The Delicate Darling with Her Rough Man-Chapter 124 - 123: Separate Early
’Leng Yuan borrowed from a loan shark?’
’No way!’
Even though she didn’t know the details, she trusted her man.
It was first thing in the morning, and Aunt Leng had come to their door to slander her husband’s name. Naturally, Gu Jiaojiao was not pleased.
"Aunt Leng, how do you know Leng Yuan borrowed from a loan shark?"
Aunt Leng looked smug. Seeing Gu Jiaojiao’s anger wasn’t the least bit surprising to her.
On the contrary, she assumed Gu Jiaojiao was so furious precisely because she couldn’t accept the truth.
This made her put on an even greater air of seniority.
"Never you mind how I found out. If you don’t believe me, ask Leng Yuan yourself. He owes over a thousand to a loan shark."
"With those things, the interest just keeps compounding. It’s terrifying."
"Plenty of people have been driven to their deaths over it."
"We country folk wouldn’t dare mess with people like that. I have no idea where Leng Yuan got the nerve to borrow from them."
"I’d advise you to make plans for yourself and leave him, before you get dragged down with him and don’t even see it coming."
Gu Jiaojiao laughed in anger.
She didn’t care that Aunt Leng was an elder; she wasn’t about to hold back.
"Aunt Leng, I don’t think this is Leng Yuan’s fault. If he had a few fewer ungrateful, bloodsucking relatives, he would never have been pushed to this point."
"Never mind that I trust my husband and know he wouldn’t borrow from some loan shark. Even if he did, I’d just help him pay it back."
"Showing up first thing in the morning to sow discord between my husband and me... Is your son getting too comfortable at his job in the County Town?"
Aunt Leng’s triangular eyes bulged with fury at Gu Jiaojiao’s tirade.
"You—you..."
"’You’ what? Aunt Leng, if you really want your son to come back and work the fields, just say the word. I’ll make sure Leng Yuan grants your wish."
Aunt Leng wanted to fire back, but Gu Jiaojiao spoke so quickly that she couldn’t get a word in edgewise.
By the time Gu Jiaojiao finished, Aunt Leng was simply dumbfounded.
’What was this?’
’Is my son’s job some kind of heirloom your family passes down to use as leverage against us?’
’It wasn’t enough for the father to pass it to his son; now the son has passed it on to his wife?’
Aunt Leng’s face turned green with frustration, but she had no choice but to swallow her anger and defend her son.
"This has nothing to do with my son!"
As furious as she was, she knew her son couldn’t afford to lose his job.
Gu Jiaojiao let out a cold snort, not buying it for a second.
"The son pays for the parent’s debts. Aunt Leng, if you can’t control that mouth of yours, and I hear you breathe a single bad word about Leng Yuan, your son will be back here tilling the fields immediately!"
"And another thing. You can rest assured, Aunt Leng. Even if my Leng Yuan borrows money, they won’t be coming after *you* for it."
"I won’t see you out."
With that, the door was slammed shut with a BANG.
Aunt Leng was so furious she felt like her lungs would explode.
She stood outside the door, cursing and muttering.
"You little bitch! How dare you curse at me! I’ll just wait and see how you and Leng Yuan handle this."
"You’ve borrowed from a loan shark. Your lives are over."
"I refuse to believe you’ll stand by him for the rest of your life."
In a fit of pique, Aunt Leng kicked the iron door.
The iron door was solid and didn’t even dent, but the kick made Aunt Leng’s foot throb with pain. In the end, stewing in a bellyful of anger, she could only limp away.
Inside, Gu Jiaojiao saw Aunt Leng kick the door and felt a pang of sympathy—for her iron door.
’That door has served us well, blocking the malicious intentions of so many people!’
From a corner just outside the gate, Chen JianShe had witnessed the entire argument between Gu Jiaojiao and Aunt Leng.
He had originally had his doubts about the relationship between Gu Jiaojiao and his Brother Leng.
But after seeing this, he was completely won over.
The story about his Brother Leng borrowing from a loan shark was just a rumor they had deliberately spread.
It was meant to stop the Leng Family from coming around and causing trouble.
But then Aunt Leng had gotten wind of it and immediately came to sow discord between the young couple. His Brother Leng hadn’t had a chance to tell Gu Jiaojiao about their plan yet, so Chen JianShe had rushed over to explain.
He just hadn’t expected Aunt Leng to be so quick on her feet and get there before him.
Seeing Aunt Leng knocking on the door, Chen JianShe had no choice but to hide. It wasn’t the right time for him to reveal himself.
He’d assumed that when Gu Jiaojiao heard the news, she would be terrified. After all, back in those days, loan sharks were even more fearsome to ordinary people than vice, gambling, and drugs.
He had even imagined the kind of vicious things she might say.
He never expected that she would defend his Brother Leng from beginning to end.
