Chapter 575 - 571: Being Timid Even When Gossiping
Far from being angry about Gu Jiaojiao secretly passing the exam to become a teaching assistant, Leng Yuan was actually happy.
Spring planting was just around the corner, and since his wife wasn’t cut out for farm work, he had already come up with an excuse to ask the team leader for time off for her.
But then, his wife gave him this wonderful surprise.
Heh heh.
Gu Jiaojiao let out a dry laugh.
’Was he really being sincere, or just saying what he thought she wanted to hear?’
Although she was skeptical, Gu Jiaojiao was smart enough not to press the issue.
She was anxious to get home. She had left her two children by themselves and couldn’t help but worry.
Unbeknownst to them, the village was buzzing about something else entirely.
Namely, whether or not Yun Hao had become a teacher.
The bet Yun Hao made with Leng Yuan before the New Year was still fresh in their minds. Now that school was starting, had Educated Youth Yun actually managed to become a commune teacher?
After seeing their children off to school, many people started asking around about Yun Hao. But after a full round of inquiries, it turned out that nobody knew a thing.
After his fight with Xu Wenwan, Yun Hao hadn’t left the house. Even their neighbors had no idea what was going on with the two of them.
The villagers mulled it over, then began to casually stroll past Yun Hao’s doorway. They’d encounter an acquaintance, exchange a smiling greeting, and walk on for a bit... before turning right back around to greet the same person, who was also turning back.
No matter where they went, their paths always seemed to lead them back to the road in front of Yun Hao’s house.
The veteran gossips couldn’t stand watching the youngsters’ half-hearted attempts.
"Kids these days are hopeless. They’ve got none of the flair I had back in my day."
"Back in my day, I was a master gossip—always on the front lines, getting the freshest scoops. Look at these youngsters now, so timid and hesitant. Pathetic."
The speaker was one of Qingshan Team’s most notorious old gossips. She may have had only a few teeth left, but her eyes, fixed on Yun Hao’s courtyard, were shining brightly.
Her friends, a few other old women, chimed in to agree.
Exactly! These young people had none of the panache they’d had in their prime.
"Never mind them. Let’s just see if Yun Hao became a teacher or not."
Everyone stared intently at the courtyard. Who knows how long they watched, but the sun was high in the sky by the time Yun Hao finally emerged from his room.
The moment they saw him, they knew the truth.
He hadn’t become a teacher.
They remembered how he’d sworn up and down when he made the bet with Leng Yuan, insisting he would definitely pass. They’d actually thought Educated Youth Yun might pull it off.
But now, it was clear. Educated Youth Yun was nowhere near Leng Yuan’s level.
Yun Hao had gotten hungry from lying in his room, so he came out to make something to eat, only to see a crowd gathered at the gate. They were talking amongst themselves while casting strange glances at him, and he couldn’t help but frown.
’These old biddies are so annoying,’ he thought. ’Gossiping about other people’s business all day. It’s infuriating.’
Xu Wenwan came out of her room, looked at Yun Hao’s irritated expression, and sneered, "You couldn’t even pass a teacher’s exam. I called you useless and you didn’t believe me. Now you see how worthless you are, don’t you!"
Yun Hao’s grip on the fire poker tightened.
Xu Wenwan, however, wasn’t the least bit afraid. Ever since she’d beaten him senseless last time, the man had become as timid as a mouse. He wouldn’t dare talk back to her.
Otherwise, she wouldn’t mind teaching him another lesson.
Yun Hao lowered his head, his face burning with humiliation.
He had once been a man of character and prestige, yet now he was being utterly humiliated by a woman, and there was nothing he could do to stop it.
The last time they fought, the woman had, for some unknown reason, suddenly exploded with a strange strength, beating him so badly he was bedridden for half a month. He didn’t dare experience that kind of pain again.
Meanwhile, Xu Wenwan grew more and more emboldened, her words becoming increasingly vile.