Back to the 1980s: Transmigrated as the Bigshot's Pampered Wife-Chapter 127: Only a Bitter Taste Remains

Dong Yuanyuan’s shout startled all the busybodies gathered at the gates of the Dong and Sheng homes. Everyone turned to look at Su Shuochi and Gu Jiaojiao.

Even Mrs. Sheng and Sheng Shiwu, who were about to enter the house, stopped in their tracks and turned to look.

Gu Jiaojiao hadn’t expected this. She had been enjoying the drama, and now it had suddenly landed on her.

She shot a look at Su Shuochi. ’Look at you, attracting trouble even from a wheelchair.’

"Grandma Dong, you can say whatever you want about your daughter, but leave my husband out of it. What’s wrong with being a cripple? Are we living off your charity?"

Su Shuochi was so furious at Grandma Dong’s words that he nearly fell over backward. ’If Jiaojiao wasn’t so capable, wouldn’t she be eating dirt by staying with me?’

Seeing his wife’s small frame standing protectively in front of him, his heart felt as sweet as honey. He took Gu Jiaojiao’s hand, his smile exceptionally handsome.

"My poor Jiaojiao! What a wretched fate you have! It’s all Ren Cuiping’s fault, that uncultured woman.

The son she bore is also the scum of the earth, and she married a pampered girl like you to a cripple.

Not only is Su Shuochi a cripple, but the Su family also went deep into debt trying to get his leg treated. 𝚏𝕣𝐞𝗲𝐰𝕖𝐛𝐧𝕠𝕧𝚎𝚕.𝐜𝚘𝗺

Who knows when they’ll ever pay that back? And now so many people from your maiden family have shown up. Oh my, Jiaojiao, what a wretched fate!"

Gu Jiaojiao was speechless.

’I just told off Grandma Dong, and now she’s acting like she’s on my side. Does she not understand plain language?’

’Besides, everyone in the compound knows our Su family eats meat every day. What’s so wretched about my fate!’

Mrs. Sheng stomped back and pointed a finger at Ren Xiaofang’s nose as she cursed.

"Ren Xiaofang, you venomous woman! Who had the gall to send my relatives packing to the Su family’s house? Have you no shame?"

"The Gu Family was invited here by that ungrateful wretch you gave birth to! But that wretch doesn’t even acknowledge the Gu Family for raising her, so why should our Dong Family house them...?"

Ren Xiaofang’s mouth was like a machine gun, firing nonstop. When she mentioned Sheng Yueyue, she even stomped her feet and clapped her hands.

Mrs. Sheng was speechless.

’Deep down, she felt Ren Xiaofang was right. If her own daughter hadn’t written to the Gu Family, they never would have come to Qing City.’

Listening to her cousin’s tirade, her heart felt like shattered glass, breaking into a million pieces...

Gu Jiaojiao saw Mrs. Sheng standing not far away, dumbstruck and at a complete loss.

’It must be just as Dong Qiming said; she’s too proud to intervene.’

Since the drama had shifted to them, and Mrs. Sheng had seemingly tried to help her a moment ago, Gu Jiaojiao took another step forward and spoke up.

"The Gu Family are my relatives. There’s nothing wrong with them staying with us. What right do you have to criticize Mrs. Sheng here?

Who told you that our Su family can only afford to eat dirt?

Didn’t the Su family’s neighbors tell you that we earn money selling cold noodles every day and eat meat with every meal?"

With that, Gu Jiaojiao couldn’t be bothered with these drama-mongers any longer. She began pushing the wheelchair toward the Su family’s home.

Her voice was pleasant, and she spoke softly and slowly, like a March breeze gently tapping on one’s heart, making it impossible not to believe her.

Besides, among the crowd of gossips, there were indeed many who knew that the Su family ate meat with every meal.

Because Gu Jiaojiao was usually cold and arrogant, looking down on the people in the compound with a certain snobbishness.

So naturally, the people in the compound wouldn’t spread any good gossip about her, only wanting to focus on her negative side.

Those who knew were simply jealous in their hearts that Gu Jiaojiao had such good fortune, eating meat at every meal even after marrying a disabled man.

As for those who didn’t know, they were truly unaware that the Su family ate meat daily. For example, Uncle Dong and his son ate at the Su family’s home every day.

But they never spoke a word about it when they got home, so how would Grandma Dong know that the Su family had meat to eat?

Of the Dong Family members who hadn’t visited the Su’s, only Mr. Dong knew their actual situation. The others had no idea.

Mrs. Sheng was similarly unaware of the Su family’s specific circumstances, as neither her husband nor her younger son had told her.

By the time the Sheng Family’s eldest son found out, he had already left for the border. Sheng Shiwen and Sheng Yueyue didn’t know either.

Once Su Shuochi and his wife were a good distance away, the crowd outside the Dong Family’s courtyard started gossiping again.

"Hey, let me tell you, Gu Jiaojiao wasn’t lying. The Su family really does eat meat every meal."

"How come we’ve never heard you say that before?" an uninformed woman demanded loudly.

"I have to work every day, don’t I? Besides, none of you ever asked!"

"Exactly. I also heard that Old Sir Gu and his son are both high-level professors. Several Divine Doctors even came from the Imperial City today to treat them."

"For real? If what you’re saying is true, then Su Tuan’s leg can be healed, right?"

"Yes, it can be healed. The youngest doctor from the Imperial City, Doctor Xia, is here. They say he’s the best surgeon in all of China."

After settling in the VIPs from the Imperial City, Uncle Dong returned to the gate and overheard the crowd’s chatter.

"Elder Dong, were you receiving Divine Doctors from the Imperial City today?" one of Mr. Dong’s old army buddies asked curiously.

"Yes. The long-renowned He Shen Yi came, as well as the youngest, Doctor Xia, who just returned from studying abroad."

Uncle Dong was usually a man of few words, but he was very happy today. His older sister’s family was living well.

And on top of that, his nephew-in-law’s leg could be completely healed, something he hadn’t known before.

"Oh my god, if Su Tuan can stand up again, Jiaojiao has really hit the jackpot. Her future will be full of blessings."

"What do you mean, ’if’? Elder Dong said it can definitely be healed. They’re all Divine Doctors, with specialists in both traditional and Western medicine. How could it not be healed?"

"Su Tuan is just an impressive man. He’s disabled and still eats meat every meal. My family hasn’t had a taste of meat in a month."

"Haha... Listen to you, as if your family could afford to eat meat even once a month before."

Someone familiar with the speaker ruthlessly exposed their lie.

"Heh heh... We may not get to eat a meal with meat once a month, but we can at least get a bit of pork lard."

The crowd dispersed as they talked. They had to work again tomorrow; watching the drama was just a way to feel a little more fortunate than others in some small way.

"Mom! Did you hear that? They said Shuoci’s family is supporting so many people and still eats meat at every meal, and..."

"Yuanyuan, shut your mouth and come home with us." Mr. Dong spoke with authority, then raised his cane and walked into the courtyard.

Ren Xiaofang scurried after him to support his arm, calling back over her shoulder, "Yuanyuan, come home with Mom."

Mrs. Sheng, who was also entering the Sheng Family’s courtyard gate, thought about the crowd’s chattering. Then she remembered her husband, who was lying in the hospital, so angry with their daughter.

She asked her younger son beside her, "Xiao Wu, did you know that the Su family eats meat every day?"

"Mom, how would I know that!" Sheng Shiwu lied without even thinking.

"Sheng Shiwu, cut the crap! It’d be a miracle if you didn’t know! Everyone in the compound says you’ve secretly visited the Su family several times!"

Sheng Yueyue shrieked from the balcony on the second floor of the Sheng Family home.

Mrs. Sheng looked up at her daughter’s savage expression, an indescribable feeling welling up in her heart.

It was as if all the snake gallbladders in the world were churning in her stomach. She couldn’t bear it and wanted to spit out the bitterness.

But just as it reached her lips, she forced it back down, leaving only a bitter taste in her mouth...