1980s: I was reborn after being scumbag to death

Chapter 152: Agreed? Getting Engaged!

When they left, the news that the two sisters were going to South City was not spread outside, but now everyone must know it. Even if the Meng family didn't mention it, people from the Ye family would tell it.

On the way back to the village, Meng Shulan rode her bicycle without stopping. When she met someone, she just said hello, which was no big deal.

Everyone was just asking when she would be back and whether her journey was smooth.

The mother and daughter answered a few words casually and went back.

After returning home, He Jinqiu took a backpack and went to the backyard to prepare vegetables.

The Chinese New Year is coming soon and the store is about to launch new styles. She can't leave at all and will go back as soon as she finishes cooking.

Meng Shulan packed her luggage and prepared to go to the reservoir to wash clothes.

The Chinese New Year is just around the corner, and apart from the business in town, my home is also quite busy.

When they came back, the mother and daughter had discussed that Meng Shulan would not go to town for the next few days. She would study at home, help with cleaning, and prepare things for the New Year.

There are too many people in the town, it’s too crowded, and the study environment is actually not good.

Meng Shulan naturally had nothing to say. Her main task now was to prepare for the college entrance examination, so she let her sisters handle the business for the time being.

If there is anything she will help, just like this time when she went to South City.

If there is nothing special, she still focuses on her studies.

When Meng Shulan was about to wash clothes, Meng Fude came back from the field carrying a hoe. He was relieved to hear his daughter say that everything went well.

Meng Shulan carried the wooden basin and left. When she reached the reservoir, she met Gu Hansong.

Gu Hansong was wearing water shoes and old clothes, and was scrubbing the tables and cupboards on the shore downstream. It seemed that he was cleaning the house in preparation for the New Year.

I didn't expect to see him as soon as I came back.

Meng Shulan wanted to go over with the wooden basin. It was still early and no one was washing things near the reservoir, so the two of them could still chat.

But just as she had this intention, she saw Gu Hansong waving at her and signaling her with his eyes not to come near.

Meng Shulan was a little confused, but she still obediently didn't go over.

After a while, Gu Hansong finished washing and left without saying goodbye to her.

Meng Shulan was a little confused. What was this person doing?
It's like he's deliberately avoiding something.

Meng Shulan was just wondering when the old lady who lived in the back yard of the Meng family came over, leading her cow to drink water. When she saw Meng Shulan washing clothes, she smiled and talked to her.

At first, he talked quite normally, asking when I came back, whether the journey was smooth, how business was in town, etc.

When the old lady's cow had drunk its fill and turned around to look for grass by the roadside, the old lady suddenly said, "Shulan, has your family agreed? No wonder Gu Hansong looked down on that girl from Shuangxi Village before. It turns out she was secretly dating you!"
"Shulan, what are you thinking? Not taking the college entrance exam next year?"

The old lady chattered on and on, and Meng Shulan opened her mouth wide.

"Grandma, what are you talking about?"

Meng Shulan frowned.

Seeing her puzzled look, the old lady asked doubtfully, "Aren't you and Gu Hansong dating? I heard that you two are getting engaged!"

"what?"

Meng Shulan finally understood why Gu Hansong had been avoiding her. It seemed like there were rumors about them in the village, and it had already spread like wildfire! She stopped washing clothes and talked to the old lady for a long time.

Gradually, she began to understand what the situation was.

The last time they went to South City, the Meng sisters met the Ye brothers and He Saijun on the bus to the city.

Because they didn't want to be followed, the two sisters tricked the three men.

The three members of the Ye family were so angry at the time that they went back after finishing their business and wanted to find an opportunity to quarrel with the other side. However, they never showed up and the Meng sisters disappeared from the town.

Later, Ye Ran also brought back news from school that Meng Shulan had taken leave and did not attend the tutoring.

No matter how stupid the Ye family was, they knew that the two men had gone out to look at the market or get some materials.

At first, the Ye family thought that the Meng sisters had gone to another city. After not seeing them for a long time, they guessed that they must have gone to a big city outside, such as Nancheng.

At that time, in order to learn more about the Meng family, the Ye family secretly asked many people. Although they did not find out anything, the news that the two sisters were going on a long journey was spread.

Everyone was shocked when they heard that Meng Shulan didn't even attend the tutoring class and accompanied Meng Changli to South City.

Is Meng Shulan obsessed with money or something? She doesn't even take the college entrance exam seriously anymore!

Is it possible for two grown girls who have never traveled far to go to such a far place?
Aren’t you afraid of being cheated or sold out on the road?
Can Meng Fude and He Jinqiu also rest assured?
Isn’t this family a little too bold?
The old couple of the Meng family didn’t mind the two sisters going to South City, but people outside were worried.

But soon someone thought, isn’t Gu Hansong in Nancheng!
Maybe they had made an appointment in the morning, and Gu Hansong would come to pick them up when they went there.

After all, this was Gu Hansong's second time there, so he was familiar with the place. It would be fine if he could bring the two sisters with him.

When you think about it this way, everything makes sense.

But everyone was a little puzzled. When did Gu Hansong, such a cold and aloof person, become so close to the Meng sisters?
No one could understand what was going on, and gradually rumors began to spread in the village about Meng Changli and Gu Hansong.

That’s right, these rumors were initially directed at Gu Hansong and Meng Changli. After all, Meng Shulan was going to take the college entrance exam and was going to eat commercial grain, so it was impossible for the two of them to be together!

Meng Changli is divorced now. Although she is a few years older and has two children, the Gu family's conditions are not bad, so she still feels suitable.

But before this trend started, someone spread the word that the person with the problem was not Meng Changli, but Meng Shulan.

Some people said that Gu Hansong often went to the school to find Meng Shulan, and the students in the college entrance examination class had met her several times.

Some people also said that Gu Hansong would go to the town to pick someone up every Saturday, and the two of them had already developed a relationship after going back and forth a few times.

The news outside was spread with details and evidence, so everyone naturally believed it.

Some people who were close to the Meng family actually wanted to ask He Jinqiu if this was true. He wondered if he was really going to let Meng Shulan marry into the Gu family. It didn't seem right no matter how he thought about it.

But He Jinqiu has been too busy recently. Since his two daughters left, he has only come back once. He hurriedly took a basket of vegetables and went to the town again. He has not stayed in the village at all.

Those people didn't find an opportunity, and it was not easy for them to tell Montford, so the matter was kept secret.

Everyone was spreading rumors privately, but the Meng family had no idea what was going on.

After washing clothes at the reservoir, Meng Shulan was completely confused.

I had originally thought that the relationship with Gu Hansong could transition slowly, giving everyone time to accept it, but who knew it would be exposed not long after it began.

(End of this chapter)