Everyone stopped discussing Zhao Dongxiu and urged Yuan Chun to stay.
Yuan Chun looked troubled, "I... my sister-in-law has already driven me away, almost hit me with a broom. How can I have the nerve to stay? I..."
She looked at the silly child, "Sanbao, I’m sorry, I have to leave. These are my last few milk candies, I’ll give them all to you, don’t cry anymore."
"Wow, I don’t want milk candies, I just want the pretty sister not to leave. Pretty sister, you can stay at my house, I’ll give you my bed and I’ll sleep with my nephew, waa... if you leave, I won’t be able to eat, sleep, and even candies won’t be sweet anymore."
The silly child didn’t take the candies and continued crying very sadly.
Someone mocked, "Oh, Sanbao likes Comrade Xiao Wei so much, why not marry her so she can stay with you every day and even sleep with you at night."
"I say, Bai Lanhua, did you wash your mouth with cow dung today? It’s so filthy. Comrade Xiao Wei is still a pure young woman, and you’re ruining her reputation like this. And Sanbao, he’s just a child, how dark must your heart be to throw such filth at him."
"Bai Lanhua, the grudges between you and Madam Chen are adult matters, how can you humiliate Comrade Xiao Wei and Sanbao? Comrade Xiao Wei hasn’t offended you."
"I’ve never seen someone as shameless as you, unable to beat Mr. Chen so you take out your anger on Sanbao. You’re just bullying him because he’s innocent and won’t retaliate against you. If Mr. Chen were here, would you still dare to humiliate Sanbao like that?"
"Sanbao simply likes Comrade Xiao Wei like he likes his own sister, and you’re... your mind is too filthy."
...
Bai Lanhua was scolded until her face turned red.
She angrily retorted, "You all... aren’t you just currying favor with Chen Hongmei because her husband is a deputy director? You’re all trying to suck up to her."
"What did I say wrong? Third Brother Chen likes Wei Yuanchun and can’t bear to let her go, so he should marry her. Did I say anything wrong? I didn’t slander them. Why are you all angrily scolding me? Isn’t it just because my husband’s position isn’t as high as Chen Hongmei’s husband, so you’re all stepping on me to elevate her?"
"Bai Lanhua, don’t slander people. We’re all being reasonable and sticking to the facts, not slandering you. You said Sanbao should marry Comrade Xiao Wei and share a bed. Isn’t that humiliating to those two kids?"
"How am I humiliating them? I just see that it’s mutual between them and am kindly trying to help make it happen." Bai Lanhua sneered. "Have you ever seen Third Brother Chen pester a young girl before?"
"Anyway, this is the first time I’ve seen Third Brother Chen cling to a young girl. He must truly like her to not want her to leave. Since he has that intention, saying he should marry her isn’t wrong, is it?"
Everyone thought about it and realized it was true.
Sanbao only had the intelligence of a six or seven-year-old child, and he always played with the kids in the family area, never with teenagers.