The three looked at each other, but no one spoke. Finally, it was Erdan's family member who spoke up. "Isn't this true?" Everyone said so.
Of course it's not true. My Ranran has never been engaged to anyone. This is just a rumor spreading everywhere. Please tell us where you heard this from. Everyone has a daughter, and no one wants their daughter to end up like Ranran, with a marriage contract fabricated out of thin air. Su's mother is a woman; she knows what women care about.
I heard it from my second aunt. There were a few other women talking about it under the big tree at the village entrance. After I heard it, I told Erdan's family and Tiezhu's family. They were talking about it by the river. It was Jiafu's family who started it. She knew it was a lie and felt uneasy because it was something that was going to ruin someone's girl's reputation.
Upon receiving the news, Su's parents and the village chief set off for Auntie's house without delay. The three women were left behind, looking at each other.
When they arrived at their second aunt's house, her son and daughter-in-law were there as well. When they saw the village chief approaching, they assumed something had happened in the village. It wasn't until Su's father asked if their second aunt was home that they realized he was looking for their mother.
"Mom, come out quickly! The village chief and Guomin are here to see you." Hearing that her parents had come looking for her, Second Aunt didn't even realize what was going on.
Second Aunt, I've come to visit today because I need to confirm something with you. You were chatting with some aunties under the big tree at the village entrance, and they talked about my daughter Ranran's engagement to the Zhang family. I'd like to know how you found out about this?
Ah, is this true? I was chatting with some old women when I mentioned it.
Second Aunt, this is really not true. My Ranran has not been engaged to the Zhang family. None of us involved know about it. We, the family members, don't know where this engagement came from.
It's not true? Isn't that harming people? I heard it from the old woman at the village entrance, Su Daniu's house. She said it as if she was at your house and saw it with her own eyes, so I believed it. I didn't expect it to be fake. I'm sorry, Guomin, even my second aunt didn't know it was fake.
Finally, they found the old woman from Su Daniu's family. They went to each family one by one, and finally, in the afternoon, just before evening, they confirmed that the rumor had come from the Zhang family, and that it was Zhang Weibing's mother who had said it.
Seeing that it was getting late, Mr. and Mrs. Su decided to deal with the problem tomorrow now that they had found the source. They apologized to the village chief for running around with them all day.
It's alright. It's not good for this to become a big fuss. If everyone in the village follows suit, things will get chaotic. Let me know when you're coming to handle this tomorrow.
When Su's parents returned home, Su Xingran had already cooked dinner. "Dad, Mom, you're back! Come and eat, I've finished cooking dinner."
The family ate their dinner slowly, no one mentioning the upsetting events that had affected their appetite. After dinner, Su's father finally told Su Xingran about what had happened that day.
Ranran, your mother and I asked several people, one after another. When we finally got to the last one, she said it was the Zhang family who said it. It was the woman who came out and said it was the couple who brought the matchmaker that day.
Dad and Mom felt it was too late to bother the village chief with the matter, so they decided to go to the Zhang family's place after breakfast tomorrow. After all, it was still time to rest, and it wasn't time for spring plowing yet.
The next morning, after breakfast, Su's father, mother, and Su Xingran went to the Zhang family together. The night before, after dinner, Su's father had contacted a friend he'd known since childhood in the village, asking him to help bring the matchmaker, Niu, from the next village to the Zhang family the following day.
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