Wang Guifang awkwardly walked into the room, trying to ease the atmosphere: "It's nothing, you guys go ahead and eat, don't worry about me."
The eldest daughter-in-law rolled her eyes at her and said sarcastically, "What else could it be? It's just that your loose tongue has been spreading rumors everywhere, and now they've come knocking on our door!"
Wang Guifang didn't dare to talk back. She silently walked to the table, picked up a steamed bun, and nibbled on it in small bites, feeling extremely remorseful.
Lin Qian searched for each person one by one until she finally arrived at the door of Widow Liu's house.
Along the way, the villagers who had come to watch the spectacle pointed and talked amongst themselves.
“Every time new educated youth arrive, the village gets into all sorts of excitement, and this time is no exception,” a villager said, shaking his head.
“That’s right, this has caused quite a stir,” another villager chimed in.
"This Lin Qian looks quite quiet, so why did she cause such a commotion?" a woman asked curiously.
"Who knows? Maybe they were just upset by those rumors," someone nearby replied.
"Hey, what's going on here?" someone asked.
"Who cares? Let's just watch the show," a man said nonchalantly.
Just then, a villager said to his child, "Go quickly and find the brigade leader; something's about to go wrong here." Upon hearing this, the child took off running towards the brigade leader's house.
The villager stayed behind, continuing to watch the commotion, and even discussed with the people next to him: "I don't think this is as simple as it seems. There might be some hidden story."
“That’s right, that’s right. But Lin Qian is really something, a young lady like her daring to make such a fuss.” Another villager chimed in.
"Hmph, maybe she's just feeling guilty!" a rather unfriendly voice rang out.
"Don't talk nonsense, there's no evidence to back it up," someone retorted.
As everyone chimed in, the atmosphere became increasingly lively.
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