The village’s sesame oil daughter-in-law was the village matchmaker, occasionally helping people make matches.
Recently, she wanted to suggest a match for Pengzi, but before she could speak, she saw Pengzi bringing back such a handsome bride and naturally had to come forward to find out everything.
"Girl, you don’t look like a local, from out of town, right, working in Pengzi’s factory?" Though the sesame oil daughter-in-law’s Mandarin wasn’t standard, she had a bit of an accent that was understandable.
"Yes, I’m from out of town," Yin Li smiled at her.
"Oh, you are really beautiful. Let me tell you, this Su Peng used to be a fool, only became smart half a year ago. And his sister, she’s not a decent one either, if you’re choosing a boyfriend, you’d better be sharp." The sesame oil daughter-in-law certainly didn’t want her setting her sights on Su Peng.
If Su Peng found someone on his own, she’d lose her chance to set him up.
Now everyone in the village knew that the richest, most prestigious family was Guaizi’s, with two factories, income pouring in every day.
If she could secure a marriage for Su Peng, the matchmaker’s red envelope would definitely be substantial.
Yin Li caught on to her words, "Auntie, some things shouldn’t be said carelessly, I’ve heard him talk about his sister, she’s a very capable person, how is she not decent?"
Talking needed to be an art, and if you hit right to the heart of the matter, others might not tell you everything.
Of course, if you help maintain someone’s image, they will definitely tell you.
"Capable she is." The sesame oil daughter-in-law glanced at Su Peng not far away; seeing that the girl was willing to chat with her, she became more interested, "I’ll tell you, but you can’t say it was me who said it. A year ago, when her sister was coming back from the town’s fair, she was raped. A few months later, she was pregnant, not knowing who the father of the child was, so she got involved with our local famous Dr. Ye Cheng. This young girl is fierce, hooked him and got married to Dr. Ye Cheng. Can you call such a woman decent? Not at all, no sense of shame." The sesame oil daughter-in-law could only talk about this behind backs, not daring to say it openly.
Should He Ximei hear these words, she’d definitely make a scene.
But, as a matchmaker, she of course had to say what people liked to hear depending on the situation, that way she kept business going. If everything said were true, setting up a successful match would be odd.
Yin Li was quite surprised hearing her words, "Can’t be, I heard Pengzi say his sister is really impressive, I heard she’s now in the Imperial Capital, living well."
"She’s cunning." The sesame oil daughter-in-law continued, "I’m telling you, everyone in our village knows about it, not just our village, the nearby villages know about Guaizi’s daughter’s situation too. But she has some tricks, otherwise with the scandal she caused, she wouldn’t be able to turn her life around, might have to find some place to resolve herself."
"That’s too pitiful, hasn’t that man been found yet?"
"What’s there to find, he’s dead." The sesame oil, aligning herself with Liu An remarked, "A good-for-nothing, got drunk, fell into a ditch and died."
Listening to her, Yin Li’s lips twitched.
Turns out the man she last killed was none other than the biological father of Su Xiaofeng’s children. So, it seemed she personally cut off that piece of evidence.
"Wife." Ye Cheng held Xiaofeng’s hand, his hand enveloping hers, "Thank you for being with me today."
His wife stood by his side, which gave him great comfort.
"You set such a big trap for me to jump into, if I didn’t jump, wouldn’t I have disappointed you?" Xiaofeng looked at him with a smile, "Don’t tell me, the matter of us registering our marriage in Xijiang County and having married already wasn’t leaked by you."
"That wedding photo too, was that also deliberately released by you, just so people would believe it’s true?"
Ye Cheng’s eyebrows raised, his face breezy as if touched by spring, all cheerful, "Wife, if I hadn’t done this, you would definitely have thought only about escaping me. Now it’s good, we’re on the same side, you can’t escape, and neither can I, we can only move forward together."
"This was your choice, you can’t regret it." Xiaofeng’s lips curved up, "If you one day get tired of me, or want to get rid of me, you’ll find it’s impossible."
"Does your family have any objections to our relationship?" Xiaofeng looked at him.
"My mom has some objections, but I understand her, as long as we hurry up and have another baby, her little problems won’t matter at all." Her mom’s opposition was only because of the many rumors outside recently, she cared a lot about appearances, and with such nasty talk outside, she naturally wouldn’t be indifferent.