Chapter 25: Rumors of Lin Xiangyi and Lu Dingyuan

Lin Xiangyi and Xie Qingxiao exchanged a glance, then walked over to the group who were talking.

The group didn’t notice their arrival and continued their lively discussion:

“You guys are all over the place! What sister, sister, classmate, which sister likes Dingyuan, which sister likes Dingyuan, what’s the deal with the three pieces of jewelry? Didn’t the sister marry Dingyuan? Come on, tell me from the beginning, you’ve confused me!” A confused person was quite anxious.

“What’s wrong with your brain? Everyone else understood, only you didn’t! Come, come, let me explain it to you! If you still don’t understand, then figure it out yourself!”

The village’s famous gossip monger and fence-sitter, Sister Feng, spat with gusto:

“Today, the two sisters from the Xie and Lu families got married, you should know that right? Both sisters and Dingyuan and Qingxiao went to the same high school. The older sister, she liked Dingyuan in high school, but Dingyuan liked the younger sister, got together with her and married her. The older sister was upset, to get back at Dingyuan, she got together with Qingxiao and married next door to Dingyuan, I don’t know what bad intentions she has, she even stole the younger sister’s dowry, the three pieces of jewelry!”

“Do you understand now?”

“I understand, but why is it so dramatic?”

Sister Feng: “Right? It’s more exciting than the stories in storybooks! The Xie family probably thought they were winning, marrying a beautiful and wealthy city girl, but they were played for fools!”

“Don’t say that, the Xie family isn’t losing out! What kind of person is Xie Qingxiao? Only his face is good-looking, but you can’t eat face, he’s lazy and doesn’t have a job, just a good-for-nothing bum, relying on his parents, to marry such a beautiful and wealthy wife, even if they were played for fools, it’s still a win for him!”

Sister Feng: “Yeah, they’re not pitiful at all, the pitiful ones are Dingyuan and his wife, one is pursued relentlessly to his doorstep, the other had her dowry stolen and can’t speak up… Ssh, you’re looking for trouble, why are you pulling my clothes? If you tear it, you’re paying for it, this is a new dress I got at the beginning of the year!”

“Don’t say it anymore! Look behind you…”

Sister Feng and the others turned around and saw Xie Qingxiao and his newlywed wife standing behind them.

Not far away, Xie’s father and mother were also there.

Their faces were a mix of emotions, how did they get caught by the people involved?

“Go on, why aren’t you talking anymore?” Xie Qingxiao’s lips curled into a sarcastic smile, his expression gloomy, his whole body seemed to be covered in frost.

The people behind him, Zhang Pengfei and the others, stood behind Xie Qingxiao with stern faces, their faces expressionless, but it made people feel like they were about to punch at any moment…

Xie Qingxiao rarely appeared in the village, everyone knew he didn’t have a job and spent his days hanging out in the county, what he did they didn’t know, but since it wasn’t a proper job, they automatically classified him as a good-for-nothing, a bum, a bully.

His friends in the village were also naturally considered good-for-nothings, bums, and bullies.

Naturally, they didn’t dare to provoke them easily.

Xie’s father and mother also had this impression of Xie Qingxiao, so they quickly stepped forward to stop him: “Ah Xiao, calm down! Xiangyi, you persuade him, if there’s any misunderstanding, sit down and explain it properly, Sister Feng, you quickly tell us, where did you hear these things? Don’t tell me you made it up!”

“I, I heard it,” Sister Feng quickly said.

What bad luck, everyone who went to Lu’s house for the wedding was talking about it, why was she caught by Xie Qingxiao?

“Heard it? Did Lu Dingyuan say it? Or did Lin Huihui say it?” Lin Xiangyi asked back.

Oh, why did she add fuel to the fire!

Xie’s father and mother quickly gave Lin Xiangyi a wink, but Lin Xiangyi didn’t pay attention to them.

“Yes, yes, it was Lu Dingyuan who said it,” Sister Feng was eager to shift the anger, quickly agreeing.

In fact, it wasn’t Lu Dingyuan or Lin Huihui, it was Lu’s mother who said it.

When Lu Dingyuan was in high school, Lu’s mother often sent him things at school, and she met Lin Xiangyi a few times, knowing of her existence.

Later, when Lu Dingyuan got together with Lin Huihui, she also asked Lu Dingyuan what to do about Lin Xiangyi.

Lu Dingyuan told her that Lin Xiangyi liked him, but he didn’t like Lin Xiangyi.

This was also why Lu’s mother was so happy about Lin Xiangyi marrying Xie Qingxiao.

Because Lin Xiangyi, Lu Dingyuan, and Xie Qingxiao were similar to her, Xie’s mother, and Xie’s father back then.

She lost to Xie’s mother back then, and now, Xie Qingxiao lost to her son.

She couldn’t be happier, just waiting to laugh at Xie’s mother later.

However, she was really angry today about the three pieces of jewelry being taken by Lin Xiangyi, in order to save face, she spread the word.

People nowadays don’t have much entertainment, gossip is their biggest pastime.

This fresh gossip quickly fermented at Lu’s wedding.

After the wedding banquet, almost everyone knew about it.

Lin Xiangyi nodded and dragged Sister Feng towards Lu’s house.

“Hey hey hey, what are you dragging me for? Let go… slowly, slowly, grandma,” Sister Feng wanted to break free from Lin Xiangyi’s grip, but she caught a glimpse of Xie Qingxiao’s dark eyes, her momentum immediately weakened, and she stumbled along behind Lin Xiangyi.

Xie Qingxiao paused for a moment, then followed, Zhang Pengfei and the others following him.

Xie’s father and mother were afraid something would happen, so they quickly followed.

At this time, Lu Dingyuan, Lin Huihui, Lu’s father, and Lu’s mother were talking in the house. Lin Huihui was explaining to them why the dowry ended up in Lin Xiangyi’s hands, pouring cold water on Lin and Lin Xiangyi.

Her tearful eyes were pitiful, Lu Dingyuan was heartbroken and comforted her softly.

Lu’s mother was naturally unhappy with Lin Huihui, but she was even more unhappy with Lin Xiangyi and the Xie family. Seeing Lin Huihui crying pitifully, thinking that she still had a job in the city, she casually comforted her.

At this time, they heard a commotion outside, and the group quickly went out to see Lin Xiangyi dragging Sister Feng towards them.

“Lin Xiangyi, what are you doing?” Lu Dingyuan frowned and reprimanded.

“Repeat what you said outside just now,” Lin Xiangyi pushed Sister Feng forward.

“I, I,” Sister Feng was so embarrassed, she always said bad things about people behind their backs, how could she say it in front of them? Didn’t this make her offend people?

“Not saying it?” Lin Xiangyi pretended to call Xie Qingxiao.

Xie Qingxiao looked at her, she really thought he was a bully?

But he still took a step forward.

Sister Feng: “…”

“I’ll say it, I’ll say it,” Sister Feng closed her eyes and repeated everything she said outside.

“…Qingxiao’s wife likes Dingyuan, but Dingyuan doesn’t like her, so she married Qingxiao… and stole Dingyuan’s wife’s dowry!”

“Who said that?” Lin Xiangyi asked.

Sister Feng pointed at Lu Dingyuan, then at Lu’s mother.

Lin Xiangyi looked at Lu’s mother and son: “Did you guys spread this?”

Lu Dingyuan’s face flashed with discomfort.

Lu’s mother was embarrassed to be questioned in public by Lin Xiangyi and denied: “Of course we didn’t spread it!”

Sister Feng was anxious when she heard this, this mother-in-law wanted to kill her!

Lu’s mother didn’t give her a chance to speak, she changed the subject and said with a frown: “We don’t know who spread it, and I don’t know if some of it is true, but there’s something I need to tell you!”

“Xiangyi, I know you liked Dingyuan before, and I liked you too, but you can’t force matters of the heart, Dingyuan doesn’t like you, he likes your sister, and now he’s married to your sister, you’ve also married Qingxiao, so don’t bother Dingyuan anymore, just live your own lives well, okay?”