"Don't worry about it," Fang Zhiyi said, then pointed righteously at Wei Xiangyang, who was still sitting on the ground, "Luckily, I saw it! Otherwise, what else would you have done!"

"Playing the hooligan?" a villager asked in confusion, then glanced at the panicked Wei Xiangyang.

"I saw it with my own eyes!" Fang Zhiyi began to gesture. "Xiaoxia was standing here just now, and this kid kept glancing at her with ill intent! He even tried to hug her just now!"

"You, you're talking nonsense! She clearly fell down by accident! I just..."

"I'm talking nonsense?" Fang Zhiyi interrupted him directly. "Xiaoxia! Tell me why you fell down."

"Huh? I, I..."

"Xiaoxia, speak boldly! We're all here. I don't believe our Xiashan Village can't handle a hooligan!" A villager glared at Wei Xiangyang. People are always like this; when faced with any situation, they'll side with their own kind regardless of who's right.

"I... I saw him working slowly and wanted to help him, but the hoe he was carrying swept my foot, and that's why..."

Fang Zhiyi waved her hand: "Did you hear that? You're quite cunning, aren't you? You even deliberately tripped my daughter?"

That's a rather far-fetched statement.

But the sight of the villagers and other educated youths made Wei Xiangyang's face turn bright red, and his pride as a son of a worker was also aroused: "Bullshit! I didn't mean it!"

"How can you prove you did it unintentionally?" Fang Zhiyi asked.

"I, I, I didn't mean it!"

Looking at him, Fang Zhiyi sneered: "You scoundrel, you're quite cunning! I think you're just mentally unstable! You're just lusting after my daughter's beauty!"

Fang Xiaoxia's face turned red. Her father's words were somewhat shameless, but she still had some self-awareness.

People around started whispering. Some thought Fang Zhiyi had gone too far, but most were obviously just there for the spectacle, since there wasn't much entertainment available these days.

Wei Xiangyang jumped up as if he'd been struck a nerve: "You're talking nonsense! Her? Me, taking advantage of her? This dark-skinned country girl? Dark and ugly! I'd rather stay single my whole life than look at her!"

Xiao Hei clapped his hands, "That's a brilliant move!"

Sure enough, the moment those words were spoken, the room fell silent. Fang Zhixia's already dark face darkened even more, and tears welled up in her eyes: "You scoundrel! You insulted me!" She turned and ran away. At that moment, she was filled with resentment towards Wei Xiangyang. What girl would want to be told she was ugly in public?

Fang Zhiyi watched his daughter run away, knowing that the problem had been solved, but he had no intention of letting Wei Xiangyang off the hook.

"Country girl? Do you look down on us country folk?"

Fang Zhiyi changed the nature of the conflict, which started as a misunderstanding, with just one sentence, and even dragged other villagers to her side.

"Hey, you little brat, think you're something just because you're from the city?"

"Apologize! What gives you the right to swear at me like that?"

"So what if you're fair-skinned? I think your heart is black!"

Fang Zhiyi knew exactly how to stir up the emotions of the masses. Sure enough, almost all the villagers present started to verbally attack Wei Xiangyang. Some of the more combative older women even started spewing vulgarities, leaving Wei Xiangyang speechless as he tried to explain.