Shocking! My Rugged Husband is the Hidden Tycoon in the 70s Novel-Chapter 252: Take a Guess!

Qiao Xinyu and Yu Xiaomin heard someone talking badly about Xu Qinghuan in the fields, saying she had a child out of wedlock outside, so she was in a hurry to marry Jiang Xingye and was now going to bring her child home. They said Jiang Xingye was a fool and would have to raise someone else’s child in the future.

In half a day, the rumor had spread like wildfire.

Qiao Xinyu and Yu Xiaomin cornered people for answers, and finally traced it back to the source, which was said to be Lu Nianying.

Of course, Lu Nianying denied it. She had ambiguously asked Xu Manman, implying such, but the actual words didn’t come directly from her.

"I just asked Xu Manman one question, and she clearly implied she admitted that the child is connected to Xu Qinghuan."

Qiao Xinyu was furious on the spot, "That’s bullshit! Qinghuan and I have been classmates since childhood. She’s so young, how old is the kid already? Are you all blind?"

Xu Manman saw the rumor had escalated to this point and couldn’t be more satisfied, "Qiao Xinyu, everyone knows you two have a good relationship, like sisters."

Qiao Xinyu slapped her, and the two started fighting.

Lu Nianying still stirred the pot from the side, "It’s just talking. If it’s not true, what’s lost?"

Yu Xiaomin couldn’t stand this nonsense and headbutted Lu Nianying, who fell on her butt on the ground, pain shooting through her from the grass stump, making her lose her senses and pounce on Yu Xiaomin to fight.

Lu Nianying clearly wasn’t having the upper hand; Yu Xiaomin was fierce, skilled in pinching, twisting, pulling, making every move hurt.

Lu Nianying’s hair was pulled back, leaving her in a leaned-back stance, crying with snot and tears, "Zheng Siqi, Dai Yifeng, you promised my mom to protect me, you better pull her away and hit her hard for me!"

Yu Xiaomin was startled, looking a bit bewildered at Zheng Siqi and Dai Yifeng.

The two stepped back, Dai Yifeng swearing, "Are you crazy? You’re fighting with girls, what do I care!"

Jiang Xingmei came over, hearing these two were spreading rumors about Xu Qinghuan, and lent a hand. Her strength was greater than four people combined, ultimately prompting Jiang Baohua to intervene, fearing it would escalate, having Zhou Guizhi pull people apart.

Zhou Guizhi took the chance to pinch and twist both Lu Nianying and Xu Manman, the two had delicate skin, and ended up with no untouched spot.

"They’re telling people, Fanfan is my child out of wedlock?" Xu Qinghuan couldn’t believe her ears.

"Yes, it’s driving me crazy, it’s spreading like wildfire," Qiao Xinyu grumbled after gulping down half a mug of tea, "What grudge do these two bitches have against you to ruin your reputation so badly? I’m so angry!" 𝓯𝙧𝓮𝓮𝒘𝓮𝙗𝙣𝒐𝒗𝒆𝓵.𝓬𝓸𝒎

Zheng Siqi entered at this point, stepping over the threshold with one foot while the other remained outside, frozen in surprise, "Fanfan?"

Qin Baifan looked up at the sound, glanced at Zheng Siqi, and called out, "Brother Siqi?"

Xu Qinghuan was not surprised; the two were cousins and surely knew each other.

Qiao Xinyu was somewhat surprised, "How do you two know each other?"

Zheng Siqi hurriedly came over, squatting in front of Qin Baifan, irritatedly saying, "You ask how we know each other, he’s my aunt’s kid. No, Brother Ye, why is he here?"

Jiang Xingye was still angry, saying nothing.

Xu Qinghuan said, "It’s a long story. To put it simply, he was kidnapped, and I met him on the train and saved him."

Yu Xiaomin, having fought, still felt unsatisfied, full of rage, "Those bitches were saying this kid was Huanhuan’s what? I really want to tear their mouths apart."

Zheng Siqi hadn’t cared much earlier, thinking the rumor was flimsy, easily dismissed as nonsense.

The rumors spread by the educated youths concerning Xu Qinghuan stemmed purely from personal hatred, while those from the production brigade were meant to mock Jiang Xingye.

From any angle, Jiang Xingye marrying Xu Qinghuan was seen as reaching high, a cause for jealousy, and if Xu Qinghuan were to kick him aside, it would make everyone feel a bit more balanced.

It goes with that saying, fearing a brother’s hardship yet envying a brother’s luxury.

Zheng Siqi didn’t take it seriously until he realized the matter involved him, and suddenly he was enraged.

He turned and walked out, "I’m going to set the record straight about this!"

Jiang Xingye grabbed him, "This has nothing to do with you, I’ll handle it."

"How will you handle it? They’re girls, what are you going to do, beat them up?" Zheng Siqi wondered.

"I naturally have my ways," Jiang Xingye said.

Sometimes, beating someone doesn’t solve anything.

A glint of severity flashed in his eyes.

After eating, Zheng Siqi intended to take Qin Baifan back to the educated youth point, since he was his cousin, but Qin Baifan wouldn’t go with him, preferring to stay with Xu Qinghuan.

Jiang Xingye needed to leave early for the county the next day, so he didn’t let Qin Baifan stay with him, but brought him over for a bath and handed him to Xu Qinghuan.

As darkness fell, Qing Xiao arrived.

Initially, Qin Baifan was quite scared, but Xu Qinghuan spoke to Qing Xiao, telling it to take good care of Qin Baifan.

Qing Xiao, a wolf with opened intelligence, knew he was a human cub, and dutifully took on the brotherly role, patiently playing with Qin Baifan.

Jiang Xingye, after sending Qin Baifan over, was reluctant to leave, sitting by the sewing machine watching Qin Baifan and Qing Xiao play, but his gaze lingered on Xu Qinghuan.

He only reluctantly stood up when he heard someone calling him from outside.

Xu Qinghuan saw him off to the door, he took the chance to squeeze Xu Qinghuan’s wrist, hastily kissed the nape of her neck, a little more than nothing.

"Brother Ye, I heard you returned, so we came over to see, how was it? You went to Yan City for some perspective, tell us, how did you go?"

Hu Hai and quite a few others came over, Dong Youfu, Yang Tiejun, all were young men from the production brigade, some genuinely concerned for him, others purely there for the spectacle.

"I flew," Jiang Xingye said casually.

"Ah, flew? Brother Ye, for real?" Hu Hai was astounded, he had only ever ridden the bus, and here Brother Ye had flown!

Jiang Xingye shot him a look, "You don’t believe it, why ask?"

"No, Brother Ye, how did you have a plane to take you? How much is a flight? Was it Xu Qinghuan who insisted on flying?"

If Jiang Xingye hadn’t glared over, Lin Shenghua would’ve called her a spendthrift.

"My wife was going to save lives, time was urgent, they sent a plane to pick us up, if you don’t know, don’t talk nonsense!"

Hu Hai nudged Lin Shenghua, "Go away, don’t anger Brother Ye, Brother Ye, tell us about Yan City, where did you stay?"

"My wife has a house in Yan City, we stayed there."

Everyone’s eyes were wide with astonishment, Hu Hai played along, "No, Brother Ye, Xu Qinghuan is so wealthy? She has a house in Yan City, how big is it?"

"A courtyard house, size doesn’t concern you," Jiang Xingye left them hanging halfway.

Dong Youfu swallowed hard, "Brother Ye, Xu Manman is Xu Qinghuan’s sister, does she also have a house in Yan City?"

Jiang Xingye looked at him with a smirk, "Guess!"