Rebirth in the 80s: The Scholar Wife is Cute
Chapter 343: What’s with the Fight with the Madman?

Chapter 343: Chapter 343: What’s with the Fight with the Madman?

Seeing Ruan Yiyang’s surprised expression, Shen Mianmian gave an embarrassed laugh, "There was a little incident last time."

Ruan Yiyang snickered, "You got into a fight with a lunatic, didn’t you?"

Shen Mianmian: "..."

She, an old lady, was actually being teased by a young man.

"Which lunatic did you fight with?" Li Yue asked, his eyes also brimming with a gossip’s gleam, "When did this happen? How come I knew nothing about it?"

He had rescued her from human traffickers, he couldn’t let her be bullied by some lunatic!

Shen Mianmian flushed slightly, "It’s a long story."

She really didn’t want to bring up what happened that day again.

Li Yue still wanted to dig into the gossip, but He Nan gave him a look that silenced him. Feeling guilty, he touched his nose and considerately took Ruan Yiyang out with him.

"There’s a bit of a situation at the workshop, come with me and have a look."

Ruan Yiyang was a sharp one and naturally understood his intention, shooting He Nan a significant look before smiling and walking out with Li Yue.

No sooner had they left the door than Li Yue asked eagerly, "Come on, tell me what happened? When did you run into this girl?"

"You tell me who she is first."

Ruan Yiyang demonstrated a businessman’s nature, unwilling to be shortchanged, ready to swap gossip, but only after getting what he wanted to know first.

"She’s a poor student sponsored by Brother Nan, a very clever young girl. Brother Nan said her eyes looked nice, so he treats her like a little sister and is good to her."

Li Yue mixed truth with fiction while simplifying the relationship between He Nan and Shen Mianmian.

"When has Brother Nan ever been so charitable?" Ruan Yiyang questioned Li Yue’s account.

Did he not know what kind of person He Nan was?

They had grown up together, bare-butt as kids, and while Brother Nan might sponsor a poor student, he wouldn’t walk so close to her in private. Li Yue was definitely not telling the whole truth.

"Are you and I capable of seeing through Brother Nan’s thoughts? If we could, would he still be himself?" Li Yue countered with a series of rhetorical questions.

Ruan Yiyang had no words in response.

"Alright, quick, tell me what’s this about Shen Mianmian fighting with a lunatic?" Li Yue urged.

"Do you know why I didn’t recognize this girl just now?" Remembering the scene, Ruan Yiyang found it quite amusing, "She was dressed like a little beggar, hair all unkempt. I honestly thought she was a little beggar. She accidentally bumped into Brother Nan, and I even thought she was trying to pull a scam."

If he hadn’t realized that He Nan and Shen Mianmian knew each other, he might have given her some money.

When Li Yue heard him describe Shen Mianmian as a little beggar, he rolled his eyes and said in a sarcastic tone, "You, a Beijing gentleman, must eat and dress well, ignorant of worldly suffering. You probably don’t even realize, the cost of your clothes could be a whole family’s annual expense."

After speaking, he strode away, leaving Ruan Yiyang behind.

Ruan Yiyang: "..."

He was a bit puzzled. Everything had just been fine, and they were all happily gossiping together. He had merely mistaken Shen Mianmian for a little beggar, why the sudden anger?

Shen Mianmian really did look a bit like a little beggar back then.

With such a defense of the young girl, Ruan Yiyang became even more certain that the relationship between He Nan and Shen Mianmian was not as simple as Li Yue had described.

Li Yue definitely hadn’t been honest earlier.

Not only was this girl close to He Nan, but she must also have a good relationship with Li Yue.

It seemed that a lot had happened during Brother Nan’s two years in Licheng.