking for a beating? If I don’t beat you, who should I? Keep making trouble, and I’ll do it again."

"You!" Staring into the coldness of Su Qing’s eyes, Su Mei suddenly felt intimidated. She had come looking for Su Qing fueled by a burst of anger. After asking several people in the village, she learned Su Qing was at the village chief’s house. She had figured Su Qing would show some restraint here, that she wouldn’t dare to hit her the way she had beaten her dad and brother. Who knew this Su Qing didn’t play by the rules at all? Aunt Zhao was watching from the sidelines, yet Su Qing still dared to strike her!

"Aunt Zhao, are you just going to stand there and watch?" Su Mei yelled.

Aunt Zhao couldn’t help but roll her eyes. ’If I were Su Qing, I’d hit her too,’ she thought.

Just then, Zhao Youcai came out of the house. Frowning, he said to Su Mei, "Alright, that’s enough. It’s the New Year, so go home. Never mind Su Qing—no one would agree to such a shameless request. Why on earth should Su Qing pay for your medicine? Is she your mother or your father? If you don’t leave now, I’ll have you reprimanded over the village loudspeaker."

Zhao Youcai had deliberately waited inside for a while before coming out. He had long since grown tired of the Old Su Family, and the fact that they were causing a ruckus at his house during the New Year made him fume.

That was why he had only sauntered out after seeing Su Qing kick Su Mei out of the yard.

"Village Chief, Su Qing hit me! Didn’t you see?" Su Mei fumed.

"See what?" said Zhao Youcai. "You tripped and fell in front of my house. Why are you blaming someone else? Get up. How can a grown girl like you shamelessly try to pull a scam like this during the New Year?"

Su Mei was speechless. ’How could a village chief say something so shameless?’ she thought. ’I’m clearly the one who got hit!’

Su Qing smiled faintly. "Su Mei, if you don’t get up, you’re going to have another ’fall.’ Believe it or not."

She believed it!

How could she not?

Su Mei secretly gritted her teeth, scrambled up from the ground in a huff, and glared at Su Qing resentfully. "Su Qing, we’re cousins, for heaven’s sake. Are you really not going to do anything?"

"Why should I? Am I your mother or your father?" Su Qing sneered. "Oh, right. Don’t you have a boyfriend? Go ask him to take care of it. Just don’t come looking for me."

At the mention of her boyfriend, Su Mei grew even more furious. Her father had lost his job, her face was ruined, and Wu Tao had broken up with her. She felt this was all Su Qing’s fault. ’It’s obvious Su Qing owes our family, but she doesn’t show a hint of remorse!’

"Su Qing, how dare you bring him up! Wu Tao broke up with me, and it’s all your fault!" Su Mei raged.

"Su Mei, what does your boyfriend breaking up with you have to do with Su Qing? Your father lost his job because of his own mistakes, and your boyfriend broke up with you because he didn’t want to marry a village girl. Why are you blaming Su Qing? Are you crazy or something?" Zhao Fangni couldn’t help but jump to Su Qing’s defense.

"Her family will never admit they’re wrong," Su Qing said calmly. "Fang Ni, there’s no point in trying to reason with them."

With that, Su Qing took a few steps forward, posturing as if to kick her again. "Want to take another ’tumble’?"

"Su Qing, you... you just wait!" Su Mei didn’t dare get any closer. She couldn’t win a fight against Su Qing; moving forward would just mean getting beaten for no reason. So, she tossed out a cowardly threat and ran off without a backward glance.

"People like that are just despicable," Zhao Fangni said with disdain, watching Su Mei’s retreating back.

"That Old Su Family...唉, they’ve twisted all their children." Aunt Zhao sighed. "Everyone in the Old Su Family has been raised wrong, except for Su Qing."

Oh, and there was Lifeng from Su Shengguo’s family. He was better than the other children and was always very polite when he saw them. But who knew if he, too, would be led astray in the future.

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