"How could it not be? She's an eight or nine-year-old girl, and she was in the water with a boy. I don't know how distressing that must have been. Your family doesn't care about its reputation, but our eldest daughter still has to get married."

Aunt Li Cuilian continued to rant.

Zhao Ba Niang almost died laughing when she heard what Li Cuilian said.

We're all just country bumpkins, why are we being so particular? We should consider whether we have the right to be so particular.

Just as she was about to continue talking to her, Su Niangzi, who lived at the end of the village, came over. This Su Niangzi was Zuo Qingyou's childhood sweetheart's mother.

Although Su Niangzi lived a poor life as an orphan and widow, her clothes were always clean and her embroidery skills were impeccable.

When everyone saw Madam Su coming over, they said nothing more.

Su Niangzi walked to the fence and smiled at Sun Dahua and the others outside.

She opened the fence and went straight in. It wasn't that she didn't want to tell Sun Dahua and the others, but the Zuo family had already split up, so Sun Dahua wouldn't interfere in things here.

When Su Niangzi walked over from afar, she heard the commotion and clearly understood that Zuo Qingyou had saved her child, even though they had fallen on hard times and ended up in this village.

She raised her child with great care and hardship, hoping that one day the child would succeed.

If the Su family hadn't gone through that ordeal, they would have been a prominent family, and their children would have married daughters raised by such families.

But... if it weren't for Qingyou, that girl, saving him, he would have died.

He died, and he had no reason to live anymore.

So even if she herself was unwilling, it was no use, after all, Zuo Qingyou would be criticized behind her back because of this.

People from scholarly families like theirs are the most intolerant of this kind of thing.

"I should have come to thank you earlier, but Su Yue had a high fever and I couldn't get away. This time, I'm so grateful to your family, otherwise I would have..."

Before Su Niangzi could finish speaking, she realized that she was a meticulous person who disliked exposing her weaknesses in front of others.

She paused, and after that emotion subsided, she continued, "I've always liked Qingyou. I wonder if my son is lucky enough to have us get engaged."

Zhao Ba Niang liked what Su Niangzi said.

Su Niangzi, a woman with a child, settled down in the village. She was a very honest woman, but her overall demeanor and her excellent embroidery skills made people feel that she was originally a person of status.

While other children were still playing, her son was sent to the only school to study.

The teacher said that Su Yue was a natural scholar, able to read ten lines at a glance and remember everything he read; he was a gifted and promising talent.

The tuition fee that was supposed to be collected was halved because of a genius like Su Yue.

The news spread throughout the village, with everyone saying that Su Yue would definitely become a top scholar in the imperial examinations.

So when Su Niangzi said these words to Zhao Ba Niang, Zhao Ba Niang was quite pleased, and she also thought her Qingyou was quite good.

"Well... I'll have to wait for my husband to come back before I can make a decision!"

Although Zhao Ba Niang was more than willing, she still needed to ask Zuo Daquan about her daughter's marriage.

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