Chapter 39: Chapter 040 The turmoil caused by the purse_1 Chapter 39: Chapter 040 The turmoil caused by the purse_1 Li Cheng couldn’t help but be angry after hearing such words. The most important thing for a girl is her reputation. If this rumor spread, who would dare to marry Qinghe? He imdiately snatched back the purse.
Tears stread down Li Qinghe’s face, but in her heart, she was saddened that Qiao Yuanzhen could treat her so dismissively. This purse was sothing she had put a lot of thought into making, and he had casually given it away to soone else.
Seeing Qinghe like this, Li Cheng naturally felt distressed. They had grown up depending on each other, without parents, and he cared most about his sister. He had to swallow his anger, no matter how great it was.
It wasn’t Muniang’s place to interfere in the affairs of others. The simple-minded Erliang clearly lacked the intellect to understand the situation and just stared blankly. Mrs. Lin, as an elder, stepped in to diate.
“Chengzi, with this incident, your sister must be feeling upset. You two are close siblings, why should you be at odds over sothing like this? Qinghe, your brother is so angry precisely because of you, so don’t hold it against him in your heart,” Mrs. Lin said.
Li Cheng and Qinghe nodded, and Mrs. Lin was reassured.
“Aunt Lin, please go back first. You’re also not well, and being outside for too long might make you catch a cold. I’ll take care of this,” Li Cheng said.
“Mm, alright, you’re a good kid, Auntie believes in you. Don’t be harsh on Qinghe anymore, we’ll be leaving now.”
Watching Muniang and the others leave, Li Cheng sighed: “Let’s go back inside,” and then turned to enter the house.
Qinghe followed inside, feeling incredibly distressed. Her own foolish actions had not only allowed Qian Yuan and his group to take advantage, but also humiliated her brother. If the story got out, wouldn’t they say that the girl from the Li family had no sha?
Although Li Cheng was simple-minded, he understood his little sister’s feelings and didn’t scold her further. He just let Qinghe stay alone in the room, weighed down by his own heavy thoughts.
He thought that the matter would be over with that, but it turned out to be not so simple.
The next day after lunch, Muniang planned to take Erliang to the barren hills behind to check the situation and determine the future developnt project.
But on the way there, they overheard other people’s gossip.
“Did you hear about the girl from the Li family? She’s gotten involved with that noble son from the town, Qian Yuan. Even her purse was sent to him. And her brother, such a prude, actually disagrees. Can you imagine, what a fine match that would have been!”
“What do you know? Would a wealthy family like the Qian’s marry a village girl as the main wife? If taken into their household, she’d just be a concubine. He only has that one sister; of course he wouldn’t want that for her.”
“A concubine? Even their concubines are several tis more noble than us. At least they live in luxury and pleasure, unlike us. I thought Qinghe was a person without desires, but it seems I underestimated her. She’s caught herself a noble son. With him, she doesn’t have to worry about the rest of her life!”
Muniang and Erliang exchanged puzzled looks, and then Muniang asked, “Sister-in-law Xiangcao, what are you talking about? Qinghe doesn’t even know Mr. Qian.”
Xiangcao laughed, “They don’t know each other? He ca to visit her! This morning, Mr. Qian made a special trip to our village just to see Qinghe. Would such a valuable person co here if he wasn’t full to bursting?”
Muniang was stunned. This was a fine ss; Qian Yuan was nothing but a ruffian, surely trying to ruin Qinghe’s reputation with this affair so he could take her for himself.
Qian Yuan has been coveting Li Qinghe for more than a day or two, yet Li Qinghe never paid any attention to him. Moreover, Li Cheng wasn’t soone easy to deal with. To protect his sister, he would risk his own life. Therefore, Qian Yuan had never dared to make a move. But with such an opportunity at hand now, how could he not seize it properly?!
While everyone was gossiping, suddenly a fierce shout was heard:
“Which gossiping busybody is spouting nonsense again? My sister is pure and innocent, and she has never had anything to do with that Mr. Qian. It’s that shaless Mr. Qian who is unworthy, which is why my Qinghe looks down on such a man!”
The sisters-in-law shuddered with fear, but there were still so who fearlessly retorted, “How would you know what Qinghe has done? Weren’t you kept in the dark when Qinghe gave him the embroidered pouch?”
Li Cheng’s face flushed red with anger: “That wasn’t given to him!”
Mrs. Liang suddenly beca interested: “Then who was it for?”
Li Cheng was so angry he was at a loss for words. No matter who it was ant for, having this matter brought to light was an embarrassnt.
Just then, the three won of the Qiao family happened to be returning from the fields and passed by. Hearing the commotion, they too ca over to join the excitent.
Mrs. Ji snorted contemptuously, “The kind of people I detest the most are those who play the whore yet want to erect a shrine for themselves. Li Qinghe has the face of a bitch; what else is she doing if not seducing n? She took this chance to climb into Mr. Qian’s bed and once she enters the Qian Family’s doors in the future, won’t she enjoy wealth and honor? Do you really think she would be willing to spend a lifeti with her poor brother?”
Mrs. Ji, who was overweight and had a dark, oily face due to working outdoors, could not stand the sight of the village’s pretty girls. At this mont, she eagerly tarnished Qinghe’s na.
Muniang frowned slightly, ready to speak up, when Li Cheng suddenly burst out, “What are you saying? When has my sister ever done such a thing? My sister has no interest in that Mr. Qian at all, how could I not know what’s in her heart?!”
Mrs. Liang, watching the drama unfold, added fuel to the fire, “Then what about the pouch-giving incident?”
Li Cheng impulsively blurted out, “It wasn’t for Qian Yuan, it was for Qiao Yuanzhen!”
When these words ca out, the three won from the Qiao family were all taken aback. Madam Zhao imdiately reacted and scolded, “What a shaless thing you are, dragging others down with your sordid behavior. Don’t even think about casting your wicked thoughts onto our family.”
Mrs. Ji hurriedly added, “Exactly, totally shaless! A little vixen getting mixed up with Qian Yuan and then denying it. Our fourth brother is soone of great worth who will beco a Number One Scholar in the future. He’s not soone you country girls can aspire to!”
Li Cheng simply could not explain. As long as Qiao Yuanzhen said it wasn’t so, even a hundred mouths would not be able to clear the matter. Qian Yuan was the one who had lost all face, especially after he deliberately swaggered to their door that very morning, causing the affair of Qinghe giving him the pouch to spread like wildfire. Under these circumstances, who else could Qinghe marry besides Qian Yuan?
Muniang saw Li Cheng sweating profusely in his anxiousness and finally stepped forward to diate, “Let’s all say less. We’re all from the sa village; why speak such unpleasant words? Let’s not discuss whether Qinghe has anything to do with Mr. Qian of the Qian Family, after all, it is their family’s private matter. Moreover, it was just the gifting of a pouch; how did it get blown up to climbing into bed with soone?”
Muniang still thought it best to calm things down, especially since Qinghe was indeed at a disadvantage in this situation.
But Mrs. Ji was in no mood to accept this, her smile was one that did not reach her eyes, “Oh, so the matter of a man and a woman giving gifts privately becos a trivial thing when it cos to you; it’s clear you really stand up for Chengzi. It’s true what they say, ‘Like brother, like sister.'”
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