Ignoring the villagers wasn't a sign of Tang Huai's cowardice. She wasn't afraid of Jing Xuan's grandparents, so why would she be timid in front of these villagers?
She simply didn't want to waste her time, as she needed to hold Zhong Huiyan's daughter and head to Gaozhai Village to find the man Zhong Huiyan had been longing for.
She also planned to meet him and then rush back to the county town overnight so she could return to school the next day.
Jing Hong's elder uncle, busy with farm work, hadn't yet come back. At home, Jing Xuan's aunt Zhong and Jing Hong's wife Liu were cooling off in the yard.
The Tomb Sweeping Festival had just ended, and the weather was already scorching hot, with lots of mosquitoes. Zhong and Liu were fanning themselves for cool air and swatting at mosquitoes.
Upon seeing Tang Huai, both women were momentarily stunned, and Liu stood up with a flash of unconcealed joy in her eyes, "Tang Huai, you're back?"
