Chapter 3 won't work?! The goldfish living in Mingxi's house...
Mingxi's family lives in No. 68 Jinyu Hutong, which is a two-courtyard house. The house was originally the residence of a wealthy merchant. Later, when the war broke out, the merchant fled abroad, and the house was put under the unified management of the higher authorities. Eventually, it was allocated to the steel rolling mill as a staff housing. Now, the house is inhabited by the steel rolling mill's employees.
When the steel mill workers moved in, they demolished the screen wall and carved corridor in the courtyard and built houses on the empty space. The original three-courtyard layout was reduced to a two-courtyard layout due to the additions and renovations.
There were more than ten families living in the front and back yards, totaling about a hundred people. Mingxi's family occupied two side rooms on the left side of the back yard. The house was not big, and the two rooms together were less than forty square meters.
Mingxi followed Aunt Ma into the courtyard. The commotion they heard at the gate was coming from the backyard, so Aunt Ma followed Mingxi to the backyard. As soon as she stepped through the archway of the backyard, she saw Zhou Cuihua sitting on the left side of the Ming family's gate, crying and wailing.
Zhou Cuihua's face was covered in bruises, her hair was a mess, and she looked exactly as disheveled as when she left. However, this time, besides Wang Hongmei, she was accompanied by two tall, burly men, one old and one young.
Upon seeing this scene, Aunt Ma immediately became nervous. She grabbed Mingxi's arm and said, "Get behind me."
Pulling Mingxi behind her, Aunt Ma said, "The people who came with Zhou Cuihua are her husband and son. They both work at the steel mill. They're probably here to cause trouble. You should hide behind me."
Aunt Ma glared at the Wang family members in front of her, her chin taut, while her hands tightly protected Mingxi: "Mingxi, don't be afraid, Aunt Ma is here. Aunt Ma will definitely not let anything happen to you."
After finishing her sentence, Aunt Ma shouted at the front, "Zhou Cuihua, what trouble are you causing now?"
When Zhou Cuihua saw him return, she jumped up and patted her bottom: "Ma Guifen, I have nothing to say to you. Where is Zhao Sulan? I'm looking for Zhao Sulan!"
Mingxi stepped forward, and Aunt Ma reached out to stop her, but she couldn't, and Mingxi still stood in front of Zhou Cuihua.
Mingxi: "My mom is in the hospital. Aunt Zhou, can you tell me what's wrong?"
Zhou Cuihua: "What? Zhao Sulan is in the hospital?"
Her eyes widened, then she burst into laughter: "Hahaha, I knew it! I knew that a heartless woman like Zhao Sulan would get her comeuppance!"
Mingxi said with a dark face, "Aunt Zhou, if you have something to say, just say it. Don't keep calling my mother a black-hearted person. My mother has been a matchmaker for almost twenty years. Everyone knows what kind of person she is. Over the years, she has never hidden anything when introducing partners. She has always been straightforward and has never cheated or deceived anyone. If you want to smear my mother, you have to explain things clearly."
She has the original owner's memories and knows that Zhao Sulan has never introduced anyone to a partner against her conscience all these years. But Zhou Cuihua immediately called Zhao Sulan heartless. Isn't she just trying to ruin Zhao Sulan's reputation?
Mingxi took a deep breath and said loudly, "Aunt Zhou, you've caused a scene in our courtyard twice today, but you still haven't said what's wrong with Du Hai. Since everyone in the courtyard is here now, why don't you just say it in front of everyone? If Du Hai really has a problem, and it's proven that my mother deliberately kept it from you, then I won't say anything more. I'll admit my mistake, apologize, and even return the money you gave my mother for arranging the marriage. No, I won't just return it, I'll return it tenfold. But if it turns out it's not Du Hai or my mother's fault, then this matter can't just be left like this."
"right!"
Aunt Ma immediately chimed in, "Mingxi is right!"
"That's right, Zhou Cuihua, you keep saying Du Hai has problems, but tell me what problems Du Hai has!"
"That's right. If we can't point out what's wrong with Du Hai, then we won't tolerate you causing trouble in our compound!"
"No, no..."
The neighbors who came out of the courtyard to watch the commotion also chimed in.
Hearing what everyone said, Zhou Cuihua's face turned greenish-blue and looked extremely ugly.
Even so, she kept her mouth shut and refused to say anything about Du Hai's problems.
Mingxi frowned.
This is getting more and more strange.
Zhou Cuihua's expression didn't escape the notice of the others either; everyone sensed that something was wrong.
At this moment, someone in the crowd said, "Could it be that Wang Hongmei changed her mind about getting married and deliberately framed Du Hai?"
"You're talking nonsense!" Zhou Cuihua retorted immediately. "It's not that my daughter doesn't want to!"
"That's right, it's clearly that grandson Du Hai who's no good, what does it have to do with my sister!" Wang Hongmei's brother, Wang Tiezhu, couldn't help but shout out.
The already chaotic courtyard fell into a deathly silence at those words.
What the hell?
Du Hai is no good?!
hiss--
Everyone's eyes unconsciously drifted towards Wang Hongmei, but this time, their gazes were tinged with sympathy.
No wonder the Wang family was so angry.
If Du Hai doesn't work, then wouldn't Wang Hongmei be forced to live a life of widowhood if she married him?
No girl would want that.
If this is true, then Du Hai is really in the wrong.
Of course, Zhao Sulan, who introduced Du Hai to Wang Hongmei, was also not being very ethical.
"hiss--"
Mingxi couldn't help but gasp.
This would be easier to explain in other situations, but it's not so easy to explain in this case.
She remained silent for a long time before finally finding her voice: "Uh, well, Aunt Zhou, Comrade Wang, let's calm down first. It's just that, how did you find out that Du Hai is impotent? Could there be some misunderstanding?"
Zhou Cuihua was furious. She hadn't wanted to reveal Du Hai's impotence, even though it would be embarrassing for Du Hai, her daughter, who had almost married him, would also face criticism. She never expected her little brat to blurt it out, especially in front of so many people.
She gritted her teeth: "How else could I have found out? Of course, someone else told me. My daughter is honest and obedient, she would never mess around with him!"
Mingxi nodded: "Yes, yes, Aunt Zhou, you're right."
She glanced at Zhou Cuihua's expression and asked, "Aunt Zhou, who told you this? And have you asked Du Hai?"
Zhou Cuihua snorted, "Ask him? Humph, do you think he'll admit it?"
Mingxi understood that this meant they hadn't asked Du Hai.
She stepped forward, came to Zhou Cuihua's side, and said softly, "Aunt Zhou, since you heard about this and didn't ask Du Hai about it, it means that it might not be true."
Zhou Cuihua: "What the hell?! You think we're lying to you? This concerns my daughter's happiness for the rest of her life, do you think I would lie about something like this?"
Mingxi: "No, no, that's not what I meant. I just think there might be a misunderstanding."
She thought for a moment and said, "How about this, let's go to Du Hai's house now, find Du Hai, and talk things out face to face, and see if Du Hai is really capable?"
"That's right, Zhou Cuihua, why don't you go to the Du family with Mingxi and ask Du Hai for clarification!"
"Yes, what if it's a misunderstanding!"
"If Zhou Cuihua makes a mistake, she'll be incredibly embarrassed..."
The neighbors present joined in the commotion.
At this point, it wasn't a matter of whether Zhou Cuihua wanted to go or not. With so many people watching, if she didn't go, who knows what they would say about her.
Zhou Cuihua: "Fine, I'll go!"
She paused, then continued, "But we have to make this clear first, what if Du Hai doesn't admit it? What if he really can't..."
Mingxi: "That's easy. We'll go to Du Hai's house, find Du Hai, and have him go directly to the hospital so the doctor can tell us whether Du Hai is okay or not."
Zhou Cuihua's eyes widened: "To the hospital?"
Mingxi: "Yes, go to the hospital and have the doctor do a check-up."
Zhou Cuihua: "What? Hospitals can check this?"
Mingxi nodded: "Of course you can."
In later generations, it would be very common to have a premarital checkup at the hospital before marriage, and at the same time, check for sexual dysfunction.
What Mingxi didn't know was that premarital checkups first appeared in 1986, in a joint notice issued by the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Civil Affairs. Moreover, at that time, premarital checkups mainly examined infectious and genetic diseases, and did not test for male sexual dysfunction.
So it's normal that people at this time don't have this awareness.
Not to mention that they are not aware of this, a considerable number of men even feel that going to the hospital for this examination is a blow to their self-esteem.
Before you could even finish listening to Mingxi's words, many of the men in the audience had already changed their expressions.
Zhou Cuihua was extremely pleased to hear this, and she nodded: "Okay, let's do it your way!"
Zhou Cuihua waved to those behind her: "Old Wang, Tiezhu, Hongmei, let's go, we'll go to the Du family with Mingxi."
Mingxi was leading the Wang family to the Du family's house when she was stopped by Aunt Ma. Aunt Ma said, "Xiaoxi, you shouldn't get involved in this. You're a young woman who's not married yet. It's not good for you to get involved in this. How about this, you stay here, and I'll take Zhou Cuihua and the others..."
Mingxi patted Aunt Ma's arm: "Aunt Ma, don't worry, I'm fine. Besides, it concerns my mother's reputation, so I have to go with her."
"well!"
Grandma Ma slapped her thigh and sighed deeply.
Look at the mess this has made!
Mingxi let go of Aunt Ma's arm and strode towards the door. Aunt Ma thought for a moment, then followed Mingxi's steps.
The remaining neighbors in the courtyard looked at each other and followed in Aunt Ma's footsteps.
They didn't want to go to the Du family to watch the show.
The main concern was that Mingxi might suffer a loss.
Yes, I'm afraid Mingxi will suffer a loss.
Mingxi is, after all, a young girl. What if Du Hai is unwilling to go there, or what if the Wang family gets into a fight over a disagreement?
They did it to protect Mingxi!
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