Chapter 216: Good Show One After Another

Luo Qiao had no objections and nodded in agreement, which resulted in the dispersal of those who had come to watch the commotion.

Lu Yichen watched as everyone dispersed and quietly returned to his own courtyard. After closing the gate, he turned around to see Shitou standing in the yard.

Lu Yichen asked aloud, “Not sleeping? What are you doing out here?”

Shitou looked at Lu Yichen and said, “Of course, I’m worried about Sister, just like you. But Sister is so capable, she’s not afraid of that bad village secretary.”

Lu Yichen reached out and rubbed Shitou’s head. “You shouldn’t say such things outside.”

Shitou replied, “I’m not stupid.”

At Gao Shunyi’s house, the neighbors were startled by the sound of dishes crashing. Recently, due to Li Xiulan and Gao Rulin’s hospital expenses, their savings were exhausted. Li Xiulan wanted Gao Taohua to marry as soon as possible.

This way, they could get the dowry money early. Gao Taohua had never liked the prospective groom, and she heard Li Xiulan telling Gao Shunyi that they were short of money at home and couldn’t fulfill their promise regarding the dowry.

In a fit of anger, she stormed in and swept the dishes they had just finished eating off the table onto the floor.

It turned out that Gao Taohua had just started walking these days. She originally wanted to follow along to watch the commotion, but after crossing the bridge, she felt discomfort in her ankle. Doctor Gao had specifically instructed her not to walk long distances these days.

So she turned back home, but unexpectedly, just as she reached her parents’ door, she overheard the conversation inside.

Gao Taohua glared at Li Xiulan angrily, “I won’t marry if you want me to marry. What do you take me for? Finding such an ugly thing and now you want me to marry empty-handed. Are you my mom? Are you my real mom?”

Ignoring whether her ankle was better or not, Gao Taohua ran out directly. Those outside the Gao family who wanted to watch the excitement saw Taohua running across the bridge.

Some of the villagers who had just come down from Luo Qiao’s house to watch the excitement gathered on the bridge discussing today’s events. When they saw Taohua running and crying as she climbed up, curious people followed her.

They saw Gao Taohua from a distance knocking on Lu Yichen’s door, crying and shouting, “Lu Yichen, please open the door and save me. I’m begging you.”

Everyone was stunned. Gao Taohua was shameless to disregard such a big commotion. What did she want to achieve by causing such a scene? Extorting someone?

After a while, villagers who had followed Gao Taohua from outside Gao Shunyi’s house arrived and commented, “There’s been quite a commotion at Taohua’s house. She must have had a fight with her parents. But how did she end up at Lu Yichen’s house?”

“Hehe, not sure. Gao Taohua sure has some nerve. She’s quite something.”

“Ha, ‘quite something’? You will marry into Gao Shunyi and Li Xiulan’s family then.”

“Haha, let’s not go there. Our family isn’t that wealthy, and I dare not provoke the Gao family. They have too many brothers-in-law, it’s not something ordinary people can handle.”

“Are you afraid that Li Xiulan will squeeze your family dry?”

“No, no, no, that’s not the main reason. The main thing is, I can’t accept someone like Gao Taohua. She’s not suitable for me.”

“Gao Taohua is shameless indeed. Didn’t the Gao family already arrange someone for her? I heard they were about to finalize the engagement in a few days. Why did she come to Lu Yichen’s house to cause a scene?”

“Do you think it’s possible that Gao Taohua and Lu Yichen might be having affairs? Lu Yichen has quite a peculiar taste, hahaha.”

“Don’t talk nonsense. Have you ever seen Lu Yichen interact with villagers, or have you seen him interact with Gao Taohua? Although he has leg issues, his judgment wouldn’t be that bad. Didn’t you hear what Gao Taohua just said?”

“I guess Gao Taohua didn’t like the person her mom arranged for her and caused a rift in the family.”

“What does she mean by asking Lu Yichen to save her now? What does she want Lu Yichen to do?”

“What can he do? He surely can’t persuade her parents. She must have a crush on Lu Yichen.”

They have to admit that this person ^[1]“hit the nail on the head’ – guess it righthit the nail on the head. The onlookers finally understood why Gao Taohua left home and ran straight to Lu Yichen’s house.

This woman is truly shameless. Fortunately, so many people are witnessing this today, otherwise, without knowing the whole story, this scene could easily be misunderstood.