Did Zhang Tao and Qiu Ju get involved together?
Before that, Zhang Tao's wife used to come here often to do chores for Qiu Ju, but she stopped coming after a while.
The two divorced shortly afterward. Could it be that Zhang Tao's wife discovered their affair?!
However, so much time has passed now, and Zhang Tao and his wife have divorced. There were indeed some hints between them before, but there was no evidence.
Both of them are single, so even if they were to get together now, apart from Zhang Tao's somewhat unsavory reputation, there's nothing to criticize.
Aunt Wang thought to herself, but even so, she was still surprised by what the other person had guessed.
But all of this is just her speculation; the truth may not be what she thinks.
It was out of gratitude for Han Shang's life-saving act that Zhang Tao took care of Qiu Ju on multiple occasions.
Regardless of the reason, she was quite annoyed that Zhang Tao had rejected her suggestion.
Thinking of this, Aunt Wang turned and walked towards the house of Zhao Dazui, the big-mouthed gossip, in the alley.
On the other side, Zhang Tao arrived at Li Qiuju's house with a furious expression. As soon as he entered the house, he sat down angrily in a chair, picked up the cold water on the table, and drank it in large gulps.
"Brother Zhang, what's wrong? Who upset you?" Li Qiuju asked with a hint of joy when she saw Zhang Tao walk in from outside.
However, she looked puzzled when she noticed the anger on Zhang Tao's face.
"Wait a minute, you've spilled water all over your clothes."
"I ran into Aunt Wang at the door."
"She even asked me to persuade you to agree to your marriage with her nephew!"
After Zhang Tao finished drinking a bowl of water and placed it upside down on the table, he explained to Li Qiuju what was wrong.
His voice was filled with intense anger.
"I've already refused that, and I won't say that I'm with you now."
“Even if it weren’t for me, I wouldn’t follow an old man who’s stuck in the countryside making clods of earth.” Li Qiuju said with amusement after hearing Zhang Tao’s words.
This was simply impossible, and Zhang Tao was still angry about it.
Zhang Tao, at least, has a decent job and is quite handsome.
She's crazy! Why would she choose an old man who has nothing and might even make her do farm work, laundry, and cooking instead of someone like that?
"Don't be angry. That's just how Aunt Wang is. She's biased towards her nephew. There's nothing she can do about it if I disagree."
"I'm still furious! They dare to mention any kind of trash!"
After listening to Li Qiuju's words, Zhang Tao's expression softened slightly, but it was still somewhat unpleasant.
"Maybe Aunt Wang saw that I was all alone and had to take care of two children, and felt sorry for me," Li Qiuju said with a hint of sadness on her face.
"It's my fault for not coming to see you these past few days. Don't feel bad about it."
Upon hearing Li Qiuju's words, Zhang Tao disregarded his anger and quickly went to her side to coax her.
“If you come with me, I will take good care of you from now on,” Zhang Tao said firmly.
“Of course I trust Brother Zhang, but in the eyes of outsiders, I am raising two children all by myself, and it is inevitable that some people will bully me.”
As Li Qiuju spoke, the sorrow on her face deepened.
"Brother Zhang, let's get married." Li Qiuju then looked up at Zhang Tao with a hopeful expression.
"Qiuju, I also want to marry you, but..."
Zhang Tao said with a conflicted expression.
"But what?" Li Qiuju asked immediately afterward, her face showing a hint of anxiety.
“But I’ve only been divorced for a short time. If I rush into marriage now, I’m bound to be talked about by outsiders.”
"Besides, you're Han Shang's wife, and Han Shang saved me. Outsiders will start gossiping," Zhang Tao said with a grim expression.
Although he kept brainwashing himself, saying that he took care of Qiuju out of gratitude for Han Shang's life-saving grace and that the relationship was an accident, he still harbored wicked thoughts in his heart.
“Brother Zhang, why do you think like that? We came together because you took care of us, mother and children, to repay Han Shang for saving our lives.”
"They're together so it's easier to take care of them."
“After all, you have two children who are not yet grown up. It won’t be easy for you to raise them.”
Li Qiuju found another shortcut.
"I'll go back and think about it, but it's not feasible at this stage."
"Qiuju, don't worry, I'll come to visit often from now on, and I promise I won't let anyone bully you," Zhang Tao assured her, his face showing determination.
"Brother Zhang, I believe you, I'm just a little scared."
"Don't be afraid, I'm here," Zhang Tao said, putting his arm around Li Qiuju's shoulder to comfort her.
Li Qiuju leaned her head on Zhang Tao's shoulder.
On the other side, after Aunt Wang arrived at Zhao Dazui's house, she acted mysteriously and seemed hesitant to speak.
"Hey, what brings you here today, sister?"
"What did you hear? Tell me quickly."
After seeing Aunt Wang's appearance, Zhao Dazui, relying on her years of gossip experience, knew that there was some juicy gossip to be had.
His face showed great excitement.
"Sigh, I'm just feeling a bit down, so I came to talk to a girl." Aunt Wang's lips curled up subtly after she saw that Zhao Dazui had become interested.
"What's wrong, sister? You're a grandmother now, with a wife who takes good care of you and a well-behaved grandson. What's there to worry about?"
“It’s not me, it’s my nephew. I’m upset about him.”
"Nephew? What's wrong? Tell your sister, it'll be good to have another person to help you decide."
Zhao Dazui took out a handful of sunflower seeds that he had roasted some time ago, divided them in half, and handed them to Aunt Wang, saying...
"In our alley, the house next to mine is occupied by a widowed woman who is raising two children."
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