The noise was getting closer, and everyone in the village had crowded around.
One of them said, "What Qian Du did was not respectable; rest assured, once he arrives, we'll ask him. He can't just become an official and abandon his old partner."
Another commented, "We can't just let this matter go. He says he's going to divorce her and that's it? Uncle Bai, we need to make a fuss. Even if he's an official, he needs a good reputation. We have to make him take Anning back properly."
Anning stood in the melon field, head bowed, eyes downcast.
She knew it would come to this.
Most people think she should cling to Qian Du, groveling if necessary, or else it would mean a great loss for her.
Almost everyone believes that aside from Qian Du, she'd be hard-pressed to find another good man to marry her. Without Qian Du, she's destined to live a lonely life.
The villagers all gave her advice under the guise of concern.
