Chapter 385: Chapter 381: Running Towards the Educated Youth Point

So shameless.

"Back in the day, a woman who seduced men and had loose morals would be drowned in a pig cage."

"Exactly. So young and already going down the wrong path. What’s to become of her?"

The aunties lectured Xu Wenwan.

They only latched onto the parts they understood and drew their own conclusions.

As for the parts about the ’plot’ or whatever that they didn’t get, they just ignored them.

One mouth was no match for four or five. Xu Wenwan was so furious her eyes turned red, and she glared at Gu Jiaojiao as if she wanted to eat her alive.

Just then, Leng Yuan stepped forward, pulling Gu Jiaojiao into a protective embrace. His gaze on Xu Wenwan was cold and dangerous.

Xu Wenwan was speechless.

She ran off crying, heading for the educated youth station.

Xu Wenwan felt incredibly wronged. ’These villagers are all insane! They’re so unreasonable! The one I like is Yun Hao, so how could I possibly try to seduce Leng Yuan?!’

’I just want the fortune he carries.’

The aunties watched her run off, a speechless expression on their faces as they talked amongst themselves.

They had never seen such a shameless girl. If she were their daughter, they would have dragged her home and beaten her to death.

Letting her out was just a disgrace to the family.

Gu Jiaojiao still looked aggrieved.

"Aunties, how could she do that? How could she curse us to get a divorce!"

Getting a divorce was a huge deal back then. No one in the entire village had ever divorced. Her curse was no less severe than a venomous oath.

Leng Yuan’s heart ached seeing her like this. He held her close and soothed her, "I would never like her. Don’t cry."

Hearing this, Gu Jiaojiao’s expression softened slightly.

"Of course I believe you. After all, you’re handsome, you have a good job, and your uncle is so influential. Xu Wenwan never liked you before, so I don’t know why she’s suddenly chasing after you now."

Leng Yuan frowned as well, a murderous aura flaring around him, but his words remained gentle. "Uncle only likes you as his nephew’s wife. He won’t like anyone else. Don’t you remember? Before he left, he even told me to treat you well."

Watching the couple’s interaction, everyone could see that Leng Yuan cherished her dearly.

They had originally suspected there might be something going on between Leng Yuan and Xu Wenwan, but seeing how much he doted on his wife, they knew they’d been overthinking it.

Besides, Xu Wenwan’s reputation was now a far cry from Gu Jiaojiao’s. Although Gu Jiaojiao used to have a bad name, it was mostly because she disliked manual labor and acted like a pampered young lady. After getting married, she had completely changed.

Not only had public opinion of her improved, but the village also owed her a great deal for the recent grain situation.

Xu Wenwan was a different story. She was even more annoying than the old Gu Jiaojiao. She wasn’t just lazy; she was also high-maintenance and melodramatic. After returning, she demanded her family make her a new quilt and even made her sister-in-law go to the County Town to buy fabric.

On top of that, her character was poor. She was involved in unclear relationships with men, and her reputation was ruined.

All in all, unless Leng Yuan was blind, there was no way he would give up Gu Jiaojiao for Xu Wenwan.

Considering what Gu Jiaojiao had just said, they thought about it carefully.

When Xu Wenwan had first returned to the village, she had seen Leng Yuan but had treated him like a stranger.

Just two days ago, Leng Yuan and Gu Jiaojiao had their wedding banquet, and Leng Yuan’s uncle came back for it. Today, Xu Wenwan was suddenly pestering Leng Yuan. It was hard not to read into it.

Seeing that her plan had succeeded, Gu Jiaojiao pulled Leng Yuan away.

This was exactly the effect she had been aiming for.

As long as everyone knew Xu Wenwan was after her man, they would pay extra attention whenever they saw Leng Yuan and Xu Wenwan together in the future.

That would make it difficult for Xu Wenwan to make a move on Leng Yuan.

’My poor husband, though. He had to sacrifice his own reputation a little for this.’

Gu Jiaojiao decided to make it up to her man when they got home. She would cook him sweet and sour carp for dinner tonight.

They also happened to have a rabbit, so she would add a braised rabbit stew to the menu.