The person who ca to apologize brought gifts, and if the host family accepted them, it also ant to a certain extent that there was still room for negotiation. Hua Xiaomai hadn’t expected her to act this way and instantly widened her eyes, ignoring the presence of outsiders. She slapped the back of Hua Xiaomai’s head: "Are you sick? What are you freaking out about!"
It hurt! Hua Xiaomai was hit so hard that stars flashed before her eyes. She mustered all her strength to steady herself and managed not to show any signs of stumbling or disgrace. She couldn’t help but curse Hua Erniang silently in her heart.
Sister, we are on the sa side, you should know that, right? In front of Guan Rong and her mother, you actually hit . Don’t you know this is embarrassing?
She gritted her teeth and managed not to reach back to rub the back of her head, keeping her expression as similar as possible to before, and looked straight into Guan Rong’s eyes.
"Sister Xiaomai, are you willing to forgive ?" Guan Rong was instantly overjoyed, hurriedly placing the basket on the table in the yard, "That’s great, I knew you were always reasonable, and you definitely wouldn’t..."
"Which ear of yours heard say I forgave you?" Hua Xiaomai glanced at her, a smile playing on her lips, "I only let you put down the things. These baskets of eggs and Bamboo Leaf Cakes were ant to be given to . There’s no problem with accepting them, right?"
Guan Rong paused for a mont, then eagerly nodded her head: "Of course, if you don’t mind them, then nothing could be better!" Having said that, she even gave Hua Xiaomai a smile, which clearly had a hint of ingratiating intention.
"Besides this, I want you to do a favor. I wonder if you are willing." Hua Xiaomai casually rifled through the basket, her eyelids half-drooping, a smile that was not quite a smile on her face.
"Sister Xiaomai, what are you talking about, when you first ca to Fire Knife Village, we were best friends. If you need help, I would definitely not refuse, do you doubt it?" Guan Rong’s expression was very sincere as she stepped forward to take Hua Xiaomai’s hand but was slightly dodged by her.
"Whether you like it or not, those baseless rumors between Scholar Wen and started from you and Aunt Geng, didn’t they?"
Guan Rong was stunned. She wanted to loudly claim, "I didn’t spread them," but the words already at her lips ended up being swallowed back down. She lowered her head, only softly acknowledging with a hum.
"You also know there is nothing between Wen Huaren and , right?"
"...Yes."
Hua Xiaomai seed quite satisfied, nodding her head then sighing: "Since the situation has blown up in the village, you, being a kind-hearted girl, can’t bear to see hard by such false rumors. Since it all started from you, I’d like you to help clarify this, would you be willing to?"
"Isn’t that what you are supposed to do?" Guan Rong seed to breathe a sigh of relief, smiling gently. "These past few days, I have already explained things to many people in the village..."
"This is too slow, not good." Hua Xiaomai frowned unhappily and shook her head. "Although our village isn’t large, it still has perhaps a few dozen families, three to four hundred people. At the rate you’re going, explaining to each household individually, when will everyone in the village understand? Let’s do it more straightforwardly! It’s sumr now, and many people go to the riverside to cool off in the evening. Since you are willing to clear my na, why not join by the river tonight, state the whole truth in front of everyone? People will naturally pass it on, saving your effort and resolving everything more neatly, isn’t that convenient?"
Before Guan Rong could reply, Hua Xiaomai clapped her hands as if suddenly rembering sothing, and smiled: "Right, let’s also invite Aunt Geng. Let her help speak up as well. If there are any inconsistencies between the two of you, you can confront each other on the spot. Once things are made clear, everyone will understand, and I can finally unload this burden of being linked with soone romantically!"
Guan Rong hesitated, opened her mouth but didn’t speak for a long ti.
As for that riverside, she now felt sowhat fearful. Not long ago, right there, in front of everyone, Chun Xi, La i and others had exposed her actions, also denigrating her as worthless. Although people tend to be forgetful, after such a long ti, not many probably rembered the incident, but no matter what, just thinking about having to stand before people again and repeat her actions, thereafter possibly facing ridicule, made her feel incredibly uneasy.
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