Liu Ge's mother got up from the ground: "Little brat, don't talk nonsense."
The little girl's mother tried to pull her away, but the little girl broke free and took a step forward.
“I’m not making this up. I was standing right there and saw it all. Your son kept saying he wanted to apologize, but this woman told him to let go and move away. He kept trying to grab it. Your son is supposed to be an educated man. Doesn’t he know the difference between men and women? His behavior is far from gentlemanly. He’s more like an unreasonable bandit.”
Mu Lianrong seemed to have found an ally, and her voice grew louder as she pointed at Liu Ge's mother, saying, "Listen to this! Even a young girl understands this, don't you understand at your age? No wonder your son is almost thirty and still hasn't found a wife. With his character, what girl would dare to marry him? He dares to set his sights on my daughter, he deserves to be beaten by her!"
Xiao Yunying was a little surprised. He was not even thirty. She thought he was thirty-five or thirty-six. He looked really old.
Liu Ge's marriage is the most worrying thing for his mother right now. Her son passed the imperial examination at the age of sixteen and became a scholar. He was very famous in the village. She wanted to wait until her son became an official and marry a lady from a respectable family.
Who would have thought that after so many years, while his son hadn't made any further progress, his standards had risen considerably.
She refused to pay a bride price because her son was a scholar, and Liu Ge looked down on ordinary girls, so they kept picking and choosing without settling down.
Later, everyone knew that his family was unwilling to pay a bride price. Liu Xiu was so old, yet he was still picky about girls. No family that wasn't so poor that they couldn't survive was willing to arrange a marriage with the Liu family.
If Old Lady Mu's words get out, her son will be even less likely to find a wife.
Liu Ge's mother lunged at Mu Lianrong, yelling, "You old hag, I'll tear your mouth off!"
Mu Lianrong rolled up her sleeves: "Come on, I'm not afraid of you."
Xiao Changxing called over several women to stop Liu Ge's mother: "Alright, alright, stop it, Yunying, stop your mother."
He understood what was said earlier and called He Hua over: "Lin family daughter-in-law, come here and tell me why you hit Yun Ying."
He Hua hadn't said a word since the beginning, trying to keep her presence to herself, but she didn't expect to be called out by a little girl.
Having no other choice, she came over and whispered, "I came here because I heard that Xiao Yunying, that little slut, tried to seduce my cousin but failed and even splashed water on him."
Wang was truly ruthless; He Hua's face was swollen like a pig's head, and she had difficulty speaking.
Mu Lianrong was so angry that she wanted to hit him again: "With your cousin's pathetic appearance, my daughter would be blind to even look at him. Besides, what business is it of yours? Who gave you the right to stick your neck out?"
He Hua stretched her neck and said, "If she didn't seduce anyone, then why do people in the village say she did? Yesterday she seduced my man, today she seduced my cousin. Can't she live without a man?"
Xiao Yunying grabbed her mother and quickly stepped forward, slapping her twice across the face: "Have you forgotten what I said yesterday? If you keep spouting such vulgarities, I'll cut off your tongue."
The speed was so fast that Xiao Changxing didn't have time to speak up and stop it.
He Hua covered her face: "You dare hit me, you little bitch..."
Xiao Yunying glanced at him and asked, "Hmm?"
He Hua covered her face and dared not speak. She didn't want to admit that she was a little scared of being beaten, but she didn't dare to say anything. She could only sob and cry again.
Xiao Changxing had a terrible headache: "Didn't anyone notify the Lin family? Why didn't any members of the Lin family come?"
A young woman said, "I went to tell her, but only Aunt Lin was home. I told her that I had already notified the village chief, and she said to let the village chief decide what to do."
He Hua cried even louder. She had been married to Lin Shi for so many years and had done her part for the Lin family, even if she hadn't made any great contributions. Now that she had been beaten like this, her mother-in-law didn't even plan to come and support her.
Xiao Changxing said sternly, "Stop crying. You started it. Why are you crying after being hit?"
He Hua sobbed, "If she hadn't seduced my cousin, would I have hit her?"
Xiao Yunying said calmly, "Seduced? It's clearly your cousin who's been bothering me these past two days. How did I seduce him? Besides, he's just your cousin, not your husband. Even if I did seduce him, what does it have to do with you? Why are you so eager to come and settle accounts with me? You weren't this agitated when you accused me of seducing your man yesterday."
A hint of guilt flashed in He Hua's eyes: "I... I'm angry. You seduced my Lin Shi and now you're seducing my cousin. We're relatives, after all. I can't let you ruin my cousin's life."
Xiao Yunying said with a sneer, "Really? You really care about your cousin. People who don't know him would think he's your man."
Upon hearing this, both He Hua and Liu Ge's expressions changed simultaneously. He Hua opened her mouth to say something, but Liu Ge spoke first:
“Miss Xiao, please be careful with your words. My cousin and I are completely innocent. Your wild guesses are only tarnishing my cousin’s reputation.”
“They really are like family, cousins. When she slandered me, you didn’t care at all, but when I said just one thing to her, you got all worked up.”
Liu Ge flicked his sleeves and said, "Miss Xiao, your words are a bit unreasonable. I stayed home studying from yesterday afternoon until noon today and did not go out. I had no idea that you and my cousin were arguing. If I had been there and heard my cousin saying something wrong, I would have stopped her."
Xiao Yunying stroked her chin: "That's true. Since you're not here, you naturally can't persuade your cousin."
Just as Liu Ge thought the matter was over and breathed a sigh of relief, Xiao Yunying spoke again.
"Since you weren't there and didn't leave the house, how did you know that He Hua argued with me yesterday afternoon? Could it be that she told you?"
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