Liu Jinniu hesitated, finding it unacceptable to apologize to a country bumpkin.
"Chen Dong is just some country bumpkin."
"Why should I—of all people—apologize to him?"
"If others found out I apologized to Chen Dong, I could never show my face in Qinghong County again."
Liu Jinniu's resolve was firm. He could grovel before Su Haifeng but would never apologize to Chen Dong.
In Liu Jinniu's eyes, Chen Dong could never change his rural background, whereas Su Haifeng's status was different. In Qinghong County, everyone knew of Su Haifeng's reputation. Kneeling and begging for mercy from Su Haifeng did not embarrass Liu Jinniu.
Only apologizing to someone like Chen Dong, a country bumpkin in his eyes, would be truly humiliating.
Su Haifeng snorted coldly, "Liu Jinniu, Liu Jinniu, to say you're foolish is not wrong at all."
Liu Jinniu hung his head low, not daring to contradict Su Haifeng.