"It's me, Han Zhiyuan! I went to your house for a blind date last month, don't you remember me?"
Han Zhiyuan stared intently at Song Yinhua, not missing a single subtle expression on her face.
He's such a handsome man, with such outstanding charisma, and such an excellent man—there's no way she wouldn't remember him!
Song Yinhua pretended to ponder for a moment, then apologized, "I'm sorry, I don't remember."
"How could you not remember me?" Han Zhiyuan, who had been full of anticipation, was greatly disappointed. "We met when I came to your house for a blind date that day."
Song Yinhua said calmly, "I guess you're too ordinary-looking, so I don't remember you."
Han Zhiyuan was furious. She actually said that such a handsome and outstanding man like him was ordinary?
"Song Yinhua, do you think I'm very ordinary?" Han Zhiyuan asked, unwilling to give up.
"It's very ordinary, not likely to leave a strong impression," Song Yinhua said politely before preparing to enter her own courtyard.
"Wait!" Han Zhiyuan hurriedly tried to grab her, but she dodged him.
"Is there anything else you need?" Song Yinhua looked at him with the eyes of someone looking at a stranger.
“It doesn’t matter if you didn’t remember me before, we can get to know each other again.” Han Zhiyuan limped a few steps closer, leaning on his cane, and extended his hand.
"Excuse me, I don't shake hands with strangers."
“Now that we know each other, we’re not strangers anymore.” Han Zhiyuan’s hand remained outstretched, a smile on his face that he thought was very handsome and friendly.
Song Yinhua gave Han Zhiyuan a look as if he were crazy, then ignored him and went into her own yard.
"I'm here to protect you!" Han Zhiyuan said hurriedly, "Someone said you're dishonest!"
Song Yinhua turned around and walked over. "Who told you that?"
"It's all over your village, and it's already reached my mom's ears. I came all the way from the clinic with my injuries to tell you!" Han Zhiyuan's face was in great pain, his neck was in great pain, and his arms and legs were in even greater pain.
“Yinhua, no matter if you are a jinx or a petty thief, I will not despise you. In this world, I am the only one who will not despise your past and is willing to treat you sincerely.”
Han Zhiyuan then said a lot more about how only he didn't dislike her and was willing to tolerate her.
After laying the groundwork, Han Zhiyuan finally revealed the purpose of his visit to her today.
"Yinhua, I genuinely like you and want to be your girlfriend."
Song Yinhua now feels disgusted when she hears him say these words.
She didn't respond to his question, but instead asked, "Did your mother tell you that people in our village say I'm a scumbag?"
“My mom told me, and it’s spread all over our village.” Han Zhiyuan looked pained as he leaned on his crutch. “But don’t worry, I don’t mind.”
What are they spreading rumors about me?
"They say you're dishonest, that you stole your relative's grandson's amulet, that you're a jinx who killed your grandparents, and now you're going to kill your relative's grandson..."
Before Han Zhiyuan could finish speaking, he suddenly heard a loud shout.
Suddenly, Song Erzhuang, who had been standing outside the yard, strode over aggressively, carrying a carrying pole and a basket. "Who told your mother that?"
When he came home from work, he saw a man with a cane talking to his daughter at the gate of the courtyard. He wondered if the man with the cane was asking for directions.
When he got closer and heard the conversation, he realized that this was Han Zhiyuan, the same Han who had knocked his fourth daughter unconscious and taken her away a few days ago, and who was after his eldest daughter.
Song Erzhuang clenched his fists so tightly that Han Zhiyuan took a few steps back in fright.
In no time, his leg stopped limping, and his injuries stopped hurting.
"I'm asking you a question. Who told your mother that?" Song Erzhuang roared in his rough voice, sounding like he was arguing.
Qiao Guilan and Song Caixing, who were busy in the courtyard, heard the noise and rushed out. They saw Song Erzhuang angrily grabbing the collar of a man with bandages wrapped around his neck and holding a cane.
"Erzhuang, what are you doing? Who is this person?" Qiao Guilan saw Song Yinhua was also there. "Yinhua, what happened?"
“Han Zhiyuan!” Song Caixing recognized Han Zhiyuan.
Song Erzhuang raised his fist high, and Han Zhiyuan smiled in fear, trying to win Song Erzhuang's favor so that he could marry Song Yinhua as soon as possible.
"My mom heard it from her mahjong partner."
Han Zhiyuan revealed the names of his card-playing friends.
Song Erzhuang grabbed Han Zhiyuan and went to Hanjiacun to find his mahjong partners.
My fellow card players said they heard it from so-and-so.
So-and-so said it again, or I heard it from so-and-so.
Finally, it came in a roundabout way, from the mother of my sister-in-law's daughter-in-law.
Song Erzhuang almost smashed up someone's house. The other party had no choice but to reveal the identity of his in-law, Tang Suxiang.
Hearing his sister-in-law's name, Song Erzhuang felt a chill run down his spine.
I have treated her family well, and I also care about my nephews and nieces very well.
His family was poor, so he had to let his eldest and fourth daughters drop out of school. He lent money to his eldest brother to support his nephew's education, but he has never dared to tell Qiao Guilan about it.
Back then, when his son Baogen was injured and needed money for surgery, Qiao Guilan secretly gave the money to her sister-in-law. He beat Qiao Guilan half to death, and then went to his older brother's house to borrow money, but he didn't get a single penny.
So, a couple of years ago, when his eldest brother's granddaughter needed money for treatment of acute pneumonia, he secretly sent her the money without Qiao Guilan's knowledge.
That money was all the young woman's salary.
Qiao Guilan often helped her older brother's family with chores.
But behind her back, her sister-in-law slandered her own daughter like this.
Song Erzhuang rushed to his elder brother's house, and heard laughter coming from inside, which made him even more annoyed.
Over the years, my elder brother's family has been living a better and better life.
I never thought of helping him, and I never mentioned paying back the money I borrowed from him.
He hadn't minded these things, but how could his family slander their own daughter like that?
The jade pendant was originally found by his daughter in a cave, but was tricked away by his father-in-law.
The reason my daughter fell into the cave and stayed there all night was because some of my nephews and nieces bullied the little pests and caused her to fall into the cave.
He never argued with his older brother and sister-in-law about it afterward.
He said nothing and mentioned nothing.
As Song Erzhuang recalled the past, he grew angrier and angrier, and stormed into his elder brother's yard.
Tang Suxiang and her family, along with Grandpa Tang and Tang Su'e, sat around the dining table in the courtyard for a meal. They started laughing heartily, seemingly chatting about something.
Seeing Song Erzhuang suddenly barge in, Tang Suxiang said irritably, "Erzhuang, you didn't even knock before coming in. Do you think this is your home?"
Song Erzhuang shoved his daughter-in-law's mother onto the table. "Your mother-in-law says you're spreading rumors about my eldest daughter everywhere, that she's a thief who stole my sixth cousin's grandson's amulet!"
Tang Suxiang's daughter-in-law, Ding Xiaofen, quickly helped her mother up and gave her husband, Song Hanwen, a disapproving look.
Out of consideration for his reputation, Song Hanwen said something to Song Erzhuang, criticizing him for making a scene and dragging his wife's family into it.
"Your mother-in-law is a scoundrel who ruins Yinhua's reputation. I'm already being lenient by not beating her up." Song Erzhuang was known for his loud voice, and when he was angry, he spoke as if he were arguing.
Song Hanwen got angry too, and didn't hold back: "My mother-in-law is right. Song Yinhua is dishonest and stole Erbao's amulet."
Song Erzhuang pointed at Old Master Tang, who was still sitting in his seat, and said, "Ask your grandfather whose jade pendant it is."
Song Hanwen glanced at his maternal grandfather, still outwardly protecting his own, "That was something my grandfather spent money to get for Erbao from the temple..."
"You're talking utter bullshit!" Song Erzhuang roared in fury.
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