Zhao Luochuan didn't hesitate at all. Although this was a bit cruel, if he deceived her, gave her hope in vain, and made her wait for meaningless bitter fruit, it would be better to make things clear from the beginning to avoid misleading others.
"Brother Chaolai is kindhearted. If he were to encounter misfortune, most people in the village would be like me and would never stand idly by. It is understandable that he would take care of you, an orphan and a widow, and he has no ill intentions."
Zhao Luochuan paused. "As for that old widower, he wasn't targeting anyone but the incident. I'm certain that anyone else, even someone other than me, who had seen what happened that day, wouldn't tolerate someone tarnishing a woman's innocence in front of them. Regardless of whether it was you who was being harassed that day, I wouldn't have stood by and watched."
The decisiveness of these words shattered the last glimmer of hope in Su He's heart.
She fell onto the stool, trying her best to make herself look less embarrassed, not wanting to lose even her last bit of dignity in front of Yang Donghu.
Xiao Shanli was frightened by her appearance and grabbed Su He's clothes, crying, "Mom, what's wrong with you?"
In the past, whenever Xiao Shanli cried, Su He would gently hold her in her arms and comfort her, but now no matter how she cried, Su He ignored her.
"You are a bad person. I don't want you in my house. Go away. I hate you!" Xiao Shanli tried to get comfort but to no avail. She turned around and waved her hands to drive the two away.
The child cried sadly. No matter how big the conflict between Yang Donghu and Suhe was, the child was innocent.
He wanted to comfort Xiao Shanli and tell her not to cry, but Xiao Shanli was very resistant to his approach. As soon as Yang Donghu stretched out his hand, Xiao Shanli turned away, so he had to give up.
Xiao Shanli was crying uncontrollably. Suhe came to her senses and hugged the child in her arms, patting his back gently. She lowered her eyes so that she could not see his face clearly.
When she looked up again, her eyes were filled with indifference. She wiped away her tears, and her words trembled: "Okay, okay, very okay. I've misjudged you. You are truly heartless and disloyal. In that case, please go back. If you have nothing else to do, you don't have to come here again."
"I know my sister-in-law is angry with me. When she calms down, if there is still a need for us, just speak up." Zhao Luochuan pulled Yang Donghu up and did not feel the slightest regret for what he said.
If Zhu Chaolai knew about this in the afterlife and felt resentment towards him, there would be nothing he could do. He could only burn more paper money to apologize in the future.
Su He is now out of control and I'm afraid she won't listen no matter how much you say. Whether she is resentful or holds a grudge, there is not much Zhao Luochuan can do.
If these orphans and widows are short of money in the future, he is willing to donate generously, and he cannot help them any more than he can.
"That's not necessary. We've come this far, what's the point of talking about the future? I don't care. Let's just keep our distance and pretend we don't know each other."
Only after Zhao Luochuan and Yang Donghu walked away did Su He hold back her tears. She spoke so decisively that she seemed to want to never have anything to do with Zhao Luochuan again.
But only she herself knows that the affection hidden deep in her heart over the years cannot be let go with just a few words.
Su He cried until her eyes were red and swollen, but she still sadly found that she was still emotionally controlled by Zhao Luochuan and was still heartbroken for him.
Xiao Shanli carefully took up her sleeve to wipe Su He's tears: "Don't cry, mother. What mother said is wrong. Uncle Dachuan is not good at all. He made mother cry. He is bad. I don't like him anymore. I don't want his things. I only want mother."
"Yamanashi." Su He cried and hugged the thin body of little Yamanashi tightly, choking with sobs and unable to speak: "Damn Yamanashi."
Only Su He herself knew the pain of being a widow. Even though she returned to her parents' home with money in her hands, she still felt inferior and could not hold her head up.
My sister-in-law from my mother's family has a hot temper. She never says anything nice to anyone and she always finds fault with me at home.
Poor little Yamanashi was so young that he didn't dare to say anything when his brother and sister-in-law's son bullied him. He just wiped his tears secretly. At the age of three or four, he had already learned to live by reading other people's faces.
Such a life is simply not a life for human beings. Even though Su He is more capable than other girls, who doesn't want to have a man at home to support them?
Now, this little thought of hers was ruthlessly cut off by Zhao Luochuan. Su He couldn't help but hate him in her heart. Why was he so heartless and unwilling to even spare a little thought for her?
Thinking of this, she was about to cry again, but considering that Xiao Yamanashi was still worried beside her, she forced the tears back.
Suhe's house was on the edge of the village, remote and quiet. Yang Donghu walked beside Zhao Luochuan and didn't meet anyone on the way back.
He silently glanced at the man's stern profile. The slight worry he had before had now disappeared. It would be a lie to say that he was not happy in his heart, but Yang Donghu controlled his expression very well and there was no sign of it on his face.
His wrist was tightly held in Zhao Luochuan's palm, and he never separated it even though a thin layer of sweat formed where their skin was pressed against each other.
The two of them had walked some distance out of Su He's yard. Yang Donghu was still obediently letting him hold his hand. Zhao Luochuan tilted his head in surprise and smiled brightly: "Why are you so well behaved today and not saying a word? Are you feeling guilty about wronging me?"
"How could I have wronged you?"
"Hey." Zhao Luochuan chuckled. "Why are you acting like a spoiled brat now? You're denying everything you said. I've been wronged for no reason, and you can't even be bothered to comfort me?"
He didn't wait for Yang Donghu to answer, but pinched his throat and imitated Yang Donghu's temper yesterday: "Why did you use someone else's handkerchief? How could you be so indecent as to use someone else's handkerchief? What's wronged you by using my embroidery, right? Tell me, tell me."
He imitated the tone and expression to about 70% of the original, but because he pinched his throat, it sounded a little funny.
Yang Donghu pinched his arm, his ears burning with embarrassment. "You're talking nonsense! I'm not like you."
"Of course not. Now I can't say anything, I can't beat the night watchman. Even if I'm not right, I still insist on taking three points. This will make me feel distressed. When you know you are wrong, you burst into tears. Are you deliberately trying to make me feel distressed?"
"I don't!"
Yang Donghu was stubborn and refused to admit such an embarrassing thing.
Zhao Luochuan gently scratched his cheek with his fingers, suppressed a smile and said, "Okay, okay, you didn't, then I've been wronged, and you don't even want to comfort me?"
Only today did Yang Donghu realize that Zhao Luochuan could be so clingy.
Unable to bear his clinging, Yang Donghu looked around to see if there was anyone around, and said shyly, "Brother Chuan."
This name is not often used on weekdays, and most of the time it is used is in bed. Over time, it has become associated with things happening at night. Every time this name is uttered, Yang Donghu feels as if he is having sex in broad daylight.
"You're so sweet." Zhao Luochuan heard what he wanted to hear and nodded contentedly: "Remember next time, if you make any mistakes behind my back, just coax her like this and I'll forgive you, okay?"
“…They are pushing their luck.”
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