Xie Di paced back and forth in the room anxiously, while Wu Younian smoked his pipe silently beside her. Suddenly, he said, "You have to find a way to ask more. Since Ran He can open up sales in the town, it means there must be a way. Spend more time to ask around."

Wu Ming nodded silently. At the moment, this seemed to be the only way out.

A pound of dried mushrooms is worth only one penny, a price that cannot even cover the most basic labor costs.

"Something's wrong. You shouldn't be so angry just because of a small matter like mushrooms. When you came back, your face was as dark as if water could be squeezed out of it, as if someone owed you two hundred dollars."

Xie Di was filled with doubts.

Wu Ming became even angrier when Xie Di asked him this. He pointed at Gu Qing in the room, his tone mixed with anger and helplessness:

"It's all because of her! Seeing two rich young men coming to Ran He's house, she started to think again. She even ran to the village entrance and pretended to have sprained her foot, hoping to take the opportunity to have someone take her to town. But no one paid any attention to her. She didn't even think about her own status and position, and dared to get close to them. Now everyone in Fushan Village knows about it. They all say that our Gu family has a wishful toad who wants to climb up the social ladder. It's all her fault. She has brought shame to our family!"

Just now on the way home, some gossipers made sarcastic remarks about this matter to him. Every word was like a sharp knife, piercing his sensitive nerves.

Once upon a time, the Gu family was so glorious in the local area, but now it has fallen to the point where it is ridiculed by everyone. Who wouldn't want to take this opportunity to step on them and watch the fun.

He wondered how things had turned out like this.

Perhaps, what Gu Qing did was just a fuse. He had already accumulated too much frustration and injustice in his heart.

Xie Di was also filled with anger. Her parents had already informed her that they were going to propose marriage, but at this critical moment, Gu Qing did something so ridiculous and embarrassing. If someone from her parents' family heard about these rumors in the future, wouldn't they turn hostile on the spot?

"You ignorant girl, do you really want to disgrace the Gu family? People should know their own position. Don't you know how important you are? We can't even get close to people like Mr. Liu, and you still dream of getting even higher? You really don't know your own limitations. Now your whole family has become a laughing stock because of you. Are you happy?"

Xie Di's words were full of disappointment and heartache.

Xie Di pushed the door open violently, rushing in with great momentum, like an unstoppable torrent.

Gu Qingzheng thought he could avoid the coming storm and find some peace and quiet in a corner alone, but he didn't expect that this peace and quiet was just his wishful thinking.

When he looked up, he saw Xie Di's face full of anger, and her eyes seemed to be burning with rage. For a moment, the anger shot towards him like a sharp arrow.

"You chameleons!"

Xie Di's voice was sharp and piercing, and every word seemed to be tempered by anger and was full of edge. "Usually, you all pretended to be fine, but now you all stand up and accuse me! Do you still remember that when I got married, you all tried your best to get in, with hypocritical smiles on your faces. I saw your ugly behavior clearly."

Gu Qing's heart was originally like being pressed down by a heavy stone, making him feel suffocated. However, provoked by Xie Di at this moment, the suppressed emotions instantly found a breakthrough, and the idea of ​​retorting grew like wild weeds.

As a result, the verbal confrontation between the two was like a sharp sword being drawn from its sheath, tit for tat, and the air was filled with a strong smell of gunpowder.

"You think you can become a guest of honor by marrying up with Ran He, but what's the truth? Even if you report your own name, the result will be the same, right? This can only mean that in other people's eyes, only Ran He is worthy of attention, as for others, they are not worth mentioning at all. Are you still dreaming of marrying up? It's simply wishful thinking!"

These words were like a sharp knife, piercing Gu Qing's heart.

His face flushed red, the humiliation burned like a raging fire, but he couldn't find any words to refute.

Xie Di was right. How could she be worthy of a nobleman like Meng Changfeng?

Perhaps, if she finds a mediocre wealthy businessman like Mr. Liu, she might be able to win some favor just by relying on her good looks.

But in the eyes of those powerful people, there are better options, why should they favor me? This idea is indeed absurd.

"That's enough! You guys are quarreling like this every day, will you ever stop?"

Mother Wu slammed the edge of the bed suddenly, and stood up in anger and helplessness.

She might be able to turn a deaf ear to the rumors from the outside world, but how could she not know the power of the gossips of the villagers?

She originally thought that returning home would calm everything down a little, but she didn't expect that her home would become another battlefield. The quarrels day after day gave her a headache.

"Xie Di, ask your family to send someone to discuss the matter as soon as possible. If there are no problems, choose a good day and let Qing'er get married as soon as possible."

Wu's mother finally realized that it was useless to keep her daughter. Since she had no hope of marrying a man of high status, it didn't matter to her who she married. At least she could receive a considerable betrothal gift to ease the family's financial difficulties.

Although Wu's mother's back injury had improved a lot, Wu Xu still stayed with Ran He. Wu Younian was taciturn and could not persuade her son at all, so she had to do it herself.

For money, what does face matter?

Under the heavy pressure of life, dignity has long become insignificant.

Night fell quietly, and Ran He simply prepared dinner. The lunch was too sumptuous, and she thought that she should eat lighter at night to avoid overburdening the stomach.

Wu Xu seemed to prefer lighter flavors, and tonight he added a few more chopsticks to the vegetarian dishes. Seeing this, Ran He naturally pushed the dishes to him.

Although she had no special feelings for Wu Xu, she still maintained due courtesy and care towards a patient, especially one who was caring for her child.

After all, the child’s future is now, to some extent, in her hands.

It was late at night, and after helping the children wash and dress, Ran He wiped the sweat from his forehead.

It's so hot and humid on this summer night that if you don't wipe off the sweat, you'll feel like you're soaked in sweat, which is unbearable.

The moment she wrung out the towel, a ripple suddenly arose in her heart - she and the children were refreshed, but Wu Xu was still lying in bed, unable to move. Who would help him wash his body?

Thinking of this, Ran He laughed at himself. In her two lifetimes, she had never really gotten close to a man, let alone holding hands, let alone something like rubbing against a man.

Just thinking about it gave her goosebumps all over her body.

Although Wu Xu slept in the same bed with her, if he had a bad smell, he would be the one who would feel uncomfortable.

After understanding this, Ran He decided not to worry about it anymore.

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