A Fighting Rooster On Edge

“Yes. You are right!”

Auntie Lin smiled and said, “That young lady’s name is Ling. She’s extremely cute. She is very compatible with Zhuang Zhuang.”

Xiaoguo blinked a few times and found it hard to understand the woman’s intentions. It was too early to get Zhuang Zhuang engaged. This is totally ridiculous.

“They can get engaged first and then get married in a few years. Soon, you’ll become a grandmother…”

Seeing that the other party was going to say more, Xiaoguo quickly stopped her. She was afraid that if she let her continue, the other party would be so excited that she would make a decision on the spot.

“No, no. Our Zhuang Zhuang is still young. There’s no hurry.”

Xiaoguo rejected her tactfully. If it was someone who could get her, she would have gotten the hint and stopped talking. However, Auntie Lin was the top matchmaker in the village. She was very persistent and would not give up until she achieved her goal. There was no way she would give up so easily.

“Aiyo, Sister! What do you mean by that? Time flies. Let’s get them engaged first, they can get married later!”

“I don’t think so.”

Xiaoguo couldn’t agree to what she was proposing no matter how nicely she was trying to package it. What was wrong with her? Xiaoguo took a deep breath and tried her best to speak in a calm tone. “Auntie, please stop. My Zhuang Zhuang is still young. Let’s talk about this when he’s older.”

Auntie Lin rolled her eyes and guessed that Xiaoguo might be dissatisfied with Liu Hai’s daughter. It didn’t matter. She still had a bunch of other girls.

“If you don’t like the Liu family, there are also two girls from Zhang Quandan’s family. The oldest is ten years old, and the youngest is three years old. Li Shuangshu’s daughter is four years old this year. Widow Song’s daughter is six years old. The twins from the Yanlong family are five years old this year. Sixth Brother’s granddaughter is…”

Xiaoguo couldn’t take it anymore. She was practically naming all the young ladies in the village. What was going on?

“Auntie! There’s no need. Thank you so much. Our Zhuang Zhuang is not considering an arranged marriage. Have a safe journey and don’t come again. If I need anything, I’ll look for you. If I don’t look for you, it means that I don’t need your service. I won’t see you off. Goodbye.”

As Xiaoguo spoke, she pushed Mrs. Lin out of the house. At this moment, Mrs. Lin was still harping on about the little girls in the village.

The minute Xiaoguo finished speaking, she closed the door. Still feeling unassured even though the door was closed, she put on the latch. After confirming that the door couldn’t be opened, she was finally able to relax.

Seeing that there was no hope of sealing the deal today, Auntie Lin stomped her feet helplessly and continued, “Hey Xiaoguo, think about it. I’ll come back tomorrow!”

When she heard those words, Xiaoguo couldn’t help but shiver. This woman is really persistent.

“This is so absurd!” Xiaoguo said and got ready to go back into the house.

She had only taken two steps when there was a knock on the door.

Xiaoguo shuddered instinctively. “No way, no way!”

“Xiaoguo, it’s me.”

Xiaoguo was relieved to hear Mrs. Yang’s voice. “Coming.”

“What happened just now?” Mrs. Yang had just stepped out of her house when she heard Mrs. Lin’s words.

“Sigh…”

Xiaoguo was just wondering who she could talk to—so she told Mrs. Yang everything. “Tell me, how did they know that Zhuang Zhuang was going to school?”

This was something that Xiaoguo couldn’t understand no matter how hard she tried. How did they find out about her family matters overnight? They usually didn’t have much contact with each other. Mrs. Yang’s family was the only one who knew about her family’s situation. However, they weren’t gossipy people. They definitely wouldn’t share with the others about her family’s matters.

Xiaoguo was deep in thought and did not notice Mrs. Yang’s awkward expression.

“Xiaoguo…”

“Yes?”

“Well… I’m really sorry…” This was the first time Mrs. Yang felt apologetic towards Xiaoguo. She was so embarrassed that she couldn’t raise her head. “It’s all my fault…”

Xiaoguo looked puzzled. “What’s going on?”

“It’s like this…”

After hearing Mrs. Yang’s words, Xiaoguo shook her head and laughed. “So you were the one who told them.”

“I really didn’t do it on purpose. It’s all Widow Song’s fault. She kept telling everyone how good her daughter was. Without thinking, I blurted to everyone about Zhuang Zhuang going to school. As you know, I have nothing to show for my two children, so in my haste to rebut her, I told everyone about Zhuang Zhuang…”

Mrs. Yang knew that she was in the wrong. Her voice became softer and softer until it was no louder than the sound of mosquitoes buzzing.

“Is that all?”

Xiaoguo narrowed her eyes and asked her directly.

“!!” Mrs. Yang looked up at her and lowered her head again. She muttered, “I also mentioned that Danhe is an official in the capital. But don’t worry, I didn’t mention his official position!”

When Xiaoguo heard this, she understood everything. So that was why everyone was suddenly so warm and polite to her. It turned out that the focus was on Jiang Danhe, who was an official in the capital.

Mrs. Yang was so embarrassed that she couldn’t raise her head. Xiaoguo had always kept a low profile, but she had caused her so much trouble just because she wanted to show off.

“…”

“Xiaoguo, don’t be upset with me. I don’t know what’s wrong with me either. I wasn’t like this before. Recently, I don’t know if it’s because of my pregnancy, but I’ve been acting like a fighting chicken every day. Don’t be angry. I’ve really let you down…”

“Pfft…” Xiaoguo wasn’t angry to begin with. It was rare for her to see Mrs. Yang admitting her mistake. She found it funny and was deliberately teasing her. However, when she heard Mrs. Yang describe herself like this, she couldn’t keep a straight face anymore. The description was quite appropriate.

Seeing her smile, Mrs. Yang knew that she was teasing her on purpose. She heaved a sigh of relief and smiled sheepishly. “That’s what your Brother Yang said. He said that I’m a fighting rooster with my hair standing on end. Now that I think about it, that’s true. It’s quite an apt description.”

Xiaoguo poured her a glass of water and placed it beside her. “In that case, I understand everything. I knew it. I was finding it odd that everyone was giving Zhuang Zhuang snacks and trying to matchmake him just because he was enrolled in a school.”

After Xiaoguo figured it out, she calmly took a sip of water. It turned out that Jiang Danhe was the cause of all this.

“Oh right, don’t pay attention to the people in our village. They’re all a bunch of sycophants. When they heard that your husband is a high-ranking official and that your son is a potential scholar with a bright future, they couldn’t wait to become your in-laws.”

It was not that Mrs. Yang looked down on the villagers. But when the parents are snobs, one should think twice even if the daughter is outstanding.

Moreover, Zhuang Zhuang was still young. With such an accomplished master, he had a promising and bright future ahead of him. He should be careful in case he ruins his future.

Although she didn’t know who Teacher Kong was, based on the fact that her brother-in-law, Yang Jia, almost fainted from excitement when he heard his name, Teacher Kong and Zhuang Zhuang should be an amazing combination.

He was already so talented at such a young age, he had a promising future ahead of him. Therefore, there was no hurry to get engaged now. No one could predict what could happen in the future.

“… In the future, when Zhuang Zhuang becomes successful, he will have many options. There’s no hurry now.”

Mrs. Yang was anxious for Xiaoguo, afraid that she would agree after much hesitation. Hence, she explained all the pros and cons to her and told her to be careful.

Xiaoguo knew that Zhuang Zhuang was only four years old now. Naturally, she would not agree to such a ridiculous arrangement. Moreover, it was marriage that they were talking about. It could not be rushed.

Even when Zhuang Zhuang had become an adult, she would not get involved in his marriage. When the time comes, if he likes anyone, she could just act as the gatekeeper. She would not get involved with anything else.

However, when she heard Mrs. Yang talk about how Zhuang Zhuang will be when he grew up, she found it very interesting, so she did not interrupt. She secretly imagined what Zhuang Zhuang would look like when he became an adult.

Her Zhuang Zhuang would be a talented man. He would be elegant, polite, handsome, energetic, suave, dignified, calm, and poised!

The remaining 10,000 adjectives will be omitted here…