Ugly girl only wants to farm

Chapter 328 The Calm Lake (68)

Xu Chaoyan weighed the options in her mind and decided that her life was more important. Let them fight however they wanted.

The three looked at each other a few times, made a hand gesture, and prepared to run off in different directions.

And wouldn't you know it, Jiang Xinyi was stopped by her ex-husband, who looked utterly smug.

"Why do you want to run away as soon as you see me? How can you be so cheap? You can't live without a man, can you? Since you have money to support a gigolo, then make up for all the expenses you've had these past few months, and also make up for all the money you spent on clothes for Bao'er when she was sick. I guess you don't need a few pennies."

Seeing her ex-husband's fierce appearance, the man quickly stepped forward, shielding Jiang Xinyi behind him, and said gently, "Sister, this is that scumbag, right? Today, let's see how I get justice for you."

The two were on the verge of a fight, neither able to stand the other, especially the ex-husband, who was consumed by jealousy because the other man was taller and more handsome than him. Seeing him shield the other man behind him only fueled his anger.

Seeing that the two were about to fight, Jiang Xinyi angrily scolded Meifang, who was standing by and doing nothing, "You can't even take care of your own man, and you're just watching the show like this. Keep your own dog on a leash so it doesn't come out and bite people."

Meifang raised her finger and gently flicked off the non-existent dust from the newly applied nail polish.

"How Yu Lang chooses is his own business. I'm giving him the choice now. Let's see if he chooses you or me. This is also the best time for him to prove himself to me. Jiang Xinyi, stop using your daughter as a scapegoat and seducing my Yu Lang all the time. When you weren't around, we were fine. But ever since you came along, we've been arguing every three days. Can you please leave us alone and stop disturbing our new life?"

Jiang Xinyi pointed at herself: "I'm disturbing your lives, I'm seducing him. Even if every man in the world died, I wouldn't seduce him. That's what he told you behind your back. Can you stop deceiving yourself? Don't you have any idea what he sees in you?"

Then he looked at the man who had rolled up his sleeves and was ready to fight and said, "Why are you arguing with that mad dog? If he punches you, I won't care. Get out of here."

In the end, the farce ended when Meifang grabbed her ex-husband around the waist and the two of them argued incessantly.

Xu Chaoyan and the others slowly pushed the cart back to the city, with the man following behind at a distance. When he tried to get closer, Jiang Xinyi glared at him and said expressionlessly, "Stay at least ten feet away from me. I don't want to see you right now. Let's all calm down."

Looking at the man's pitiful appearance, Zhang Yueniang couldn't bear it and asked softly, "Xinyi, isn't this bad? Why don't we give him some water? Look, his face is all red from the sun, and he looks so pitiful."

"What's there to pity? Don't let his honest and unassuming appearance fool you; his words can cut to the bone. We're from such different social classes, and he was just playing around with me for a moment."

Xu Chaoyan looked at her and hesitated for a moment before speaking: "Although this is your private matter and we shouldn't interfere, we also hope you are happy. We support whatever decision you make, but this person is following us all the way, which might have a bad influence. Why don't you go and say a few words to him and let him go first?"

Jiang Xinyi nodded, and then the three of them found a place to rest. Less than a quarter of an hour later, Jiang Xinyi came running back in a huff.

"Ayan, let's go, don't pay any attention to that idiot."

Xu Chaoyan watched the man stomping his feet in anger and asked, somewhat puzzled, "What did you say? It hasn't even been a quarter of an hour and you've already made him so angry."

Jiang Xinyi helped push the cart forward, quickening her pace as she began to explain.

"This man was a former patron of mine who had been pestering me for a long time. He was quite generous to me and a nice person. Actually, I'm quite grateful to him. If it weren't for him, I wouldn't have had the courage to break up with Yu Junzhi. It's just that this man is extremely possessive. He wouldn't allow me to go out or see my daughter, saying he would marry me. His family runs a shop and he's been used to a life of luxury since childhood, while my status is worlds apart from his. I come from such a place and am a divorced woman. In the end, I couldn't resist his sincerity and was moved by him."

After saying this, she paused again, her face calm as if she were talking about someone else's story: "Originally, I had decided to live the rest of my life alone. But when I was sick and most helpless, he appeared and took me to the clinic to take care of me personally for several days. During that time, I was moved by his sincerity and agreed to date him for a while. Who knew that during this time, all his bad habits and temper would come out. A few days ago, we had an argument over a single sentence."

“He was talking to his father’s friends outside, saying what would happen if he married a divorced woman. Even a fool could tell he was going to marry a divorced woman. He stubbornly insisted it was to gain respect from others. This incident made me see the gap between us even more, so I wanted to break up with him. But he wouldn’t let it go and kept pestering me, saying he had spent a lot of money to raise me so well. He wouldn’t be happy if I ended up with someone else.”

Xu Chaoyan glanced back at the man standing in the distance, only to see him stomping his feet and kicking a tree in anger. She thought to herself that he did indeed have a childish temper.

"Let's not talk about that now. Let's get back to the city quickly. The sun is very strong. Be careful not to catch a heatstroke."

It's been almost half an hour since Meng Jiu and the others returned. Little Sister and the others haven't come back yet, so he's been pacing back and forth in the shop several times in a panic.

"Xuyang, I'll go check where they went. Be careful not to get sunburned in this blazing sun. Prepare some cooling herbal tea. Also, cook a pot of porridge; they must be starving."

Shen Siheng lay there weakly and howled, "Which of you two is going to take care of me? I think I've also caught heatstroke. I'm dizzy and have no strength at all. My sister-in-law is a grown woman, she won't get lost, don't worry."

Zhang Xuyang shook the spoon in his hand, almost hitting him on the head. If he hadn't seen how lifeless he looked, he would have hit him already.

“I’ve heard that things are not peaceful outside the city these days, with bandits frequently appearing. What if these women encounter those villains? Wait a moment, I’ll go with you.”

Upon hearing the word "bad guy," Shen Siheng immediately stood up.

"In broad daylight, where would a villain come from? Besides, there are so many people coming and going outside the city today. I think you, Zhang Xuyang, are the one who looks more like a villain."

In the courtyard, Ya Ya kept crying and fussing, and the old lady was getting increasingly anxious. Uncle Zhang made some tofu and went out to sell it, thinking that going to the prefectural city would be more expensive, so he went back to his old trade. He said he could save some money, and the siblings didn't stop him.

The old woman was so anxious that beads of sweat rolled down her face as she held the crying Yaya and tried to soothe her, but nothing she did could calm her down.

Aunt Qi was mending clothes in the house when she heard the crying. She quickly put down her needle and thread and ran out.

"Big sister, what's wrong? Oh dear, why are you crying like that? Did you fall and hurt yourself?"

"I don't know what's wrong, this child keeps crying and complaining of stomach pain, and I haven't given her anything to eat."

Aunt Qi glanced at Ya Ya and saw that her face was rather pale. Sniffling, she asked again, "Think carefully, what did you two eat around noon? Are you feeling unwell?"

The old lady thought for a long time and said, "We just cooked some porridge and ate it with yesterday's stir-fried eggs with chives. I didn't feel uncomfortable at all."

Aunt Qi scolded her, "You old fool, this stir-fried egg with chives is probably spoiled. Eggs that have been sitting overnight can easily upset a child's stomach. Old sister, you have a strong stomach, but a child can't take it. Hurry up, we'll take her to the doctor right now."

The old woman was so frightened that her legs went weak and she fell to the ground with a thud: "What should I do? How am I going to explain this to Yue Niang when she comes back? I didn't know that eating eggs that have been left overnight would cause stomach upset. We always keep these leftovers at home and never have to throw them away. We've been eating them for decades without any problems."

Aunt Qi quickly helped her up: "Come on, let's go see a doctor first. Don't say so much, it's really making Yaya suffer a lot."

The old lady tried several times but couldn't get up, looking pained: "I think I twisted my ankle just now, I can't get up, could you please run this for me, sister?"

Aunt Qi glanced at the blazing sun outside and said, "Alright, I'll help you back inside and boil some hot water for you to drink. I'll go and fetch a doctor to describe the symptoms and get some medicine."

It was half an hour later when Aunt Qi finished settling the grandmother and grandson and went outside.

She rushed towards the nearest clinic, beads of sweat rolling down her forehead, her clothes sticking to her body.

She couldn't care less about anything else at that moment and ran all the way, seeing that she could reach the nearest clinic after crossing just one more alley. Seeing the child's pale face from the pain and the several trips to the toilet, she felt a little sorry for him and quickened her pace.

Thinking about Ya Ya, she didn't pay attention to what was in front of her until she bumped into someone. The impact made Aunt Qi dizzy and she sat on the ground for a long time, unable to get up.

Suddenly a fierce voice rang out: "What's wrong with you, woman? Can't you see where you're going? Do you think you can just bump into my husband? You think you can take responsibility for that?"

Aunt Qi quickly apologized: "I'm so sorry, both of you. My little one at home is sick. I was in such a hurry that I ran a bit too fast. I apologize to you."

After saying that, she took a step to run out. Suddenly, someone grabbed her wrist, and the grip was so tight that her wrist hurt and trembled.

"Wanyu, but it's you."