TFWYH – Chapter 256 Going to the Wengcheng

Tang Wan: “…You don’t know about that?”

Auntie Yang slapped her thigh in frustration. “I asked around, but that woman from the Yang family has a tight mouth. She won’t say a thing.”

Tang Wan: …

There are actually things you don’t know?

What a rarity!

But that also showed that Yang San’s mother was a pretty reliable person.

“It’s a pity about that Ling Xiaofang girl. Met the wrong people, and even got harmed by her own father. Sigh…” Auntie Yang, not knowing the truth, actually felt quite sorry for Ling Xiaofang.

Tang Wan didn’t comment.

She didn’t want people thinking her beautiful husband was some kind of trouble magnet.

Besides, from her point of view, this had nothing to do with her beautiful husband at all—those women were just crazy!

Her beautiful husband was completely innocent, and he’d been badly frightened these past few days.

He even said he didn’t want to go out anymore, worried that some random woman would suddenly appear on the street claiming she liked him.

That made Tang Wan’s heart ache so much she felt like chopping those deranged women into pieces.

Not that she ever reflected on the fact that she was also a deranged woman—always wanting to knock Ling Beauty unconscious and run away with him to hide.

All she could say was: If, while I like you, you also happen to like me—that’s truly a stroke of luck!

After absorbing a stomachful of gossip, Tang Wan finally headed home.

After she left, Li Wu looked speechlessly at his wife. “Wan-niang is busy every day. How does she have time to listen to you ramble? You need to hold back a little. Stop dragging her into random nonsense every time. Wan-niang isn’t like the women in your village.”

Auntie Yang rolled her eyes at him. “Mind your own business! I think Wan-niang enjoys listening. Every time she listens with great interest.”

Li Wu snorted. “Great interest? With that blank, expressionless face? That’s what you call interested? Winter Solstice is coming. Instead of wasting time gossiping, you should go buy our son a new coat. That boy strapped two iron weights to his legs yesterday, and he still has to run around selling beef jerky every day. He’s dressed so thin! We can’t help him much as his parents, but we can’t let our own child lack clothing, food, or shelter!”

Auntie Yang covered her mouth and laughed. “I get it, I get it. What you really mean is that you want two new sets of clothing too. Aiyo… isn’t crawling into my bed at night to hold me warm enough? How about we ‘exercise’ properly tonight to warm up?”

“You shameless woman!” Li Wu’s old face flushed red as he laughed and scolded her.

Winter Solstice was coming fast.

And the prefectural exams were beginning!

Students from all over were traveling to nearby prefectural cities to take the exam.

Ling Yu was no exception!

The night before his departure, Tang Wan was packing his luggage, feeling very unhappy.

Since arriving in this world, she had never been separated from her beautiful husband.

This time, he would be gone for two entire months. She wasn’t even sure he could make it back in time for the New Year!

More importantly—her beautiful husband attracted trouble like a magnet. Without her by his side to protect him, what was she supposed to do?

Ling Yu sat at his desk with a book, glancing at her once, then again. Finally, he put the book down, walked over to the bed, and sat in front of her, smiling as he watched her.

“Unhappy?”

Tang Wan glared at him, tied the knot on his bundle, and said, “Take care of yourself outside, and don’t attract peach blossoms!”

“Alright.”

“I put a thousand taels in your bag. Buy whatever you want, eat whatever you want. No matter what happens, don’t let yourself suffer!”

“Alright.”

“I packed three sets of clothes. Is that too few? Should I add more? It’s been getting colder—don’t catch a chill!”

“Enough.”

“And also—”

“Wan-niang!” Ling Yu finally cut off her nagging and smiled. “Have you noticed? You’ve changed a lot.”