Wang Yue said that, but he knew in his heart that some things probably weren't just rumors.
Of course, Qi Zhiqiang wasn't the kind of person who would do anything outrageous at a time like this. But given how tirelessly Wei Shuying had followed Qiao Zuwang around, there was probably a story between her and Qi Zhiqiang back then.
But this was a TV drama. Even if that plot appeared in the novel, it would probably have to be cut to pass review.
Still, all of this was only Wang Yue's guess, and it concerned a woman who had already died. He kept it to himself and had no intention of digging into it.
After all, this was Qiao Zuwang's business!
The woman had only made that remark to ease her own awkwardness. But when she saw Wang Yue, the man of the house, say that, she felt humiliated and turned to leave.
Wei Shufen didn't try to stop her either. She had seen Qiao Yicheng push the woman and then immediately burst into tears. Remembering how all the younger children had cried after her sister died, while the eldest hadn't shed a tear, she knew the boy had been bottling everything up.
Aunt Wu, one of the Qiao family's neighbors, hurried over and put an arm around Qiao Yicheng. She said sympathetically,
"The poor child's been through a shock. He'll feel better once he cries it out!"
She said that to defend the boy, worried the neighbors might think it was wrong of him to push someone.
After Qiao Yicheng's outburst, the neighbors stopped saying anything out of line, but the atmosphere grew oppressive again.
They were busy until evening. After a brief farewell, the whole family was utterly exhausted.
The family's youngest girl, Qiao Simei, had already fallen