Chapter 782 - 778: Silly Girl

Fang Ziyin’s face was pale.

"You... you’re not willing?"

Gu Jiaojiao shook her head. "You’re not even with Jiang Baishu, and he hasn’t personally said he likes you. To pour your heart and soul out like this... it’s just too foolish."

Fang Ziyin’s expression dimmed.

Then she heard Gu Jiaojiao continue, "This money, even if it needs to be paid, should come from Jiang Baishu himself. It makes no sense for a girl like you to be the one paying."

"Don’t worry. I’ll talk to Jiang Baishu about this, but I can’t guarantee whether he’ll actually go back or not."

Fang Ziyin’s tears immediately turned to a smile. "Thank you, Gu Zhiqing! You’re truly amazing and so principled. Really, you’re the kindest girl I’ve ever met."

Gu Jiaojiao’s expression went stiff.

’No, I’m not. I’m not kind at all.’

’It’s just that I’m a little patriotic. Jiang Baishu has the ability to contribute to the country, so why should he stay in this tiny team to farm the land!’

’There are so many people to farm; they won’t miss one person.’

Jiang Baishu’s situation had become a hot topic of gossip throughout the Qingshan Team.

When they learned of Jiang Baishu’s identity, everyone was initially a little envious of Gu Jiaojiao. They thought she had great luck, getting five hundred yuan just for adopting Sweet Girl and Xiao Yang.

But later, the rumors changed.

Jiang Baishu was back, so shouldn’t Sweet Girl and Xiao Yang be returned to their family?

With a younger brother and sister to look after, could Jiang Baishu still go back?

Even if he could go back, Gu Jiaojiao and Leng Yuan would still have to care for the two children. That five hundred yuan seemed like a lot, but it wasn’t an endless supply. The school and book fees for a year alone were quite a bit.

And that was on top of food and housing.

No matter how you looked at it, Gu Jiaojiao was getting the short end of the stick.

Those who had initially envied Gu Jiaojiao no longer did. They even secretly felt that Gu Jiaojiao had made the wrong bet.

However, these people had learned to be smart. When they bad-mouthed her, they only did it in small, private groups. No one else could be around—not even their own children.

Who knew if those little rascals would sell out their own mothers and grandmothers for a couple of White Rabbit candies.

For a while, everyone was on high alert. Not the slightest rustle in the grass could escape their discerning eyes.

And among those gossiping, Sun Yeshu was the one who most hoped Gu Jiaojiao would suffer misfortune—preferably, she’d have such bad luck it would kill her.

If it weren’t for Gu Jiaojiao, how could she have been driven back home by her father? Now even her eldest brother hated her, her mother no longer spoke up for her, and after she returned, her mother-in-law tormented her and Leng Qingtian ignored her.

These days, Sun Yeshu’s life was more bitter than yellow lotus.

Just when the busy farming season finally ended and everyone could catch their breath, trouble struck the Sun family again.

Because the Sun family had produced such a "character" of a daughter, the family that had been arranged for the second son heard about what had happened and came over to break off the engagement directly.

The girl herself declared that she would rather stay unmarried for life than ever marry into the Sun family.

In an instant, the Sun family’s reputation in the Qingshan Team was utterly and completely ruined.

Seeing that the family still showed no remorse, the eldest daughter-in-law truly decided on divorce. She brought her brothers from her maiden family over directly to discuss the matter.

She would take all the children, leaving not a single one behind. As for the money and property, she wouldn’t give up a single cent of what was hers.

In that moment, it was as if Mrs. Sun and Father Sun had aged ten years.

Sun Yeshu hadn’t expected things to turn out this way either. She was too scared to go home, terrified of getting a beating.

She had a feeling that this time, even if she were pregnant, her father would not show any mercy.

Mrs. Sun was at home wiping her tears. "What sins did I commit in a past life? How can they do this!"

Losing a daughter-in-law was one thing, but her grandsons were gone too. Mrs. Sun couldn’t bear such a blow.

Father Sun was furious. He knocked the bowl of his pipe, stood up, and snapped at Mrs. Sun.

"That’s enough! Stop your wailing. I’m going over to my older brother’s place."