Chapter 2: Fighting back against the gossipy woman
The atmosphere between the mother and daughter was good, but the atmosphere between Cui Xiongnian and Liang Zongshan was not so good.
The big man was always straightforward, without much greeting, he went straight to the point and discussed the marriage.
Cui Xiongnian was worried. He wanted to agree, but he was afraid that Cui Xue would make a fuss and disagree, so he frowned and said nothing.
"Second son, you sit here, I'll go see why your aunt is taking so long to find clothes."
Suddenly remembering that their clothes were in Cui Xue's room, he thought about it and decided to ask his daughter's opinion.
"Dad." Before he got up, Cui Xue appeared in the room.
"Xue'er, why did you get up? Don't you feel uncomfortable?"
Cui Xue gave him a look, then looked at Liang Zongshan who stood up beside him and looked him up and down.
In this era, those who can grow to 1.8 meters tall are all born with good genes. Liang Zongshan is one of them. Although he is tall, he is thin.
However, judging from his appearance, probably because he was born in the army, he has sharp eyebrows and bright eyes, and he is righteous. If he is not too dark, he will definitely charm a lot of girls.
"Here are some clothes. Hurry up and change them." As he said, he stuffed the clothes in his hand into his hand.
Liang Zongshan took a look at the clothes in his hand, paused, then nodded, and followed Liang Xiaoying to another room to change clothes.
"My dear, look at Liang Zongshan. He is a decent person. How can he not be better than that pretty boy Chen Qingyan?" After everyone left, Cui Xiongnian began to persuade Cui Xue earnestly.
"Yes, my dear, can your parents harm you?" Liang Xiaoying came back from outside and followed suit.
Both of them looked at her expectantly, which made Cui Xue somewhat irritated.
"Marriage is a major event in life. I know you are doing this for my own good, but I can't marry him just because you say he is good, right? I know there are a lot of rumors out there, but the facts of that day are full of doubts. If the news that Liang Zongshan and I are getting married gets out now, wouldn't it be a disguised confirmation of those absurd things that outsiders say?"
Cui Xue's words made the two elders choke. Marriage is indeed a bad idea, because they also know that once rumors come out, no matter what they do, they can't stop others from talking.
Cui Xiongnian suddenly became depressed, sat back in his chair silently, took a dry cigarette from the table beside him and smoked it silently.
The atmosphere suddenly became heavy, and the room was even a little too quiet for a while.
At this time, Liang Zongshan came back after changing his clothes. He probably noticed that the atmosphere was not right and guessed that it was because Cui Xue did not agree to the marriage.
A hint of sadness flashed in his eyes. He sorted out his thoughts and then spoke:
"It's getting late. My younger sister fell into the water today. I should rest more. I'll go back first."
Unexpectedly, he suddenly proposed to leave. Everyone present was stunned.
Cui Xiongnian stood up, looked at him and wanted to say something, opened his mouth and closed it again.
"Well...Xue'er, can you send your second brother off?"
I don't know if Liang Xiaoying wanted them to cultivate their relationship, but she actually asked Cui Xue to send him off.
Cui Xue thought about it. She had something to say to Liang Zongshan, so she didn't refuse.
"Thank you for saving me." Cui Xue spoke as soon as she left the house.
"You're welcome. This is what I should do." Liang Zongshan looked at her deeply and shook his head in response.
After that, the two of them fell silent, each with their own thoughts, and walked all the way to the big banyan tree in front of the river where Cui Xue jumped.
"Oh, I thought the two of them were in love, and now they are walking together, I'm afraid they are going to get married soon, right?"
As soon as they approached, they heard a sharp female voice.
Cui Xue frowned and raised her head, and saw several women from the village sitting under the big banyan tree. They looked like the kind that were difficult to get along with.
At this time, they were looking at Cui Xue and Liang Zongshan with a smile on their faces.
"Well, it's like that, if this is not a good thing, then what can it be?"
"Speaking of which, Cui Xue girl, you are also a lucky person. You had Chen the educated youth before, and now you are the brother of your grandparents. It's said that scholars are different. You eat so well, which makes me itchy."
"Hehe, you are nothing. Look at Cui Xue girl's beauty. You can't get two men even if you are reborn for two more lifetimes."
These gossipers probably bully Cui Xue because she is young and thin-skinned, and they are trying hard to catch the shortcomings of the two people here.
What they said is very vicious, not to mention now, even in the future.
Now, not to mention Cui Xue's anger, even Liang Zongshan couldn't help but frown in disgust.
"I am really surprised. The tongues of you aunts are as long as two miles, right? How can you say anything? I know I am young and beautiful, and I cannot live as long as the aunts who have lived for ten or twenty years longer. This man wants to be shameless, but the aunts are greedy. They want to be shameless as well. No wonder our uncle doesn't like to pay attention to you. Which man would be willing to pay attention to you with such a wrinkled face and long tongue?"
Cui Xue's output shocked everyone, and even Liang Zongshan turned to look at her.
But she seemed to be still unsatisfied. She clicked her
tongue twice and said, "Aunties, please watch your mouths. Listen to what you just said. People who don't know would think you are disrespectful. You are old but still coveting the guys in the village and outside the village. If this gets out, will you still maintain your reputation in the village?" "
Bah! What are you talking about, you little girl?" Finally someone reacted. The aunt who spoke at first blushed, jumped up and started yelling at her.
"Don't you know what I'm saying, aunt?"
"Do we need to tell you what kind of despicable person you are? How dare you say that here? If you don't behave yourself, you should just keep your tail between your legs. Don't make those dirty things and walk around with people. You deserve to be scolded!"
"No matter what I do, someone wants me. If you do something dirty, you will be beaten to death, right?"
Cui Xue looked at her with a dark look in her eyes. The aunt who was pointing at her was startled and looked around in panic, but she didn't dare to look at her.
"What are you talking about? You are so naughty at such a young age. It's really a disgrace to your parents. You are despicable!" After saying that, she spat fiercely on the ground and walked away with her head held high.
But the back figure looked like someone fleeing in panic. The remaining ladies looked at each other, all excited about the new news and jealous of Cui Xue.
Seeing that they didn't dare to speak, Cui Xue snorted coldly and continued to walk towards the Man River with Liang Zongshan.
Daping Village and Daliang Village are separated by a river, and a bridge connects the two villages. Cui Xue walked him to the bridge and stopped.
"The gossipers in the village like to say bad things, don't mind it."
Liang Zongshan looked at her and shook his head.
"I should have been responsible for what happened that day, but you... and in order to save you today, I had to... in the end, it would be bad for your reputation, so I still hope you will consider our marriage."
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
