Hong Xiaodong's malice towards me came out of nowhere.
At first, Wang Xiuxiu thought she was a narrow-minded and mean-spirited person.
But gradually, she realized that besides Hong Xiaodong's poor character, there must be some unknown reason behind it.
Although Wang Xiuxiu was curious, she didn't dare to ask Hong Xiaodong about it directly.
However, Wang Xiuxiu had a vague feeling that something was amiss, because she had just exchanged a few words with Cui Erlang last time and had been subjected to a barrage of unwarranted insults from Hong Xiaodong.
Wang Xiuxiu began to notice that whenever Cui Jia Erlang's name was mentioned, or when someone talked to him, Hong Xiaodong's eyes would become unusually sharp, sometimes even with a hint of hostility.
Especially after Wang Xiuxiu had contact with Cui Jia Erlang, Hong Xiaodong reacted even more intensely, like a cat whose tail had been stepped on, instantly bristling with anger.
"Wow! I see!" Wang Xiuxiu exclaimed inwardly, feeling that she had discovered some incredible secret.
After several tests, Wang Xiuxiu was even able to confirm that Hong Xiaodong definitely harbored some improper thoughts towards Cui Jia Erlang.
This discovery made Wang Xiuxiu quite excited.
Since transmigrating to this era, she has become accustomed to a life without television, computers, or mobile phones. Her only pleasure is listening to gossip to relieve boredom.
However, when the village women gossiped, they never included her, the little girl.
This inadvertently caused Wang Xiuxiu to lose a lot of happiness.
Now, she has actually unearthed such a shocking piece of gossip herself; it's like a wonderful surprise from heaven!
Wang Xiuxiu seemed to have found a new purpose in life. Apart from embroidery, she devoted all her spare time to "gossip digging".
She began to inquire about the past of Cui Erlang and Hong Xiaodong from the villagers, subtly piecing together a lot of fragmented information.
Wang Xiuxiu boldly speculated:
It must have been that the second son of the Cui family was young and promising, and was noticed by Hong Xiaodong, a poor scholar.
However, the man was unfaithful while the woman was, which caused Hong Xiaodong to harbor resentment even after marriage, and she still couldn't bear to see any girl talking to Cui's second son.
"Tsk tsk, women's jealousy!" Wang Xiuxiu couldn't help but sigh.
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Wang Xiuxiu is piecing together the truth and finding joy in it.
At the same time, Hong Xiaodong was caught up in painful memories.
She sat in the room, clutching a faded handkerchief in her hand, staring blankly out the window.
That was something she secretly embroidered for the second son of the Cui family, but unfortunately she never had the chance to give it to him.
She remembered that year when Cui Erlang accompanied Wang Chengwu to her house for a blind date.
Cui Erlang is young and handsome, with elegant manners and proper speech.
Hong Xiaodong was immediately attracted to him and secretly vowed that she would marry no one but him.
However, her father took a liking to Wang Chengwu and insisted on marrying her off to this man she did not like.
Hong Xiaodong cried and made a scene, even threatening suicide, but in the end she couldn't resist her father's tough stance.
She remembered that day when Cui Erlang stood in the courtyard, his gaze sweeping over her with suspicion, as if she were just an insignificant passerby.
At that moment, Hong Xiaodong's heart turned completely cold.
“If it weren’t for…if it weren’t for my father forcing me…if I were to…” Hong Xiaodong bit her lip, tears silently streaming down her face.
If she had become a scholar's wife and been respected, she wouldn't be living like this now, facing an incompetent and cowardly husband every day, leading a hopeless life.
She had fantasized countless times about how glamorous she would be now if she had married the second son of the Cui family.
She hated her father's inaction, Wang Chengwu's incompetence, and even more so, the ruthlessness of Cui's second son.
So whenever she saw a girl talking to Cui Erlang, jealousy gnawed at her heart like a venomous snake.
She couldn't bear it, couldn't bear anyone getting close to him, as if that would steal away her last shred of illusion.
Wang Xiuxiu was unaware of Hong Xiaodong's inner pain; she simply found the whole thing extremely amusing.
She even started to create stories about Hong Xiaodong and Cui Jia Erlang in her mind, imagining the love and hate entanglement between them.
Although she could only keep this gossip to herself and not share it with anyone, that did not stop her from deriving enjoyment from it.
However, Wang Xiuxiu secretly decided that she should avoid Cui Erlang in the future and try not to have any contact with him.
Hong Xiaodong's jealousy is so intense that if she misunderstands that she has some kind of relationship with Cui's second son, her future days will probably be even more difficult.
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