Chapter 41

Is She a Terrible Threat?

Liu, the widow, looked at Xu Jianguo with fear in her eyes: “I’m sorry, I’m sorry. I didn’t mean to.”

Xu Jianguo saw that she was being sincere and didn’t want to make a big deal out of it: “Just pay attention when you walk. If you really get hit, it won’t be good for either of us.”

Xu Jianguo said this casually, but Liu, the widow, misunderstood and thought he was concerned about her. She stopped him from leaving and asked, “I heard you’re going to remarry, is that true?”

This shocked Xu Jianguo: “What? Who said that? Which son of a bitch is spreading rumors about me!”

Being single was so peaceful and happy.

Why would he want to marry again?

Liu, the widow, looked at Xu Jianguo with hopeful eyes: “Could you marry me?”

Xu Jianguo, worried that Liu might get attached to him, immediately stepped back: “No, I’m not marrying anyone. Having a daughter is enough for me, I don’t need a wife.”

After saying this, Xu Jianguo turned and walked away without looking back.

Liu, the widow, watched Xu Jianguo’s retreating figure, her eyes reddening. Why was it so hard to find a good man?

This whole scene was witnessed by Wang Changsheng.

He stepped out of the shadows and looked at Liu with a dark expression: “You couldn’t wait a few days before looking for another man?”

Liu, the widow, saw it was Wang Changsheng and didn’t panic: “He’s a worker, he can support me and my son.”

Wang Changsheng gave a cold laugh: “Too bad he doesn’t want you!”

Liu, the widow, straightened her face: “None of your business!”

Xu Jianguo returned home and saw that the matchmaker, Li, was also there. He pulled out a big White Rabbit candy from his pocket and handed it to her: “For your sweet mouth.”

Li asked Xu Jianguo: “How’s work? Are you getting used to it?”

Xu Jianguo nodded: “It’s fine. When there’s work, I do it; when there’s nothing, I gossip a bit. Sometimes I even read books.”

Li remembered the purpose of her visit and said, “Do you want to remarry? I have some good candidates for you.”

It’s different when you have a job.

Girls in their late teens and early twenties all wanted to marry him.

Xu Jianguo’s mouth twitched: “Why do you all think I want to remarry? Being single is so easy!”

Li looked surprised: “You really don’t want to remarry? You’re still young, and you have a job. You could find someone ten years younger than you and have a few more kids!”

Xu Jianguo made a surrender gesture: “Let me off the hook. What’s the point of having more kids? They have to be capable!”

Li agreed with him but still thought remarrying wouldn’t be a bad idea: “Jiajia is capable, and if there are younger brothers or sisters, she’ll help out.”

Xu Jianguo laughed: “Spare me. I’m about to be a grandfather. Let me just take care of my granddaughter and grandson, that’s enough!”

Li misunderstood and thought Xu Jianguo meant Jiajia was already pregnant. She was shocked: “They’ve only been married for less than a month, and she’s already pregnant? That’s too quick!”

Xu Jianguo realized he had misspoken and quickly explained: “What I meant was, now that Jiajia is married, having kids is just a matter of time.”

Li breathed a sigh of relief: “I thought she was pregnant already!”

After leaving Xu Jianguo’s house, the matchmaker spread the news that Xu Jianguo wouldn’t remarry.

As soon as the news spread, the families interested in him were all stunned.

“His daughter is already grown, why doesn’t he want to remarry?”

“Once Xu’s mother passes away, he’ll be all alone. Isn’t that lonely?”

“Who knows what he’s thinking?”

The next day, Xu Jianguo went to work again and ran into Liu, the widow.

He was so frightened that he hurriedly rode away on his bike.

Oh my god.

He had clearly rejected her, yet she still blocked him. How scary!

Liu, the widow, looked after him, speechless.

Was she a dangerous monster?

Li, the matchmaker, saw the widow Liu approaching Xu Jianguo and walked over with a cold face, scolding her: “You’re nothing but a born lowlife, a shameless woman. Do you think you’ll die without a man? If you dare to provoke Xu Jianguo, I’ll expose all the dirty things you’ve done, and let’s see how you’ll live in this village!”

Liu, the widow, flinched, her eyes narrowing with suspicion: “…”

What did she know?

Li, the matchmaker, noticed Liu’s expression and smirked coldly: “Stay away from Xu Jianguo from now on.”

After delivering the warning, Li felt much more at ease. Later, while working, she told Xu’s grandmother about Liu’s intentions.

Xu’s grandmother almost choked on her own spit: “She really dares to think like that!”

Li scoffed: “Does she think nobody knows what she’s been up to? Shameless and flirtatious, but men seem to like that type.”

Xu’s grandmother couldn’t understand either. The country cares so much about morality, yet there are still people causing trouble right under their noses: “Don’t worry about her, she’ll get into trouble sooner or later.”

Xu Jiajia came to bring water to Xu’s grandmother and was surprised to see the two of them together again. They always seemed to be grouped together: “Grandma, come over and drink some water.”

Xu’s grandmother wiped her dirty hands with a cloth before walking over.

She lifted the towel off the basket and saw, besides sweet soup, there was also mung bean porridge inside.

“Eh, you made mung bean porridge too?”

Xu Jiajia smiled and looked at Xu’s grandmother: “It’s chilled, with ice pops from Chen Ji.”

Just when Xu’s grandmother felt thirsty: “That Chen kid is a good guy.”

Xu Jiajia nodded: “He’s really a good guy.”

That kid is straightforward, his emotions are easy to read, and he’s easy to get along with.

Xu’s grandmother took a taste, and it was sweet, smooth, and soothing to the throat—refreshing and pleasant.

Xu’s grandmother also made a bowl for Li, the matchmaker.

Li was flattered: “This… this is too good for me. I don’t deserve it!”

Xu’s grandmother gave her a sharp look: “Stop talking nonsense, drink!”

With Xu’s grandmother’s strong presence, Li didn’t dare to say more. She just lowered her head and drank.

As she drank, she suddenly started crying.

Xu’s grandmother was stunned: “What are you doing? Everything was fine, and now you’re crying!”

Li hugged Xu’s grandmother tightly, not letting go: “Wuwuwu… This is the first time in my life I’ve had such delicious porridge. Sister-in-law, thank you, you’ll always be my real sister-in-law from now on.”

Li cried loudly, with snot and tears flowing.

Xu’s grandmother pushed her away in disgust: “So filthy.”

Li wiped her face and, still smiling foolishly: “Now I’m clean. Can I hug you again?”

Xu’s grandmother: “…”

Xu Jiajia: “…”

After returning from the fields, Xu Jiajia passed by the secretary’s house and heard muffled crying.

She wasn’t really interested in other people’s affairs, but just then, Guagua, who had been quiet for a long time, suddenly spoke up.

[Host, the secretary of your team is not human. Oh my god, what he’s doing is even worse than animals.]

A bunch of nonsense, without any specifics.

[Get to the point.]

[Host, the secretary not only molested his biological daughter, but also his daughter-in-law. Oh my god, is this even human?]

Xu Jiajia didn’t work much and rarely visited the village, so she didn’t know much about the secretary.

[Does his son know about this?]

[Of course he doesn’t. If he knew, he’d probably collapse from shock.]

[Can you show me the image of it?]

Guagua’s voice was hesitant.

[Host, Guagua currently doesn’t have that ability.]