Pampered by the Toughest Man After Divorce
Chapter 1376 - 1198 Xiao’ai, Dabao, Xiaobei

Chapter 1376: Chapter 1198 Xiao’ai, Dabao, Xiaobei

And Aunt Zhao also knew that Xia Dabao was portraying her in the play, and naturally, she was angry that she and Zhao Datu were depicted in such a way.

Especially after the performance, when people around her said, "Aunt Zhao, you were a daughter-in-law too. What would you do if someone treated you like that?"

"Aunt Zhao, what people said in the play is right. You have a grudge against Widow Chen, so why take it out on the children? Especially when your son deceived someone’s chastity, it’s totally immoral. I was wondering before how Datu could have taken a fancy to Axiang, and now it all makes sense."

"..."

Aunt Zhao, furious, rushed forward to argue with Xia Dabao, but before she could reach the stage, she was restrained by Widow Chen, who scolded, "So it was you who have been bullying my daughter like this. I’ve never bullied her this much, and I’m letting you bully her..."

"So what if I bullied her? You’re not thinking of fighting, are you? Come on, I’m not afraid of you!"

"..." When the two women were fighting, Xia Datu and Long Aixi had already packed up the props and were ready to go home.

Watching Xia Dabao leaving, Zhao Datu just sat there blankly, unable to move for a long time.

His heart was shattered into pieces.

He hadn’t realized that he was so worthless in her eyes.

He hadn’t expected that, as much as he loved her, this was how she treated him. The play had ruined his reputation. Although he never really had much of an image, it still showed that she didn’t like him.

Zhao Datu thought, from now on, he wouldn’t have Xia Dabao in his heart anymore.

...

Xia Dabao and the others had already returned, but Stupid Root was still sitting in the same place.

Before coming here, Axiang had instructed him to watch the play closely and then recount the story to her, so he had been sitting there even after the crowd had dispersed, pondering what exactly the story was about.

Because he was sitting like that, the villagers came over, and everyone crowded around him asking, "Stupid Root, who is Axiang to you?"

Stupid Root was deep in thought, but he couldn’t ignore the villagers’ questions.

Grandmother had said, before she passed away, that Stupid Root would still need the villagers’ help, and she made him promise again and again to treat the villagers well.

So he simply answered, "She’s my sister."

That’s what he usually called her anyway.

The villagers asked again, "Stupid Root, have you and Axiang ever slept in the same bed?"

Stupid Root, a bit annoyed, replied, "How could that be? Grandma said that only if a lady agrees can you sleep with someone, you can’t force her!"

The villagers then understood that the play Xia Dabao and the others put on didn’t lie—Axiang and Stupid Root really were together because they were both alone and shared a similar fate.

The two had indeed never slept together.

So, everyone began to sympathize with Axiang. Soon, the threshing ground was abuzz with discussions, everyone lamenting Axiang’s hard fate. Widow Chen already had a bad reputation, and then Axiang was deceived by Zhao Datu and harshly bullied by Aunt Zhao. It just wasn’t fair.

Only a few conservatives were saying, "But no matter what, Axiang was married before. Though she’s been bullied, if she just endures for another decade or so, has a son or a daughter, her hard days will come to an end. The way things are now, isn’t it against common decency for a woman?"