CHAPTER 109: CHAPTER 109: THE ULTIMATE SWEET SIMPLETON

"Hey!" Mrs. Lin shouted at the top of her lungs, "Do you want me to go with you!"

Fifth Uncle had already run far away and didn’t respond to Mrs. Lin at all.

Mrs. Lin sat back on the stool, muttering to herself, "Chunya has always been kind. How could she be bullied? She went out with Niuzi, and if Chunya was bullied, how could Niuzi just stand by? No, I have to go and see!"

But once Fifth Uncle left, she was the only one left at the stall, and there was no one to watch over it, so she couldn’t leave!

Thinking it over, Mrs. Lin decided to find Aunt Ge.

Aunt Ge’s business was quite good today. All the dough she had prepared was made into pancakes, and now both the pancakes and dishes had sold out. She was packing up when Mrs. Lin approached her.

"Sister Ge, my Niuzi was bullied. I want to rush over there now, but there’s no one to watch my stall. Can you help me out?"

"I don’t know how to cook spicy noodles."

"You don’t need to cook. We’ve almost sold all the noodles we brought today. Even if someone wants to eat, there’s no noodles to cook! I just need you to keep an eye on things so that no one takes my stuff."

Aunt Ge nodded, "Sure, you go ahead. I’ll watch it for you."

When Mrs. Lin hurried over, Fifth Uncle was pressing someone to the ground, punching them, while a little girl was stomping her feet in anxiety, "Stop it! If you keep hitting, you’re going to hurt him badly! Please, stop!"

Lin Xiang and Chunya stood on the side, each holding a handful of sunflower seeds. Lin Xiang spat the shells into a paper bag she had folded from a newspaper and said to Chunya, "Zhao Chunshui is obviously a person who’s irresponsible yet has high ambitions. If you marry him, you’ll suffer a lot in the future."

Chunya said nothing, just kept eating the seeds and nodding in agreement with Lin Xiang’s words.

"Speaking of which, why did you even consider Zhao Chunshui in the first place?"

Except for his barely acceptable height, there was nothing remarkable about his appearance or demeanor.

Fifth Uncle’s family may not be rich, but they’re managing. Chunya has gone through middle school, and she’s pretty. Many people in the village want to marry her. How did Fifth Aunt match her with such a person?

Chunya shrugged, "I don’t know. My mom told me this family was good, worth marrying into, and that I wouldn’t suffer there. So I listened to her arrangements."

As for feelings towards Zhao Chunshui?

They simply don’t exist!

Marriages in this era are generally like this. Many people haven’t even met before getting married.

Chunya can’t say she likes Zhao Chunshui much; it’s just that she’s of age, and her family arranged what they thought was a good match, so she went along with meeting him, discussing the wedding date, and preparing for marriage.

If she hadn’t accidentally caught Zhao Chunshui intimately holding a woman today, she wouldn’t have seen his true colors!

Fifth Uncle knew how to handle things, punching Zhao Chunshui in places with lots of flesh like the stomach, buttocks, and thighs, making Zhao Chunshui howl in pain but leaving no visible scars.

Fifth Uncle stopped when he figured he had hit enough, watching Zhao Chunshui curled up on the ground. He spat harshly on the ground, "Someone like you isn’t good enough for my Chunya! Zhao Chunshui, go back and tell your parents that the marriage with Chunya is off!"

Qiqi was still stomping in place, glaring at Fifth Uncle, "You beat him like this. Shouldn’t you at least take him to the hospital for a check-up?"

Fifth Uncle looked at Qiqi as if she were a fool.

Noticing the sympathy in his eyes, Qiqi asked discontentedly, "Why are you looking at me like that?"

"Comrade, haven’t you figured out the situation by now? This person on the ground had a marriage arrangement with my niece. Although the betrothal gifts weren’t yet exchanged, both sets of parents acknowledged it and set the wedding date."

"I can understand why he didn’t tell you the truth. You must have many qualities that surpass my niece’s, so he wasn’t willing to let go. But at this point, after everything we’ve said, you still can’t see his true colors and keep speaking for him? Are you out of your mind?"

Being accused of having a problem thinking, even the usually mild-tempered Qiqi was a bit angry.

But her response was only glaring at Fifth Uncle without retorting or yelling.

Because she knew very well in her heart that Zhao Chunshui was deceitful, a real scoundrel!

Even if she had feelings for him before, they had mostly faded by now.

But her upbringing didn’t allow her to stand by when someone was injured, especially when part of it was due to her.

Lin Xiang heard Qiqi’s introspection and suddenly found the sunflower seeds in her hand less appetizing.

"Sister, do you know why Zhao Chunshui can deceive you so easily?"

Qiqi: Sister? What a strange way to address someone.

But that’s not important!

"Why?"

"Because you’re too well-mannered," Lin Xiang said. "To be exact, your upbringing is too good. I can even tell that you don’t have deep feelings for Zhao Chunshui. You’re in this relationship because of moral coercion."

Qiqi didn’t know what moral coercion meant, but she instinctively nodded, "You’re right, I don’t like Zhao Chunshui. But he saved me once, rescuing me from a hooligan and got stabbed for it, losing a lot of blood. My mom said if it weren’t for Zhao Chunshui, I’d have lost my honor and couldn’t marry."

"As for Zhao Chunshui, neither his looks, personality, nor family background is what I like. But he saving me was indisputable, so I dated him."

Lin Xiang: This isn’t a lovestruck girl! It’s an absolute naive sweetheart!

And the negative kind!

It’s not only her; even her mother is!

"Forgive me for asking, do your parents work?"

"My dad is the deputy manager of a glass window factory, and my mom is an accountant at the cotton spinning factory."

Deputy manager, accountant: this family combination outshines ninety-eight percent of people in Mianyang Town.

From Qiqi’s attire to her manners, it’s clear her family raised her well, and she’s probably spoiled, so it’s unsurprising Zhao Chunshui targeted her.

It’s just a pity that this girl almost had her life ruined by this scumbag!

And Chunya too!

Lin Xiang isn’t the type to draw her sword heroically at every injustice, but she wanted to help two simple, kindhearted young women avoid being ruined by someone like Zhao Chunshui.

"Qiqi, Zhao Chunshui isn’t hurt at all. My Fifth Uncle just punched him a few times, and he screamed on purpose. If you don’t believe me, check it yourself. There are no bruises on him."