"Isn't this just harming others and herself?" The others all wore resentful expressions.
Xia Xiaodie covered her forehead and said indignantly, "Who told her to say that Brother Zhou would come to her home to propose? Who told her to covet Brother Zhou? Does she deserve him?"
She felt she had done nothing wrong.
It wasn't as though she had forced that idiot to go. She had gone of her own accord, tempted by greed, wanting to steal coal and sell it for money.
Even if she had truly died in that Coal Mine, she could only blame her own bad luck. She would have deserved it.
"Brother Zhou?"
The Xia Family was puzzled.
There were no relatives surnamed Zhou in their family. Where had this so-called Brother Zhou come from?
Her brother, Xia Yubin, suddenly had a flash of insight. "Could you be talking about my classmate, Young Master Zhou?"
The Xia Family was stunned again.
"Young Master Zhou?"
Xia Yubin glanced at his sister, who was avoiding his gaze with a shy expression, and slightly furrowed his brows as he explained:
"He is the Eldest Young Master of the county magistrate's family, Zhou Tianyou. This year, he will also be taking the county examination with me."
"Since he is the Eldest Young Master of the county magistrate's family, shouldn't he be living in the county seat?"
"Exactly. How did he end up studying with you?"
The Xia Family was all somewhat confused.
Xia Yubin explained, "He wanted to become the teacher's disciple, so he is temporarily staying at his Maternal Grandfather's home in town."
Xia Qiang glanced at his daughter, who was fidgeting bashfully. "Then how did your sister get to know him? And why is she calling him so..."
Xia Qiang could not bring himself to finish