Chapter 93 No way, he really is cheating on me?
The neighbors who were originally sitting and drinking tea and chatting in the courtyard of Lao Wang's house all stood up from their chairs and benches.
One by one, they looked at Wang Zonghao and then at Zhang Kang.
Wang Dongsheng took off the water pipe from his mouth and gave Zhang Kang an apologetic look. "Your name is Zhang Kang, right? Young man, I'm so sorry."
"You..." Zhang Kang didn't expect Wang Zonghao to be such a coward that he didn't dare to stand up to fight. He was so angry that his mouth trembled violently. He said unhappily, "You know that your Wang family has let me down, but why don't you teach your bastard son a lesson?"
"Zhang Kang! Don't be so rude when talking to your elders!"
Zhai Ximo's face looked extremely ugly. Seeing that Zhang Kang was taking out his anger on his father-in-law, he quickly stood up and scolded him.
Facing the sharp gaze of his old comrade and superior, Zhang Kang clenched his fists, blushed, and endured it, "Let that bastard Wang Zonghao come out and explain himself."
"What exactly do you want Zonghao to explain to you?"
"Are you going to tell me or not? If you won't help me, then get out of here and don't make things worse for me." Zhang Kang shouted, waving his arms with his teeth bared.
Inside the courtyard, the neighbors smiled awkwardly, but no one stood up to say a word or to help.
Seeing this, Zhai Ximo turned around and looked at his brother-in-law. The brat still knew to hide in a safe place. He asked in a deep voice: "Zong Hao, do you know why Zhang Kang came to you?"
Wang Zonghao sneered, "Why else? Pingping doesn't want him and wants to break off the engagement, and he's unwilling to accept that, so he comes here to embarrass me."
"Why doesn't he embarrass others but you? Does Pingping's breaking off the engagement have anything to do with you?" Zhai Ximo asked loudly, pretending to be unaware of the bloody relationship between them.
Wang Zonghao had a playful smile on his face, "Pingping and I have rekindled our old relationship, so Zhang Kang is naturally not happy about it."
"You are also engaged to Zhu Yan, and the wedding date has been set. Are you going to cancel the engagement and marry Chen Pingping?"
"Yes! That's what I mean."
"Did you go to the Zhu family and tell them you wanted to cancel the engagement?"
Wang Zonghao's thin face froze, revealing a bit of discomfort, "I'll go to Zhu's house this afternoon to cancel the engagement..."
Zhang Kang, who was standing outside the yard, gradually showed a little smile on his face, "You haven't broken off the engagement yet, but you want to reconcile with Pingping?"
"Zhang Kang! You also heard that Zong Hao decided to reconcile with Chen Pingping. However, in my opinion, the girl from the Zhu family that Zong Hao wants to cancel the engagement with is very good. Not only is she beautiful, but she is also sensible. Since your engagement has been canceled, why don't you go to the Zhu family to propose a matchmaking?"
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Inside the courtyard, several villagers holding enamel pots were drinking tea.
When they heard the son-in-law of Lao Wang giving advice to his old comrade, they all started spurting tea from their mouths.
The two young couples exchanged partners?!
Everyone looked at the military son-in-law of the Wang family as if he were a monster.
Is this something a human being can say?
Wang Zonghao, who was standing under the eaves, suddenly changed his expression, "Brother-in-law! If you don't know how to help, don't say anything."
What a nasty person.
Although he was about to call off his engagement with Zhu Yan, when he saw the girl he had been engaged to for two years, he turned around and got together with Zhang Kang...
My god, that was a disgusting picture.
Wang Ziru didn't say anything and just watched Zhang Kang leave with a sly smile on his face.
I guessed that Zhang Kang had a big move but hadn't used it yet.
"Zonghao! When will you and Pingping finalize the matter?"
"Well, it's still up to an adult to speak up." Wang Zonghao turned his gaze to his father Wang Dongsheng.
Wang Dongsheng was originally a loyal and honest man from the fishing village. Normally, his family members were polite and courteous to others. They were gentle, respectful and modest. They never expected that their reputation would be ruined by their youngest son.
The middle-aged man glared at his youngest son fiercely, "You idiot! Go to the Zhu family and explain the matter first."
"No, Dad. Since the Chen family has already made the statement, let's go to the Chen family first and settle the matter between Zong Hao and Ping Ping in one go. We can talk about other things later." Wang Ziru was smart and knew that the girl from the Zhu family was not someone to be trifled with. What if she relied on the Wang family and refused to cancel the engagement?
Wang Dongsheng had not expected that he would go to the Chen family to discuss his children's marriage so soon, and his face looked as if it was covered with coal dust.
Some villagers sitting in the courtyard also agreed with Wang Ziru's opinion and advised: "Dongsheng, you adults should go to the Chen family to discuss serious matters!"
"Yeah, what if you go to the Zhu family to cancel the engagement, and then when you come back, the Chen family regrets the engagement too?" someone said happily.
Wang Dongsheng felt very nervous after hearing these words.
The Wang family is really afraid of such a bad thing.
"Dad! I'll go to Chen's house with you..." Wang Zonghao was also very anxious and wanted to go to Chen's house with his old father immediately.
"Zong Hao! Go to the Chen family and talk nicely. If you meet Zhang Kang, don't irritate him again." Zhai Ximo kindly reminded his brother-in-law. If this wasn't his brother-in-law, he would have helped Zhang Kang to beat this guy up.
When the Wang family and their son went to Chen's house, Zhang Kang was about to go home.
He planned to take the clothes, shoes, socks and other items that he bought for Chen Pingping when they got engaged back to Zhang's house.
Zhang Kang, who was suddenly broken off from engagement, had a dull look in his eyes, deep wrinkles between his brows, and a layer of dullness on his usually rosy face.
Seeing that the Wang father and son arrived at the Chen family so quickly, it seemed that they must be discussing the marriage.
"Hmph! Wang Zonghao, just wait for me." Zhang Kang was holding a bag of clothes, and he never expected that he would end up like this.
This hatred must be avenged!
Yes, then we will ask a matchmaker to go to the Zhu family to propose marriage, so that they can get married before them and make these two bastards die of rage.
Wang Zonghao didn't want to fight this time. He snorted coldly and ignored the other party.
Wang Ziru stood outside her own yard, watching the father and son walk into the Chen family from afar, then turned back to the stone house to sit down and drink tea.
Some villagers felt that they had seen enough of the excitement and left one after another.
Actually, I just wanted to go to Chen's house to join in the fun.
Seeing these neighbors getting up and leaving one after another, Aunt Wang Ziru also made an excuse that she had something to do at home and went back first.
There were no other outsiders in the house, so Lin Xiuying sat down and talked with her daughter.
"Zi Ru, what do you think we should do about this? The Zhang family will definitely not let it go! As for us, we don't know how to cancel the engagement with the Zhu family either. We even specially invited the couple to come over yesterday. Zong Hao is such a jerk..."
Wang Ziru saw the man also came in and sat down, then she said openly, "Mom! Don't let Zong Hao go to the Zhu family."
"Why don't you let Zong Hao go? Do you want someone else to cancel the engagement on Zong Hao's behalf?" Lin Xiuying was stunned.
"Yes, if Zong Hao dares to go to the Zhu family to cancel the engagement, he will probably get a beating from his father-in-law." Wang Ziru comforted her mother with a few words, and then said, "If Chen Pingping's family can settle their affairs today, after lunch, let Ximo accompany my brother to the Zhu family to cancel the engagement."
Hearing this, sister-in-law Li Hui smiled bitterly, "Your eldest brother is not very good at speaking. What if he offends the elders of the Zhu family..."
"Don't worry, sister-in-law. Bao'er's father is with you!"
Zhai Ximo's eyes twitched when he heard this. If he had known that he would be used as a tool by his wife, he should not have come to his father-in-law's house.
Why should he be made to bear the responsibility for this crime on behalf of his brother-in-law?
Lin Xiuying smiled and said, "Ximo, can you accompany your elder brother to the Zhu family?"
"Sure, Mom, don't worry about these things." Since he was going to the Zhu family to die anyway, Zhai Ximo was willing to go all out, and half-jokingly said, "I'm also going to matchmake for my comrade. Of course, I really think Zhu Yan is good, but Zong Hao is not that lucky."
"Yeah! But what can we as parents do? Zonghao, this bastard, did it on his own terms."
Wang Ziru knew that the man was unhappy, so she deliberately brought up what happened five years ago.
"Ximo, don't have any feelings in your heart. When I married you, it was Zonghao who accompanied my parents to the city to cancel the engagement. He was still young at that time and had to look at other people's faces."
Lin Xiuying and the eldest daughter-in-law looked at their son-in-law, whose face was as black as charcoal, and they looked at each other, not knowing what to say.
After a while, the Wang family father and son came back.
Also returning with them were three members of the Chen family.
Chen Pingping and Wang Zonghao walked side by side behind the adults, looking so proud.
"Xiuying! We have already had a preliminary talk about the two children. Well, after all the noise today, I don't have the mood to cook. We'll have lunch at your house." Pingping's mother said this before she even stepped into the Wang family's doorstep.
When Lin Xiuying heard that the children's affairs had been settled, she showed joy on her face and stood up from her chair, "Then let's go cook dinner."
A few people walked into the stone house, and Chen Pingping immediately walked to Wang Ziru's side, a little shy, but very obediently called out, "Sister Ziru."
"Well, sit down and have some tea."
Wang Ziru poured hot tea for the three members of the Chen family and asked, "Auntie, uncle, where did you get to the matter between Pingping and Zonghao?"
The two fathers walked straight to the dining table and sat on the high stools.
Chen Pingping cleverly helped them pass the enamel pot over.
"We didn't talk about anything else, just the marriage," Pingping's father drank a few sips of hot tea and continued, "What we mean is that we won't ask your Wang family for a dowry, but for marriage, we need furniture for the dowry, and your Wang family will pay for the carpentry."
Lin Xiuying was about to go into the kitchen to cook, so she hurriedly responded with a smile, "That's as it should be, uncle. We will pay for all the carpentry work."
"Since we don't want to accept your dowry, I'll give you two more quilts," Pingping's mother added.
When Wang Ziru heard this, she thought it wouldn’t cost much money.
He nodded in agreement on behalf of his parents.
"It's this carpenter. There's no such person in our village, nor in the next door village. We have to find him now." Pingping's father looked at the Wang family.
Zhai Ximo said calmly, "Don't worry, uncle. My second brother happens to be a carpenter. After returning, I will ask him to come to Longwang Village to help make furniture for the wedding."
Wang Zonghao, who was standing next to him, was stunned.
When he got married, he actually had to ask the second son of the Zhai family to make furniture!
When I went to Zhai's house in the morning, the two of them exchanged a few words. I knew he needed help, so no matter what I said, he would not say anything back at me.
"Zonghao, don't worry! I will ask Jiahao to take care of this matter when I go back. As for you, kid, next time you go to our Zhai family and see Zhai family members, don't be so aggressive when speaking." Immediately, Zhai Ximo taught his brother-in-law a lesson on behalf of his second brother.
"I understand, I understand." Wang Zonghao said with a red face and a pout.
The two families were talking animatedly, and both fathers were already discussing the wedding date, when suddenly an uninvited guest came outside the yard.
"This kid is here again at the Wang family!" Pingping was the first to see Zhang Kang, who appeared at the gate of the Wang family's courtyard out of nowhere. She was so scared that she quickly dropped the enamel pot in her hand, got up and went into the inner room.
Zhang Kang had seen Chen Pingping a long time ago and had been avoiding him. But now, as soon as he left, Chen Pingping came to the Wang family and showed her courtesy.
And it seems that both families are discussing the wedding date.
Zhang Kang felt an inexplicable sadness in his heart and was very uncomfortable.
Just now, he was walking on his way home. As he walked, the more he thought about it, the more upset and angry he felt. He stood on the side of the road for a while, pondering.
He turned around and went back to Wang's house to look for his old comrade, but he didn't expect that the old couple from the Chen family would come to Wang's house so soon to discuss the marriage seriously!
Zhai Ximo stood up and went out. "Are you here looking for me?"
"Well! Come out, I have something to tell you." Zhang Kang waved to his old comrade with an unclear expression.
Zhai Ximo was the son-in-law of the Wang family. He was suddenly called out by Zhang Kang, and the people sitting in the main room became inexplicably nervous.
Wang Ziru, who was still sitting and drinking tea, couldn't guess what Zhang Kang was going to say to Zhai Ximo. Seeing that the situation was a bit weird, she stood up calmly and waved to her brother, "Zong Hao, come in. I have something to tell you."