Although it sounds like a roundabout way of putting it, the meaning is that they think Tiezhu is a good person.

Song Yanzhi smiled and said, "It means Tiezhu likes you. Xiaobao, remember to share your food with Tiezhu next time you bring it. It's the way of friendship to give and take."

One-sided efforts may not be immediately apparent due to young age.

However, without a response, it will become difficult to maintain sooner or later.

Song Yanzhi also hopes that the child can make more friends through Tiezhu.

Xiao Bao fell silent upon hearing this.

He used to never share his good food with Tiezhu.

Is he a very bad person?

On the day the two moved, Zhou Qiao also came to the family compound.

Yesterday, she felt embarrassed because of that incident and was reprimanded by the teacher in front of her, so she left early.

Last night, after thinking about it, I felt that Pei Tiantian's mood was a bit off, so I decided to come and check on her today, since I had promised her that she would win the award.

The child must be upset about not winning the prize, so she bought some candy. Kids can be easily satisfied with a little something to eat or wear.

Especially Pei Tiantian, who had suffered hardships since childhood.

Although this attempt was unsuccessful, she believed it was because Pei Tiantian had not received proper training.

It's understandable that you might not win an award on your first try.

But she didn't expect that as soon as she arrived at the family compound, people around her would start talking about it.

Zhou Qiao was still a little confused, but thinking that she usually got a lot of attention when she came here, she didn't pay much attention to it.

This is also why Zhou Qiao likes to come this way.

The people here are all quite well-off, but every time she comes over, everyone looks at her with envy.

College graduates are highly sought after these days, unlike in the future when they are everywhere and graduates can't find jobs.

She was just an ordinary college student, but her good looks and fashion sense were enough to earn her people's admiration.

She enjoyed that gaze.

What Zhou Qiao didn't hear was that this time, the people around her weren't talking about her education or appearance.

"Is it true that she has an ambiguous relationship with that second son of the Pei family?"

"I'm not sure, but a normal girl wouldn't be running around to someone all the time, right?"

“I’ve heard all about it. Everyone in the Pei family is at work, except for Pei Hai, who’s just doing nothing. The two of them, a lone man and a woman, are together all the time. I don’t believe there’s anything going on.”

"No way, weren't they supposed to be relatives?"

"Pah, what a load of rubbish, they're supposedly not even remotely related."

"Isn't Pei Hai currently arranging a marriage? Isn't this inappropriate?"

"......"

Meanwhile, at the Pei family.

Wang Yanmei was unaware of what had happened. She was taking a day off today and was sitting in the yard eating sunflower seeds when she heard someone knocking on the door.

She ordered Pei Tiantian to open the door, where a woman stood with a dark face.

Wang Yanmei's lazy expression changed instantly, and she quickly stood up: "Oh my, isn't this Xiuhe's mother? What brings you here? Come in and sit down."

"No need."

The other party interrupted coldly, saying, "I'm here to talk to you about my Xiuhe and Pei Hai."

“Talking about business? What’s wrong? Weren’t you getting along well?” Some time ago, Wang Yanmei arranged a marriage for her youngest son. The bride was Li Xiuhe, the daughter of the textile factory’s foreman.

She is not only pretty and delicate-looking, but also sensible and obedient.

She was very satisfied.

She was even happier when she learned that the man's parents were in charge of a textile factory.

Fortunately, although the youngest son is lazy, he is good-looking, and the woman seems quite satisfied with him.

So the two families decided to let the two get to know each other first, and if they could get along, they would then discuss marriage.

I just saw them coming over and thought they were going to discuss marriage.

But I didn't expect the other party to sound so unhappy.

Wang Yanmei isn't stupid. The woman's mother was all smiles when she first met her, but this attitude now tells her something must have gone wrong.

Her heart skipped a beat, and she asked, "Did my Xiaohai bully Xiuhe?"

"My Xiuhe is no match for your Pei Hai. He already has such an excellent choice as a college student. How could he possibly be interested in my daughter?" Xiuhe's mother sneered sarcastically. "You keep urging my Xiuhe to get married, but behind her back you're having an affair with another woman. Your Pei family is disgusting."

"I'm here today to tell you that your Pei Hai and my Xiu He's affair is over. Our Li family can't afford to lose face like that."

After saying that, the other person spat and left with a sullen expression.

Wang Yanmei was baffled, but she was also furious when she heard the other party slander her son like this. She hurriedly shouted, "Wait, what nonsense are you talking about? Even if we're not related, it doesn't mean you have to ruin my son's reputation!"

"So, has your Xiuhe climbed the social ladder and doesn't want to marry my son anymore, so you're turning around and blaming me!"

Wang Yanmei cursed angrily.

"Pah! I'll turn the tables on you! Don't you have any idea what your Pei family has done? Do you have to tear off my shameless face before you admit it?"

The other party originally thought that since they were all from the same residential compound, they didn't want things to get too ugly, so they came over to settle the matter privately.

But to her surprise, the other party not only felt no shame, but also turned around and accused her daughter of marrying into a wealthy family.

Xiuhe's mother couldn't stay calm anymore.

She had previously heard that Wang Yanmei and her eldest daughter-in-law did not get along well, and that Wang Yanmei would often complain to her about her eldest daughter-in-law. She really thought it was because Song Yanzhi had a bad personality and was difficult to get along with.

Now it seems that the difficult person to get along with is actually her mother-in-law.

All that kindness she showed her daughter before was just an act.

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