Chapter 85: Discuss it yourselves!
After Madam Li entered the courtyard, it wasn’t long before Old Man Yang came out.
When he saw the village chief standing at his doorstep with a gloomy face, Old Man Yang couldn’t help but regret it.
If only he had known the village chief was coming, he would have come out earlier!
But who knew… why would the village chief come out to meddle in other people’s business instead of staying home to watch the children.
At this moment, seeing the village chief’s expression, Old Man Yang knew… the village chief was dissatisfied with his family.
“Village Chief, I was just a little busy…”
“Enough, don’t say these useless things! Let’s talk about Shun Yang and Jiao’e Lin. Many people in the village saw them hugging by the small river, and it has already formed a bad atmosphere in the village. Your family must give an explanation immediately.”
“What explanation can I give! They only hugged because they fell into the river, and there is no law in this dynasty that states one must marry the other just because they were together in a small river!”
“Hmph, besides your Shun Yang, no one else has hugged a young woman in the small river! After this incident, Lin Jiao’e’s reputation has been ruined…”
Seeing Old Man Yang come out, the village chief didn’t give him a good look, but spoke with a cold face, urging Old Man Yang to finish this matter quickly.
If the matter couldn’t be resolved, and they kept staying here, no one could endure it.
Moreover, was it worth making such a trivial matter known to the entire village?
Perhaps after today, it would spread to the neighboring villages as well, and when the inter-village competitions were held in town every year, those old guys would probably laugh at him fiercely again.
The village chief thought about this depressingly, and then his gaze towards Old Man Yang became even more unfriendly.
“How has my Shun Zi ruined that little vixen’s purity? She’s been with men in the village. Why should she marry into the Yang family as my daughter-in-law! I don’t care. If the village chief insists that Shun Zi marry Lin Jiao’e, then I’ll smash my head against your door.”
However, just as the village chief was about to force Old Man Yang to make a decision, Madam Li, who was standing beside him, heard this and immediately spoke indignantly.
Her fierce gaze fell upon Widow Lin and her daughter, wishing she could pounce on them and bite them. These whores come out to hook up with people, how shameless!
“Yang Xingwang, are you still in charge here? Always letting a woman come out and stir up trouble, I’m embarrassed for you!”
“Li Shuang, get back inside! I’m still alive, and you have no place to speak here. If you keep yapping here, I’ll divorce you!”
Upon hearing the village chief say this, Old Man Yang’s old face blushed.
He quickly spoke, driving Madam Li back into the courtyard, and his expression returned to normal.
Originally, Old Man Yang didn’t want to deal with these women’s matters. After Widow Lin came to their door, he directly asked the shrewish Madam Li to resolve it.
In fact, he also didn’t want his younger son to marry a woman known throughout the village as a “broken shoe,” which would not be of any help to Shun Yang’s future imperial examinations… even, he might be ridiculed by his colleagues for marrying a village woman who didn’t uphold her chastity.
However, Old Man Yang couldn’t say it directly.
Unlike Madam Li, he still had to talk to the men in the village when he worked in the fields. He wasn’t like Madam Li, who only ordered her daughters-in-law around at home. Therefore, Old Man Yang particularly cared about his reputation.
This was also why he wrote the Deed of Severance to Gu Yu but didn’t directly announce it.
After all, the branch of Yang Zhi Shuang didn’t live well in the Yang family, and now Old Man Yang had severed ties with Gu Yu. If the villagers knew about it, they would probably say he was heartless.
Therefore, since Old Man Yang also didn’t want Shun Yang to marry Lin Jiao’e, he tacitly agreed to Madam Li’s troublemaking.
But who knew that after a young lady from town visited Shun Yang, Widow Lin and her daughter, fearing that delays might lead to further complications, came over to cause a big scene at this time, wanting to force the Yang family to give an explanation.
Ideally, they wanted to confirm the marriage.
Now, with the village chief also summoned, it was even harder to resolve.
“Village Chief! It’s not that I don’t want Shun Zi to marry Lin Jiao’e, but Shun Zi already has a woman he likes, who just came to find him this morning…”
“Pfft, sorry! I couldn’t control myself for a moment. Please continue.”
After driving Madam Li away, when Old Man Yang spoke again, Gu Yu couldn’t help but burst into laughter after hearing what he said.
The surrounding crowd was concentrating on listening to Old Man Yang speak, and the scene was very quiet. Therefore, Gu Yu’s laughter was particularly obvious, instantly drawing everyone’s attention to him.
Gu Yu really didn’t laugh on purpose!
He just couldn’t help but think about what Lin Baiyue, that love-struck infatuated girl, would look like if she heard that Old Man Yang used her as a scapegoat.
In any case, she would definitely regret it.
Lin Baiyue only came to Yang Family Village once, and now she had become the woman Shun Yang liked. If she came again in the future, she might even become his fiancée!
However, after everyone turned their gazes towards him, Gu Yu pursed his lips, trying his best to suppress the schadenfreude on his face. Then, he waved to the villagers, telling them to continue.
Hearing the words that came out of Gu Yu’s mouth, Old Man Yang was instantly filled with hatred, and his eyes glared fiercely at Gu Yu.
Regarding this grandson who had already changed his surname to Gu, Old Man Yang had long regarded him as an outsider.
Now that Gu Yu suddenly burst into laughter, Old Man Yang immediately took it as looking down on the Yang family, and his hatred for the deceased Yang Zhi Shuang intensified.
If only he hadn’t kept that infant back then!
Otherwise, out of his four sons, no matter what they did, they were still his biological children…
“Yang Xingwang, what’s the use of you saying this now? Shun Yang likes that girl, but does that girl like him? As long as they are not engaged, Lin Jiao’e’s matter must be resolved immediately. Don’t talk to me about all sorts of messy things, just tell me if Shun Yang wants to take responsibility!”
Then, the village chief’s repeated words immediately drew everyone’s attention back.
Although they were strange about Gu Yu’s laughter, the current focus was on whether Shun Yang and Lin Jiao’e could get married!
In fact, the Yang family’s attitude was already very clear: they didn’t want to marry Lin Jiao’e.
Indeed!
Lin Jiao’e’s reputation was not only spread in Yang Family Village, but also in neighboring villages, causing many vagrants and hooligans from other villages to visit Yang Family Village every few days.
As for their true purpose, everyone could guess.
Just by looking at the new clothes and good food that Widow Lin’s family constantly had, one could guess what kind of improper business the mother and daughter, who did not work in the fields, were doing every day.
Therefore, if Shun Yang really married Lin Jiao’e, it would truly solidify his position as the number one cuckold in the village.
“Village Chief, we need to discuss this for two days. We can’t make such a sudden decision about Shun Zi’s future life.”
“That’s not my concern. Anyway, that’s all that needs to be said. You two families should discuss it yourselves! Even if Shun Yang doesn’t marry Lin Jiao’e, you must get the mother and daughter of the Lin family to agree to stop pursuing it, otherwise, don’t blame me for chasing all of you Yang family out of the village.”
“Naturally, I will go back and discuss it immediately.”
“Hmph, do it sooner rather than later! Back then, if Zhi Shuang hadn’t acted so suddenly, I wouldn’t have had time to stop him. That was a living human life! Yang Xingwang, you are truly something. Your own son hitting the wall and dying at your doorstep, yet you act as if nothing happened. Do you not want this grandson of yours either?”
Seeing that Old Man Yang was still holding firm, the village chief knew that it was impossible to get a result today.
In fact, the village chief didn’t necessarily want Shun Yang to marry Lin Jiao’e.
The village chief himself didn’t think highly of Lin Jiao’e. She was not old but was always flirting with men, and after marriage, she would be even more remarkable!
Moreover, Shun Yang was a scholar with good potential, and his future path was still long. He couldn’t be ruined by Lin Jiao’e.
However, despite thinking so, the village chief couldn’t say it directly.
Even when Madam Li and Widow Lin were fighting, he had to come out to maintain justice. The village chief was also unwilling to get involved in such meddling, but if the situation continued to worsen, it would reflect poorly on him.
After all, when Yang Family Village was mentioned, they would have to say a few words about the current village chief! If he let two women ruin his good reputation, the village chief would never forgive them.
Seeing that the village chief’s attitude had softened, although Widow Lin’s eyes showed displeasure, she also knew that the village chief couldn’t control the final outcome.
This matter still depended on her own planning.
After all, having Shun Yang as her son-in-law wasn’t bad. Although Madam Li’s foul mouth was annoying, the Yang family was rich, and Shun Yang was already a Tong Sheng at such a young age. If he passed the imperial examination in the future and became a high official, then Jiao’e would become the wife of a high official!
And she would be the mother of a high official’s wife!
Besides, Gu Mengyao still had the silver from selling the wild boar, hadn’t she spent it all yet? When Shun Yang and Jiao’e’s marriage was settled, she would have Jiao’e whisper in Yang Shun’s ear, and the Yang family would ask for the silver!
Madam Li was Gu Yu’s biological grandmother. Even if she beat Gu Yu and Gu Mengyao, it would be fine. On the contrary, if these two dared to fight back, it would be unfilial!
Thinking this, Widow Lin felt much more comfortable, and her tightly furrowed brows gradually relaxed.
Glancing at Shun Yang, her gaze was like that of a mother-in-law looking at her son-in-law, becoming more and more satisfied.
But Shun Yang had a stern face, and there was no joy of having a new daughter-in-law. Instead, his gaze towards Lin Jiao’e was filled with disgust, clearly showing he was very resistant to marrying Lin Jiao’e.
Before, he was practicing calligraphy in the study, but in the blink of an eye, he appeared by the river with Lin Jiao’e. Such a bizarre event made Shun Yang suspect that Lin Jiao’e had drugged him.
Only after he became groggy did he lose a segment of his memory.
In fact, it couldn’t be blamed on Lin Jiao’e for using such despicable means, as he had more promising prospects than that poor boy Gu Yu.
Afterwards, Shun Yang somehow looked towards Gu Yu. When he saw Gu Mengyao, who was holding his arm, Shun Yang’s face became even more gloomy.
Why!
Why could Gu Yu, that sickly person who gasped after walking two steps, marry Gu Mengyao!
And he, because of falling into the water, was about to be betrothed to a village slut.
Gu Mengyao had always been the most beautiful girl in the village. Although her parents had died and she had a younger brother to take care of, making the young men in the village hesitant to approach her, it didn’t stop them from peeking at Gu Mengyao.
Young men are attracted to beautiful women, and Shun Yang was no exception.
Although Gu Mengyao rarely appeared in front of the villagers because she often went up the mountain… she still occupied a place in many people’s hearts.
As a result, Yang Zhi Shuang suddenly had his son marry into the Gu family.
This event not only shocked the villagers but also the Old Yang family… Even Yang Xingwang directly separated the third branch and signed a Deed of Severance.
At first, Shun Yang thought Gu Yu was really lucky to have married Gu Mengyao by chance.
However, after seeing Gu Yu’s miserable life afterward, Shun Yang couldn’t help but feel a little smug.
Even though he married the most beautiful woman in the village, Gu Yu was still that pitiful wretch from the Yang family!
Especially seeing Gu Yu often sending meat to the Yang family but being scolded and turned away by Madam Li, Shun Yang felt even more delighted.
No matter how lucky Gu Yu seemed on the surface, in reality… heaven was not on his side, but instead presented him with new tribulations.
However, the situation had changed in the past two days!
First, Gu Mengyao sold the wild boar and obtained a large sum of silver. Then, Gu Yu actually resisted Madam Li and even drove her back from the doorstep of their home!
This gave Shun Yang a feeling of being out of control, so he conspired with Madam Li to use Lin Jiao’e to cause trouble for Gu Yu.
But who knew that trying to harm others would backfire, and it actually gave Lin Jiao’e an opportunity to extort him!
Thinking of this, Shun Yang gritted his teeth in hatred, almost grinding his teeth to dust.
“Village Chief, what you said is wrong! Zhi Shuang’s child is just stubborn, and I didn’t react to the incident of him hitting the wall! Afterwards, to let him leave with peace of mind, I agreed to his dying wish… You also know that Gu Yu is no longer a member of our Old Yang family. When we signed the Deed of Severance, I invited you to be a witness!”
While Shun Yang was secretly filled with hatred, Old Man Yang suddenly blurted out something that, regardless of whether it was true or false, the content alone shocked everyone present.
What? The Old Yang family had severed ties with Gu Yu!!!
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Note: This is a pure romance, one-on-one, not a harem (with Gu Yu’s small mind, he’s already grateful to God for having a wife after transmigrating, he can’t be a harem owner).
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