Chapter 45
45.
Jinlan was stunned by her actions and expression. She completely believed what Guan Yue said, as well as the carrying pole in her hand.
"I...you, you mustn't do anything rash...I,I, if you dare to do anything rash, I...I'll go get help, I...I'll call the village chief..."
Jinlan was completely incoherent, calling herself the village chief. What kind of rogue and scoundrel is she? Guan Yue just wanted to scare her. She's not some violent person who likes to fight. If she doesn't teach her a lesson today, she might show off in front of her again in the future.
So Guan Yue took the carrying pole and swung it at Jin Lan. Jin Lan reacted quickly and took a step back. Although she took a step back, she was tripped and fell backward to the ground. The carrying pole hit her right in the middle of her body, and she almost peed her pants in fright.
Guan Yue raised the carrying pole as if to attack again, but Jin Lan couldn't take it anymore. She crawled backward in a panic, and after crawling a few steps, she remembered that she was a human and could stand up and run. She quickly stood up and ran as if a fierce tiger was chasing her.
Guan Yue only let out a sigh of relief after hearing the girl's squealing voice run far away. Looking at her bucket, she sighed. The water had been wasted; she would have to go back and fetch more.
Guan Yue thought it was just a minor incident, a lesson taught to Jin Lan, and that Jin Lan would no longer dare to show off in front of her. However, she did not expect that while Jin Lan did not dare to appear, rumors spread like wildfire.
Even the village chief, Lian Rui, called her over.
Guan Yue didn't know what had happened, so she asked the village chief. The village chief looked very serious and asked her, "Is what's been circulating lately true?"
"What's wrong?" Guan Yue didn't know. She rarely interacted with others and hadn't heard of anything new happening.
Village Chief Rui asked, "About you and Cheng Lingjun."
"Me and him?" Guan Yue asked in surprise.
Seeing that she seemed to know nothing, Rui Xi explained in detail: "Recently, many people in the village have been saying that you and Cheng Lingjun... well, you've been together for a long time, a couple in name only. Haven't you heard about this?"
Guan Yue shook her head vigorously, utterly shocked: "Who? Who discovered... no, who said it?"
Rui Xi looked at her, "I don't know, but there's been a lot of talk lately that you wouldn't really be with Xiao Cheng..."
Guan Yue paced anxiously, "It must be Jin Lan! She's so despicable and shameless! It seems I haven't taught her enough. I'll go find her again!"
Seeing that she was about to go find someone, Rui Xi quickly pulled her back: "Young lady, don't be so impulsive—I've never seen you in such a hurry before, is it because of Xiao Cheng?"
"Oh, village chief, this... this isn't a big deal. Can you believe that a perfectly good person can be slandered like this? Cheng Lingjun must be heartbroken; she's been smeared!"
Guan Yue struggled a few times, but Rui Xi didn't let go. Not only that, Rui Xi looked at her with a strange gaze that made her feel uneasy.
"What's wrong, village chief?"
Rui Xi said, "You're asking me what's wrong? I should be asking you what's wrong! Are you really okay with that Xiao Cheng...?"
"What...what could possibly happen?" Guan Yue heard the guilty tone in her voice and quickly straightened her back, raising her voice: "We're just neighbors across the hall, village chief, how can you believe rumors so easily?"
Rui Xi was silent for a while before saying, "Actually, I really thought it was true, that your affair had been discovered."
"Village chief?!" Guan Yue's face showed horror.
Rui Xi waved her hand and said, "There are no outsiders here, just the two of us. If you really consider me a trustworthy person, then you should tell me what your relationship with Cheng Lingjun really is."
"What, what kind of relationship? Just, just ordinary, common, nothing much."
Guan Yue stammered a few words, her expression turning somewhat dejected. She scratched her hair, looked at Rui Xi, and asked, "Village Chief, how did you find out?"
"You two were really together a long time ago??"
"Hey!" Guan Yue quickly waved her hand, "Don't put it so harshly, actually, we're not really together."
"Um?"
Guan Yue sighed, "He rejected me... I guess so. I've thought it through. I'll just treat him as a friend. I don't have any ulterior motives. In the end, it's because I'm not good enough. It's normal that he doesn't like me."
Rui Xi's eyes widened slightly. "You really like him? He said you're not good enough?"
Guan Yue touched her nose, feeling a little embarrassed. She had never revealed her feelings to anyone before. She had no experience in this area in her previous life. After transmigrating, although the village chief was very kind to her, she felt even more awkward about talking about such things because she regarded him as a respected elder. "I like... well, he didn't say whether I was good or bad, but since I was rejected, he must not like me. After all, I don't have anything to offer, and I used to be a hooligan..."
Guan Yue felt sad again when she talked about Cheng Lingjun rejecting her. Although she had come to terms with it a bit, it was rare for an old tree to bloom again or for a withered tree to revive in spring. Relationships only last so long, and it was only when she finally understood that it was over. No one would feel good about that.
Whenever Guan Yue thinks about it, she is filled with regret and helplessness. She feels like a toddler who has just learned to walk, who has only taken a few steps and then falls down. No one helps her up, and she has no idea what to do or how to talk to anyone. Now that the village chief has asked, she has finally found an outlet for her frustration.
The village chief's strange expression deepened, and Guan Yue looked at her, feeling even more flustered. "Village... Village chief, do you also think I'm terrible?"
Rui Xi said quietly, "It is indeed a bit bad, the worst part is your blockhead."
"ah?"
Rui Xi patiently asked, "Do you really think you're that bad?"
If it were her previous life, Guan Yue would have given herself a higher evaluation, but in this world, she could only be described as below average. She truthfully said, "I wouldn't say I'm terrible, but I really have nothing of value. I'm just an ordinary... uh, a farmer."
She's just a poor farmer, but she doesn't mind her status. She may not become rich and powerful in this life, but she can make a living. If she wanted, she could study and take exams in this ancient world, but to be honest, she has no interest in these things. Spring is just around the corner, and her rice planting plan is about to begin. She still wants to farm.
Guan Yue's wish was so simple and unpretentious, but she also knew that people would flock to wealth in any era, and that her wish was simply a sign of being unambitious. Therefore, she felt that she was not very popular when she said this.
Rui Xi was somewhat surprised. "What you're saying, child, isn't that true of everyone in that village? Those who are really rich and don't farm would have moved elsewhere long ago. Like the original owner of the house that Xiao Cheng is renting now, his whole family moved to town. If they didn't give you that land, it would have been left to lie fallow."
"Besides, Xiao Cheng moved here from Guping Town, so doesn't that mean he likes our Dahuai Village? Would you move to a place you don't like and stay for so long?"
Guan Yue listened and felt that there was some truth to it.
Rui Xi continued, "If you ran away to another place, I can't say for sure, but in our village, you are... well, you're not bad. You don't have any bad habits, and you don't harass respectable men. That's good enough. It's great that you can admit your mistakes and correct them. Plus, you're young, strong, and have your own house. Putting everything else aside, just these things are enough to find a good husband."
Guan Yue felt that Village Chief Rui was praising her, but the way he praised her was a little strange. Towards the end, even she felt that her conditions were really quite good.
But... "Even so, Cheng Lingjun has seen the world. In his eyes, these things shouldn't be a big deal, otherwise why would he refuse?"
Guan Yue remained hopeless. Although the village chief was the head of the village, his vision was limited to the size of the village. How could a farmer from Dahuai Village exaggerate so much? Did she think her vegetables were edible enough to feed the emperor and grant him a promotion?
She's just a country girl now, and it's normal that she'd fall for a city guy, but he wouldn't reciprocate her feelings.
To everyone's surprise, Rui Xi's eyes widened like copper bells. "You're such a big but useless person. You've got a lot of glue around your neck. I think that Xiao Cheng has been interested in you for a long time. On the contrary, you're just blind all day long. You're like someone who has a treasure but doesn't know anything and is still looking for coins on the ground."
Guan Yue was stunned by her outburst, "Village...Village Chief...you called me stupid..."
"What's wrong? I did curse," Rui Xi snorted. "Let me be blunt, Xiao Cheng definitely likes you, but you can't see it. What else is that but being blind?"
“He…he likes…” Guan Yue stammered, both embarrassed and confused, “Then when I…when I said those things, why didn’t he agree? You said he likes…don’t be trying to trick me.”
Guan Yue didn't think she was stupid. In her previous life, she was able to get into a top university, and after transmigrating, she was also good at farming. Her IQ was passable, so how could she be stupid? Besides, she clearly heard that Cheng Lingjun didn't mean it that way, so how could she be wrong?
Rui Xi could tell that after the child lost her memory, something was missing from her brain—no, she was missing a bit of common sense. Sometimes she seemed quite clever, but in this respect, she was as stupid as a pig. Unless it was explained to her in detail, she wouldn't understand.
Rui Xi said, "I'm an old woman who's lived to see this far better than water. Do you think your little affair can fool my eyes? Xiao Cheng, I'm not saying anything bad about him. He's a rare good kid, but it's precisely because he's too good that he rejected you. I'm not surprised."
Guan Yue understood immediately, "You mean he's deliberately trying to reject me?"
Rui Xi was slightly relieved. "You're not that stupid. Think about it. What is his status? A man who has been married, had children, and divorced. Even if he is a prince or grandson of the emperor, he would have to be discreet if he wanted to remarry. How could he remarry as easily as an ordinary chicken or dog? With such an experience, it won't be easy for him to find another family."
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