The three members of the Yang family seemed to have relaxed their expressions, and Madam Du quickly chimed in, "Yes, we weren't far from each other, and we could be said to have grown up together. My father-in-law and mother-in-law know what kind of person Zhong'er was in the past. And Fangfang is also a good girl. They used to be cousins, so of course they had a good relationship. I wonder if that sharp-tongued person saw this and made up such nonsense. Don't believe it!"
The three members of the Yang family were a little shaken by what they said.
Huang Zhong continued, "And then there's the matter between me and Xia Village. That girl and I were innocent. We'd only met a few times. I only did her some small favors, and she took a liking to me. I don't know who made up that story, insisting we were a casual couple! It's fine if I were a man, but she's a girl. I really don't know if those people have the heart of a wolf or the lungs of a dog, to actually do such harm to someone."
He spoke as if he had really suffered a great injustice.
Huang Zhong is definitely an outstanding figure as he can tell lies with his eyes open and speak so emotionally.
Yang Baman took a drag on his cigarette, slowly exhaled the smoke, and said, "They say a man of integrity fears no slander. We don't know whether you've done anything shameful or not, and we can't just write it off based on a few words from you. But this matter is hard to prove. Let's put it this way. Hongwei will make the decision on this matter. If Hongwei is willing to forgive you two and trust you two, then I won't care. If Hongwei is unwilling, then I won't speak well of you either."
Zhang's expression remained stern, and it was unclear whether she believed Huang Zhong's words or not. She said, "I will listen to the master."
Yang Hongwei squinted his eyes and looked at Huang Zhong, who couldn't help but tense up all over. He was good at plotting and scheming, but he was thin and was definitely no match for Yang Hongwei in a head-on fight.
There was a dangerous message in Yang Hongwei's eyes. Huang Zhong was vindictive, and Yang Hongwei was not much different, not to mention that Huang Zhong's actions were exposed in the open.
"Dad is right. I can't just believe you just because you say something. Otherwise, people will think I, Yang Hongwei, am easy to fool. But we are relatives, and we can't break off our relationship. It will be awkward when we meet in the future. How about this? You kowtow to me three times, admit your mistakes, stay away from Du Fang, and don't bother with her for no reason. I will pretend that this never happened. When the rumors die down, we can still treat each other as relatives."
These words made both mother and son change their expressions. Although they did not understand the saying that a man's knees are worth gold, they knew that they should kneel to heaven, earth, and parents, and not to other people casually, let alone someone of the same generation and no blood relationship.
Mrs. Du wanted to say something like "Don't bully others" and hoped that Mrs. Zhang and Yang Baman could persuade their son. Yang Baman smoked his cigarette silently, and Mrs. Zhang even lowered her eyes with an indifferent look.
Although no one knows who started this matter, the problem definitely lies with Huang Zhong and Du Fang. If they were not so ignorant, how could they be caught and framed?
Huang Zhong clenched his fists tightly after hearing Yang Hongwei's words. He wanted to punch Yang Hongwei's half-smiley face, break his nose, blind his eyes, and drag the two old men to the ground and stomp and kick them! But he couldn't! He could only humbly beg for their forgiveness! Just because he was poor! Just because he was lowly!
Huang Zhong lowered his head. Others thought he was thinking, but only Huang Zhong knew that he was trying hard to suppress the anger in his heart and not let himself vent!
After a long while, Yang Hongwei still hadn't heard Huang Zhong's reply, so he said impatiently, "Do you want to make peace or not? If you're not happy, just get out of here!"
Huang Zhong knelt on the ground with a thud, lowering his head and saying, "I will stay away from Cousin Du Fang from now on and stop letting people gossip about me."
Yang Baman stopped smoking and turned to look at Huang Zhong lying on the ground. Zhang also sat up straight in surprise. Du widened her eyes in disbelief, and then glared at Yang Hongwei with anger.
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