Xiuxiu's mother felt dizzy and her hand trembled as she pointed at him:
"You, you—how can you talk like that! Don't you like Xiuxiu?"
Ye Yong sighed: "I used to like him, but now... it seems like I don't like him as much anymore. I feel like it wouldn't be worth marrying him..."
Xiuxiu's mother almost fainted.
He used to say he liked her, but now he says it's not worth marrying her.
Men's words are indeed deceitful!
Unfaithful and fickle, it only lasts for a moment.
Xiuxiu's mother always regarded Ye Yong as her last resort!
I thought that no matter how ugly Xiuxiu's marriage turned out, Ye Yong would still protect her.
He would happily marry Xiuxiu as long as he agreed.
Unexpectedly...
Unable to withstand the blow, Xiuxiu's mother fainted.
"Oh, Auntie!" Ye Yong was startled. He wanted to help her up, but didn't dare to touch her. He could only shout, "Help! Aunt Hu has fainted!"
During this time of year, the most people go up the mountain to collect firewood and dig for wild vegetables.
He yelled, and several villagers immediately came running.
Two of them were village women, and seeing this, they had no choice but to take turns carrying Xiuxiu's mother down the mountain.
When Hu Xiuxiu got home, she was startled.
After settling Xiuxiu's mother into bed, he took a few eggs and stuffed them into the hands of the aunt carrying the person, thanking her profusely.
After examining the patient, Dr. Zhao said that the patient had fainted suddenly due to anger and that he should try to avoid getting angry.
Not long after the doctor left, Xiuxiu woke up.
When she woke up, she didn't move, just kept her eyes open and tears streaming down her face.
After a while, Tie Niu's wife came to see her: "How did you get like this?"
"It's all over... It's really a loss..." Xiuxiu's mother finally couldn't hold back anymore and started sobbing.
"What exactly happened?"
Xiuxiu's mother then recounted her conversation with Ye Yong, adding, "It's all your fault for making me go to him. You made me lose face again!"
Tie Niu's wife looked shocked: "I can't believe it... Sigh, actually you can't blame him. Who told you to make such a scene? What people say is true, he's honest, not stupid."
Xiuxiu's mother's tears flowed even more freely: "I collapsed on the mountain, and it was Donkey Mother and the others who carried me back. These big gossips... I don't know what they'll say about me now. Maybe tomorrow the whole village will know that I humbled myself and went to find Ye Yong! Waaah..."
"Then this marriage should definitely be arranged!"
"If someone doesn't want to marry me, can't I just force them to?"
"Are you stupid!" Tie Niu's wife whispered, "Last time Xiu Xiu fell into the water, it was Ye Yong who pulled her out. He's already touched that girl's body, and he still wants to shirk responsibility!"
Xiuxiu's mother jolted awake and sat up abruptly: "You're right. But..."
As she spoke, her face turned pale and then flushed.
She forced the person not to tell anyone, and almost made them swear a solemn oath.
Now that she's bringing this up again, isn't she just contradicting herself?
"Oh dear, you've already lost all face in the Ye family. What face do you have left? You're using this to blackmail me. If you don't take responsibility, I'll sue you."
"But... if they say that I didn't want him to take responsibility back then... and there are Zhu Zi's wife, Ye Xing, and Ye Wang as witnesses."
"Don't worry about this. Zhu Zi's wife is my best friend, and I'll have her stand on your side. Say she wasn't there at the time. Ye Xing and Ye Wang are Ye Yong's cousins, so what they say doesn't count."
Xiuxiu's mother perked up; now Ye Yong had no choice but to marry Xiuxiu!
Although Ye Yong was no longer very willing to marry Xiu Xiu, he still had some feelings for her!
There is still hope if we try.
"But let me make this clear: you can only bluff the Ye family with this. If they're not afraid and it really escalates to the authorities, I can no longer stand by your side. We can't let this mess of yours get you into legal trouble. Don't push your luck."
"Don't worry, don't worry, as long as you're willing to help me, I'll be extremely grateful!"
Xiuxiu's mother has been driven to the brink of collapse these past few days, and now all she wants to do is marry Hu Xiuxiu off.
The Ye family is now considered one of the most prominent families in the village.
If Xiuxiu could marry Ye Yong, she could regain some of the face she had lost these past few days.
"Then let's go find Zhuzi's wife now," Xiuxiu's mother said anxiously.
"Wait a minute, let's go to the Ye family first. If that doesn't work, then we'll go to Zhuzi's wife. Don't worry, she owes me a huge favor, and she'll listen to me. The fewer people who know about this, the better."
Xiuxiu's mother thought about it and realized that made sense: "Let's go! To the Ye family!"
...
The Ye family had been on high alert for a long time.
Ye Caiping, Mrs. Wei, Mrs. Ye and her husband, Mrs. Du and her husband, and Ye Yong were all drinking tea in the main room.
Jin Hua, Jin Er, and the others were all kicked out to play.
"Will she really come?" Madam Du whispered.
"Don't worry, Tie Niu's wife knows her very well. She's got her completely under her thumb this time."
Just then, Tie Niu's wife's loud laughter rang out from outside: "Is Da Quan's wife home?"
Du's heart skipped a beat. She exchanged a glance with Old Madam Ye and the others before standing up and saying, "I'm here. The door's open. Come in."
A moment later, Tie Niu's wife pushed open the courtyard gate and walked in.
Xiuxiu's mother followed behind her, looking embarrassed.
The last time she visited, she was so confident of victory that she held her chin up high.
This time when I visited, I felt like a shrimp with its vein pulled out; I couldn't even straighten my back.
After the two entered the main room, Ye Caiping feigned surprise and said, "Isn't this Xiuxiu's mother? What are you doing here?"
Xiuxiu's mother was filled with humiliation and tugged at the hem of Tie Niu's wife's clothes.
"Caiping, Daquan's wife, let's talk about something." Tie Niu's wife looked at Old Lady Ye: "Auntie, for my sake, let's talk?"
Grandma Ye smiled and said, "We're neighbors, what can't we talk about? Please sit down."
"However, before that, I have to tell you something. Besides the time you fell into the water, we also proposed marriage to Xiuxiu's mother a few days ago, but she refused."
"Our two families... have had a pretty bad falling out. You brought her here today because..."
Hearing this, Xiuxiu's mother was filled with shame and indignation, wishing she could disappear into the ground.
"Oh, Auntie, listen to me."
Tie Niu's wife found a chair and sat down, then pulled Xiu Xiu's mother to sit next to her.
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