Wen Miao's mother was still laughing, "What's wrong with our Wen Miao?"

Lin Zhilan gave Jiang Chengzhou a wink, "You tell me yourself."

Jiang Chengzhou took a deep breath and stood up straight.

"Wen Miao has been contacting me frequently lately, asking me to be her boyfriend. I have refused her many times, but she has not stopped harassing me. She frequently comes to my house to look for me, and if she can't find me, she will block me on the street."

Wen Miao's face flushed red. "Jiang Chengzhou, you..."

Wen Miao's grandfather looked at his granddaughter with a cold expression, "Is what he said true?"

"I just like him, I haven't done anything wrong." Wen Miao's voice was full of grievance and stubbornness.

Wen Miao's mother said stiffly, "Miao Miao is right. How could a girl like her harass a boy?"

Jiang Chengzhou continued, "But I feel very troubled. I don't like her, and I hope she won't keep bothering me in the future."

Mr. Wen quickly said, "Children don't need to speak so definitively. You may not like Miaomiao now, but what if you do later?"

"I will never like it again." Jiang Chengzhou's attitude was firm.

"Alright!" Grandpa Wen Miao said unhappily, "Since they said they don't like it, why keep bothering them!"

"Grandpa, I like him."

"I just don't like you!" Jiang Chengzhou said coldly.

Wen Miao burst into tears. Her mother quickly hugged her daughter, and everyone else looked at Jiang Chengzhou with reproachful eyes, as if to say that he was so heartless.

Lin Zhilan stood up and blocked her eldest nephew behind her. "Everyone, aren't you missing the point? I didn't call you here to listen to Comrade Wenxin analyze her feelings. I'm here to solve the problem."

"What problem do you want to solve?"

Grandpa Wen asked impatiently.

Wen Miao was, after all, his own granddaughter. To be so openly disliked made him angry that his granddaughter was useless, and he also felt ashamed.

Lin Zhilan gave a mocking smile. "If you don't take care of our daughter, we'll call the police to resolve the harassment issue our child is currently experiencing."

Wen's mother hugged her daughter, her face darkening. "I don't believe the police will do anything. Miaomiao is a girl; liking someone doesn't make her a crime!"

Lin Zhilan sneered, "As expected, it's a family tradition. Wen Miao just said the same thing. Now I'll return the favor to you. Jiang Chengzhou doesn't like Wen Miao, but is that his fault?"

Wen Miao, stop crying. Cheng Zhou doesn't like you, and that's it. If crying would help, why don't you try liking the President of the United States and see if he'd marry you just because you're crying?

What will happen when the police arrive? That's a good question! It's hooliganism; it should be handled according to the proper procedures!

Lin Zhilan turned to Jiang Chengzhou and said, "Go, go call the police now!"

"No!" Mr. Wen quickly blocked the door. "We can't call the police! If we do, how will Miaomiao ever face anyone again?"

Wen Miao kept crying, crying so hard she could barely breathe.

Mother Wen patted her back tenderly, then glared at Lin Zhilan and Jiang Chengzhou, "You two have gone too far! If you don't like someone, you can just say so privately. Do you have to make it public? Doesn't Miaomiao have any dignity?"

Director Zhang quickly tried to smooth things over, saying, "Everyone, talk this out. Wen Miao should promise him that you won't bother Jiang Chengzhou anymore. Jiang Chengzhou, calm down too. Let's all compromise and not talk about calling the police."

Lin Zhilan sneered, "Said in private? How many times has Chengzhou said it? Did you listen? Did Wen Miao listen?"

She then turned to Director Zhang and asked, "Wen Miao has been making a scene for so long, has anyone respected Cheng Zhou's wishes? If this hadn't happened today, would anyone have tried to persuade Wen Miao?"

Director Zhang was speechless.

Lin Zhilan pulled Jiang Chengzhou to sit down. "Now that we've made our stance clear, you can go and persuade Wen Miao."

In many matters and conflicts in the world, those who are not involved and want to quell the situation will only advise the more gentle, soft-hearted, and considerate party to compromise and make concessions.

Arguing and debating right and wrong is too exhausting. Getting a gentle and reasonable person to compromise is the quickest way to quell a quarrel.

The easier someone is to talk to, the more likely they are to be used by others to appease them.

Sure enough, after Lin Zhilan adopted this relentless attitude, the others went to persuade Wen Miao instead.

Wen Miao's parents did want their daughter to be with Jiang Chengzhou, but now that things have escalated to this point, it's basically impossible.

But Wen Miao seemed oblivious, stubbornly refusing to comply, and no amount of persuasion could change her mind.

The others had no choice but to look at Lin Zhilan.

Lin Zhilan blinked. "Why are you looking at me? I'm a doctor. Do you want me to examine her?"

Everyone: "..."

Jiang Chengzhou asked in a low voice, "Aunt, is this really an illness?"

Anyway, Jiang Chengzhou felt that Wen Miao was acting strangely.

Lin Zhilan said, "That's possible."

"What illness?"

Everyone's attention was drawn to this, and even Wen Miao's crying subsided.

"Peach Blossom Maniac"

Based on her observations, Wen Miao seemed to be living entirely in her own world. In her eyes, Jiang Chengzhou's rejection was a sign of shyness, restraint, and modesty, or perhaps a sign that he hadn't thought things through.

Her public declaration of love might not be out of courage, but rather out of her obsession.

Most people would feel ashamed and shrink back when rejected, but she became more persistent and fanatical the more she was rejected. She would get agitated, argue, and even cry if anyone tried to reason with her.

Once Jiang Chengzhou shattered her illusions, she would hurl insults at him and then harass him afterward.

Her parents tried to persuade her gently, and her grandfather scolded her, but Wen Miao wouldn't listen to either.

Either this girl is a complete fanatic, or she's just obsessed with romance.

Mother Wen blushed upon hearing this. "Nonsense! How could it be 'peach blossom syndrome'?"

Wen's mother had heard of the disease called "peach blossom epilepsy".

When she was a child, there was a girl a few streets away who got this disease. At first, everyone said that she was lovesick and frivolous. Later, that girl became a well-known madwoman.

People in this era are conservative. If a daughter is diagnosed with "peach blossom syndrome," her reputation will be ruined, and she will be regarded as mentally ill in the future!

What good family can I marry into then?

Lin Zhilan frowned. "I'm seriously advising you to take her to the hospital to get her checked out, so it doesn't get any worse."

"Nonsense, our Miaomiao isn't sick!"

Believe it or not, she's your daughter.

Jiang Jinzhu sat there for most of the day before finally speaking his second sentence, "Old Wen, Zhilan is a good doctor. I advise you to take your child to the hospital for a checkup. Don't delay the child's treatment."

Grandpa Wen Miao's eyes flickered. "It's not that mysterious. It's possible for a girl to go a little overboard when she's just starting to fall in love. Where does this 'peach blossom mania' come from?"

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