Chapter 60: Guagua Guagua Guagua This is the second time Guagua Guagua has helped her...
As soon as Tian Wenmei said this, someone couldn't help but retort: "It's true that your family is rich, but you are poor..."
Although everyone is poor these days, there are differences between being poor.
Take the Chen family. In the past few years, weren't they so poor that they had to wander around everywhere and owe money to the production team all year round?
Other families can at least get some pork during the Chinese New Year, but if the Chen family wants to smell the meat, they have to borrow it!
Even though life has finally gotten better in the past two years, it's still worse than other families.
Widow Zhang has been living a good life with her child in the past few years. There is no man in the family, and the production team takes care of her from time to time. She lives a peaceful life. Why should she come to the Chen family to suffer?
I'm not stupid.
"What's wrong with my family being poor? Haven't we been living comfortably until now? If a girl from another family were to marry into my family, would I really let her go hungry?"
Tian Wenmei frowned, her eyes widened into circles.
Three generations ago, their family were all poor peasants with a good family background. So what if they were poor? It was glorious!
Xiang Yao shook her head slightly and changed the subject to the positive side. "Auntie Tian, whether they're rich or poor isn't important right now. What's important is that Aunt Zhang never brought it up. I think we should respect her opinion, too."
Tian Wenmei sneered, "Huh, that's hilarious! Could she really be unhappy? I think she's looking forward to it!"
Xiang Yao glanced at Chen Manjin and saw that he was still confident. He couldn't help but think:
It turns out that this extreme self-confidence is hereditary.
She didn't like such scenes.
The family didn't consider each other's opinions at all and started arguing about this matter in advance. They never respected the woman from the bottom of their hearts.
Let’s not talk about Tian Wenmei, let’s just talk about Chen Manjin. He kept saying that he liked Zhang Meiyu, and he kept saying that he would go against his own mother and would not marry anyone else. He even said with certainty that the other party was interested in him.
Isn't this a different kind of contempt for Zhang Meiyu?
She thought for a moment and then said, "Just listening to what you say is like sharing two burdens with one hand. For something like this, we should at least listen to Aunt Zhang's opinion."
Chen Manjin immediately raised his chin and said, "No need to ask, I just know she's happy with it. If you ask her, she might be embarrassed and refuse to admit it."
Xiang Yao looked Chen Manjin up and down, and couldn't help but said bluntly: "Uncle Manjin, confidence is a good thing, but if you are too confident, it will turn into a bad thing."
"When it comes to starting a family, both parties must agree to it. Only then can it be harmonious and happy. How can you say this in private without the other party's consent?"
"What if they really don't mean that? Wouldn't that embarrass both of us?"
Chen Manjin touched the back of his head, not quite understanding what he meant.
In his opinion, Zhang Meiyu has already expressed her feelings to him through various expressions and actions. How could there be any other possibility?
As a man, since others have taken so many steps proactively, he must take the remaining step himself.
Why does it seem to have a different taste in this girl's mouth?
He didn't understand, but Tian Wenmei thought she understood. She kept saying that she had not obtained Widow Zhang's consent. Wasn't this saying that the Chen family was shameless and that they had to bring her home?
"You little girl are really nosy! What business do you have with other people's affairs? Do you really think you're great just because you've studied for a few years? Do you look down on other people's families?"
Why would an outsider interfere in the affairs of the Chen family and even speak ill of them in words and deeds? What right does he have?
Tian Wenmei was very unhappy. She no longer cared about the matter between her eldest son and Widow Zhang. She just wanted to blame the little girl from the Xiang family.
Humph, she was already furious, and this girl insisted on bumping into her, so don't blame her for being rude!
Xiang Yao also tried to reason: "Auntie Tian, other people's family affairs are none of my business, but Aunt Zhang has nothing to do with your family, and you shouldn't involve her in front of so many people."
Tian Wenmei didn't expect this girl to interrupt her with words, so she immediately said, "Huh, if you weren't here to watch the fun, how would you know about this?"
Someone in the crowd of onlookers murmured in dissatisfaction: "Hey, you're blaming us for this? Your family is yelling and making a fuss. Who wouldn't want to come and see, no, come and talk things over?"
"Besides, your family's Manjin has been telling everyone that he's getting married soon, so we have to come and join in the fun!"
Xiang Yao didn't know about this. She glanced at Chen Manjin from the side. She didn't expect that this man looked honest and simple, but was actually such a person inside.
For a moment, she couldn't tell whether this was stupid behavior or overly shrewd, trying to make a fait accompli.
After hearing this, Tian Wenmei glared at her eldest son, feeling extremely embarrassed.
She would never let a widow marry into her family as a daughter-in-law, but this bastard actually started making a fuss outside in advance!
Where does this put her as a mother?
But when she turned around, she saw that the little girl Xiang Yao was also looking at Chen Manjin. She finally found her target for her anger and went straight towards Xiang Yao.
"Our family's affairs are none of your business! Especially the girl from the Xiang family. I think you're just holding something in your heart. Don't think I don't know that you have a good relationship with Widow Zhang. Maybe she sent you here to lead the charge!"
"Hmph, let me put it right here. Even if Widow Zhang is as beautiful as a fairy, I won't let her in. A slut who seduces men has the nerve to marry her first marriage. I think she's out of her mind! Just give up on this idea!"
"And you!" Tian Wenmei pointed at Xiang Yao, "You're no good either, a troublemaker. You really think you're a toy!"
Xiang Yao crossed her arms over her chest, her eyes becoming cold. She said, "Auntie Tian, since you want to point your finger at me and scold me, don't blame me for being rude."
"I think you should take a piss and look in the mirror. You don't even look at what your house looks like, but you just think that someone will definitely like your house."
"No matter what Aunt Zhang does, she's an upright person. If you keep making such unfounded claims, I'm going to go to the brigade headquarters and talk to the brigade leader and the branch secretary. I'll see if you, a rumormonger like me, will be punished by being sent to pick up pig manure!"
She spoke non-stop with her rosy little mouth, leaving Tian Wenmei unable to understand a single word.
"Aunt Zhang is such a good person. She works hard every day to earn work points. The work points she earns are more than enough to feed her and her son. Why would she marry into your family?"
"I think it's clearly our Uncle Manjin. He has a problem with his brain and thinks that others like him. He needs to get treatment. Don't look back and see if everyone who smiles at him in the whole team is his wife! Everyone who greets him likes him!"
Tian Wenmei was so angry that her face turned red. Finally, she found an opportunity to make a move and pointed at Xiang Yao: "You! Why are you so sharp-tongued, little girl? No wonder your family doesn't like you. It's because of this extra mouth you keep talking nonsense all day long!"
Xiang Yao: "Yes, yes, yes, I'm talking nonsense, but it's better than your family opening their bloody mouths and talking nonsense, ruining our reputation!"
"Not only do I want to say this, I'm going to spread the word throughout the entire brigade, asking everyone not to greet your family, not to smile at your family, or to accidentally become your daughter-in-law!"
Tian Wenmei was so angry that her chest heaved up and down, as if she couldn't breathe. She immediately covered her chest and gasped, "Ouch, ouch."
She glared at her man fiercely and yelled, "Chen Zhenhua! You wooden man, what are you still standing there for? Get this girl out of here!"
Chen Zhenhua held the shoulder pole and opened his mouth hesitantly: "Ah..."
Xiang Yao said, "Hmph, don't chase me away. I don't even want to stand on your property! I'd feel unlucky if I stood there any longer!"
She paused, no longer looking at the Chen family members, but said to the crowd watching the excitement:
"I believe all the uncles and aunts have understood. This is clearly Uncle Manjin's fantasy. As for Aunt Zhang, everyone has their own eyes and naturally knows what kind of person she is. I won't say more."
She looked around and said, "Aunt Zhang hasn't offended anyone. She should live a down-to-earth life and not get into trouble because of something like this."
Someone familiar with her laughed awkwardly: "Hey, Yao girl, look at what you said. We all know that we are very clear about Zhang Meiyun's character."
"That's right," someone else said, "We won't gossip about this. After all, things like getting married are all consensual. If someone doesn't want to, no matter how much money they say, it's useless!"
Not to mention Xiang Yao, they were all secretly shocked. The Chen family seemed pretty good before, and everyone in the family was a good person. How could they be so confused about something like this?
It's really puzzling!
But for them, none of this matters. What matters is that this event is really exciting!
Xiang Yao knew what they were thinking just by looking at their expressions.
The most worrying thing about this kind of thing is that rumors will spread and eventually become a mess, causing innocent people to suffer endless troubles.
But since everyone had made a promise, she felt a little relieved.
She smiled and nodded: "Yeah, aunt is right."
After saying that, he turned around and left without even looking at the people from the Chen family inside.
…
"Did you hear everything?"
At the corner of the Chen family's yard, under a big camphor tree, Xiang Yao looked at the person in front of him and asked.
"Well, I was pulling weeds on the slope, and someone went over and told me, so I came over."
The person who spoke was Zhang Meiyu, with a look of helplessness on her face. She obviously felt that the Chen family was a bit funny.
She explained, "I was just about to go to their house to clarify things, but I saw you coming down, so I didn't go up."
Xiang Yao shook his head: "You were right not to go up. The Chen family members are all a little bit mentally ill. The more they talk, the more confused they might become."
This is how things are. As long as Aunt Zhang is not present, it has nothing to do with her. But if she really goes to their house and argues with those people, they might make up rumors with details.
Zhang Meiyun nodded: "You are right."
She looked at Xiang Yao seriously and said, "I didn't expect you to trust me so much. I really have nothing to do with Chen Manjin, and I've never smiled at him. As for greetings, whenever Tiedan is around me, I always ask him to greet people. Thank you so much."
This is the second time that the girl from the Xiang family has helped her.
Xiang Yao smiled and said, "I just knew that my aunt is not that kind of person at all, that's why I argued with them."
Besides, it's worth it, isn't it?
The two looked at each other and smiled.
Zhang Meiyu silently kept this favor in her heart, thinking of going back to the mountains to have a look. If she found any wild mushrooms, she would give them to Xiang Yao as a thank you gift.
Before leaving, Xiang Yao thought for a moment and gave a reminder: "Aunt Zhang, although you have done a good job in this matter and are not afraid of people talking about it, in order to prevent others from spreading rumors, I suggest you go to the brigade headquarters and tell them. If the brigade leader comes forward, no one will dare to say anything nonsense anymore."
Especially the Chen family. Chen Manjin is a man who seems to have had a peach blossom madness. He might even want to harass Aunt Zhang later. The team leader and Secretary Huang really need to stop him.
Zhang Meiyu had never thought of such a method. After a moment of hesitation, she immediately figured it out. She nodded repeatedly and planned to go to the brigade headquarters later.
Xiang Yao saw the excitement and did a good thing, so he was in a very good mood. He finished eating the remaining sweet potatoes and went home leisurely.
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