Chapter 23
Love Rival
The other men joined in with the teasing.
The villagers were familiar with each other, and everyone knew that Chu Xi’s only daughter had a special liking for their boss, Su Shen. It seemed like it was because of their teasing, so the boss eventually had Chu Xi’s mom deliver lunch to him.
But for the other men in the crowd, it didn’t make much of a difference. It just showed how close the Chu family was with the Su family.
Su Shen heard the men teasing and knew they were just playing around. He furrowed his brows and walked to the entrance of the hall.
Chu Tian, with her charming eyes, glanced at Su Shen. She had also heard the teasing from the men and blushed at the thought of marrying Su Shen.
Today, she was wearing a white blouse, which made her dark complexion stand out even more.
Chu Tian had her hair tied up in two braids today. She handed the lunchbox to Su Shen, shyly looking down at the ground. She softly said, “Brother Su Shen, this is for you.”
Seeing Chu Tian like this, the others joined in with more teasing.
Previously, the prospective bride Lin Miao had demanded a hefty dowry of three thousand yuan and had severed ties with their leader. So, they had no good feelings towards the Lin family from the neighboring village.
However, they hoped their leader would find a spouse soon. So, even if Chu Tian had a dark and strong appearance, they thought she would be a good match because a strong female appearance was favored by rural folks for being sturdy and good for childbearing.
Even if the leader didn’t want children, a strong girl like her would be efficient at work!
Chu Tian used to be lazy when it came to chores, but every time she was outside, she would act particularly diligent!
Some of the wives, seeing their husbands fixated on Chu Tian, couldn’t hide their discontent. “Look at her attire, it’s clear she’s trying to allure people – not at all proper!”
“Isn’t she dressed quite elegantly? It’s not like she’s dressed like a man, as you are…” The man’s words were cut short as his wife pinched him, causing him to wince in pain.
Su Shen remained unfazed by the teasing from the others; he simply nodded nonchalantly and uttered a soft “Hmm.”
The moment Su Shen accepted the lunchbox from Chu Tian, he noticed a sudden hush in the previously teasing crowd. Sharp intakes of breath filled the air as everyone’s gaze converged in one direction.
Turning to enter the house, he followed their collective gaze and found a woman approaching the pigsty yard while carrying a lunchbox.
She was adorned in elegant attire, her loose hair framing her face with an artful touch of disheveled beauty.
Her water-blue skirt swayed like gentle ripples in the breeze, seemingly dissipating the summer heat. Her slender, fair legs were gracefully accentuated by black leader shoes.
A black belt encircled her waist, enhancing her shapely figure. As she walked, her skirt danced like a fish’s tail, captivating every onlooker.
The young woman possessed a striking face, fair skin, and a faintly upturned mouth, exuding a warmth that drew people closer yet made them hesitate to approach.
She resembled a rare blossom atop a lofty peak, admired from afar by all.
Had a local woman dressed similarly, it might have been deemed immodest, but in her case, it was evident she hailed from wealth and sophistication.
Gu Zi gazed at Su Shen, the lunchbox in his grasp, and paused at the pigsty’s entrance.
She hadn’t anticipated another person bringing him food, nor did she realize his popularity within the village.
If she had known someone else was already delivering a meal, she might not have made the effort.
Raising her hand, Gu Zi knocked gently on the pig farm’s entrance gate and politely inquired, “May I enter, please?”
As the crowd heard her voice, they finally shook off their daze and turned their attention toward her, questioning, “Miss, whom are you looking for?”
Su Shen shifted his gaze toward Gu Zi, taking a step closer to the gate. In his deep, magnetic voice, he inquired, “Why have you come here?”
The others were all shocked. They didn’t expect such a beautiful girl to be here to look for their boss.
Their boss was perpetually engrossed in pigsty duties, and they wondered when he had encountered someone so remarkable.
It was at that moment that they took notice of the lunchbox in the young woman’s hand.
“Goodness, is she here to deliver food to our boss?”
“Our boss is incredibly fortunate, with two women delivering his meals!”
“I’m still single; anyone needs a partner?”
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Gu Zi looked at Su Shen, tilting her head slightly. She briefly glanced at Chu Tian, who stood nearby in a cream-colored outfit, radiating an innocent expression in her eyes. “Did I perhaps arrive at an inconvenient time?”