After delivering the goods in town, Song Ning strolled around for a while. Seeing that it was almost time, Song Ning asked Li Daniu to call Li Xingwang out.
The tavern was not crowded in the afternoon. They charged two coins for taking a half-hour leave. Li Xingwang didn't want to come out, but his father insisted, so Li Xingwang had no choice but to go with him.
The three arrived at the place Tian Xiaoqin and Wang Tiezhu had agreed upon and quietly hid behind a tree.
Wang Tiezhu blushed again and handed over the food in his hand: "Xiaoqin, take this back and eat it first. If it's not enough, come and find me again."
Tian Xiaoqin smiled sweetly as she took the things from Wang Tiezhu's hands.
"Thank you, Brother Tiezhu."
Song Ning glanced back at Li Xingwang's face. Apart from being captivated by Tian Xiaoqin's radiant smile, the man showed no other reaction whatsoever.
Song Ning was speechless. Even a fool could see that there was something wrong, right?
"Brother Xingwang, aren't you surprised?" Song Ning asked in a low voice.
Li Xingwang then came to his senses and laughed, "Oh, I know that person. He's Xiaoqin's cousin. He also works in town. Xiaoqin said that her cousin often helps her."
No sooner had he finished speaking than he received a punch to the back of the head from Li Daniu.
Li Daniu lowered his voice and cursed, "Bullshit! That's Wang Tiezhu from our village, what kind of cousin is he?"
Li Xingwang arrived in town a long time ago and only settled down a few years ago. Since he started working in town, he rarely goes home. He wasn't very familiar with Wang Tiezhu's family to begin with, and now he doesn't know them at all.
Li Xingwang was stunned and didn't believe it: "Impossible, Xiaoqin told me herself, she wouldn't lie to me."
Li Daniu was furious with his son. If he didn't only have this one son, he really wouldn't want to acknowledge this foolish son.
Not only did he give all the money he earned over the years to that Tian Xiaoqin, but now that he's seen it with his own eyes, he still can't believe it. How could he have given birth to such an idiot!
Li Daniu is usually very composed and doesn't talk much. Song Ning has never seen him lose his temper or curse, but today he completely lost control.
"I've lived in Nanshan Village my whole life. Do you think I don't know whether someone is from Nanshan Village or not?!"
“But… Xiaoqin wouldn’t lie to me, it must have been Wang Tiezhu who forced her to give it to her…” Li Xingwang was still trying to exonerate Tian Xiaoqin, unwilling to admit that he had been treated like a fish.
"Brother Xingwang, do you want to see what Tian Xiaoqin looks like now?"
Tian Xiaoqin smiled shyly. Wang Tiezhu took her hand, and she hesitated for a moment before taking his hand in her own.
This scene shattered Li Xingwang's beliefs in an instant. Tian Xiaoqin had told him before that she had only ever held his hand in her entire life, and that from now on, her hand would only be held by him...
The joy in my heart turned into anger, and I wanted to rush out immediately.
Li Daniu grabbed his arm and threw him to the corner of the wall.
"What do you want to do? Tian Xiaoqin isn't engaged to you, nor has she said she'd marry you. What are you planning to do going out there?"
Tian Xiaoqin didn't take him seriously; what the other woman was after was his money.
So many people have suffered losses before them, and they were all more capable than them. What did they end up with? They just suffered in silence.
Tian Xiaoqin dared to cheat one person after another so brazenly because of this.
Even if it's discovered in the end, what can you do if there's no evidence?
Even if you go to the Tian family to make a scene, you won't get any money or even a girl. But what family would dare to take a girl like that?
"I have to go find her and ask her clearly. Xiaoqin must be suffering from something..." Li Xingwang was still unwilling to give up. He didn't believe that Tian Xiaoqin would really lie to him.
Song Ning was helpless. After all, he was young. Young people are prone to deep feelings. At the age when love is just beginning to blossom, it ended in heartbreak.
But Tian Xiaoqin took so much money from him and had no intention of paying it back, so what else could he possibly find out?
Given Tian Xiaoqin's methods, if she rushes out now, not only will she not be able to get back what she gave away before, but she might also lose even more money.
But that money was Li Xingwang's hard-earned money, and it was gone forever. How could he not feel heartbroken?
Tian Xiaoqin raises countless fish in town; she'll save as many as she can.
Song Ning glanced over there and whispered to Li Daniu, "Uncle Daniu, you and Xingwang wait for me here." After saying that, he walked over to the two of them.
"Sister Xiaoqin? What are you doing here?"
When Tian Xiaoqin turned around and saw Song Ning, her eyes immediately filled with panic. She turned to Wang Tiezhu and said, "It's getting late, Brother Tiezhu, you should go back now."
"Brother Tiezhu? You must be Sister Xiaoqin's cousin?" Song Ning asked innocently.
Wang Tiezhu was about to leave when he heard Song Ning's words and asked in confusion, "Cousin?"
Tian Xiaoqin quickly interrupted, "Brother Tiezhu, she's mistaken someone and is just talking nonsense."
“I didn’t mistake you for someone else. Xingwang said that from now on he and Xiaoqin are family. You are Xiaoqin’s cousin, so you will be his cousin from now on.”
Wang Tiezhu was confused: "Brother Xingwang?"
"Don't you know? Xingwang and Xiaoqin are so close. Xiaoqin even asked Xingwang for a lot of money, saying she wants to marry him in the future."
"Shut up!" Tian Xiaoqin yelled.
Song Ning immediately shrank back, covered her mouth, and her eyes darted nervously between the two of them: "So cousin didn't know? Sister Xiaoqin, I'm sorry, I talked too much..." After saying that, she lowered her head in grievance.
Wang Tiezhu finally realized something was wrong and looked at Song Ning: "Little sister, could you explain what you just said in more detail?"
"Brother Tiezhu, I don't know her, don't listen to her nonsense!" Tian Xiaoqin's eyes were filled with tears, she looked pitiful, but her tone was anxious.
Song Ning glanced at Tian Xiaoqin cautiously, then shook her head: "Sister Xiaoqin told me not to say, I dare not."
"It's alright, just say what you need to say, I'm here for you," Wang Tiezhu said gently.
"Brother Tiezhu, she's just talking nonsense, you have to believe me." Tian Xiaoqin stepped forward and tried to take Wang Tiezhu's arm.
Wang Tiezhu naturally wouldn't believe a young girl's one-sided story, but Tian Xiaoqin's flustered appearance made him suspicious.
"Xiaoqin, I just want to know why you're in such a hurry?" Wang Tiezhu asked calmly.
Tian Xiaoqin choked, her eyes immediately reddening: "Brother Tiezhu, I just didn't want you to misunderstand me. Just because of the words of a little girl you don't even know, you're going to misunderstand me?"
Tian Xiaoqin is indeed a master; her skills in manipulating men are truly superb.
When Wang Tiezhu saw Tian Xiaoqin looking so aggrieved, his heart softened immediately, and his mind became confused again.
Song Ning chuckled to himself and called out to the other side, "Brother Xingwang, Sister Xiaoqin said what I said was all a lie. Didn't you give her all your money?"
Tian Xiaoqin froze. She hadn't expected Li Xingwang to be there too!
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