Reborn as the Blissful Wife in the countryside-Chapter 1156: Family from the Mother’s Side

This Mrs. Chen must have bragged about some things she shouldn’t have in the city, which brought these women here with their daughters.

Elder Xu understood that Mrs. Chen wanted to show off, but the marriage between Brother Xing and his granddaughter had already been verbally agreed upon. This time, they would formalize the engagement when they returned. The two families already had a promise between them. Yet, Mrs. Chen kept boasting in the Prefecture, attracting a crowd of families wanting to latch onto Brother Xing. Elder Xu couldn’t stand it anymore, so he scolded Mrs. Chen.

Mrs. Chen was a bit embarrassed and said with a forced smile, "Don’t be angry, elder. I can handle these families; nothing will happen. You should take them away first."

Elder Xu remained silent, but he looked at the housekeeper inside the cart. The housekeeper reached out and pulled Gu Dexing, helping him onto the mule cart.

Gu Dagui was furious, glaring fiercely at Mrs. Chen and scolded, "Serves you right for boasting about everything under the sun and causing trouble."

He apologized to Elder Xu, "Please don’t be angry, elder. Our family understands the rules and wouldn’t do anything improper. We value the marriage with your family greatly and understand the thoughts of those women. We would never foolishly agree to anything they propose."

At this moment, Gu Dagui was extremely frightened. If the Xu Family thought that his family wanted to break off the engagement or find Brother Xing a second wife, it would be disastrous.

Elder Xu knew that Mrs. Chen just wanted to show off and didn’t dare to do anything against the rules. After scolding Mrs. Chen, his anger dissipated. He heard Gu Dagui’s words and said, "I’ll take them to the government office first. Don’t delay here too long, finish up and head back."

"Sure, don’t worry, elder." Gu Dagui and Mrs. Chen quickly agreed.

Soon, Elder Xu took the remaining mule cart convoy and left, heading for the government office.

The women who had come with their daughters felt uncomfortable and taunted Mrs. Chen, "Oh, Sister Gu, didn’t you say your nephew listens to you? How come he left with an old man? Is your relationship as close relatives not as good as with an outsider?"

The one speaking was the wife of the grocery store owner from the north of the city. Since several new tofu workshops had opened in the north of the city, she knew Mrs. Chen and felt that having a grocery store and house gave her the face to bring her daughter to meet Gu Dexing. Seeing him leave made her very angry.

Mrs. Chen thought that Lady Gan was a gossip and would chat with her to get a lot of news from the Prefecture. Now, hearing these words and thinking of Elder Xu’s warning, she gave no face at all and shouted, "What outsider? That’s Brother Xing’s future wife’s grandfather. We’re one family!"

"What? Scholar Gu is engaged?" The women present were shocked, and Lady Gan was trembling with anger, pointing at Mrs. Chen to question her, "Didn’t you say your eldest nephew isn’t engaged? Now how come there’s a future wife’s grandfather appearing? Are you playing us?"

Damn Mrs. Chen, shrew, liar. She said Gu Dexing wasn’t engaged. After he became a Scholar and the uncle and aunt opened a tofu workshop in the Prefecture, they brought their daughters to cozy up to Gu Dexing.

Mrs. Chen felt a bit guilty, but her demeanor was strong. She stood with her arms akimbo, head held high, and neck straight, saying, "Why are you yelling? I didn’t trick you. My eldest nephew indeed isn’t officially engaged, but our marriage matter with the Xu Family has already been discussed verbally. This time when we go back, it will be formally arranged."

Hearing this, Lady Gan and the others were infuriated to the point they wished to strangle Mrs. Chen. That cunning woman played them and left them without any reason to tear her apart. It was truly infuriating.

Mrs. Chen, seeing them speechless with anger, was pleased, and added, "Dear sisters, I’m not deceiving you. It’s just that we haven’t officially gotten engaged yet, and we must consider the reputation of the Xu family’s girl. We can’t let the whole world know about this, or it would affect her reputation."

Bah, are you really concerned about the Xu family girl’s reputation? This is clearly about hiding it intentionally to get back at us for looking down on your nephew back then!

When suing the Old Gu Family, Mrs. Chen had come to the Prefecture and visited many matchmakers, even asked about their daughters. But they disliked Mrs. Chen for being a country woman. After learning from the matchmakers that a rural woman was inquiring about their daughters, they scolded Mrs. Chen.

Mrs. Chen must have heard gossip from those matchmakers and was deliberately mocking them.

Lady Gan and the others were very angry, but since Gu Dexing became a Scholar, his status was now that of a scholarly family, and they could only swallow their pride.

When Mrs. Chen saw they no longer dared to say spiteful words, she was elated and, along with the Xu family servants, distributed Copper Coins to the onlookers, feeling proud for three quarters of an hour. After finishing distributing the coins, she left in the workshop’s mule cart.

Lady Gan was infuriated, watching the mule cart leave, and cursed, "Bah, you shrew who tilts her chin proudly the moment she gains power, don’t be too pleased. If Gu Dexing ends up marrying an infertile woman unable to bear children, you’ll be the one crying!"

"Sister-in-law Gan, don’t say such curses. If it gets out, Gu Dexing, as a Scholar, could report us to the authorities for it."

"Yes, yes, this Gu family, who knows what’s with them, they just love reporting to the authorities. Now that they have two Scholars, joining forces with the government office, we can’t afford to mess with them."

The other women were all advising Lady Gan.

Lady Gan heard all this and could only let it go.

But a raggedly dressed beggar nearby heard this and came over, asking, "Esteemed noble lady, was that woman you just mentioned named Chen?"

"Who are you? Filthy beggar, get lost!" Lady Gan, having been played by Mrs. Chen and in a fit of anger, saw a beggar approach, smelly and reeking, immediately covered her nose and cursed, "Get lost, if you dare come closer, I’ll report you and have you arrested. As beggars, surely your household registry is lost, and if caught, you’ll be enslaved."

The beggar, hearing this, apologized with a smile, "Noble lady, please don’t be angry. I’m not here to beg; I just thought that woman looked familiar, like my long-lost sister, and I wanted to ask about her."

"What? Mrs. Chen looks like your long-lost sister? Where are you coming from?" Lady Gan was shocked and asked the beggar.

The beggar looked at the surrounding women and whispered, "Noble lady, can we go somewhere less crowded to talk?"

He assured, "Rest assured, noble lady, one of my foot’s tendons is broken, making me a cripple and slow. I wouldn’t dare nor do anything to you."

Lady Gan frowned, clearly reluctant to follow the beggar to a secluded place to talk.

The beggar continued, "I see that noble lady is dissatisfied with that woman. I assure you, if that person is indeed my lost sister, you’ll definitely get some satisfaction for your grievances."

These words struck a chord with Lady Gan, and after thinking for a moment, she said, "Wait here, I’ll come to find you later."

The beggar, seeing Lady Gan agree, quickly responded, "Sure, sure, I’ll be here waiting."