Xia Lei was strong and had good stamina. He worked for two hours and was far ahead of the others. As he walked back with his sickle, he noticed that the older women were looking at him strangely.
He had a bad feeling, and then he heard the woman say as if she were watching amusement, "Oh, Xia Zhiqing, you'd better stay away from here, or Jiang Zhiqing will lean on you again."
As the ultimate villainous female supporting character, "Jiang Ci" was always a troublemaker in the original book, as long as she didn't die.
The old woman's words were full of schadenfreude, because "Jiang Ci" had done many things in the past, specifically choosing places where Xia Lei worked, and then deliberately pretending to be weak and clinging to him when he passed by.
Hearing the old woman's words, Xia Lei glanced at the gazes of the women and, sure enough, spotted the person he disliked.
He made no attempt to hide his disgust, and said coldly, "We haven't settled the score with Yin Yin yet. Does she dare to come and try?"
"Jiang, did you hear that? Xia is going to settle accounts with you regarding Liu!"
Those who loved watching the drama immediately started to jeer.
Jiang Ci, who was picking up the scattered ears of wheat on the ground, seemed not to hear anything and didn't even raise her head.
Seeing this, the women were surprised. Some of them, not believing in such things, went over and patted Jiang Ci on the shoulder, "Jiang Zhiqing, Xia Zhiqing is talking to you, why aren't you saying anything?"
Jiang Ci, who was squatting, slowly stood up. Because of her head injury, she felt dizzy when she stood up. She helped the person who came and said, "Auntie, I feel dizzy. Let me help you."
The newcomer was about to sweep away the porcelain when he said, "If you want to help someone, go help Xia Zhiqing. Why are you helping me?"
Taking a moment to catch her breath, Jiang Ci completely ignored the person's deliberate words and instead casually laughed, "Am I being a fool? Why would I offer my warm face to someone who has rejected me three times?"
These words left the women speechless, staring at Jiang Ci in disbelief.
Has the sun risen in the west? Jiang Ci can change her mind and stop liking Xia Lei?
Not to mention the women, even Xia Lei didn't believe her words. His brows furrowed even deeper, and his tone turned icy. "Don't think that just because you're playing hard to get, I'll give you a second glance. Jiang Zhiqing, I'm already married, and you're married too. I will never like someone like you!"
Jiang Ci laughed even more mockingly, and chuckled, saying to the woman who had grabbed her, "Look how shameless men are! I told him I wouldn't bother him anymore, but he still thinks I'm playing hard to get."
Originally, everyone was there to laugh at Jiang Ci, but Jiang Ci seemed like a completely different person. She actually retorted to Xia Lei in such a way that the old lady, who was being supported by Jiang Ci like a cane, couldn't help but laugh at Jiang Ci's words.
Xia Lei's face turned ashen, and he gave Jiang Ci a cold glance.
He was vengeful; Jiang Ci had almost caused Yin Yin to lose her letter of introduction, and he was determined to avenge her.
"Xia Lei, come over and have some mung bean soup." Liu Yinyin stood under the shade of a tree, her voice soft and sweet. "Isn't it hot standing there in the sun?"
Xia Lei snorted coldly and strode towards Liu Yinyin.
Jiang Ci stopped laughing and let go of the woman. "Thank you. I really had a headache just now. Look, I still have a wound here. Li Hu slandered me yesterday and pushed me like this."
Jiang Ci pointed to the back of her head with an air of importance, showing it to the older woman.
The older woman noticed the blood on the gauze but didn't doubt that she was lying. "Then why are you still coming to work? Where's your husband?"
Jiang Ci sighed and said, "My man is injured too."
The auntie and the other women nearby, drawn by the juicy gossip, gathered around. "What happened? What happened? How did Zhou Lao Er get hurt? Is he badly injured?"
"He was heavy," Jiang Ci said with a straight face, "When I got back last night, I was covered in injuries and talking nonsense!"
Someone immediately pressed, "What nonsense is Zhou Lao Er spouting?"
Jiang Ci hesitated, but the women urged her on, "Tell us, it's nothing, we're all old ladies, we can give you some advice, right?"
Upon hearing this, Jiang Ci could only show an "embarrassed" expression and said, "He said that I would never dare to hit you again. You don't know, I was away for three days and didn't come home. A group of people knew that I used to hit you. Those people look down on men who hit women, especially their own women. They grabbed me and gave me a good beating. They also said that if I hit you again, they would come and beat me up again."
The women's eyes widened in surprise. "Who is this person? Why would they care about this?"
"Yeah, yeah, what kind of people are these?"
Jiang Ci smiled innocently and said, "They said they were called something like... Guardians against violence or something, I don't know what that means, but he said he wouldn't dare hit me anymore, and that he would change his ways and let me live a good life. I don't know if he's telling the truth."
If Zhou Mingli were here, he would see right through Jiang Ci's act.
Jiang Ci has some performative personality traits; she's not always aloof and intimidating.
The women listened to her words with a mixture of belief and doubt, but it also planted a seed in their hearts that the second son of the Zhou family would change for the better. Whether the second son of the Zhou family would change for the better and turn over a new leaf would depend on how he behaved after he reappeared.
Jiang Ci was chatting away among the group of old women when she suddenly heard a child crying.
Jiang Ci turned her head and saw that the person crying was Zhou Miao. Her expression changed slightly, and she strode over.
Upon reaching the shade of the tree, Jiang Ci's expression darkened.
Zhou Miao was covered in dirt, clutching a piece of candy in her hand, while Zhou Yang was already fighting with a little brat.
Before Jiang Ci could move, someone rushed over even faster. The tall man grabbed Zhou Yang with lightning speed and was about to throw him away.
Zhou Yang is only three years old. If he were thrown like that, he would be seriously injured, if not killed!
Jiang Ci's pupils contracted, her mind went blank for a moment, and before she could react, she had already rushed forward, grabbed Zhou Yang's arm and pulled him up, thus preventing Zhou Yang from falling to the ground.
But Jiang Ci wasn't exactly healthy. Men are strong, and Jiang Ci staggered back several steps before hitting her back on a tree, which saved her from falling over.
Zhou Yang was also frightened and burst into tears.
Zhou Miao rushed over, hugged Jiang Ci's leg, and cried just like her.
Jiang Ci's back ached terribly. Suppressing the urge to gasp, she squatted down and hugged the two children. She knew she wouldn't get anything out of these two crying children anyway, so she looked at the children watching the commotion and asked, "What happened? Why did my child fight with him?"
Jiang Ci's "he" refers to the child who fought with Zhou Yang.
The group of children were playing together, and when Jiang Ci asked, they immediately started chattering, "Zhou Yang and Zhou Miao stole Xia Xi's candy, and Xia Xi caught them red-handed, but they won't admit it!"
"Xia Xi tried to snatch the candy, but Zhou Miao wouldn't give it to her. Xia Xi then got into a fight with the girl, and Zhou Yang hit Xia Xi!"
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