The Delicate Darling with Her Rough Man

When Yun Hao saw Chen Jianshe agree, a triumphant smile flashed in his eyes, but it vanished in an instant.

He feared Chen Jianshe might back out, so he immediately called over to the onlookers.

”Then you all have to bear witness for me. If Chen Jianshe loses, he’ll kowtow and apologize to me. If I lose, I’ll apologize to him.”

Chen Jianshe grew more and more suspicious, then abruptly spoke up. ”Wait, that’s not right. Even if no one from the Qingshan Team passed the teacher’s exam, what does that have to do with my Brother Leng? My Brother Leng has always been more brilliant than anyone!”

The crowd was speechless.

’What’s going on?’

Seeing everyone turn to stare at him in unison, Chen Jianshe immediately puffed out his chest. ”I’m talking about academics! When it comes to studying, who can possibly compare to my Brother Leng?”

The crowd turned away.

’Forget it. When it came to academics, they really couldn’t compare.’

Chen Jianshe turned back to Yun Hao. ”What you said just now was clearly wrong.”

Yun Hao shrugged. ”It doesn’t matter. You already agreed, so the bet is on. You can back out, of course. At worst, you’ll just be a laughingstock, and everyone can see what a flip-flopper you are.”

Chen Jianshe wanted to slap himself. ’My mouth is too fast. I need to think before I speak next time.’

’That kid Yun Hao was just too sly; he’d actually managed to rope me into this.’

’But the words are already out there. A bet’s a bet.’

”I’m a man of my word. I’ll be waiting to see if anyone from the Qingshan Team became a teacher.”

He’d committed to it.

”Just what I’d expect from Leng Yuan’s favorite stooge. You’re certainly willing to go all in. Fine, let’s wait and see!”

Yun Hao wore an expression of utter confidence.

The crowd watched, their hearts pounding. This was another huge drama unfolding.

It was like Yun Hao and Xu Wenwan were single-handedly providing a year’s worth of gossip for the Qingshan Team.

Ultimately, it all came back to Xu Wenwan.

Before Xu Wenwan arrived, everyone just talked about petty household matters—the same old, stale stories.

Ever since Xu Wenwan arrived, it was like a new door had opened in the world of gossip. The villagers were enthralled. There was a new piece of gossip every few days, and it was never the same old thing.

It had been years since they’d seen gossip this exciting. Many in the crowd stared at the two men with gleaming eyes, eagerly awaiting the outcome.

News of the bet quickly reached the Educated Youth Spot.

Everyone came rushing over.

Unfortunately, it was already over.

They were all a bit disappointed. Despite their haste, they had missed the fresh gossip.

But it didn’t matter; they could just ask someone who was there.

The way the village aunties recounted gossip was a show in itself, almost like listening to a professional storyteller.

While everyone else found people they knew to get the scoop, Chen Ruoyu stared at Chen Jianshe, speechless. She walked up to him and asked in a low voice, ”You agreed to the bet?”

Chen Jianshe nodded.

Chen Ruoyu almost fainted from anger.

”Didn’t you think to ask around before making the bet? Everyone from the village who took the exam is still at home, and no one’s missing from the Educated Youth Spot. That means nobody passed and became a teacher! How could you be so stupid?”

She was so exasperated with his foolishness.

If it weren’t for Jiaojiao, she wouldn’t even have bothered to say this much.

At her words, Chen Jianshe started to panic. ”From your Educated Youth Spot... are you sure no one passed?”

”No one.”

Chen Ruoyu bit out the two words, her voice cold and merciless.

Chen Jianshe fell silent.

’If no one from the Educated Youth Spot passed, then there’s no way anyone from the village did. If someone had, the news would’ve spread like wildfire by now.’

’Thinking about it that way, I have no chance of turning this around!’

’This time, I’ve well and truly lost.’

At that moment, a smile finally broke through the gloom that had clouded Yun Hao’s face for days. ”A bet’s a bet. Time to kowtow and apologize!”

Chen Jianshe wasn’t a sore loser. He was just about to fulfill his promise when Chen Ruoyu suddenly remembered something and grabbed his arm.

”Don’t kneel yet! Jiaojiao went to take the exam too. Maybe she passed!”