Upon hearing what Zhuzi said, Xiu Lian's aunt looked triumphant, and everyone present couldn't help but nod in agreement. The village women's director laughed and said, "You're right, your income of over 200,000 yuan a year is incomparable to ordinary people. I heard that Shen Qiang is an intern in the Provincial City and doesn't actually earn any money."

The village accountant took a bite of food, raised his eyebrow and said, "Even if he earns a salary, a junior doctor, at most, makes 4,000 yuan a month. Over a year, that's just 50,000 yuan at best. So really, there's no need to take Shen Qiang seriously; Zhuzi's year's earnings are equivalent to Shen Qiang working for five years."

Xiu Lian's aunt, feeling even more pleased, replied, "Exactly. That honest Shen's wife was bragging to me about Shen Qiang, claiming he's a boss now, and he's picky about choosing a girlfriend. Pfft, I wouldn't even bother saying. Finding a partner isn't that easy these days! Let's see when he arrives, who the real hero is!"

Upon hearing this, the Village Chief frowned and said, "Xiu Lian, don't be relentless, even if you've gotten your advantage. Take my advice, you've had your share and your moment of glory, that's enough. Stop bullying people endlessly. If you really ignite a fire, Shen Qiang isn't as easygoing as honest Shen."

"Oh?" Xiu Lian's aunt raised her eyebrow, "So what if I won't let him off? When we were building our house, we did two stories, and when they built theirs, they did three. Was that supposed to put pressure on me? Show they are better? Pfft, that 15,000 yuan sunshade fee was just out of respect for the Village Committee. If it was for Shen Qiang, ha, I would have torn it down as soon as they built it."

Upon hearing this, the Security Team Leader also added, "Xiu Lian's aunt, when your family was building the house, honest Shen exchanged his vegetable garden for you without asking for a single penny. Back then, building two stories was already considered impressive, but now three stories are the trend. You can't just blame honest Shen for that; building houses is a big deal."

Xiu Lian's aunt was displeased, "Why do all of you speak on his behalf?"

Instantly, the few people from the Village Committee fell silent.

They exchanged glances with each other, and the Village Chief, with a sly grin, lifted his wine glass and signaled to Xiu Lian's aunt not to say anymore, "Come, come, everyone, let's drink."

Seeing them drink and no longer defending Shen Qiang, Xiu Lian's aunt smugly looked at the time, which was almost six in the evening. She got up triumphantly, used a rag to wipe the window, then opened a crack to let out the smoke, looked outside at the still quiet Shen Family, and scoffed, "Pfft, didn't they say Sham Qiang, the boss, is coming home today? And bringing his girlfriend? It's already so late, the bus stop would have no more buses."

"Exactly." Xiu Lian's aunt raised her eyebrow with smugness, "I bet Shen Qiang isn't even a boss, nor does he have a girlfriend. He's probably just lying to fool his parents, trying to pretend in front of me. With his intelligence, could he really pull it off?"

Upon hearing this, the Village Chief, who was obviously trying to flatter Xiu Lian's aunt, laughed and said, "Of course, who is our village's Xiu Lian? She has the sharpest eyes and can see through anything at a glance. Besides, at this time and still not here, you must be right. Shen Qiang must be bluffing to his parents. Him having a girlfriend would be a joke."

Seeing the Village Chief's stance, the village women's director immediately laughed delightfully and said, "Thinking it thoroughly indeed makes sense. Looking at this situation, Shen Qiang probably won't be coming back."

Xiu Lian's aunt sneered, "Hmph, I told you, our Zhuzi is the best."

The village accountant, with a flushed face from drinking and taking big bites of meat, nodded while chewing and, after swallowing the meat, said sneakily, "Nowadays, university girls have high standards. Someone like Shen Qiang, who rarely speaks, wouldn't have a girlfriend unless there's a miracle."

The Village Chief, village women's director, and Xiu Lian's aunt all nodded in agreement, while Zhuzi grinned, showing his back teeth, looking extremely smug.

But just at that moment, a pleasant sound of a car engine suddenly came from outside the window, and not only that, the bright headlights lit up the window as if it were daytime.

Looking at the bright as daylight outside, everyone in the room looked at each other in astonishment. At this time, through the crack in the window, they heard Honest Shen speak excitedly.

"Son, you're back!"

"Yes, I'm back."

Shen Qiang!

Everyone in the room immediately lit up, and Zhuzi, who was drinking, didn't move from his spot at the table, while Xiu Lian's aunt immediately craned her neck to look outside, then frowned and smirked, "Oh, lots of cars, must be specially chartered for returning home, eh."

Hearing this, Zhuzi laughed, with a face full of disdain, "I told you long ago, it's not that I look down on him, but he really can't make it."

Before he finished speaking, the Village Chief, who stood up to look outside, froze, and in an instant, he sobered up, widened his eyes in shock, and further grabbed the village accountant beside him, "Stop eating, stand up right now, your eyesight is good. Take a look for me, are those sports cars in front of Shen Qiang's house Audi?"

The village accountant took one glance and was stunned, then his eyes went wide, and he slapped his thigh fervently, saying, "Wow, that's impressive! Shen Qiang has made it big, got to know influential people. My goodness, all Audi R8's, each costing over three million, that's impressive. For people to drive those to bring him back, he must have a lot of influence!"

The women's director's eyes also widened, craning her neck to look outside in awe, "Wow, Shen Qiang has such great luck, not just these many Audi sports cars, but look at those license plates, they're unbelievably awesome. Provincial AH1111, Provincial AH2222, Provincial AH3333... Wow, all consecutive bomb numbers! It takes more than money to get such tidy plates."

Hearing this, Zhuzi couldn't sit still anymore, he stood up, didn't walk to the window, but stood there and lifted on his toes to look outside.

And sure enough, from this angle, they could just see five Audi R8's, with license plate numbers from AH1111 to AH8888, exceptionally neat. Except for varying colors — white, red, and blue — all five car models were identical and brand new.

"Incredible." Zhuzi, with a worldly-wise look, marveled, "Such a stunningly formidable line-up of cars, it doesn't take a genius to guess they're probably provincial city's top players. Damn, Shen Qiang is so lucky to hitch a ride with them, he'll have bragging rights now."

Hearing this, Xiu Lian's aunt was unhappy, rolled her eyes exaggeratedly, "Ha, what's so impressive about hitching a ride? With those cars, those plates, how could Shen Qiang possibly have them? Our family, at least, owns a car! Once Shen Qiang gets out of the car, he's nothing but a speck."

"Oh, oh! Oh!"

Right then, under the lights of Shen Family's courtyard, the Village Chief saw sweet and charming Bai Jiao standing gracefully next to Shen Qiang, saying softly and crisply, "Hello, Uncle and Aunt."

He immediately stammered speechlessly.

In an instant, Zhuzi was left dumbfounded, staring fixedly at Bai Jiao.

Xiu Lian's aunt was also shocked, murmuring, "Impossible, such a beautiful girl, looking like a fairy. Unless she's blind, even if she's with my son, it's better than being with Shen Qiang. At least we own a car, while Shen Qiang can only sit in other people's cars."

Stupidly staring at Bai Jiao, Zhuzi nodded dumbly.

The Village Chief, village accountant, women's director all nodded in agreement.

Just then, they clearly heard Shen Qiang standing in the courtyard, looking at those sports cars moving around with their bright lights outside the door, speaking irritably, "Alright, hurry up and get down here! What's with the OCD? This isn't the Provincial City, no one's going to demarcate parking spots for you. Ricochet around for what with these useless cars, just park them on the roadside! If they get scratched or bumped, I'll buy new ones for you tomorrow."

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