"Dad, how dare I go out and contact him now? Aren't you trying to kill me? Brother Mancang doesn't even dare to see me anymore."

No matter how arrogant and domineering Qian Dahua was in the Zhang family, in the Qian family, she was just a submissive punching bag. When her father threw his pipe at her, she didn't dare to dodge too hard. The pipe hit her arm, and she gasped in pain.

"Don't tell me that. You have to deal with the shameful things you did. I only care about the results."

Qian Dafu agreed, “Sister, you should be more sensible by now. Mom was almost finding me a partner, but after what happened, they absolutely refused. It’s all because of you. You have to ask Qian Mancang for more money as a bride price, otherwise I won’t be able to get married and the Qian family line won’t continue. You’ll be a sinner to our Qian family, you know that?”

Qian's mother was already worried about her son's marriage. Upon hearing this, she agreed and said, "Dahua, your brother is right. You made a mistake this time. Since you did something wrong and delayed your brother, you should find a way to resolve it."

“Our family’s reputation is completely ruined now. If you want to find a wife for your brother, you’ll have to look further away, which will definitely cost more money. Our family has no money, so you’ll have to ask Qian Mancang for it.”

Qian Dahua also felt wronged. It was her parents who told her to get close to Qian Mancang because he had married a good wife and was rich!

But now that something has happened, everyone in the family is saying it's her fault!

Although she felt wronged, she dared not refute anything, otherwise she would be beaten again.

“Then I’ll wait until the Zhang family stops making trouble before going to see Brother Mancang. Otherwise, too many people are watching me right now. If they see me meeting with Brother Mancang, then we’re really finished.”

No one disagreed with this statement. The best option was to resolve the Zhang family's matter first, and then try to extort money from Mancang.

"Okay, but this can't be dragged on for too long, otherwise that coward Qian Mancang will deny everything, and you and the baby in your belly will have no one to rely on in the future. Don't blame us."

Qian Dahua could only nod in agreement, since she had no say in the matter. "I don't know what the Zhang family will do. Zhang Xiaojun usually seems like a coward, but I didn't expect him to be so persistent at a time like this."

Qian Dahua's face was full of resentment, and she seemed like a completely different person from when she was being scolded by her family.

Qian Daguai slapped the kang again, "You still have the nerve to say that? Didn't you all say he was honest and that even if things were exposed, he would only dare to admit defeat? Is this what you mean by being honest and easy to bully?"

He was furious when he talked about it, especially since Zhang Xiaojun was related to the village chief of Xiaowang Village. They couldn't even figure out the details, and the village chief had to visit him twice and even threaten him!

It's all because of that idiot Qian Dahua's fault!

Qian Dahua dared not speak anymore. She made an excuse to go home before she dared to curse. Of course, Zhang Xiaojun was the one who was cursed. In her opinion, if Zhang Xiaojun hadn't made such a big deal out of it, she would have had a fig leaf to cover her shame.

If Zhang Xiaojun treats her well enough in the long run and touches her heart, she might be willing to become his wife and have another child to make up for it. That way, her life would be over.

Such things happen all the time! Brother Mancang said there are plenty of them out there, and they all live well, except for Zhang Xiaojun.

Zhang Xiaojun had no idea that she would so shamelessly pin all the blame on him. Of course, even if he had known, he wouldn't have been too bothered, since he had already witnessed it all.

While the Zhang family members were each harboring their own secrets, Xiao Yuheng and Zhang Xiaojun had already arrived at Qian Mancang's house. Qian Mancang had two brothers who had separated their households but still lived in the same courtyard. The first person to discover the two was Qian's second sister-in-law, who had a very bad relationship with Qian Mancang and could even be described as a grudge.

Upon seeing the two men, she felt no fear whatsoever; in fact, she could see excitement in their eyes. "You're Zhang Xiaojun, right? Are you here to see Qian Mancang?"

Sensing the other party's goodwill, Zhang Xiaojun's expression softened slightly. "Yes, could you please call him out for me?"

Sister-in-law Qian smiled slightly. "Alright, he's home. Why don't you come inside and talk? It's cold outside."

It's so much better to watch the fun from inside! It's warm and comfortable inside.

Zhang Xiaojun refused. Although the woman in front of him was not hostile to him, the others were different, especially Qian Mancang's parents, who not only insulted him but also tried to hit him. Although he was not afraid, he would rather see one less of those disgusting people.

"No need, we'll wait for him here."

Sister-in-law Qian pouted, "Okay, I'll go get someone for you."

"Fine, tell him that if he doesn't come out, he can't blame us for what we'll do."

Zhang Xiaojun said this so that Qian Mancang could get out as soon as possible. He could bear to be outside in the cold for his own sake, but he felt bad that his cousin was staying outside with him.

"Don't worry! I'll definitely bring it to you."

Qian Ersao ran back. As soon as she entered the house, she started shouting loudly. In addition to her voice, there were also curses from other members of the Qian family.

Whether it was the last sentence that was well-placed or Qian Ersao's words that were particularly effective, Qian Mancang came out in less than two minutes.

“Zhang Xiaojun, we used to be friends, how could you do this to me! I wasn’t the one that night. Even if you didn’t want to be with your wife anymore, I could still respect you if you made up other excuses. But the way you are now, I really despise you.”

If there were an Oscars in this era, Qian Mancang's performance just now would definitely win him a Best Supporting Actor award.

Zhang Xiaojun didn't want to argue with him, nor did he want to correct the other party's statement; there was no need.

"Whether it was you that night or not, you know in your heart. I'm not here to argue with you about this. This matter must be resolved, so you need to go and make sure the Qian family returns everything that is owed to me. Only then can this matter be over. Otherwise, do you think I'll keep bothering you? Anyway, I've already become a laughing stock. I have nothing to lose, but you're not like me. If your wife and father-in-law find out about this, I don't know if you'll still be able to live your good life."

Qian Mancang's wife is from the county town. Since the incident, the Zhang family has never thought of going to the county town to make a scene, which is the only thing that makes Qian Mancang feel at ease.

On New Year's Eve, he also remembered the taste of Qian Dahua, so he used the excuse of delivering something to his family to sneak back home.

After his scheme was exposed, he went straight back to the county town. After two days without anyone coming to his door, he decided to go home to find out what was going on. Little did he know that the people there didn't want to let him go, but rather wanted to recover their losses first.

Qian Mancang had to admit that Zhang Xiaojun's threat was very effective, because he could no longer control his expression, and his whole face began to distort.

"Are you threatening me?"