When Su Man and Liu Ping came back, they saw Zhang Cuihua coming out of Wang's house with a bulging belly from afar. They didn't know where she went.
Su Man smiled, "Sister-in-law is really willing to visit."
Liu Ping was furious when she saw her and said angrily, "She's not just visiting, she's just going to gossip about her wife again."
Liu Ping was right. Zhang Cuihua was a well-known gossip in the surrounding villages.
It was she who first spread the rumor that Gao Man and Zhao Baili were having an affair in the cornfield.
Zhang Cuihua may not have known the consequences when she spread the lies, but she did ruin Gao Man in a sense.
As soon as Su Man and Liu Ping entered the yard, they heard Wang Xuenong calling for help.
"Mother, are you and the third son's wife back?"
He shouted so urgently that Liu Ping thought something had happened to him. She threw the basket on the ground and went in. "What's wrong?"
Wang Xuenong only had half of his body working. He struggled for a long time before finally leaning against the pile of quilts. He said arrogantly, "Call the third son's wife in. I have something to ask her."
Liu Ping knew from his expression that he must have heard Zhang Cuihua mutter something again. She couldn't help but say angrily, "You talked nonsense about the girl this morning. What are you going to say now?"
Wang Xuenong was unconvinced. "What's wrong with me, as a father-in-law, saying a few words to her? Let me ask you, did she stop me from buying nutritional supplements for my eldest grandson today?"
"you..."
Liu Ping just opened her mouth when she was interrupted by Su Man knocking on the door.
"Mom, is Dad okay?"
Wang Xuenong became even more excited when he heard Su Man's voice, "Third wife, come in, I have something to ask you!"
Su Man heard this and pushed the door open.
"Dad, are you looking for me?"
Wang Xuenong scolded him with a stern face, "Let me ask you, was it you who didn't ask me to buy nutritional supplements for my eldest brother's wife?"
"Yes." Su Man admitted readily.
"Nonsense! The eldest brother's wife is pregnant with our Wang family's eldest grandson! What are you thinking?"
Su Man said sincerely, "Dad, you misunderstood me. I was just thinking about the eldest grandson of the Wang family. That's not called buying."
Wang Xuenong looked suspicious, "What does this mean?"
"My sister-in-law said that the nutritional supplement was imported. You said, we don't know what's in those foreign products. What if they make you sick?"
“…”
After hearing Su Man's words, Wang Xuenong frowned.
Although he was born in a peaceful era, he instinctively developed xenophobic thoughts after listening to his elders tell stories about wars in the past. He believed that the imported things were mixed with poison and were designed to harm them.
Su Man took advantage of the old-fashioned thinking of the older generation to make him doubt himself.
Sure enough, Wang Xuenong thought for a moment and said, "If that's the case, then forget it. You have to know that your sister-in-law is pregnant with the Wang family's grandson, so you should help her more..."
After listening for a long time, Liu Ping finally couldn't help but interrupt him, "How can you believe everything you hear? The eldest brother's wife didn't buy nutritional supplements, she just wanted money to support her family! You are so soft-hearted that you believe her."
Wang Xuenong was so embarrassed after being scolded that he said angrily, "Who knows what you women are whispering about behind my back all day long? Next time you have such a thing, don't tell me about it."
"Who said that in front of you? Isn't she just the eldest brother's wife? After all these years, can't you see that she is a troublemaker?"
......
While the two were arguing inside, Su Man quietly retreated.
She first went back to the east room and hung the red flowers she had picked by the windowsill, spreading them out so that they could be exposed to the sun.
After finishing, she hung the door and went out to call Liu Ping to make cabbage dumplings together.
Liu Ping worked efficiently and soon a pot of cornmeal vegetable dumplings was ready.
Liu Ping first steamed a pot and asked Su Man to send it to Wang Fugui and Wang Fengye, while she stayed at home to steam the remaining dumplings.
The midday sun was scorching. Su Man covered her eyes with her hands and walked in the shade.
When passing by the big locust tree in the middle of the village, I happened to see a few little girls and young wives sitting under the tree chatting, and Zhang Cuihua was among them.
When they saw Su Man, their expressions changed and they whispered to each other, not knowing what they were talking about.
Zhang Cuihua hated Su Man for ruining her plans that morning, and said in a voice that was neither too loud nor too soft, "Huang Ermei is absolutely right. Some people are so shameless. If I had done something as shameful as her, I would have just hanged myself. I wouldn't have the nerve to show off in public."
Huang Ermei continued, "Yes, Mrs. Wang, you still dare to pester the son of the village secretary. You really think you can fly up to the tree and become a phoenix. Don't you see what you are?"
“…”
Although these two people did not mention Su Man by name, every word they said was a poke at her spine.
In the past, Gao Man always felt ashamed when she heard these words, and she didn't even dare to defend herself. She and Zhao Baili were innocent and there was nothing wrong with them.
Her forbearance did not earn her sympathy, but instead she was accused of being guilty and the slander against her became even worse.
This is also why Gao Man left the Wang family and Daming Village without hesitation when he received Zhao Baili's letter.
She wanted to escape from all the rumors and live somewhere where no one would judge her.
It’s a pity that I didn’t get what I wanted in the end.
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At this moment, Su Man faced these guys and had no intention of taking a detour. Instead, she went straight for them and said to Zhang Cuihua in the crowd, "What a coincidence, sister-in-law, you are here too."
Zhang Cuihua tilted her head back, fanning herself with a palm-leaf fan and said sarcastically, "Hey, isn't this the third son's wife? Where are you going?"
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