"Before they were even brought into the mansion, the Pang family had a daughter who had married into a wealthy family. Their family's financial situation improved, and they became more particular about things. They even had someone carefully select the date for taking a concubine."
It is said that the sixteenth day of the first lunar month is an auspicious day, and that the children born to this concubine will be successful.
"The Pang family is truly despicable. They don't even realize how good their lives came about. Instead of helping that girl and Dayong get married, they've actually broken them up." The woman grew angrier as she spoke.
"Alright, don't be angry anymore. If anyone is to blame, it's Da Yong's mother. She was only after wealth and luxury and didn't care about her son's life or death."
If she, as a mother, doesn't care about her son, how can she expect others to?
"Back then, the Pang family said their son-in-law was no good, a scoundrel. But I always felt that there was no certainty about what really happened."
The women chatted amongst themselves, and Hong Xiaoduo, after listening, pondered that perhaps she should also try to learn more about Pang's ex-husband.
The DNA test results confirmed that Jiang Baicheng and Manager Wu were related as father and son. If I also obtained Pang Yong's hair and confirmed that he was Jiang An's biological son, then it would mean that Pang had been unfaithful to her ex-husband before their divorce.
Now that she had learned about everything she wanted to know, Hong Xiaoduo took Tian Shu back to their guest room to rest.
After Hong Xiaoduo left, the old women and women divided up the remaining melon seeds, peanuts, and fried dough sticks on the table, muttering about how generous that young lady was.
Instead of simply grabbing a handful and putting it on the table, they just left the paper bag there, chatted for a while, and then left without taking any of the leftovers.
Returning to the question of the two guest rooms, one large and one small, the inn in town only had one top-class room, which Hong Xiaoduo took.
Inside are suites; Hong Xiaoduo lives in the larger one, and Tian Shu lives in the smaller one.
Before entering his room, Tian Shu turned and looked at Hong Xiaoduo again. Had he deliberately bought melon seeds, peanuts, and fried dough sticks just to listen to gossip?
But this doesn't seem like her reaction to hearing gossip. Why is she so serious and focused?
"I'm fine, you should go to sleep early." Hong Xiaoduo turned her head and noticed that Tian Shu was looking at her, so she said.
"Cough cough, you're not going to go out and run errands after I fall asleep, are you? It's only the eleventh day of the eleventh lunar month after the New Year. I'm still a child. You can't leave me here alone. I... I'm scared," Tian Shu said, forcing a smile.
Tian Shu felt ashamed to say such things, but thinking about Hong Xiaoduo's actions after arriving in the town, he felt uneasy if he didn't say something.
Hong Xiaoduo was still pondering Pang Yong's matter, so she didn't notice Tian Shu's teasing tone. Upon hearing this, she immediately said, "You're asleep, but I need to sleep too. What are you doing in the middle of the night? I'm not a womanizer or a Robin Hood-like thief. Go to sleep and stop making wild guesses."
Tian Shu was still a little worried, but he didn't dare to nag any further. He had said what he needed to say, and if she really wanted to go out on her own, there was nothing he could do.
Tian Shu lay on the bed fully clothed, pulling the blanket over himself. His eyes were closed, but his ears were perked up. However, the next room remained quiet. Several times, he thought of checking to see if she was no longer in the room.
Hong Xiaoduo was unaware of Tian Shu's worries. After deciding where to start the next day, she went to sleep peacefully.
The next morning, Tian Shu woke up snoring and tiptoed carefully to Hong Xiaoduo's door...
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