"Sister Wu, what do you mean? Since we both agreed to cancel the children's engagement, and since our family has girls, and considering that Xiaoxiao will find a husband in the future, we will tell outsiders that we were the ones who proposed to cancel the engagement. What's wrong with that?"
"What kind of argument can there be? Both parties separated voluntarily. When the neighbors asked, they just said that the two children were not suitable."
"Sister Wu, everyone in the neighborhood knows that my Xiaoxiao loves your Xiaoji very much. Now that your family suddenly wants to cancel the engagement, how will you let outsiders think of my Xiaoxiao?"
"Then what do you mean? If my Xiao Ji doesn't like your Xiao Xiao, can I still force him to like your Xiao Xiao? Or is it wrong for my Xiao Ji to not like your Xiao Xiao, and we should let people criticize our Xiao Ji's character?"
"I didn't say that your little Ji has bad character."
"You didn't say it, but that's what you meant."
"What did I mean?"
"You just think that your Xiaoxiao will have a hard time getting married in the future. Whoever's child is the one who loves them."
"Of course I have to think about my Xiaoxiao. Sister Wu, our Xiaoxiao got lost this time and suffered such a great crime. She also lost her memory. I think this amnesia is good. At least she is no longer thinking about your Wu Ji.
I think all of our families are aware of the matter between Wu Ji and the Liang family's daughter."
"What do I know? Explain yourself clearly."
"Don't play dumb. Who in our compound hasn't seen your Wu Ji and Liang Qian together often? I even saw them once with my own eyes. I went to question your Wu Ji, and he told me in person that he and Xiao Xiao were a good match. Tell me, what does this mean? Isn't this clearly a sign of falling in love with someone else?"
"What do you mean by 'infatuation'? Don't use such harsh words to slander my son. This marriage was arranged by the elders. What does it have to do with my son? He is innocent. He has never liked your daughter since he was a child. Also, don't you see how your daughter Xiaoxiao has been spoiled by you? Now she probably can't even wash clothes and hasn't even cooked for you once. Tell me, who would like a daughter-in-law like this? Your daughter suddenly disappeared for two months. What happened in the meantime? What happened that made her lose her memory? Who can tell me for sure?"
"Zhang Honglan, what do you mean? Tell me what you just said again." When Mother Lin heard that she was slandering her daughter, she immediately became unhappy and pointed at Mother Wu angrily.
Mother Wu didn't care about face at all. Her face changed and she said, "What's wrong with what I said? You can only talk about my son. I can't talk about your daughter. Go out and listen to what the hospital says about your daughter. She disappeared for two months for no reason. I don't know if she is still..."
"Honglan, shut up! You're going too far." Father Wu couldn't stand it anymore and quickly scolded.
Although Father Lin was a man and it was not easy for him to argue with a woman, he would not sit idly by and wait for death if anyone dared to slander his daughter. He said coldly, "Cancel the engagement. This engagement must be canceled. I'm afraid my daughter will suffer if she marries a vicious mother-in-law like you. Our daughter of the Lin family has no desire to marry into your Wu family."
Seeing that his old friend was really angry, Father Wu quickly advised, "Lao Lin, calm down. Women love to gossip. Don't argue with her. Regarding the cancellation of the engagement, let's do as you said."
"Who's gossiping? Was I wrong? I didn't spread those rumors. I just wanted to let them know. They keep their daughter locked up so tightly all day, isn't it because they're afraid of hearing these gossips? They're probably feeling guilty."
"Zhang Honglan, watch your mouth! My daughter is fine except for her amnesia. If you say another word, I will tear your mouth off."
"Li Qinghua, what's wrong with me saying that your daughter is not clean? What's wrong with me saying that you broke off the engagement and wanted to throw dirty water on my son, and you can't even let me say a few words."
"I'll beat your mouth full of shit to pieces." Seeing Zhang Honglan's provocation, Mother Lin couldn't bear it anymore and went up to her and grabbed her hair.
Zhang Honglan was prepared and the two started fighting.
Two men nearby quickly stepped forward to separate the two.
"Stop fighting. It's going to make a big noise and it won't be good for either family." Father Wu said, pulling Mother Wu aside.
"What's wrong with that? We are sons anyway, so we don't have to worry about not being able to find a wife in the future. You dead man, didn't you see that couple bullying us?"
Father Lin said coldly, "Zhang Honglan, please be more virtuous. It's you who are so tactless in your words. How did we bully you?"
"Lao Lin, we men should stop talking so much and quickly pull them apart."
Mr. Wu didn't want to make a big deal out of this, but the two women's words were indeed inappropriate.
After Lin Hexiao poured tea for the two of them, he went upstairs alone. Actually, he didn't go upstairs at all. He just sat on the stairs and quietly listened to their conversation.
It turned out that the neighbors were all saying that she was abused after she disappeared.
She didn't know how she ended up on that mountain, but she was sure that her body was still clean.
These people are going too far. Don't they know how important a woman's chastity is, especially for an unmarried woman?
Lin Hexiao couldn't contain his fury. He stood up and went downstairs. Standing by the stairs, he watched the people still fighting and shouted, "Mom and Dad, Uncle Wu, cancel the engagement. Our two families aren't suitable to be in-laws. Where's Wu Ji? If we're canceling the engagement, why isn't he here?"
"Little sister, Xiaoxiao. I hope you're fine."
After Lin Hexiao finished speaking, a bearded man ran in from the door and hugged her in his arms.
If Lin Hexiao hadn't seen the eldest brother in the photo, he would have thought that a madman had come to his house.
Lin Heming let go of his little sister, his eyes red, almost crying.
"Xiaoxiao, it's me. I'm your brother."
"elder brother?"
When Mother Lin saw her son coming back in such a miserable state, she knew that he must have suffered a lot while looking for his daughter outside, so she didn't care about Zhang Honglan anymore.
He quickly ran to his son and hit him: "You stupid kid, where have you been to find your sister?"
"Mom, Wu Ji and I searched around the train station."
When Wu Ji was mentioned, Lin Hexiao discovered that there was a bearded man following behind him.
Lin Hexiao looked at the modern version of the eldest senior brother and felt an indescribable feeling in his heart.
She felt excited and relieved, but more importantly, her senior brother was no longer that glorious figure, but was more down-to-earth in this life.
Maybe it’s because it hasn’t been taken care of for a long time.
Both he and his brother were like beggars.
"Son, you're finally back. Tell me, why did you run away alone? You just started working and you left for no reason. How will your leaders see you?" Seeing her son like this, Zhang Honglan pulled him and felt distressed.
"Mom, I've asked for leave from my boss. You don't have to worry about me. Xiaoxiao got lost while she was with us. I'm responsible."
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