Actually, he was disturbed by Zhang Xiaohui when she was not gone. Zhang Xiaohui's intention was not very obvious back then, but Old Madam Zhang's attitude was apparent.
He had someone he loved. How would he have anything to do with Zhang Xiaohui?
He hated the personality of the Zhang family.
She left afterwards. He stayed at home all the time. Initially, Zhang Xiaohui was not satisfied with him but one day she decided to be with him. She tried all possible ways trying to marry him.
It was a huge incident in the Qing River Brigade. He was afraid of the consequences to his parents, and so he compromised. They got married.
Zhang Xiaohui was in a rush, and the wedding was very casual.
He had plans to get rid of Zhang Xiaohui after some time. He just needed to shift people's attention away from them before he chased her out.
His intelligence was more than enough to settle Zhang Xiaohui.
