Reborn in the 80s: Everyone Falls For Me
Chapter 519 - 518: Fear of Misfortune (4 updates)

Chapter 519: Chapter 518: Fear of Misfortune (4 updates)

Getting a confirmed answer from Auntie, Du Zhiwen’s gaze towards the village became complex.

The changes in Qingshan Village had surpassed his imagination.

Xu Dawei’s family suddenly becoming wealthy was something Du Zhiwen had heard about earlier, but he hadn’t taken it too seriously before.

As more people talked about it, claiming how greatly Qingshan Village had changed, and how everyone wanted to find a good job there, Du Zhiwen grew annoyed, so whenever someone brought it up, he automatically tuned it out.

Therefore, he had not heard any news from this side for a while.

He only knew that the Xu family had become wealthy, but he didn’t know exactly how wealthy they were.

The roads of Qingshan Village had been completely rebuilt, now cemented, said to be because the villagers’ conditions had improved and the village chief suggested raising funds to repair the roads.

The scene Du Zhiwen saw before him was filled with green-tiled brick houses, several of which even had two stories.

At present, most households still lived in simple earthen houses, and it was already not bad to have one or two green-tiled brick houses in the village.

Yet here in Qingshan Village, it seemed that every family had built themselves green-tiled brick houses.

But what shook Du Zhiwen even more came later.

It was only after he asked around that he found out that Xu Dawei and Xu Erhong’s families had moved.

They said they had moved to a large courtyard in front of the factory.

Along the road, many local women set up small snack stalls, and the closer to the factory, the more stalls there were, bustling and even more prosperous than the town.

Before he even got close, Du Zhiwen had already seen clusters of tall buildings.

Over a dozen factory buildings had been constructed, all lined up together, also made of green bricks and tiles.

In front of the factory buildings stood a separate building.

It had two floors but was spacious.

Du Zhiwen had always known that Xu Dawei’s family earned money, and that it was said to be Xu Niannian’s doing.

Because Xu Sanya always nagged in front of him, Du Zhiwen was somewhat aware of many things.

However, he had not expected that being "wealthy" meant this level of wealth, nor that the "factory" would be so massive.

It was not only larger than the factories in town but seemed even bigger than those in the city.

Not only was it large, but there were also so many of them.

In that moment, Du Zhiwen’s sense of shame peaked.

Before the Xu family rose to prosperity, he had looked down on them, thinking they were all uncouth people.

He had also been worried that this poor branch of the Xu family would come to his door seeking favors.

When they became successful, he thought it was just a small fortune, feeling humiliated and inferior at that time.

Only now, upon seeing the Xu family’s factory buildings, did Du Zhiwen realize just how laughable his pitiful pride was.

To this extent, they might be considered the wealthiest in the entire Nancheng County, right?

No, perhaps not just the entire Nancheng County.

The fact that he had been comparing himself to such a family left Du Zhiwen with nothing to do but shake his head and wryly smile.

People are like this; if the gap isn’t too great and one side is doing slightly better, the other will feel jealous, or patient and inferior, thinking they are less than others and unable to save face.

However, when they realize the gap isn’t just marginal but an immense distance.

That pitiful pride suddenly ceases to make them feel inferior.

He suddenly felt that trying to compare himself with the Xu family members was the biggest joke.

Du Zhiwen stood at the entrance of the factory. He saw the workers going in and out.

And inside the courtyard, Xu Sanya also saw Du Zhiwen.

She snorted and turned to walk into the house, saying as she went, "If someone comes looking for me later, just say I’m not here."

As she spoke, she slammed the door shut with a swing of her hand.

Xu Niannian asked in confusion, "What’s up with Young Aunt?"

Xu Erhong, arms crossed, chuckled mischievously, "You don’t know? We’re about to see a good show."

Xu Niannian: "..."

Her uncle, could he not make his Schadenfreude so obvious?

Liu Guimei pulled Xu Erhong’s ear irritably, "You better not meddle."

She feared that once her man got involved, he would ruin things.

Xu Erhong suddenly felt particularly embarrassed.

Zuo Qing, upstairs, listened to the laughter below and smiled, lips pursed, as her gaze drifted towards the distant rapeseed fields.

The scenery here was truly beautiful.

She wished she could just stay here, not thinking of so many troubles.

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After hesitating outside for a long time, Du Zhiwen finally stepped into the courtyard.

Xu Niannian just happened to be coming out, and upon seeing him, she politely greeted, "Uncle, you’ve come."

Du Zhiwen paused for a moment, and when he looked at Xu Niannian again, his mindset had changed.

Without the attitude of rejection, Du Zhiwen suddenly felt very ashamed.

He had come to pick up Xu Sanya after an argument, thinking that the Xu family members would definitely make things difficult for him.

He also thought they might not even let him enter, and he was prepared to persistently ask for forgiveness for a long time, but he hadn’t expected Xu Niannian to greet him so politely as "uncle" upon seeing him.

He was a bit sheepish: "Has your Young Aunt returned here?"

"Uncle, let’s talk inside the house," Xu Niannian invited him to enter first.

Du Zhiwen made an "eh" sound and hurriedly entered the house.

In the main room, there were only the old lady and Xu Wentian, as Xu Erhong had already been pulled back to his room by Liu Guimei, considering Xu Erhong had quite an unfavorable opinion of Du Zhiwen and Liu Guimei didn’t want him to spoil anything.