country bumpkin

Chapter 221 Discussing Rumors

In Lin Junhui's home in the city, Song Shiyue was holding her grandson and pacing back and forth in the house.

Kong Xiufang gave birth to a boy in mid-November before the Lunar New Year. Her mother-in-law was overjoyed.

Therefore, Song Shiyue went to her late husband's grave to burn paper money and inform him that they had a grandson.

Lin Junhui was overjoyed. He personally took care of Kong Xiufang during her postpartum period. Every day after get off work, the first thing he did was take care of his wife and hold the baby.

He spends all his weekends with his wife and children. Song Shiyue even quit her job to take care of her daughter-in-law.

When the baby was born, almost all of the bride's relatives came. Several of her older sisters also came to congratulate their younger sister.

Lin Junhui's good friends and close colleagues also came to congratulate him on becoming a father. And since it was a son, they showered him with praise.

One of his colleagues, surnamed Li, had a good relationship with Lin Junhui. Lin Junhui even introduced him to a girlfriend, Kong Xiujin.

Two weeks after the baby shower, Xiao Li visited Lin Junhui's house again.

During their casual conversation, he mentioned Kong Xiujin. "Junhui, have you heard the rumors about Section Chief Xiong from our factory lately?"

Lin Junhui shook his head, looking confused. "No, I'm so busy I can't even process what's going on. I don't have time to listen to those idle gossips."

Xiao Li chuckled and joked, "That's true, you're focusing all your energy on your wife and kids these days. If I were like you, with a wife, kids, and a warm bed, I wouldn't have time to pay attention to those rumors either."

Lin Junhui was genuinely interested in what he said. He hadn't paid attention to the matter since he finished writing down the anonymous letter last time, and he didn't know how things had developed now.

He asked curiously, "What's going on? What rumors are circulating? Tell me."

Xiao Li said, "Section Chief Xiong and Kong Xiujin were having an affair. On New Year's Eve, his wife caught them in bed together. Then they lost their jobs and disappeared."

Lin Junhui looked incredulous and said, "How could she have disappeared? Did Xiong Shanhe's wife commit murder? That's illegal!"

With a look of relief on his face, Xiao Li said, "Oh dear, thank goodness, thank goodness I wasn't in contact with Kong Xiujin back then, otherwise I would have been cheated on without even knowing it."

Lin Junhui apologized, saying, "I'm sorry, we didn't know she was this kind of person at the time. If we had known, we wouldn't have introduced her to you."

Xiao Li waved his hand: "It's okay, I didn't mean to blame you. I just think the saying 'You can't judge a book by its cover' is so true."

Looking at her usual timid and quiet demeanor, who would have thought she was such a promiscuous person? She actually did something like being a mistress.

Lin Junhui shared the same thought, nodding in agreement and saying, "Yeah, I don't understand either. Why did she choose the wrong path? Why not take the smooth road instead of doing something shady?"

After reminiscing about this, Xiao Li said, "Junhui, ask your wife if there are any single girls in her hometown. Try to introduce one to her."

Lin Junhui said embarrassedly, "I'm too embarrassed to introduce you to any more girlfriends. I've already been tricked by Kong Xiujin this time. I'm afraid that if I introduce another one, it will be a bad one."

Xiao Li laughed: "It's okay, not everyone is like that. This is just an accident."

Lin Junhui had no choice but to agree, saying, "Alright! This time I will definitely do my best to select a girl and carefully choose one to introduce to you."

Xiao Li smiled and then started talking about other things.

On the other side, in the city of Yi, in front of a small restaurant, two dusty, ragged beggars were huddled around a large bucket of leftover food, looking for something to eat.

One of the men was short and scruffy, with a stubble beard. He was scooping up bits of noodles from a large bucket and stuffing them into his mouth.

Beside him stood a thin, petite woman, who was forcefully pushing him to one side with one hand while using the other to scoop leftover food from a large bucket.

They pounced on the bucket like hungry wolves, leaving only broth and not a drop of thick liquid.

The two were Xiong Shanhe and Kong Xiujin, who had begged their way back. Qian Yulan had taken all the money from them, intending to starve them to death.

Surprisingly, the two seriously injured people were incredibly lucky and were rescued. They then begged their way back to the city.

Xiong Shanhe also found his marriage certificate with Kong Xiujin in his underwear pocket.

He hadn't expected Qian Yulan to treat him this way. He didn't care; without the Qian family, he was nothing.

However, Kong Xiujin was filled with resentment and hatred towards Qian Yulan. She hadn't expected that woman to be so wicked, forcing her to be locked up with this short, stout man. Her entire life was ruined just like that.

The two finished rummaging through the swill bucket and made do with what they had. Just then, a staff member in the shop noticed that a large bucket in the corner by the door had been emptied of all but murky soup. They ran inside to tell the owner.

Upon hearing this, the shop owner quickly came out and saw the two beggars so rudely washing away the swill they had collected to sell. The shop owner grabbed a broom and chased after the two men, beating them.

After a long journey of half a month, Xiong Shanhe had lost his big belly from hunger. His former round, fat body was gone.

The boss chased after him with all his might, but couldn't catch him.

Kong Xiujin was not fat to begin with, and now she's become as thin as a stick.

The boss never intended to hit her, because he could tell she was a woman, and his principle was not to hit women.

Kong Xiujin escaped unscathed; she stood in front of the swill bucket watching Xiong Shanhe run away.

Suddenly remembering something, she quickly chased after him. She couldn't let Xiong Shanhe get away; she had to follow him, find his family, and go with him to complete the divorce proceedings.

Otherwise, she wouldn't be willing to spend the rest of her life with him. She wanted to find a rich and good man, at least someone better than Xiong Shanhe.

The restaurant owner stopped after chasing the boy for several blocks, breathing heavily.

After running three blocks, he was panting heavily. It was really the boss's lack of exercise that saved Xiong Shanhe.

Kong Xiujin followed Xiong Shanhe at a distance of 2 meters. When Xiong Shanhe stopped, she walked over and said, "Alright, stop running. The boss didn't catch up, so let's catch our breath."

Xiong Shanhe asked in confusion, "Why have you been following me? We're in the city now, it's time for us to part ways."

Kong Xiujin roared, "Separate? How can we separate? We have a marriage certificate, how can we separate? Unless we get a divorce certificate, you're not leaving."

Xiong Shanhe had no intention of getting a divorce certificate. He said, "Because of you, I have nothing left, and I'm afraid I won't be able to find a wife in the future. You have to come back to my hometown with me and officially become my wife, or I'll break your legs. Anyway, as long as I support you and we can go back to my hometown to have children, that's fine."