The Delicate Darling with Her Rough Man

Chapter 23: Chapter 21: Where Did the Money Come From?

”What? Dacron clothes and leather shoes, too? Good heavens, that must have cost a fortune!”

Aunt Leng’s heart ached just hearing about it.

Over three hundred yuan, spent just like that. If that three hundred yuan had been given to her, she could have added a bit more money and upgraded her family’s mud-brick house to a proper brick-and-tile one.

Seeing the look of shock and anguish on Aunt Leng’s face, Li Hongmei knew she had achieved her goal and said no more.

”Auntie, it’s getting late, and I still have to work this afternoon! I’m heading home for lunch now.”

After Li Hongmei left, Aunt Leng immediately started grumbling to Third Aunt Leng, ”That was three hundred yuan! Gone, just like that.”

”They’re so irresponsible with money.”

Aunt Leng’s pained expression made it look as if her own money had been spent.

It wasn’t just Aunt Leng; Third Aunt Leng wore the exact same expression, pained to no end. But her thoughts ran deeper.

’Back when the family assets were divided, Leng Yuan not only left with nothing but was also saddled with a mountain of debt. It’s only been three years since then. He’s built a house and is paying off his debts... Even if he starved himself, he couldn’t have saved up that much. Where on earth did he get all that money?’

”Where do you think that boy got so much money? Has he really paid off all his old debts?”

When she got home, Aunt Leng told Second Uncle Leng everything. He was just as baffled. ”Where did that kid get so much money? He even bought her a Plum Blossom watch. For all we know, she’ll just pack up and go back to the city in a little while.”

”Even if she doesn’t, everyone in the entire Qingshan Team knows Gu Jiaojiao is in love with Yun Hao. Do you really think she can settle down and live a proper life with Leng Yuan?”

He, for one, didn’t buy it.

”Don’t worry about them. In my opinion, he’s just putting on a brave front. He probably hasn’t even paid off his debts and just blew every last penny he had.”

After all, Gu Jiaojiao was beautiful, and Leng Yuan was a simpleton. She probably just sweet-talked him a bit, and he got carried away and bought everything for her.

Aunt Leng thought that made sense. She had been utterly stunned when she first heard the news, but now that she had calmed down, she agreed that there was no way Leng Yuan could have that much money.

’He’s been a teacher for two years, so he might have been able to scrape together three hundred yuan. But that must have been his entire life savings, and now he’s spent it all on a woman.’

When Aunt Leng thought about how this woman was in love with another man, she couldn’t help but sneer inwardly. ’Just you wait! They won’t last long. They’ll probably be filing for divorce in a few days!’

At this thought, Aunt Leng shot a look at Second Uncle Leng. ”Anyway, we’ve already cut ties. His business has nothing to do with us. If he dares to show up here looking for a handout, I’ll throw him out myself.”

Second Uncle Leng wholeheartedly agreed. ”You won’t have to lift a finger. I’ll kick him out myself.”

Whether he had paid off his debts or not, they didn’t know. All they knew for sure was that Leng Yuan had really bought Gu Jiaojiao a Plum Blossom watch and new clothes, spending over three hundred yuan in the process.

It wasn’t just the Leng Family; many people in the village were gossiping about it too. The fact that Gu Jiaojiao, who had been so obviously in love with Yun Hao, had suddenly married Leng Yuan—it all became the favorite topic of conversation during everyone’s downtime.

The Qiushou was exhausting enough as it was, and this gossip served as a bit of entertainment.

Gu Jiaojiao, however, was oblivious to all of this. She had just finished preparing their meal when Leng Yuan walked in.

Although it was just a simple meal, anything made by Gu Jiaojiao’s hands tasted exceptionally delicious.

As a result, Leng Yuan ate a bit more than he usually did.

After they finished eating, Gu Jiaojiao brought something up with him. ”Now that we’re married... I happen to have some sugar ration tickets, but they’re about to expire. I was thinking of going to the supply and marketing co-op this afternoon to use them. We can give out the candy as our wedding candy.”

Leng Yuan listened and simply said, ”Go ahead.”

With that, he went back to his room. A moment later, he returned with a few ration tickets and two ten-yuan bills, handing them to Gu Jiaojiao.

”Here are some meat, sugar, and pastry tickets. Buy whatever you like.”

Gu Jiaojiao stared at the two ten-yuan bills. ’This is almost a whole month’s salary for Leng Yuan,’ she thought. ’And he’s just giving it to me?’

Gu Jiaojiao was pleased with his gesture, but she didn’t take the money. ”Leng Yuan, I still have money! It’s more than enough!”