Chapter 20: A Cold Sneer Formed on His Lips
Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
The first one who was unable to remain silent was Madam Liu. She was a widow.
She was known for being familiar with all matters that happened in other people's families.
In any case, Madam Liu was the blabbermouth of the village. She knew everything in the village, and if anything came out of her mouth, she made it sound so realistic that even fake news became real.
"Lad, you don't know about this, but your wife fought against her cousin yesterday, and it's because of a man. He's Chen Qing, and he's the boy with the fair and clean looks—"
As Madam Liu spoke, the area turned silent.
Even Jiang Zebei and Chen Mengtian stopped moving, but one of them was smiling, while the other had a dark look on his face.
The one who was smiling was naturally the carefree Chen Mengtian.
With a sour expression, Jiang Zebei stared at Madam Liu. When the bystanders saw that Madam Liu had no intention of keeping quiet, they watched on, expecting a good show.
Jiang Zebei's lips curled up into a cold sneer, and he interrupted Madam Liu. "You have to provide proof for what you said. My wife is innocent. Does Chen Qing have mountains of gold and silver piled up in his house?"
Madam Liu was stunned. She thought that the son of the Jiang family would definitely fly into a rage and teach Chen Mengtian a lesson, but to her surprise, he did not believe it, and he even asked whether Chen Qing's family was rich.
But that was plain nonsense! If Chen Qing's family was rich, why would they stay in Chen Village?
Madam Liu glared at Chen Mengtian, then spoke to Jiang Zebei with annoyance. "Of course he doesn't. If his family is rich, then pigs can fly."
Someone could not help but snicker and ask, "Why would pigs start flying just because Chen Qing's family got rich?"
Madam Liu turned her head around to glare at the old lady who spoke. She sneered in disdain. "Who would want pigs to fly? I'm saying that they're not rich!"
"Hahaha!" The villagers around them laughed.
Madam Liu ignored the laughter around her and looked at Jiang Zebei. "What do you mean? What does this have to do with your wife cheating on you?"
Earlier, the cold look on Jiang Zebei's face had faded a little, but when he heard Madam Liu's words, his expression turned cold again.
"If Chen Qing isn't rich, he's definitely not some landlord. Why would my Tian Tian fancy him?"
After saying that, Jiang Zebei ignored Madam Liu who was scowling after hearing what he said. He turned around and wrapped his fist in his palm to salute the villagers around them.
"My fellow villagers, the Jiang family has been in Chen Village for nearly ten years. Over the years, we have never done anything to harm the village. When my father was around, he also helped the villagers.
"I know what happened yesterday, but I believe that Tian Tian is not that sort of person. I've already promised her that I will marry her when I pass the imperial exam and am hired as a civil servant."
The people became puzzled.
It was true that, at most, Chen Qing's family had a few acres of land for farming purposes, while the son of the Jiang family could go into the mountains to hunt, and he was also very knowledgeable.
The village chief's son went to the same school as Jiang Zebei, but he was not as knowledgeable as Jiang Zebei.
According to the village chief, the son of the Jiang family was definitely not going to stay with them for long. In the future, he was absolutely going to leave Chen Village.
When Jiang Zebei saw their expressions change as they started to doubt what they had heard, he continued, "Tian Tian has married into my family for nearly three years. She has long since become part of the Jiang family. I believe none of you have forgotten how she joined my family.
"Allow me to say something crass. When Tian Tian's father had just passed away, she was sold into the Jiang family by her aunt. That is why I refuse to believe anything Chen Baozhu says."
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