Xia Ning's eyes sparkled as she looked at Zhong Wanwan:
"How can we strike first and gain the upper hand? Tell me quickly!"
Her future sister-in-law is so clever! She came up with a solution so quickly. I admire her!
Zhong Wanwan whispered:
"Tang Zixuan can't move his legs, so Douya has to take care of him closely, and it's just the two of them, a man and a woman alone together..."
If it weren't for Aunt Wang and Bean Sprouts having their eyes on Little White Poplar first, Zhong Wanwan really wouldn't have wanted to do this.
In this era, reputation is highly valued, especially the reputation of a young woman.
Even if Zhong Wanwan saw it, she would pretend not to know.
There's really no other way now. You can't guard against a thief forever, and she doesn't dare gamble with Xiaobaiyang's reputation.
Xia Ning suddenly realized:
"You mean, spread rumors about them?"
Zhong Songbai sighed:
"It's not just gossip about them, these are the facts..."
Xia Ning nodded:
"Spring plowing starts tomorrow. During the break, I'll let my aunt and grandma know a little something."
Zhong Wanwan stopped her:
"It's not appropriate for you. You rarely talk about these things with your aunts and grandmas. If this is spread out of the blue, gossip might reach you!"
"I'll talk to you about this. I'll go talk to Erlaizi's mother and Aunt Zhang later!"
Neither of them is very discerning. If she guides them through today's events, they'll figure it out on their own!
I also need to remind them that Aunt Wang is keeping a close eye on Little White Poplar; they are very wary.
Don't let Granny Wang change her target and let someone else fall into her trap!
Zhong Wanwan went back to her room, picked up her large shoulder bag, and stuffed a lot of roasted melon seeds into it.
I forgot my handbag when I was eating melon seeds, so she only got a handful each and didn't get to enjoy it at all.
God knows, all there is gossip and no melon seeds, even gossip gets a bit bland!
Zhong Wanwan took a bag of melon seeds and went to find Erlaizi's mother.
When Erlaizi's mother saw Zhong Wanwan arrive, she greeted her very warmly:
"Master Zhong, you're here! Come and sit on the kang. You must have been cold watching the commotion. It's warmer sitting on the kang!"
Then he directed Erlaizi's father:
"Quickly make some sugar water for Master Zhong, add plenty of sugar, and cut a radish from the cellar."
At this time of year, there's really nothing else to eat. When frozen pears and apples thaw, everyone eats them all up.
All that's left to serve guests are cabbage stalks and radishes, and even those aren't something every household has.
Only families that had stored up enough food in the autumn and preserved it well had cellars and water radishes.
Zhong Wanwan waved her hand:
"Auntie, don't bother. I just wanted to ask how Erlaizi is doing at the factory. I've been so busy since I got back that I haven't had a chance to properly ask him about it!"
Zhong Wanwan didn't want to eat radishes. She was already sitting on a warm kang (heated brick bed), and a few slices of radish to soothe her digestion would really make her feel better...
When Wang Erlaizi's work was mentioned, Erlaizi's mother's face wrinkled up with a big smile.
She held Zhong Wanwan's hand:
"Good, very good. This time, Erlaizi is really serious. He leaves early and returns late every day, and even studies at home until midnight."
Her son has never worked this hard in all these years!
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