Chapter 1764 — A Mistake
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Fortunately, the car windows were tinted, so the villagers could only see Tang Zhi in the front seat and didn't notice Gu Mengyao and Shen Yushu in the back.
"So this is the girlfriend Doctor Lin said you brought back? My, my, the girl's a real beauty!" Widow Wang said, looking at Tang Zhi with praise.
"Thank you..." Tang Zhi didn't know how to respond, so she simply thanked her.
"Haha, she even looks all shy!" Widow Wang laughed heartily.
"All right, Auntie Wang, don't tease her—my girlfriend's shy!" Wei Zhao said, coming to Tang Zhi's rescue. "Let's talk later. I'll take her home first to have a look around. Once things settle down, I'll host a banquet and invite everyone over to eat!"
"Fine then, Xiao Yi, you go on home first!" Auntie Wang said, and the others all stepped aside to clear a path, letting Wei Zhao head home first.
After all, Wei Zhao had been gone so long—the first thing he'd do was surely go home, not stand around exchanging pleasantries.
Wei Zhao drove Tang Zhi, Gu Mengyao, and Shen Yushu back to his own familiar little courtyard. Sure enough, at first glance he spotted Lin Dongfang sitting in a recliner in the yard. The old man seemed to have anticipated Wei Zhao's return—not a trace of surprise on his face—lazily cracking sunflower seeds and sipping wine.
Wei Zhao parked the car, and he and Tang Zhi, Gu Mengyao, and Shen Yushu got out together. Wei Zhao hadn't seen Old Man Wei in a long while and had missed him, so he walked over with boundless enthusiasm—and Lin Dongfang, with a whoosh, leaped up from the recliner.
Then came striding quickly toward Wei Zhao.
"Old man, I finally get to see you again!" Wei Zhao said with feeling as he walked over.
But Lin Dongfang acted as if he hadn't seen Wei Zhao at all. He brushed right past him and ran straight toward Tang Zhi, Gu Mengyao, and Shen Yushu, saying with immense excitement, "Hello there! So you're Xiao Yi's first wife, second wife, and third wife, aren't you? Welcome, welcome, so glad to have you visit!"
Wei Zhao was instantly mortified. He'd offered a warm face only to get a cold rear in return—Lin Dongfang hadn't even acknowledged him before going off to talk to Tang Zhi and the others, leaving Wei Zhao thoroughly humiliated.
And Old Man Wei's question made Wei Zhao even more embarrassed. Wei Zhao had explained beforehand that Tang Zhi was his girlfriend, while Gu Mengyao and Shen Yushu had just come along for fun. But Old Man Wei's question made it sound as if Wei Zhao had introduced them that way himself, which was why the old man said what he did.
"I..." Tang Zhi was somewhat embarrassed by Old Man Wei's question and didn't know how to answer.
But Shen Yushu showed not the slightest discomfort. She said breezily, "Hello, Grandpa Lin! You've got it wrong—we're not first wife, second wife, and third wife!"
Hearing this, Gu Mengyao immediately frowned. By contradicting Lin Dongfang in public like that, wasn't she making everyone uncomfortable? She was about to say something to smooth things over when she heard Shen Yushu speak again.