Chapter 55 Rumors in the Village

After hearing the rumors circulating in the village, Meng Fan came to find Shen Yanhong with a livid face.

"Have you heard the rumors in the village? What are you thinking, and what about your mother? I'm speechless."

Shen Yanhong shook her head, her face also pale, saying she didn't know what had happened.

After she got home yesterday, her father scolded both her and her mother, and in the end, her mother and father got into a physical fight.

Her parents are still bedridden because of her engagement, which caused all the trouble. They are angry with her and don't treat her well.

She'd been busy at home all morning and hadn't had a chance to go out. She was seething with anger and had nowhere to vent. She was incredibly annoyed.

She asked Meng Fan, "What's being said in the village?"

Meng Fan couldn't bring himself to say it, so he said coldly, "Go and find out for yourself!"

Then he turned and left, ignoring Shen Yanhong's calls from behind.

Shen Yanhong felt a little flustered and hurriedly asked around in the village, but she was not very popular among the girls. The only one she could talk to was Wang Dali.

When Shen Yanhong found Wang Dali, Wang Dali said in a sarcastic tone, "Who is this? Isn't this Shen Yanhong, who's trying to climb the social ladder? What's wrong? What do you want?"

Since Shen Yanhong needed something from him, she naturally spoke politely, "I didn't have anything to do, so I came to visit you. We're practically best friends. Has anything been happening in the village lately?"

Wang Dali was disgusted by the handkerchief Shen Yanhong handed her, but then she said gloatingly, "Haven't you heard? The biggest thing in the village right now is your family's business, isn't it? The news that your family asked Shen Jinran's family for a pig has spread all over the place, and everyone is saying that Meng Zhiqing is a gigolo."

Upon hearing this, Shen Yanhong's face turned ashen, and she turned and ran away.

Wang Dali chuckled and muttered, "From now on, I'm going to be beautiful on my own and not get involved with you guys anymore. Just pretend I was blind before."

She finally understood: if you take away the filters, the male and female leads are just ordinary passersby; who isn't the protagonist of their own story?

She knew how things would develop in the future, so why not just get rich on her own? There was no need to get stuck with the male and female leads. It was only after her rebirth that she was blinded by the male lead's halo in the novel. But Meng Fan's scumbag behavior was really intoxicating. She should leave Meng Fan to Shen Yanhong to enjoy!

Jinran was squatting in her private plot, counting the round watermelons.

There were twenty-six in total; they must be super sweet because she grew them herself.

These three are for Grandpa and Grandma, these two are for Mom and Dad, this one is for my brothers, and this one is for Tuantuan's family, and this one...

Before I could finish planning, I was interrupted by the sound of banging on the door.

Hearing the unfriendly banging on the door, Jinran sighed and said to Doujin Fugui, "Do I look too easy to bully? Why are there always these clueless people coming to cause trouble?"

"Woof woof~~" Let's get him!

"Meow~" I feel sorry for you!

When Jinran opened the door, she found an angry Shen Yanhong. Jinran asked impatiently, "What do you want now? Are you ever going to stop?"

"Is Shen Jinran the one you mentioned?"

Jinran didn't understand why Shen Yanhong was acting like a mad dog, so she asked, "What did I say?"

Shen Yanhong continued angrily, "It's all over the village, the whole pig-swapping thing. Didn't Grandpa and Grandma say it was over? But you're still bringing it up, talking about it everywhere. Now everyone's saying Meng Zhiqing is a gigolo, saying my family is short-sighted. How can you be so vicious!"

Jinran quickly stopped her, saying, "Wait a minute, it's not my fault, I won't take the blame. Although I found this rumor quite amusing, I really didn't say it."

Jinran found it increasingly amusing and asked with a laugh, "What else was there to say? Is that all? 'Meng the Educated Youth,' that's quite fitting. What are you? Wang Baochuan... Hahaha... I'm dying of laughter..."

Shen Yanhong was so angry she was about to fly to heaven, while Shen Jinran was still gloating. How vicious!

But Shen Jinran's appearance doesn't seem to match what she said, so who is it?

Finally, she thought of someone: Huang Yuanyuan!

It must be her. Huang Yuanyuan loves Meng Zhiqing but can't have him, so she wants to ruin their reputations and make Meng Zhiqing feel uncomfortable. How can this person be so wicked?

Shen Yanhong ran off again, and Jinran, who hadn't finished chatting, called out, "Don't go! Chat a little longer! I haven't finished laughing yet!"

Shen Yanhong ran even faster.

Jinran smacked her lips with a hint of lingering relish; happy times always seem to pass too quickly.

Then she turned around and went back to her private plot to distribute her lovely watermelons.