Chapter 76: Can't Stop the Damned Ghost
Wen Yan said, "Pei'er, open the bundle and let the master and his wife have a look."
"Yes, master." Pei'er opened the bundle as she was told.
Revealing the brand new wedding dress underneath.
Wen Yan looked at her father and said, "Father, look, my wedding dress has been well preserved."
Wen's father suppressed his anger and looked at Jiang Xinkui.
Jiang Xinkui walked to the table, picked up the wedding dress with one finger, and looked at it carefully. Both the embroidery and the stitches were clearly Wen Yan's wedding dress, and it couldn't be fake.
She thought about it carefully. Although it had been a long time, she vaguely remembered that Wen Yan did say that she did not sell her wedding dress.
But so what!
Since she has to bear the blame, she might as well bear it to the end.
Jiang Xinkui said, "...it's been half a month. With your embroidery skills, it shouldn't be difficult to create another similar one."
Wen Yan suppressed her smile. "Mother, do you really want me to be charged with selling wedding gowns today? Then invite the owner of Tianyi Cloth Shop over. He heard my explanation and even tried to persuade you with me."
"In the end, it's just that she's unwilling to help your father overcome his current difficulties." Jiang Xinkui turned around and grabbed Wen's father's hand. "Master, let's go back. We raised her for more than ten years, but she refused to help with even this little favor. It seems like all our efforts were in vain."
Father Wen also looked at Wen Yan: "Are you really unwilling to stand up for your father this time?"
"Mother, there's no need to use your kindness in raising me to hold me hostage." Wen Yan looked helplessly at her father. "Father, it's not that I don't want to, but I can't. The rumor about me pawning my wedding dress was spread deliberately by someone with ulterior motives, probably to protect your position. If we had ignored it, the rumor would have died down in a few days. But Mother fell for the trick and burned her dress in public. The person with ulterior motives took advantage of the situation and, as expected, your father was suspended. I'm clarifying the matter now in order to get your father reinstated. Do you think they'll let you have your wish?"
Wen's father looked at Wen Yan suspiciously.
Jiang Xinkui snorted coldly, "Even if your story about selling the wedding dress was fake, as long as you admit it, it will become real. In the final analysis, you still think we are not your biological children. In your heart, your father's future is not as important as your reputation."
Of course!
Do I still have to put you first?
Wen Yan curled the corners of his mouth and said, "Since you are seeking death, how can I let you down!"
She sighed softly, "Forget it. Since Mother thinks these are all excuses from me, then I will obey Mother and go with you to the banquet to clarify things. However, if the truth comes out one day, please don't blame me, Father and Mother."
When Wen's father and mother heard that she was willing to clarify, they immediately breathed a sigh of relief.
"In that case, seven days from now, you will come with me to your grandmother's sixtieth birthday party. You will explain everything at the banquet then."
"Yes. My daughter will definitely attend the banquet on time in seven days." Wen Yan bowed politely.
Wen's mother's eyes moved around her.
She was wearing coarse clothes and looked very shabby.
If she showed up at her grandmother's birthday party dressed like this, no amount of explanation would be of any use.
She suppressed her nausea and said to Wen Yan, "When you return home a day early, I will prepare a decent outfit for you."
"Yes, mother." Wen Yan bowed again and stood up to say goodbye.
Pearl followed her, holding the wedding dress.
Jiang Xinkui thought for a moment and reminded, "Let's burn this wedding dress too. Keeping it will easily give people something to talk about."
Wen Yan left without looking back.
Jiang Xinkui was ignored, and she was so angry that she grabbed Wen's father's arm: "Master, look at her..."
Father Wen cast a warning look at him, saying, "It's time for us to go back."
Father Wen took out a piece of silver and placed it on the table. He said goodbye to Mrs. Qiao and left.
"No need to see me off." Mrs. Qiao really didn't even take a step towards seeing me off. She walked forward, grabbed the silver coins, put them in her mouth and took a big bite.
A tooth mark immediately appeared on it.
She curled her lips and said, "Humph! He's a third-rank official! He only gave me a little change, how petty."
The Wen couple followed Wen Yan out of the door and saw a tall and handsome man with five men, who were respectfully saluting Wen Yan.
Jiang Xinkui sneered, "Ha! A married woman, talking and laughing with a man in public. She's learned all the rules of the Wen family for ten years."
Father Wen glanced at her and said calmly, "The one leading the group is the adopted son of the great general who protects the country."
Jiang Xinkui choked and then felt unbalanced.
If Wen Yan hadn't taken over Ruyue's identity, she would be the one who was on good terms with Meng Chifei.
Meng Chifei is deeply favored by the emperor. As long as she pleads with the emperor, Wen's father will not suspend her from her post.
Jiang Xinkui, with deep resentment and resentment, got on the carriage back to the city with Wen's father.
The men who came to find Wen Yan were none other than Chen Ba Ge.
They were asked by Meng Chifei to help Wen Yan build a house.
As soon as they entered the village, they heard that the Wen couple had arrived.
He had heard about the bad things the Wen family had done in the capital.
I came here directly because I was worried that Wen Yan would be bullied.
Wen Yan looked at the six burly men in front of her and realized that her house was too small for them to live in.
She thought about it and brought everyone to Aunt Liu's house.
Wen Yan said to Chen Ba Ge, "There are not enough rooms in my house, so I want to arrange for you to stay here."
Chen Ba Ge said cheerfully, "As long as there's a place to shelter from the wind and rain and sleep, it's fine. You can arrange whatever you want."
Wen Yan then knocked on the door of Aunt Liu's house.
The gate of the courtyard was quickly opened from the inside.
Aunt Liu glanced towards the next door and asked, "They asked you to come over. Did they give you any trouble?"
She had been lying in the corner eavesdropping.
But they were in the main room and spoke in low voices.
She heard nothing.
Wen Yan smiled and shook her head: "It's my grandmother's birthday, and they came to inform me to go back and attend the birthday party."
Aunt Liu is a simple-minded person and believes whatever Wen Yan says.
Wen Yan then explained her purpose: "You have many rooms, I would like to rent a few."
Aunt Liu's father-in-law and husband were both hardworking people. They made a lot of money when they were alive and built their house to be spacious and bright.
"But..." Aunt Liu looked at the adult man behind her with a conflicted look on her face.
She really wanted to help Wen Yan.
But she was a widow, and if several grown men suddenly moved into her house, her reputation would be ruined.
Wen Yan saw her concerns and said quickly, "My family is going to build a house and a workshop, and we need someone to cook. I'd like to ask for your help. You can live in my house when the time comes, but you have to squeeze in with Hui Niang and her daughter."
Aunt Liu's worries vanished after hearing this. She nodded and agreed hurriedly, "What's the point of talking about renting? Your family has helped us enough, hasn't it? It's just a few rooms, you can just use them directly."
Wen Yan smiled and said, "One thing is one thing. Renting is renting, and cooking is cooking. As for the wages, fifty cents a day, are you satisfied?"
Aunt Liu nodded hurriedly: "Satisfied, satisfied, I am extremely satisfied."
Young and strong men went to the city to carry heavy bags, working hard and tiringly for only fifty cents a day.
She is just a woman who helps with cooking, and yet she can get so much.
If you are still dissatisfied, you are not content.
Aunt Liu immediately went back to the house to pack some daily clothes and some daily necessities, and then called her son to tell him not to neglect the guests.
Wen Yan also called Chen Ba Ge aside and asked about the situation of the other five people.
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