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Mei Hua looked at Xiao Ruo in disbelief: "Xiao Ruo, are you sure about all of this? Where did you hear these rumors from, could it be someone deliberately slandering them?"
Mei Hua found it hard to accept that Zhao Tiezhu, whom she had taken a liking to, could be such a duplicitous person. However, she also believed that Xiao Ruo wouldn't lie to her, so her mind was in conflict, feeling very torn.
"Yuan Bao personally looked into these matters, there can't be any mistake," Xiao Ruo said firmly, looking at Mei Hua. "Sister-in-law Mei Hua, is it because you genuinely admire Zhao Tiezhu's 'good character' that you hesitate to let go of this match, or is it because Mr. Liu said Zhao Tiezhu might become the first scholar in his village that you decided to agree to this marriage?"
