roccoschili Chapter 137 You've really ruined their lives!
Chapter 137 You've really ruined their lives!
His mind raced; Old Wang must have asked that question casually.
He must know something and have already found out, otherwise he wouldn't have asked.
Lu Jiangting dared not lie and could only nod.
"Yes, but that day it was because I left too late and there were no more buses back, so I..."
Old Wang angrily interrupted him, "If it is, then it is. Why are you making so many excuses?"
Lu Jiangting: "..."
"Don't you know that adults should avoid suspicion? You can't come back? Humph, you should spend the night squatting in the stairwell rather than sleep at the widow's house."
"Fang Qing and I really have nothing going on, I..."
"What 'you and me'? I think the toughest thing about you is your mouth. They say there's a lot of gossip around a widow's house, don't you know that?"
Lu Jiangting panicked, but he still forced himself to explain, "I know, but those are just their dirty thoughts and wild guesses. I only have respect for Fang Qing. My relationship with Fang Qing is completely innocent, and I'm not afraid of those gossipy women spreading rumors."
"You're so foolish! Humph, you're not afraid, you've hidden yourself in the army, and as long as you don't go out, the rumors won't hurt you. But have you ever thought about Fang Qing? Do you know that she's so scared by the rumors that she's afraid to go out, and can only wait until dark to take Chenchen to the market to pick up some rotten vegetable leaves to survive."
Lu Jiangting froze. "What?"
"What else? Because you have no sense of propriety, you've ruined Fang Qing's life. Now, not only can she and her son survive by picking up rotten vegetable leaves, but Fang Qing has also lost her job, and Chenchen has taken leave from school and is too afraid to go back."
Fang Qing is planning to go back to her hometown now. You know what your hometown is like. A widow and her orphan, in a place where customs trump the law, who knows how badly they'll be bullied.”
"I...I didn't know it would turn out like this? But there really isn't anything between her and me."
"Alright, alright, come in here for a bit. You've said 'there's really nothing between you and her' almost ten times already. What's the point of saying it again? Even if what you say is true, and the old lady across the street says she made up the story about hearing you doing things at home during the day, so what? The damage has already been done. What we need to do now is resolve these problems."
Lu Jiangting said, "I went to explain to them and told them that it was really nothing."
"You're kidding me, do you even believe that yourself?"
Lu Jiangting nodded hurriedly, "I believe you, there's nothing to it."
Lao Wang: "..."
He was so angry he was panting heavily. "Hmph, I've met countless people in my life, and I'm almost at retirement, but this is the first time I've seen someone as stupid and clueless as you. I'm telling you, if you put even a little bit of your intelligence into social skills, you wouldn't even know you'd been jilted."
Lu Jiangting: "..."
"If you were to handle this yourself, you would only make things worse and more complicated."
Lu Jiangting lowered his head helplessly.
Old Wang continued, "You don't need to worry. I've already thought of a solution for you. Just do as I say."
Lu Jiangting suddenly raised his head and looked at him expectantly.
"any solution?"
"Don't they all say you're Fang Qing's boyfriend?"
Lu Jiangting said urgently, "They're just talking nonsense and making wild guesses."
"Stop, stop, stop! I get angry as soon as I hear you speak. Shut up and wait until I finish."
Lu Jiangting let out a breath and said meekly, "Yes, please speak."
"The only solution now is for you to marry Fang Qing."
Lu Jiangting was shocked, "How can this be? She's my sister-in-law..."
"You're talking nonsense." Old Wang has been a civilized person for many years and usually doesn't swear like that.
The main problem is that Lu Jiangting is really asking for trouble.
Old Wang was so angry he spat out his saliva, "You fucking treat her like your sister-in-law, how could you stay overnight at her house?"
"It's because I treat her like my sister-in-law that I didn't avoid suspicion."
Lao Wang: "..."
"Hey, you've got a real temper, you're something else. I thought you were a bit slow, but it turns out you're a bit slow, you've got an extra layer of stubbornness. Humph, so you think your sister-in-law is family? Just because we're family means we can sleep around without any hesitation, right?"
Lu Jiangting's face flushed red and then turned pale. "That's not what I meant."
"I think that's what you mean. You talk a good game, you say you're completely innocent, but you haven't done a single honest or innocent thing."
"I……"
"Alright, shut up. I don't want to hear your excuses. That's it for now. You either admit you committed indecent assault, or you marry Fang Qing."
"How can this be? I didn't do anything."
"Then go to court and try to argue your way out of it. See if they'll charge you with hooliganism."
Lu Jiangting: "..."
"How can you explain that?"
Old Wang was so angry he laughed. "So you're not stupid, are you? You think everyone else is stupid? As soon as I said I'd take you to court, you'd know you couldn't explain yourself."
Lu Jiangting's face was very ugly. He had helped Fang Qing a lot and was willing to help her and her son, but he never thought about actually marrying Fang Qing.
Not only is Fang Qing a few years older than him, but she's also been married before and has a child who's already quite grown up.
He has a bright future ahead of him, how could he possibly marry a divorced widow?
Images of Fang Qing and Lin Yuyao flashed through my mind.
Lin Yuyao and he had a long-standing relationship, their families knew each other well, and she was also filial to his parents.
With her husband's family and her own family living nearby, Lin Yuyao can easily seek help from her family if anything happens to them in the future.
No matter how you look at it, Lin Yuyao is much better than Fang Qing.
Lu Jiangting shook his head. "No, Fang Qing won't agree."
This time, he stopped making excuses and started with Fang Qing, saying, "She said she would remain a widow for Jianjun and would never remarry. Even if I were willing, she wouldn't agree."
"Oh dear, I've seen too many things like this. They were so young, and their relationship was at its best when they were separated by death. It's perfectly normal for Fang Qing to say she wants to be a widow for him."
In fact, many men and women who have just lost their partners say this, but after a few years they gradually forget about it, meet the right person, and remarry. This is a common occurrence.
When she said she wanted to remain a widow, she was definitely sincere. But now that she's willing to get married, that's certainly also sincere.
Lu Jiangting stumbled. "What? She's willing to get married?"
"That's right, I asked her. She said she's willing as long as the other person is good to Chenchen. Who else could genuinely be good to Chenchen? Tell me, who else but you?"
Lu Jiangting: "..."
"Besides, if Fang Qing finds someone else, do you think that person will be truly good to Chenchen? You wouldn't feel at ease with that, would you? I think you and Fang Qing are quite a good match."
How can they be a good match?
"I'm several years younger than her."
"A few years younger?"