As accountant Su Xiaotong entered the village committee office, she saw Su Changjiu's broad smile.
Everyone stared curiously at Su Changjiu, wondering what good news the village chief had encountered to be so happy.
However, seeing the person the child was talking to on the phone, Su Xiaotong didn't ask, but waited curiously to hear the gossip.
The young man sat in his seat, holding his face, looking very interested.
Su Xiaotian on the other end of the phone continued to ask, "Do you really think so?"
"Of course, is this young man San Gong's classmate? And Teacher Shen's student?" Su Changjiu asked.
"Uncle Changjiu, what if it was my third brother?"
Su Xiaotian said this with a hint of caution,
Afraid that a shock might upset the old man.
That would make her a sinner.
"You child, what nonsense are you talking about? Your third brother, how could that be?"
Su Changjiu immediately shook his head like a rattle drum.
He thought Su Xiaotian was truly foolish.
How could she forget such an important matter as Su Sangong and Xiao Cao being siblings?
But in just a moment, Su Changjiu suddenly thought of something, and his expression gradually changed.
"Let that brat Su Sangong answer the phone!"
Su Changjiu's shout was so loud that even Su Sangong and the others standing next to Su Xiaotian heard it clearly.
Su Sangong flinched but had to step forward to take the phone.
But Su Xiaocao beat him to it and picked up the phone.
"Dad, it's Xiaocao."
Hearing his daughter's voice, Su Changjiu immediately asked, "Xiaocao, how did that brat Su Sangong coax you?"
"Dad, it wasn't Sangong coaxing me, it's me who likes Sangong, I've always liked Sangong."
As Su Xiaocao said this, her face turned redder and redder, feeling as if it could be used to bake cakes.
She felt so ashamed that she could say she liked Sangong.
Su Changjiu never expected his shy daughter to say such a thing.
It showed that she truly liked that brat Su Sangong.
At this moment, he suddenly understood why she always made excuses whenever he talked about finding a suitable person for her to marry.
It turned out she had someone in her heart.
When did this girl develop such improper feelings?
"Xiaocao, don't you know your relationship with Sangong?"
Hearing her father's suppressed voice on the phone, Su Xiaocao didn't know what to say.
She stood there with a red face.
Su Sangong quickly stepped forward, gently squeezed her hand, and took the phone.
"Uncle Changjiu, it's Sangong." Su Sangong suppressed his nervousness and cautiously greeted him.
"You brat, how could you do such a thing? Aren't you afraid of people pointing fingers at you? Not just your backbone, but your father's and your grandfather's will be broken. Even my old face will have nowhere to hide!"
Su Xiaotong, who had been watching Su Changjiu smiling, suddenly started scolding him in the blink of an eye.
Scolding Su Sangong?
What did Su Sangong do?
That kid was the pride of the village, according to his parents.
He and Sangong were about the same age and were often compared.
Why was the village chief scolding Su Sangong?
Su Xiaotong was excited and couldn't wait to lean in and listen carefully to what had happened.
People are like this; they unconsciously compare themselves with peers.
When someone they've never been able to surpass suddenly falls behind, they can't help but be happy.
"I like Xiaocao, I like her sincerely, and I want to be good to her for the rest of my life. Uncle Changjiu, please grant my wish."
"Although Xiaocao and I are nominally cousins, if you trace back seven or eight generations online, it's legally permissible."
"Uncle Changjiu, please give Xiaocao to me, I promise to make Xiaocao happy!"
Hearing Su Sangong say this, Su Changjiu was also somewhat shaken.
Xiaocao was no longer young, and she had always refused to find a husband over the years, likely because of Su Sangong. This phone call today clearly showed they had made up their minds.
He wanted to object, but he couldn't find the words.
He knew very well that these two children were actually not related.
"You brat, if you were in front of me, I'd give you a good beating!"
But since he wasn't there, he couldn't beat him.
Su Sangong quickly replied, "If you want to beat me, I'll buy a ticket and take leave to come back and kneel before you to be beaten!"
This was meant to appease Su Changjiu, but it left Su Changjiu speechless.
After a long pause, Su Changjiu said, "Forget it, what do your grandparents say?"
"My grandfather disagrees, but my grandmother says it's okay," Su Sangong said in a low voice. "I must marry Xiaocao, please grant my wish. If you agree, my grandfather might agree."
Su Sangong's voice was low, almost pleading.
He knew his grandfather was stubborn, and only by convincing Su Changjiu could he possibly get his grandfather to agree.
However, Uncle Changjiu probably wouldn't agree.
After all, given their relationship, it was inevitable that the elders would disagree.
In the countryside, this was taken very seriously.
As Uncle Changjiu said, if people from other villages found out, they would surely gossip.
"Tell your grandfather that I agree."
Su Sangong, who had been planning to continue his persuasion, was suddenly at a loss for words. He thought he must have misheard.
"Uncle Changjiu, did I hear wrong, or did you say it wrong?"
Su Sangong asked foolishly.
"What? Are you going back on your word now?" Su Changjiu instantly became furious.
What did this brat mean?
He agreed, and now he was going back on his word?
Su Changjiu felt that if this brat Su Sangong dared to go back on his word, he would immediately rush to Beijing and break the boy's legs.
His daughter, Su Changjiu's daughter, even if not his biological child, could not be bullied by this brat Su Sangong.
"No, no, Uncle Changjiu, how could that be? I just thought you wouldn't agree so easily!"
"A grown daughter is hard to keep. What can I, as a father, do?" Su Changjiu said helplessly.
As he said this, Su Changjiu thought of many things.
Alas, there was no need to fear people gossiping. Perhaps this was fate.
The fact that Xiaocao was adopted might be exposed like this.
It was fine.
He and his wife had been considering it these days. Xie Nan, the younger sister, had lived a too difficult life.
Even with her biological daughter standing beside her, she couldn't get close.
Since these two children were interested in each other, they might as well take this opportunity to reveal everything.
However, his wife might not agree, and he would have to work hard to convince her.
But no matter what, they couldn't let the two children be gossiped about!