Restarting 16 Years Old, the Champion is Tiger and Tea

Chapter 340 The Nightmare of Puberty

Wang Manning looked at the exquisitely dressed woman in front of her. She was in her fifties and had a somewhat mean look on her face with sunken cheeks and thin cheeks.

"Zhou Yanqing, what are you doing?"

The woman's tone was full of aggressive questioning, and it felt a bit like she was caught in an adultery.

Zhou Yanqing raised his hand, which was clasped with Wang Manning's fingers, and waved it.

"Aunt Xu, you're asking even though you already know the answer. I'm in a relationship and I just watched a movie with my girlfriend."

Then he pointed at the woman opposite and said to Wang Manning: "Manning, this is Aunt Xu."

He then released the hand that was clasped with his fingers, put his arm around Wang Manning's shoulders and introduced her to the woman.

"Aunt Xu, this is my girlfriend, Wang Manning. I'm going to bring her home to meet my parents soon. And you bumped into me today. What a coincidence. The mall is about to close. Let's go."

As he said this, he put his arm around Wang Manning and walked to the side, but his way was blocked by Aunt Xu.

"Yan Qing, you have been so willful for so many years. Just when Jing Ying passed away, here comes another one. How long will you let Xiao Ai down?"

"Xiao Ai is already 28 years old, and she is still waiting for you. If you continue to act like this, I will look for your grandfather and father."

Zhou Yanqing was so scared that he took a big step back and almost stepped on a passerby. He was scolded and apologized in a panic.

When he turned around and looked into Aunt Xu's eyes again, sparks appeared again.

"Aunt Xu, please stop. Xiao Ai and I have nothing to do with each other. What happens to her is none of my business. Aunt Xu, it's useless to ask anyone about this matter. Just give up on it."

After saying this, she was about to leave. Aunt Xu said in a deep voice:

"Wang Manning, right? The principal of Youzhi Education. Doesn't she have a history with Lin Cheng? She's also a second marriage. Zhou Yanqing, why are you so unrefined? You just want everyone to be around you."

Zhou Yanqing pulled Wang Manning behind him, took a step forward and glared at Aunt Xu with bloodshot eyes.

"Xu Guizhi, shut your stinky mouth. I was being polite to you for my grandfather's sake, but you're taking advantage of me."

"If you do this again, we'll break up. Don't ever recognize me when you see me again. What the hell, it's like a dog-skin plaster. Once it sticks, it's not over."

As Zhou Yanqing spoke, he walked around Xu Guizhi, whose face turned pale with anger, and walked away taking Wang Manning with him.

Probably because she didn't want to lose her composure in public, Xu Guizhi didn't chase after him and didn't say anything else.

Wang Manning was in a daze from beginning to end. Except for the few remarks made by Xu Guizhi in the middle that made her a little angry, the rest of the time she was just watching Zhou Yanqing's violent output.

"Yan Qing, who is this? Why are you being so confrontational?"

Zhou Yanqing was still furious: "Xu Guizhi, my grandfather's adopted daughter. She is a very good woman, and there are many stories to tell..."

So, along the way, Wang Manning heard a somewhat clichéd story of love, hate and vengeance among several generations.

Xu Guizhi's father was a subordinate of Grandpa Zhou Yanqing. He dug Grandpa Zhou Yanqing out of a pile of dead bodies, walked dozens of miles and carried him to a fellow villager's home, thus saving his life.

From then on, Xu Guizhi's father followed Grandpa Zhou Yanqing's climb up the ladder, and finally died unfortunately in a battle on the eve of liberation.

Before his death, he entrusted his wife and young daughter to Zhou Yanqing's grandfather.

When Xu Guizhi was ten years old, her mother died of illness again. The Zhou family adopted this orphan and supported her until she graduated from college.

"What's going on with that Xiao Ai?"

Zhou Yanqing looked extremely depressed.

"Xiao Ai is the daughter of Xu Guizhi. Xu Guizhi divorced when Xiao Ai was in elementary school and raised Xiao Ai alone."

"Over the years, Xu Guizhi has been using a joke between her father and my grandfather to repay a favor and bring Xiao Ai and me together."

Wang Manning frowned.

"Zhou Yanqing, that's not right. A verbal joke wouldn't reach your grandchildren's level, right? Is there some grudge between the previous generation?"

Zhou Yanqing sighed in admiration: "Manning, nothing can escape your brain."

"Indeed, Xu Guizhi always wanted to marry my dad. But my dad hated her. He pursued my mom for six years since high school and then got married. He ignored her."

"Xu Guizhi said that the promises that our family had not fulfilled would be passed on to the next generation. Xiao Ai was taught by her since she was a child to treat me as her destined lover. You don't know, that was my nightmare throughout my adolescence."

Wang Manning chuckled: "Is your study abroad related to this?"

"Yes, I had no interest in going abroad. You can see that I am not a very motivated person, and I don't want to go out and suffer alone."

"Isn't it good to eat delicious food and drink spicy drinks at home? But I couldn't stand the dog-skin plaster sticking to me every day, so I gritted my teeth and left."

As Wang Manning listened to the story, she thought of Xu Guizhi's harsh words and suddenly felt depressed.

"...and it's your second marriage. Zhou Yanqing, why are you so unrefined and you keep everyone around you..."

It would be a lie to say I don't care.

All those worries about gain and loss surfaced from the bottom of her heart again, pushing her mood into the trough.

As if he could see Wang Manning's mood, Zhou Yanqing turned the steering wheel and stopped the car on the side of the road.

"Manning, you must not be influenced by Xu Guizhi. She is a lunatic. Everyone in our family hates her. Even my grandfather, who used to tolerate her the most, is annoyed by her now."

Wang Manning lowered her eyelids: "But what she said is also true. I am married for the second time."

Zhou Yanqing became anxious and reached out to lift Wang Manning's chin, asking her to look directly into his eyes. The force of his hand made Wang Manning frown.

"Manning, don't say that. So what if it's my second marriage? My first relationship lasted much longer than your marriage."

"Strictly speaking, I am not as good as you. Your marriage is protected by law and conforms to moral norms. From a social and moral perspective, my cohabitation before marriage is much worse than yours."

Zhou Yanqing was right. Although society has become much more open this era, people are still more conservative about cohabitation before marriage than they were ten or twenty years later.

Zhou Yanqing's cell phone rang. He took a look, sighed, and picked up the phone.

"Mom, why are you calling me so late... Tsk, I knew that Xu Guizhi would not stop... I was thinking about what I told you these days, bringing Manning back to see you, but I ended up running into her..."

"That's right, crazy woman... I have to take another look. After all this trouble, we are back to the time before liberation..."

Zhou Yanqing put away the phone, sighed and looked at Wang Manning: "It was my mother who called. They scolded Xu Guizhi out of hatred for the enemy. My mother asked me to take you home for dinner."

Wang Manning lowered her head, full of thoughts.

"Zhou Yanqing, I suddenly realized that I am still very afraid of marriage. I am afraid that the person I like will suddenly become hateful one day."

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