Song Jincai had originally spoken out of anger, intending to motivate Yueqin to better herself.
Yesterday, the village chief's wife came looking for him, having heard a proposal to marry Yueqin off to the village idiot, and he was so furious he almost slapped her across the face.
After restraining himself several times, he finally managed to hold back.
No matter how undesirable his daughter might be, she was still his own. How could she be so bad as to be married off to the village idiot?
Yueqin didn't understand Song Jincai's intentions and, upon hearing his words, she became so angry that she stomped her foot and ran out, standing alone by the pond in the village for a long time.
When she saw Song Jincai and Zhang Juyun coming after her, she leaped into the pond with a splash.
Song Jincai's soul nearly left his body with shock, and without a second thought, he jumped in after her. It took the strength of an ox and the effort of a tiger to drag her out.