Wei Yuan and Li Yutong, who were listening nearby, had their expressions changed instantly. They were happy just now, but now they were furious.
"Hello, fellow villager. May I ask if the general you are talking about is Jiang Ling, the teacher in the county?" Li Yutong ignored Wei Yuan's obstruction, walked to the group of women, and asked one of them at random.
Those people turned around and looked at the unfamiliar Li Yutong and his wife. "You look unfamiliar. Where are you from?"
The woman did not answer Li Yutong's question easily. Li Yutong looked at me carrying large and small bags of things in my hands, opened a bag of candy and distributed it to everyone.
"Come on, everyone, have some candy. To be honest, we heard that Jiang Ling is a well-behaved and sensible girl, so we came here to help our friend's son and see if she's really as good as the rumors say. We just heard you say that she's actually such a girl, but we don't know if we're talking about the same person."
Li Yutong suppressed her strong dissatisfaction and asked these people in a friendly manner.
The women looked at each other, but no one spoke. Li Yutong continued to question them.
"You see, I'm just trying to help a friend out of kindness. He's a prominent figure, and if I don't do the job right, it'll bring unnecessary gossip and rumors to him. I'm afraid I, as his friend, will also be wrongly accused. Not only will I lose our friendship, but I'll also be branded as the one who framed him. I beg you, fellow villagers, to be kind and tell me the truth."
After Li Yutong's sincere persuasion, the women finally let down their guard and told the truth about Jiang Ling and Wang Changxing.
After hearing this, Li Yutong was furious. He forced himself to remain calm, said goodbye to the woman, and left.
Li Yutong refused to go to the Jiang family again no matter what, and walked towards the village entrance angrily, wanting to go back to the county.
"These are all just hearsay, they may not be true, so why do you believe them? You're gone like this, leaving Ajie to face it alone."
Wei Yuan forcibly held her back and tried to persuade her kindly.
He didn't want to make the situation worse before things were clear. What if these things were not true and they stood up the Jiang family, how would the woman view them?
Seeing that Li Yutong was still determined to return to the city, Wei Yuan continued to persuade her, "If we don't go and clarify the situation, and if Jiang Ling is really not a good girl, won't your son continue to be kept in the dark by her? You know your son's character. How could he believe our one-sided story? For our son, we must go on this trip and get to the bottom of everything so that he can give up."
After Wei Yuan's repeated persuasion, she agreed to turn back and go to Jiang Ling's house.
The two of them walked and asked along the way, and finally found the Jiang family.
Jiang Ling and Wei Jie had already arrived home. Wei Jie and Jiang Fu were chatting happily. They sat at the stone table in the yard, drinking tea and chatting, waiting for Wei Jie's parents to arrive.
Mother-in-law and Jiang Ling were busy in the kitchen, preparing lunch to entertain the guests.
In other families, the woman would go to the man's house first to check the situation, but it is rare for the man to come first like in their case.
The Jiang family was very satisfied with Wei Jie, and with the recent incident involving Wang Changxing, they placed even more hope on Wei Jie, hoping to facilitate their marriage soon.
As soon as Wei Yuan and Li Yutong entered the door, Wei Jie, who had just arrived, actually acted as the host and stood up to greet them.
"Dad, Mom, we've been waiting for you for a long time. You finally showed up. We were just wondering if you were lost, so we were about to go look for you!"
Jiang Fu also followed behind Wei Jie and came forward with a smile.
The two elders didn't look very good, especially Li Yutong, who had a long face and no joy on his face.
"How could we get lost? The Jiang family is so famous. As soon as Jiang Ling's name is mentioned, everyone rushes to show us the way."
Li Yutong spoke with hidden meanings, but Jiang Fu didn't understand her hidden meaning. He was still thinking about replying, "We are country people, with simple customs and are very hospitable. Come on, uncle, aunt, don't stand and talk, come in and sit down!"
Jiang Fu welcomed the three people into the main hall. Li Yutong looked at the Jiang family's bare house and thought of the words that were still fresh in her ears, and her heart was filled with disgust.
She dusted the stool. She wasn't one to be picky or fussy, but after hearing those rumors, she felt incredibly uncomfortable. She felt like she was sitting on pins and needles, completely uncomfortable.
Wei Yuan and Jiang Fu's father chatted idly about this and that. Li Yutong remained silent, thinking about finding the right opportunity to get to the bottom of the matter.
As they chatted, Jiang Ling and her mother brought the food to the table. When Jiang Ling's mother saw Wei Yuan and Li Yutong, she went up to them warmly and greeted them, inviting them to the table.
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