Chapter 280 - 276: Unappreciative
Yun Hao carried the pig’s butt over to the side to wait for Hu Ziqiang.
Li Fenggu watched him, offering a kind warning.
"You shouldn’t have made a bet with Leng Yuan."
Yun Hao was instantly annoyed.
"What, you too? You think I can’t measure up to Leng Yuan?"
He really didn’t see what was so great about Leng Yuan. Why did everyone think he was inferior?
Li Fenggu: ...
He didn’t say anything else.
He had been sent to the countryside earlier, so he had a better understanding of Leng Yuan.
The man had his own way of doing things, and you could never guess what he was thinking.
He had never truly admired anyone.
But he admired Leng Yuan from the bottom of his heart.
A boy who had lost both his parents had somehow become the most exceptional person in the entire Qingshan Team.
Never mind his immense strength, which allowed him to kill wild boars at will.
The fact that he could make a name for himself just by teaching at the commune school was astounding. He was so good that leaders from the county, and even the city, came to observe his classes. That alone was an achievement far beyond most people’s reach.
And that wasn’t even the full extent of Leng Yuan’s capabilities.
Li Fenggu used to believe hard work could change one’s fate.
But now, he believed some people were simply born extraordinary.
Leng Yuan was one of those people.
He had only been trying to give Yun Hao a friendly warning.
But Yun Hao completely misunderstood his good intentions. He just thought Li Fenggu was another person who believed he was inferior to Leng Yuan.
He was determined to show everyone.
He would show them how Leng Yuan would lose to him.
The villagers of the Qingshan Team were speechless.
They had all seen the moment when a single glare from Leng Yuan had left Yun Hao breathless.
Then, in a desperate attempt to save face, he’d claimed they would settle it with their studies.
’Settle it with studies, my ass.’
Leng Yuan had been a top student since he was a kid. Now he was a teacher, and instructors from prestigious schools came all the way here to learn from him.
’And he wants to compete with Leng Yuan in academics?’
’Isn’t he just asking to be humiliated?’
When it came to other things, the villagers of the Qingshan Team wouldn’t dare make any claims.
But when it came to looks and studies, no one could hold a candle to Leng Yuan.
Otherwise, he wouldn’t have been specially recruited by the principal of the commune school at the tender age of seventeen.
Still, if the man wanted to make a bet, they weren’t going to stop him.
’It would just make for a good laugh, at worst.’
After Yun Hao came Hu Ziqiang, who also received a pig’s butt.
Hu Ziqiang: ...
He didn’t go argue with Leng Yuan, because he didn’t dare.
It was the same for Li Hongmei.
Li Hongmei: ...
She dared not say a word. She just grabbed her pig’s butt and hurried away.
The three of them stood off to the side, each holding a pig’s butt.
Hu Ziqiang couldn’t help but ask, puzzled.
"Yun Hao, why did you make a bet with Leng Yuan?"
Yun Hao’s expression darkened. "Didn’t you notice? Leng Yuan is targeting us on purpose."
"Everyone else got decent cuts of meat, but the three of us got pig butts. He obviously did it just to spite us."
"I made this bet to teach him a lesson—that he should be fair and impartial instead of letting his personal feelings get in the way."
"Just teaching him a lesson, that’s all."
Hu Ziqiang hadn’t realized Yun Hao was doing it to stand up for them. A look of admiration instantly filled his face.
"Yun Hao, you’re incredible. Unlike me... my legs get a little weak just from seeing him."
He struggled to control his trembling legs, trying his best to ignore the images flashing through his mind.
All the sent-down youths had witnessed Leng Yuan kill the wild boar.
Now, whether they liked Leng Yuan or not, no one dared to cross him.
The man was genuinely terrifying.
Yun Hao glanced at him and straightened his spine.
’He couldn’t possibly be afraid.’
Nearby, Li Hongmei overheard Yun Hao’s words and was so moved her eyes nearly welled up with tears.
’Could it be? Did Yun Hao see my efforts and my good qualities? Is that why he’s trying to stand up for me?’
’It seems I hold a special place in Yun Hao’s heart after all.’