"Have you heard? Recently, many people have come to the Zhao family to propose marriage."

"The Zhao family? Is that the Zhao family from Yipinzhai?"

"It's the Zhao family of Yipinzhai. It is said that they want to arrange a marriage for Zhang Xiulin."

"You all know who Zhang Xiulin is, right? She's one of our most talented girls. She's a student under ten, and she even topped the provincial examination. She has a bright future and will definitely win the top spot. Whoever marries her will be the husband of a top scholar."

"I've heard about that, too."

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Xiao Jie was squatting at the door waiting for Song Wanxian to come back. He happened to hear this and his body suddenly froze.

They said that many people want to get engaged to Sister Lin.

There is the son of the silk shop owner, the younger brother of Sister Lin's classmate, the nephew of the wealthy man, and... and the one who is said to be the most handsome boy in Renhe County. It is said that his family has officials, so today they sent a matchmaker to the Zhao family to propose marriage.

"Oh, isn't that the little stutterer from Fengya Study?" At this moment, someone suddenly noticed the small group squatting at the door.

"This little stutterer used to always follow Zhang Xiulin like a little tail. Why isn't he here today? He's just squatting there all by himself."

"Needless to say, Zhang Xiulin is nothing, she is a student, and the little stutterer is just a little stutterer, he can't even speak clearly, who knows how Zhang Xiulin will dislike him."

"Hey, little stutterer, Zhang Xiulin is about to get engaged. What do you think? To avoid suspicion, you can't follow Zhang Xiulin anymore."

"Do you think this little stutterer might also like Zhang Xiulin?"

"Haha, is this a joke? But even if he likes her, so what? She's just a little stutterer. Zhang Xiulin must be blind, otherwise how could he be attracted to her?"

They were still mocking Xiao Jie unscrupulously.

Xiao Jie clenched his fists, his eyes red.

"You, you are talking nonsense, Sister Lin, it's not like that at all." He retorted loudly with a flushed face.

"Hey, little stutterer, isn't this just a stutter? We're just telling the truth." Seeing Xiao Jie's eyes reddened and about to cry, those people became even more unscrupulous.

Among them, there are both boys and girls, most of them are young and in their rebellious period, and they like to bully others the most.

They were still provoking him, but Xiao Jie remained silent. He had a tense face and a flash of red light passed through his eyes, but it was covered by his already red eye sockets.

He walked towards them step by step in silence.

"Hey, little stutterer, are you going to hit us? You're so small, I can lift you up with one hand."

"If he wants to fight, then let him fight. He started it first, so he's not afraid of others saying we bullied him first."

"That's right, little stutterer, come here quickly."

Xiao Jie's eyes were getting redder and redder. If you look closely, it wasn't all because of tears of sadness. There was also a strange red that was so thick that it was almost impossible to dissolve.

Just as Xiao Jie was about to walk down the stairs, someone suddenly hugged him.

"Young master, let's go back to the house. You, quickly drive these unruly people away." A servant came out.

Those who provoked Xiao Jie saw the guards coming with sticks and quickly fled in all directions.

Xiao Jie seemed to be possessed by a demon, his eyes were bloodshot, and he didn't know where he got the strength from, but he suddenly shook off the servant who was hugging him.

"Young master, young master, what's wrong with you?" The servant felt a pain in his chest, groaned, and blood flowed from the corner of his lips.