The village chief knew that rumors could ruin a person. Even if the woman denied it, the gossip was hard to suppress. In the end, she either had to accept the engagement and fulfill it, or her reputation would be damaged, making it difficult for her to find a good family to propose to in the future. In those days, women were still treated very harshly. A woman with an engagement was considered to already have a husband's family even if she wasn't married yet.
Besides, Xingran is a good student and is now learning medicine from Doctor Huang. Xingran's master is no ordinary person. With her master's help, she will definitely not be the kind of wife that an ordinary family can marry.
The Zhang family usually seems honest and unassuming, but I never expected them to be so shady and use such underhanded methods. It seems they were just putting on an act all along. The Zhang and Su families have no connection whatsoever; they're practically strangers. So why would they suddenly come to propose marriage, even though they live in the same village?
The village chief was also puzzled, wondering what the Zhang family was up to. However, justice had to be served on the Su family, no matter what. Guomin was his youngest son's savior; without him, his son would have been gone long ago. And then there was Doctor Huang behind them. If things weren't handled properly and his apprentice suffered injustice, who knew how furious he would be? Anyone with eyes could see how much he cared for and loved his apprentice, Xingran.
"So, how does your family plan to handle and resolve this matter?" The village chief wanted to know what Su's father's plans were.
Village chief, I plan to find the people spreading rumors in the village, ask them one by one, and see where the rumors originated.
Okay, this is the only reliable method, it just takes a lot of time. If you two don't find it troublesome, then it's fine.
It's no trouble, no matter how much time it takes. If we don't figure this out and handle it properly, my husband and I will be letting our daughter down, and my daughter Ranran will also suffer.
Xiaomei, I've come to see you about something. You said this morning that you heard some people talking about my Ranran's engagement by the river. Do you remember who those people were?
I remember, it was Erdan's family, Jiafu's family, and Tieniu's family. Only the three of them were washing clothes by the river.
Okay, thank you, Xiaomei. I'll go talk to my husband, Guomin, about it. He went to see the village chief. This whole thing has been making our family very uneasy.
Su's mother found Su's father on the road, and the village chief was also there. "Village chief," she said, "I just asked around and I know a few people are talking about this."
"Then let's go to their house to find them," Su's father said, eager to find out. "Village chief, are you coming with us or going home?"
I'll go with you guys; that way I can better understand the situation and it will be easier to handle.
The three arrived at Erdan's house. The houses of the other two people were nearby, so Su's mother went over and called over Jiafu's and Tieniu's families.
When Jiafu's and Tieniu's families arrived at Erdan's house and saw Su's father and the village chief there, they had a bad feeling.
Dear three, Huilan, the village chief, and I have come here to ask you something. This morning by the river, you said that my Ranran and Zhang Weibing, the son of the Zhang family at the end of the village, are engaged. Where did you find out about this?
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