Rebirth: My Dear Little Wife Is So Scheming

Chapter 47: Chapter 47 Son-in-law Chapter 47: Chapter 47 Son-in-law “Who wants to marry you? You are Bai Xiao’s fiancé, I’d rather die than marry you!” Bai Mei shouted hoarsely. Grandma had said that Fang Xiaoshan was a man who indulged in eating, drinking, prostitution, gambling—he possessed all five vices. If she married him, wouldn’t her life be ruined?

Several aunts immediately stopped in their tracks.

“Oh my, Bai Mei, how did this become Bai Xiao’s fiancé? If he’s Bai Xiao’s fiancé, what are you doing rolling in bed with your own brother-in-law? What’s that all about?” someone teased.

“Right, that would be utterly shameless.”

“Bai Mei, are you confused? How can you talk nonsense like that, aren’t you disgracing our ancestors?”

Hao Fang could only hurry to explain, “This child is thin-skinned. Everyone saw her getting angry with her son-in-law, and she’s too ashamed to face everyone after you all walked in. You are all her aunts; please be generous and forgive the child’s ignorance!” Now she had no choice but to swallow her pride; otherwise, what could she do? With so many people and so many eyes watching, she couldn’t possibly say that Fang Xiaoshan was not her son-in-law unless she wished Bai Mei dead.

Fang Xiaoshan said to the aunts with a beaming smile: “Aunts, what I originally said was about Bai Xiao, but Bai Xiao is a college student, how could she look up to a country bumpkin like me? I know my place. Seeing that Bai Mei is nice and Bai Mei also quite likes me, young people as you were, one thing led to another, and Bai Mei was rather proactive, I’d had a little to drink, and couldn’t restrain my youthful vigor. Sorry for embarrassing you aunts and uncles. It’s all my fault. Bai Mei was just too embarrassed to face what happened and said those things in anger. Please be generous and let it slide. When we have our wedding banquet, we’ll definitely invite all of you, and consider you our witnesses.”

Fang Xiaoshan was a smooth talker; with his slippery speech, he immediately won over the hearts of the aunts and glossed over the whole affair.

Bai Mei wanted to speak up, but Fang Xiaoshan turned his head and glared at her venomously. The malice in his eyes terrified her; she had never seen such a vicious and fierce look in someone’s eyes before.

She obediently shut her mouth.

Fang Xiaoshan turned to Hao Fang and said, “Mom, you see, please take the aunts out first, and I’ll tidy up with Bai Mei!”

The word “Mom” made Hao Fang’s chest ache—who wanted to be Fang Xiaoshan’s mother-in-law.

She took the aunts outside.

“Bai Xiao really did it, leaving her to keep Bai Mei company. How could such a thing happen!” It was none of Bai Xiao’s business, but she just dragged her into the conversation anyway.

“Oh, is Bai Xiao here too?” someone asked curiously.

“Then why hasn’t she come out?” Could there be some secret between these two sisters?

The more curious ones began to speculate.

“Yeah, I don’t know, just now when I went out, I saw Bai Xiao and Fang Xiaoshan talking in one room. In the blink of an eye, it turned into this; I’m also confused, I don’t know what’s gotten into the kids these days,” Hao Fang said smoothly. She was determined to drag Bai Xiao into this mess; after all, whether Bai Mei liked it or not, she wouldn’t let Bai Xiao off easily.

“Was Bai Xiao also there just now?” someone gossiped even more. Everyone knows that Bai Xiao got engaged to Captain An today, and the Captain agreed to marry her to give her a good reputation. How is it that she is now tangled up with her former fiancé again?

“Auntie, I wasn’t there just now. I was in my grandma’s room the whole time. How could I have gone to Bai Mei’s room? You can’t just drag me into this to divert attention from Bai Mei. If people find out, what will I have become!” Bai Xiao stood at the entrance to the main room, startling Hao Fang with her sudden outburst.

“You child, you gave me a scare!” Hao Fang patted her chest.

Bai Xiao was still holding a towel, “Auntie, I’ve been in my grandma’s room taking care of her. How could I have gone to Bai Mei’s room? Today, if you don’t make this clear, I can’t show my face anymore. How will everyone look at me? I just got engaged to Captain An during the day and now I’m supposedly involved with Fang Xiaoshan. What kind of person does that make me?” Bai Xiao looked at Hao Fang with a grievance, determined not to let Hao Fang pin this mess on her. Did she think she wouldn’t defend herself?

Hao Fang, taken aback, laughed and said, “You child, just now didn’t I see you in that room talking to Fang Xiaoshan? Surely, Auntie wasn’t mistaken? This can’t be. If you don’t believe me, call Xiaoshan out and ask him. I can’t wrongly accuse our college student.” She wasn’t worried about being exposed. Xiaoshan was about to become her son-in-law; he wouldn’t be unkind to his future mother-in-law. If she said something, Xiaoshan would certainly back her up.

Bai Xiao wiped away her tears, “Fine! Auntie, bring Fang Xiaoshan out and let’s ask him in front of everyone if such a thing happened. I can’t be wrongly labeled this way. I’m a clean and innocent girl. Spreading rumors without evidence, if we don’t clarify this matter today, who knows what the villagers will say about me tomorrow, suggesting that my parents didn’t raise me right. I don’t want to be the reason they turn in their graves.” Her resolute attitude made everyone doubt Hao Fang’s words.

Liu Baoguo tried to mediate, “Auntie, you can eat indiscriminately, but you can’t talk nonsense. It might ruin a child’s life. We’ve all watched Bai Xiao grow up. We know what kind of person she is.” He was defending Bai Xiao.

Li Guoqing also said, “Exactly, Bai Xiao is not the same as Bai Mei. Don’t sling mud at Bai Xiao! She’s clearly a good girl and wouldn’t be so shameless.” She was his lifesaver after all, and Li Guoqing would naturally defend her.

With the village chief and the Director speaking up, what else could the others say?

Hao Fang wasn’t having it. The implied message was that Bai Xiao was so good she had no equal in heaven or on earth, so did that make her daughter Bai Mei shameless? This was nothing but beating around the bush. She couldn’t swallow this insult.

“Village Chief! Director! These words are unpleasant to hear. You can’t whitewash one person’s actions just because Bai Xiao saved your life. Is my daughter not a good girl from a reputable family? Bai Xiao was clearly inside the room just before, and now suddenly my daughter is to blame? Wouldn’t that make me suspicious? Maybe Bai Xiao did something wrong. Can any of you guarantee she didn’t? Don’t believe it? Then call Fang Xiaoshan out and ask him what really happened. He’s a living person; he can’t possibly lie, can he?”

She was adamantly pinning it on Bai Xiao.

Liu Baoguo wanted to scold her, but with so many people watching, as a village chief he couldn’t appear too biased. He could only hold back his anger and say, “Alright, let the person come out and tell us what really happened. Otherwise, you won’t be convinced and will say that I’m protecting Bai Xiao.” He believed in Bai Xiao.

Bai Xiao nodded, “Auntie, let Fang Xiaoshan come out and clarify what really happened. I definitely can’t admit to something I haven’t done. I know you and my uncle think that my moving out has tarnished your reputation, and also because I can no longer help out with household chores. But Auntie, I’m still a member of the Bai Family. Tonight, it was you who insisted on bringing me over to take care of my grandma, which I have been doing all along.

Now you accuse me out of nowhere, just to let everyone know that I, Bai Xiao, am not a decent person. It’s as if I’ve been fooling around with other men at night after getting engaged to Captain An during the day. You just want everyone to look down on me, don’t you? But I refuse to take this blame. Why should I bear the consequences for something I never did?”

Hao Fang trembled with anger, “Fine, fine, Bai Xiao, you’re a college graduate, eloquent and clever. I can’t argue with you. Then let Fang Xiaoshan come out and tell us what’s going on.”

“Fang Xiaoshan, come out!”