章節 266: Chapter 266: I'm Not Taking a Wife

Zhao Xin said, "Fortunately, Sister-in-law's village has Secretary Yao and a man named Yao Cong who are quite nice to her. Yao Cong protected her yesterday too. Those lazybones were even taken away by Yao Cong. I think he will stand up for Sister-in-law."

When Meng Xinian heard Zhao Xin say this, he also felt relieved that there was someone in Siyang Village who could help Chiang Xiao. However, having just seen Chiang Xiao with Yao Cong and watched her accept his money, along with his reflection on the life of a mountain village girl after getting married, Meng Xinian felt rather uncomfortable.

Chiang Xiao seemed precocious.

She didn't exhibit the youthful confusion and innocence typical of her age; she was mature and sensible, which often made him forget her actual age and treat her as a peer.

But now, thinking about it, she was, after all, just thirteen! What if her maturity also meant that her emotional awareness had developed early?