Chapter 312 - 312 Being Badmouthed
312 Being Badmouthed
Gu Qingming came to the field with a woolen hat, a black windbreaker, and a pair of cotton shoes. She saw these familiar villagers working in full swing.
“Little Gu, you’re out?”
The villagers greeted Gu Qingming one after another.
“Little Gu, you didn’t bring the child out? Doesn’t the child cry?”
“She definitely won’t cry. Her child is really beautiful, obedient, and especially sensible. She rarely cries.”
“This child is so easy to take care of. It’s much more comfortable for adults to take care of the child.”
“Indeed, when I met a child crying, I couldn’t sleep during the day and stayed up late at night. In the past, when I was taking care of my child, I was so tired that my hair fell off. If it weren’t for the fact that my hair would grow back after falling off, I would have suspected that my head had become bald. How would I face others in the future? At that time, I was worried every day that I would accidentally become bald.”
“That’s right. Many people say that when a child laughs, this hair will start to fall out in large amounts. I’ve been losing hair since I gave birth. After the child is weaned, this loss of hair will become much better.”
At this moment, someone looked around and lowered his head to whisper, “Do you think Little Gu is married or has a boyfriend? This person has been in Stoneback Village for more than half a year, but we haven’t seen her husband or boyfriend come here to look for her. Now that she has given birth, that man hasn’t shown up. Was she abandoned? Is that why she came to the countryside to live?”
They now knew that Gu Qingming’s family was really rich.
Not to mention that her family had donated two to three million, just from the fact that Gu Qingming had spent five to six million to build a smart greenhouse, she knew that her family was probably not ordinary rich people.
Farmers like them, who were facing the yellow soil with their backs facing the sky, probably wouldn’t be able to earn so much money in a few lifetimes.
Their family barely had more than 100,000 in savings now. It was not even a fraction of other people’s investment in building a greenhouse.
“Don’t talk nonsense!” When Liu Xiaolan heard Zhang Liuying’s words, she was shocked. “Don’t talk nonsense about this matter!”
“Why would I spout nonsense?” Zhang Liuying said gossipily, “This child has just turned one month old. Counting the days, she came here when she was just pregnant. Later, when her belly grew bigger, Auntie Jiaoying told us that Gu Qingming only found out that she was pregnant after breaking up with her boyfriend. But Gu Qingming couldn’t bear to abort the child, so she gave birth to it. Isn’t breaking up with her boyfriend akin to being abandoned by a man?”
“Besides, a girl who got pregnant out of wedlock doesn’t look like a proper person. In the past, she would definitely have been drowned in a pig’s cage.” There was obvious disdain and contempt in her eyes.
In the countryside, the tolerance for girls who got pregnant out of wedlock was not very high. Even if they did not mock her in person, they would criticize her behind her back and look down on her.
No matter how rich Gu Qingming was, many people were talking about her behind her back when she got pregnant out of wedlock.
Gu Qingming did not take the villagers’ gossip seriously.
Except…
Gu Qingming’s sharp eyes swept across Zhang Liuying and she frowned slightly.
Zhang Liuying did not notice that Gu Qingming was behind her. She continued, “Doesn’t her family only have a little money? But no matter how rich her family is, it has nothing to do with me. If she really wants to help poor villagers like us, she might as well take out the money to repair the road and build this greenhouse and give all the villagers a share. Won’t our entire village become rich ? Hmph, isn’t donating money to repair the road to earn a reputation? This is enough to earn a reputation. It’s much more worth it than the millions they spent.”
Liu Xiaolan noticed that Gu Qingming was beside her. She gave Zhang Liuying a look, indicating for her to stop talking. Unexpectedly, Zhang Liuying ignored her. She asked in confusion, “What’s wrong with your eyes? Why do they keep twitching? Is there sand in your eyes?”
After saying this, before Liu Xiaolan could react, she continued, “Xiaolan, tell me, if Gu Qingming was so beautiful and her family was so rich, why would she be abandoned by a man? Is it because she’s indecent?”
When Liu Xiaolan heard this, her expression changed. She avoided Zhang Liuying and said, “I’m not talking to you anymore. I’m going over there to work.”
With that, she ran away.
Zhang Liuying turned to look at her, only to meet Gu Qingming’s half-smile. All her movements froze.
She didn’t know how long Gu Qingming had been listening behind her back, but it was always awkward and guilty to speak ill of others behind their backs and be caught by the person involved.
Zhang Liuying pulled a long face and asked with an embarrassed smile, “Little Gu, how long have you been here? Why are you standing behind me without saying a word? Do you know that this can scare people to death?”
Gu Qingming revealed a mocking expression and said coldly, “Auntie Zhang, isn’t it normal to have someone behind you in broad daylight? What are you afraid of?”
“Hehe…” Zhang Liuying’s guilty eyes flashed as she said, “Sometimes people can scare people to death. They can also scare people in broad daylight.”
“Everyone says that if you don’t commit any wrongdoing, you’re not afraid of ghosts knocking on your door!” Gu Qingming said sarcastically. “Auntie Zhang, what did you do wrong? Why were youscared to death in broad daylight?”
Zhang Liuying’s expression changed. Just as she was about to say something, Gu Qingming said directly, “Auntie Zhang, my small temple can’t afford a big shot like you. I’ll get my uncle to pay you a day’s salary.”
Zhang Liuying’s expression instantly turned ugly. She said in disbelief, “You… are you chasing me away?”
Gu Qingming did not respond to her immediately, but her cold expression and sharp gaze told her that this was indeed what she meant.
This time, Zhang Liuying could not take it anymore.
She immediately forgot about her guilt and threw away the seedlings in her hand. She placed her hands on her hips and said angrily, “Are you trying to kick someone to the curb when they’ve outlived their usefulness? Oh, I’ve already rented my family’s land to you and signed the contract. Are you going to chase me away? At that time, you said that you would hire us to work if we rent the land to you. We would have priority. Why are you turning your back on us now? Let me tell you, there’s no way!”
Earning money was already a small matter, but losing face was a big deal.
There were so many people working here. Just because she said a few words behind her back, she wanted to chase her away. In the future, she would lose face in the village and might even be mocked behind her back.
“Let me tell you, Gu Qingming, I, Zhang Liuying, am not such an easygoing person. Since you’ve taken my family’s land, you have to let me work here!” Zhang Liuying said rudely and unreasonably. “Otherwise, I’ll let everyone know that your uncles are people who kick someone to the curb when they’ve outlived their usefulness!”