Chapter 153: Rumors
Lu Yan only stayed at home for two days, and when no one was paying attention, he left a note and then left.
After he left this time, it became unknown when the couple would be able to meet again.
When the second son of the Gu family and his wife said that their son-in-law had returned and would come to visit, they were told that his son-in-law had already left. They immediately felt that something was wrong and wondered if their daughter was hiding something from them.
So Gu Laoer asked his daughter directly.
"My daughter, be good, tell me the truth. Did something happen to your husband or did he do something to let you down? Otherwise, why would he not dare to see us and leave after only two days? Your brother is like this. If you are wronged, you must tell us. Living here is like living in your mother's house. We are from the same village, and there is nothing you can't tell."
Unexpectedly, their conversation in the yard was heard by Yang, who happened to be visiting Gu Leyou. So she exaggerated the conversation and spread it to others. Unexpectedly, it spread throughout the village in no time.
"Have you heard that the son-in-law of the second son of the Gu family has a woman outside, so he abandoned his wife and children and left after only two days of returning. I used to think that the son-in-law was a very upright person, but I didn't expect that he would do such a thing behind the scenes."
"It's really pitiful for Le You, the girl, to be a widow at home. She has a husband, but he has fallen in love with another woman."
"Who said it wasn't? I knew there must be some unspeakable secret. Otherwise, why would a grown man run away when his wife had already given birth to a daughter? He must have another family outside, but his wife outside wouldn't allow him to come back for so long."
For a time, rumors about Lu Yan spread everywhere.
This rumor was really harsh to the ears, so Gu Laoer sent his daughter-in-law to explain to his daughter what was going on and why his son-in-law left after staying at home for only two days. Is there really something fishy going on? Is it true, as they said, that the son-in-law has someone else outside?
If that is really the case, then you can't judge a person by his appearance.
So Lin rushed to her daughter's house angrily.
It is not appropriate for Gu Laoer, a father, to ask about this matter, so it can only be asked by Lin, the mother.
Gu Leyou looked at his mother's aggressive look and felt that things were not that simple.
"Mother, what's wrong with you? Why are you so angry? Who made you angry? Was it your brother?"
"It's you two. What happened to your husband? He stayed at home for two days and then left. Is it you or we who treated him badly?"
"My husband found a job and went out to work. I can't come back for a while. What's wrong? What happened? Are you angry with him?"
Lin took her granddaughter from her daughter and asked, "Why are you so calm? Haven't you heard the rumors outside?"
Gu Leyou was a little unhappy because of her husband's departure. She was a little resentful now that the other party chose to leave without saying goodbye and left a note with a few simple words on it, telling her to wait for him to come back.
He is now just like the silly wife waiting for her man as they said before, waiting and waiting. This time she finally waited for him to come back, but she sat there for two days and then left again. Aren’t the things in his heart more important than his own little family?
I really don't understand why. Maybe I misjudged a man like this.
But given the situation at the time, she had no choice but to make that choice.
Seeing that her daughter was unmoved, Mrs. Lin had no choice but to tell her all the rumors outside.
"Do you know what people outside are saying about your husband? They say he already has a woman outside and that's why he abandoned you and your widow in this small mountain village and never came back. This time he came back just to say goodbye to you before leaving. How come you didn't think of this? What they say outside is so unpleasant that it has reached your father and me."
"They are all talking nonsense. You and Dad don't believe it. If my husband really has another woman outside, I won't cry or make a fuss. I will break up with him quietly. From now on, we will go our separate ways and live happily ever after."
After hearing their daughter's resolute words, they all concluded that there was something wrong with their son-in-law.
However, Gu Leyou calmed down and asked, "This is our family affair. How did others know about it? Who did you hear it from?"
Lin couldn't explain it either, because they didn't know who said this.
We have to get to the bottom of this matter, otherwise it will spread within a hundred miles.
So she asked Lin to take the two children back.
She went to the village to find out who spread the rumor.
After some inquiries, she finally found out.
It turned out that it was the eldest aunt who did it. She was the one who would not break up their family.
Grandma's condition is much better now, so she can go to uncle's house and make some trouble.
Gu Leyou took a deep breath, suppressed the anger in his heart, turned around and walked towards his uncle's house. Along the way, the villagers looked at her one after another, and their whispers were like thorns in her back, but she had only one thought in her mind at the moment: to ask her aunt for an explanation.
As soon as I arrived at my uncle's house, I heard my aunt loudly saying, "I'm telling you, there's definitely something wrong with Lu Yan. He must have had a woman outside. Otherwise, why would he abandon his wife and children and leave his daughter-in-law in this small mountain village? He also didn't want his son and daughter. He must have found a new lover outside and thought that person was prettier than your niece, so he didn't want them anymore."
Gu Leyou was listening to those words outside the door, and he pushed the door open and walked in in anger.
"Aunt, stop slandering me. I know my husband is a very good person. He would never do anything to let me down. Stop talking nonsense. Besides, you didn't see it with your own eyes. If you talk nonsense about something you don't have any evidence for, be careful or I'll tell the county magistrate and have him arrest you."
Does Yang feel that his daughter is about to get married, so he is confident enough to dare to fight back when being scolded?
"You little girl, what I said is well-founded, why do you say I am slandering you? Besides, if your husband didn't do anything wrong, why didn't he stay? And he left after only two days. Don't think I don't know, he must have done something wrong to you, and he was too embarrassed to see you, so he left in a hurry."
In fact, Old Mrs. Liu had also heard about this matter, and she also heard the villagers' discussions when she went out to buy things, but she had never met her granddaughter and had no idea what kind of person he was, so she didn't want to jump to conclusions.
When Gu Leyou saw that grandma didn't say anything, she felt that she was biased towards her uncle and aunt's family again.
So she asked, "You didn't see it with your own eyes, so how can you jump to conclusions? You are really a family of snakes and rats, none of them are good. Do you think I married better than Mingyue? You can't stand seeing our family doing well, so you spread rumors like this? If we leave, I think you will be happy."
Yang sneered, "Your sister Mingyue has already gone out to play. Who is like you, staying in this mountain valley every day? Besides, why should I be jealous of you? Your sister Mingyue is married to a first-time married man, and you are marrying a man with a child and a burden."
Gu Leyou was provoked by Yang's words, his eyes instantly turned red, and the grievances in his body surged like a tide.
She gritted her teeth, her voice trembling a little: "So what if it's my first marriage? Although my man has a child, he is devoted to me, and we live a stable and peaceful life. Unlike you, who only know how to gossip and stir up trouble all day long."
Grandma finally spoke up at this time, "Enough, enough, stop arguing, it's giving my wife a headache. We are all family, is it necessary to make it like this today?"
Gu Leyou was not willing to give up. She looked straight into Grandma's eyes and said word by word, "Grandma, for so many years, you have always been partial to my uncle's family and thought of them for everything good. It's nothing more than thinking that my uncle's family has supported you for so many years. If you don't give them any benefits, will they support you? It's absolutely impossible. I'm not here today for anything else. I just want to say that I hope my aunt's family can give me a reasonable explanation. Why do you want to make up rumors about our family? My husband is fine, but you have to say that he is looking for a woman outside. Isn't this slandering his innocence?"
When Yang heard this, she put her hands on her hips and shouted at the top of her voice: "We won't give you any explanation. If you haven't done anything wrong, you won't have any juniors coming to our house to yell at us."
At this time, the uncle who had been silent all this time finally stood up. He frowned and said impatiently, "Alright, alright, stop talking. It's just a small matter, isn't it worth making such a fuss? Leyou, don't take it too seriously. We are all family."
Gu Leyou looked at his uncle's attempt to smooth things over and found it ridiculous. "Uncle, what you said is really interesting. It's always like this. As long as my aunt and your family are right, they say we are all family. If you are wronged, you have to argue for the truth. How can there be people like you in the world? Is this fair to others?"
After hearing what his niece said, Gu Haicheng had no idea what to say in response, but Yang started to become aggressive.
"You don't have to say anything else, just like it's your funeral. If you think your husband has done nothing wrong, then you can call him over. If you can't call him over, then it means I'm right. Didn't he ask you to leave? Why didn't you leave? No, didn't he ask you to leave together? Why didn't you go with him? Instead, he left you here alone to take care of the children. Those two children are his own, but he doesn't want them. It means he is guilty and has another woman outside and doesn't want you anymore."
Gu Leyou clenched his fists as he listened to the harsh rumor.
"Since you all don't want to reason today, then there's no need for me to reason with you. If you want to have rare spiritual power, apologize to us as soon as possible. Otherwise, I will make public the dirty things you did in the past and see who will be embarrassed in the end. Anyway, I am already a married woman. Although my last name is Gu, you are still the ones who are embarrassed."
Now it was the turn of the three members of the family to be anxious.
Fortunately, Gu Mingyue is not here, otherwise this matter would be difficult to handle, and Yang and Old Lady Liu would be extremely worried.
"Don't threaten me with this kind of thing, little girl. We are all surnamed Gu. If one person loses face, the whole family will lose face. If you don't believe it, just tell others about it. I think no one else will agree except me. Tell others about it. If you are brave, just tell others."
The aunt was threatening her, thinking that she didn't have the courage. So today she came to try whether she had the courage to tell everyone about the Gu family's ugly deeds.
Having said that, she was about to leave her uncle's house calmly.
Old Mrs. Liu quickly walked forward to stop her.
"Granddaughter, what are you doing? We can't do anything rash. After all, this is our family's business. We should solve it behind closed doors. We can't make this matter known to others. If we make this matter known to others, we will no longer be able to stay in this village."
"Then you don't have to tell anyone. You can ask my aunt to apologize to me and go out and tell them clearly that what my husband said was just nonsense and not true."
"Old man's wife, why don't you explain it to them? You didn't hear what they said. Your husband went out to find a job, not to run away with someone else. Explain it to them quickly before rumors spread. If we go out, people will point fingers at us. If you don't explain it to them, you, a straight woman, will expose your ugly deeds. You should weigh the importance of this matter yourself. I'm telling you this."
Knowing that his mother was angry, the eldest son of the Gu family had no choice but to persuade his wife.
"You'd better listen to your mother and explain things clearly to them, so that rumors won't spread everywhere. I know Le You is a man of his words, so don't make him angry. If he really tells everyone about what you did in the past, it will be bad for us. You should go out and explain things to them, and then apologize to Le You."
For the sake of her daughter Mingyue, Yang planned to go out and explain things clearly to the other party. After all, Mingyue still didn't know about her own scandal. If she knew, how would she deal with it?
She was very proud at first because her best friend was not at home today. She went to town with a girl from the neighboring village and had not returned yet. Even if she didn't consider herself, she had to consider her daughter.
Just like that, Yang first apologized to Le You. However, although she said she wanted to apologize, she was still a little unhappy in her heart, and the expression on her face was reluctant.
"I'm sorry, it was my aunt who misheard. Don't take it to heart."
After she finished speaking, without waiting for everyone's reaction, she went out to settle the problem she had caused. Otherwise, if the village chief found out, the consequences would be disastrous.
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