So once you make a fool of yourself in front of an audience, it inevitably becomes a lifelong joke that follows you around.
"Have you heard? The kid from XX's family fell at the residential area's entrance!" → "The kid from XX's family died at the residential area's entrance!" → "XX fell and killed their own kid at the residential area's entrance!" → "The wall of the residential area suddenly gave way and crushed XX and their kid to death!"
That's pretty much how it unfolds, and you can't wash it off no matter what.
Therefore, Huang Yusheng and his family walked extremely carefully, constantly hearing whispers like 'Isn't that the old Huang Family from our village?' around them.
There's no way around it, with so many people, it's hard to keep old secrets hidden for long.
By the time Huang Yusheng's family had finished walking that stretch, their family history had pretty much been unearthed entirely.
