"Hu Liang didn't say he was unwilling. It's just... it's just..." Cao Yunyun stammered, unable to explain clearly.
"Oh, for heaven's sake, my dear girl, just spit it out!"
Mrs. Wang had the least patience for her sister-in-law's dithering, but she couldn't let it show.
Cao Yunyun herself was on the verge of tears from anxiety.
"This morning, an old aunty from our village was going to the market in town. She happened to pass by the hot and spicy soup stall and greeted me. I was busy with customers and couldn't pay attention, but Liangzi went over and started chatting with her..."
Mrs. Wang sat bolt upright. "What did they talk about? Did you forget what your sister-in-law told you?"
"I didn't forget... As soon as they started talking, I dropped what I was doing. I had just gotten closer when I heard... I heard Liangzi asking that aunty about the village chief's family..."
"Did that old biddy say anything?"
