Ji Pianran felt in his pockets.
He was a little embarrassed.
He really didn't have forty yuan on him at the moment.
Gu Chen had given him a hundred yuan, but that was real.
He had to change it into small change to return it to Shen Cuilan.
But it was already late, and it would soon be dark.
Where can she go to change money?
Seeing her face full of embarrassment.
Shen Cuilan just thought that Ji Pianran wanted to renege on the debt.
She curled her lips and sneered.
'What, no money to pay the debt, but you have money to buy meat? I don't think you've ever wanted to pay the debt at all, have you?'
Ji Pianran lowered her head and her hands were clutching the corners of her shirt.
The whole person looked a little awkward.
She explained softly, 'No, Sister Shen, can I pay you back tomorrow?'
'Tomorrow? I want the money now! Didn't you say your idiot of a husband bought the meat? If you didn't, he must have, so tell him to come out and pay me now!'
Shen Cuilan's voice got louder and louder as she spoke, and her tone became increasingly unpleasant.
Gu Chen sat inside the room.
Due to the distance, he couldn't hear what was being said.
However, from the sparse words and phrases, he sensed that the visitor was not a good person.
He picked up a piece of beef and put it in Tang Tang's bowl, then smiled at her.
'Tang Tang, be a good girl and eat your food. Daddy is going out to see mummy, I'll be right back.'
After saying this, he put down the chopsticks in his hands and walked out.
Shen Cuilan, who was outside the door, shouted while curiously peering into the courtyard.
When she saw Gu Chen come out, she gave him a disdainful look.
'Oh, you're finally out. I thought you were going to stay locked up in there forever. I heard you bought some meat.'
Gu Chen could tell from her sly expression that she was trying to make things difficult for Ji Pianran.
He walked over to her, took her arm and pulled her behind him.
Then he looked coldly at Shen Cuilan.
'Do you have something to say?'
Shen Cuilan held out her hand.
'Pay me back, 40 yuan!'
Ji Pianran was afraid that Gu Chen would think that she was deliberately refusing to pay back the money, so she hurriedly explained to him.
'I don't have any change on me, so...'
Gu Chen knew what kind of person Ji Pianran was, so without waiting for her to finish, he gave her a gentle pat on the shoulder.
He was comforting her.
'I know, it's fine.'
After saying that, he turned around and looked at Shen Cuilan.
'How about this, we'll pay you back tomorrow, is that okay?'
After saying that, he was about to take Ji Pianran back to the room.
But before he could take a step, Shen Cuilan's sharp voice rang out from behind him again.
'If you don't have the money, just say so. Are you two conspiring against me? What's with the pretence? We're all from the same village, we know who's good and who's bad!'
Ever since she opened the door, Shen Cuilan had been snubbing everyone.
She kept up her sarcastic comments.
Ji Bianran knew she was in the wrong, so she kept quiet.
But this remark not only referred to her, but also included Gu Chen.
She didn't know where the anger came from, but suddenly it surged up.
She was inexplicably angry.
She pulled away from Gu Chen's hand, which was grasping her sleeve, and turned around to walk back.
Ji Pianran was already somewhat cold-looking.
Now, because she was angry, her face looked bad, and she looked even more aloof.
She sniffed, and the originally good-looking light in her eyes instantly dimmed.
'Sister Shen, you're being a bit harsh. We really don't have any change today, but I'll change it tomorrow and give it back to you first thing in the morning.'
Shen Cuilan shrugged with disdain.
'Still pretending! No change? Forty yuan! That's half a month's wages, and in your poor family it's considered change?'
Everyone had finished work by now, and those who were cooking at home were cooking, while those who were just chatting were chatting.
Shen Cuilan kept shouting from the doorway, causing everyone to come out of their houses to see what was going on.
The villagers all knew each other.
They were enthusiastic, but also more gossips.
Who's child has earned a lot of money.
Who's daughter-in-law is not decent.
Who's son is good-for-nothing.
These are all the topics that people enjoy talking about after dinner.
If you can witness a lively scene with your own eyes, then it's even more exciting to talk about it.
But in just a few minutes, at least a dozen people came out.
Even Shen Cuilan's husband, Tian Laosi, came out.
Tian Laosi saw his daughter-in-law blocking the door and asking people for money.
It was a bit embarrassing.
To be honest, Ji Pianran is pretty, but life is really difficult.
Tian Laosi originally felt that she was not easy, and he also wanted to help. Out of goodwill, he lent her the money.
I don't know how I made my daughter-in-law angry.
Shen Cuilan was a shrew from the start, and she had a small mind. She had been brooding about this for more than ten days.
Now so many people were watching the fun.
It was embarrassing for everyone.
Tian Laosi frowned, and without saying a word, he grabbed Shen Cuilan and started walking home.
'Stop it, don't make a scene. Can't you see everyone's come out? It's embarrassing!'
Shen Cuilan just felt that Tian Laosi had been bewitched by Ji Pianran, the fox spirit.
Now he's even defending her.
She was instantly furious and her scalp went numb.
With a round face, she poked Tian Laosi's head with her finger and spat heavily on it.
'Pah, you think I don't know what's on your mind?
It's just that you think the fox spirit is good-looking, right?'
As she said this, someone in the crowd started to speak up.
'Come on, Shen Cuilan, we're all neighbours, don't say such unpleasant things.'
'Exactly, it's just a trivial matter. It's not as if it's a big deal, just a fuss over forty yuan.'
'Yes, Rong Pianran will definitely pay you back in a few days.'
The onlookers were all saying kind words of persuasion, but in fact they were hoping the quarrel would get even worse and they could say bad things about them.
But it wasn't like that.
It was just that the people in the village were so boring, and everyone knew each other.
They said kind words with understanding on their lips.
But everyone had their own thoughts.
To be honest, Gu Chen, who had been reborn, didn't care about what other people thought.
After all, having lived again, many things were no longer important to him.
Besides, he was originally a rascal.
He really didn't mind what people said.
But!
If anyone said anything bad about his wife, that was absolutely not acceptable.
Especially if they called her a vixen, that was even more unacceptable!
No matter who it was, they couldn't say it!
He frowned, clenched his fists, and walked up to Shen Cuilan.
'What did you say?'
Shen Cuilan looked at Gu Chen's gloomy face and was inexplicably a little scared.
But she, Shen Cuilan, was no pushover.
She swallowed hard and straightened her slightly bloated figure.
'What are you saying? That your wife is a vixen? Who in the village doesn't know that?'
'Every day, she goes around borrowing money from other people's husbands. Who in the village doesn't...'
Before she could finish her sentence,
'Pang!'
A loud slap landed on Shen Cuilan's face.
Not only her, but everyone was shocked.
Gu Chen, hit someone?
Although Tian Laosi was an honest man, he really felt some pain when he saw his daughter-in-law being beaten.
He pointed at Gu Chen.
'You just talk, why do you also hit people?'