Chapter 97: What Happened Again? – The Sickly Sister-in-law’s Gossip-Filled Days in the Courtyard

Chapter 97: What Happened Again? - The Sickly Sister-in-law’s Gossip-Filled Days in the Courtyard

The matchmaker auntie looked at Wang Jiaojiao, who was still crying, and comforted her in the most direct way: "Oh, my dear, it's not worth shedding tears over someone like him. If you want to get married, I can introduce you to someone much better, guaranteed to have better character than that thug!"

Although she knew that if a girl with such good qualities wanted to find someone, it probably wouldn’t be her turn to make the introduction. She was just saying this casually to make sure Wang Jiaojiao wouldn’t hang on to one man!

"Big sisters, thank you so much for everything just now!" Lin Qing let go of Wang Jiaojiao and took out some candies she had bought from her shoulder bag, giving one to each of the ladies.

"Oh, how can we possibly accept this?" The aunties smiled and tried to refuse.

These candies cost a pretty penny!

Lin Qing pushed the candies back to them, saying, "Today, we owe it all to you, big sisters. Otherwise, things wouldn’t have gone so smoothly for the two of us. Please accept these candies as a token of our gratitude. This is our way of saying thank you from the heart! You must accept them!"

"Alright, alright, alright! Since you’ve said so, we will take them, then!" Seeing that they couldn’t refuse anymore, the aunties accepted them.

"Big sisters, my friend isn’t feeling too well, so I’ll take her back first!"

"She’s been too shocked. Take her back quickly! In case that jerk tries to chase you down again!"

"Yes, yes, go quickly!"

"Come and find us for a chat when you’re free!"

"Sure!"

Of course, both sides knew this was just polite talk.

Lin Qing took Wang Jiaojiao back to the bus stop. Maybe it was just luck, but the bus arrived just as they got there.

Shortly after the bus left, Jin Jianhua ran out, his face bruised and bloody, which made him stand out on the street.

"Where in the world is Wang Jiaojiao?"

"She’s got nothing to do with you anymore. We’re not telling you anything!" The aunties, who had just been given the candies, weren’t about to give him the time of day.

"Where’s Wang Jiaojiao? Where’s Wang Jiaojiao?" His voice got louder, and his face twisted in rage.

"You scum, how dare you come out looking for her?"

"Well, some people have thick skin!"

"That’s true. If they didn’t have thick skin, how could they do something like living off a woman and still mess around outside?"

These aunties, who had just received the candies, already disliked men who lived off women. Now, with the benefits they received, they cursed even more fiercely, though it was just wasting some saliva.

Jin Jianhua couldn’t care less about the aunties' insults. He just wanted to chase after Wang Jiaojiao, but no matter how much he asked, he couldn’t find out where she was.

He had no choice but to give up and decided to try his luck at the machinery factory, so he ran off.

Wang Qiaomei had come out behind him, but she didn’t dare approach the aunties, fearing they might expose her secrets, so she stayed in the distance.

After Jin Jianhua ran off, she chased after him.

"This Wang family daughter is really shameless. Even though she’s married, she still chases after another man like this!"

"Tsk, didn’t you hear what they said just now? Their marriage was premeditated!"

As soon as those words were spoken, the matchmaker auntie smacked her thigh and said, "Ah, I remember now! Not long ago, the machinery factory recruitment was only for employees' family members, and the person Wang Qiaomei married was an employee in the factory. She probably married him to get the job!"

"The man she married is really pitiful!" exclaimed an older woman.

Only the matchmaker had a twitch at the corner of her lips. She had heard from other matchmaker friends that Wang Qiaomei had married the famous old bachelor from the machinery factory, and he was always following behind a widow like a lovesick puppy. It seemed like they were equally hopeless!

She was surprised that the thin, frail girl happened to recognize Wang Qiaomei—what a coincidence!

Lin Qing and Wang Jiaojiao returned to the machinery factory by bus first. Lin Qing planned to take Wang Jiaojiao back to the family quarters.

Wang Jiaojiao's condition seemed a little off, and Lin Qing thought that her family might be able to comfort her better, so she decided to take her home first.

Lin Qing used the address Wang Jiaojiao had given her before.

"Knock, knock, knock!" She knocked on the door.

After a short while, the door was opened, and Wang Jiaojiao's mother appeared.

As soon as the door opened, she saw the distressed Wang Jiaojiao and asked hurriedly, "Jiaojiao, Jiaojiao, what's wrong?"

"Mom, let's go inside first!" Wang Jiaojiao's mother's voice had been a bit loud, and the neighbors on the floor had started to peek out.

"Oh, oh, okay!" Wang Jiaojiao's mother probably felt it was inappropriate to stand at the door and quickly let them inside.

"Who are you?" she asked.

"Auntie, hello, I'm Jiaojiao's new friend. My name is Lin Qing."

"Oh, oh, hello," she replied. "I've heard Jiaojiao mention you!"

"Oh, really? The pleasure is mine!"

"Jiaojiao, what's wrong?" After helping her daughter sit down, Wang Jiaojiao's mother asked again.

Lin Qing didn't hold back and told them everything that had happened that day.

"That bastard! This Jin Jianhua is really not a good person!" Wang Jiaojiao's mother couldn't help but swear after hearing the story.

After cursing for a while, she hugged her daughter and comforted her, "Don't be upset, Jiaojiao! Jin Jianhua is no good. You don't need him anymore. I'll find you a better and more reliable guy in the future!"

"Mom, mom, boohoo..." Wang Jiaojiao, perhaps sensing the familiar presence, cried loudly in her mother's arms.

Lin Qing felt it was best to leave, so she excused herself, "Auntie, I'll leave now. You comfort Jiaojiao properly!"

"Alright, alright, I'll thank you properly with her father another day. We really owe you today!"

"No need, I'm leaving now!" After Lin Qing left, she gently closed the door behind her.

As she walked downstairs, she could still hear the crying inside, along with Wang Jiaojiao's mother's comforting voice.

Getting downstairs, Lin Qing finally breathed a sigh of relief. The matter was finally resolved, and she no longer had to worry about her best friend being destroyed by a jerk.

She smiled, adjusted the cloth on her head, and was about to return to the courtyard.

"Guguuguu~" Her stomach growled.

Oh dear! I'm hungry. It's so late; I need to go back and cook dinner!

As Lin Qing just arrived at the entrance of the courtyard, she heard two women arguing inside.

"……" What's happening again?

Is Mother Gu better now?

Why does she have so much energy to argue with Mother Jiang today?

Should I go in?

Will I be disturbing them?

Standing at the door, Lin Qing's mind was racing!