Chapter 32: Chapter 032 Absolute Silence_1
Zhou Yongxian gave her grandson a white-eyed look and mysteriously said, “Age isn’t a problem, I’ll create a backdoor for you.”
“…” Is that the proper way to use the phrase ‘creating a backdoor’?
“Leave everything else to me.” Zhou Yongxian turned to Yuan Xueshan, “Since Bei Jiang has no objections, you should stop resisting and think about how to make the wedding more lively.”
“Alright, Mom!” Yuan Xueshan could only shake her head towards Huo Jinlan and agree. Even though she loves her daughter, it is clear to her that her son, being her own flesh and blood, always takes precedence.
She could tell that her son’s feelings for Jiang Nanfei were different. A mother knows her child best—his gaze when he looked at the girl was something she had never seen before.
Forget it! Even if Jiang Nanfei has a bad reputation, once married, as a mother-in-law she’ll just have to be more vigilant. If Nanfei dares to act out, she’ll simply deal with it, even if it means earning the title of wicked mother-in-law.
Yu Zhi County, though not particularly large, isn’t exactly small either. The news from the textile factory spread through the neighboring towns within two days.
It was said that Tian Guiyue was everywhere berating and cursing, accusing some shameless hussy of wanting to climb the social ladder by seducing her man. She cursed from the bottom of her heart, implicating everyone from the girl’s family to her ancestors.
At first, it was Huo Jinlan she was cursing, but then somehow it shifted to Jiang Nanfei. The more she cursed, the more brutal it became, making it public knowledge.
Nanfei heard about it even at home.
When she went to the riverside to wash clothes, the women in the village would snicker behind their hands and avoid her like the plague every time she passed by.
Jiang Nanfei, holding the laundry tub, stood by the river for a moment, lost in her thoughts, then quietly crouched down and started washing clothes. She’d already steeled herself for this, deciding to simply ignore the whispers.
But in her past life, Tian Guiyue spread lies about her due to a misunderstanding, and she didn’t resent her for it. However, in this life, even though she had made things clear, the fact that Tian Guiyue was doing this again was deeply troubling.
As she powdered the clothes with detergent, she had a sudden epiphany, revealing a smile on her face as she recalled that Tian Guiyue’s daughter attended Qi Li Middle School. Uncle Huo was not only the principal, but also the school’s founder. How dare she offend the daughter of the school’s head?
It turns out… No matter what she does, the outcome is always the same.
She picked up the pace, concentrating on washing the clothes, and stopped pondering these messy things.
“People these days! Shameless.”
“So young but so brazen. It’s really eye-opening.”
There were many people doing laundry at the river. The conversation started as whispers, evolved into loud discussions, and eventually, they started openly challenging her. Nanfei, club in hand, stood up and straightened her back, taking note of the woman talking.
“Third Aunt?” She flashed a bright smile, batting her thick lashes, “I saw my cousin while shopping yesterday! Why didn’t you mention her divorce? Really now, the man she chose from her childhood doesn’t seem so bad! Although he’s a bit older, Grandma used to say that a man becomes more affectionate after he’s aged a few decades!”
The entire riverside fell into an eerie silence, with everyone watching in surprise and excitement, their eyes darting between Jiang Nanfei and third Aunt.