A car accident, our family of three crossed

There was a clan school for the Xie family in Yuanzhou Prefecture. While he was studying at his ancestral home, he also took time to teach in the school.

Perhaps it was because he had been in contact with Hang Shuheng and his wife for a long time, and was influenced by them, so he was more vivid in imparting knowledge than the teachers in the school.

In the process of imparting knowledge, both the students and he, the temporary teacher, benefited greatly.

On the other side, Ruan Zhen took Song Ning for a walk around the teahouse and finally arrived at the back mountain.

Just as she said, there is a plum blossom field here, which is now in full bloom.

As they walked together, the two became so familiar with each other that they began to call each other sisters.

"Sister Song, look, aren't the plum blossoms here beautiful?"

"Well, that's pretty good!"

Ruan Zhen took Song Ning's arm and walked to a white plum tree in the corner. He proudly showed off, "Look at this one. I planted it myself when I was a child."

Then she pointed to a tree nearby and said, "This one was planted by Xie Yuxi. Look, the trees we planted are both very similar to our own. The one I planted is so strong! And look at the one he planted, it's so skinny."

Song Ning was amused by her description. He didn't expect that Xie Yuxi had such interesting memories with the girl in front of him.

In her impression, the Xie Yuxi she knew had a kind of desireless feeling, and did not seem like the kind of person who would do such a thing.

The girl who allowed him to accompany her to plant plum trees must be really special to him.

But think about it, their two families are old friends, and the two are childhood sweethearts, so it is understandable for them to do such a thing.

"Mr. Xie is willing to plant trees with Miss Ruan. It seems that you two must have been close since childhood!"

Ruan Zhen scoffed at the words, "Humph! That's not good! That guy has been like an ice cube since he was a child. No matter what you say to him, he's always like that."

"If the elders in my family hadn't arranged a marriage for us long ago, I wouldn't bother paying attention to him."

Although she said so, looking at her proud little expression, you can tell that she didn't really mean it.

Song Ning's eyes suddenly flashed with gossip, and he suddenly became curious about their story, "Oh? Tell me more."

Ruan Zhen is a chatterbox. He finally met someone he could talk to, so naturally he spoke freely.

They found a viewing pavilion to rest in and had tea and snacks brought to them. They chatted so much that they lost track of time until it was almost noon, when Xie Yuxi sent someone to call them to have lunch, and they stopped talking for a while.

From the conversation, Song Ning learned that Ruan Zhen's grandfather was once a second-rank official in the court, and his father is now the prefect of Yuanzhou Prefecture.

Three years ago, Mr. Ruan retired due to illness and returned to his hometown. Before he passed away, he promised her to Xie Yuxi.

Ruan Zhen was sixteen years old at that time. After Mr. Ruan passed away, Ruan Zhen observed mourning for three years, which lasted until he was nineteen years old.

Song Ning didn't notice this at all. Perhaps it was because she had a baby face. In Song Ning's eyes, she was only about fifteen or sixteen years old. But he didn't expect that she was already nineteen years old.

In this era, a girl who is still unmarried at this age is considered an older girl. To put it bluntly, she is considered an old girl.

Outsiders did not know that the Xie and Ruan families had already arranged the marriage. There were many rumors that the daughter of the prefect was an old maid and no one wanted her or that she could not get married.

It was not until a few months ago, when Xie Yuxi returned to Yuanzhou Prefecture, that the Xie and Ruan families released the news and the world knew about it.

The gossip that Ruan Zhen was an old maid and no one wanted her anymore stopped, but more sour voices began to emerge.

Everyone knows how stunningly handsome the young master of the Xie family is. He is the dream lover of countless young girls.

It would be fine if he was alone for the rest of his life. At least it would be a comfort to those women who had fantasies about him. If they couldn't get the man they wanted, no one else could get him either.

But now, this banished immortal-like figure is actually engaged, and the person he is engaged to is an old maid whom they look down upon. How can they accept this?

Therefore, Ruan Zhen immediately became the public enemy of all the girls in the city. Some girls whose family background was not as good as Ruan's family could only talk behind his back.

Those with similar family backgrounds would not have too many scruples, and would even provoke and attack Ruan Zhen in person, saying that he was worthless.

Fortunately, Ruan Zhen was not a pushover. He would confront one girl at a time and a pair of girls at a time, and he even exposed the girls' desire for other people's fiancés in public.