What?
Ye Yun's heart skipped a beat.
*Crack!* Upon hearing the news, Qin Xiang'e accidentally dropped and shattered a bowl. Her face turned deathly pale. As she ran out, she said incredulously, "Erdanzi, don't talk nonsense! It's not even dark yet. Even if Lao Si can't ride a bike, he wouldn't fall into the river!"
Why would I lie to you?
Erdanzi, panting and wiping his sweat, said, "I just went to the brigade to take care of some business. I ran into Lao Si riding his old bicycle out of the brigade. We even greeted each other. But as soon as I entered the brigade, I heard a splash behind me. When I turned around, I saw Lao Si and his bicycle had fallen into the river!"
"How could this child fall into the river?!"
Qin Xiang'e slapped her thigh in a panic, knowing that Erdanzi was not lying to her. Without thinking too much, she hurriedly ran outside.
The fourth child is a landlubber; he has no problem studying, but he's completely incapable of climbing trees or swimming.
Ye Yun quickly dropped her toothbrush and chased after him.
Qin Zheng put down the water he was fetching for her, helped her up, and said in a calm tone, "Wife, don't rush, take care of yourself."
Turning around, he saw Erdanzi still standing at the door, and frowned unhappily: "What are you still doing here?"
"Brother Zheng, I have good news and bad news. Which do you want to hear?"
"Nonsense, it's good news."
"The fourth brother has been rescued. He's fine; he just got a couple of sips of water."
Qin Zheng and Ye Yun breathed a sigh of relief.
As long as the fourth brother is alright, that's all that matters.
However, since Erdanzi was able to appear here, it means that Lao Si had already been rescued. Why didn't he just send Lao Si back?
So the bad news is...
Qin Zheng and Ye Yun exchanged a glance, a sense of foreboding rising in their hearts, and their questioning gazes turned to Erdanzi.
Erdanzi: "Mao Cuicui saved her."
Ye Yun: "..."
Qin Zheng: "..."
I'm numb.
Erdanzi was also very frustrated.
He ran over immediately after hearing the noise of his fourth brother falling into the river.
result.
Someone was faster than him, and with a splash, jumped into the river towards the fourth brother.
By the time he rushed over, the woman who had jumped into the river had already grabbed Lao Si by the collar and was dragging him, like a drowning dog, towards the shore.
That face was none other than Mao Cuicui, the most disliked person in Maolou Village.
He panicked at that moment.
It was obvious that he was no match for Mao Cuicui, and he was likely to get himself killed, which is why he rushed to inform Qin Zheng and Ye Yun.
When Ye Yun arrived at the riverbank, she saw the fourth brother jumping up and down in anger.
"Why are you crying! You suddenly jumped out from the side and startled me, which caused me to lose control and ride into the river! Now you're using my life-saving grace to blackmail me into marrying you? You're dreaming!"
The fourth brother, soaking wet, angrily confronted Mao Cuicui, who was also soaking wet.
He was so angry that his body trembled incessantly in the cold wind. He pointed at Mao Cuicui with his finger, his bloodshot eyes glaring at her with extreme anger. No matter how Qin Xiang'e tried to comfort him, it was to no avail.
A group of villagers had gathered around to watch the spectacle.
The villagers came upon hearing the news, and in no time, most of the village had gathered there.
Two people were beside Mao Cuicui, helping her catch her breath. She was crying her eyes out, wiping away her tears in heartbreak, and said, "Brother Zhao Si, how could you say that? I saved you, after all. Just now, to save you, I even let you touch my body..."
The fourth brother exploded even more violently upon hearing this.
"Pah! Did I ask you to save me? Did I beg you to save me?!" The fourth brother's eyes were bloodshot with anger. The possibility of his future being ruined and the extreme grievance made him shout uncontrollably, "And another thing! How many times have I said that you're the one who scared me into the river! I've walked this road at least a hundred times! Do you think I would fall into the river by myself?! I won't hold it against you for scaring me into it, but you're using the fact that you pulled me out as leverage to blackmail me into marrying you. I might as well have just drowned!"
Good heavens, a sunny and cheerful intellectual has been forced to curse.
Mao Cuicui leaned against the person next to her and cried, no longer speaking, as if she had suffered a great injustice, portraying herself as a weak and helpless victim.
She saved Zhao Laosi, but Zhao Laosi was ungrateful and even cursed at her. It's so heartbreaking.
If it weren't for the fact that many people in the surrounding villages had heard about Mao Cuicui's glorious deeds, they would have truly believed her lies.
But what can we do?
Even though everyone present knew that Mao Cuicui was most likely behind Lao Si's fall into the river, no one stood up to speak for him; they were all eager to see a huge spectacle unfold.
Moreover, the fact that the fourth son got into university had already aroused the jealousy of many people.
Hate those who have, laugh at those who don't.
These people, always eager for a good show, were all hoping that their promising fourth son would fall into a painful quagmire.
"The Zhao family is really despicable. Mao Lou's reputation isn't great, but they still saved her. They don't have to say such nasty things!"
"Exactly! This guy is supposed to be a college student, and he can't even speak a normal language!"
"He's afraid of ruining his future and doesn't dare to admit it. He acts so high and mighty, but when that girl saved him, why didn't he push her away? Now he's in such a hurry to distance himself, pretending to be innocent!"
"Didn't he say that Mao Cuicui deliberately scared him into the river?"
"You believe him just because he said it? Did you see it with your own eyes? It's hard to say whether he was scared into the river by Mao Cuicui, but we all saw Mao Cuicui rescue him clearly!"
These words made Qin Xiang'e so angry that she kept wiping away tears.
"You, you all..."
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