Chapter 190: New Ability

The wives saw Ling Yao, rolled their eyes at her, and walked past her. They didn’t want to talk to this promiscuous woman.

Ling Yao was a little confused, but she wasn’t the kind of person who liked to get to the bottom of things. Since they didn’t want to talk to her, she wouldn’t force herself on them.

Leaving the family quarters, Ling Yao came to the bus stop. To get to the city from the family quarters, she could only take the bus.

There were a few wives at the bus stop waiting for the bus. When they saw Ling Yao come over, they huddled together and whispered.

“Is she Captain Lu’s wife?”

“It’s her.”

“She looks like that. She’s probably not going to stay faithful. I told you, men shouldn’t marry wives who are too beautiful. They’ll easily get cheated on.”

“That’s right. When Captain Lu comes back and finds out about this, he’ll definitely divorce her.”

“She’s so shameless. She has a good man like Captain Lu, and she still goes out and messes around.”

Ling Yao heard every word they said. Her face darkened, and her eyes filled with coldness, “What are you wives talking about? Tell me too.” Her voice was devoid of warmth.

Hearing this, the wives trembled.

“No… nothing…”

“We’re just talking about some trivial things…”

“Yes… yes…”

They had spoken so softly that Ling Yao shouldn’t have been able to hear them.

“Really? Then how come I heard you talking about me, saying I’m restless and that Lu Qingyun will definitely divorce me when he comes back?” Ling Yao’s tone was calm, making people afraid, but the authority in it was undeniable.

“You… you heard wrong…”

“Yes, we really weren’t talking about you…”

Ling Yao smiled coldly, her gaze sweeping over the group, “Whether you heard wrong or not, you know best. When I get back, I’ll report this matter to the higher-ups verbatim.”

Hearing this, the wives were immediately panicked. If this really reached the ears of the higher-ups, the consequences would be unimaginable. It might even affect their husbands.

“Sister Lu, I know I was wrong. I heard it from someone else.”

“Yes, please forgive me.”

“I won’t say bad things about you anymore. Give me another chance.”

At this moment, the bus came from afar and slowly stopped in front of them.

Ling Yao ignored the group and walked onto the bus. This involved her reputation, so she would definitely pursue it to the end.

“What should we do?” The wives looked distraught.

“Let’s get on the bus first.”

They got on the bus and saw Ling Yao sitting in the last row of seats. They looked at each other and each found a seat to sit down. It wasn’t convenient to talk about that on the bus. They planned to ask Ling Yao for forgiveness after getting off the bus.

Ling Yao closed her eyes and leaned back against the seat, pretending to sleep. As she walked all the way here, she had seen the internal structure of everyone’s bodies.

Now, her eyes were like X-rays, able to easily see every part of the human body, every blood vessel. While it was gratifying to have eyes that could see through people, it was also uncomfortable to observe the internal structure of the human body for so long. It would be great if she could control her eyes at will.

“This is Guqiao Station. Passengers, please take your belongings and exit from the back door.” The conductor’s clear and loud voice rang out, and the vehicle slowly came to a stop.

Ling Yao opened her eyes, a hint of surprise flashed in them. She smiled slightly, stood up, and followed the passengers getting off the bus towards the back door. Now, her eyes had returned to normal. It seemed she could control it.

Closing her eyes and opening them again, Ling Yao’s smile widened. She knew how to control her eyes now.

Now that her eyes had this ability, she knew it must be related to the thing wrapped in cloth in the box she dug up yesterday.

She reached out and gently touched the small red mole at the corner of her eye. When she looked in the mirror this morning, she suddenly noticed a new mole at the corner of her eye. This mole didn’t affect her appearance at all. Instead, it added a touch of charm to her.

“Sister Lu, wait for us.”

The wives who had gossiped about Ling Yao earlier caught up with her.

Ling Yao ignored them and walked towards Ma Meifang’s shop.

“Sister Lu, I apologize. I promise I won’t say bad things about you anymore.”

“I promise too. Just forgive us this time.”

Seeing that Ling Yao ignored them, they followed her all the way to Ma Meifang’s shop.

Da Ni, Er Ni, and San Ni were playing in front of the shop. When they saw Ling Yao, they happily greeted her, “Aunt Ling!” Aunt Ling was their benefactor. Without her, they would have been sleeping on the streets yesterday.

“Mom, Aunt Ling is here.”

Ma Meifang heard the sound, put down her work, and walked out. After a morning of busy work, the first batch of fermented tofu was ready. After being left to ferment for a week, the tofu would be mixed with seasonings, marinated in white wine, and then put into earthenware jars for sale.

“Ling Yao, you’re here. Come in and sit down. Fang Qi is here too. He’s waiting for you in the room.” Ma Meifang smiled and invited her in.

She glanced at the wives not far away and was slightly surprised, “Sister Li, Sister Guihua, Sister Wang, Sister Liu, why are you here?”

The wives smiled awkwardly, “We came with Sister Lu.” They didn’t expect Ling Yao to be visiting Ma Meifang, and they didn’t expect Ma Meifang to have her own shop.

They knew that Ma Meifang was considered the poorest in the family quarters. Zhang Huzi never gave her any allowance. Her three daughters wore clothes that others had discarded. The patches on their clothes were endless. Where did she get the money to open a shop?

“Come in and sit down.” Ma Meifang smiled and invited everyone in. When she was in the family quarters, she had a good relationship with these wives. Since they were here, she naturally had to entertain them properly.

“Okay!” They nodded and walked into the room.

“Sister Meifang, is this your shop?” Sister Guihua looked around with envy.

“Yes.” Ma Meifang nodded.

“This shop must have cost a lot of money. Where did you get so much money?”

Ma Meifang turned and looked at Ling Yao, smiling, “Ling Yao just bought this shop.”

Everyone looked at Ling Yao in surprise. She actually had her own shop, and she even lent it to Ma Meifang. That was so generous.

“Miss Ling, you’re here!” Fang Qi walked out from behind. He had made an appointment with Ling Yao to go through the transfer procedures today, so he had come to the shop early.