The news was spreading so fiercely outside, and Huang Zhong had several sisters there, so they found out quickly and told Huang Zhong when they got home.
Compared to the panicked sisters, Huang Zhong was much calmer. He just frowned and asked, "Is that really what people say?"
One sister was unhappy and asked, "Can't we coax you?"
Because their family was poor, Huang Zhong's sister was almost the same age as Xia Ruzheng, and it was difficult to find a good match, so she had been delaying her marriage. Now they were pinning their hopes on Xia Ruzheng. When Xia Ruzheng arrived with a dowry, the family's situation would improve, and she would be able to marry into a better family.
Huang Zhong said, "It must have been Xia Ruzheng who spread it."
The sister asked in surprise, "How did you know?"
Huang Zhong said with a gloomy look, "She is the only one who knows about this."
The sisters looked at each other and said, "But they said they heard it from Haoer Village."
Huang Zhong felt strange at this moment. If it was Xia Ruzheng who spread the news, he could understand it. But it was a counterattack coming from Haoer Village, which didn't seem right.
"Could it be that that damn woman leaked the information?" Huang Zhong murmured.
Huang Zhong also felt that it was unreliable because he and his cousin Du Fang had never been intimate in Haoer Village. Huang Zhong did not let his sisters' words dispel his suspicions.
So Huang Zhong quickly went to find Xu Xianhua. Although Xu Xianhua was slapped, she did not regret it at all.
"Flowers, are there any rumors about me in your village?"
"Rumors about you?" Xu Xianhua blinked and shook her head. "What happened between you and Zhengzheng?"
"It's not me and Xia Ruzheng, it's..." Huang Zhong stopped talking. The Xia Village didn't know about what happened between me and my cousin yet. Wouldn't it be exposing his own scandal if he told it out loud?
Xu Xianhua was still staring at Huang Zhong, waiting for his words. Huang Zhong shook his head and said, "Nothing. It's just that some bad things have been said about me in our village, so I wondered if it was Xia Ruzheng and the others who spread it."
Xu Xianhua asked, "Really? How dare they spread bad words about you?"
Huang Zhong nodded, pretending to be deeply distressed, and said, "I don't know where this news came from. When your village hears about it, you must come and tell me."
Xu Xianhua still thought Huang Zhong was a good guy, and immediately assured him, "Of course! I'll come over and tell you right away! Don't worry, even if others say you're bad, I still know you're a good person, and I'll always believe in you."
Xu Xianhua still didn't forget to express her feelings, acting affectionate and coy. However, because she wasn't good-looking and hadn't been taught by romantic TV dramas, her acting was truly ugly. Huang Zhong was a little annoyed and turned away, saying, "Okay, I should go back now. If anyone sees, they'll gossip about you again."
Xu Xianhua automatically added that Huang Zhong was concerned about her and said, "I know, you are so kind."
Huang Zhong thought that he would need her in the future, so he changed into a serious expression and said, "Fortunately, you still understand me."
Xu Xianhua's heart suddenly began to beat fast, and her round face turned red. Looking at Huang Zhong's back as he walked away, she couldn't help but follow him for a few steps before stopping.
Xu Xianhua was indeed stupid. What good would it do her to help Huang Zhong? If Huang Zhong really married Xia Ruzheng, what place would she have? If Huang Zhong didn't marry her, she would have a chance. At this time, she should have stopped Huang Zhong from marrying Xia Ruzheng. Her train of thought was really hard to understand.
The power of rumors is enormous. On the first day, it was only limited to the Tile Village, but on the second day it spread to several surrounding villages. When Xia Ruqian heard the rumors outside the next day, she was so happy that she ran home and crawled into the quilt and laughed for a long time.
Xia Ruzheng lifted the quilt and saw her face flushed red from holding it in.
"Why are you hiding here and laughing? What's wrong with laughing openly at home?"
Xia Ruqian smoothed her hair and said, "I'm afraid others might hear us and suspect us."
It really gives me the feeling of a guilty thief.
Xia Ruzheng said, "You're overthinking it. People outside say it came from Wa Pian Village, and the people in Wa Pian Village heard it from the people in Hao'er Village. How does this have anything to do with us? Liu Guoqing did a great job on this matter!"
Xia Ruqian smiled until her eyes narrowed: "Sister owes him a favor."
"Then I'll use you to pay off my debt of gratitude!"
Xia Ruqian was immediately embarrassed to death, and she slapped Xia Ruzheng with both hands: "Sister, you are bad! You are so bad!"
Xia Ruzheng couldn't stop laughing.
The rumor spread to Xia Village, and Xu Xianhua immediately went to tell Huang Zhong. Huang Zhong also began to think that his affair with Du Fang might have been seen by the people in Haoer Village.
At this time, what Huang Zhong had to do most was to tell his cousin-in-law that he had not done that at all and that he was being wronged by others.
When Huang Zhong returned home, he saw Mrs. Du running out of the house: "Zhong'er! Zhong'er! Is what they said true? Ah?!"
Huang Zhong looked around and saw that some of the neighbors nearby were listening intently.
"Mom! Why do you believe everything you hear? I'm going to marry Xia Ruzheng from Xia Village! Don't listen to other people's gossip!"
Huang Zhong's reaction speed was quite fast. After hearing this, people began to wonder if this was true. Xia Ruzheng was beautiful and her family was rich. Since Huang Zhong had already married her, why would he get involved with other women? Wouldn't that ruin a good marriage? The benefits of marrying Xia Ruzheng were wanted by the Huang family, and so were others.
Huang Zhong pushed Madam Du into the house, closed the door, and said in a low but angry voice, "Mother, why did you yell about something like that out there? Don't you think it's embarrassing enough?"
Seeing her son angry, Mrs. Du suddenly felt like a deflated ball and said, "Isn't that what I'm worried about? Tell me, are you and Fangfang really together?"
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