Free Web NovelChapter 464: Chapter 460: A Petty Man’s Triumph
Chen Jie looked at Chen JianShe’s smug face and suspected he was doing it on purpose.
With a cocky expression, Chen JianShe picked up his own packed belongings, took Leng Yuan’s things from Chen Jie, and left, carrying a bucket more than half full of fish.
Chen Jie: ...
He glanced at his own things and resignedly returned to his previous fishing spot.
’That dog, Chen JianShe,’ he cursed inwardly.
When he got back at noon, Chen JianShe shamelessly freeloaded a meal at his Brother Leng’s house, eating to his heart’s content.
But he couldn’t shake the feeling that he had forgotten something important.
As he walked back and lay down on his bed, he vaguely overheard his mother talking about finding a match for him. Chen JianShe was so startled he shot straight up.
He threw on his shoes and rushed out.
"Mom, I’m telling you, I would rather die than marry Sun Yeshu! If you dare try to set me up with her, I’ll stay single for the rest of my life!"
Aunt Chen: ...
Sun Yeshu: ...
Sun Yeshu’s mother, Auntie Sun: ...
Chen JianShe: ...
’If I say I was so preoccupied when I came in that I didn’t even see Sun Yeshu and her mother, are they going to believe me?’
Aunt Chen was also dumbfounded.
She didn’t know what had happened that morning. She had actually been quite taken with Sun Yeshu and wanted the girl to be her daughter-in-law.
But now, before she even had a chance to bring it up, Chen JianShe’s outburst had probably made the Chen Family and the Sun family into enemies.
Coming to her senses, Aunt Chen quickly tried to explain, "He—he’s probably drunk, just spouting nonsense."
But Sun Yeshu and her mother had already stood up, fuming.
"Nonsense? I think he was just speaking his mind! You were the one who invited me here today, and I never expected to be so humiliated by your son. As for this marriage, we, the Sun family, can’t possibly aim so high."
The two families lived close to each other. The scent of meat often wafted from the Chen Family’s home, a fact not lost on the Sun family. Otherwise, they never would have taken an interest in Chen JianShe.
But alas, the way he’d acted was just too humiliating.
Sun Yeshu’s pretty face flushed red, then turned deathly pale, and finally her eyes welled with tears. Seeing this, Aunt Chen’s eye twitched, and she immediately grabbed a feather duster and started chasing Chen JianShe with it.
Sun Yeshu’s mother led Sun Yeshu away.
’He’s already said so much. Are we supposed to shamelessly stay here and beg him to marry my daughter?’
’No way.’
’My daughter is beautiful—there isn’t a prettier girl in the whole village. Our family isn’t doing badly either. With such good prospects, she can marry into any family she wants. Why on earth would it have to be Chen JianShe?’
A flash of resentment crossed Sun Yeshu’s eyes.
’The reason Chen JianShe rejected me must be because of Gu Jiaojiao,’ she thought.
’Gu Jiaojiao doesn’t like me, and Chen JianShe is good friends with Leng Yuan, so that’s why he rejected me.’
’Otherwise, I’m so beautiful, there’s no reason for Chen JianShe to refuse me!’
With that thought, it was all Gu Jiaojiao’s fault. First, she made her kneel and lose face, and now she was ruining her marriage prospects. Sun Yeshu hated Gu Jiaojiao to the core.
’Just you wait!’
’I’ll definitely marry a man a hundred times better than Leng Yuan.’
Sun Yeshu’s mother patted the back of her daughter’s hand, her expression gentle.
"Don’t be angry. I’ll find you a man from a family a hundred times better than the Chens. Then we’ll let them see just how blind they were."
Sun Yeshu nodded, wiped her tears, and looked up, just in time to see Leng Qingtian passing by.
Sun Yeshu’s mother saw him too. She waited until Leng Qingtian was a little further away before she couldn’t help but speak.
"Speaking of which, the Leng Family’s fortunes are really on the rise. Their sons are all workers, and I hear they’re on good terms with Leng Yuan now. Leng Yuan’s uncle is a high-ranking official; they’re bound to benefit from that connection in the future."
As she spoke, her tone was tinged with envy. ’How did the Leng Family get so lucky!’
