The discussions outside the door were getting louder and louder. Zhu Cuilan had never done anything wrong in her life, but now she was being pointed at by others. She was so angry that her voice became hoarse.
"Aunt Lan, what you said is wrong. How can you force a cow to drink water if it doesn't want to? If you just meet once and feel that it's not suitable, then don't be together. Isn't that human nature? Or is it that your village has a strict rule that as long as a man and a woman meet, they must become relatives?"
Yang Donghu couldn't bear to see Zheng Lan's look, so he raised his voice to let the onlookers know that they were just meeting and had not yet settled down. He didn't want outsiders to think that they were running into someone else's territory and causing trouble.
Zheng Lan almost couldn't maintain the expression on her face. She just wanted people outside to think that the two families had already decided, and it was the Zhao family who changed their mind at the last minute, so that outsiders would stand on her side.
"That's not what I meant. It's just that Ruyue has been single-mindedly devoted to Fang Yu since she came back, and doesn't even look at anyone else. That's why I turned down all the other proposals. I wonder, if Fang Yu hadn't said something to Ruyue, how could she be so obsessed with him after just one meeting? If you're unwilling now, aren't you pushing Ruyue into a desperate situation?"
Zheng Lan's eyes were filled with tears, causing several people outside to cry out involuntarily.
"Sister, Zheng Lan is a good person in our village. Ruyue grew up under our care. She is good in every way. Your son doesn't like her. Is he looking for a fairy?" said a woman with a rough voice.
"That's right, if you guys just say you don't want to, what should Ruyue do? There's no such thing as you."
Zhu Cuilan's face turned red from the constant barrage of criticism from everyone. She didn't expect Zheng Lan to be so shameless and throw dirty water on her in front of her.
Yang Donghu looked at the crowd. Zhao Luochuan’s tall figure stood at the end of the crowd, lip-syncing “People are coming”.
A smile instantly appeared on Yang Donghu's face. To pretend to be weak, one must be better at it than her.
"Aunt Lan, we didn't do the right thing. We didn't want to hurt Miss Ruyue's feelings, but the two of them are really not suitable, and we can't force them together, right? How about this? We'll pay for the treatment of your son's leg injury. Any amount is fine until it's healed. Do you think this is okay?"
Zheng Lan's face flashed with joy: "Really?"
Yang Donghu nodded: "Of course it's true. If the village can't cure it, we can go to the town for treatment. Even if we have to go to the capital, we will cure his leg. Is this okay with you, fellow villagers?"
Zhu Cuilan looked at Yang Donghu in shock and said anxiously, "Donghu, you..."
Yang Donghu whispered soothingly, "Don't worry, auntie, I know what's going on."
Zhu Cuilan almost cried out, "I know what it is."
Now not only Zheng Lan, but everyone outside the room was speechless, and there were even some voices of praise.
Your illness has ruined your family. They've already said they can help you with your leg treatment, so what else do you want? Is your daughter's marriage more important than your son's leg?
Zheng Lanxi said happily, "Then I'd like to thank you here. I asked the doctor, and he said that treating the leg would require at least twenty taels."
The meaning is not too obvious, it's just like asking for it.
"We will treat it no matter how much it costs. We're afraid that you won't believe us. Let's ask a doctor to come and take a look now. The sooner we see him, the sooner we'll feel at ease, right?" Yang Donghu said deliberately. There was nothing wrong with Li Xiang's leg at all. It would be strange if the doctor didn't expose the problem now.
really.
"No need, no need to call a doctor, just give me the money. Why bother you? We can go by ourselves." Zheng Lan stopped them.
Yang Donghu insisted, "Don't be polite with us. Since we've agreed, we'll handle it to the end. If we delay any longer, your son will become even more powerful. Just listen to me."
"No, really." Zheng Lan waved her hands anxiously.
Yang Donghu wanted to laugh, but he suppressed it: "Aunt, don't be polite with me. I'll go get a doctor right away."
Zheng Lan was afraid that Yang Donghu would really go find a doctor, so she quickly grabbed him.
Just as the two were pulling each other, a rough voice came from outside the crowd.
"Is this Li Xiang's house?"
The man who was speaking had a full beard and was a thug in the gambling house.
"Yeah, who are you?"
The onlookers were all women who loved to join in the fun, and of course they didn't know anyone in the gambling house.
Zheng Lan's face changed drastically and she was about to close the door in a hurry, but before she could do so, she was stopped by a pair of big hands.
The bearded man pushed Zheng Lan aside and walked in with a few of his men armed with sticks. "Where's Li Xiangren? When will he pay us back the money he owes us?"
In front of so many people, Zheng Lan subconsciously denied it and said, "What money? Who are you?"
The bearded man sneered, "I hate it most when people pretend not to know. You're his mother, right? It doesn't matter if you deny it. We have your son's handprint in our hands. It's clearly written in black and white. Your son owes the gambling house one hundred taels. He agreed to give me twenty taels within half a month. When half a month is up, take the money."
This incident happened at the home of Zheng Lan, who always presented herself as a good person. It had a huge impact on everyone. The crowd was indeed agitated, and everyone was discussing it at once: "Oh my God, he owed the gambling house a hundred taels? Didn't Zheng Lan say her son was working in town? Why did he go to the gambling house?"
"Could it be a mistake?"
"How could it be wrong? The gambling thugs are here, so how could it be fake?"
"I really can't believe Li Xiang is such a person. You can only judge a person by his appearance."
The word "gambling" will inevitably make people think of the destruction of families. Women are very secretive about gambling houses, for fear that their men will be involved with them.
Zheng Lan's face turned pale as she listened to everyone's discussion.
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