CHAPTER 122: CHAPTER 121: I SAW EVERYTHING

Gao Huifang and Yang Donglian have completely fallen out, and now they can’t live together. Song Kangcheng had to go find the team leader to help find a house they could rent. He then took Gao Huifang to the rented house overnight.

The house was a bit worse than the youth’s quarters. After all, the villagers’ houses are for their own living, only such old, shabby, small houses could be spared.

However, Gao Huifang couldn’t really complain, as this mess was her own making. Song Kangcheng was also looked at with complex eyes by those two male youths, and he had no face to stay at the youth’s quarters any longer, so he simply volunteered to move out.

Anyway, they could now be considered married, so nobody would really say anything about them living together.

Yang Donglian, on the other hand, was glad to be free and comfortable, without Gao Huifang’s annoying face and mouth around, living by herself was much more pleasant.

The only unsatisfactory thing was that her face had a scratch from Gao Huifang, which looked a bit frightening.

On the third day after the New Year, there were already people coming to talk about marriage. Two matchmakers came to the youth’s quarters, obviously having received quite some money, and started to sing praises about the boy’s family as soon as they arrived.

They said that although the boy wasn’t in the best health, his family was well-off, the boy was handsome, his parents were easy to get along with, and that marrying him meant having money to spend every day without having to work; they acted as if they hadn’t noticed the wound on Yang Donglian’s face, just kept on talking.

If this were a few days ago, Yang Donglian would have been beaming with joy, marrying into such a wealthy family had always been her dream.

But now, with Xie Fengmian in the picture, Yang Donglian looked down upon such families completely.

She tactfully said.

"I’m sorry, I already have someone in my heart, so..."

Was that a refusal?

The two matchmakers exchanged glances, seeing disdain and displeasure in each other’s eyes.

"Child, weren’t you saying a few days ago that you hadn’t had someone in your heart? Surely it can’t be because you look down on the Li family? Let me tell you, the conditions of the Li family are really good. If it weren’t because you’re Lucky Baby, no one else would have come to personally arrange this marriage."

"That’s right, you should really think this through, not just anyone can enter the doors of Li Family. Plus, Li Family has just this only son; marry in, and after a few years, you would be the lady of the house."

The two matchmakers didn’t think much of Yang Donglian either, after all, she wasn’t particularly good-looking or desirable in other aspects. But the Li Family indeed needed a Lucky Baby to bring good fortune, which is why they splurged on having people propose marriage.

Unexpectedly, Yang Donglian still looked down upon the family.

Their expressions soured, not having expected a refusal.

Yang Donglian wavered a bit, but carefully considering Xie Fengmian’s conditions were not inferior to the Li family’s, she bit the bullet and firmly refused.

"I’m sorry, it’s not that I look down on the Li family, it’s just that I indeed have someone in my heart, and we’ll probably get married soon. I am really sorry."

The two matchmakers now showed completely unpleasant expressions, waving handkerchiefs, they left with grim faces, cursing as they went.

"Tsk, she really thinks she’s quite precious? If not for the Li Family encountering some accidents recently, they wouldn’t have considered such an unattractive girl."

"An unattractive girl like this being called Lucky Baby, maybe it’s the heavens playing blind. Tsk, I want to see what kind of good family this girl can marry into."

"..."

Their voices weren’t low, seemingly said loud enough for Yang Donglian to hear and annoy her.

Yang Donglian heard it but didn’t take it to heart. On the contrary, she gleefully fantasized about how glorious her marriage to Xie Fengmian would be.

However, before that could happen, she needed to ensure that the wound on her face healed completely. She couldn’t have a scar on her wedding photos.

...

It somehow got out that Lucky Baby refused the marriage proposal from the Li family, the richest family in the nearby village, which left all the bachelors in Qingshui Village dumbfounded.

The Li family is one of the wealthiest families around several villages and has just one good-looking only son. Given such conditions, Yang Donglian refused without hesitation, leaving everyone wondering what conditions could win her over.

The bachelors, knowing they couldn’t compare to the Li family, naturally gave up their hopes.

Only Liang Hongye was heartbroken and in emotional turmoil in his home for days after being rejected the first time he liked a girl. He pondered daily on how to win Yang Donglian’s heart.

To that end, he thought he might go up into the mountains, dig around, and perhaps find something valuable to exchange for some money, intending to buy gifts to court Yang Donglian.

Unexpectedly, on the second day after the New Year, excitedly thinking he’d chanced upon running into Yang Donglian, intending to show her the small ginseng he had painstakingly dug up that morning, Liang Hongye saw an unforgettable sight.

Yang Donglian, as he always thought, was such an honest and kind girl, with a somewhat pretty smile. Honest Liang Hongye was always thinking about how to treat her well to win her over.

He never imagined seeing such a disgraceful scene.

Witnessing Yang Donglian approach Xie Fengmian so proactively, offering herself without shame and even squatting in front of him, during their first meeting.

Liang Hongye’s heart was torn apart, smashing the small ginseng in his grip into mush.

Tormented by the scene throughout the night, upon hearing Yang Donglian’s rejection of the Li Family, Liang Hongye suddenly laughed out loud.

"Hahaha..."

She actually thought she could marry Xie Fengmian?

Xie Fengmian was clearly only messing with her; as an observer, and a man himself, Liang Hongye understood all the expressions on Xie Fengmian’s face clearly.

However, he didn’t go around speaking about it.

He intended to make use of such a secret.

Yang Donglian wasn’t genuine, claiming she didn’t like him, not because of his appearance or that he had no money, yet she threw herself at Xie Fengmian, who had money, without caring that he was married.

This woman, lacking self-respect, isn’t worthy of his kindness!

Having realized all this, Liang Hongye found an excuse to call Yang Donglian out of the youth’s quarters.

"Mr. Liang, there’s really not much for us to say. We are from the same village, you must have heard, I have someone in my heart, and soon may be getting married, so I really cannot reciprocate your feelings."

Yang Donglian thought Liang Hongye was persistent and wanted to make another attempt at persuasion.

Unexpectedly, he just walked in silence all the way, until they were near Liang Family, he suddenly spoke with a sinister tone.

"I saw everything on the mountain yesterday."

Yang Donglian’s expression immediately froze, panic setting in.

"W-what on the mountain, I don’t know what you are talking about."

Her panicked reaction seemed extremely laughable to Liang Hongye.

"I saw your conversation from the start, do I need to continue about what happened next?"

Liang Hongye deliberately looked around, indicating there were other people passing by on the path, scaring Yang Donglian into immediately covering his mouth.

"You better not talk nonsense! I, how dare you sneak a peek at others!"

Imagining her entire flawed self exposed to him, Yang Donglian’s face turned red and white in quick succession, filled with both shame and anger. Nonetheless, she didn’t know how to handle the situation.

Because Xie Fengmian had said he hadn’t divorced yet, if people found out about them, he would not come back to marry her.

Yang Donglian’s greatest fear was others finding out about this matter!

"Dare to act but not to be seen?"

He opened the door to his home with a sneer.

"Why not come inside to talk?"