Quick Transmigration: Drama Queen's Daily Life-Chapter 781 - 770: Nouveau Riche

Hongxia became more and more agitated as she spoke: "It must be true, otherwise why would it be such a coincidence? I bet she hooked up with another man, and not wanting to ruin her own reputation, used this way to force Ye Qiu into a divorce."

Zhao Yuhong pretended to be clueless: "But why would she want to harm my Xiao Lin? Xiao Lin doesn’t understand anything; she’s innocent. Our Xiao Lin has never offended her."

"Oh, you’ve said it yourself, Xiao Lin doesn’t understand anything. It’s precisely because she doesn’t understand anything that she’s easy to fool. In our village, other than Xiao Lin, who else could be tricked by her?" another woman said indignantly.

"Exactly, all of us were deceived by that woman Cai Juhua. Think about it, how come everyone just happened to pass by Ye Qiu’s home at that time? She stays at home doing nothing all day long, would she not know her own man has come back? And Xiao Lin, although naive, when has she ever been unruly? Her home is right next door, so why would she sleep over at Ye Qiu’s house? Who would believe there’s no ghost in the daylight?" Hongxia added.

"You better go back and ask, see if Xiao Lin can remember anything. And Ye Qiu, when he got drunk, did he really feel nothing at all?"

"Aunt Hongxia, is Uncle Man Cang here? I came to ask him about making furniture." Just as a few people were talking, Ye Qiu knocked on the outside door.

"I forgot that Ye Qiu was coming to discuss furniture making with my man today." Hongxia slapped her thigh and said, "But since he’s here, it’s a good opportunity to ask. This kid is so honest that he doesn’t even know when he’s being schemed against."

Hongxia opened the door and welcomed Ye Qiu in, pulling him to sit down with a warm face.

"Aunt Hongxia, I won’t sit down. Where’s Uncle Man Cang?" Ye Qiu politely asked.

"I forgot to tell you, your Uncle Man Cang went to deliver goods this morning. He’ll only be back in the afternoon. You sit first, I have something to ask you. Come, let me hold Shuaishuai." As soon as Hongxia saw the obedient and cute Ye Shuai, her heart ached for him, feeling sorry for the child who looks so good and is still so young to be abandoned by his birth mom, Cai Juhua is heartless.

"What’s up?" Ye Qiu asked, puzzled. Noticing several other people in the room, he greeted them with a naive face, which further improved their impression of him and reinforced the belief in Hongxia’s speculation.

Ye Qiu has grown up under their watch, how could they be unclear about his character? Over the past twenty-plus years, when has he ever erred? Even if the family was poor, he was always honest and diligent. If he had that intention, why would he have taken a dowry of one hundred yuan to Cai Juhua back then, why not just marry Xiao Lin directly?

Moreover, the situation is also very suspicious now. Ye Qiu must have been out of his senses due to the alcohol that he didn’t notice Xiao Lin in bed with him. Since he was so drunk, what bad things could he still do?

If Ye Qiu really didn’t do anything, then it’s all a misunderstanding. Why would that woman Cai Juhua cling to it and insist on a divorce?

In this day and age, divorced women are subject to criticism. If she really wanted to secure her future, she should have concealed the matter and discreetly discussed with the Yu Family, instead of making a scene known to the entire village.

So she definitely had an alternative plan to be so bold and make an uproar without any scruples, this woman’s scheming is truly unfathomable!

The women exchanged glances, looking at Ye Qiu and Ye Shuai as well as Zhao Yuhong’s performance with even more sympathy.

"Let me ask you, Aunt Zhao said you saw Cai Juhua walking with another man in the county. Is that true?" Hongxia asked in a low voice.

Ye Qiu’s face inadvertently flashed a hint of embarrassment and annoyance, but he still nodded sincerely: "Yes, that man looked quite wealthy, and he seemed to treat her very well."

"Didn’t you only see him twice? How do you know that man treated Cai Juhua well?"

Ye Qiu sighed deeply: "The first time I saw them, Juhua and I weren’t divorced yet. I saw them behaving intimately on the street, Juhua was linking arms with that man, and she was carrying several department store shopping bags. I’ve always been modest and we never had much money at home, so those things must have been bought by that man for Juhua."

Aunt Hongxia said, with a look of disappointment, "Then why didn’t you expose her at that time? Why did you let her get close to another man?"

Ye Qiu lowered his head, chastened: "I had no money, and Juhua was someone I marred by spending all my savings and even had my two younger brothers go hungry along with me to bring her home. I was afraid that if I exposed her, she would run off with that man. Furthermore... moreover, that man looked very wealthy and powerful, I didn’t dare. I thought if I treated Juhua twice as well afterwards, not even letting her do chores like laundry and washing dishes, she would stay. But who knew I would make a mistake myself?"

"Don’t blame yourself, this matter isn’t your fault at all," Aunt Hongxia hurried to comfort him.

Ye Qiu, looking dejected: "How can it not be my fault? After all, it was my drinking that led to trouble, and it also caused Xiao Lin to suffer blame with me. Aunt Zhao, I’m sorry for Xiao Lin. Rest assured, I will definitely treat Xiao Lin well in the future."

"Don’t be so quick to admit fault. Your Aunt Hongxia thinks that there is something fishy about this matter," Zhao Yuhong interjected.

"Right, there is something fishy about this. Let me explain slowly." Aunt Hongxia suddenly felt a heavy burden on her shoulders, feeling that she must get to the bottom of this and obtain justice for Ye Qiu and Xiao Lin. The one who should be blamed is that heartless woman, Cai Juhua.

"What’s so fishy?" Ye Qiu asked, puzzled.

"Tell me, did you see Cai Juhua and that man again yesterday?"

"Yes, they were sitting together in a sedan. Shuaishuai was crying and calling for ’Mom.’ Cai Juhua didn’t even get out of the car; then they drove away. Considering that Shuaishuai will eventually look for his biological mother, I went to ask around a bit."

"What did you find out?" Aunt Hongxia asked eagerly, like a gossip.

"I found out that the man is a government official, sent here from the capital to conduct an investigation. Now that his investigation is complete, he should be returning. His last name is Yan, and over the past few months, he was always seen with a woman around him, named Cai Baoqin. Then I realized that Cai Baoqin after changing her name was actually Cai Juhua."

"That must be exactly what happened." Aunt Hongxia’s eyes lit up with realization. "Cai Juhua must have latched onto that Yan-named man early on. If she wanted to marry him, she would have to divorce you, but a man of power and status would never want a woman with a tarnished reputation, so she could only frame you to make her move to the capital seem justified."

After hearing this, another woman asked, "I still don’t understand, with all his money and power, why would that man take a fancy to the married Cai Juhua?"

"You don’t get it; some men just like that sort of thing," Hongxia said cryptically. "Moreover, since marrying Ye Qiu, Cai Juhua never did any farming work, and in the past few months, Ye Qiu even took care of cooking and laundry by himself. She has been raised like a young lady of rank. Just think about it, not just in our village but also in the neighboring ones, which family’s young lady or new bride has skin as tender and as fair as hers?"