He had just finished thinking about it when he heard someone calling him from the side.
Xie Zhuo turned his head.
Tian Fang had seen Xie Zhuo quite often, but this was a rare opportunity to be so close, face to face with him, and her face immediately turned red.
However, because the sun has been strong recently, and she hasn't been wearing a straw hat and has been in the sun for a long time, her skin has become dark, so it's not noticeable unless you look closely.
When Xie Zhuo was called, he instinctively turned around, glanced at the person who called him, casually hummed in response, and then turned back to continue weeding.
Tian Fang stared at his profile for a while longer.
Then he spoke up, "Third Brother Xie, did you marry Xiao Xu, the educated youth... for her money?"
Xie Zhuo: "?"
Where did this idiot come from?
He cursed inwardly, then frowned and looked at Tian Fang.
Tian Fang was also startled. She hadn't meant to say that, but somehow she blurted out what was on her mind.
"No, that's not what I meant," Tian Fang stammered, meeting Xie Zhuo's gaze. "I, I mean, city girls don't really know how to take care of people, and they can't do farm work. Why, why did you still marry her?"
Xie Zhuo didn't say anything.
"You know what happened to the brigade leader's family a while ago. Song Zufeng and Aunt Zhang are still in the hospital," Tian Fang said, feeling much bolder after she finally spoke her mind.
"Girls in the city are all spoiled and pampered."
"Xiao Xu's parents are not to be trifled with either. You, I mean, she dresses in flashy clothes all day long, stays at home, and lets you support the whole family by yourself, without helping at all."
"They've been married for so long, and she still hasn't gotten pregnant. My mom says, says..."
Tian Fang couldn't continue speaking because Xie Zhuo's face had turned frighteningly dark.
Her lips trembled, "I...I just...can't bear to watch..."
"none of your business!"
Xie Zhuo's voice was loud and his expression was tense, filled with anger and a hint of malice. "Hearing you say that, anyone who doesn't know better would have to think about which graveyard you crawled out of. What kind of Xie family relative are you?"
"But judging from your appearance, it's impossible for you to have any connection with our Xie family whatsoever," Xie Zhuo said coldly. "Even a needle couldn't pierce your thick skin."
People around looked over.
Tian Fang's face turned deathly pale.
She pleaded in her heart for Xie Zhuo to stop talking, but Xie Zhuo couldn't read minds, and even if he could, he wouldn't try to find out what she was thinking.
Xie Zhuo stood up, his anger still lingering, and his voice was even louder than before. "I said a long time ago that my wife married me to enjoy a life of luxury. With me by her side, she will never have to do any dirty or tiring work, nor will she need any random people gossiping and spreading rumors about her behind her back!"
"I don't fight with women, but if I hear that again, I won't be so good-tempered."
Xu Yan had previously spared Tian Fang's feelings by not saying anything offensive in front of others, out of consideration for her being unmarried.
Xie Zhuo couldn't hold back.
While the others were still pondering what he said, Li Aihua was the first to react.
He immediately spat in Tian Fang's direction.
"You shameless bastard, why did you suddenly run ahead? Were you bending over with your butt sticking out, planning to seduce a married woman?"
"Have you no shame at all?"
"Why don't you take a piss and look at yourself in the mirror?" Li Aihua cursed vehemently. "You're not even as good as a single hair on Xu Yan's head!"
Tian Fang staggered to her feet, and before Li Aihua could utter another curse, a few tears fell in a few drops, and then she suddenly turned and ran away.
Granny Tian was far away, and only realized that Tian Fang had run away when she heard someone next to her remind her.
She gritted her teeth and cursed a few times before running after him.
When Song Guangming walked up to Xie Zhuo, Xie Zhuo's expression was still not good.
Seeing that he was engrossed in his work and didn't seem to want to talk much, Song Guangming stood there for a while and then left.
Several people around were still asking why Xie Zhuo had suddenly lost his temper. Li Aihua glanced at Xie Zhuo and didn't say anything more.
Xu Yan learned about this after finishing work in the fields in the afternoon.
Li Aihua spoke to her for a few minutes and then went home, telling her to ask Xie Zhuo for details.
Xu Yan waited for Xie Zhuo to return, but when Xie Zhuo returned, the two kids also came back, so there wasn't a good opportunity to ask.
Once they were all in bed that night, Xu Yan pinched Xie Zhuo's chin and asked, "What's wrong? I haven't seen you smile much all night."
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