"Shujuan, you don't look well. Let me take you home to rest!" Huang Xiuhong took Huang Shujuan's arm and led her towards the door.

Huang Shujuan looked terrible. Huang Xiuhong was afraid she would faint at home.

Huang Shujuan's mother, Wang Xiaolian, is a real shrew. If Huang Shujuan really faints at Huang Xiuhong's house, that shrew Wang Xiaolian will definitely take the opportunity to extort money from her.

"Xiuhong, that woman just lied to me. Xiaobao is alright, right?" After walking a short distance, Huang Shujuan came to her senses, grabbed Huang Xiuhong's arm, and asked.

"Shujuan, you can go to town and ask around. But I don't think Sister Pearl would just make things up. You're not engaged to Liang Xiaobao yet, are you? If Liang Xiaobao really is a thief, you should break up with him!" Huang Xiuhong advised.

"No! Impossible!" Huang Shujuan exclaimed excitedly, "Xiuhong, you make it sound so easy! If I don't get together with Xiaobao, who else in town will marry me? I've already... I've already..."

At this point, Huang Shujuan burst into tears.

"Shujuan, if... I mean if, Liang Xiaobao really is a bad person, would you still marry him?" Huang Xiuhong's eyes widened, her face full of disbelief.

"I...I...Waaaaah..." Huang Shujuan stomped her foot, pushed Huang Xiuhong, and ran away crying.

Huang Shujuan hated Huang Xiuhong to death.

She and Xiao Bao had already slept together, so how could Huang Xiuhong advise her to break up with Xiao Bao?

And that "Sister Pearl," she must be holding a grudge against Liang Xiaohe and her brother for divorcing, that's why she spread rumors about Sister Xiaohe and Brother Xiaobao. Her Brother Xiaobao couldn't possibly be a thief. Right, right, Brother Xiaobao has several older sisters who regularly give him money! Brother Xiaobao isn't short of money, he wouldn't become a thief.

No, she can't let this go; she has to fight back.

Huang Xiuhong wants to see her make a fool of herself, doesn't she?

Fine! Then let Huang Xiuhong become an even bigger joke in the village.

Thinking of this, Huang Shujuan turned and ran towards the village entrance.

Huang Xiuhong watched Huang Shujuan's retreating figure and shook her head.

Huang Xiuhong assumed Huang Shujuan had gone to town to verify the information. She still felt sorry for Huang Shujuan.

Huang Xiuhong knew how satisfied Huang Shujuan was with Liang Xiaobao. Ever since Liang Xiaobao started pursuing Huang Shujuan, eight out of ten sentences Huang Shujuan spoke to Huang Xiuhong were about bragging about Liang Xiaobao.

She boasted about Liang Xiaobao's good family background, his deep affection for her, and how he would soon have a stable job...

Huang Xiuhong always felt that Liang Xiaobao was not a good person.

That day, when Liang Xiaobao stopped Huang Shujuan and Huang Xiuhong, his eyes kept glancing at Huang Xiuhong. It was very frivolous.

As a friend, Huang Xiuhong advised Huang Shujuan not to blindly trust Liang Xiaobao's words, but to inquire from multiple sources before making a decision.

Huang Shujuan's mother, Wang Xiaolian, had already inquired in town and learned that Liang Tuyou and his wife were of bad character and made a living by "selling their daughter." The last time Liang Xiaobao came to Huangjia Village to look for Huang Shujuan, Wang Xiaolian chased him out of the village with a broom.

It's best not to marry a man your parents don't approve of.

Moreover, Huang Xiuhong had her own reasons. In this day and age, nine out of ten young men with stable jobs wouldn't look for wives in rural areas. The remaining one would either have poor personal qualities or some other defect.

Liang Xiaobao is truly a good man in every way, how could he possibly marry a woman from the countryside?

Huang Xiuhong's heartfelt words were met with a cold response from Huang Shujuan.

Huang Shujuan felt that Huang Xiuhong was jealous of her.

That day, the two sisters parted on bad terms for the first time.

Huang Xiuhong felt that she should remind Zhao Zhenzhu later.

Zhao Zhenzhu publicly ripped off Huang Shujuan's "fig leaf" today, and Huang Shujuan will definitely hate Zhao Zhenzhu.

At the village entrance, He Bo sat on a large rock by the roadside with a blade of grass in his mouth, his eyes fixed on the main road of the village, but his mind was on Huang Xiuhong.

With Sister Pearl taking charge, her parents-in-law should listen to her, right?

Will Xiuhong get scolded by her father-in-law who has a bad temper?

How much dowry should he prepare?

The house needs to be repainted.

I wonder if Sister Pearl has any three-wheeled watches and a radio? If so, he'll take them all. Xiuhong deserves those good things.

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He Bo was so engrossed in his thoughts that he didn't notice Huang Shujuan until she ran nearby.

He Bo glanced at Huang Shujuan, then looked away.

He Bo recognized her; this was the ugly woman who had ruined his marriage proposal last time.

Forget it, the ugly woman seems to be Xiuhong's good friend. For Xiuhong's sake, he won't bother with the ugly woman.

Huang Shujuan originally wanted to go over and talk to him, but was frightened by a look from He Bo and stood still.

Not long ago, Huang Shujuan saw He Bo at the entrance of the village.

Huang Shujuan went to find Huang Xiuhong to tell her friends that He Bo had come again. She also wanted to see the chaos at Huang Youliang's house, but unfortunately, Zhao Zhenzhu interrupted her, and Huang Shujuan couldn't say the news.

After being hurt by Zhao Zhenzhu, Huang Shujuan wanted to cause a scene at Huang Youliang's house.

Once He Laoda turns Huang Xiuhong's house upside down, the villagers will have plenty to talk about for a long time. Then, nobody will care about Xiao Bao Ge's little affair anymore.

Remembering her purpose, Huang Shujuan pretended to be anxious and said, "Brother He, you must hurry and save Xiuhong! Xiuhong is about to be beaten to death by her parents."

"What?" He Bo stood up abruptly.

"Xiuhong's parents forbid her from marrying you, and they said they would beat her to death." Huang Shujuan made up a lie without blinking.

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