C4 Talk about Trivial Things!

The surrounding houses began to light up one by one with candles. Seeing this, Liu Mang suddenly shouted, "Hey everyone, come take a look! The Zhou family paid the dowry, but the girl ran back!"

"This is just outrageous!"

"Come on, everyone, check this out!"

Slowly, the neighbors started to gather around. No matter the time, watching a spectacle is always a favorite pastime for ordinary folks. However, everyone knew the Liu family well enough not to spread any rumors.

"The captain's here! The captain's here!" someone suddenly shouted, and everyone turned to look in the direction of the voice.

Sure enough, a middle-aged man in a tank top jogged over, looking at the crowd and asking, "What's going on? What's going on?"

Seeing the man, Liu Mang approached him like he had found his anchor and said, aggrieved, "Captain, you're finally here. How could a girl who got married just run back home at night? We didn't skimp on the dowry."

Taking a look, the team leader, Wu Gaang, understood the situation. He knew the Liu family well and was aware of what kind of person Liu Ergou was.

"Ergou, I'm not trying to lecture you, but Ruonan is still so young. If I remember correctly, she's still in high school, right?" Wu Gaang pulled out a pack of cigarettes.

Zhou Ruonan chimed in at the right moment, "I just finished my college entrance exams, Uncle Wu. I want to go to college, but my dad says girls don't need to go to college."

He glanced at the cigarette pack, noticing only three left. Reluctantly, he tucked it back into his pocket.

“Old Joe, it’s a new world now. Boys and girls are the same. Why shouldn’t girls go to college?” Sam pulled out a hand-rolled cigarette from another pocket.

Joe just squatted by the door, frowning, without saying a word.

Hearing this, Mike wasn’t happy and shouted, “Uncle Sam, you’ve got it wrong. Her family took the dowry money, and Mrs. Smith was the matchmaker. It was a proper arrangement! I bet she’s seeing someone else!”

Hearing this, Rachel got angry, marched up to Mike, and snapped, “Yeah, I’m seeing someone else. What are you gonna do about it? We don’t even have a marriage license, so how’s that a proper arrangement?”

“Did you all hear that? She admitted it herself!” Tom pointed at Rachel, shouting.

Mike looked at Rachel with disgust and said, “Disgusting!”

“This girl will say anything!”

“She must’ve picked up bad habits at school.”

“No way, I’m not letting my daughter go to school anymore. She’ll end up just like her.”

Amid the chatter, Rachel heard every word, and it was impossible not to feel hurt.

Before he could even get angry, a cloth shoe flew straight toward him, smacking Liu Ergou right in the face. Zhou Hongqu, now barefoot, stood up with a dark expression and walked into the house.

Liu Ergou was completely stunned, never expecting a smelly shoe to hit him square in the face.

"Dad, he hit me!" Liu Ergou shouted to Liu Mang.

"Zhou Hongqu, get out here! We’re not done until we clear this up!" Liu Mang yelled toward the house.

It wasn’t long before Zhou Hongqu emerged, his face full of anger, holding a small bag in his hand.

"What are you yelling about? You think I'm deaf?" Zhou Hongqu said, stepping barefoot right up to Liu Ergou.