After seeing off Liu Xiaochuan, Chen Guanlou welcomed Mrs. Pan across the street. Mrs. Pan was as innocent and helpless as ever, and she looked thinner. She brought a bowl of freshly wrapped dumplings, buried her head, and seemed to be ashamed to talk to outsiders, appearing overly timid. "Thanks to Mr. Chen for taking care of me these days. There is nothing good at home, so I only made some dumplings. Mr. Chen, please don't dislike them." Chen Guanlou stared at her and witnessed with his own eyes that Mrs. Pan's ears gradually turned red, red enough to drip blood. He coughed lightly, and it was not kind to test a young widow. "Thank you, Mrs. Pan, I like dumplings very much, and they are very good. I was just worrying about what to eat tonight. Your dumplings were delivered at the right time." Mrs. Pan smiled softly when she heard this, just like the spring breeze blowing over the willow bank, bringing the fragrance of spring, the fresh smell of flowers and plants, blowing on her cheeks, blowing into her nose, refreshing her heart. People are going to be drunk! Chen Guanlou didn't drink, but he was already a little drunk. He took the bowl and said, "I'll go and clear it out and return it to you." "No, don't worry. There are extra bowls at home." Madam Pan said anxiously and nervously.
Chen Guanlou smiled at the other party and went into the house to clear the bowl first. These days, the people in the market are living a tight life, and a bowl is also very useful. Without a bowl, it feels like the kitchen can't be turned around. He knew that the mother-in-law across the street, Aunt Hu, was a powerful character. If Madam Pan went back empty-handed, she would definitely be angered by Aunt Hu, giving Aunt Hu an excuse to deal with her. He couldn't let the gentle Madam Pan suffer a beating because of himself. It makes people feel distressed! Although he is not Meng De, he can empathize with Meng De's heart at this moment. After returning the bowl, Madam Pan also smiled and said thank you. Chen Guanlou said to her: "If you have any problems in the future, just come to me. I will definitely help you if I can." Mrs. Pan expressed her gratitude again and again. Mrs. Hu's roar came from the opposite yard, and she was talking nonsense. Mrs. Pan's face turned pale and she hurried back, not daring to delay for a moment. As soon as she left, Sister Chunxiang came out from the next yard and teased Chen Guanlou, "You are dazzled." "Don't talk nonsense. Mrs. Pan is a good woman." "That's why many people love her." "Tell me." Chen Guanlou heard the hidden meaning in Sister Chunxiang's words. Sister Chunxiang looked around, pushed Chen Guanlou into the yard, and closed the door to prevent anyone from eavesdropping. "Chen Ergou comes back every few days under the pretext of looking at houses. Humph, who doesn't know what he's thinking? He must be thinking about Madam Pan and wants to get the moon first." "Chen Ergou, that bastard, the woman in front was beaten away by him, and he still has the nerve to think about Madam Pan. If Madam Pan really falls into his hands, she will be dead." Chen Guanlou was filled with righteous indignation. When he didn't know, Chen Ergou dared to covet Madam Pan. He really deserved to be punished. "Not only Chen Ergou, but Chen Guanqing, who is of the same generation as you in the alley in front, asked someone to inquire about Madam Pan. It seems that he also has evil thoughts." When Chen Guanlou heard this, he was even more furious, "Chen Guanqing is an old vegetable, not even worthy of old bacon, but he dares to think about Madam Pan."
Don't look at Chen Guanqing's generation with him, he is almost twice as old as him. They are both grandfathers, but he still dares to have evil thoughts. It's obvious that he is bullying the family because there is no man, relying on the surname Chen, and intends to bully the weak. Chen Guanlou despised such people the most. Chunxiang's wife told him that because of these things, Aunt Hu became more and more irritable and insulted Madam Pan every day, saying that Madam Pan was not decent and was flirting with other men outside every day, hoping to get rid of them and live a good life. Madam Pan was so wronged that she cried every day. Whenever she saw her, her eyes were red. "Madam Pan has done well enough, but Aunt Hu still doesn't cherish her. She had to scold her and drive her away before she regretted it." Chen Guanlou nodded in agreement. Aunt Hu was what people often call an evil mother-in-law, who didn't like her daughter-in-law in any way. Sister Chunxiang said again: "You are a grown man, still single, don't think about young widows, you will be gossiped. Madam Pan has suffered for so many years, she can't suffer anymore." Chen Guanlou smiled bitterly, "Sister Chunxiang, which eye did you see me thinking about Madam Pan, you can't wrong me." "I saw it with both eyes. You men are all the same, don't think that you can cover up your frivolous mind by pretending to be serious. Do you dare to swear to heaven that you have no thoughts about Madam Pan?" This... If you say you have no thoughts, you must be deceiving yourself. But it's not that strong. People all love beauty. But he has a bottom line, he won't use coercion, and he won't ruin a woman's reputation. Aren't brothels attractive? You can enjoy it by spending money, and there is no worry. If you think it's not clean, just keep a prostitute. You don't need to be top-notch. With an 80-point beauty plus gentleness and kindness, and the skills of serving people learned from the predecessors, men can be so happy. And it doesn't cost much. With his income, he can fully satisfy his various hobbies without having to bear the stigma and responsibility. Seeing that he didn't say anything, Sister Chunxiang tutted her tongue twice, "I'll tell you, you men are really no good, especially you, who spends all day lingering in the flowers and doesn't even bother to find a wife. I'm telling you seriously, you can provoke anyone, but don't provoke Madam Pan. You're a bachelor, if you provoke Madam Pan, people won't scold you, they'll just scold Madam Pan for seducing people and delaying a young man like you. At that time, the spit will drown her. Madam Pan is such a gentle person, how can she bear the rumors. Don't let it go to the end and force people to death, it's all a sin." "Not that, not that." Chen Guanlou denied it repeatedly. "Why not? You are not a woman, you don't know how powerful rumors are, and you don't understand the difficulties of us women. In short, if you want a woman, tell me what you want, and I will find a suitable marriage for you." "No hurry, no hurry, I'm not in a hurry for my marriage." "Not in a hurry yet. Don't you see how old you are? People of your age are already fathers." Chunxiang's wife complained. Chen Guanlou:... He is only 20 years old, or one year younger, how can he be so old. He thanked Chunxiang's wife for her kindness and said that he would seriously consider it and think it through. First, fool Chunxiang's wife over. Before leaving, Chunxiang's wife was still worried, "Don't worry about Madam Pan, her mother-in-law is not easy to mess with." "Don't worry, I worry about cats and dogs, but I won't worry about Madam Pan." Chen Guanlou himself didn't know how credible his assurance was. However, he is currently busy practicing "The Record of Ascension" and finalizing the third chapter, and he really has no time to think about love between men and women.