The main reason is that Zhou Xiaolan's appearance is so distinctive; she looks exactly like her mother and brother. How could Hua Zhian not recognize her after they grew up together in the courtyard?
"Brother Zhian, where are you going so early in the morning?" Zhou Xiaolan asked familiarly.
"What does this have to do with you? Who are you?" These past two days, I've heard my family mention Zhou Xiaolan quite a bit. She caused his sister's injury, and before he even came looking for her, she's delivered herself to me.
"Brother Zhian, it's me, Zhou Xiaolan. You've forgotten how good Xiangyun and I are." Zhou Xiaolan didn't think it was necessary to bring up the matter of Hua Xiangyun's injury, which had been so long ago.
"Oh, it's you." Hua Zhian nodded and said.
When Zhou Xiaolan saw that he remembered, she showed what she considered to be the most perfect smile.
But Hua Zhian's next words made her face freeze: "My sister mentioned that you instigated He Ping'an to injure my sister and then stood by and watched her die."
"A friend like you shouldn't associate with Xiangyun anymore. Also, Xiangyun is my only sister, so don't call her 'brother' so casually."
Hua Zhian's attitude stunned Zhou Xiaolan. In her memory, Hua Erge was always smiling, but she didn't expect him to speak so harshly this time.
She thought that Hua Xiangyun must have said a lot of bad things about her behind her back, but this was her last chance, and she had to seize it no matter what.
“No, Second Brother Hua,” Zhou Xiaolan immediately changed her tune, looking aggrieved. “Xiangyun really misunderstood. He Ping’an was just making things up.”
Xiangyun and I have been friends since we were little, how could I possibly do such a thing?
Because of this, the whole compound talked about me behind my back, and I was scolded by my parents every day at home.
As Zhou Xiaolan spoke, tears streamed down her face, looking as if she had suffered a great injustice.
Hua Zhian was also a little confused. If that's the case, Zhou Xiaolan really didn't get away with it. Could it be that He Ping'an was just being irresponsible and talking nonsense?
Zhou Xiaolan noticed Hua Zhian's hesitation out of the corner of her eye and said with even more grievance, "These past few days I've been trying to talk to Xiangyun and make things clear, but she believed He Ping'an's words and didn't give me a chance at all."
Hua Zhiping felt something was off when he heard this. What did he mean by saying that Xiangyun believed He Ping'an's words? Even if Xiangyun was immature, there were still elderly people in the family. Her grandmother would not say such things.
"Brother Hua, I didn't come to see you today for anything else. I just wanted you to tell Xiangyun that this really has nothing to do with me."
"We've known each other since we were kids, how could I possibly hurt her like that?"
Hua Zhian said, "You guys just stood by and watched my sister die. I heard that if someone hadn't happened to be passing by, she probably would have bled and lost her temperature."
Zhou Xiaolan had already thought about how to deal with it. "We were so wronged. We were really scared at the time and didn't react for a moment. Moreover, Xiangyun was bleeding so much that we didn't dare to move her."
When we came to our senses and wanted to help, the fellow villager appeared.
The villager, unaware of the full story, launched into a tirade against us, which was overheard by the doctor and nurses at the clinic, leading to the misunderstanding.
This explanation was impeccable. Although Hua Zhian was somewhat shaken, he did not believe it completely. "The matter has already happened, and everyone has their own grudges. Let's not associate with each other for a while. After Xiangyun calms down, you can slowly explain to her. I won't interfere in your young lady's affairs."
After Hua Zhian finished speaking, he felt that his idea was better. As for He Ping'an, he could teach him a lesson and he would not be able to escape. Now that the He family had just been robbed, they would definitely be more vigilant. He thought that he might as well put a sack over him in a couple of days.
With this on his mind, he had no interest in dealing with Zhou Xiaolan and turned to leave.
Zhou Xiaolan was not about to miss such an opportunity to be alone with him, so she quickly walked over and walked alongside him. "Brother Hua, what's it like where you're going to the countryside? Can you tell me about it? I'll be going to the countryside after the New Year and after another semester of school."
“Going to the countryside is just like that. There are some differences between male and female comrades. Why don’t you go ask other female comrades?” Hua Zhian didn’t expect that even after he had made his point so clear, this female comrade would still follow him.
Thinking of what Xiangyun had said before, Hua Zhian became more vigilant. He didn't want to find a wife so soon.
He knew exactly how many people from the compound had been sent to the countryside.
Even his older brothers and sisters had lived in the countryside for many years, so if she really wanted to ask, she wouldn't be able to get the information from him.
"..." Zhou Xiaolan didn't expect Hua Zhian to be so disrespectful.
She had been full of confidence, thinking that as long as they had a chance to spend time together, she could find topics to talk about. But as soon as she opened her mouth, she killed the conversation, which made her a little dissatisfied, and she couldn't help but show it on her face.
Hua Zhian, who had been paying attention, naturally noticed this, frowned, and quickened his pace. "I have other things to do. You can ask someone else."
Hua Zhian was determined to escape, and with his long legs, the two quickly separated.
Unable to catch up, Zhou Xiaolan stomped her foot angrily, "That damned Hua Xiangyun, how many bad things did she say about me? Why didn't she die back then?"
As soon as she finished speaking, she covered her mouth, pressed left and right to confirm, and only left hurriedly after confirming that no one was passing by.
Hua Zhian was surprised to find Tian Guihua and Hua Xiangyun looking at him with ambiguous smiles as soon as he and Hua Guangzong returned home.
Thinking back to the little incident outside the courtyard, there's nothing I don't understand.
"Ask whatever you want."
Hua Xiangyun rested her chin on her hand and asked, "Second brother, what do you think? Do you feel that your little sister is being a bit cold-hearted?"
Anyway, I can run and jump, so if I get injured, an apology will make it all go away.
Hua Zhian said irritably, "Speak nicely to your second brother. Although your second brother is not very smart, he is not stupid either."
"We can still distinguish between what's inside and outside. She can say what she wants; whether I believe her or not is up to me."
Hua Xiangyun said, "Oh... that's only temporary. Although there's no evidence, I'm a petty person and I won't believe him anymore. If Second Brother wants to help us reconcile in the future, he'd better stop now."
Tian Guihua said, "That girl is obviously scheming. If she really wanted to apologize to Xiangyun, she shouldn't have been chasing after you. By the way, don't tell anyone about your trip back to the city. Many people are rushing to find someone to marry so they won't have to go to the countryside. I don't want you to be targeted too."
Tian Guihua's words were very straightforward, directly pointing out Zhou Xiaolan's scheming.
Hua Zhian also felt uneasy and began to understand what Zhou Xiaolan was up to.
“This kid isn’t stupid, he wouldn’t do anything foolish,” Hua Guangzong put the oil paper package on the table. “He went early today and managed to buy these fried dough sticks.”
Hua Zhian, who wasn't stupid, was speechless.
This restaurant serves these breakfast items, but if you arrive late, you won't be able to get any.
Tian Guihua took it and prepared to cut it into small pieces with scissors, which would be good for everyone to use in millet porridge.
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