Chapter 91: Chapter 91: Irresistible Without Knowing It

As soon as Zhang Bingkun spoke, everyone around couldn’t help nodding in agreement.

The saying goes, good news doesn’t go beyond the door, but bad news spreads far and wide. Over the years, the outside hasn’t been peaceful, and they definitely don’t want to bring trouble back to Shanghuang Village because of this.

A few years ago, when things were particularly tumultuous, Shanghuang Village was also affected. Only after a local thug died did things quiet down. The villagers shudder just thinking about those years.

The people of Shanghuang Village are generally quite united, although there’s no avoiding some minor disputes.

As for Zhang Hongfang’s matter this time, if blown out of proportion, it could become a morality issue, which, if escalated, could be deadly. A child who grew up under everyone’s watch, the villagers don’t want her to meet a horrifying end, so…

“Baoxing, let’s resolve this matter within the village. Don’t alarm your son-in-law,” the village elder spoke on behalf of the majority. “Rest assured, the outcome of handling this must satisfy your family.”

“Alright.” Wang Baoxing only wanted to hear that. He also knew that this matter couldn’t be blown up, “Then I’ll go back to check on the child, this…”

“Okay, you go back, I’ll handle things here. Later, I’ll personally bring the guilty party to your home to apologize,” Zhang Bingkun assured. “The outcome will certainly be satisfactory to you.”

Meanwhile, Jiang Yan hurried home, carrying Wang Miaomiao. Along the way, Wang Miaomiao repeatedly insisted he put her down, saying she could walk on her own, but Jiang Yan paid no heed.

“Brother Jiang, put me down, I can walk by myself,” Wang Miaomiao requested again, the water droplets on her face almost dried. In his arms, she looked at his well-defined jawline, feeling the warmth from his big hands and chest, making her uncomfortable…

“Be good, don’t move, we’re almost home,” Jiang Yan tightened his grip around her as she tried to break free, a hint of helplessness in his tone.

That scene just now had also greatly shocked him. He hadn’t expected that such a small body could harbor such strength, standing in front of him time and again, defiantly fighting back for him.

In his heart, an indescribable feeling kept growing, making him reluctant to let go of her. Holding her, feeling her warmth, gave him unprecedented satisfaction.

However, a two-point route eventually has an end, and soon they reached the Wang Family.

Even if he didn’t want to let go, he had to…

“Oh my, what happened to you two?” Wang Pandi exclaimed upon seeing the pair, soaked like drowned rats. “Fell into the river? So careless.”

“Sister-in-law, is there any hot water?” Jiang Yan frowned, watching her shiver after leaving his arms. In this weather, she might catch a cold and get sick.

“Yes, yes.” Wang Pandi went to the kitchen to fetch water while telling Wang Miaomiao, “Miaomiao, hurry back to your room, take off your clothes, and warm up under the blankets.”

Wang Miaomiao responded, and without considering Jiang Yan standing nearby, she hugged her freezing body and went into the room.

“Where’s Miaomiao? Miaomiao, how are you?” Liu Yulan also came after and rushed into Wang Miaomiao’s room, seeing her changing clothes, she withdrew.

Upon coming out, she saw Jiang Yan still standing wet in the main hall, quickly saying, “Xiao Jiang, you should also go to the back room and change clothes. Come on, Aunt will find you some of Gangzi’s clothes to change into.”

“Okay, thanks, Aunt.” Jiang Yan naturally had no objections.

After the two washed up and changed clothes, everyone in the family returned too.

In the main hall, everyone was denouncing Zhang Hongfang. Liu Yulan was especially indignant, vowing not to let her off.

Wang Miaomiao walked out of the room, feeling an itch in her nose, couldn’t help but sneeze.

“Oh dear, caught a cold,” Liu Yulan said, distressed, motioning for Wang Miaomiao to come over, “Quickly, drink this ginger tea to dispel the cold.”

Wang Miaomiao saw Jiang Yan, also changed, sitting there sipping from a bowl. Knowing she couldn’t avoid it, she approached, pinched her nose, and gulped down the ginger tea. She really couldn’t stand that pungent, spicy aroma.

Looking at Jiang Yan again, she thought he must be a weirdo. How could he sip on that stuff without a hint of discomfort on his brows? Wasn’t he drinking ginger tea?

Jiang Yan noticed her watching him in amazement and raised an eyebrow, asking, “Want another bowl?”

“No, no, you drink more,” Wang Miaomiao hurriedly shook her head, waving her hands, fearing her mother would serve her more. She quickly took the bowl to the kitchen to wash it.

Seeing her behave so, everyone couldn’t help but burst into laughter.

Jiang Yan watched her hasty retreat from the corner of his eye, calmly took another sip of ginger tea. No one noticed the pampering smile in his eyes and on his lips.

At that moment, he felt the ginger tea suited his taste, as the emotions surging up inside him needed this spicy taste to keep a clear head, avoiding doing anything out of line.

Jiang Yan considered himself a person with strong self-control. He never thought that one day his emotions would be swayed by a little girl, which wasn’t a good thing. He frowned, suppressing the flutter in his heart, his clear mind quickly thinking about the path ahead…

She, this little girl, was the first woman in twenty-five years to stir his emotions. Naturally, he didn’t want to let her go easily. His family was urging him to marry, but he didn’t want to settle.

Before, though they hadn’t interacted much, from his good friend Yang Zhigang, he had heard a lot about her. Unknowingly, her image had embedded itself in his mind.

But the girl was still young, no need to rush, taking it slowly would be fine. However, he wouldn’t stay in J City for too long, so he should confirm the relationship before leaving.

There was also the Wang Family’s attitude. Yes… taking away the little darling they cherished might not be easy. This also needed careful planning…

Meanwhile, Zhang Bingkun didn’t keep the Wang Family waiting too long. After arranging the final tasks for the fish ponds, Zhang Bingkun gathered the village cadres, accountant, team leader, women’s director… and several senior elders and went to the Zhang Family.

As the village secretary and team leader, village chief Zhang Bingkun wielded much power, but he wasn’t solely dictatorial. Many major decisions still required everyone’s agreement in meetings.

Zhang Hongfang was carried home by Li Yinfeng, crying all the way, incessantly complaining about her foot pain. Li Yinfeng thought it was just a sprain and used medicinal wine to rub her foot, making her scream in agony. It was unbearable.

Actually, she had a bone fracture, and that kind of rubbing only worsened the injury. In the end, Zhang Hongfang didn’t want any more rubbing, gritted her teeth, and endured the pain.

No one in her family pitied her. They scolded her for being stupid, disgraceful, and self-inflicted. Zhang Hongfang asked them to take her to the hospital for a check-up, but no one paid attention. The only person who did, Li Yinfeng, had long lost her voice in the family. Thus, the injury was delayed.

She bore the pain, endured the humiliation, the rage, the disgrace… Enduring and enduring, how twisted her psychology became, no one knew, nor did anyone care…

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