With a smile on his face, Xie Qi walked up to Old Man Xu and said sincerely, "Uncle Xu, thank you for your hard work. Although this fish is a little small, it is a gift from me. I hope you don't mind and will accept it." After that, he handed the fish tied with a straw rope to Old Man Xu.
Seeing this, Old Man Xu quickly waved his hands to decline, looking a little nervous. He shook his head repeatedly and said, "Oh, no, this won't happen. It would be great if you could keep it for yourself. How can I take it? Take it back quickly!"
Xie Qi refused to take it back. He took a step forward and stuffed the rope tied with the fish into Old Man Xu's rough big hand without saying a word.
He continued earnestly, "Uncle Xu, please don't be so polite! I may have to go to town often to do things in the future, and I will inevitably need your help. If you keep making excuses like this, I will feel really bad. How can I have the nerve to ask you for help again in the future? So, just accept it with peace of mind!"
Hearing this, Old Man Xu couldn't help but sigh and said helplessly, "It's not a big deal! If you have any problems, just come to me."
Seeing Xie Qi's persistence, Old Man Xu hesitated for a long time, but finally felt too embarrassed to refuse and had to take the fish.
He held the fish tightly and said to Xie Qi with gratitude: "Good boy, thank you very much! Come to my house when you are free someday." After that, Old Man Xu waved goodbye to Xie Qi, then carefully carried the fish and walked slowly towards home with a slightly staggering step.
However, their conversation fell into the ears of the surrounding neighbors without reservation. These neighbors could not help but look at each other and mutter in their hearts.
"Did this bully really change his personality after getting married? How come he became so polite? It's unbelievable!" Someone couldn't help but whisper.
"Look at the way he's dressed and behaves. Could he have made a fortune? Otherwise, how could he have changed like this?" another person echoed the speculation.
Just when everyone was still immersed in confusion and thinking about the bully's sudden change, suddenly, a sharp and piercing shout came from a distance: "Xie Qi! You bastard, how dare you lie to me?!" The voice was like a thunder that split the sky, instantly breaking the originally calm atmosphere.
Hearing the noise, people stretched their necks to look over here.
What's more, some of them walked directly to the gate of Xie's house, as if they were afraid of missing some exciting show.
However, when Xie Qi looked up at the woman with a face full of flesh and an aggressive look walking towards him, he immediately knew that this person was Aunt Liu who abused his wife.
Thinking of this, Xie Qi unconsciously clenched his fists, and a surge of anger burned in his heart. He thought to himself, "I haven't even had time to settle accounts with your family yet, and you have the nerve to come to me!"
At this moment, Aunt Liu also noticed the exquisite new clothes Xie Qi was wearing. Her greedy eyes lit up instantly, as if she had discovered a mountain of gold and silver.
Aunt Liu pounced on him without hesitation, trying to grab Xie Qi's clothes, fantasizing that she could get something good from him.
But how could Xie Qi let her succeed so easily? He dodged Aunt Liu's outstretched claws with a flash of his body. Then, he extended a long, powerful leg and tripped Aunt Liu with incredible precision.
Aunt Liu screamed "Ouch!" and lost her balance unexpectedly, falling heavily to the ground. This fall was not light, and Aunt Liu grimaced in pain, but she did not give up.
Instead, she simply sat down on the ground and started throwing a tantrum, slapping the ground with her hands while crying and yelling at the top of her lungs, her voice so piercing that it attracted the attention of the surrounding villagers.
Aunt Liu looked at the gradually gathering crowd with tearful eyes, and cried out her sob of what she thought was injustice: "Fellow villagers, please come and give me some justice! I worked so hard to raise my son Liu, it was not easy for me? But who would have known... this ungrateful little bastard would actually deceive our Liu family! If he hadn't forced us so hard, how could we have been willing to marry Liu to him! And... and he wouldn't even give a penny more for that pitiful betrothal gift! I am so miserable, how could I have met such a heartless person!"
However, at this moment, Xie Qi looked coldly at the people around him who were pointing fingers at him because of Aunt Liu's words.
His expression remained unchanged, remaining remarkably calm. He slowly spoke, "Back then, I gave you seven taels of silver. And now you're complaining it's too little? Don't you think it's too greedy?"
As Xie Qi finished his words, the originally noisy crowd around him suddenly quieted down, followed by a burst of gasps.
These people widened their eyes, their faces filled with disbelief. They could never have imagined that Xie Qi would give so much.
You have to know that in this place, the betrothal gifts for ordinary families are usually only a few dozen to a few hundred coins, and then some daily necessities such as clothes are added as dowry. Even those with a slightly better financial situation can only give one to five taels of silver at most.
The reason why the original owner was willing to give so much was all due to his terrible reputation.
Because of his notoriety, few people in the area were willing to marry their daughters or sons to him. Therefore, when Aunt Liu relentlessly demanded a high betrothal gift, the original owner finally had no choice but to nod and agree.
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