strictlysupreme Chapter 51 His reputation was ruined in the village.
Chapter 51 His reputation was ruined in the village.
Ye Lian's smile froze, and she pouted, saying, "Who cares who benefits? It's none of our business."
"Oh dear, Ye Lian, are you really willing to part with such a golden bachelor?"
"Heh." Ye Lian sneered, "He is a tortoise, but not a golden tortoise; he is a son of a tortoise."
Everyone: "..."
"Did I say something wrong? Look at him, isn't he now acting like a son of a bitch? He's even dragging his parents along to act like sons of a bitch to someone else's 'sister-in-law'."
Someone in the crowd couldn't help but laugh out loud.
"I say, Sister Ye Lian, you're really good at making fun of people. What they called was... taking care of their benefactor's widow."
"Isn't it the same thing? What kind of benefactor's widow is she? How can she be so shameless? If she really has any difficulties, let alone Lu Jiangting, I, a complete stranger, would be willing to lend a hand. She is a martyr's family member, isn't she?"
But look at what she did – was it even human? Why didn't she borrow money earlier, why didn't she borrow money later, but only a few days before their wedding? It's obvious she doesn't want them to get married. Does she think I'm stupid? If she doesn't want them to get married, what are her plans? Does she think no one knows?
Everyone nodded.
"That's right, that woman definitely had bad intentions."
"That's right, her husband is dead, but it's not like her whole family is dead. She's too busy, so why doesn't she send the child to his own grandparents? Hey, she insists on sending him to Lu Jiangting's parents."
The women in the countryside, once they start gossiping, can't stop.
They talked back and forth, starting from when Lu Jiangting returned with the coffin two years ago... and they talked for most of the day.
The initial criticism of Lu Jiangting and Fang Qing gradually shifted to the point that Lu Jiangting was also a man of deep affection and loyalty.
Fang Qing, on the other hand, really doesn't know her place. She shouldn't have taken advantage of her man's kindness and kept making Lu Jiangting do this and that for her.
People should look forward; you can't cling to someone forever.
Finally, I felt it was a pity that Lu Jiangting and Lin Yuyao's relationship had come to this point.
"If it weren't for Fang Qing's affair, your Yuyao and Xiao Lu would be a good match."
Ye Lian actually felt a little guilty, but now that things had come to this, she could only stand up for her daughter.
“I admit that Lu Jiangting is quite outstanding, but didn’t you see how his mother, Wang Cuilan, turned her eyes white?”
“I saw it, it’s a bit scary, but that’s how it is when people get old. My grandmother was like that a few years before she passed away. I asked her about it, and she said she could only see a person’s silhouette.”
"Right? I've also heard that Wang Cuilan can only see her shadow now. I think she's not far from going blind. If she really marries him, and he only has one son, who will bear the burden?"
This……
Everyone fell silent.
Ye Lian continued, "Marrying a soldier sounds nice, but actually it means that if there's a problem at home and no one is available, you have to do the work of two people. He can't come back to take care of his parents, so my daughter will have to take care of them in the future. Raising children and taking care of the elderly are all my daughter's responsibility. Just ask me if it's tough or not."
"This...didn't Xiao Lu ask your daughter to go with the army?"
"How long can that last? What if his father gets sick and his mother goes blind? Who will come back to take care of him? Can you expect Lu Jiangting to come back, or his two older sisters? A married daughter is like water spilled from a bowl; you're dreaming. In the end, all these burdens will fall on the daughter-in-law."
After hearing what she said, everyone agreed that it made sense.
"Oh dear, Ye Lian, now that you mention it, the Lu family really is a trap."
"Of course! If a couple is of one mind, they can get through any difficulties by just being patient. I had already thought about it. If my daughter really marries her, since the two families live close by, I can help her take care of the children, and I can ask her brother to help with the housework. If the whole family works together, we can get through it."
But who would have thought that Lu Jiangting, that bastard, would have so much energy but wouldn't work with Yuyao? He already has enough lice on his head, he can't even finish picking them off his own, yet he's eyeing other people's lice. Hey, let him go pick lice off other people's heads, we're not playing with him anymore.”
"That's right. The worst thing for a couple to live together is to be at odds."
"Yes, it's not that we can't endure hardship. If we work together, we're not afraid of any difficulties."
Seeing that everyone agreed with her opinion, Ye Lian felt happy and proud.
“My daughter is doing fine. If she doesn’t get involved in the Lu family’s mess, she can marry into an even better family in the future.”
……
The Lu family lived in the next village, and their words, especially Ye Lian's words, quickly reached the ears of Lu Jiangting's parents.
They felt guilty for not being able to hold a wedding banquet for their two children and felt sorry for their in-laws.
Especially after people found out that they were secretly helping Fang Qing take care of her child, they were even more ashamed to face Lin Yuyao's parents.
When those hurtful words reached their ears, the two of them were furious.
Wang Cuilan, leaning on her cane, rushed to the Lin family's house and stood at their door, shouting, "My son is loyal and righteous, and he does things with a conscience. How can you say such terrible things about him?"
Ye Lian pushed open the door and came out holding an IOU.
"Pay back the money."
"What's the repayment?"
"Of the money your son lent to Fang Qing out of kindness and loyalty, three hundred was part of the dowry my family raised for Yu Yao."
Wang Cuilan: "..."
“Let’s not talk about the dowry today. Even if the marriage doesn’t happen, we can still be friendly. Our two families have known each other for so many years. No matter what, you can’t talk badly about Jiang Ting from our family.”
"Okay, I won't make up stories, then pay me back."
Wang Cuilan: "..."
"Jiang Ting helped Fang Qing because Fang Qing's husband saved Jiang Ting, he..."
“He should help Fang Qing, but he shouldn’t have used my family’s money to help her. He should pay it back.”
"You... Hmph, I really can't reason with you."
"Pay back the money."
Wang Cuilan: "..."
"I don't have any money right now, so go borrow from whoever can lend me some."
After saying that, he leaned on his cane and hurried home, afraid that Ye Lian would chase after him to repay the money.
After he left, Lin Dawei came out and gave Ye Lian a thumbs up.
"You're really something. If they come looking for trouble, we won't waste words with them. We'll just say two words: 'Give us our money back.'"
Ye Lian laughed and said, "Yes, that's what I was thinking. It's about this money... That kid said he'd pay us back in three months, how many more months are left?"
"One month left."
"Okay, if he doesn't pay it back in a month, I'll call his workplace."
……
Now that the brigade's phone could make long-distance calls, Wang Cuilan called Lu Jiangting, crying as she recounted the grievances she had suffered.
She said that Ye Lian had been badmouthing her family in their village, so she went to Ye Lian to reason with her, but Ye Lian kept chasing after her to pay back the money.
Because of that three hundred yuan, she and her father are now being cursed to death but dare not seek justice, and cannot even utter a single harsh word.