Transmigration: From Dragon Princess To Pampered Granddaughter
Chapter 559 - 560: I am Not Heartless

Chapter 559: Chapter 560: I am Not Heartless

But Chen Jianguo’s brothers couldn’t help but gape: these two items alone would add up to at least two hundred yuan!

Marrying a wife from the city sure burns a lot of money!

Zhao Mei and the other daughters-in-law inevitably felt some envy, but they didn’t think it was unfair—it wasn’t money from their in-laws after all.

And considering the plentiful dowry from the other side, if Jianguo’s betrothal gifts were too scant, wouldn’t that make him akin to a matrilocal son-in-law?!

The Lu Family elders were also somewhat surprised; after all, they were well aware of the Chen Family’s situation.

Aside from a daughter who worked at a department store, and the recently employed Chen Jianjun, the Chen Family had been farming for generations.

Plus, their brick house was newly built, and furnishing it must have cost quite a bit. They thought the family wouldn’t have much fortune left.

Still, this indeed made them feel the Chen Family’s high regard for their daughter, which left them increasingly satisfied.

So they continued discussing other wedding matters, finally setting the wedding date for a month later.

Once everything was settled, Ma Xiulian felt a massive weight lifted from her shoulders and turned to Chen Jianjun, "Jianjun, take Xiaofen for a stroll around the village."

All the kids had long grown restless and had run out to play.

Chen Jianjun nodded, got up, and led Lu Xiaofen outside.

He was a man of few words and much action. When told to stroll, he simply walked his fiancée around the village.

At this time, Lu Xiaofen was a little shy and not quite at ease, so she quietly strolled through the village with him.

As they were walking, they heard a group of women gossiping on a large rock at the entrance of the village.

"Poor Guibao, as soon as she turned a month old, her mother fed her milk to her son, and she had to rely on auntie. Raised by her grandpa and abandoned by her own father and uncles when she encountered a black bear, she almost died in its jaws."

"Isn’t that the truth!"

"She’s so pitiful with no love from her father or mother!"

Upon hearing this, Lu Xiaofen was taken aback. She had seen Guibao, plump and white, lively and cheerful. When she was sick and in the hospital, the old couple and Chen Jianjun took great care of her. Xiaofen had thought the little girl had always been treated with great fondness.

But then she thought about it, if Guibao’s parents truly loved her, they wouldn’t have given her away to Chen Jianjun!

Even if the person taking Guibao was a brother, it would still be hard to let go!

Then she heard the group of women say, "After finally enjoying a few good days with Chen Jianjun, he’s going to get married! Once he has his own child, he will certainly start neglecting Guibao!"

"Isn’t that so! The situation in the neighboring commune’s Du Family is like this—it’s even a son! The child’s biological mother died during a difficult childbirth, and the father married a stepmother. Once they had a younger brother, the cruelty they had towards the elder son was shocking. He went hungry every day and was so skinny! It’s such a shame!"

"If Guibao’s city-dwelling stepmother also has a cruel heart, Guibao will be just like a cabbage in the fields..."

Upon hearing this, Lu Xiaofen suddenly shouted loudly, "I’m not a cruel person!"

She would absolutely not mistreat Guibao!

Chen Jianjun looked at her in surprise.

Lu Xiaofen had always spoken to him in a soft and gentle manner. He had never heard her speak harshly before and had assumed it was simply her personality.

He hadn’t expected that when pushed, even a rabbit would bite.

A group of women turned around at the sound of her voice to see Chen Jianjun’s serious face. Realizing their backbiting had been caught by the person concerned, they showed a trace of embarrassment and said, "Ah, I need to go home and do the laundry."

"I must go to the field, too."

The group quickly dispersed.