"Sis, the point isnât that she got involved with a male teacher." Yang Xiayun quickly placed the water cup aside and said, "The point is, this male teacher could be her grandfather."
"A grandfather-granddaughter romance? Plus a teacher-student relationship?"
Yang Chuxia dug at her ears and sighed, so it turns out the originator of grandfather-granddaughter romances was in the Great Zhou.
If someone told her about an old man having a teenage concubine, she wouldnât find it strange; after all, some becoming concubines have no choice.
But Yang Xiayun used the term âgot involvedâ, which implies mutual consent.
"You donât know how angry it made Aunt Caixia and Uncle Jin Shui. Aunt Caixia disagreed, and that girl was making a fuss at home, threatening to die. Aunt Caixia was so furious she was bedridden for a long time."
"Tell me, with something like this happening, why would dad still keep these people around?"
"And what about this male teacher? Didnât he do anything?" Yang Chuxia really didnât expect so many peculiar things to happen at home.
"Tsk tsk, itâs interesting, this guy even came to propose, saying he wanted to take Yang Jinru as a concubine, but was directly thrown out by Uncle Jin Shui. This teacherâs grandson is ten years old; how could Uncle Jin Shui agree?"
Yang Xiayun pursed her lips and said, "Once he found out, our dad fired all of them, and this new batch of teachers was all found by our big brotherâs help."
"When looking for teachers, you have to be careful. Even if their knowledge is lacking, if their character is bad, it spells trouble."
Yang Xiayun said angrily, "Exactly, that old man is shameless, bullying Jinru because sheâs young and inexperienced. He had the audacity to come and propose, shouting so the whole village knew. I think his plan was to ruin Jinruâs reputation, forcing Aunt Caixia to marry Jinru off to him. At his age, still wanting to eat young grass, really is perverted."
"Yeah, Sis-in-law, you donât know how overboard this familyâs behavior is. The teacherâs old wife is still around and caused a huge ruckus at Aunt Caixiaâs house, saying some very ugly things." Luo Linyu was also quite upset at the mention, wondering what kind of people they are.
"Thirteen years old isnât that young; in the village, some girls get married at thirteen. If you canât control yourself, you have to swallow the bitter fruit youâve sown."
This kind of situation left Yang Chuxia helpless; if it were something else, she could lend a hand to help.
"But the problem is, Aunt Caixia always seems to think itâs the teachers dad hired that were not good, implying that sheâs blaming dad. But she doesnât consider our dad didnât wish for this either."
Feeling a bit uncomfortable, Yang Chuxia asked, "Is Aunt Caixia still working at our place?"
"No, sheâs not. Their familyâs Third is now at home raising a husband, and they have a grandson now; she stays home taking care of the grandson every day."
Hearing this, Yang Chuxia felt a bit more at ease. Once someone harbors dissatisfaction, you have to be cautious.
"When we were about to leave for the Capital City, Aunt Caixia went to our mom, wanting our big brother to take Jinru to the Capital City, saying to let her avoid the limelight. In her current state, itâs impossible to arrange a marriage at home. She wanted big brother to bring her to seek refuge with you. But mom refused, saying you were already having a hard time in the Capital City, with high expenses; besides, what could Jinru do in the Capital City? She couldnât be a maid in your mansion; if word got back home, wouldnât people say you and brother-in-law were mistreating her? And if she wasnât a maid, should she be treated like a lady with maids serving her in the mansion?"
Yang Chuxia laughed; her mom and Auntie Caixia had always had a great relationship, so she didnât expect her mom to refuse.