This was the result of the discussion between the Yang Family and He. They felt there was no need to clarify such gossip—in fact, they believed it would be a mistake to do so. A public argument would only make the rumors spread faster. It was better to have the men step in and tell the Zhou family to get their daughter-in-law under control.
And so, the two elders officially stepped in, inviting Shorty Zhou to join them.
When Shorty Zhou heard that the village gossip was his own nephew's wife's doing, he was furious. She might not be his daughter-in-law, but she was still part of the Zhou family! What a disgrace! Fuming, he went with Zheng Changhe and Zhang Dashuan to his brother Zhou Baozhu's house, only to find Big Mouth Zhao yelling at his nephew, Zhou Xiaonian.
