Reborn as a Weak Beauty Pampered by All

Chapter 27: Chapter 27: A Huge Loss of Face

The conversation hadnʼt been concluded when Mrs. Zhou was interrupted by Kang Liʼs delicate voice, which held a hint of chilling aloofness, ”Aunt Zhou, if you donʼt know the facts, you shouldnʼt speak recklessly, otherwise, donʼt blame me for being unsympathetic!”

Glancing at the villagers who had gathered to watch the excitement, Kang Li redirected her gaze towards Mrs. Zhou and continued, ”The marriage was of my own free will, and also, I am very pleased with my husband, whom Iʼve already married legally. You donʼt need to worry about me, Aunt Zhou.

Moreover, now that I have married my husband, his children are my children. I am happy to be their mother, even if I am a stepmother. I am willing, and it concerns no one else!”

At that moment, Cai Xiufen walked over, taking her beloved daughter by the hand, ”Letʼs go, come home with your mother, thereʼs no need to waste words explaining here.”

”Yes.”

Kang Li nodded lightly, her hand held by her birth mother as they walked towards their home.

After Kang Li and her birth mother, along with Kang Guoan, entered the house, Captain Kang, with a dark expression, said to those villagers who hadnʼt left, ”My son-in-law is indeed in his second marriage and does indeed have children. If the villagers want to discuss my familyʼs affairs, feel free to do so, but make sure to stick to the facts, otherwise, I donʼt mind going to the police station to report a case of slander!”

As the deputy leader of the village, Captain Kang wasnʼt an uneducated, ignorant, old farmer.

Whenever he had free time, Captain Kang would always learn to read and do arithmetic with his beloved daughter.

Now, reading the newspaper alone and calculating the work points for all the members of the team was no problem at all.

Such a Captain Kang was surely aware of what ”slander” meant.

Having said that, he turned around and strode into his house, paying no heed to what the gossiping villagers might say because of his declaration.

He didnʼt pay any attention to Mrs. Zhouʼs expression either.

”Mother! Why did you go causing trouble at Uncle Kangʼs doorstep? Come home, hurry back with me, donʼt make us a laughingstock!”

Zhou Weimin snapped to his senses when he heard from his father that his mother had caused a disturbance at the Kang Familyʼs door due to him sitting dazed in the yard all night and then becoming feverish and unconscious. Then, she went to Kang Liʼs doorstep demanding an explanation.

Knowing this, Zhou Weimin, heedless of Su Qingʼs advice, put on his shoes and rushed out, not bothering about just having woken up, or his still dizzy head, or that his legs didnʼt have much strength – he went straight to the Zhou familyʼs door. Here, he was truly ashamed to face anyone, yet he had to appear.

”A laughingstock? Iʼd like to see who dares to laugh at mother!”

Mrs. Zhou glared at the villagers who had gathered to watch, and with Zhou Weiminʼs assistance, she walked towards her home.

As the figures of Mrs. Zhou and Zhou Weimin receded, the onlookers glanced once more towards the Kang Familyʼs doorway, then gradually dispersed in twos and threes, heading home while not forgetting to discuss the affairs of the Kang and Zhou families.

”The Zhou Family really acted disgracefully—they were the ones who initially proposed breaking off the engagement with the Team Leaderʼs Family. Now that the Team Leader has found a new family for Kang Li, the Zhou boy doesnʼt know what came over him, sitting out all night in the yard and making himself sick. I feel embarrassed for him.”

”Itʼs all Qin Dayingʼs fault, that shrew! If she hadnʼt made a scene at the Team Leaderʼs house, the stupid thing her son did last night wouldnʼt be known by everyone now, making them lose face badly,”

”Qin Daying probably didnʼt expect her son to wake up at that moment.”

”Whether she expected it or not, I donʼt know, but I am impressed by her unreasonable shrew-like behavior!”

”Wait for me, Aunt Wang and Aunt Li!”

As the two middle-aged women chatted and walked, they heard someone calling from behind. They paused and looked back to see the villageʼs gossip enthusiast, The Loudspeaker, calling them, showing no strange reaction.