The last sentence revealed exactly what Mrs. Chai was thinking. That was exactly what she was thinking.
Before coming here, she inquired about the personalities of Li's parents.
She felt that as long as she told him the amount of betrothal money she could offer, Xia Shuanghua's adoptive parents would definitely be tempted. Even if they were reluctant, they would say it in a nice way. With Luo's stubborn personality, they wouldn't have made such a fuss.
Even before coming here, she didn't think her second son was worthy of Xia Shuanghua.
Even though this group of people somehow managed to make money, she still looked down on these outsiders from the bottom of her heart.
Her second son was honest and dutiful, a good farmer and a family man. In short, he was good in every way except that he was a little older. But these blind people still looked down on him.
Mrs. Chai yelled angrily, "What do you mean by that? If you don't like it, then don't like it. But why do you keep harassing me? Do you want to do anything?"
Ask around in the surrounding villages, who among those who know my second son doesn't praise him? And you still chose him?! What's the point of being young? Don't clumsy people need to be disciplined? Besides, everyone knows that these girls in your village are..."
"Bah! You rotten-hearted old woman!" Zheng Wangshi spoke up at the right time and spat in Chai Pozi's face. "Your precious son is so good, why is he looking for a wife? Wouldn't that be a waste of him? Come with you, an old woman!"
Zhou Li, who was squeezed at the edge of the crowd and heard this, was listening to the quarrel and the conversation of the people in front. After finding out the situation, he was so angry that he almost vomited blood. He thought that Mrs. Chai was here to propose a marriage to her eldest grandson, but who would have thought that she was talking to her second son?
He was also well aware of the Li family's situation. They had a biological daughter and an adopted daughter, but Mrs. Chai chose Xia Shuanghua, who had no biological parents. What was her intention? Did she really think that others couldn't understand?
I can’t figure it out! I really can’t figure it out!
"Stop arguing!" He shouted to the crowd with a serious expression.
Unfortunately, his voice did not stop the quarrel, and those who heard it quickly made way.
Walking into the Li family's courtyard, he growled again with an unpleasant expression, "Stop arguing! What's going on?!"
Zheng Wangshi was cursing with all her might, but when the woman next to her reminded her, she immediately stopped and looked at Zhou Lizheng with a smile.
"Village head, it wasn't us from Jiuxi Village who started the trouble first. This old woman Chai asked a matchmaker to come and talk about whether she was talking about a relationship or an enemy. We just couldn't stand it anymore, so we started arguing!"
Zhou Lizheng raised his hand to signal her not to say anything, and looked at Mrs. Chai, "Have you discussed your coming to Jiuxi Village with your second son?"
"Of course we have discussed it..." Mrs. Chai said with a guilty conscience. She had gone to find the matchmaker early in the morning, hoping to settle the matter as soon as possible. How could she have the time to discuss it with the second son?
"You..." Zhou Lizheng stuttered, "Go back quickly! Don't embarrass yourself!"
"Village head, how can you side with them?!" Mrs. Chai refused to agree. "Two families are planning a marriage. Even if they don't like each other, they can just break up. But why did you drive us away and block me and matchmaker Li here and scold me so harshly? What's wrong with my second son getting married for the second time? I heard that his two daughters are not..."
"Shut up!" Zhou Lizheng interrupted her with a growl and glared at her fiercely.
Everyone knows that it is difficult to save women and children after a disaster, not to mention the inevitable rumors after the Wang Dacai incident.
He couldn't hear or do anything about what was said behind his back, but if these words were spoken in front of so many people, Dafeng Village and Jiuxi Village would have no peace in the future.
While Mrs. Chai was still arguing, matchmaker Li took advantage of everyone's attention being focused on Mrs. Chai and carefully squeezed into the crowd. When she finally got out of the crowd, beads of sweat the size of beans fell on her forehead.
This old lady Chai is such a rip-off!
She saw that Mrs. Chai was sure that the marriage would be successful, and she thought that the girl surnamed Xia was not valued by her adoptive parents. Zhou Qiang and Xia Shuanghua had also met each other, but she didn't know who Zhou Qiang was at all. Her adoptive parents were also very good to the girl, and it was not an exaggeration to say that she was their biological daughter.
If she doesn't run away now, the good reputation she has accumulated over the years will be gone! Who would dare to propose marriage to her again in the future?
As Matchmaker Li slipped away, she grumbled about how guilty she felt about accepting the money.
Behind her, Zhou Li was frowning so hard that he could kill a fly. He turned his head and looked at the crowd, "Dadong, go get your uncle!"
"Hey - here I come!" Old man Zhou ran out of breath and squeezed in sideways.
"What's wrong? How did it become like this?" The white beard on the old man Zhou's lips was blown up by the wind, making him look a little funny and a little pitiful.
Zhou Lizheng took a deep breath and said, "You two old people, hurry home and stop making such a scene that makes people laugh at you."
He thought for a moment, then added softly, "Be careful with your words when you get back."
Mrs. Chai was about to say something when Old Man Zhou pulled her back and said, "Alright, alright, listen to the headman. If they don't like it, then they don't like it. Let's just go home. What's there to argue about?"
When Zheng Wang heard this, she couldn't help but roll her eyes. If it weren't for the head of the village, she could have fought for another three hundred rounds.
After the old couple left, Zhou Lizheng's expression eased a little. He said to Luo: "The old couple were very worried about their second son's marriage. They also wanted Dafeng Village and Jiuxi Village to get married so that they could visit each other more frequently in the future. Who would have thought that their good intentions would lead to bad results..."
Luo naturally didn't dare to show displeasure to Zhou Lizheng, so she could only nod her head continuously, but she was still unhappy in her heart.
She had originally thought of waiting for a long time before arranging marriages for her two daughters, so that they would have a place to go after getting married and having children. However, what happened today made her a little discouraged.
Zhou Lizheng said a few words to comfort them and then left. When the onlookers saw that there was nothing exciting to watch, they dispersed even faster.
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