<h4>Chapter 636: Chapter 638: Rumors Resurface</h4>


    Yang Ming went to town to buy some items and led a dairy cow back to the vige. As soon as he entered, many people surrounded him, all curious about why the Schr had bought a cow.


    "Schr Yang, did you buy this dairy cow?"


    "Yes."


    "What did you buy it for?"


    Thinking he couldn’t hide the matter of adopting a child any longer, Yang Ming decided to just tell them outright to avoid misunderstandings, "My wife and I have adopted a child from a rtive’s family, and we bought this cow to feed the child."


    After he finished speaking, Yang Ming led the cow home, but rather than preventing gossip as he had hoped, his exnation only stirred more up.


    "Why would Schr Yang adopt a child out of the blue?"


    "Hmph, it sounds nice, but it’s probably his own child from outside."


    "That can’t be, the Schr seems like a very honest man."


    "No way, the Schr’s wife is formidable. If he had a child outside, would the Schr’s wife agree to adopt it?"


    "Maybe the Schr’s wife can’t have children, and she was afraid the Schr might divorce her."


    "..."


    "..."


    In the end, the conclusion everyone reached was that the Schr’s wife, unable to have children after five or six months of marriage, feared the Schr would divorce her, so they decided to adopt the Schr’s child from outside. Soon, this news spread throughout Yang Vige.


    Xiaoxiao merely smiled when she heard it, letting everyone gossip as they wished. She was already overwhelmed with the difficult task of caring for the child. In fact, her family had be upset and quarreled a few times because Xiaoxiao and Yang Ming were being gossiped about unfairly.


    Likewise, Xiaoxiao feared that the rumors about Yang Ming having an illegitimate child might affect his future prospects, so she specifically sought out the Vige Chief to help rify the matter, and for the sake of the vige’s development, the Vige Chief was naturally willing to help.


    So, he gathered the vigers at therge square.


    "Vige Chief, why did you call us all here?" some vigers started to ask.


    "Listen everyone, I’ve called you here specifically to discuss the matter of Schr Yang adopting that child."


    "Vige Chief, is that child truly Schr Yang’s?"


    Helpless with the vigers’ incessant gossiping, the Vige Chief responded, "That child is not Schr Yang’s child. I know the child’s parents, who have passed away, and it was only out of kindness that the couple adopted the child."


    "Stop spreading rumors and keep your mouths shut. If this affects Schr Yang’s future prospects, think about it; what future would our vige have?"


    After the Vige Chief’s reminder, everyone realized that if Schr Yang prospered, the vige could also prosper, which would benefit everyone. At least, it would make their vige more appealing for women from other viges to marry into, so everyone agreed to stop the gossiping.


    "The child is already unfortunate enough for having lost his parents. Now that Schr Yang has adopted him, you should consider the child as Schr Yang and his wife’s. Don’t talk nonsense as he grows up, and ensure the child does not hear such talks."


    "If I hear any of you spreading rumors again, you will be excluded from any future benefits our vige gains."


    The Vige Chief provided a strong warning, and the vigers took it seriously, promising not to spread any more rumors, and not to let their families do so either.


    With the Vige Chief’s help, the issue was resolved, and the Yang Family breathed a sigh of relief.


    However, within a few days, Xiaoxiao’s family learned of the rumor from somewhere and could not bear to see Xiaoxiao endure such a great indignity.


    Fueled by anger, the family headed straight for Yang Vige. As soon as they entered the courtyard, Zhong Dalong bellowed, "Yang Ming, how dare you mistreat my sister!"