Chapter 59 Zhong Qiao, you are a fickle woman
"If you don't want to sell it, then don't sell it. Look at what you're saying!!" Zhong's father was furious. "You don't even have a mother or a sister at home? Do you feel good when people say that?"
"Erect a chastity arch here?"
Instead of restraining himself, the fishmonger acted with confidence and thrust the knife he was using to scrape fish scales down hard into the wooden board.
Folding his arms, he sneered, "Look at your daughter's behavior. She might even be pregnant, but she's still using this foxy face to seduce other men."
The nature of these words was so serious that the crowd around who were watching the fun changed their expressions.
"The fishmonger's words are so rude," someone said, defending Zhong Qiao and the others. "If he doesn't want to sell, then don't. Why slander him like that?"
"That's right. I used to buy fish from this place all the time. How come it's this kind of person? I won't dare come here again."
"What's wrong with Zhou Tie today? He's like he's been caught in a firecracker incident." A stall owner and the fishmonger were acquainted, and two or three of them were talking to each other, discussing the situation. "He's never like this normally!"
"Could it be..."
Some people looked at each other, heard the trick in Zhou Tie's words, and made bold guesses.
"Could it be that they know each other? Did this beautiful woman let Zhou Tie down? Did she make Zhou Tie turn his love into hatred, like enemies meeting each other with envy?"
"I think so. Didn't Zhou Tie say that? You have a child but you're still messing around with other men? There's obviously something else behind his words!"
Having achieved his goal, Zhou Tie, who was furious, folded his hands and sneered, looking at Zhong Qiao with contempt, with provocation in his eyes not concealed.
There was a noisy discussion in his ears, and the versions were getting more and more bizarre. Zhong Qiao frowned at Zhou Tie's look.
In this world, women’s chastity is very important.
When a man spreads rumors, he is called a playboy and that is a good thing. But when a woman is spread rumors, she will be greeted with curses that can drown a person.
If an unmarried girl is slandered or molested in the street and the neighbors see it, even if she has never done such a thing, the rumors will be exaggerated and the "no" will become "yes" and the story will be made to sound incredible.
Sometimes, rumors can kill people.
"Do you have a grudge against me?" Zhong Qiao asked.
She really couldn't understand why a fishmonger could be so malicious, so bad that it made Zhong Qiao feel suspicious.
Even a gangster like Xu Xiucheng would behave more restrainedly when he went out.
But this Zhou Tie seemed to have a grudge against their family. As soon as he saw her, he couldn't control himself and started to criticize her. His eyes were so fierce that he wanted to kill her on the spot.
"What's the harm in knowing you? Let me tell you, what I, Zhou Tie, hate most is shameless, fickle women like you!"
Zhou Tiexiong was full of vigor and his tone was full of justice, as if he was upholding justice.
He is so arrogant and confident to the extreme!
Mr. Zhong, who witnessed everything, could no longer tolerate it.
"Qiao Qiao, don't show up. This is just a lunatic, talking nonsense here. Dad will handle this matter."
Father Zhong protected her behind him, and wanted to pick up a weapon to fight with the other party, but he couldn't find anything suitable, so he could only kick the wooden basin containing the fish hard.
"Young man, why are you so mean?"
Water splashed in the wooden basin, and the grass carp was carried by the rapid current in the narrow space, hitting the edge of the basin left and right. It looked like it was foaming at the mouth, belly up in the air, and about to die.
Zhou Tie's face immediately turned black.
"You old fool, since your daughter isn't a faithful wife, she should just shave her head and become a nun! How dare you challenge me?!"
If the live fish die, they will no longer be fresh, will be difficult to sell, and the price will be discounted. These fish are Zhou Tie's treasures and are more important to him than his life.
He picked up the knife on the wooden board and showed off his power to Zhong Qiao and the others, spitting everywhere.
"Believe it or not, I'll chop you to death."
Some timid lesbians screamed in fear.
"Oh, someone is going to be killed, someone is going to be killed."
All the onlookers retreated away.
Seeing that the situation was developing in an uncontrollable direction, Zhong Qiao hurriedly grabbed Zhong's father.
"Dad, Dad, don't be impulsive."
If the public security brigade found out, with so many eyes staring at them, it would be impossible to explain clearly, and both she and Mr. Zhong would be in big trouble.
The stall owner who was familiar with Zhou Tie was also shocked and stepped forward to mediate.
"Hey Zhou Tie, your mother and sister are still waiting for you at home. Don't be silly. If you get caught by the public security brigade, what will happen to your family?!"
This time Zhou Tie is not eating firecrackers, he is eating gunpowder!
He has abandoned his business, his dignity, and his life, and is actually going to commit violence in the street?!
Zhou Tie's expression changed slightly.
He was just trying to scare Zhong Qiao and his daughter, why did everyone take it seriously?
He knew the difference between fighting and murder, and he just wanted to vent his anger on Zhou Yingying and didn't want to go to jail.
And the other side.
Ji's father, who came to inspect, was wearing a navy blue casual suit. He walked on the muddy path with his hands behind his back, and from time to time he lowered his head to talk to Zhou Yingying beside him.
Xiao Shen, who was responsible for recording public security and people's livelihood, was wearing glasses and following the two of them carefully with a book tucked between his armpits.
"Uncle." Zhou Yingying twisted her fingers into a ball, bit her lip, and her eyes reddened. "Do you think Brother Hebai really hates me? He said that last time."
"But I'm really crazy about him. If I can't marry him, I will, I will -"
She rolled her eyes, lowered her gaze, and her pretty face was immediately filled with tears.
"I will become a nun!"
Father Ji was shocked.
He had a lot of tricks to deal with the old foxes in officialdom, but he had no idea how to deal with women.
Especially for the younger generation, he really didn't know how to comfort them. He could only sigh and say earnestly:
"Yingying, you are a good girl, but you can't belittle yourself like this. If you become a nun, your father will kill me and your Aunt Ji."
"Pooh, pooh, pooh."
Zhou Yingying wiped away her tears, a cunning light flashed in her eyes, and she stuck out her tongue playfully.
"Uncle Ji, I hope you and Aunt Ji live a long life."
"You kid, you've cried like a kitten, but you're still so sweet."
Father Ji is all kindness and unguarded towards his younger generations.
The tone was both emotional and regretful.
"You are sweet-talking, considerate, pretty, and cultured. You are such a good girl that you can't find even with a lantern. Why is it that my blockhead just can't get his way?"
When Ji Hebai was mentioned, Zhou Yingying's face flashed with seven parts of obsession and three parts of hatred, but Ji's father was full of worry.
Ever since the last family dinner ended in failure, Ji Hebai took the initiative to move to the Begonia Courtyard, stopped interacting with his family, and was determined to join the army.
Ji's father was so angry that he tossed and turned and couldn't sleep for several days and nights, but Zhong's mother, who missed her son so much, insisted that he go to visit Ji Hebai to ease the relationship between father and son.
He couldn't bring himself to do this, after all, he was the father and Ji Hebai was his son.
How could a father take the initiative to go to his son’s house to apologize?
But Ji's father went anyway.
Using inspection as an excuse, he walked to the Begonia Courtyard with something on his mind and wandered there from morning to noon. He finally mustered up the courage to knock on the door, but unfortunately he met Zhou Yingying at the corner.
As a result, he was wandering around aimlessly for a long time, and had to comfort this younger generation who was trying to commit suicide.
His stomach was so hungry that it was making him feel bitter. He already had rheumatism in his legs and feet, and his knees were sore from walking. It was not appropriate for him to go to that unfilial son in front of Zhou Yingying!
He wants to save face!
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