Countdown to Awakening

It seems I can't just listen to what the villagers say anymore. Take Zhang Mei, for example. She's not that kind of person at all. She's clearly a very reasonable person, yet the villagers call her a husband-killer and an unkind woman.

If she hadn't seen it with her own eyes, it might have remained a misunderstanding for the rest of her life.

At this time, Sun Degui and his family arrived.

Chen Juan looked at the red cloth and red lanterns hanging in the air, and a pang of sadness washed over her. "Cut it out! It's just a college entrance exam! Why is there so much fuss and such a grand ceremony?" When her son gets into college, it'll be even more grand! It'll be much grander than any banquet for the three of them together.

"Son, you must work hard to get into a good school and become a high-ranking official in the future. You must be better than that money-loser! Your parents are waiting for you to be proud of yourself! Do you understand, son?" Chen Juan said to Sun Jiacai on the side.

"I know that I will become a high-ranking official in the future. Mom and Dad, you can just wait to enjoy a peaceful life." Sun Jiacai said proudly.

Chen Juan chuckled. "It all depends on my son." "What future does this money-loser have?" "No matter how well he does in the exam, he'll still be married off and belong to someone else's family. Only your son's is your own."

There is a saying that goes, raising children is a way to prepare for old age.

"Juan'er, I'll take my family to his uncle's place." Sun Degui said.

"Okay, go ahead." Chen Juan replied.

As he was speaking, a voice came over: "Oh, who was it? It turned out to be Juan'er? I didn't expect it. Congratulations, your daughter is so promising and got into such a good university..."

Chen Juan looked in that direction and saw Xu's daughter-in-law, Sister Jin, walking towards them with her son Xu Tianzhuang.

"Hey, Sister Jin, long time no see!" Chen Juan stood up and said with a smile.

Sister Jin sat next to her and immediately asked her son to call Chen Juan "Auntie"

"Oh, what a sweet mouth."

Tianzhuang is already twenty years old, but he had a fever when he was a child and his brain is not normal, so his intelligence is unknown.

As soon as Sister Jin sat down, she asked Chen Juan about Sun Pandi. "Juan'er, has your Pandi agreed to be married?"

Chen Juan shook her head. "Not yet. What's the matter? You want to introduce your Tianzhuang to me? That would be great! I'd love to marry you!"

Sister Jin looked hesitant and asked, "What about your Pan Di? Is she willing? If she's not willing, then this marriage won't happen. Didn't she reject Ma Hui last time?"

Chen Juan patted her chest and said, "It will definitely work. That money-losing girl is my daughter, how can it not work? She has to marry whoever I tell her to marry."

Sister Jin couldn't help but laugh.

"That's great! It's settled, okay? Pan Di is my future daughter-in-law!"

"Yes, yes. You are definitely right!"

While the two were laughing and chatting, Liao Bin's family also arrived.

"Mom, isn't it inappropriate for our whole family to come? We can sit at one table..." Liao Bin said.

"Silly son, why not? Of course. Why can't the whole family come? This banquet is held in the village, how can we not come? Although your three sisters are married, they are still people in our village. Coming back to the banquet will also bring them blessings. Why can't they come?" Ding Xiaoxiao complained.

The Liao couple and their four children all came.

Liao Guoqing sat down first, and the others followed suit.

Behind Ding Xiaoxiao are her three daughters: Liao Shengnan, Liao Zhaoer, and Liao Ting.

Liao Shengnan was puzzled. Why did the whole village have to throw a banquet for them just because they got into university? How could they be so proud of it? I really couldn't understand it...

She didn't even get this kind of treatment when she got married, so why is it such a grand ceremony for these three people who got into college? Aren't they just two little girls who got into college? They should be happy. Especially the village chief, he's so devoted to that little girl Sun Pandi, I'm afraid he wouldn't be so happy even if his own grandson got into college?

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Liao Bin thought the graduation banquet was quite grand and he couldn't help but feel envious.

"Mom and Dad, I've never seen such a grand banquet. The whole village came together to host it, and it's a graduation banquet for three people..." His words were full of envy.

These three children are the first group in the village to be admitted to university since the reform. No wonder it is so grand... I guess everyone in the village takes it very seriously.

Oh, what a pity! The last time Aunt Huang tried to match him up with someone, she originally wanted to marry the girl from the Qi family, but it didn't work out. Otherwise, he'd have a wife who'd gotten into college by now. How glorious would that be? ... But now it seems so regrettable...

"Silly son, you are too stupid. Others may not look up to you, and you are envious..." Ding Xiaoxiao reminded him.

"Mom, why didn't my marriage with the girl from the Qi family work out? If it had, maybe we would have a college student in our family in the future..." Liao Bin said.

Ding Xiaoxiao quickly told him to shut up.

"What's wrong? You're feeling wronged that Shanshan married you, right? Shanshan is pretty good, don't be ungrateful, okay? The one from the Qi family is so picky, there's no guarantee anyone will be interested in her... If you keep talking nonsense, Shanshan might not even marry you! Shut up, okay?"

This silly boy must be so happy, right? He's even started talking nonsense... If Shanshan's family knew about this, wouldn't the engagement be called off? And how could he find someone else after the engagement was called off? And he's still so foolish as to let people gossip about him...

"Oh, then I won't say anything..." Liao Bin scratched his head.

At this time, Qi Yuanyuan brought a plate of fruit to the table where the Liao family was sitting.

Looking at Qi Yuanyuan, Liao Bin couldn't take his eyes off her. This college student is really different... She's both capable and good at studying...

"Enjoy your meal." Qi Yuanyuan still said this to them politely.

She really hoped these people wouldn't come! She said, "Take your time and eat if you want." Looking at the way they were just now, she wondered if they would gossip about her again...

Knowing Qi Yuanyuan's sharp tongue, Ding Xiaoxiao said nothing, much less finding fault.

After she left, Ding Xiaoxiao managed a forced smile. No one called out? Just a simple "Enjoy your meal"?

What a big deal! She wants everyone to know she got into college, right? How dare she be so rude?

"What are you looking at? She is a college student, no doubt, but she looks down on you. How is it unfair for you to marry Shanshan? Why do you only look at her? Let me tell you, she is just like that widow. She is destined to bring bad luck to her husband. She has such a bad temper and it's hard to control her. If you marry her home, won't you have to worship her like an ancestor? And you still look at her..." Ding Xiaoxiao lectured.

I really don't know why Huang Ping was asked to introduce her son to that woman in the first place. How could such a powerful person be a daughter-in-law? Wait, her whole family will be ruined!

She was so blind from the beginning! She fell in love with such a woman and wanted to ask her to be her daughter-in-law?! This is really wrong!

Shanshan is so good, obedient, pretty, and easy to handle...Wouldn't she have the final say in all matters from now on? As long as she can give birth to a son, that's all that matters.

"Xiaobin, let me tell you, your wedding banquet must be as grand as possible, so that people don't look down on you..." Ding Xiaoxiao said.

She and the Zhong family have already discussed the betrothal gifts and other matters. It must be said that Shanshan's betrothal gifts are quite small, so marrying from her family is not a loss at all... If she marries someone from the Qi family, wouldn't it empty her family's savings?

Besides, the Zhong family had a generous dowry, so they didn't spend much to get a daughter-in-law. That was a real bargain!

Just wait for the day when her son gets married and let the people from the Qi family be envious!