When the two of them returned to the shop, Chen Hu asked impatiently, “How was it? Did the discussion go well?”
Madam Qian smiled and pulled Chen Hu aside.
Madam Zhao also smiled at Su Sanlang and nodded slightly.
Having been husband and wife for many years, they had this tacit understanding. At this time, there was no need for words. Su Sanlang knew the gist.
There was no hurry for anything else. When they returned home, Madam Zhao would naturally tell him in detail.
Chen Daniu bought some condiments back, her face red.
When the pickles and sauerkraut were sold out, Madam Qian and Madam Zhao helped wash the wooden buckets and kitchen knives.
Then, they went home together after Su Chong and the others finished school.
Today, since it was special, Su Xiaozhi’s family made sauerkraut and pickles.
When they returned, Su Xiaozhi and Madam Cao were almost done with their work.
Su Xiaozhi wanted to ask how it was, but she remembered that Madam Cao had told her not to ask not long ago, so she swallowed her words.
Su Sanlang said calmly, “There’s nothing else to do. It’s been a long day. You guys should go back and rest too.”
Madam Cao nodded and smiled. “Alright, we’ll go home too.”
Su Xiaozhi glanced at Su Sanlang and pulled Hu Shuangshuang out with Madam Cao.
She vaguely heard Madam Zhao say to Su Sanlang, “Sanlang, let’s talk inside.”
Su Xiaozhi sighed. There was no going back.
Seeing that Su Xiaozhi was depressed, Madam Cao said helplessly, “Don’t think too much about it. This matter hasn’t been decided yet, and nothing is certain. We’ll know when it’s decided.”
Over the past year, she had been strict. Su Xiaozhi had less contact with them, but she did not know how much of her salary Su Xiaozhi had left.
Su Xiaozhi was too weak. She chose to forgive, and Madam Cao did not say anything to her. It was fine as long as she remained calm.
Su Xiaozhi sighed. “I know.”
She just felt terrible and inexplicably aggrieved.
Madam Cao did not want to reprimand her either.
—-
Chen Daniu and Xu Bowen’s engagement was confirmed on August 15.
The matchmaker passed on the message from both sides and both sides were rather satisfied with each other, so they decided to get engaged at the beginning of October. This way, the marriage would be settled and the ceremony would slowly pass. By the time the entire ceremony was over, two years would have passed. In other words, it would be more than two years from the beginning of the engagement to the marriage.
Only if they were in a hurry, these formalities were saved.
But it usually wouldn’t be omitted. It was just right to get engaged at the age of 14 and get married at 17.
After confirming the date, everyone in the village knew.
October tenth.
Chen Daniu and Xu Bowen were engaged. The banquet was held at Chen Daniu’s house. Xu Bowen’s family members were all here.
Xu Bowen was dressed in green and looked very scholarly.
The villagers naturally came to eat and congratulated Chen Daniu for being lucky.
No one noticed that in the crowd, a figure’s eyes were filled with jealousy. Why did she have to marry a farmer? But someone like Chen Daniu was compatible with a scholar!
Su Yufang was indignant. How was Chen Daniu better than her?
1
Looking at Xu Bowen, Su Yufang bit her lip unwillingly. She narrowed her eyes as a scheme surged into her mind. She gritted her teeth tightly. Riches came from danger. She had to try before she was willing to give up. If she missed this opportunity, she would not come across it again.
Madam Zhou, who was sitting at the side, also sighed. “Everything is really fate. It’s not up to us at all.”
Who would have thought that Su Sanlang and Chen Hu would live such a good life, eating meat and rice every meal?
Madam Zhao and Madam Qian used to be punching bags, but now they were living a good life.
Madam Li smiled and said, “Sister-in-law, this is fate. There’s no other way.”
Madam Li knew very well what Madam Zhou was sighing about. She did not have a daughter, so she did not have to worry about that. But when she saw Madam Zhou feeling uncomfortable, she felt much better.
Madam Zhou did not want to bother with Madam Li, so she did not answer her.
Su Yufang stood up and said, “Mother, I’m going to the washroom.”
Su Yufang stood up and left.
Madam Li chuckled and continued, “This Xu Bowen is really not bad. In a few years, he will definitely become an Elementary Scholar.”
This way, Chen Daniu would be the wife of an Elementary Scholar. This was not a good thought, but she did not have a daughter. This made her feel much better.
Everyone in the village was envious to see Chen Daniu choose such a good family.
Madam Zhou frowned. “If Sister-in-law is free, you might as well care about Chao’s wife. After all, she’s pregnant.”
Madam Li’s eldest daughter-in-law was not someone to be bullied. Madam Li had suffered many losses at her hands.
Now that she was pregnant, Madam Li had suffered even more.
Madam Li was not the only one who knew how to poke pain.
When her pain was poked, Madam Li frowned and smiled awkwardly. “Of course I care. This is my first grandson!”
Madam Li cared for her grandson a lot. Her eldest daughter-in-law always relied on this to make her suffer a lot. She wanted to see if she could give birth to a son. If she could not, she would suffer.
Madam Zhou watched her make a fool of herself and did not even check if her own life was clean.
Madam Li changed the topic and said, “Sister-in-law, Lei’s wife should have some movement in her stomach, right? There hasn’t been any movement for so long. Could there be a problem again? You can’t be careless about this. Tell mother later. If there’s a problem, you have to let the doctor take a look. Should she take medicine? Don’t you think so?”
Madam Zhou gritted her teeth and glared at Madam Li.
Madam Li was all smiles as she surpassed Madam Zhou.
Madam Zhou sighed and suddenly smiled. “Sister-in-law is right. I’ll talk to my mother later and ask her to give me the money to take a look at the couple.”
Her son was healthy, so what problem could there be? Madam Li did not have good intentions, so she did not get angry with her. She would go and get some money and eat something good. She could even save the excess. This was a good thing.
Madam Li looked at Madam Zhou smiling. When she thought of this, she immediately became unhappy.
Just as she was about to speak, Madam Zhou said, “Sister-in-law, thank you for your reminder. Later, I’ll tell Mother that this was your idea. This is all thanks to you. You’re really my good sister-in-law.”
Madam Li: “…”
She was so angry. That was clearly not what she meant. Damn Madam Zhou, she had distorted her intentions. If Madam Zhou said that, Madam Wang would definitely embarrass her later.
Madam Zhou did not want to say anything to Madam Li. Without waiting for Madam Li to say anything, she got up and went to another table to eat some melon seeds.
Madam Zhou looked around but did not see Su Yufang return.
“Ah—”
There was a sudden scream, and everyone froze.
After a while, someone reacted and said, “It came from the backyard. Quick, go take a look.”
Many people went to the backyard. Soon, people were like exploding pots.
Madam Zhou also stood up curiously and could not help but go to the backyard. Madam Li surrounded them and gloated, “I didn’t expect there to be a show to watch. Quick, let’s go and see what’s going on.”
When the two of them returned to the shop, Chen Hu asked impatiently, “How was it? Did the discussion go well?”
Madam Qian smiled and pulled Chen Hu aside.
Madam Zhao also smiled at Su Sanlang and nodded slightly.
Having been husband and wife for many years, they had this tacit understanding. At this time, there was no need for words. Su Sanlang knew the gist.
There was no hurry for anything else. When they returned home, Madam Zhao would naturally tell him in detail.
Chen Daniu bought some condiments back, her face red.
When the pickles and sauerkraut were sold out, Madam Qian and Madam Zhao helped wash the wooden buckets and kitchen knives.
Then, they went home together after Su Chong and the others finished school.
Today, since it was special, Su Xiaozhi’s family made sauerkraut and pickles.
When they returned, Su Xiaozhi and Madam Cao were almost done with their work.
Su Xiaozhi wanted to ask how it was, but she remembered that Madam Cao had told her not to ask not long ago, so she swallowed her words.
Su Sanlang said calmly, “There’s nothing else to do. It’s been a long day. You guys should go back and rest too.”
Madam Cao nodded and smiled. “Alright, we’ll go home too.”
Su Xiaozhi glanced at Su Sanlang and pulled Hu Shuangshuang out with Madam Cao.
She vaguely heard Madam Zhao say to Su Sanlang, “Sanlang, let’s talk inside.”
Su Xiaozhi sighed. There was no going back.
Seeing that Su Xiaozhi was depressed, Madam Cao said helplessly, “Don’t think too much about it. This matter hasn’t been decided yet, and nothing is certain. We’ll know when it’s decided.”
Over the past year, she had been strict. Su Xiaozhi had less contact with them, but she did not know how much of her salary Su Xiaozhi had left.
Su Xiaozhi was too weak. She chose to forgive, and Madam Cao did not say anything to her. It was fine as long as she remained calm.
Su Xiaozhi sighed. “I know.”
She just felt terrible and inexplicably aggrieved.
Madam Cao did not want to reprimand her either.
—-
Chen Daniu and Xu Bowen’s engagement was confirmed on August 15.
The matchmaker passed on the message from both sides and both sides were rather satisfied with each other, so they decided to get engaged at the beginning of October. This way, the marriage would be settled and the ceremony would slowly pass. By the time the entire ceremony was over, two years would have passed. In other words, it would be more than two years from the beginning of the engagement to the marriage.
Only if they were in a hurry, these formalities were saved.
But it usually wouldn’t be omitted. It was just right to get engaged at the age of 14 and get married at 17.
After confirming the date, everyone in the village knew.
October tenth.
Chen Daniu and Xu Bowen were engaged. The banquet was held at Chen Daniu’s house. Xu Bowen’s family members were all here.
Xu Bowen was dressed in green and looked very scholarly.
The villagers naturally came to eat and congratulated Chen Daniu for being lucky.
No one noticed that in the crowd, a figure’s eyes were filled with jealousy. Why did she have to marry a farmer? But someone like Chen Daniu was compatible with a scholar!
Su Yufang was indignant. How was Chen Daniu better than her?
1
Looking at Xu Bowen, Su Yufang bit her lip unwillingly. She narrowed her eyes as a scheme surged into her mind. She gritted her teeth tightly. Riches came from danger. She had to try before she was willing to give up. If she missed this opportunity, she would not come across it again.
Madam Zhou, who was sitting at the side, also sighed. “Everything is really fate. It’s not up to us at all.”
Who would have thought that Su Sanlang and Chen Hu would live such a good life, eating meat and rice every meal?
Madam Zhao and Madam Qian used to be punching bags, but now they were living a good life.
Madam Li smiled and said, “Sister-in-law, this is fate. There’s no other way.”
Madam Li knew very well what Madam Zhou was sighing about. She did not have a daughter, so she did not have to worry about that. But when she saw Madam Zhou feeling uncomfortable, she felt much better.
Madam Zhou did not want to bother with Madam Li, so she did not answer her.
Su Yufang stood up and said, “Mother, I’m going to the washroom.”
Su Yufang stood up and left.
Madam Li chuckled and continued, “This Xu Bowen is really not bad. In a few years, he will definitely become an Elementary Scholar.”
This way, Chen Daniu would be the wife of an Elementary Scholar. This was not a good thought, but she did not have a daughter. This made her feel much better.
Everyone in the village was envious to see Chen Daniu choose such a good family.
Madam Zhou frowned. “If Sister-in-law is free, you might as well care about Chao’s wife. After all, she’s pregnant.”
Madam Li’s eldest daughter-in-law was not someone to be bullied. Madam Li had suffered many losses at her hands.
Now that she was pregnant, Madam Li had suffered even more.
Madam Li was not the only one who knew how to poke pain.
When her pain was poked, Madam Li frowned and smiled awkwardly. “Of course I care. This is my first grandson!”
Madam Li cared for her grandson a lot. Her eldest daughter-in-law always relied on this to make her suffer a lot. She wanted to see if she could give birth to a son. If she could not, she would suffer.
Madam Zhou watched her make a fool of herself and did not even check if her own life was clean.
Madam Li changed the topic and said, “Sister-in-law, Lei’s wife should have some movement in her stomach, right? There hasn’t been any movement for so long. Could there be a problem again? You can’t be careless about this. Tell mother later. If there’s a problem, you have to let the doctor take a look. Should she take medicine? Don’t you think so?”
Madam Zhou gritted her teeth and glared at Madam Li.
Madam Li was all smiles as she surpassed Madam Zhou.
Madam Zhou sighed and suddenly smiled. “Sister-in-law is right. I’ll talk to my mother later and ask her to give me the money to take a look at the couple.”
Her son was healthy, so what problem could there be? Madam Li did not have good intentions, so she did not get angry with her. She would go and get some money and eat something good. She could even save the excess. This was a good thing.
Madam Li looked at Madam Zhou smiling. When she thought of this, she immediately became unhappy.
Just as she was about to speak, Madam Zhou said, “Sister-in-law, thank you for your reminder. Later, I’ll tell Mother that this was your idea. This is all thanks to you. You’re really my good sister-in-law.”
Madam Li: “…”
She was so angry. That was clearly not what she meant. Damn Madam Zhou, she had distorted her intentions. If Madam Zhou said that, Madam Wang would definitely embarrass her later.
Madam Zhou did not want to say anything to Madam Li. Without waiting for Madam Li to say anything, she got up and went to another table to eat some melon seeds.
Madam Zhou looked around but did not see Su Yufang return.
“Ah—”
There was a sudden scream, and everyone froze.
After a while, someone reacted and said, “It came from the backyard. Quick, go take a look.”
Many people went to the backyard. Soon, people were like exploding pots.
Madam Zhou also stood up curiously and could not help but go to the backyard. Madam Li surrounded them and gloated, “I didn’t expect there to be a show to watch. Quick, let’s go and see what’s going on.”
