Chapter 63: How About… You Find Someone Nearby to Remarry?
Yun Qinghuan chuckled and directly told her the address, “The tree we cut from doesn’t have much left, but if you don’t mind, come to my place later, and I’ll get you some. Although it’s not much, it can still satisfy your cravings.”
“How can I accept that?” Jiang Wenshui’s face reddened slightly.
“What’s the big deal? You helped my mother-in-law a lot today. Eating some acacia flowers won’t cost me much.”
Seeing her say that, Jiang Wenshui pursed her lips and smiled, “Then I won’t be polite.”
After discussing this matter, Jiang Wenshui hesitated and looked at her, wanting to say something but hesitating.
Yun Qinghuan said directly, “Sister-in-law, if there’s anything, just say it. No need to look at me like that; it’s unsettling.”
Jiang Wenshui pursed her lips and smiled, “I just want to tell you that there are rumors circulating in the village about you and your younger brother-in-law. They say you and your younger brother-in-law are ambiguous, even suggesting that you took the initiative. Some even say you bring bad luck to your husband, implying that he might meet a tragic end because of you.”
Yun Qinghuan’s face darkened slightly. Although she knew her reputation wasn’t good, she hadn’t expected it to be this bad with such outrageous rumors circulating behind her back.
“And then?” Jiang Wenshui was taken aback by her question and quickly waved her hands, “Qinghuan, Sister-in-law is familiar with you and knows your character. These are just fabrications made by those who can’t stand to see you doing well. I just wanted to warn you because these rumors could damage your reputation. I don’t want them to make a big deal out of it, otherwise, the consequences could be dire.”
After all, there were people in the village specifically investigating people’s lifestyles. If they found out about this, Yun Qinghuan’s reputation would be even worse.
Seeing Jiang Wenshui’s anxious expression, Yun Qinghuan couldn’t help but smile, “I know, Sister-in-law, don’t worry. I know you’re saying this for my own good. But living in the same yard as Bai Naihan, it’s hard to avoid such rumors, especially when they’re baseless. I haven’t done anything wrong, so I’m not afraid of rumors. If they want to talk about me, there’s nothing I can do.
“But still, thank you for reminding me.”
Jiang Wenshui sighed after hearing this. “Indeed, there’s nothing that can be done.”
After all, she couldn’t drive Bai Naihan away. After all, that was the Bai family, and Bai Naihan was a legitimate son.
Even if Liu Yuzhi treated Yun Qinghuan well, she couldn’t bring herself to kick out her son with a crippled leg.
And if Yun Qinghuan were to leave, where could she go?
Looking at her family’s situation, even if she did go back, her life probably wouldn’t be easy.
Jiang Wenshui truly felt that married women had it hard.
Even her parents, who doted on her so much, seemed less close after she got married, like she was just a guest when she went back.
“How about… you find someone nearby to remarry?” Suddenly, Jiang Wenshui whispered.
Yun Qinghuan: “…”
Almost choked by her own saliva, she looked at Jiang Wenshui incredulously, “Sister-in-law, what did you just say?”
Seeing her reaction, Jiang Wenshui apologized, “I’m sorry, did my words scare you?”
Yun Qinghuan: “…”
Wasn’t it obvious?
Jiang Wenshui quickly waved her hand, “It’s just a suggestion. If you think it’s not feasible, just ignore it. Don’t take it to heart.”
She blurted it out without thinking it through.
After saying it, she felt that her words weren’t appropriate. After all, Bai Wensong had passed away not long ago, and Yun Qinghuan and Bai Wensong had such a good relationship. Honestly, if her own husband suddenly passed away, she wouldn’t want to remarry either.
Thinking about it, she suddenly spat and felt bad for even thinking such an unlucky thought.
Then she said to Yun Qinghuan, “Don’t take it to heart. Sister-in-law was just talking nonsense earlier.”
Although Jiang Wenshui’s words were just random, Yun Qinghuan still felt quite startled by them.
It took her a while to recover.
As they were getting close to home, she curiously asked Jiang Wenshui, “Why did you say that earlier?”
“I just thought since your younger brother-in-law can’t leave the Bai family, you should be able to leave. And since your son is still young, you must be worried about him. It would be convenient to marry someone nearby, close to the Bai family, so you would have a new family and a husband. Outsiders wouldn’t gossip then. But I was just talking nonsense. Don’t take it to heart.
“And any new in-laws you find probably wouldn’t be as good as your current one. Your mother-in-law treats you just like her own daughter.”
She was somewhat envious of Yun Qinghuan for having such a good mother-in-law.
As for the rumors and gossip, compared to how well the Bai family treated Yun Qinghuan, they didn’t seem so important.
Yun Qinghuan chuckled, “Indeed, any new in-laws wouldn’t treat me as well as my mother-in-law.”
As for men, she wasn’t interested in them at all.
She stayed in the Bai family at the time for a more relaxed life, not to find someone to serve.
Men in this era were all patriarchal, thinking that marrying a wife meant having someone to serve them.
If she had to live like Yang Guihua, she might as well end her own life. Why bother putting herself through such suffering?
Of course, this was a bit extreme.
Yun Qinghuan felt that before she resorted to ending her own life, she would probably do same to anyone who caused her pain.
The original owner was lucky to have met someone like Bai Wensong and a mother-in-law like Liu Yuzhi. It was much harder than winning a hundred million-dollar lottery.
Yun Qinghuan was self-aware. She had never had very good luck, and her success in her previous life was due to her ninety-nine percent effort.
Of course, if the person were someone like Bai Naihan, she could consider living together.
But then Yun Qinghuan suddenly shook her head vigorously, feeling that her idea was too dangerous.
Beside her, Jiang Wenshui regretted her words about Yun Qinghuan remarrying, fearing that she might take them seriously. If Auntie Liu found out, she would probably hate her.
Seeing Yun Qinghuan suddenly shaking her head like that startled Jiang Wenshui, who quickly said, “Qinghuan, don’t scare me! I was just talking nonsense earlier. Don’t jump into a fire pit!”
She was genuinely scared and even reached out to support her.
Yun Qinghuan came back to her senses and found Jiang Wenshui’s reaction somewhat amusing.
But she didn’t want to share her thoughts with Jiang Wenshui to avoid giving the impression that she had inappropriate feelings for her younger brother-in-law. That wouldn’t be good.
Instead, she reassured Jiang Wenshui, “Don’t worry, Sister-in-law. I’m not that foolish. I won’t just marry anyone randomly. Besides, I have a good relationship with Wensong, and I can’t think of anyone else right now.”
“That’s good to hear.”
Jiang Wenshui breathed a sigh of relief. As they were almost home, she had to go back too, so she quickly added, “Qinghuan, keep this to yourself. Don’t let your mother-in-law know about it, or I’ll be too embarrassed to see her again.”
Otherwise, people might think she was trying to instigate Yun Qinghuan to remarry.
It was just a moment of irrationality on her part.
“Don’t worry, Sister-in-law. I won’t spread it around.”
Yun Qinghuan understood that she didn’t mean any harm.
Seeing her about to leave, Yun Qinghuan said, “Sister-in-law, don’t rush. Let me go get the locust flowers for you.”
But before she could even push open the courtyard gate, Bai Naihan opened the door directly.
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