Chapter 144: Arrogant and Provoking Trouble

  When he saw Jiang Yan suddenly taking out several large tickets, the middle-aged male cleaner's eyes flashed with surprise. He had always heard that rich people in the city were extravagant and threw away thousands of yuan casually. The stack of cash in Jiang Yan's hand at this moment was worth at least 500 yuan, which truly gave him a glimpse into the lavishness of the wealthy.

  However, what warmed their hearts was that Liu, the male janitor, and his wife had been working in Baiyang City for many years, doing all sorts of menial jobs, but this job as a cleaner at the Jiangnan Village Bar paid the most, with a salary of just over 1,500 yuan. Their eldest son was in middle school and needed a lot of money, so they had to work hard no matter how tired they were. The wad of cash that Jiang Yan had flung out was by no means a small sum for this frugal peasant family who worked as migrant workers.

  But he can't want it.

  They were used to seeing rich people and their arrogant faces, but they had never seen anyone as kind-hearted as Loring and Jiang Yan. Even if they didn't have any money, they couldn't accept the kindness of others. If they did, it would be called charity at best, or alms at worst. Old Liu, although an uneducated farmer, knew that accepting charity was a sign of being worthless. A person might be poor, but their spirit shouldn't be. He absolutely could not accept this money.

  "Little girl, I can't take this money." Old Liu gently shook his head and pushed Jiang Yan's money back to her. His thick, calloused hand accidentally touched Jiang Yan's fingers, making the latter even more moved. This pair of rough hands must have suffered so much.

  "Here you go, uncle..."

  "It's really not needed, little girl, thank you..." A resolute glint flashed in Old Liu's eyes as he turned around and supported his partner, slowly disappearing into the swaying crowd, without a word. At this moment, the music in the bar was still booming, on one side were the crazy urban youth, on the other side were the couple working hard for their children's education, one side heaven, one side hell, but which side is heaven and which side is truly hell? No need to explain, you understand.

  As she watched the cleaning workers slowly disappear into the crowd, Jiang Yan couldn't help but feel a little dazed. They were also human beings, yet their fates differed so greatly. But from the eyes of that middle-aged man earlier, she saw a glimmer of resilience and stubbornness towards reality - he was a person worthy of respect!

  "Sit down, sister."

  Lorraine took a light sip of her drink, seemingly seeing through Jiang Yan's thoughts at the moment: "Perhaps for that uncle just now, other people's relief is a kind of charity to him."

  Jiang Yan came back to her senses and returned to her position with a thoughtful expression.

  At the same time, in a VIP luxury card room of a Jiangnan tribe, several young people dressed in bright clothes were drinking and boasting.

  "Damn it, this young master Ma is really arrogant! The other day, he treated me like a servant, ordering me around. I'm Liu Danghua, and in Bailiang City, I'm considered someone with some face, but he doesn't give me any face at all!"

  The guy who was chugging a bottle of beer, was Liu Danghua, the one who followed Master Ma's young master around for the past two days. This rich young master had never been so humiliated in his life, and he had to endure all sorts of hardships at Ma Lei's place, being ordered around every day. He was resentful in his heart but didn't dare say anything, now he could only vent his frustrations by complaining a few sentences while drinking with his friends.

  By his side sat four or five young people, among whom the youngest was none other than Qian Hu, who had been following Liu Danghua around all day.

  He only saw him holding a wine bottle and approaching Liu Danghua, colliding with Liu's wine bottle, then drinking one with him. Following the momentum, he stroked Liu's dog hair: "Brother Hua, don't bother, anyway, isn't Ma Jia's young master already back in Yanjing? From now on, Brother Hua doesn't have to take this job. We can live freely and leisurely in this small piece of land in Fu Yang City. Who dares to challenge our Brother Hua?" As he spoke, he gave a glance to the side, where several of Liu's henchmen responded in unison.

  "That's right, our little brother said that when he came to Beijing, my brother told me that Ma Lei is the young master of the capital, and we are just the local young masters. We don't usually have much contact with each other. When he comes, we show respect, and when he leaves, we continue to have fun and mind our own business, isn't that great?"

  "That's absolutely right."

  "That's right, just forget about it and don't worry about this matter anymore."

  Liu Danghua's anger was alleviated a bit by his friends' words. Indeed, compared to the young master of the Ma family, he had no capital to compete with him. Now that he's gone, his miserable days are finally over. However, thinking back, he secretly thought to himself: What a ridiculous dream he had at the time, foolishly thinking of befriending the young master of the Ma family. If only he had known earlier how arrogant he was, he would have let Qian Hu's goods suffer this humiliation instead.

  "With such thoughts in mind, he hypocritically said to Qian Hu: "Little Tiger, do you know why I didn't let you follow me to accompany Ma Lei that time? It's because of his arrogant and pretentious attitude, it's too suffocating. As your brother, how could I possibly push you into the fire pit? If there's another slight mistake in serving him, Ma Lei will be unhappy, and the consequences will be unbearable. These past few days have been really exhausting for me..."

  As she spoke, she leaned back and settled into the soft sofa of the luxurious car seat.

  Qian Hu listened to Liu Danghua's words, but in his heart he cursed: Go to your great-grandfather's grave! You didn't want me to follow you at first, wasn't it because you were afraid I would block your way of making connections? Now that you've suffered for a few days, you're telling me these things? Damn it, you deserved it!

  Qian Hu's inconsistent behavior was also quite familiar to him. At this time, he smiled and said: "Where did you get that from, Hua Ge? If your younger brother didn't know about your painstaking efforts, it would be really impolite of me! Come on, Hua Ge, let me toast you with this cup of wine!"

  He picked up the foreign wine on the wine table and clinked it against Liu Danghua's wine glass in front of him, then drank it all in one gulp.

  "I respect you too!"

  Come on, Hua!

  "It's done!"

  Several people simultaneously tilted their heads back and poured liquor down their throats.

  Everyone sat down, but Qian Hu stood up and said to a few people: "Brothers, I'm going to the restroom, I'll be right back!"

  "Wait a minute, I'll go too, Little Tiger, let's go together!" Liu Danghua also stood up and called out.

  Qian Hu responded with a "Slow down, Hua Ge."

  As they spoke, the two of them stumbled and staggered down the steps, having had quite a bit to drink earlier. The combination of beer and foreign liquor was starting to take its toll on Qian Hu and Liu Danghua, both of whom were feeling a little tipsy. They felt like the steps beneath their feet were swaying slightly. With arms around each other's shoulders, they staggered down the stairs, chatting and laughing, but just as they turned a corner, they suddenly collided with someone. The person was caught off guard and stumbled backward, slipping on the floor, letting out a faint "ah" before crashing to the ground!

  "Old partner!" The person who was knocked crooked was the female cleaner who had almost hit Jiang Yan and slipped to the ground earlier. At this moment, she was knocked down again, and the male cleaner called Old Liu hurried forward to help her up.

  He took a look at the person who was knocked down, and it turned out to be a cleaner. Liu Danghua immediately felt an overwhelming sense of superiority in his heart. People are compared to people, and they die from being compared. Two days ago, Ma Lei's oppression made him unable to lift his head, but today he would let others experience what it means to be under pressure! What is the power of tyranny!!

  Taking advantage of the wine, Liu Danghua scolded the middle-aged female cleaner who was lying on the ground and hadn't been helped up yet: "I'm your mother's cunt, don't you know how to watch the road?!!"

  Seeing Liu Danghua suddenly flying into a rage, Qian Hu, this dog leg, also thought of taking the opportunity to bully the poor working class who had no money and no power. He immediately fanned the flames and said: "Damn! Brother Hua, look at your suit, it's all stained!!" As he spoke, he hurriedly stretched out his hand to wipe away the stains on Liu Danghua's suit.

  The female cleaner, who had fallen earlier and got her clothes dirty with a lot of mud stains, was about to go to the bathroom to wipe and wash them off. However, on her way there, she accidentally bumped into someone, causing the dirty water stain on her body to splatter onto the other person's clothes.

  The male cleaner, called Old Liu, helped his partner to get up. The latter had fallen twice in a row and was now feeling pain in the buttocks. One hand gently stroked the painful waist, pale-faced, with trembling legs that seemed unstable.

  "Two gentlemen, I...I'm sorry!" Old Liu looked at his partner's appearance and felt his heart bleeding, but years of working abroad had taught him that these rich bad people were not to be trifled with. Who knows what they might do if they got annoyed after a few drinks? So Old Liu gritted his teeth and suppressed his anger, his hands clenched into fists as he forced out the apology. After finishing, he prepared to turn around and escort his partner away, thinking that it was better to avoid trouble with these two men who looked like they had just been drinking and were likely to get aggressive after a few drinks.

  "Damn it, you think a simple apology will do?! Liu Danghua was also enraged by Qian Hu's words earlier. Looking at the stains on his body and the two cleaning workers who apologized and wanted to leave, he was even more furious in his heart. What kind of world is this?! That stinky young master from the Ma family didn't buy my account, that's fine, but does he dare not to buy my account even with the toilet cleaners?! Has the world turned upside down?! It seems I, Danghua, haven't done anything impressive in Baiyang City for a long time! If I don't show my face soon, will people forget about me?!"

  "Can't you see that my suit is stained?! Ah?!" Liu Danghua shouted at the top of his lungs, and the surrounding guests who were a little closer noticed the commotion and turned their heads to watch the excitement.

  Qian Hu felt the gaze being transmitted from around him, his heart was filled with pride, and he couldn't help but puff out his chest, looking very pleased with himself. He thought to himself that following Hua Ge in Baiyang City was definitely the right choice, as he knew the owner of this bar, and even if things got out of hand, Hua Ge would be able to handle it, and by following him, he would definitely gain face!