Chapter 6 Damn, I actually think he's kind of handsome.

"Hmm, are you saying that my wife dug up the wild vegetables on your territory?"

"Exactly!" Lu Qinsi stated with her head held high.

"Hmm, if she really did dig up your wild vegetables, then compensation is due," Chen Jie said, prompting the people around to give each other looks that seemed to say, 'See, I told you he's a pushover.'

Meanwhile, Su Yunjin, standing off to the side, stared numbly at Chen Jie for a moment, the light fading from her eyes. She had thought Chen Jie had changed, but now it seemed he was the same as before, and she lost all hope once again.

She hung her head in despair, mocking herself for being so foolish as to ever believe that Chen Jiusi could change for the better.

Upon receiving Chen Jie's response, Lu Qinsi immediately became elated, saying, "Good, good, Brother Jiu Si is certainly reasonable. Come on, hand over the rabbit then, such a fat one!"

Lu Qinsi could hardly contain her joy. Today's effort was not in vain; she could swindle a fat rabbit for a meal, having not tasted anything greasy for a month, she hit the jackpot today.

The very thought made Lu Qinsi's mouth water uncontrollably.

Indeed, Chen Jiusi is nothing but a pushover, so easy to bully!

As these thoughts crossed her mind, she reached out to take the rabbit from Chen Jie, not expecting him to hold back the rabbit but instead he continued, "Wait a moment, I haven't finished speaking yet."

Lu Qinsi said impatiently, "Well, then hurry up and speak."

Chen Jie went on, "I said, if we dug up your wild vegetables, we should compensate, but how do you prove that my wife dug up your wild vegetables?"

Hmm?

Upon hearing this, everyone around looked at Chen Jie in surprise.

Even Su Yunjin, who felt emotionally dead inside, couldn't help but look up at Chen Jie.

Lu Qinsi's expression turned cold as she asked, "What do you mean by that?"

Chen Jie answered, "I mean exactly what I said."

"You're trying to deny it?"

Lu Qinsi's face grew even uglier as she pointed at Su Yunjin and said, "This worthless woman has admitted it herself, she dug at the East River, are you still trying to deny it?"

"So what if she dug at the East River?"

"The East River is my territory. Everything that grows there, it's all my wild vegetables," Lu Qinsi said fiercely.

Upon hearing this, Chen Jie scoffed and said, "The East River is your territory, huh? Alright then, produce the deed."

"You!"

Lu Qinsi was left speechless by Chen Jie's retort, for how was she to find a deed for that stretch of land at East River?

Seeing Lu Qinsi's unsightly face, Chen Jie spoke coldly, "You don't have a deed, so why are you acting all tough? Then it's your territory? We dug there, so what, how does it concern you? Get lost, quit barking up our tree!"

"I…"

Lu Qinsi was furious, pointing at Chen Jie and getting ready to curse him out, but Chen Jie was quicker. He swung his arm round and landed a slap across Lu Qinsi's face.

Slap!

A loud smack echoed through the entire courtyard, stunning everyone present as they did not expect Chen Jie to resort to violence.

Even Su Yunjin, whose spirits were crushed, now looked up, her eyes wide open in disbelief at what unfolded before her.

The people around were all staring with eyes wide, disbelieving what had just happened.

I'm going, how dare Chen Jiusi!

For a moment, silence fell all around, and even Little Douding Su Yunrui inside the house widened his eyes, gripping the bamboo basket even tighter.

Lu Qinsi was stunned by the slap, and it took her a while to snap out of it, and then she went crazy.

"Ah, dare to hit me, I'll kill you!"

As she spoke, Lu Qinsi, like a madwoman, pounced on Chen Jie. She was famous for her shrewish way of fighting, with her dark nails scratching at Chen Jie, leaving a bloody mark wherever they landed.

Seeing this, Chen Jie immediately threw a kick, sending Lu Qinsi tumbling to the ground.

After all, Chen Jie, being an adult man, naturally had a physical advantage over Lu Qinsi. Moreover, in his past life, he had visited a Fighting Club to learn some Sanda for business purposes.

Although he couldn't compare with experts, he was able to fight three to five people by himself. Handling this crazy shrew didn't take much effort.

With one kick sending Lu Qinsi to the ground, Chen Jie charged over, grabbed her collar, and delivered two firm slaps to her face.

Cursing, he said, "Last time you hit my wife, I didn't trouble you, and today you still dare to bully her in our own home, thinking you can walk all over me, huh? I'm telling you, if you ever mess with my wife again, I will beat the hell out of you!"

"Shit, ptui!"

After giving two slaps and standing up, he kicked her fiercely again and spat on Lu Qinsi's face.

At this point, Lu Qinsi's face was swollen, and she rolled on the ground screaming, "Murder, murder!"

But Chen Jie didn't care in the slightest. He had spent his childhood days in the countryside and knew what being bullied in a village was like—it was merciless.

To not be bullied, you had to let others know you weren't to be messed with, and to prove that, you had to be ruthless.

It's better to throw a punch now than to be bombarded with a hundred later.

In the eyes of the so-called 'simple' folks, forbearance is a sign of weakness!

"Shut up!"

Chen Jie yelled angrily at the wailing Lu Qinsi. However, she kept on crying, so Chen Jie, without any politeness, kicked her two more times. This time, Lu Qinsi didn't dare to wail anymore and struggled to get up from the ground, glaring at Chen Jie with a resentful look.

But after Chen Jie stared back at her, she quickly became much more subdued.

At that moment, Chen Jie pointed at Lu Qinsi and warned, "If I catch you bullying my wife again, I'll fucking kill you, get out!"

Hearing Chen Jie's words, everyone watched him in disbelief. The altercation had happened so suddenly—from the slap Chen Jie gave to Lu Qinsi to the subsequent beating—it had everyone's hearts racing. When had the wimp Chen Jiusi become so formidable?

Su Yunjin also couldn't believe what she was seeing, because she had just heard him stand up for her.

"If I catch you bullying my wife again, I'll fucking kill you!"

Although the words were crude, they sounded like heavenly music to Su Yunjin, more moving than the most touching poems in the world.

He had actually spoken up for her!

How could this be possible!!

Su Yunjin watched his retreating figure in shock, and for some reason, she felt that he seemed quite handsome today.

Lu Qinsi scrambled through the crowd and ran out in disarray. Once outside, she turned back to glare and curse at Chen Jie, "Chen Jiusi, you beast, picking on a woman like me, what a big man you are. Just you wait, when Lu San gets back tonight, he's going to break your legs, you son of a bitch..."

Upon hearing this, Chen Jie handed the rabbit to Su Yunjin, picked up a wooden stick from the entrance, and chased after her, "Curse me one more time, I dare you."

Seeing Chen Jie give chase, Lu Qinsi fled, not daring to utter another harsh word. She disappeared in a puff of dust.

Holding the stick, Chen Jie stood at the doorway, addressed the neighbors who were there to watch the commotion. "Alright, everyone, the show's over, you can go now."

Upon hearing this, the neighbors immediately left in pairs and groups, heads bowed, murmuring amongst themselves. However, the way they looked at Chen Jie had clearly changed.