"Xiao Fan, why are you standing here in a daze?" An old man walked up to Ye Yifan's side. This was Ye Yifan's grandfather, Ye Jianxiao.
Ye Yifan turned around: "Grandpa, I just remembered some things."
Ye Jianxiao walked to Ye Yifan's side, holding onto the balcony railing: "We agreed that you would stay at your parents' place tonight, but you still came back with me in the end. You must be feeling bad about coming back, right?"
"It's more uncomfortable there. It's better to come back and be quiet. Grandpa, you don't need to worry about me. I'm used to this. I like being alone and quiet."
"Sigh, Grandpa understands you, but Grandpa also feels sorry for you. Fortunately, you've grown up. Now, Grandpa just hopes you can find someone you like, so that even if Grandpa leaves one day, I can rest in peace."
Ye Yifan turned to look at Ye Jianxiao: "Master, you're saying such things again. You'll live to be a hundred."
"Alright, alright, Grandpa, let's not talk about that. Let's go inside. It's getting chilly in the mornings and evenings now that it's autumn."
"Mm." Ye Yifan helped his grandfather into the house.
The moon was full and there was no wind that night, and the next day was a bright and sunny day.
Early in the morning, Hua Wanjiang took his two sons to work in the fields.
Hua Kai stayed home helping Gu Lan Yan prepare things for the market. While waiting for Gu Lan Yan to go to the market, she didn't stay idle. She started drawing blueprints, blueprints for Grandma Zhang's house and the sofa factory. Anyway, she wasn't idle.
I didn't need to cook lunch because Gu Lanyan had left two pancakes in the morning, and I could just heat up the leftover porridge and eat it, which was convenient.
Gu Lanyan returned home but didn't stay long; she rushed off to help in the fields.
Hua Kai knew she couldn't persuade her parents, as they were both restless people, so she tried her best to cook meals, do what she could at home, and wash the clothes.
In the afternoon, just as she was about to make dinner, Li Jing ran over, her face beaming with undisguised joy: "Hua Kai! Good news! Good news!"
Hua Kai, unaware of what was going on, quickly asked, "What's wrong?"
Li Jing, panting, said, "I heard that your second uncle went gambling with Wang Shengli and lost more than a thousand yuan last night. He borrowed it all from the gambling den, and now they're going to their house to ask for the money back. Do you think your second uncle is stupid? How could he go gambling with Wang Shengli? Isn't he just heading down a dead end?"
Hua Kai wasn't surprised. She had given Wang Shengli directions that day, but she hadn't expected him to be so ruthless, causing her to lose so much in one fell swoop.
But no matter what, this whole thing was Wang Shengli's trap.
Either Wang Shengli would act as a guarantor for Hua Wanhe and extend the repayment period, or Hua Wanhe would have to keep an eye on Hua Lin if he needed his help. Otherwise, if Hua Lin ran away and Wang Shengli didn't care about her, people would have to come to him for the money.
Either Wang Shengli partnered with the Fangju family, and he got half the money, and then promised Hua Lin to marry into the family, so he lent the money to Hua Wanhe. Hua Wanhe would definitely not dare to let Hua Lin run away, otherwise Hua Wanhe would have to sell his house to pay off his gambling debts.
Furthermore, this incident has ruined Hua Wanhe's reputation, so Hua Lin no longer needs to run away. She will have difficulty getting married in the future, as no one wants to marry a gambler's daughter. She might as well marry Wang Shengli instead.
Wang Shengli is very good at this tactic; Hua Lin is definitely not going to escape this time.
However, she didn't expect things to escalate so quickly and so much. Of course, thinking back to what the original owner's diary said about Wang Shengli causing trouble at their house, Wang Shengli wasn't a good person to begin with. Fortunately, she came.
She smiled and said to Li Jing, "My second uncle isn't stupid, he's just greedy. If he weren't greedy for money, he wouldn't have fallen for Wang Shengli's trick."
Li Jing was a little puzzled: "You're saying Wang Shengli did it on purpose?"
Hua Kai nodded: "Yes, in order to make his marriage with Hua Lin more stable, whether it's acting as a guarantor or lending money to my second uncle, my second uncle has to keep an eye on Hua Lin."
Li Jing thought for a moment, then looked at Hua Kai with a look of realization: "I thought that since Hua Lin's family had accepted the betrothal gifts, the matter was settled. I didn't expect Wang Shengli to still be so worried?"
Hua Kai said, "We can't arrange marriages now. If Hua Lin really runs away, where will Wang Shengli find another wife? He has to get Hua Lin now."
"Yes, yes, you're absolutely right. Huakai, you're so smart. You understand things much better than I do. I'll just watch the show."
"I really want to go and see what's going on." Hua Kai looked at Li Jing with a smile.
Li Jing was also full of curiosity: "Why don't we go for a walk around Hua Lin's house and see if there's anything interesting going on?"
Hua Kai nodded: "Okay, I'll put on some clothes, let's go for a walk." With that, she grabbed her coat, put it on, closed the door, and went out with Li Jing.
They hadn't gone far when they saw Zhang Ting and Xu Lan, the two girls in the village who loved to gossip the most.
The two of them were very excited when they saw Hua Kai and Li Jing. They asked them if they knew about Hua Lin's family. Then they embellished Hua Wanhe's story and hurriedly left, probably to go and spread rumors to others, since this was big news.
Watching the two girls walk away, Hua Kai felt quite conflicted. The reason why the original owner was harmed so badly by Hua Lin was inseparable from these two gossipy girls. Of course, they weren't just targeting the original owner, nor were they particularly close to Hua Lin; they were just talkative, and Hua Lin took advantage of that.
But what goes around comes around, and now the retribution has come back to Hua Lin. This news will probably be the topic of conversation at every dinner table tonight.
Watching Zhang Ting and Xu Lan walk away, Li Jing whispered to Hua Kai, "Those two love to gossip, so don't pay them any attention."
Hua Kai smiled and said, "I know, don't worry."
The two quickly continued walking towards Hua Wanhe's house. When they arrived at Hua Wanhe's courtyard, the gate was closed, and a lot of people were gathered around the wall.
The two of them didn't want to go over there, since it wouldn't be appropriate for Hua Kai to gossip about her second uncle's family with these people. They hadn't seen anything wrong, so she and Li Jing simply went around to their home.
As soon as I arrived at my doorstep, I saw Wang Dan, Hua Lin's best friend, standing at the door waiting for the flowers to bloom.
Wang Dan saw the flowers bloom and walked over: "Flowers bloom, can we talk to each other for a few minutes alone?"
Li Jing stood in front of Hua Kai and said to Wang Dan, "If you have something to say, just say it here. There's no need to hide it from others."
Hua Kai didn't intend to say anything to Wang Dan alone. She stood next to Li Jing and said to Wang Dan, "We're not close. If you have something to say, just say it. If not, take care."
Wang Dan had heard Hua Lin talk about Hua Kai's changes, but she didn't know they were so drastic. Since she needed a favor, she had no choice but to compromise: "Hua Kai, please help Hua Lin this once. She really doesn't want to marry Wang Shengli."
Hua Kai smiled and said, "Her affairs have nothing to do with me. Since you're so kind, you should help her."
Wang Dan said with an indignant expression, "Hua Kai, can't you be too heartless? No matter what, you're cousins. How can you be so cold-hearted?"
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