Niu Wa had seen the child once, and now thinking back, he found that the child really looked a bit like himself.
"In that case, why did you—"
"You think I want to? What do you have? Can you support me and the child? Do you have parents to help take care of the child? I'm doing this for the child's sake. I want to find her a complete home."
Niu Wa muttered quietly, "Who wouldn't want to be with their own parents? You didn't even ask the child or me for permission, and you just made the decision on your own."
Zhang Xiaoqin heard his mumbling and complaining and flew into a rage. "Great! You're complaining about me again! Fine, fine, fine, it's all my fault. I'm the sinner. You all blame me. I'm going to go back right now, grab the child, and jump into the river. I'll put an end to it all and avoid upsetting you good people."
No one can compare to Zhang Xiaoqin when it comes to throwing tantrums. Not to mention Niu Wa, even if there were ten Niu Wa, she could subdue them completely.
As she spoke, she was about to leave.
Niu Wa was anxious now and quickly ran up to apologize, "I deserve it, it's my fault for speaking foul language, don't be angry."
Zhang Xiaoqin had no intention of really rushing away, but after Niu Wa said that casually, she stopped and gave herself a way out.
Passersby gave her strange looks, but Shumei looked around and didn't take it seriously. Fu Jun disliked her so much anyway, so she didn't mind letting him be a coward for once, letting their family experience the feeling of being criticized by everyone.
Niu Wa was considerate of Shumei, afraid that others would say that she was being disrespectful, so he took the initiative to distance himself from Shumei and whispered, "Xiaoqin, this person is too talkative, let's go somewhere else to talk."
"What are you afraid of? I'm not afraid, so why should you be afraid?"
"After all, you are Fu Jun's wife now, and I don't want others to say bad things about you."
"You men all talk so sweetly, but when something goes wrong, it's always the women's fault."
"Really, let's talk about this somewhere else. Look, the villagers are all coming back from work, and there are more and more people coming and going. How about coming to my house? It's a good opportunity to talk about the child."
Zhang Xiaoqin was chatting up Niu Wa because she was really lonely and unbearable. Since Niu Wa said that, it seemed to suit her needs. It was easier for a single man and a single woman to get things done in the same room, she thought.
"Okay." She agreed happily.
At this time, it was already evening, the sun was setting, and the sky was slowly getting dark. It could be said that the time, place, and people were all right.
"Well—I'll go ahead and you can follow me later. Or, you can take the key and go ahead. Walking together will be too conspicuous, and I'm afraid people will gossip."
Niu Wa himself is a piece of mud, there is no honor or dishonor. He did this for Zhang Xiaoqin's sake.
Zhang Xiaoqin took a look and said coldly, "You go back first, I'll come later."
Niu Wa put the key back in his pocket and reluctantly turned away, looking back every few steps. He was afraid that Zhang Xiaoqin was fooling him and didn't really intend to look for him. He was still uneasy. The matter of the child had not been clarified yet, and he couldn't wait to know how Zhang Xiaoqin planned to deal with it.
After he returned home, he wandered anxiously in the yard, waiting for Zhang Xiaoqin to arrive.
Zhang Xiaoqin did not disappoint his expectations. Not long after he arrived home, Zhang Xiaoqin followed him.
Niu Wa saw Zhang Xiaoqin coming through the crack in the door, and couldn't wait to open the door. Seeing that there was no one around, he pulled Zhang Xiaoqin into the yard.
"What are you doing? Is it necessary to be so secretive? We're all from the same village, and you're not even allowed to visit each other? You're as skinny as a monkey, but I didn't expect you to have such strong hands. You almost broke my arm."
Zhang Xiaoqin shook off Niu Wa's hand fiercely, rubbed her sore arm, and looked unhappy.
She muttered as she walked towards the house.
Niu Wa followed closely behind, explaining to her non-stop, "I'm sorry, I was in a hurry and used a little too much force. I didn't want to be sneaky either, isn't this all for your reputation? I'm a stinking bachelor, so stinking I can't even ask you about it, but you're different. After all, you're a married woman, so you have to be more careful, right?"
Whatever Niu Wa said was for Zhang Xiaoqin's benefit. In this respect, he really seemed like an upright and modest gentleman.
Zhang Xiaoqin listened with a touch of impatience. She glanced around the room, walked over to the only stool, patted the dusty stool, sat down on it, and said fiercely, "What the hell is reputation? Can reputation be used to make a living? I'm almost starving to death, what's the point of pursuing reputation? You had to make me sneak in here like a thief. Tell me! What do you want to say?"
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