Chapter 111 Did they date before?
The old lady was short and plump, looking like a ball from a distance. She walked quite quickly, carrying a bag of snacks, and kept greeting Liu Nian when she saw him.
"Nian'er, are you coming to your second aunt's house?" Zhang Jinzhi greeted Liu Nian with a smile, her body jiggling as she trotted towards her.
The intention was obvious. Liu Nian rolled her eyes at her and pushed open the door without waiting for her.
"Oh dear, why didn't you wait for me?" Zhou Hongyi gasped for breath as she squeezed through the door.
"Is her second aunt home?" Zhang Jinzhi shouted, heading straight into the house.
Just looking at it annoyed Liu Nian, so she immediately followed.
Xiuxiu and Zhou Hongyi came out together. Zhou Hongyi wiped the water off her hands and asked with some surprise, "Sister-in-law, what brings you here?"
She looked at Liu Nian again, and Liu Nian shook his head at her.
Before Zhang Jinzhi could speak, Liu Nian quickly said, "Our Xiuxiu isn't in a hurry to get married, right?"
Xiuxiu and Zhou Hongyi immediately understood what Liu Nian meant, and they quickly nodded and said, "Yes, it's not easy for her to stay by my side for a while longer, I can't bear to find her a husband so soon."
"How could you say that?" Zhang Jinzhi immediately clicked her tongue and, without waiting for anyone to greet her, squeezed into the room, put the snacks she was holding on the table, and said, "Xiuxiu is so old, why don't you hurry up and look for her? Otherwise, she'll be even harder to find later."
These words made the other three people's faces darken.
Zhou Hongyi, who has a good temper, suppressed her anger and said with a forced smile, "We're not in a hurry."
Anyone could tell that this was a rejection, but Zhang Jinzhi pretended not to understand and feigned a complaint, saying, "You can't think like that. You want your daughter to work for you for a couple more years, but a woman will eventually have her own home."
“My second son is currently single, and he and Xiuxiu are a perfect match!” Zhang Jinzhi said happily with a smile. “My son really likes Xiuxiu. They were classmates before and know each other well. How wonderful!”
"I've been waiting for Xiuxiu all this time, and I haven't even thought about getting married again."
Xiuxiu's face immediately turned pale. She knew how she appeared in other people's eyes, but she never expected it to be so unbearable.
Hearing this, Liu Nian couldn't hold back any longer and said, "You talk as if your son is some kind of hopeless romantic, but everyone knows that your son has been trying to find a wife for so many years without success."
"It's like you're blaming Xiuxiu. Did my Xiuxiu make him wait? That's hilarious!"
Zhang Jinzhi's face immediately fell. "Nian'er, I'm still your elder, how can you talk to me like that!"
"Besides, my son said before that he and Xiuxiu had a relationship!" Zhang Jinzhi snorted. "You guys didn't know that, did you?"
"What nonsense are you spouting?" Xiuxiu suddenly looked up and shouted, "Li Jianguo and I are classmates. When have we ever been on good terms? Don't spread rumors here!"
Even Xiuxiu, a shy person, couldn't stand it, which shows how unpleasant Zhang Jinzhi's words were.
“My son told me this, I’m not spreading rumors!” Zhang Jinzhi clapped her hands. “My son injured his hand, so your relationship is over.”
"If you keep talking nonsense, I'll tear your mouth apart!" Zhou Hongyi stood in front of Xiuxiu, her heart aching as she watched her daughter's face turn red with anger.
"Get out of our house." Liu Nian pointed to the door, his face terribly grim. "Take your things and get out!"
"Look at you two, I'm only doing this for Xiuxiu's own good. I was thinking that the two of you might still have feelings for each other." Zhang Jinzhi looked at Liu Nian's face and reluctantly walked out. "Keep the snacks for you, I'll come back in a few days."
Liu Nian threw the pastries out, saying, "If you do that again, I'll have someone throw you out!"
The snack rolled on the ground, and Zhang Jinzhi cried out in distress, chasing after it.
"Why are you so careless about your things?" Zhang Jinzhi patted the dust off the ground and picked it up.
She was afraid of Liu Nian and knew she couldn't confront her head-on, but both Xiuxiu and Zhou Hongyi were soft-hearted.
She naturally had a way to deal with it. Zhang Jinzhi rolled her eyes, not angry at all, and said with a smile, "I'm leaving first. Think about what I said."
Seeing Liu Nian's angry expression, Zhang Jinzhi turned and ran away.
"Let's go inside, ignore them." Liu Nian pulled Xiu Xiu over. "Let's go."
Xiuxiu's eyes were red, and she lowered her head without saying a word.
Women are a resource, especially for men who can't find wives. They're all eyeing them, and women with "flaws" are their best targets.
Xiuxiu knew this principle; she got divorced, and was even...
"Should someone with flaws like me find someone with flaws?" Xiuxiu looked up, her eyes staring blankly ahead.
"What nonsense are you talking about!" Liu Nian pulled Xiu Xiu's hand. "If Zhang Jinzhi dares to come again, we'll teach her a lesson!"
"Shameless! They're trying to smear you!" Liu Nian's heart raced with anger, and she quickly patted her chest.
"They'll definitely say something baseless, like Li Jianguo injured his arm and then you abandoned him, and so on."
Zhou Hongyi nodded thoughtfully, "Those old ladies in the village believe anything they hear and have no ability to distinguish right from wrong. They believe whatever others say."
Xiuxiu can already foresee her future. When the time comes, people will say she's heartless and ungrateful, as if she couldn't do anything without agreeing to marry Li Jianguo.
"What should we do then?" Xiuxiu was terrified by the gossip in the village.
Xiuxiu really didn't want to live like that anymore, being talked about behind her back. She had barely managed to get through those days.
"They're allowed to talk nonsense, but we can't?" Liu Nian sneered. "Then let's learn from her and ruin their reputation first."
We need to plan this out quickly and catch them off guard.
...
When Zhang Jinzhi got home, she angrily threw her things on the kang (a heated brick bed), and Li Jianguo guessed that she hadn't gotten the job done.
He said dejectedly, "I don't care, Xiuxiu can't marry someone else."
"Don't worry, with your mother here, this kind of thing won't happen." Zhang Jinzhi winked at Li Jianguo and said, "Starting tomorrow, you'll go to Xiuxiu's house and pretend to be there..."
Zhang Jinzhi explained her plan to Li Jianguo in detail, and Li Jianguo's eyes immediately lit up.
"Hmph, if Xiuxiu doesn't marry me, she'll be cursed to death by everyone in the village!" Li Jianguo narrowed his eyes, thinking, "This is perfect!"
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