The woman's eyes rolled, and she immediately put on a hypocritical smile and rushed to speak: "Oh, Sister Chunxue, you're finally here!"
"Your Xiaoxiao is so naughty at such a young age. She started arguing with people at the village entrance. How can she behave like that..."
She also wanted to confuse right and wrong and put the blame on Zhong Xiaoxiao.
Zhang Chunxue's eyes were as cold as ice, piercing the woman's face.
"I can teach my own children."
"As for you, you have the time to gossip here. Why don't you take care of your own family first and stop worrying about other people's affairs?"
The woman was choked so much that her face turned pale and blue, and she couldn't speak for a long time.
Zhang Chunxue stopped looking at her and turned her head away, her voice softening slightly as she deliberately raised her voice, "Xiaoxiao, let's go buy some tofu. Secretary Song is coming to our house for dinner tonight."
When these words were spoken, not only the woman, but also several villagers who were eavesdropping with their ears perked up were stunned.
Secretary Song?
Going to Zhang Chunxue’s house for dinner?
The woman looked like she was struck by thunder. Her eyes were wide open and her mouth was wide enough to fit an egg. She couldn't close it for a long time.
She couldn't believe her ears!
Who is Secretary Song? He's young and promising, with a bright future!
How could... How could he go to Zhang Chunxue's house for dinner? Could it be that Zhong Xiaoxiao's prediction was right?
Zhong Xiaoxiao's eyes lit up, and the panic and grievance she had just felt disappeared, replaced by full of surprise and excitement.
"Really, Mom? Teacher Song is coming to our house for dinner tonight?" Her voice rose eight octaves.
Zhang Chunxue smiled faintly and nodded. "Well, let's go now. We don't want Secretary Song to come and spoil the food."
She took Zhong Hongqing's little hand and patted Zhong Xiaoxiao's arm.
"Mom, let me help you get the things!" Zhong Xiaoxiao immediately said attentively, and the gloom from being scolded just now was swept away.
"Okay." Zhang Chunxue responded.
Zhong Xiaoxiao cheered and immediately jumped up and down to catch up with Zhang Chunxue's footsteps. Even Zhong Hongqing felt the joy and his short legs moved even faster.
Zhang Chunxue didn't even look at the gossipy woman again, and took the children straight to the tofu shop at the west end of the village.
The woman watched Zhang Chunxue and the children walk away, her face looking as ugly as if she had swallowed a fly.
She stood there and spat.
"What are you showing off! I don't believe it!"
Her eyes rolled, and the flame of resentment in her heart grew stronger and stronger.
She had to talk to someone about this!
She turned around and ran to the homes of a few gossipy women she knew in the village.
"Hey, have you heard? Zhang Chunxue's family is inviting Secretary Song to dinner tonight!" She started yelling as soon as she entered the door.
"Is this true?" A fat woman who was cracking melon seeds stopped when she heard this, her face full of disbelief.
"I think it's probably fake!" Another woman with a pointed chin curled her lips. "How could Secretary Song be interested in someone like Zhang Chunxue?"
The woman from earlier immediately found the organization and slapped her thigh, "That's right! I just ran into that girl Zhong Xiaoxiao at the village entrance and had a few words with her. I guess Zhang Chunxue heard us talking and said that on purpose to flatter herself!"
"That's right! Secretary Song is young and promising, has a bright future, and he's not blind!"
"She's a widow, Zhang Chunxue. Anyone who gets involved with her will be in trouble!"
"I think she's just crazy about climbing up the social ladder!"
The gossips talked at once, and the more they spoke, the more they felt that their guesses made sense.
"She must have heard Xiaoxiao arguing with you about Secretary Song, and she was embarrassed, so she made it up on purpose to lie!"
"That's right, just wait and see, Secretary Song definitely won't be going tonight!"
They talked to each other and soon reached a consensus, believing that Zhang Chunxue was bragging to save face.
On the other side, Zhong Xiaoxiao followed Zhang Chunxue, with an excited blush on her little face.
Zhong Hongqing was led by Zhang Chunxue, and his short legs moved very quickly.
"Mom," Zhong Xiaoxiao leaned closer, her voice low and uncertain, "Teacher Song... is he really coming to our house for dinner tonight?"
Zhang Chunxue glanced at her with a faint smile on her lips: "Why would I lie to a little girl like you?"
When Zhong Xiaoxiao heard this, her eyes lit up and she almost jumped up with joy: "Great! Mom, you are so awesome!"
But the excitement had not yet passed, and she seemed to remember something. The smile on her little face froze, and she secretly glanced at Zhang Chunxue's expression.
"Mom..." Her voice trailed off, a little cautiously, "You...you're not angry, right?"
Zhang Chunxue paused and raised an eyebrow: "Why should I be angry?"
She paused, then changed the subject, her eyes becoming inquiring. "But you, what were you arguing with that woman at the village entrance just now?"
Zhong Xiaoxiao's face turned red, and she lowered her head embarrassedly, picking at her fingers.
"I... I was just taking Hongqing to play at the village entrance... and then I ran into her. She, she was teasing me..."
Zhang Chunxue listened expressionlessly and motioned for her to continue.
Zhong Xiaoxiao swallowed her saliva and lowered her voice, sounding a little aggrieved. "She said...she said it's been several days, why hasn't Secretary Song become your stepfather yet...I was so angry that I started arguing with her!"
"Stepfather?"
Zhang Chunxue's footsteps suddenly stopped, the expression on her face became a little strange, her eyes became complicated, and she stared straight at Zhong Xiaoxiao.
Zhong Xiaoxiao felt frightened by her gaze. Her little head drooped even lower and her voice became as thin as a mosquito.
"Mom...I..."
She knew that she could no longer hide it.
I'm afraid her mother has seen through her little thoughts long ago.
She bit her lip, finally mustered up the courage, and whispered, "Mom, actually...actually, last time I went to see Teacher Song for help with my homework, after I came out...I met those people who always like to gossip..."
Zhong Xiaoxiao recounted what happened that day. Her voice became softer and softer, her head almost buried in her chest. She felt very nervous, waiting for Zhang Chunxue to explode.
After hearing this, Zhang Chunxue felt both angry and amused.
"So," she raised an eyebrow, looking at her daughter's complex expression that was both guilty and slightly smug, "you went and told those people at the village entrance that you wanted Clerk Song to be your stepfather?"
Zhong Xiaoxiao lowered her head even lower, and her red ears could be seen.
Zhang Chunxue stretched out her index finger and flicked Zhong Xiaoxiao's smooth forehead lightly.
"Ouch!" Zhong Xiaoxiao covered her forehead and cried out softly.
"You're such a guts, little girl!" Zhang Chunxue grumbled. "This isn't even a thing, and you're already shouting about it all over the world. Aren't you afraid of bringing shame to your mother?"
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