Transmigration: On the Gossip Front
Chapter 536 - 537 Sister Flowers Educated Youth 54_1

Chapter 536: Chapter 537 Sister Flowers Educated Youth 54_1

Gao Jian knew he absolutely couldn’t just sit back and wait for doom, he had to explain himself.

"I didn’t, I didn’t dig up any ginseng." He was truly worried that if the village were to say something like the ginseng was a village asset, what would he do then?

"You did, you can go check the records at the post and telecommunications office, you’re the one who sent the money a few days ago."

"Besides, every time you send money, the post and telecommunications office gives you a receipt." Shen Yuan said that they could go look for the records in Gao Jian’s house.

Gao Jian hadn’t expected Shen Yuan to be so treacherous, he glared at her fiercely.

Now, he was certain why Shen Yuan could be so sure he had found ginseng, she must have seen the money order receipt.

Now, he truly regretted not keeping the receipt safe instead of casually tossing it away; otherwise, Shen Yuan wouldn’t have seen it.

If she hadn’t seen the receipt, she wouldn’t have lost her temper.

"Ginseng, huh..." The village committee members were truly stunned; they had never imagined Gao Jian was capable of such a feat.

He didn’t go hunting in the mountains anymore, yet he managed to come across ginseng while picking mushrooms.

"The ginseng belongs to whoever finds it." Although they were quite envious, it naturally belonged to whoever found it.

"But Gao Jian, you went too far, you clearly have a bad back, yet after you got the money, you still sent it back home." The village chief could understand why Shen Yuan was so angry.

Anyone who heard about it would be unhappy.

Gao Jian appeared to be listening seriously to what the village chief and the others were saying, but he really didn’t take it to heart; it was in one ear and out the other.

Seeing the look on Gao Jian’s face, the village chief knew he really wasn’t taking the matter seriously.

"Shen Yuan, have you decided not to marry Gao Jian?" The village chief was still upset.

No matter what, he was the village chief; people tended to humor him a bit, but Gao Jian, this blockhead, acted as if he was somebody.

The village chief, who had originally wanted to persuade Shen Yuan to think it over, now couldn’t be bothered.

"Yes, chief, I want to withdraw the marriage application." Shen Yuan was determined to take back that document.

The village chief took out a binder, removed an application from the very top, and handed it to Shen Yuan.

Shen Yuan took it, recognized it as her own handwriting, confirmed it once again, and then tore it up.

"You, you..." Gao Jian had actually wanted to take the application from the village chief’s hand.

But he hadn’t expected Shen Yuan to be quicker, or perhaps that the village chief was on Shen Yuan’s side.

Gao Jian, angry, didn’t dare lose his temper at the village chief, but he could vent his anger on Shen Yuan.

"Shen Yuan, by tearing up the marriage application today, we have no future," Gao Jian said with a dark expression.

"Right, we never had a future to begin with, and I am not going to marry you," Shen Yuan stated again.

"Think about it, your back is bad, you can’t do work, what will you do about the money you owe?"

"You won’t always be lucky enough to find ginseng, and even if you do find ginseng, so what?"

Shen Yuan scornfully said, "The money from selling the ginseng, you only think about your own family."

"You consider how hard it is for your mother, how difficult it is for your brothers and sisters."

"But you never considered how hard it would be for the woman who marries you."

"A man in poor health, who doesn’t support his family, not only contributes in various ways for his family but also expects his wife to take care of his own family."

"Who’d want to marry you? They can have you; even if I can’t marry anyone, I wouldn’t marry you."

Shen Yuan strode towards the outside, "You’re truly a scumbag."

Despite how domineering she seemed at the village committee meeting, as soon as she left, her legs involuntarily softened.

Someone passing by gave her a slight support, "Be careful."

"Thank you." Shen Yuan hadn’t expected that someone would be willing to lend her a hand when her reputation was so poor.

"You’re welcome." The man let go once he saw she could stand firmly on her own, "You’re not hurt, are you?"

"I’m fine." Shen Yuan looked up at him and noticed he was quite handsome as well.

She felt her heartbeat quicken, even faster than when she had first seen Gao Jian.

Could this be what attraction felt like? Shen Yuan clutched at her heart.

Gao Jian burst out to confront Shen Yuan, but when he saw she was continuously staring at another man, he became flustered.

What alarmed him even more was the look in Shen Yuan’s eyes as she watched the man—it was so familiar, exactly like the way she used to look at him.

In the past, he truly detested the way Shen Yuan looked at him, feeling that she put too much pressure on him and prevented him from mingling with more girls.

But now, seeing Shen Yuan give the same look to another boy, how could Gao Jian not panic?

He charged over and shoved the man hard, "What are you doing?"

"Seducing my wife?"

The man hadn’t expected trouble for merely lending a hand, and now he was faced with such a big hassle.

He was dumbfounded, but Shen Yuan was not pleased; she pushed Gao Jian away, "Saying I’m your wife?"

"Who’s your wife? I would never marry you. The money I earn all goes to my family; marrying me is just to borrow money for your treatment."

"Earning money through hard work, just to pay off your debts—sorry, I wouldn’t dare marry a man like you."

Remembering some of the married women in the village, whose lives were full of hardship, their relentless labor praised as being a good wife.

Behind closed doors, many would call that foolishness, and Shen Yuan strongly agreed. With such examples before her, she would certainly not be so foolish.

What mattered most was that she had put in so much effort, yet Gao Jian had never appreciated it. In fact, he felt entitled to it.

The more Shen Yuan thought about it, the angrier she got, unleashing a public outburst outside without caring who was watching.

Everyone knew that just a few days ago, Shen Yuan had fallen into the water and Gao Jian had rescued her, and then there was talk of them getting married.

People didn’t give it much thought; they just couldn’t understand why Shen Yuan would be willing to marry Gao Jian.

They all knew that Gao Jian, in his laziness, took shortcuts while working at the reservoir, eventually getting injured—hurting his waist.

If he had sought proper medical treatment, it wouldn’t have been a big issue. However, for some inexplicable reason, he decided against seeking care.

No matter how the village or the commune tried to persuade him, he stubbornly claimed he had no money for treatment, unless the commune would pay for it.

Gao Jian’s injuries were the result of his own disregard for rules and the subsequent accident. The commune providing some medicine expenses was already generous; they couldn’t be expected to keep paying.

Whenever someone in the village sought shortcuts, Gao Jian’s story would be cited as a warning.

Everyone thought Gao Jian had no money for treatment and were shocked to discover that wasn’t the case; indeed, he had money but he had sent it elsewhere.

Desperate to find treatment and to pay his debts, he thought to marry Shen Yuan and push all these problems onto her.