Chapter 192 A fight is about to break out
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Sanwa really couldn't understand what the relationship was between the Wang family's wife's lover and her father's granddaughter.
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The girl's surname was Zhang and her given name was E. Her maternal grandfather's surname was Feng, and the Wang family's daughter-in-law was Feng's daughter.
Isn't that Wang family's daughter-in-law Zhang E's aunt?
Zhang E, who had no mother to love or care for her, was ruined by her aunt's lover outside the home.
Is this something a human being could do?
Seeing the incredulous look on Sanwa's face, Song Chunxue remained expressionless.
"What? Some people do so many beastly things that they're no different from animals. They're just beasts in human skin. Besides, birds of a feather flock together. When a cabbage is showing off, it's just asking to be rooted up by a pig."
"What's hateful is that she let the wolf into the house, implicating poor Zhang E. Instead of seeking justice for her, her maternal grandparents advised her to find a way to resolve the matter as soon as possible and make it a small matter."
Song Chunxue sneered, "In this world, besides yourself, there are very few people you can completely rely on. Besides, I don't think this marriage will work out. Zhang E has an older brother who should be back soon."
Sanwa seemed disgusted by people's true colors again, and dug his fingers into his hair. "Really, there are all kinds of people in the world."
The matter of Master Liang was already enough for him to deal with, how could there be something even more irritating?
"Mother, didn't Zhang E ever think about aborting the fetus and secretly finding a good family far away?" Sanwa still couldn't bear it. "She's too young. Can a thirteen-year-old be a mother?"
Song Chunxue said casually, "Actually, she wasn't pregnant, but I guess she was scared and encountered a quack doctor who took her pulse wrong. Her family felt ashamed, so they let her go to Li Yong's house and tacitly agreed to let her become his son Li Ming's wife."
Sanwa stood up anxiously, "Why didn't you tell her? Isn't that like jumping into a fire pit? I heard that Li Ming's eyesight is very bad, which could very well affect his descendants!"
"Even if they knew, so what? It's already been agreed upon, it's a done deal. Incompetent people love to save face the most, they won't believe you even if you tell them."
Song Chunxue looked at Sanwa and said, "Besides, don't forget that we will be relatives with Li Yong and Xia Ying's family from now on. If you go and say something, you will only offend people and it won't change Zhang E's fate."
Sanwa fell into deep thought, but he didn't realize why his mother knew so much.
By the time he remembered it while he was sleeping that night, it was too late to ask.
On the third day, Sanwa took the cloth he had secretly bought and the candy he had saved up to Xia Ying's house.
As soon as he arrived at Xia Ying's house, he immediately saw Xia Mulan standing at the gate, chatting and laughing with her mother.
She was like a very beloved girl, often putting her arms around her mother's neck and laughing happily.
Seeing her fair and rosy cheeks, like those of a crabapple, Sanwa's heart began to pound uncontrollably.
The closer he got, the faster his heart pounded; he felt like his heart wanted to fly away.
Many relatives came to Li Yong's house today, and there were many people waiting outside the courtyard gate, waiting for Zhang E's maternal grandparents to come and arrange the engagement.
Xia Ying noticed that Xia Mulan's neck was as red as fresh fruit chili oil, and couldn't help but follow her gaze to look at Sanwa.
"Oh my, Sanwa's here! What's that you're hiding in your arms? Why are you so shy? Did you bring something good for our Mulan?" Xia Ying teased him. "Let us see!"
Sanwa lowered his head under everyone's gaze, almost tripping over himself, and walked awkwardly to Xia Ying.
He handed the small bundle wrapped in blue cloth to Xia Ying, not daring to look at Xia Mulan again.
"Stop teasing Sanwa, he's always been shy." When Xia Mu saw Sanwa, he thought of the extra money his mother, Song Chunxue, had given him, which had improved his father's condition.
She was very grateful to her open-minded and perceptive mother-in-law, and felt even closer to her future son-in-law, Sanwa.
"Oh, they're not even married yet, and the sister-in-law is already protecting her son-in-law. It seems you're very satisfied with Sanwa." Xia Ying said with a smile. "Let's go inside and talk. There are too many people here. You two should sit down and have a good chat. After all, you're engaged now, so there's no need to worry about so many old customs."
Li Yong also laughed and said, "Yes, you should go inside and have some tea. You can chat while you drink. We'll wait here."
Sanwa walked into the courtyard without ceremony, feeling very uncomfortable with so many eyes watching him.
Arriving at the main house on the east side, he saw Li Yong's son.
His eyes were very uncomfortable, and he squinted when he looked at people.
Suddenly, Sanwa realized he shouldn't have thought Zhang E was unworthy of him; they were both pitiful people.
Perhaps we are destined to be the ones who can rely on each other.
The tricks of fate are also a form of fate's mercy.
"Sanwa is here. Please sit down and have some tea. I'll go outside and take a look."
Li Ming, dressed in new clothes, nervously clutched the corners of his sleeves as he walked out of the house.
If Li Ming's eyes hadn't been damaged by his cousin poking him with an apricot branch when he was a child, he would have been a handsome young man with a striking high nose bridge.
"Oh, poor child. His aunt has worried so much about his eyes and can't sleep at night because of it. But thankfully, God has arranged a marriage for him, and Xia Ying can finally put her mind at ease."
Xia Mulan's mother sighed, "But the Feng family doesn't care about their daughter's child. Even if she's surnamed Zhang, it wouldn't be too late to get married when she comes of age. Why are they in such a hurry to get married after getting engaged?"
Sanwa glanced at Mulan, then at Xia's mother.
"Haven't you heard, Auntie? The Zhang family's daughter is constipated and her belly is too big. The quack doctor said she's pregnant. They're probably afraid she really is pregnant and needs to find a father." Sanwa sighed tentatively, "It's better to get married sooner rather than later, so she won't be left alone in the Feng family and get bullied."
After a moment of silence, Xia's mother lowered her voice and asked, "Has Sanwa heard about it too?"
"The word has spread throughout the village."
“That’s true,” Natsume said thoughtfully. “They’re all from Dazhuangkou. With so many people and so many gossips, it’s impossible to keep anything a secret.”
Just then, a noisy commotion broke out outside.
Sanwa and Xia Mulan both stood on tiptoe, wanting to go out and see.
"It's probably Zhang E's older brother. I heard he came all the way from out of town a few days ago. His sister, whom he's never even acknowledged, is getting married, so he's probably here to give out the betrothal gifts. Don't worry about it."
Xia's mother asked, "Did your mother send you? Why didn't she come herself?"
Sanwa smiled shyly, "My mother said she was afraid that if she were here, I wouldn't dare to talk to Mulan."
Xia's mother smiled too, looking at her son-in-law, who seemed much more generous than the last time they met.
"I heard you're studying?" She reached out and touched Xia Mulan, who had her head down. "How long will you study? Will you look down on Mulan for not being able to read?"
“I can teach her,” Sanwa quickly replied.
The Xia family mother and daughter were stunned for a moment, then burst into laughter.
"It seems you really look down on Mulan for being illiterate?" The smile in Xia's mother's eyes faded slightly.
"No, no," Sanwa waved his hands repeatedly, his ears turning red with anxiety. "What I mean is that Mulan is still young, she can definitely learn it. My mother is also learning to read. I'm not looking down on her, I'm just afraid that Mulan will regret not learning more to read in the future."
Just as Xia's mother was about to say something, Li Ming rushed in, "A fight is about to break out outside, Aunt, do you want to go and try to stop them?"
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