Reborn in the 70s: Pampered by Regiment Commander
Chapter 361 - 250: Farce

Chapter 361: Chapter 250: Farce

Although Qidian held disdain for Lin Xiao Hua and Zhao Qiyan’s previous actions, when he heard that they were stopped here to work hard and were being bullied, his resentment towards them lessened a bit, "You guys, isn’t this trouble you brought on yourselves?"

"Big brother..." Zhao Qiyan pouted with a look of grievance, "I’m your sister, I’ve already suffered so much, and you still say I brought this on myself, sob sob..."

"All right, all right..." Seeing Zhao Qiyan who had clearly lost a lot of weight, Zhao Qiliang didn’t have the heart to scold her anymore and comforted her by patting her, "Take me to see your second aunt."

Following the corridor on the first floor to the end, turning right, they arrived at the hotel’s restroom area. Just as Zhao Qiliang followed Zhao Qiyan around the corner, they heard a heated argument coming from the men’s restroom.

"...You woman, are you crazy with desire for men? I’m going to tell your leaders, have you arrested by the Public Security Bureau, and see if you dare to do this again!"

"Comrade, I didn’t know you were inside, I really didn’t know you were inside..."

"You didn’t know, and you couldn’t shout out before entering? When I enter the women’s restroom, I also don’t make a sound. Would you say I’m a hooligan then?"

"I’m the one who cleans the toilets."

"You want to take the opportunity to peep while cleaning, right? A decent hotel, how could they hire someone as hooligan as you? No, I have to report you..."

"Comrade, I panicked at that time..."

"You panicked, and you started groping?"

"I didn’t..."

"Not what? Your hands were on me, weren’t they?"

"It really wasn’t..."

"..."

The argument inside became more explicit and the voices continued to grow louder, making the unmarried good boy Zhao Qiliang feel embarrassed, and unconsciously, his steps slowed down.

Zhao Qiyan, on the contrary, rushed in upon hearing her mother’s voice without caring about the consequences, and saw a middle-aged man grabbing her mother’s arm roughly. She immediately grabbed a mop set aside and lashed out at the man, cursing continuously, "Do you think you can bully my mom? Did you really think my mom and I came here just to be bullied by others? I’ll show you hooligan, I’ll show you hooligan..."

Lin Xiao Hua was anxiously hopping on the side, "Yanyan, stop it, Yanyan, don’t hit anymore..."

"Well, you mother and daughter teaming up to do these shameful deeds, if I don’t report you, my last name isn’t Wang. Just you wait..."

The man being chased, though he dodged desperately, was still struck several times by Zhao Qiyan with the dirty toilet mop. Acting on the principle that a wise man does not eat the loss before his eyes, he bolted for the door, but collided forcefully with Zhao Qiliang who had just reached the doorway.

Zhao Qiliang, who had done plenty of farm work before joining the military, had in turn developed a robust physique. When the middle-aged man collided with him, he stood no chance of getting the better end of the deal and stumbled back a few steps, squatting down on his backside. As he landed, he reflexively tried to prop himself up with his hands, but the freshly mopped floor was somewhat slippery. Failing to brace himself, he sprawled backwards onto the floor, with his head conveniently landing on the head of the mop that Zhao Qiyan had been using.

"I’m sorry, I’m sorry..." Zhao Qiliang rushed over anxiously to help him up.

"Ouch..." The man rubbed his sorely bruised behind and waved his hand at Zhao Qiliang, "It’s not your fault, I was the one in a hurry." He glared resentfully at Lin Xiao Hua and her daughter, frozen in place, "Just wait, if I don’t get you sent to prison, I’ll walk backwards!"

"Comrade..." Zhao Qiliang bravely spoke up, "They are my second aunt and cousin, they were deceived and ended up working here. Please show some mercy, could you not lower yourself to argue with them, please?"

"You know them?" The man furrowed his brows, his gaze lingered on Zhao Qiliang’s military uniform for a moment before speaking, "I don’t care if they were deceived or not, but this matter today isn’t over..." The man motioned to his stained clothes, "Just look at me. If I let this go, would I still be a man? Comrade, if you’re going to stop me, I’ll go to your military leaders!"

"Uncle, you’ve misunderstood, I’m not trying to stop anything..." His eyes glimpsed Lin Xiao Hua and Zhao Qiyan standing there as if they had no concern in the matter, Zhao Qiliang changed his tone, "Uncle, you should handle this matter however you see fit, I’m leaving."

"Qiliang!"

"Big brother!"

Upon hearing this, Lin Xiao Hua and Zhao Qiyan immediately panicked, rushing toward Zhao Qiliang and grabbing him on each side. They had finally caught a lifeline and they weren’t about to let him just walk away.

"Qiliang, you can’t just stand by and watch your second aunt and Qiyan be bullied, right?"

"Brother, you’re the only one we can rely on now, if even you don’t care about us, then my mom and I might really die here."

"Qiliang, when you were little, your second aunt treated you like her own son. Now that she’s in trouble, if you don’t help, you’d be failing to live up to her past affection for you."

"That’s right, brother, my younger brother and I were disrespectful to you in the past, but that was because our mom always favored you, and it made us jealous. She never treated us as well as she treated you."

"Qiliang, even if you don’t feel close to your second aunt, you can’t let her be bullied by this scumbag, not for the sake of your second uncle’s dignity..."

"..."

Listening to their tag-team act, Zhao Qiliang’s understanding of them was completely overturned. As far as he could remember, his second aunt never treated him to anything nice. Instead, whenever his family had something good, his second aunt would bring her niece and nephew over and leech off his family non-stop.

As for treating him like her own son, when was that? From childhood, except for when she had conflicts with his grandparents and would point at his nose and curse him as a little bastard, she barely paid any attention to him or spoke to him. Was that supposed to be treating him like her own child?

Seeing their righteous indignation, he was utterly speechless, and truly regretted getting angry with Luo Xiaoqiong back then.

In the past year or so, since he had been serving as a soldier, he had developed a yearning for his relatives. He had completely forgotten their shamelessness, and since he didn’t witness their betrayal of the Zhao family, he lacked a direct understanding of it. Only now did he realize how terribly wrong he had been!

The man who was trapped inside and couldn’t leave listened curiously for a while then became furious, "Hey, can you stop distorting right and wrong? When have I ever bullied you? It was you who acted indecently, and you still have the nerve to stand here spouting nonsense!" He looked at Zhao Qiliang, "Comrade soldier, whether you’re their relative or not, I believe you’re fair-minded. Please give us your judgment. I was in the middle of using the toilet when this woman barged in with a mop. I turned around and was startled by her, and the pee I was halfway through doing was scared right back in."

"Then, before I could say anything, she rushed over..." He paused then pointed to his groin, "She grabbed me right here, and then hopped over to cover my mouth. I have a wife and child; how could I let her behave so indecently?"

Although he had heard roughly what happened, Zhao Qiliang still found the man’s detailed account hard to accept. What was his second aunt trying to achieve? Was she seriously that desperate for a man?

He was also of an age brimming with youthful energy, and although he wasn’t too knowledgeable about such matters, boys did discuss them in secret. He had heard that some women in their forties were incredibly lustful, but even if that were true, was there really a need to... in the bathroom?

Still stunned, Zhao Qiyan already started scolding, "You pervert! My mom would never do such a thing. It’s clearly you who wanted to take advantage of my mom and got mad when she rejected you. If anyone should file a complaint or be arrested, it’s you!"

The middle-aged man sneered with contempt, "Not even if you were the last woman on Earth and threw yourself at me would I desire such an ugly woman. You think I’d take advantage of you? Dream on!"

"Brother, you..."

Zhao Qiliang interrupted Zhao Qiyan, looking at Lin Xiaohua, "Second aunt, what do you have to say?" He wanted to just walk away, but if this issue blew up, it wouldn’t only be Lin Xiaohua who lost face; the Zhao family would be humiliated too, considering Lin Xiaohua was still his second uncle’s wife.

"It’s exactly as Qiyan said. That man wanted to take advantage of me. I refused, and then he started to struggle with me. Out of panic, I reached out and grabbed him there..." said Lin Xiaohua falteringly.

"You woman, have you no shame?" The man was exasperated, "How can you fabricate such lies?" He turned anxiously to Zhao Qiliang, "She’s really spouting nonsense. If I were that shameless, why would I drag her to report to the authorities? Comrade soldier, you agree, don’t you?"

If Zhao Qiliang hadn’t overheard Lin Xiaohua begging the man earlier, he might have believed there was some plausibility to what she was saying now. But with that previous conversation, how could he not understand who was lying?

As for Zhao Qiyan, he realized for the first time that he had underestimated this cousin of his.

From the moment she hit the man with a mop, she was aiming to dump the blame on him, trying to twist the story to her mother’s advantage despite their lack of righteousness.

In such a brief time, for an unmarried girl to react that way upon hearing such things, if anyone dared to say she was without guile, he would have a bone to pick with them!

As he watched his second aunt’s big yellow teeth flashing before his eyes, he suddenly felt a profound sympathy for his uncle – how had he spent a lifetime with such a woman? How had he ever tolerated her?

As for this cousin, whoever ended up marrying her would be utterly unlucky; she was definitely a woman even more shameless than his second aunt!

He remained silent, and the man thought he didn’t believe his words, becoming anxious, "Comrade soldier, if I’m lying about any of this, may I not die a good death. Forget it, I’ll just consider today my bad luck, I won’t pursue it anymore, let’s just end this matter here."

Zhao Qiliang looked at him, "Which room and bed are you staying in?"

"I... I..." The man racked his brains for an excuse not to answer.

"I believe you," said Zhao Qiliang.

Seeing the sincerity in Zhao Qiliang’s eyes, the man hesitated and then said, "Room 205, bed number 6." (To be continued. If you enjoy this work, welcome to Qidian (qidian.com) to vote for it, or to bookmark it on your phone at m.qidian.com. Your support is my greatest motivation.)