[Marriage first, love later] She is happy after marrying a widower

"Hmph, whether he's willing to come back or not is not up to him. Doesn't she think being someone else's stepmother is a good idea? Just make sure she can't stay in the Han family anymore."

Song's father said sinisterly, "You silly girl, you can't see the situation clearly. He will make her see the situation clearly."

"Dad, what do you want to do?"

What to do? He has plenty of ways to make a woman unable to stay in her husband's family.

On the 23rd day of the 12th lunar month, people thank the Kitchen God and celebrate the Little New Year. In the north, people make candies on this day. Legend has it that this is to cover the Kitchen God's mouth with candy to prevent him from saying bad things in front of the Jade Emperor.

"Mom, mom, what are you doing?"

Han Erwa was awakened by a fragrance.

In the kitchen, Song Yanzhi and Han Heming were making candies in preparation for the Kitchen God Festival.

"Hey, you idiot, why did you run out without wearing pants?"

Han Heming stood up, picked up Erwa and held him in his arms.

It's freezing outside now. Even if there's a kang burning in the room, you'll still feel cold without clothes.

Erwa buried his head in his father's arms and said nothing.

"Did he wet his pants? Can you go and check?"

Last night, Song Yanzhi made braised lamb with carrots for the children, and the kang was lit, so the room was dry. He drank a lot of water in the middle of the night. Han Heming picked him up and went to the kang room, where he saw the pants that Erwa wore when he slept on the kang, which were already mostly wet.

"You idiot, isn't the potty right there? If you want to pee, go pee in the potty, why are you peeing in your pants?"

"I can't hold it in any longer."

Han Heming found some new pants and put them on Han Erwa. Ajiu and Dawa also woke up.

"Dad, what is mom doing? It smells so good."

The eldest boy squinted his eyes. He ate too much last night and couldn’t sleep. He could hardly open his eyes this morning.

"Your mother is frying candies. Isn't it delicious? Hurry up and wash up, it's time for breakfast."

"Fried candy? I'll go check it out."

The eldest boy, whose eyes were barely open, went to the kitchen without any clothes on and with his eyes half closed. Soon, he came back with a small bamboo basket half filled with candies.

"Come on, have some candy."

The eldest child wants to give candies to Ajiu and Erwa.

"Wash your hands and face first, then eat the candy. Put on your clothes quickly, and I'll go get you some hot water."

After spending more than a month with Ajiu Tuantuan, the two children had become very quiet after going through such a great adversity. When he returned home, he felt that the two children at home were like naughty monkeys, which made his temples throbbing.

"Han Heming, is there someone knocking on the door?"

Song Yanzhi was frying candies in the kitchen when she vaguely heard the door in the front yard being slammed. Han Heming was distracted by the noise of the other children and didn't hear anything at all.

"I gonna go see."

Han Heming washed the children's hands and faces, let them eat candy in the house, opened the door, and walked to the front yard.

The person outside the yard was none other than Su.

"It smells so good, my sister-in-law has great cooking skills."

Song Yanzhi was still frying candies in the kitchen. When she looked up, she saw Su standing at the kitchen door with a smile on her face.

"Sister-in-law, you came at the right time. Come and try the candy and see how I made it."

Song Yanzhi picked up a small bamboo basket filled with candies and asked Su to try some. Su didn't hesitate and picked up a piece and started eating.

"It's delicious. Last time, your cousin had a meal at your house. He kept saying how delicious your cooking was and asked me to learn from you. Your candies are much more delicious than mine."

Su took the candy, sat by the stove, and helped Song Yanzhi add firewood.

"Are all the sister-in-law's candies ready?"

“My family makes less and finishes it quickly.”

Most farmers don't make many candies. The reason is that making candies requires a lot of sugar, and the sugar extraction technology was not mature at that time. Sugar was very expensive, so no one was willing to buy it.

The Han family didn't lack the money for candy, and even Song Yanzhi didn't lack the silver. There were many children in the family, and Song Yanzhi thought that the candies could be used as snacks, so she made quite a few.

"It's my sister-in-law who works efficiently."

Song Yanzhi and Su were chatting and laughing, but Su stopped smiling.

"Yanzhi, I came to see you because I heard a rumor. If this is not true, even if my sister-in-law is nosy, don't bother with her."

The Han family lived at the foot of the mountain, far from the village. Song Yanzhi didn't like to go to the village. No one specifically told her what was happening in the village, so Song Yanzhi and Han Heming often didn't know.

Seeing Su's serious expression, Song Yanzhi knew that the matter was probably not simple, so she also stopped smiling.

"Sister-in-law, if you have something to say, just tell me directly. I know your personality and you are not the kind of person who talks too much."

Su wanted to say something but stopped herself. She really regarded Song Yanzhi as a friend, which was why she played the bad guy. She was also prepared that Song Yanzhi would break up with her as soon as she said this.

"There's been a rumor in the village lately, saying that Pei Yinan was having an affair with a young wife in the village and someone caught them. I don't know why, but the rumor spread, and that young wife turned out to be you."

When Su said this, her breath was choked. She was really afraid that Song Yanzhi would get angry and splash the hot oil in the iron pan on her face.

Isn't it asking for a fight to accuse someone of having an affair in front of others? But she and Song Yanzhi have a good relationship, and she really can't bear to see Song Yanzhi being said like this.

Song Yanzhi looked calm. She knew in her heart that she had never done such a thing.

Of course she didn't do that.

There was such a rumor in the village. Either it was spread wrongly, or someone with ulterior motives wanted to stir up trouble and ruin her reputation.

"Sister-in-law, please continue. I also want to hear what people in the village say about me."

"Originally, no one in the village believed this. Only a few gossipers spread the story, saying that before you got married, Pei Yinan often visited your home and that you two fell in love with each other. That's when people began to believe it a little.

Others said that Pei Yinan's family was poor and couldn't afford the money your parents wanted, so they were unwilling to marry you to him. As a result, you hated your parents and even disowned your natal parents after the marriage.

No one has ever seen you go back to your mother's home, so someone went to ask your mother. When your mother heard people talking about you, she cried and said that they were sorry for you.

The villagers believed it to about 80%.

Pei Yinan was his brother's classmate and good friend, and the two of them were the only two scholars in the village.

Pei Yinan's father died early, and he was raised by his mother alone. His family was indeed not rich.

Therefore, after he passed the examination for the title of scholar, he did not continue to take the exam and went to work as a teacher in a private school in the neighboring village.

He and Song Tianbao were good friends. Before Song Yanzhi got married, he often went to the Song family to discuss academic matters with Song Tianbao. This was something everyone in the village knew.

When someone mentioned Pei Yinan's affair with his young wife, everyone thought of Song Yanzhi.

Moreover, a few days ago, someone saw Han Heming go out and he hadn't come back for a long time. With her husband not at home, Song Yanzhi and her lover were in a passionate relationship. It was really a good time.