The young couple didn't care about the rain. They hastily hitched up their oxcart and hurried toward the Zhao Village.
But the roads were slick and Miaohua was newly pregnant. Though they were anxious, they didn't dare be the least bit careless.
Moving at a snail's pace, the journey that normally took less than an hour ended up taking them over two hours to complete.
Once they returned to the village, they didn't dare go straight to the main branch's house. Instead, they rushed home to change out of their wet clothes and drink some ginger soup to warm up. Only when they felt warm again did they head to Zhao Jing's house.
Naturally, Zhao Jing wasn't home, so they went looking for him at Mr. Zhao's house. They came up empty there as well. It was only after asking Mrs. Zhao that they learned Mr. Zhao had gone to the Chen family's main house to preside over the annulment of Zhao Jing's engagement.
'How could they let the Chen family off so easily?'
