Male Lead's Canon Fodder Wife - Chapter 175

Chapter 175: Blackface, Redface
Since the neighbors didn’t ask anything, Chen Anwen and Wang Muxiao pretended not to know anything when they chatted with them. After chatting for more than thirty minutes, a neighbor finally couldn’t restrain her curiosity and said, “Sister-in-law, I heard that your brother-in-law brought back four piglets from the brigade. Have they told you anything before?”

Chen Anwen smiled and said, “It’s my sister-in-law’s family matter. We didn’t ask.”

The neighbors looked at each other in embarrassment when they heard her words. Chen Anwen’s words were to tell them that this was Lu Jueyu’s family matter, and they should not gossip behind her back, nor were they qualified to interfere in this matter.

The neighbor laughed awkwardly and heard Wang Muxiao say, “I wonder if my sister-in-law has heard about your brother being beaten by people because he was molesting a girl?”

The neighbor was a little surprised after hearing what she said. She frowned and said, “Wang Muxiao, don’t talk nonsense. My brother and his wife have a very good relationship. It is impossible for my brother to do this.”

Wang Muxiao looked at her in disbelief and said, “Oh, it seems that my sister-in-law doesn’t know about this. Blame me for talking too much, I shouldn’t tell you this. However, everyone who went to the town a few days ago knows about this matter because your brother and his wife had a quarrel in the street after he was beaten half to death.”

After hearing her words, the neighbor’s face darkened, she quickly packed up her things, stood up and said, “I still have things to deal with, so I’ll take my leave now.”

After leaving these words, she hurried back to ask her brother about it. If what Wang Muxiao said was true, their family would lose a lot of face. Her brother was the only son in the family. If he was beaten half to death, it would be a disaster for her family!

Seeing her hurried steps, Wang Muxiao sighed and said, “Aye, indeed, we shouldn’t meddle in other people’s private affairs. If we are too noisy, we will be punished. Whether my sister-in-law and her husband can raise four pigs or not has nothing to do with us. Don’t you think so?”

After hearing her words, their faces darkened, but they still had to smile at Wang Muxiao. After all, what she said was true. This matter has nothing to do with them. On the contrary, if Lu Jueyu and Li Chenmo succeed in raising four pigs, it will also be a good thing for everyone. Next year they will have more meat. It’s just their nature to be curious and gossipy. Who knew these words would be spoken by the Gossip Queen herself today?

“You’re right. It would be great if this is true, because we can get more meat next year.” An aunt said quickly to relieve the tense atmosphere.

Seeing that everyone understood what she meant, Wang Muxiao lowered her head and continued to sew clothes. Although she likes to gossip, she never pries into other people’s affairs. At most, she would only listen to the villagers’ gossip and share gossip with her husband behind the closed door.

Wang Muxiao plays the black face, while Chen Anwen needs to play the red face. After all, these people are their neighbors. They meet every day and even need their help sometimes. So it’s best to maintain a good relationship, even if it’s just a superficial relationship.

“Aunt Liu is right.” Chen Anwen said while pouring tea for the two of them.

Seeing her pouring tea for them again, the neighbors smiled and nodded. Usually when they go to other people’s houses to chat, the most they can get is to drink some warm water. So when they came and were served hot tea, they were all surprised.

Apart from being a little envious of the Lu family for having a good son-in-law and filial daughters-in-law, they didn’t have any jealousy. On the contrary, they really want to establish a good relationship with the Lu family so that they can come over often for tea.

While everyone was drinking tea, Wang Muxiao raised the cup and opened the lid. Instantly, the air was filled with the fragrance of milk. She took a sip, slowly savoring the taste. From the beginning of pregnancy, she drank two glasses of milk every day.

Milk is not made from melting milk candies in hot water, but from powdered milk. They are also people who have experienced pregnancy before. Not to mention drinking milk, being able to eat an egg occasionally is already a blessing for them. So when the neighbors smelled the fragrance, they all looked at her in surprise.

“Sister Wang, are you drinking milk?” a young woman asked. She was also in the early stages of pregnancy at this time.

Wang Muxiao smacked her lips, rubbed her belly and said, “Yes. My husband and parents-in-law are very worried about the child in my belly. They bought some milk powder for me. Because I fell down last time, my body was injured and I need nourishment. I feel sorry for making my parents-in-law worry so much.”

The young woman was envious when she said, “Sister Wang, you are so blessed. I am also pregnant, but I can’t even eat eggs once a month.”

Hearing her words, Chen Anwen was taken aback. She hurriedly took the teacup in front of her, and said, “Xiao Fang, since you are pregnant, you can’t drink tea.”

Xiao Fang looked regretfully at the cup of tea that was taken away by Chen Anwen. Such a good tea, but now because of her words, she can no longer even enjoy it.

Not long after, Chen Anwen came back with a bowl of berries. She put it in front of Xiao Fang and said, “Since you are pregnant, you can just eat this. I picked these berries from the mountain yesterday. They are fresh and sweet.”