Transmigration: The Little Chef Calls The Shots-Chapter 1402 - 221, Too masculine (18)

Shopkeeper Liu had actually come to visit Old Mr. Cheng before he left, it seemed their relationship was much closer than she had imagined.

"Oh! Class is over! Time to go home for lunch!"

The sudden cheerful shouts of children could be heard from outside, and Lin Yuan stood up to see, through the window, the children running out as if they were chicks just freed from their pen.

However, a few children gathered to one side, chattering excitedly about something.

Lin Yuan’s lips curved into a smile, at a glance she knew that the crowd was gathered around Xiao Linshuang and the other two, it seemed those were friends they had made at school.

As she watched, Meng Liangdong suddenly pushed the door and entered, his books all in disarray, which was very unlike Meng Liangdong’s usual meticulous self.

"Boss, you’re back!"

Upon seeing Lin Yuan, Meng Liangdong set his books aside and, with hands clasped, bowed to her, an expression of gravity on his face that alarmed Lin Yuan. Before he could fully bend, she quickly supported his wrist and helped him back up.

Meng Liangdong realized his action was somewhat inappropriate, and a smile broke through his reserved face, his hands swinging unconsciously by his side before he turned to leave, "Sister Mo was talking about you just this morning; I’ll go and call her over right away."

Sister Mo and Meng Liangdong’s home was close to the school, and Lin Yi had already been sent to fetch her with the carriage upon Lin Yuan’s arrival. She should almost be here by now.

As he spoke, indeed, Lin Yi’s carriage had arrived at the gate.

Sister Mo’s belly was significantly larger, the birth was drawing near, and Meng Liangdong, worried she wouldn’t be able to descend from the carriage alone, hurried forward to lift her down. Despite his tall and lean appearance, Meng Liangdong was very strong, and when it came to carrying his wife and child, he was exceptionally steady.

"Sister Mo!" Lin Wei and Xiao Linshuang were the first to rush over, followed quickly by Lin Yuan.

Perhaps it was due to her pregnancy, but Sister Mo had become quite emotional, her eyes reddening upon meeting Lin Yuan and the others, until she was hugging Lin Yuan and Lin Wei and sobbing uncontrollably.

This startled Meng Liangdong, who frantically tried to console her, spouting every kind and sympathetic word he could think of, but nothing seemed to work.

Lin Wei, being the emotional one, began to cry as well, leaving Lin Yuan and Xiao Linshuang rather bewildered.

Finally, when Sister Mo’s tears had subsided, everyone moved into the room.

Lin Yuan couldn’t help but tease her, "Sister Mo, did Mr. Meng bully you? Don’t worry, if he did, tell us, and we’ll stand up for you!"

At this, Sister Mo flushed with embarrassment, glancing shyly at Meng Liangdong, and said, "How could he dare bully me? Oh, I know why I’m like this—it gets worse as the day approaches. I’m almost thirty, Yuanyuan, and the neighbors keep saying that it’s very dangerous to have a child at my age, I’m just scared..."

"Don’t talk nonsense! Those women are just gossipmongers; I’ve already told you not to listen to their drivel! Look at you now, worrying all day long—it’ll scare the child too!" Meng Liangdong cut Sister Mo off before she could finish, not one to anger easily, yet his tone was very stern, clearly infuriated by the nonsense of those women.

Not just Meng Liangdong, Lin Wei and Xiao He were also incensed; who says such things to a woman about to give birth? Those people surely had ill intentions!

Lin Yuan also nodded. Mo Sanniang, who had just passed twenty-five, was at an age that, although considered somewhat late for childbirth in ancient times, was actually the prime age for childbearing where she lived. Where was the danger in that?

"Hmph!" Meng Liangdong suddenly let out a cold snort, "In my opinion, we should move back to my mother’s place right now, and after you’ve given birth, you should stay there too. I’ll find a suitable place to buy later, so we won’t return to live in that old courtyard!"

Lin Yuan was taken aback. Had things become so serious that they wouldn’t return?

Upon Lin Yuan’s repeated questioning, Mo Sanniang finally sighed, glanced at Xiao Linshuang, and said, "Yaya, go next door..."

"Sister Mo, you don’t need to make excuses for me to leave. I’m already seven years old, I understand everything, even childbirth. Did you forget? I’m a doctor too, what could be so bad that I can’t listen to it?"

Xiao Linshuang acted like a little adult, as if she really understood everything there was to know.

Mo Sanniang choked and looked at Lin Yuan, not knowing what to do.

Lin Yuan shrugged her shoulders and shook her head, "Let it be, if she wants to listen, let her listen."

"Fine then." Mo Sanniang pursed her lips and said, "Ah, isn’t it all because of him? When we first moved there, everything was fine, and we got along extremely well with the neighbors. As time went by and people got to know each other better, the reputation of South City School grew, and several students were admitted to the town’s school. Everyone then learned that he was the only teacher at the school, and they started to admire and envy him."

"Later, I don’t know who the blabbermouth was, but word got out about my cloth shop, and they said it was his. Then everyone’s eyes turned red with envy, all wanting to push their daughters into our home to become his concubines."

At this point, Mo Sanniang gave a bitter smile. She had thought she’d found a simple, honest man, but who knew he’d turn out to be so highly sought after?

Seeing Mo Sanniang’s expression, Lin Yuan instinctively felt there was more, "Surely that’s not all, is it?"

Mo Sanniang looked up, surprised, and when she saw the clarity in Lin Yuan’s eyes, indicating that she hadn’t heard any rumors, Mo Sanniang let out a wry smile and nodded, "Yeah, later those women even dug up that I was... well, they claimed that before I got married I was no longer... um..."

"Enough, don’t say another word!" Meng Liangdong suddenly stood up irritably, his gaze firmly fixed on his wife, "Who knows the truth better than I do? Those women are deliberately slandering you, and yet you still take them to heart every day!"

This time Mo Sanniang wasn’t upset, but instead she comforted him with a smile and deliberately found an excuse to send him out.

Once he had left, Mo Sanniang continued with Lin Yuan, "I’m not really bothered by the rumors; as long as Liangdong treats me well, that’s enough. I’m worried about him. That day, when he heard those rumors again, he grabbed the carrying pole for transporting water and was about to fight with those women! I had to hold him back with all my strength, and only by pretending to have pregnancy troubles did he come back."

Wow!

It was a terrifying situation to be sure, but having heard it, they felt their blood pumping with excitement and invigoration.

Who would have thought that Meng Liangdong, Mr. Meng, who was always so scholarly, could have such a fiery side! He was truly a real man!

However, Lin Yuan also wholeheartedly agreed with Mo Sanniang. Rumors were indeed something that couldn’t be solved by force.