Chapter 156: The Story of a Cuckold
Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
Lin Miao believed that Gu Zi appeared to be enjoying the limelight now, but in reality, those troublesome kids from the Su family were enough to cause chaos. She was just waiting for a spectacle to unfold.
When the time came, she would be the lofty officer’s wife, while Gu Zi would just be an aged housewife looking after the children.
No matter how things progressed, the principle of merchants not being able to compete with officials would never change. Su Shen would always fall shorter than Gong Zhan.
Thinking of this, Lin Miao’s mood instantly improved a lot.
On the motorcycle, Gu Zi and Su Shen didn’t have as many thoughts, even forgetting about Lin Miao and Gong Zhan behind them.
They were simply enjoying the time they spent together, just like a couple in love.
Gu Zi looked at the motorcycle’s handlebars reflecting their shiny green helmets and suggested to Su Shen, “Can we spray-paint our helmets a different color? I’m not too keen on this shade of green.”
Su Shen asked if she didn’t like green, and Gu Zi shook her head, saying, “Green isn’t very auspicious.”
Su Shen asked, “How so?”
He thought women looked pretty good wearing it; the fresh green complemented her fair complexion, making her look more playful, like a woodland fairy princess.
Gu Zi recounted a little story she had stored in her mind and told him, “In ancient times, wearing a green headscarf indicated a low status. Later, people used the green hat as a signal for an extramarital affair.”
Su Shen didn’t expect her to speak so boldly. Where did this young girl learn about such things?
Gu Zi continued with the story of a long time ago when a lonely woman, dissatisfied with her husband who frequently traveled for business, felt lonely at home and had an affair with a young man.
But worried about being caught by her husband, she made a green hat for him. Whenever he went on a distant journey, he would wear it, signaling the lover to visit her.
The poor husband would proudly boast about his wife’s thoughtfulness whenever he wore the green hat, unaware of the mockery behind his back: “That man wearing the green hat is such a fool!”
After finishing the story, Gu Zi only heard the wind blowing past her ears.
Su Shen was speechless.
Su Shen did not say anything, and Gu Zi thought he was too composed. She expected him to ask where she had heard such things from. But she quickly understood; older men were just not easily intrigued. It was many years later that Gu Zi learned how much impact that small story had left on the man. She even gave it a name: “greenphobia
The cool motorcycle stopped in front of a photo studio in the city. There was a storefront beside the studio specializing in wedding dress rentals and sales.
After parking the motorcycle, Su Shen led Gu Zi inside, completely unaware of the trailing tail behind them.
Actually, it wasn’t really a tail, because Gong Zhan wasn’t familiar with the road. Even after he got on the main road, he wasn’t as fast as Su Shen.
His driving skills were also affected by his mood. The whole journey was bumpy, and Lin Miao, who was in the front passenger seat, felt like vomiting several times.
However, in order not to make a fool of herself in front of Gong Zhan, she forcefully held it in.
Since it was the weekend, there were quite a lot of people in the city.
Su Shen’s motorcycle was more flexible, allowing them to maneuver through the crowd easily, while Gong Zhan’s car frequently had to stop, always lagging behind.
Only after Su Shen and Gu Zi had been in the bridal shop for a while did the car appear outside the photo studio.
Lin Miao immediately opened the car door to get some fresh air. She felt as if her chest was blocked by a stone. She was afraid that she would vomit if she was a little slower.
As for Gong Zhan, he was even worse off. Originally intending to leave Su Shen far behind, he ended up trailing them all the way, his face completely darkened.
There were many customers going in and out of the bridal shop.
Even though these days, taking wedding photos or buying a wedding dress was considered a luxury expense, it didn’t deter people from pursuing happiness.
Plus, there were still quite a few who could afford it.
Gu Zi and Su Shen got a queue number, and Lin Miao and Gong Zhan walked in as well.
Both of them looked helpless, never expecting they would still end up following them.
At this moment, Lin Miao felt stifled, both in her heart and chest. When she walked directly towards Gu Zi, although she wore a smile, to onlookers, it seemed uglier than crying. Unconsciously, people moved away from her.
She said to Gu Zi, “Sister Gu Zi, are you here to rent a wedding dress? It doesn’t seem fitting for the countryside. Beautiful wedding gowns would get soiled there.’
Her voice was loud, afraid that the people around wouldn’t hear that Gu Zi lived in the countryside.
In this day and age, people took pride in being city dwellers and most would regard villagers as inferior..