My Childhood Sweetheart Is a Crazy Beauty
Chapter 155: Truly Sweet vs. Truly Miserable

Chapter 155: Chapter 155: Truly Sweet vs. Truly Miserable

"Isn’t the pace a bit too fast?"

After Dangdang spoke, Wu Haipeng was completely confused.

"What?"

He simply picked up Dangdang and ran.

Dangdang let out an ’oh,’ feeling even more embarrassed.

She hesitated to hold hands just moments ago, and now she was being carried away so suddenly?

Wu Haipeng had no idea what Dangdang was thinking. He just brought her to the entrance of the Tang Family, and whispered to her, "Quick, go home. If you hear any noise, don’t come out. Take good care of your sister!"

Wu Haipeng reminded her, and Dangdang was stunned.

She didn’t understand what was happening.

Just as she was about to ask, Wu Haipeng said, "I just saw a person, not sure if they’re dead or alive. I need to go back and check!"

Dangdang’s face turned pale.

Only then did she realize that everything was a misunderstanding.

She grabbed Wu Haipeng’s hand, "Then don’t go by yourself, it’s too dangerous!"

The main issue was hard to explain, so Wu Haipeng patted her bun on her head, "No worries, I know what I’m doing. You go back first, don’t distract me. I’ll come find you tomorrow!"

Dangdang let out an ’oh,’ not sure why, but she felt a little bit of anticipation.

She watched Wu Haipeng leave, and suddenly he came back, "Call me brother again!"

Dangdang stamped her foot, closed the door, and ran inside.

Wu Haipeng chuckled foolishly, "So sweet!"

He left only after seeing the lights come on inside the house.

Dangdang went inside and told her sister about what happened, and soon the alley became lively, but they never went out as Wu Haipeng had instructed.

That night was destined to be restless.

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Tang Chuxia opened her eyes and immediately heard the unusual bustle in the yard.

She got dressed and went out; there were already many children in the courtyard, greeting her when they saw her.

Tang Chuxia looked around, "You all woke up really early!"

The village children chirped and chattered around her non-stop.

It was the great-grandma who asked them to go help move things, then pulled Tang Chuxia to have breakfast.

"In a while, the men will go offer sacrifices to ancestors, then sweep the tombs. We women don’t have to go, no need to wait with an empty stomach!"

It’s a tradition not to eat before offering ancestral sacrifices.

Tang Chuxia looked at the sweet fermented rice dumplings the great-grandma made for her, with added brown sugar, perfect for winter.

Each sesame-stuffed dumpling was exceedingly sweet and fragrant.

Madam Tang and the others were still making dumplings; they would eat after returning from the tomb sweeping.

The women chatted about everyday matters, and beside Tang Chuxia were all young wives and girls from the clan, making lively conversation, except for Xiuxiu who sat next to Tang Chuxia in silence.

Tang Chuxia naturally noticed.

She whispered, "Sister Xiuxiu, is it because the matchmaking didn’t go well yesterday?"

Xiuxiu was a bit embarrassed, "That’s part of it. My mom thinks that man’s not suitable, but she wouldn’t say why. Even if the calluses on his hands aren’t from farm work, what’s the harm in that?"

Tang Chuxia thought of the embroidery similar to that on her grand-uncle’s hands, and leaned toward Lady Xiuxiu’s decision.

Not knowing who the other person really was, a pure girl like Xiuxiu wasn’t suitable.

In the countryside, marriage is like a second birth. If you marry poorly, life could be miserable.

After eating the sweet fermented rice dumplings, Tang Chuxia took Xiuxiu for a walk, calling it a "post-meal hundred-step walk to live to ninety-nine."

Great-grandma said this was a good habit and let them go out to play.

Outside, Tang Chuxia asked Xiuxiu, "Do you want to find a man who wholeheartedly cares for you, or one full of secrets that might cause you grievance?"

Xiuxiu thought for a moment, "Of course, a wholehearted man!"

Tang Chuxia nodded, "Then you have high standards; that man isn’t suitable for you!"

Xiuxiu was confused, "Is that person really no good?"

Tang Chuxia shook her head, "I don’t know, but I trust a mother who genuinely cares for her daughter! You should trust your mother’s intuition; she wouldn’t deceive you!"

Don’t say that parents’ opinions can also be wrong, that marriage relies on oneself.

Many times, the people parents feel uneasy about, you should avoid. Even if they can’t pinpoint the issue initially, their instincts will naturally favor their child.

Tang Chuxia wasn’t advocating for excessive parental involvement in marriage decisions, but respecting their lived marital wisdom.

Parents always know their children best.

Of course, there are unfit parents, but that shouldn’t be a general argument.

They were wandering around the village when suddenly a woman rushed out, grabbing Tang Chuxia, "You vixen, I’ll beat you to death!"

Tang Chuxia was not one to be easily bullied; when someone grabbed her hand and spoke rudely, she simply threw the person off.

Xiuxiu gasped, quickly checking if Tang Chuxia was hurt.

"I’m fine, it’s her who’s in trouble!" Tang Chuxia pointed at the woman wailing on the ground.

Xiuxiu, seeing Tang Chuxia was alright, sighed in relief, "She’s a madwoman, deserves it!"

Before Tang Chuxia could inquire further, someone rushed over from behind, saw the madwoman on the ground, then quickly apologized to Tang Chuxia.

Xiuxiu introduced to Tang Chuxia, "That’s Old Li’s wife from the village end, and the one on the ground is her daughter-in-law!"

"Child, this madwoman didn’t hurt you, did she? I’ll take her back and give her a good beating!"

Old Li’s wife dragged the woman on the ground back home, hitting her as she went.

The madwoman only wailed, having no way to explain.

Xiuxiu pulled Tang Chuxia away.

"Is she really mad?" Tang Chuxia could feel the woman’s hostility, but indeed, her eyes couldn’t focus, clearly living in her own world.

Xiuxiu nodded, "Yes, after catching her man with a widow from the neighboring village, she went mad, accidentally killed her child when she fell. Seeing the child dead, she went completely insane! Every time she sees a pretty woman, she calls them a vixen!"

Tang Chuxia: ...

Should she be a little happy?

After all, even a madwoman thought she was pretty.

But she mostly felt sorrow.

"Does her mother-in-law often beat her?"

Being mad is indeed pitiful, but must she be beaten as well?

Xiuxiu lowered her voice, recounting the madwoman’s tragic story.

There are no secrets in the village.

"Don’t be fooled by her state. After she went mad, she birthed three more kids!" Xiuxiu’s tone was full of sympathy.

Tang Chuxia thought about it; just now, the madwoman had a bulging stomach. If not for Xiuxiu’s words, she wouldn’t have noticed.

"Her man is truly scum!" Tang Chuxia remarked.

Xiuxiu nodded vigorously, "Not just scum; those kids have a set price: 200 coins for a son, fifty for a daughter!"

She saw Tang Chuxia’s puzzled look, "Those kids aren’t even her man’s; her mother-in-law rents her out to have children!"

Tang Chuxia: ...

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