Chapter 76 No! I put my mind at ease too soon!
So he came to intercept Song Xingzhi early this morning, wanting him to prove that his guess was wrong and that Song Xingzhi had absolutely no feelings for Zhang Chunxue.
“Brother Aiguo,” Song Xingzhi said, somewhat surprised to see Zhong Aiguo, “What brings you here so early in the morning?”
When Zhong Aiguo heard him call him "Brother Aiguo" again, the corner of his mouth twitched involuntarily.
He thought for a moment before speaking: "Hey, Secretary Song! Didn't you used to call me Uncle Aiguo? Why have you changed your address lately?"
Song Xingzhi just smiled calmly: "It's nothing, it's just that, to be honest, I think I'm actually about the same generation as Brother Aiguo."
"When I first came to the village, I was young, and you looked so mature, so I always called you Uncle..."
"After all, I actually call all the people of the same generation as Brother Aiguo 'brother'."
Zhong Aiguo opened his mouth, but for a moment he found himself speechless.
He looks mature? Doesn't that imply he looks older?
However, Zhong Aiguo was still unwilling to give up and couldn't help but ask again, "Secretary Song, I just want to know, is there any other reason for your sudden change of heart?"
Song Xingzhi raised an eyebrow: "Does Brother Aiguo think there's some other reason?"
Zhong Aiguo coughed lightly: "For example... you suddenly took a fancy to someone of my generation, so you suddenly changed your address!"
Seeing Zhong Aiguo's probing look, Song Xingzhi couldn't help but laugh: "Brother Aiguo, are you that perceptive?"
Zhong Aiguo's heart skipped a beat, and his voice trembled slightly: "Really? Who is it? It can't really be Zhang..."
Song Xingzhi interrupted him directly: "Alright, Brother Aiguo, you have such keen insight, it would be best to use it to resolve conflicts among villagers... For example, you can't wrongly accuse people without distinguishing right from wrong, and you can't believe everything you are told... right?"
Zhong Aiguo was stunned for a moment, then realized that Song Xingzhi was referring to the incident where he heard someone say that Zhang Chunxue had thrown excrement at Zhong Jingui, and he rushed to accuse Zhang Chunxue.
"Hey, that's not..." Zhong Aiguo was about to defend himself when he realized that Song Xingzhi had changed the subject.
"No, Uncle is talking to you about something serious!"
Zhong Aiguo was so anxious he was practically stamping his feet.
"Oh, what important matter is it that you're so concerned about, Brother Aiguo?" Song Xingzhi looked at him with a smile. "Brother Aiguo, please be mindful of how you address me in the future. You're making me sound old!"
Zhong Aiguo's face darkened again.
He's been calling me "Zhong Aiguo" for over a decade now; if he wanted to call me "old," he would have done so long ago!
But now is not the time to dwell on such things. Zhong Aiguo tugged at Song Xingzhi and asked, "I'm just asking, do you... do you have a crush on Zhang Chunxue?"
Song Xingzhi still looked at him with a smile: "Brother Aiguo, why did you suddenly ask this?"
Zhong Aiguo grew anxious: "This can't be true, can it?"
"What are you thinking?"
"Why did he have to fall for Zhang Chunxue of all people?"
"Don't you know her personality? Yesterday, Zhong Jingui was speechless after being confronted by her, and she even got a good beating from her husband..."
He went on and on about Zhang Chunxue's shrewish deeds.
Song Xingzhi immediately retorted, "Isn't this a good thing?"
"Sister Chunxue is a widow, so she has to be a bit shrewish to avoid being bullied."
"I think she's fine the way she is."
Zhong Aiguo's face turned green upon hearing this.
If they've already protected them, then the outcome is obvious!
He frowned and said, "But Secretary Song, you should know that Zhang Chunxue is several years older than you!"
"What does it matter?" Song Xingzhi asked again.
"This is a huge deal!" Zhong Aiguo slapped his thigh. "She's already this age, she can't have children anymore! You're still young, you don't even have kids yet!"
Song Xingzhi just smiled and said, "Brother Aiguo, you really think a lot."
"What does it matter whether it's a child or not?"
"If the two people really have a good relationship, it doesn't matter whether they have children or not."
When Zhong Aiguo heard this, his heart sank.
This Secretary Song is determined.
Song Xingzhi patted him on the shoulder again: "Also, Aiguo-ge. Chunxue and I don't have that kind of relationship now. Don't go around saying it and let everyone misunderstand Chunxue."
Upon hearing this, Zhong Aiguo's mind began to stir again.
They have no relationship? That's really overthinking things.
Zhong Aiguo's face immediately lit up with a smile: "That's good, that's good! Of course I won't go out and spread rumors about something that's completely baseless."
"I'm not that gossipy woman from the village entrance!"
His face broke into a kind smile again: "Alright then, Secretary Song, I won't keep you from your work any longer!"
He said this and left with a smile.
Zhong Aiguo wasn't really looking down on Zhang Chunxue, but rather because of the age gap between them. Song Xingzhi was a man who had never been married, and if he really married Zhang Chunxue, he would truly have no way to have his own descendants.
He couldn't possibly expect Zhang Chunxue's three sons to be filial to him when he got old, could he?
After all, the other three were already adults, and except for Zhong Chengyi, they were all married. How could they possibly be filial to him, their stepfather who came from another place?
He was humming a song halfway through his walk when he suddenly realized that something was off about what Song Xingzhi was saying.
It seems that Clerk Song was saying that he and Zhang Chunxue don't have any relationship yet...
Moreover, he never denied that he did have feelings for Zhang Chunxue!
Thinking of this, Zhong Aiguo's heart sank again.
After watching Zhong Aiguo leave, Song Xingzhi couldn't help but shake his head.
He knew, of course, that Zhong Aiguo meant well, but Zhang Chunxue was someone he had been waiting for for over a decade. He was finally about to get what he wanted, and he wouldn't give up on Zhang Chunxue, not even if Zhong Aiguo came, or even if the King of Heaven himself came.
As for offspring, he doesn't seem to care that much about them.
Living together as a couple is actually more liberating.
Moreover, he had already told Zhang Chunxue that he had an older brother, so he didn't have any pressure to carry on the family line.
Moreover, he has been teaching Zhong Xiaoxiao to read for the past few years, and in his eyes, Zhong Xiaoxiao is almost the same age as his daughter.
As for whether he had a son or not, he had no idea.
Meanwhile, when Zhang Chunxue went to work in the fields, Yang Lifang deliberately came up to her.
"Spring Snow! How have you been lately?"
Her sudden question left Zhang Chunxue somewhat bewildered: "Sister-in-law Lifang, why are you suddenly asking me this?"
"I haven't been doing any different lately than before!"
Yang Lifang coughed lightly: "Hey! It's just that Zhong Jingui has been talking nonsense these past few days. I was thinking that you're not that old, and you've been a widow for almost six years. You can't really live the rest of your life alone. You still need to find someone else."
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