Chapter 83: Chapter 083: She deserved it_1
“No, not at all!” Jiang Nanfei responded casually, with a warm smile on her face and twinkling eyes, bestowing on her an air of friendliness and approachability.
“Is that so, miss?” A middle-aged woman inquired loudly.
“Absolutely not!” Jiang Nanfei shook her head, “I’ve known Huo Beijiang since we were kids, but Aunt Yuan doesn’t think I match up to the Huo family hence she went to our village yesterday to call off the engagement.”
Her candid disposition didn’t falter or evade, and in fact, made her more believable.
The middle-aged woman’s eyes lit up, “I remembered now! So when Xue Shan and Jinlan came back all grimy yesterday, it’s because they went to the countryside?”
Nan Fei sighed, “Our countryside isn’t a filthy place. Only someone who falls into a ditch would end up all grimy.”
Yuan Xueshan, who had previously fainted, groaned and opened her eyes. She exchanged a glance with Huo Jinlan, indicating her to disperse the crowd immediately. They simply couldn’t afford to let the conversations continue or they’d lose face completely.
“She’s awake! She’s awake.”
“Should we perhaps take her to the hospital?”
“Did she perhaps suffer a heatstroke?”
“Heatstroke? This early in the morning, stop spouting nonsense. I think she’s guilty. Maybe she really did abuse Old Madam Huo!”
A large crowd surrounded Yuan Xueshan and Huo Jinlan. Usually, Yuan Xueshan, being a private business owner with a husband who is a respected school principal, even the mayor’s wife had to show her some respect.
However, after today’s incident, all her reputation had been squandered away.
Nan Fei quickly scanned the crowd and was surprised to see Granny Huo standing on the outside.
“Come here!” Zhou Yongxian gestured to her.
“Granny, I have something to share.” Nan Fei quickly walked over, lent her arm to support Zhou Yongxian, and headed towards a big locust tree across the street. As she walked, she said, “Did I go overboard today? Sigh! I didn’t know you were not home.”
It was clear that Zhou Yongxian had just returned from outside.
“Not at all, she deserved it.” Even Zhou Yongxian herself wanted to escape after her son did the same to avoid the trouble. Usually, she’d be having breakfast at home at this time.
She’d gone to the breakfast shop across the street since she didn’t want to see Yuan Xueshan and Huo Jinlan’s nauseating display of affection at home. However, she heard about the commotion at home halfway through her meal, and she rushed back, secretly rejoicing.
“Yes, I’ll give you Beijiang’s number from the army. Let him know about the situation.”
“What?” Nan Fei was stunned for a while, but quickly nodded at Zhou Yongxian’s affectionate gaze, “Alright! I’ll call him later.”
“Very well!” Zhou Yongxian took out a small piece of paper from her pocket and thrust it into Nan Fei’s hand – she seemed prepared indeed. After handing her the note, she sighed heavily, evidently feeling down.
“Nan Fei! You had to witness a farce today! Your Aunt Yuan has been acting out lately – don’t stoop to her level!” Zhou Yongxian felt embarrassed. She truly couldn’t comprehend why Yuan Xueshan was acting in such a manner.
She just returned from outside and didn’t want to be involved at all!
She’s lived long enough to not want to deal with this mess.
Nan Fei kept silent, she didn’t enjoy gossiping. She paused before changing the topic, “Granny, do you remember how Jinlan fell down yesterday?”
“Sure do! What about it?” Zhou Yongxian’s serious face broke into a cunning smile, she lowered her voice and said, “I know, it was you who tripped her! Hahaha…”