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It was cut into two pieces, and the aroma of meat instantly floated along the riverside. Qingxue handed one half to Gu Changming.

"Brother Changming, try the meat buns while they're still hot."

Just as Gu Changming was about to refuse, a black dog jumped out from somewhere and pounced on the meat bun in Qingxue's hand. Qingxue was startled and instinctively ran to the side.

He missed a step and fell into the water. Gu Changming no longer cared about the meat buns. He kicked the black dog over and jumped into the river without thinking.

Qingxue seemed to have grabbed a life-saving straw and hugged Gu Changming tightly with amazing strength.

One of Gu Changming's arms was held tightly by Qingxue, and he could only use his other arm to desperately grab the weeds by the river. However, it had rained two days ago, and the river water was quite turbulent at this time.

After grabbing the weeds twice, they broke without a single blow. Qingxue was so scared that she burst into tears, and the villagers who had gone to the fields were immediately attracted to the riverside.

When everyone saw that it was Gu Changming and Qingxue, they were stunned at first, and then they started to rush to rescue them.

Yao was feeding pigs in the backyard. When she came out, she saw that her daughter was gone and the needlework basket was still under the eaves. She couldn't help but whisper, "Where has this girl gone?"

My daughter always brings needles and thread with her when she goes out, but today she acted a little strange.

Yao put down the wooden barrel in confusion and looked at the door. She saw many people hurriedly walking towards the river, and her heart suddenly skipped a beat.

He also hurried to the riverside and saw his daughter and Gu Changming being pulled out of the river wet. He felt hatred and annoyance in his heart.

Without saying a word, he rushed in front of the two of them, picked up his wet daughter and walked home.

Gu Changming looked at Qingxue with shame and guilt, ignored everyone's curious looks, and went straight home.

When the onlookers saw Yao taking her daughter away and Gu Changming also leaving, they all stopped thinking about it.

Although they were puzzled as to why the two people fell into the river so early in the morning, since neither of them had any intention of speaking, they did not dare to ask directly.

Qingxue was hurriedly pulled into the house by Yao. Without saying anything, she quickly picked up a piece of dry cotton cloth and carefully wiped her daughter's hair.

Qingxue was very uneasy. She thought her mother would scold her severely, or at least ask her and Changming what they were doing at the river so early in the morning.

But her mother said nothing, and there was suppressed anger on her face. Qingxue was about to explain when she saw her mother took out a set of dry clothes and helped her change carefully.

This low-pressure atmosphere made Qingxue nervous and scared, but her mother's thoughtfulness towards her made Qingxue couldn't help but shed tears.

He glanced at his mother cautiously and said softly, "Mom, I didn't do anything out of line. I just wanted to give Brother Changming half a bun today, but a black dog came. That's why I... just..."

The following words became smaller and smaller, and finally the sound was choked in the throat like a mosquito.

Mrs. Yao understood her daughter. She knew that she would never have a secret meeting with a man. However, the two of them fell into the river in full view of everyone. She wondered how Carpenter Tan's family would react after this matter got out.

Her daughter's reputation might be ruined. Even if others knew that her daughter was a decent person, this incident would ultimately affect her future marriage prospects.

When Yao thought of this, she wanted to rush over and scold Gu Changming right away.

Her daughter just pulled the boy for a bit, and the boy started thinking about her daughter, without thinking that he was already in his twenties and had a mother like that at home, so how could he have the nerve to hit on her daughter.

The more Yao thought about it, the angrier she became. Flames of anger filled her eyes and her hands clenched tightly unconsciously.

It was the first time that Qingxue saw her mother so horrible. She opened her eyes wide in horror. The pain in her arm made her scream, "Mom... my arm..."

Yao woke up immediately, and the anger in Shuangmou's eyes gradually subsided.

The moment he let go of her hand, he forced a smile, lifted his sleeves and saw several red marks on his daughter's fair arms, and he couldn't help feeling heartbroken.

"It's all my fault. I hurt you!"

Qingxue's eyes were full of guilt. Even though her mother was so angry, she didn't blame her at all and even felt so sorry for her.

The crystal tears could no longer be controlled and rolled down, "Mom, it's all my fault..."

Seeing her daughter crying so sadly, Yao hugged her in her arms, gently stroked her long hair, and comforted her distressedly: "Mother doesn't blame you, but you can't meet Gu Changming alone again in the future."

Qingxue was stunned, "Why?"

When Yao saw such an ignorant daughter, she couldn't help but sigh deeply.

I might as well make it clear all at once.

"Girl, you are 14 years old and you are not young anymore. There are some things you should understand. Getting married is like a second life. If you make the wrong choice, you will suffer for the rest of your life."

"It's not that mother despises the poor and loves the rich, it's just that the Gu family is not a good place to go. Not to mention that Gu Changming is seven or eight years older than you, his family doesn't even have a house for marriage. And his mother is lazy and nagging. No one will have a good life if they go there."

"His father is a careless person, Changming is busy with his work, and Changliang has a bad temper. No one in the family has a plan. If they have a good meal, they will be hungry for a day if they don't have anything to eat. It's strange that such a family can prosper."

"As for you, you have always been simple-minded. I have spoiled you since you were a child, and you have never worried about the family's livelihood. How can you and your family live together like this?"

Qingxue was powerless to refute what her mother said.

In the past, she always thought about what kind of person to marry. Her mother would help her choose. If she were to choose on her own, she would not know who to marry.

But ever since she heard Liu Siyu say that Changming had feelings for her, she had a different feeling in her heart.

She would feel shy every time she saw Gu Changming, and sometimes she would hope that he would come to her house to propose marriage.

Especially yesterday, her mother arranged a date with a boy without telling her. If it had been in the past, if her mother thought the boy was good, she would have taken the time to meet him.

But this time, for some reason, she felt like resisting. This morning, when she met Brother Changming passing by her house, she was happy.

After the incident of falling into the water, mother seemed to dislike Brother Changming even more.

Especially when I heard that my mother disliked Changming’s age, I felt sad.

Suddenly I thought of Gu Changming's silent face. The last time his mother scolded him, he didn't dare to talk to me. This time he experienced such a thing again. I'm afraid he won't even dare to see her in the future.

Thinking of what Gu Changming hadn't finished saying in the morning, Qingxue suddenly felt a little regretful. She should have listened to him finish his words.

It must have taken a lot of courage for such a silent man to ask her out for a talk, but something unexpected happened.

This heartless person had something on her mind for the first time, but she didn't dare tell her mother about it and could only keep it in her heart.

Seeing her daughter remained silent and her face full of worries, Yao felt regretful and angry.

What I regret is that I didn't arrange a marriage for my daughter earlier, and what makes me angry is that this happened just after the arrangement was made.

"My daughter, listen to me. This is just an accident. Relax. I will find you someone you like."

Qingxue nodded silently.

"I always listen to my mother."