385: Chapter 385: Sordid (Part 5)_1 385: Chapter 385: Sordid (Part 5)_1 âXiaoxiang, my beauty, why are you hemming and hawing like this?â Yang Ruxin laughed, âJust say it.â
âYou know, before, when your second uncle and fourth uncle were arguing?â Li Xiang hesitated for a moment, seeming a bit embarrassed, âWell, my mom and I got curious, so we snuck to the back of the house to listen, and thenâŠâ
âWhat happened?â Yang Ruxinâs eyebrows lifted slightly, âWhat did they say?â
âDuring the argument between your second and fourth uncles, they saidâŠâ
âOh, Xiaoxiang, just spit it out.â Liang Xiaoyu became impatient, âYou came here specifically to tell Xinxin, didnât you?â
âI didnât catch everything, but the gist of it was that both had been peeping at Aunt Hui bathing and changing clothes,â Li Xiang whispered in a low voice, seeming somewhat ashamed, âand it sounds like there are holes or something in the wall of the room where you guys liveâŠâ
âWhat?â Hearing this, Yang Ruxin immediately furrowed her brows.
âI didnât hear everything clearly, butâŠâ Li Xiang quickly grabbed Yang Ruxinâs hand, âMy mom originally didnât want me to tell you, fearing it was unfounded, butâŠ
I thought it was better to let you know, just in case itâs true, thenâŠâ
âThank you.â Yang Ruxin nodded, smiling sincerely at the two of them, âIâll have to ask you to keep this matter confidential.â Although this incident was the doing of those troublemakers, it was ultimately a Yang Family affair, and she had to consider the feelings of people like her third great-uncle.
âDonât worry,â Liang Xiaoyu and Li Xiang both nodded, âWeâre not gossips.â
Watching Li Xiang and Liang Xiaoyuâs figures disappear around the corner, a glint of cold light flashed in Yang Ruxinâs eyes.
It seemed she needed to visit the old house to take a look, because while they had moved out, the room originally belonged to the main branch of the family, clearly stated on the document for dividing the householdâif there were really holes in the wall, and if those two were indeed so vile, thenâŠ
she would not mind settling matters with them using her own methods.
However, she first needed to figure out the situation between Yang Baifu and that Widow LĂŒ.
For Gu Yao, finding out about these matters was too easy, and by the next day, he had dug up the whole story between the two.
Yang Baifuâs entanglement with Widow LĂŒ had been going on for more than a day or two.
To tell the story properly, it had to start from the beginning.
The Yang Familyâs stock was not bad, a trait inherited from Old Master Yang, and among the children, Yang Baifu was the best looking.
However, he had only inherited Old Master Yangâs looks, not his diligence.
In fact, Yang Anshi had spoiled him rotten, so from a young age, he lived a life of indulgence and laziness.
Of course, being a bit lazy and gluttonous could be tolerated, but Yang Baifu was also a sneak and a libertine, and he enjoyed flirting with women on top of everything else.
Yang Dongshi was married to him through the traditional arrangements made by parents and matchmakers.
She was a sincere traditional woman who had some beauty in her youth, but after all these years, she had lost her looks, and coupled with a somewhat slow nature, Yang Baifu had grown tired of her long ago.
Although Yang Dongshi knew that her husband was messing around outside, she never caught him in the act and didnât dare to confront him, knowing sheâd be beaten if she did.
In fact, Yang Dongshi had sought help from her in-laws, but Yang Anshi scolded her for being useless, saying it was her fault for not being able to keep her manâs heart, while Old Master Yang did scold his son, but Yang Baifu always said Yang Dongshi was a chicken that didnât lay eggs.