Rong Sheng quietly went to the kitchen, found a bunch of chili peppers. These chili peppers were all fresh, homegrown, and extremely spicy, so spicy that they could make someone drink three scoops of cold water.
But there was no other way. In order to prevent her future husband from being scolded, she closed her eyes, stuffed the washed chili pepper into her mouth, bit it off in large bites, and ate the chili pepper with a tragic and heroic air.
As soon as she ate a chili pepper, Rong Sheng's eyes immediately turned red, just like a rabbit's. Her mouth and throat were burning, and she quickly scooped up a ladle of water and poured it into her mouth, but the cold water could only alleviate the burning sensation, not stop it. So Rong Sheng was burning with snot and tears streaming down her face, looking pitiful.
After the spiciness in her mouth subsided a bit, Rong Sheng ate another chili pepper.
Two chili peppers were enough; I really couldn't eat any more. If I ate any more, my lips would really swell up.
Unable to get any information about Rong Sheng from the old gambler, and seeing that the old gambler firmly told them that he had indeed not taken their precious Sheng Bao away, Rong Hua and the others had no choice but to let the old gambler go and return home.
However, as soon as they stepped out of the old gambler's house, they saw that bastard Gu Beiyi standing at the door with his head bowed and looking very obedient. The brothers felt a little strange, so they quickened their pace and went forward, only to hear their mother nagging on and on.
Based on Xu's words, they still couldn't figure out what had happened.
As luck would have it, Rong Hua and the others had just arrived at the door and hadn't even asked what had happened when Rong Sheng came out of the house with tears in her eyes. She ran to Xu Shi like a gust of wind, staring at her pitifully and saying, "Mother, please don't scold Gu San Niu anymore. It was my fault!"
Just as Madam Xu was getting into her speech, Rong Sheng interrupted her.
When Rong Sheng said this, wasn't she just making excuses for Gu San Niu? So Xu Shi's anger flared up again, and she wanted to have a good talk with Rong Sheng about female virtues and the differences between men and women, so that Rong Sheng would be more careful about men in the future!
Before she could even begin to speak, her gaze fell upon Rong Sheng's face, and she saw that Rong Sheng's eyes were brimming with tears, clearly indicating that she had been crying. "Sheng Bao, why are you crying?"
Rong Sheng lowered her head: "Mother, I didn't mean to cry, it was just too spicy!"
"Spicy?" Xu asked, puzzled.
Rong Sheng said, "Mother, Gu Sanniu is actually very good to me, just like my brothers. It's just that I'm too playful! I insisted on dragging Gu Sanniu to play, and when we saw a chili pepper field, I wanted to play a trick on Gu Sanniu."
Because he always had an icy expression on his face, I made a bet with him: the loser would have to eat chili peppers! But to my surprise, Gu Sanniu didn't lose; I did!
To see Gu Sanniu cry his heart out, I ate some chili peppers. But little did I know, those peppers were incredibly spicy, so spicy that my lips swelled up. After finally recovering, my stubborn nature led me to make another bet with Gu Sanniu.
Gu Sanniu refused to bet with me; I forced him to. As a result, my mother saw me as soon as I got back. I wanted to explain, but the food was too spicy, so I went inside to drink water and apply some medicine before coming out.
So, Mother, please don't wrong Gu Sanniu, please don't talk about him anymore, okay? There really is nothing between us! I swear!" Rong Sheng spoke with great sincerity, but was Madam Xu such an easy person to fool?
Ke Rongsheng grabbed Xu Shi's arm and pleaded, quietly approaching her: "Mother, please forgive Sheng Bao, don't say it in front of my brothers, lest they find out and I'll be scolded in front of them, and Gu San Niu will be in trouble too!"
Xu thought about it and agreed. The fewer people who knew about this, the better. If her brothers found out, it would cause a huge uproar.
Could she really forgive Gu Beiyi like that? She couldn't!
Rong Sheng kept shaking Xu Shi's arm, trying to coax and charm her, but she couldn't get a response from Xu Shi. This made Rong Sheng very flustered, and she quickly hugged Xu Shi, "Mother, you're the best. Please promise me, okay? I swear, I'll never do such a stupid thing again. If I do it again, may I... trip and fall while walking, choke on my water..."
"Pah, pah, pah, what nonsense are you spouting?" Madam Xu was unhappy with Gu Beiyi, but since Rong Sheng had already said so, she didn't want to hurt Rong Sheng's feelings, so she went against her conscience and promised Rong Sheng that she would not talk about this matter or Gu Beiyi anymore.
But in private, she would definitely make the child's father teach this guy a lesson.
Otherwise, she wouldn't feel comfortable.
The Rong brothers were completely bewildered. Listening to Rong Sheng and Xu Shi's conversation only made them more confused. However, they felt extremely sorry for Rong Sheng when they saw her swollen lips. They urged her to come inside quickly so they could find some ointment to apply properly, otherwise she would get blisters and wouldn't be able to eat for several days.
Rong Sheng felt a little strange about her brothers' concern, but she nodded repeatedly and said that she would apply the medicine immediately, drink more water, and cool down her fever.
Xu ignored Gu Beiyi, that bastard, and took Rong Sheng into the medicine shop to find some ointment to apply to the redness and swelling on her lips again.
The Ronghua brothers watched their mother leave in a huff, becoming increasingly confused, especially by the conversation between their mother and Shengbao, which made them realize that they had missed something important during their absence.
But what exactly is this big deal? They don't know yet, but Shengbao just mentioned Gu Sanniu to her mother, so this matter is related to Gu Sanniu?
The Rong brothers' gazes fell on Gu Beiyi, scrutinizing him from head to toe, as if trying to see right through him.
Gu Beiyi subconsciously took a step back, keeping his distance from the brothers. Their gazes gave Gu Beiyi a bad feeling.
Indeed, that was the case. The Rong brothers hugged Gu Beiyi tightly, looking ingratiating: "Gu Sanniu, was my mother angry just now because you made a bet with Shengbao about eating chili peppers? Or did you secretly do something that made her very angry?"
How could Gu Beiyi tell the truth? Sheng Sheng ate chili peppers to clear herself of any wrongdoing, making herself so spicy that she had tears streaming down her face. How could he be so foolish as to reveal the truth?
After they told him, the brothers would give him a good beating.
That's not the important thing. The key issue is that his brothers will become a stumbling block between him and Sheng Sheng, making it extremely difficult for him to get closer to Sheng Sheng in the future.
However, the thought of Rong Sheng eating chili peppers to clear his name made him feel extremely uncomfortable, more painful than being pricked by needles or cut by a knife. He wanted to slap himself a few times, wondering why he couldn't control those evil thoughts in his heart.
If I had endured it, Sheng Sheng wouldn't have suffered like this.
Gu Beiyi remained silent, which angered the Rong brothers. They forcibly took Gu Beiyi to the old gambler's house next door for a heart-to-heart talk.
Seeing this, the guards silently wiped away a cold sweat for the Rong brothers. A gentleman takes revenge even after ten years, and the Rong brothers' miserable lives were clearly visible to the naked eye.
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