The girl with the long face next to Huang Shujuan is Huang Xiuhong, the youngest daughter of Huang Youliang, the head of Huangjia Village. She is the same age as Huang Shujuan, both seventeen years old.

Huang Youliang and his wife had five sons before having their daughter, Huang Xiuhong.

The village head still wielded considerable power in the village. Furthermore, Huang Youliang's family doted on Huang Xiuhong, so she could practically do whatever she wanted in the village.

Today, Huang Xiuhong came to town, but was cornered in this dead end by He Bo and Liang Xiaobao. How could she not be angry?

Huang Xiuhong got angry, and the words she uttered became increasingly offensive, until finally, she even used the word "scoundrel."

"You scoundrel? Little Chili, do you know what a real scoundrel is like?" He Bo's eyes flashed with a cold light.

He Bo never considered himself a hooligan; he only admitted to being a scoundrel, and a scoundrel with class.

Huang Xiuhong's words, "You filthy hooligan," made He Bo very angry.

If Liang Xiaobao hadn't been looking at him with pleading eyes, He Bo would have immediately turned hostile.

"You...you stay away!" Huang Xiuhong was so frightened when she saw He Bo approaching her with a fierce face that she grabbed Huang Shujuan's hand and retreated repeatedly.

Unfortunately, this is a dead end.

After taking a few steps back, Huang Xiuhong's back was already against the wall.

“Little Chili, didn’t you want to call the police? Go ahead and call! It’s secluded here. Even if you shout until your throat is hoarse, no one will come to save you. Don’t believe me? Try it.” He Bo stood about a meter in front of Huang Xiuhong, flicked his bangs, and said lazily.

He Bo was immediately drawn to Huang Xiuhong when he first saw her. Huang Xiuhong had bright eyes that seemed to sparkle with starlight when she smiled; she was incredibly beautiful.

However, Huang Xiuhong's face was devoid of any smile, and she glared at He Bo with disgust.

He Bo was in a bad mood and deliberately teased Huang Xiuhong.

"Help! Help! There are hooligans!" Huang Xiuhong shouted at the top of her lungs.

"You're really going to yell?" He Bo quickly reached out to cover Huang Xiuhong's mouth, but Huang Xiuhong bit him instead.

"Hey, are you a dog? Why are you biting people like that?" He Bo clutched his bleeding hand, jumping up and down in pain.

"Who told you to stick your dog paws out like that? If you dare touch me again, I'll go back to the village and get my five older brothers to come to town and beat you up!" Huang Xiuhong waved her fist, looking fierce.

"Fine, fine, you win." He Bo found it quite boring.

Even if a girl with five older brothers is very attractive to him, He Bo wouldn't dare to mess with her.

"Liang Xiaobao, I'll wait for you over there. Say what you have to say quickly. I'll wait for you for no more than two minutes." He Bo turned and left.

"No! Brother, two minutes isn't enough! Give me at least ten minutes! I have so much to say to Juanzi," Liang Xiaobao said anxiously.

He Bo ignored Liang Xiaobao and walked towards the alley entrance without looking back.

Fearing that He Bo would really leave in two minutes, Liang Xiaobao hurriedly said to Huang Shujuan, "Juanzi, my dad said that he will send a matchmaker to your house next month to propose marriage. What do you want? I'll ask my dad to give me the money to buy it."

"Liang Xiaobao, stop making a scene, okay? We can't be together, my mom won't approve." Huang Shujuan was almost crying.

Huang Shujuan's biggest regret now is that she agreed to be Liang Xiaobao's girlfriend without first understanding the Liang family's situation.

In Peach Blossom Town, the custom of marriage is that dating does not necessarily mean that a man and woman will get married.

Boyfriends and girlfriends usually get to know each other and feel compatible before taking the next step towards engagement or marriage. If they don't feel compatible, they simply say so and break up. Unless there are financial entanglements, very few people will cling on relentlessly.

Huang Shujuan never expected that Liang Xiaobao would not follow the rules at all.

She said "let's break up" several times, but Liang Xiaobao acted as if she didn't hear her.

Are we going to ask a matchmaker to come and propose marriage in a few days?

Huang Shujuan felt certain that her parents would beat her up together.

“Juanzi, I really like you. Go tell your mom that I’ll be getting a job soon, a permanent one. I’ll earn at least twenty yuan a month!” Liang Xiaobao boasted.

"Really?" Huang Shujuan hesitated.

For a rural girl, marrying a stable job in town is an extremely rare and desirable match.

Perhaps... her mother agreed because she knew Liang Xiaobao was about to get a formal job?

"Why would I lie to you? You can't just say things like that. After we get married, you can manage my entire monthly salary." Liang Xiaobao said sweet words, but his narrowed eyes gleamed with a sharp glint.

These past few days, Liang Tuyou has been sharing his "wife-chasing experience" with Liang Xiaobao.

Before getting married, he can make any promise to a girl.

Whether a promise counts after marriage depends on your own feelings.

Women! Once they're married, they'll follow their men wholeheartedly. If they dare to cause trouble, they'll be beaten; if they cause trouble again, they'll be beaten again, until they submit.

Liang Xiaobao thought his dad's words made a lot of sense, so he quickly put them into practice.

Sure enough, Huang Shujuan smiled.

"Brother Xiaobao, let me go back and ask my mom. If she agrees to our relationship, then it won't be too late for you to ask a matchmaker to come to my house to propose marriage," Huang Shujuan said hesitantly.

"Okay, I'll wait for you here at the next market. See you there!" Liang Xiaobao waved to Huang Shujuan and left with a big smile.

"Juanzi, are you really going to marry this short, fat man? He's so ugly and overweight, he must be very lazy. Aren't you ashamed to marry someone like that?" Huang Xiuhong said with a look of disgust.

"Sister Xiuhong, Xiaobao said he'll have a job soon! He even said I'll manage his salary. Besides, Xiaobao isn't bad-looking, he's just... not that good-looking." Huang Shujuan's voice trailed off under Huang Xiuhong's disapproving gaze, but she still managed to say what she wanted to say.

“You can decide your own situation. I just want to remind you that it’s very difficult to get a permanent position these days, so don’t be fooled,” Huang Xiuhong said.

"Sister Xiuhong, I know you're doing this for my own good. But in the end, it's still up to my mom to decide," Huang Shujuan said softly.

Huang Xiuhong remained silent, but secretly rolled her eyes.

If Huang Xiuhong had known earlier that Huang Shujuan and Liang Xiaobao still had feelings for each other, she would never have interfered in their affairs today.

Just now, when Liang Xiaobao was dragging He Bo along to chase after the two of them, Huang Shujuan acted as if she wanted to stay as far away from Huang Xiaobao as possible.

Huang Xiuhong couldn't stand by and watch her childhood friend be bullied, so she grabbed Huang Shujuan and ran for a while, only to be cornered in a dead end by Liang Xiaobao and his gang.

In order to escape, Huang Xiuhong bravely stood up despite her fear and rebuked He Bo.

Unexpectedly, Huang Shujuan's stance was not firm at all. As soon as she heard that Liang Xiaobao would have a formal job, she immediately started calling him "Brother Xiaobao" in a sweet and cloying way.

This made Huang Xiuhong feel that she had been a fool for rushing to stand up for Huang Shujuan.