Madam Zhou Si glanced at Shen Qinglan and whispered, "Isn't it so? They used to say the Shen Family had a fool. Now that the child is better, they keep finding excuses. To put it bluntly, they just don't want Scholar Li to marry the girl from the Shen Family."
The woman sighed, "Isn't the Li family trying to burn bridges after crossing the river? When Scholar Li hadn't passed the scholar exam, they never looked down on the Shen Family?
When their eldest was sick, they even borrowed money from the Shen Family's eldest for treatment."
Madam Zhou Si sighed, "People's hearts are hard to fathom. It's fortunate Scholar Li is a man of integrity, otherwise, wouldn't a perfectly innocent girl like her be ridiculed for no reason?"
"Isn't that right?"
...
These women chatted all the way, and Shen Qinglan listened to gossip the entire time.
It wasn't until they reached the town that they stopped.
Shen Qinglan didn't know where to go, so she could only wander the streets.
