He had put in a lot of effort to get married into the Zhao family, working hard to win over Zhao Juan and Master Zhao. He had finally gotten to this point, so how could he let this marriage be ruined so easily?
Upon hearing that Master Zhao wanted to cancel the marriage, he immediately became anxious and hurriedly swore oaths, both to clear himself of the matter and to say that he and Zhao Juan had long been in love and that he would never marry anyone else in his life but her.
Fortunately, just as he was hesitating about whether to 'prove his innocence with his death,' Master Zhao finally relented: 'It seems that this matter truly has nothing to do with you.'
"Uncle Zhao, you are wise!" Chen Danian breathed a sigh of relief and quickly said, "It really has nothing to do with me; it's all that wicked woman's fault!"
Master Zhao had been thinking about how to steer the conversation towards Gan Li, and seeing Chen Danian so eager to smear his ex-wife, he seized the opportunity and said:
"I heard that after your divorce, your ex-wife is now selling sweet soup at the dock with her family to make a living? I heard the business is very good."
Upon hearing this, Chen Danian said disdainfully, "That's right, I only found out today too. It's just a bowl of sweet soup, how delicious can it be? That slut even went to the docks to sell it, where there are the most men. I think selling sweet soup is a pretense, her real purpose is to seduce men!"
Master Zhao retorted, "You can't say that. I think she's actually quite smart. There are many workers at the docks. In this sweltering heat, if there were sweet soup for sale, wouldn't it be wonderful to have a bowl to cool off and quench your thirst?"
It's really strange. Why is Master Zhao suddenly speaking up for that haggard old woman for no reason?
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