Chapter 451: 451 Married and Can Divorce
Chapter 451: Chapter 451 Married and Can Divorce
Elder Yan harrumphed coldly.
Gu Beihuai’s expression was quite peculiar as well.
Tang Chuxia didn’t like guessing games, so she simply asked, “Aren’t you two going to explain this to me?”
Elder Yan pulled Tang Chuxia into the car and said to Gu Beihuai with annoyance, “You little brat, scram quickly and don’t get in the way of my tea outing with Xiao Tang!”
Gu Beihuai grabbed Tang Chuxia’s arm, “She’s my wife!”
Elder Yan seized Tang Chuxia’s other arm, “So what? You can still get divorced after marriage. I can definitely find a better match for Xiao Tang in no time, any one of my grandsons can line up for her to choose from!”
Gu Beihuai’s face darkened like the bottom of a pot.
“Elder Yan, it’s not right to be so shameless!”
Gu Beihuai warned through gritted teeth.
Elder Yan scoffed, “So I’m shameless, what can you do about me?”
Indeed, when people grow old and start being unreasonable, there’s really nothing you can do about it.
Gu Beihuai gritted his teeth, wanting to speak again, but unfortunately, Tang Chuxia pushed Gu Beihuai away, “You go handle your matters first, I’ll be fine accompanying Elder Yan.”
Gu Beihuai was apprehensive, but Elder Yan warned him, “If you keep being disobedient, I’ll instantly take your wife out on a blind date!”
Gu Beihuai yelled, “Old Man Yan, enough is enough; if you really cause trouble, I’ll go get my grandma to deal with you!”
Elder Yan, not minding lowering his own status, retorted to Gu Beihuai, “You stinky kid, even calling me ‘sister’ won’t help you!”
Tang Chuxia was stunned.
She hadn’t expected Gu Beihuai and Old Man Yan to have such a relationship.
Before leaving, Gu Beihuai said to Tang Chuxia, “This old guy is very crafty, don’t be too obedient!”
Tang Chuxia was no three-year-old child, of course. She waved her hand to let Gu Beihuai leave first. Seeing him still huffy, she soothingly grabbed his finger, brought it to her cheek, and gave it a kiss.
“Good boy, go attend to your matters. I’ll handle things here!”
Gu Beihuai left with a blushing face.
Elder Yan clicked his tongue twice, “You little girl really know how to stir things up.”
Tang Chuxia looped her arm through Elder Yan’s and got into the car, eliciting admiration from Xiao Zhao, who was driving.
He had been with Elder Yan for some time now, and Elder Yan’s temper was notoriously explosive – nobody dared to say an extra word to him. But in the presence of Tang Chuxia, Elder Yan was like a grandfather doting on a child in his family, not serious at all, and even a bit childishly petulant.
Tang Chuxia chuckled and said to Elder Yan, “You know Gu Beihuai’s temper as well. Hard approaches won’t work; softness overcoming strength is always the best strategy!”
Elder Yan remarked sentimentally, “Still, you’re quite a cunning girl!”
After that issue was settled, Tang Chuxia finally remembered the purpose of Elder Yan’s visit. When she found out it was indeed just to take her out for tea, she remarked with a sigh, “Grandpa Yan, you truly are one to keep promises!”
When Tang Chuxia once took care of several elderly men, they all said that if they had the chance, they would treat her to fine foods and drinks, so as not to let the little one say they were full of hot air.
But now that they were all restored to their former positions, it was Elder Yan who was fulfilling their promise.
Elder Yan patted Tang Chuxia’s arm with a chuckle, “Girl, when has grandpa ever lied to you!”
They were able to persevere to this point, not because of any true strength of will – by that time, they had all but exhausted their vitality and spirit. It was Tang Chuxia’s intermittent visits to cheer them up, along with her innocent encouragement, that made them feel it would be a disgrace to give up on life outright.
Losing face was one thing, but what they feared most was causing distress to a child like Tang Chuxia – that was something they couldn’t bear to see.
For over a decade, they had all forgotten that they could give back so much to a child. Once Elder Yan had settled his family, the first person he thought of was Tang Chuxia.
“Indeed!”
Tang Chuxia followed Elder Yan to a teahouse, a very secluded one.
When Tang Chuxia entered the room and saw that there were other people present, she couldn’t help but excitedly call out to them.
These were the same people from the farm back then.
They were all here.
“Girl, we didn’t lie to you, did we?”
Several of the old men had not only resumed their former posts, but the fact that they could take time out to fulfill a small promise deeply moved Tang Chuxia.
Tang Chuxia went around greeting everyone.
After everyone settled down, the seniors couldn’t help but remark, “How unpredictable is life, that we could sit down together for tea once more?”
Tang Chuxia also recalled some memories of the original owner.
The original Tang Chuxia’s kindness to the old men was truly an accident; the host was smart, but after all, just a child who would feel discomfort and need a place to vent when faced with issues.
That’s when the original owner had come to the farm, just in time to see Elder Yan and the others with someone ill. Tang Chuxia always carried a backpack, inside were various emergency items Madam Tang had packed for her.
Small amounts, but all were quality goods.
As for why she had such a habit, it was because when Tang Chuxia was younger, she often couldn’t control her strength—either hurting others or getting injured herself, so medicine became a necessity.
Tang Chuxia gave her little backpack to the old men.
At that time, the original owner was truly young and didn’t have any ulterior motives.
Later, whenever Tang Chuxia felt upset, she would go to the back of the farm to chat with the old men; over time, they grew familiar, and she would secretly bring them food and medicine.
In any case, that’s how their friendship was formed.
It lasted for many years.
After learning of the old men’s identities, Tang Chuxia didn’t think much of it; she just hoped they could return and no longer suffer on the farm.
The old men had only said they invited Tang Chuxia for tea; they didn’t give her any gifts, but Tang Chuxia didn’t need any—she was just happy for them.
After having tea with the old men, she knew they all had their own affairs to attend to, so she didn’t linger and readily stated that she would visit her grandmother’s house.
Xiao Zhao drove Tang Chuxia there.
As soon as Tang Chuxia left, the old men started to discuss her.
“That child, I’m set on protecting her!”
Elder Yan was the first to speak up, and the others agreed, “Isn’t that obvious? The girl is a good kid; if someone manipulates her, I won’t be able to live with it!”
They had all heard the rumors and knew that Tang Chuxia’s abilities had attracted attention; although Gu Beihuai was the head of Tianji, he was ultimately too green, and there were some things he couldn’t handle alone.
“It’s Gu Beihuai, that damn kid who’s getting a good deal!” Elder Yan was still irked.
He did not get along with Gu Beihuai, and there were reasons for that. Although they were relatives and had a significant age difference, it didn’t stop Elder Yan from disliking Gu Beihuai.
“What’s the matter? Do you want Xiao Xia to divorce her significant other or something?”
One of the old men chimed in, to which Elder Yan said, “I’m indeed considering that.”