Chapter 84
Xia Qingtang smiled and said, "It's okay, it's okay, nothing."
She didn't want to trouble Leng Feng. Who knew what he would say later?
"If you have any troubles, you can tell me. Xiang Qian is not at home, so I should be able to help. I have promised Jin Xuan before. How can I be worthy of Jin Xuan if I don't help you?"
Xia Qingtang still smiled: "I'm really fine, I was just passing by here, if Lao Luo was at home, I would say hello to him."
Leng Feng said: "Your frown can kill a few flies. If you say you are fine, do you believe it yourself?"
"You speak so rudely." Xia Qingtang pouted in disgust.
Leng Feng said: "You are the same. Not only do you speak badly, but your expression is also not nice."
Xia Qingtang was so angry that she laughed. She simply said, "Yes, I do need help with something, but can you help me?"
"If it wasn't for murder and robbery, I should be able to help."
"Okay, let me tell you..."
"This is Xiang Qian's doorstep. It's not convenient to talk." Leng Feng interrupted her and said, "Let's talk somewhere else."
"Let's talk while we walk, so as not to arouse suspicion." Xia Qingtang walked forward very slowly, and Leng Feng followed with the tin pot.
"What is it?"
"Do you know the police in the Old South Street area?" Xia Qingtang whispered.
The police are divided into different areas. If you find the police here, they will definitely not go to Xie Xiaoshuang's house to catch gambling. You have to find the police in charge of that area.
Leng Feng said: "Know each other, what do you do?"
"Please do me a favor tonight and go find the police over there and give them a tip. There are people in the family quarters of the watch factory who have been gathering to gamble for years, and the amount gambled is not small, which does not fall into the category of leisure and entertainment. The specific address is the family quarters of the watch factory... As long as we go there tomorrow morning, we will definitely catch a group of people, all of whom are old gamblers." Xia Qingtang finished speaking in one breath, then turned to look at Leng Feng and said, "If you can't do it, tell me too, I have to think of other ways to solve it tonight."
"If I really can't do it, who can you go to?" Leng Feng said indifferently.
"That's none of your business. After all, I'm not a fool. If there is no other way, I will go to the police station over there and report the case myself." Xia Qingtang said.
She originally didn't want to expose herself, because once the people at the watch factory knew that she was the one who reported the case, Xie Xiaoshuang's parents would guess that this matter was related to Xie Xiaoshuang, which would probably lead to new troubles.
But Xie Jinxuan was not at home, and Luo Xiangqian had gone out drinking. If Leng Feng really didn't want to help or couldn't do it, then she would have no choice but to give it her all.
The most urgent task was to arrest Xie Xiaoshuang's mother and lock her up for more than ten days. Only when her mother was no longer at home could Xia Qingtang help Xie Xiaoshuang move out of the house.
Although Xie Xiaoshuang had long hated and was full of hatred for her family, the twenty years of intimidation and beatings were real, and it was actually very difficult for her to really take the first step of severing ties with them, so she had to take action while her mother was in police station.
As long as she takes the first step and finds that she can live independently without her family, she will no longer be afraid of the world and will be able to completely cut ties with that family.
Another point is that although they will not be fired for gambling in groups, they will definitely be criticized by name. The factory will also post a long list of names stating what they have done and arrange for them to take ideological education classes. If it happens again, they will definitely be fired.
In this case, Xie Xiaoshuang's mother will be too busy to take care of herself and may not be in the mood to care about Xie Xiaoshuang. If she forces her to go on a blind date, it will be easier for her to disguise herself.
Moreover, Xie Xiaoshuang can use this incident as an excuse, and even find someone to spread the word in the area, letting all the matchmakers know that Xie Xiaoshuang's mother had been in jail. With this rumor, no one would dare to go to her house to propose marriage for at least a year.
In fact, Xia Qingtang had suggested to Xie Xiaoshuang that she report her mother for gathering people to gamble, but she herself was slow to act, so Xia Qingtang could only do it for her.
Xia Qingtang didn’t think Xie Xiaoshuang was like this because she was cowardly, she was just... too scared.
Only if she could start over again and return to the starting point where nothing had happened, Xia Qingtang would dare to take such a decisive step. But Xie Xiaoshuang's situation is different now, so most of the time, as a good friend, she should help to the end if she can.
After listening to this, Leng Feng said calmly, "You think too simply. For such a small matter, even if you really report it to the police, they may not have the time to deal with it. You have to know that there are people playing cards in every family quarters now. It's a small gambling game of one or two cents. It doesn't matter if you arrest them or not. If they are too idle, they may go to arrest them. If they are too busy to handle it, who will go to the family quarters to arrest people playing cards? Even if you report it to the police tomorrow, no one will come to the police."
"I know. Otherwise, why would I go to Lao Luo? It's because I hope they can definitely go and catch the man. This is really important to me." Xia Qingtang said, "So you've been talking for a long time. Can you help me? If you can't, just tell me."
"Can you tell me why you reported this?"
"No, because this matter involves the privacy of my classmates, so I can't tell anyone. But no matter whether they are playing small cards worth a few cents or a few dimes, it is true that they are gambling in groups, right? If we can catch a few people and make an example of them, it will also be good for society." Xia Qingtang looked at him with big eyes and a straight face, "Don't you Leng□□ stick to principles? Since you stick to principles, then you say that breaking a small law is not breaking the law?"
After these words came out, Leng Feng nodded silently: "That makes sense. Breaking a minor law is indeed against the law... I have another question. Can you guarantee that you will really catch someone at that time tomorrow?"
"I can guarantee it." Xia Qingtang said confidently, but he actually felt a little uneasy.
At this time, she missed Xie Jinxuan very much.
Given Xie Jinxuan's personality, even if he was not helping her but just helping a normal friend, he would definitely not ask so many questions, let alone ask the other party to make a guarantee.
Because there are always accidents in this world. Who can guarantee 100%? What if those people have diarrhea or a high fever tomorrow morning? How can such a thing be guaranteed 100%?
If Xie Jinxuan were to handle this matter, he would definitely prepare a thank-you gift appropriately. If the police came back empty-handed, he would also express his gratitude in a timely manner, so that even if the other party made a wasted trip, they would not have any complaints when they returned.
Leng Feng stared at her for a few seconds, and finally said, "Then I'll go over after dinner."
Xia Qingtang felt relieved after hearing this, and he quickly flattered her: "Thank you, I knew you were a good person, Jinxuan has been praising you, and it is true. You are such an upright person, you will definitely eliminate harm for the society. Even if it is hard for you today, it will also be hard for your friends. I will not be false with you, when Jinxuan comes back, I will definitely thank you very much, and thank your friends even more. So, when you go today, don't forget to thank them for me."
Leng Feng gave him a cold look of contempt: "I know, I'm not an idiot, I still understand that you need to give gifts when asking for help."
Xia Qingtang rolled her eyes in her heart, but no matter how unhappy she was, she still had something to ask of others, so she still smiled and said, "I was wrong. I'm stupid, so I tend to treat others as people on the same level as me, so it's inevitable that I tend to be long-winded. I'm really sorry for making you angry. Comrade Leng, you are smart and capable, don't bother with someone like me."
Leng Feng stared at her with cold eyes for a long time, so long that Xia Qingtang was worried that he was going to regret it. Leng Feng finally said, "I'll send the buns home and come over after dinner."
Xia Qingtang let out a long sigh: "Thank you, thank you, thank you so much. Um, is the dinner enough? Can I give you some more meat buns?"
Leng Feng snorted coldly and strode forward.
Xia Qingtang knew that this person had this problem, so he didn't say anything and turned around and went back to his grandmother's house.
Sixth Aunt was cooking dinner. There was an enticing aroma coming from the kitchen. Xie Jinyun was sitting on the sofa in the living room and had just opened the cookie jar. He took out the biscuits while peeking into the kitchen like a thief, afraid that Sixth Aunt would find out.
When her grandmother saw her coming back, she quickly said, "Why are you back so late today? I was getting a little anxious. If you don't come back soon, I'll ask someone to go look for you."
"I met my classmate on the way back today, so I chatted with her for a few words. That's why I wasted time." Xia Qingtang said quickly.
Just as he finished speaking, he heard the door being pushed open, and Xie's mother walked in from outside. As soon as she entered the door, she said, "Qingtang, I saw you and Leng Feng standing there talking at the intersection just now. What were you talking about? Why did you talk for so long?"
Xia Qingtang quickly said, "We were just talking about Jinxuan's business trip. Leng Feng asked me if Jinxuan was on a business trip, so wouldn't that mean she would have to stop seeing a Chinese doctor for treatment? Would doing so have any effect on her health?"
Mother Xie nodded: "That's right."
"Ah Feng is a kind-hearted child. Even though he has been aloof and indifferent since he was young, and doesn't like to talk to people, he cares about his friends. As long as it's about Jin Xuan and Xiang Qian, A Feng cares about them very much." Grandma smiled and said, "I'm really happy that Jin Xuan has these two friends."
Mother Xie put away her bag, took off her coat and said, "The weather is getting warmer now, and I can't wear a coat anymore."
Xia Qingtang observed Xie's mother's expression and felt relieved when she saw that she didn't seem to doubt her conversation with Leng Feng.
Mother Xie turned around and came over to see Xie Jinyun stealing cookies. She immediately asked, "What's going on? It's almost time to eat, why are you eating cookies here?"
"Shh! Shh!" Xie Jinyun was so anxious that he raised his finger to signal his mother not to speak, "Don't let Aunt Six hear it."
"So what are you doing? You know it's wrong?"
"I'm just really hungry." Xie Jinyun lowered his voice and whispered, "We ran for a long time in physical education class today. As soon as I came back, I went upstairs to do my homework. I came downstairs to eat cookies just now because I was really hungry. Mom, please be kind and let me go this time."
Mother Xie sighed and said, "Okay, I'll let you go this time."
After she finished speaking, she went upstairs, planning to come down at dinner time.
Tonight, the whole family was back. Grandpa Xie and Xie Chengye both arrived home before 6:30. The whole family sat at the dining table and began to enjoy a sumptuous dinner.
In this season, a large number of vegetables are on the market, and the vegetables planted in front and behind the small villa are also fruitful, so there are plenty of vegetables to eat on the table every day.
Today's dinner included loofah and shrimp soup, stir-fried wild rice with green peppers, stir-fried shredded zucchini, mashed eggplant with garlic, and stewed broad beans with rice. All of the ingredients were fresh and delicious. Everyone enjoyed the meal very much and drank up all the soup in the end.
Aunt Six said, "There are a lot of green peppers growing recently. We have to eat them every day, otherwise we won't be able to eat them all. Qingtang, how are the green peppers you planted?"
Xia Qingtang said: "It's also bearing fruit. We'll be able to eat it when Jinxuan comes back."
Xie Jinyun began to help Aunt Six collect the dishes. Mother Xie said, "Do you want to eat loquats? If you do, I'll bring them to you."
"Eat it. Bring it here." Xie Chengye said, "I'll peel it for mom."
Grandma smiled and said, "I can eat it myself, you don't have to peel it for me."
There was a full basket of loquats on the coffee table. They were all fresh fruits. Although they were not big, they tasted very good, sour and sweet. Xia Qingtang could eat more than twenty of them in one go.
Everyone ate half a basket of loquats while chatting. Seeing that it was getting late, Xia Qingtang went upstairs to take a shower and read.
Today Guan Chenxiang taught a new lesson. Xia Qingtang recited the lesson carefully and reviewed it until he could memorize it. Then he put away the book and walked out of the bedroom.
It's already past nine o'clock, and the whole family should be asleep.
Xia Qingtang forgot to bring his water cup when he went upstairs. Now that he had finished studying, he felt thirsty, so he wanted to go downstairs to get a glass of water.
Considering that everyone was asleep, Xia Qingtang did not turn on the lights, but slowly went down to the first floor with the flashlight in the cabinet.
When she reached the first floor, she did not turn on the lights. She was very familiar with the environment there anyway. She quickly found her cup, filled it with half a cup of hot water, drank it in one breath, and immediately felt much better.
Normally, she would have started to feel sleepy by this time, but today she was preoccupied with things, so she wasn't sleepy. Instead, she was a little worried that Leng Feng hadn't done that thing well.
Thinking of this, she simply turned off the flashlight, walked into the yard, and then looked over there in the light of the street lamp.
It was just a coincidence that a man with a flashlight passed by the door. Xia Qingtang took a look and found that it was Leng Feng.
She was overjoyed and quickly ran over to wave at him: "Comrade Leng, Comrade Leng!"
Leng Feng didn't expect Xia Qingtang to be standing here. He was slightly startled, and after a few seconds he said, "You won't be waiting here all the time, right?"
"No, no, I was studying English upstairs just now. After finishing the study, I came downstairs to drink water and just happened to see you." Xia Qingtang was afraid of disturbing her family and neighbors, so she spoke in a low voice.
Leng Feng also whispered: "You run to the yard to drink water?"
"Oh, drinking water is not important, that matter is important. Comrade Leng, what's going on? Will your friend go there to catch gamblers tomorrow morning?" Xia Qingtang's eyes widened, showing full of expectation.
Leng Feng then said, "I've already asked him for help, and he said he would bring a colleague with him. Luckily they are not too busy these two days, so they are willing to do such a boring little thing."
"Thank you so much." Xia Qingtang was very happy. As long as Xie Xiaoshuang's mother could be taken away and locked up tomorrow, she would go over to help Xie Xiaoshuang move tomorrow night.
Leng Feng said calmly: "Jinxuan often helps you do this kind of thing, right?"
Xia Qingtang said, "Not often, just occasionally. Do you think I'm a troublemaker? Do I cause trouble all the time?"
Leng Feng narrowed his eyes at her: "Aren't you?"
Xia Qingtang was a little angry, but thinking that Leng Feng had helped after all, and that he had just come back from outside so late, she smiled and said, "Oh, if you say so, then it is so. You are right. Anyway, thank you for what you did today."
As they were talking, a head suddenly popped out from the courtyard wall and looked at them with wide eyes. Seeing Xia Qingtang and Leng Feng whispering to each other through the iron gate, the neighbor was startled and jumped back with a scream.
Xia Qingtang and Leng Feng were both a little confused, wondering if their neighbor had some wrong idea.
Leng Feng said: "I'm going back first, you should go back and have a rest too."
"Okay." Xia Qingtang pointed over there and said in a lower voice, "Is everything going to be okay?"
"What could happen? It's just a rumor that there's something wrong between us. Do you think Jinxuan will believe it?" Leng Feng still had that dead look on his face.
Xia Qingtang thought so too, so she nodded, said goodbye to him, and went back to her bedroom upstairs to sleep.
Although she lived at her grandmother's house, Xia Qingtang no longer had to get up early every day. Her Sixth Aunt would even save breakfast for her on Sundays, so she wouldn't go hungry even if she got up late.
He did go to bed late the night before, so Xia Qingtang woke up groggily at around 7:30 the next morning.
She rolled around on the bed with the quilt in her arms for a few times, then slowly went to the bathroom to wash up. When she was done and walked down to the living room on the first floor, it was already eight o'clock.
Grandma and Sixth Aunt were not in the living room, but there were voices coming from the backyard, so Xia Qingtang went to the kitchen first and found the pickled vegetable cakes made by Sixth Aunt in a familiar small pot. She took it and ate it while going to the backyard.
Aunt Six was tidying up her vegetable garden, and grandma was sitting beside her reading a letter, and the two were chatting in low voices.
"Grandma, Sixth Aunt, I'm up." Xia Qingtang walked over.
Grandma looked up and smiled at her: "Did you sleep well?"
"I slept well."
Aunt Six said, "Why are you only eating the pickled vegetable cakes? There's also loofah paste in that little pot. Scoop it out and eat it."
"Okay, got it." Xia Qingtang ran back to the kitchen, finished his breakfast in one breath, and washed the dishes before coming out.
Grandma had returned to the living room and asked, "Are you going out today?"
"I'm not going out in the morning. I have to go out in the afternoon. I have something to do." Xia Qingtang said, "Grandma, do you want to go out? I'll go with you."
Grandma said, "I don't have anything important to do. I just need to write the reply and mail it. I see the weather is very good today. Why don't you come with me to the post office?"
"Okay, I'll go to the post office in a bit." After Xia Qingtang said that, he sat at the dining table and waited for his grandmother to finish writing the reply.
This letter was written by Xie Jinxuan's aunt. Grandpa and grandma have only two children, and Xie Chengye, their son, has always lived with them and they still live together now.
But the daughter had a very wild personality. She went to another place early, got married and settled down there. Because she lived far away, she seldom came back. She usually relied on correspondence to contact her parents, and occasionally called to hear the voices of her grandparents.
Xie Jinxuan had a pretty good impression of this aunt. He always said that his aunt was a lively and cheerful person, very courageous, and liked to do adventurous things.
Grandma wrote back while whispering, "Your aunt will come back to see us soon."
Xia Qingtang immediately said, "Really? That's great. I haven't met my aunt yet."
"She only comes back once a year. The last time she came back was during the summer vacation. She will come back during the summer vacation this year too, and she will bring your cousins with them. Then our house will be lively." Grandma looked very happy, with a smile on her face.
Xie Jinxuan's aunt is a high school teacher. Her work is not very busy, but if she wants to go back to her parents' home, she only has time during the winter and summer vacations.
But she has to stay there during the winter break to prepare for the New Year with the man's family, so she will only come back during the summer break to spend time with her parents.
But my grandparents never cared about it. They thought it was normal that their daughter didn't come back for the New Year all year round. As long as she was willing to come back and stay for a while every year, they would be very happy.
Grandma wrote the reply carefully and said, "Because they know Jinxuan is getting married, they plan to stay longer this year. They will come here in early July and will stay for a month and a half before leaving."
"That's great. Then Xiaoyun will have someone to play with him all the time." Xia Qingtang said with a smile.
She remembered Xie Jinxuan saying that her aunt's son was about the same age as Xiaoyun, and her daughter was a little younger, but she was also a middle school student.
She got married not late, but because her husband was busy with work, they were separated for a period of time, so she had a child later.
Grandma said: "Xiao Yun and his cousin can't play together. That child is more introverted and doesn't have as many friends as Xiao Yun. Every time he comes to our house with your aunt, he stays with us. Whatever Xiao Liu and I do, he does with us."
Aunt Six just came in from the backyard and said, "Yes, she can help me cook, and she does a pretty good job."
Grandma folded the written letter, put it in an envelope, sealed it with glue, put a stamp on it, and took Xia Qingtang to the post office.
The sun was really bright, and it was so hot on my body that I couldn't wear my coat anymore after a while. Xia Qingtang took off the coat and put it on his wrist, then looked around and said, "I should buy a hat too. When the sun comes up, I won't be so exposed when I ride my bike."
Grandma immediately said, "When we get out of the post office, we'll buy you a hat."
There were not many types of hats to choose from in the department store. After looking around, Xia Qingtang decided to choose the most common straw hat.
Although this straw hat does not look fashionable, it has a good sun protection effect and is very light. It has a rope that can be fixed to the chin, making it the most suitable one to wear while riding a bike.
"Is this all you want?" asked Grandma.
"Yes, this is the one I want." Xia Qingtang put the small straw hat on his head, expressing his satisfaction.
Grandma paid the money and took her to the candy counter to buy some candy, and then the two of them slowly walked home.
"I see that you usually study very late. If you are hungry at night and are too lazy to cook, just eat two candies, which are also good for your body." Grandma said, "Xiao Yun can also eat a little. The child is studying too hard now and has lost a lot of weight."
In order to fulfill his dream of going to college, Xie Jinyun indeed studied harder than anyone else. Even if today was Sunday, he got up early in the morning to do his homework in his room. In the afternoon, he went to the library with his classmates to continue studying, and only played after dinner.
Xia Qingtang had never experienced such a hard study life, so he said, "I heard that Xiaoyun and the others are going to increase the difficulty of their studies, and the textbooks we studied in those days will have to be replaced."
"Will he have to work harder when he goes to high school?" Grandma sighed and said with a smile, "It's not easy for children nowadays. When your aunt comes, you can ask her to tell Xiaoyun about the high school courses in advance."
The two of them chatted as they slowly returned to the compound.
When they walked to the basketball court, an old friend of grandma came over, whispered a few words to her, and looked at Xia Qingtang several times.
Xia Qingtang clearly felt that she was talking about him, but he couldn't ask directly.
Fortunately, grandma's expression remained normal. She said a few more words and continued to pull Xia Qingtang back.
When they got home and washed their hands, Xie's mother just came back. She opened the door and said, "Xiaofang next door just said that Qingtang, you and Leng Feng secretly met at the gate of our yard last night? And were Xiaofang's husband seen?"
Xia Qingtang's face turned dark. He didn't expect that his neighbor next door really misunderstood him. It wasn't just his misunderstanding, but a grown man actually told such a thing to others!
However, looking at Xie's mother's expression, she didn't quite believe it. Her tone was more like finding it a little funny than questioning.
Grandma frowned and said, "Didn't you scold them back in person? How could the young couple talk nonsense? When I came back just now, Old Cheng also told me that Xiaofang and her husband next door were telling everyone that Qingtang and Lengfeng were having a tryst at our doorstep. Think about it, how could such a thing be true?"
Xie's mother said, "I also found it funny, so I came back to ask. At 9:30 last night, our whole family had gone to bed, right?"
Xia Qingtang said, "I haven't slept yet. I finished my homework and went downstairs to drink some water. After drinking the water, I felt a little tired, so I went to the yard to enjoy the night breeze for a while. Leng Feng happened to pass by the door with a flashlight, so I chatted with him briefly. He is Jinxuan's good brother. Is it okay for me to talk to him?"
"Of course there is no problem! We watched Leng Feng grow up. He has a righteous character, and the whole compound knows that." Grandma said angrily, "I'm going to go next door and settle accounts with them now! How dare I not teach them a lesson for making up rumors about our family like this?"
As she spoke, grandma found the small bamboo stick, held it up and walked out.
Xie's mother was startled and quickly grabbed her: "Mom, you are not going out to beat someone up, are you?"
"If he keeps talking nonsense, I will definitely beat him up!" Grandma said loudly, "And do you think Xiaofang and his wife have any good intentions? So what if I beat them up?"
After saying that, grandma pulled back her sleeves and walked out.
Xie's mother and Xia Qingtang looked at each other and hurriedly chased after him. Sixth Aunt also ran out of the kitchen in a panic, holding a kitchen knife in one hand, and followed him.
The four lesbians ran to the next room in a rage and scared Xiaofang first. Her lover, who had been climbing over the wall last night, kept his head down and dared not come out to see anyone.
Grandma swung the small bamboo stick and it made a crackling sound: "Zhao Xiaoqiang, you dare to talk nonsense, why don't you dare come out to see me? Are you so ashamed to be seen?"
Zhao Xiaoqiang was scolded many times, but he couldn't bear it anymore and ran down from upstairs.
He pointed at Xia Qingtang and said, "What's so shameful about me? It's shameful that your granddaughter-in-law cheated on me!"
"You're talking nonsense again? Who would steal someone right in front of someone's doorstep? I tell you, Zhao Xiaoqiang, if you have the guts, go and tell that kid Leng Feng. If he doesn't beat you to death, you're lucky!" Grandma said fiercely.
Zhao Xiaoqiang shuddered subconsciously, and he immediately said, "He was sneaking around with someone else's wife in the middle of the night, and he dared to hit me?"
Xia Qingtang said, "Comrade Zhao, this is funny. First of all, it wasn't the middle of the night. It was only 9:30. Secondly, we didn't sneak around. We just talked a few words through the courtyard door. If you say so, then you, Comrade Zhao, were climbing up the wall of our house at that time last night. You are the most suspicious. What did you want to do by climbing up the wall? Did you want to do something bad?"
"What? Don't accuse me! I climbed over the wall to catch you two adulterous couples!"
"I think you are the wicked woman. Are you climbing over the wall to do something bad to me? I should have known it long ago. Every time I meet you, the way you look at me is not right! Sister Xiaofang, your husband is not a good man..." Xia Qingtang deliberately said loudly.
Zhao Xiaoqiang's face really changed this time. He retorted anxiously: "I didn't, I didn't! Don't talk nonsense!"
"You are allowed to talk nonsense, but I am not allowed to? Why?"
Grandma also waved her little bamboo stick: "Yes, why?"
Xiaofang's face didn't look good either. She said, "Zhao Xiaoqiang, did you see it clearly? You told me that you saw Leng Feng and Xia Qingtang kissing at the door through the fence!"
Xia Qingtang was furious: "I'm going to find Leng Feng now, tell Leng Feng what you want to say!"
"Don't go, don't go! Don't go!" Zhao Xiaoqiang was shocked. He grabbed Xia Qingtang's sleeve tightly and was about to cry. "I was wrong. I was wrong, isn't that okay? I was just talking nonsense. I didn't see you two kissing. I just thought you two were suspicious, so I made it up... Don't tell Leng Feng, that guy is a scoundrel and I can't beat him."
Xiaofang also knew what kind of person her lover was, so she quickly said, "I'm sorry, I didn't expect him to make up such a thing..."
Grandma said coldly, "You didn't expect it? Why didn't you expect it? You should know what kind of family our Xie family is. How could anyone in our family do such a shameless thing? I see that you didn't expect it. You did expect it, but you also wanted to frame our family."
"I haven't thought about it that way. I'm doing this for your own good. You said that I watched Jinxuan grow up and treated her like my own nephew. I'm worried that he might marry a woman who doesn't look very honest."
Mother Xie suddenly said, "If you were really worried about our Jinxuan, you wouldn't have spread this matter. If you were a really good person, you would have kept this secret and then told him secretly. But how did you do it? You spread it throughout the compound first. Are you worried about Jinxuan? You're hoping that Jinxuan will be laughed at by everyone!"
Xiaofang stopped talking, and Zhao Xiaoqiang also stopped talking.
Xie's mother said, "Why are you silent? Weren't you quite talkative when you were talking nonsense outside? Why are you pretending to be dumb now?"
Zhao Xiaoqiang shrank back and whispered, "I'm not saying anything nonsense. I didn't see the kiss, but who knows if they did it? Aunt Tian, let me tell you, Xiaofang and I are really doing this for your own good. Jinxuan married such a wife, whether she kissed anyone or not, you have to be strict with her. Otherwise, with her appearance, you'll have to put something on Jinxuan's head sooner or later."
These words were disgusting and vicious, and the malice in them was so overwhelming that even a stranger could hear that he was eager for Xie Jinxuan to be cuckolded.
To be honest, Xia Qingtang didn't quite understand where Zhao Xiaoqiang's malice towards Xie Jinxuan came from.
Because although Zhao Xiaoqiang is of the same generation as Xie Jinxuan in the compound, he is much older than Xie Jinxuan.
His grandparents gave birth to his father when they were only seventeen or eighteen years old, and his father was also a man who married and had children early. So although he also called Xie Qiming "grandpa", he was already in his thirties and his own child was twelve years old, not much different from Xie Jinyun. Generally speaking, for a man of this age who has a family, who would have such great malice towards a young man?
The bamboo stick in grandma's hand fell on the table next to Zhao Xiaoqiang with a bang, scaring both the couple.
Xiaofang said, "What...what are you doing? Are you really hitting someone? Even if my wife said something wrong, it's definitely wrong for you to hit someone. I'm telling you, my parents are not at home. If you take advantage of the fact that you are in a large group and bully the small group, I'll have to go out and call for help."
Everyone in the family was out today, and they were the only two left in the house, so grandma thought for a moment, put away the small bamboo stick, and said, "I'll come again when your parents come back. Also, I'm going to tell Leng Feng right now that if he comes to beat people up, it's your fault."
After saying that, grandma took the lead and went back.
"Xiao Liu, go call Leng Feng over." Grandma sat on the sofa with a serious expression.
"I understand." Aunt Liu put down the kitchen knife and ran to call Leng Feng.
Leng Feng was confused: "Grandma? Are you looking for me?"
"Yes, Zhao Xiaoqiang from next door said that you kissed our Qingtang through the fence last night." Grandma said, "Now he has spread it everywhere. How do you plan to solve this problem?"
Leng Feng remained expressionless after hearing this. He nodded and said, "I guessed it last night. Leave it to me. I'll be there right away."
After saying that, Leng Feng went out.
Xia Qingtang was a little curious: "What does he mean by this? Is he going out to beat someone up?"
"Not only will he be beaten, but Zhao Xiaoqiang will also have to pay the price." Grandma said, "Leng Feng is a child with many ideas."
Xie's mother also said, "Just leave it to Leng Feng, and you don't have to worry. We won't misunderstand this matter, and neither will Jinxuan. When he comes back, I will help you explain it to him."
Xia Qingtang knew that Xie Jinxuan would never misunderstand, but she also found it a little funny. How could it be such a coincidence that she was talking to Leng Feng at the gate of the yard and was seen by the neighbors?
Fortunately, her family believed in her, so she was temporarily relieved. After lunch, she sat in her room peacefully reading newspapers and news, and continued to learn how to write various manuscripts.
At two o'clock in the afternoon, Xie Jinyun suddenly ran back from outside and shouted, "Sister-in-law, go out and watch the fun!"
Xia Qingtang ran out of the room: "What's the excitement?"
"It was Brother Leng who did it. You should go out and take a look. I can't say for sure, but it was quite lively anyway!" After saying that, Xie Jinyun ran out again.
Xia Qingtang walked to the first floor, and her grandmother said, "I'll go with you to take a look. I don't know what Afeng did."
They followed Xie Jinyun to the basketball court in the compound, only to see Zhao Xiaoqiang holding a large sign in his hand, standing with his head down on the side of the busy road, motionless like a puppet.
Many people were watching there, and some children were surrounding him and laughing.
Xia Qingtang walked closer and saw the sign that read: I was wrong, I shouldn't have talked nonsense, I shouldn't have made up rumors. I'm not a human being, I said bad things about Leng Feng because I was jealous of him, I'm a bad person, please give me a chance to make a new start.
Some people didn't understand and asked what Zhao Xiaoqiang had said. Zhao Xiaoqiang lowered his head and said in a muffled voice: "I am not a human being. I insulted Leng □□'s personality. I admit my mistake to him..."
He kept saying this sentence over and over again, and as a result, the other party forgot to continue asking questions and just stood there watching the fun.
In the end, everyone who had heard the rumor knew that Zhao Xiaoqiang was making it up, while those who had not heard the rumor only knew that Zhao Xiaoqiang had offended Leng Feng.
The relationships between the grandfathers of these families were normal. Besides, it was Zhao Xiaoqiang himself who did something wrong. Even if the Zhao family found the Leng family, the Leng family would be justified.
Xia Qingtang didn't know whether to laugh or cry, but this method really worked and was quite mean.
But there was no wound on Zhao Xiaoqiang’s face. Could it be that Leng Feng didn’t beat him up?
After watching the excitement, Xia Qingtang accompanied her grandmother back home. Seeing that it was getting late, she rode her bike to find Xie Xiaoshuang, intending to take her to pack all the luggage today.
As soon as he rode out of the compound, he saw Leng Feng walking hurriedly on the side of the road. Xia Qingtang hurried over to greet him: "Comrade Leng, Comrade Leng, I saw what Zhao Xiaoqiang looked like. What you did is quite effective."
"Please talk to me less in the future." Leng Feng took a step back and said, "I've said it before, you are a trouble, but you don't realize it at all."
"Do you really think this is my fault?" Xia Qingtang also became serious.
Leng Feng looked at her eyes and said, "Logically, of course I don't blame you, but with the way you look, trouble will find you automatically, and it will also cause trouble to your lover. I know that this is not your intention, but I hope you can recognize your problem."
"What's the problem? I'm going to ask you loudly now, what exactly is my problem? You are so great, you should be able to teach me seriously, right?" Xia Qingtang smiled coldly, his face full of sarcasm.
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