My sister became the empress, but I'm still growing vegetables and raising chickens

In this situation, even Aunt Xu didn't know what to do. She wanted her fourth brother to pursue the third girl outside, but it was obvious that her mother-in-law would not agree. She also wanted her fourth brother to beg her mother-in-law, but why didn't her fourth brother say a word?

The second sister couldn't help but ask, "Master Xu, you were too shy to speak up before, but what about now?"

And now? The truth has come out, and he's still like a clam, refusing to explain?

Fourth Master Xu hesitated: "Mother...I..."

He even looked at Si Muyan for help. He knew that Si Muyan was smart and felt that she could definitely handle this matter.

Seeing this, the second sister became even angrier: "Master Xu, are you sincere to my sister?"

"Of course I am, but my mother... I..."

"You haven't even told your family honestly that the person you're attracted to is my sister, and you still say you're sincere?"

The second sister was so angry that she wanted to say something else, but was stopped by Si Muyan.

Si Muyan raised her hand, picked up the teacup from the table, and bowed to Old Lady Xu: "Thank you for your hospitality today, Madam. The Si family will never forget your kindness!"

She raised her hand and drank the tea in one gulp, then said to her second sister, "Second sister, we should go back, otherwise Dad and the others will be waiting anxiously."

When Fourth Master Xu heard this, he said anxiously, "Miss, I...you...you can't leave, I..."

Si Muyan smiled faintly: "Originally, your Xu family invited us to come here as guests. Now that we have eaten and drank tea, it is time to go, isn't it?"

"No, today..." Fourth Master Xu panicked and looked at Old Lady Xu, "Mother, mother, I have always liked Wan'er, mother..."

Before Old Lady Xu could speak, Si Muyan smiled and said, "Master Xu, I am very grateful for your care for our Si family, but please do not say anything careless. My sister is an unmarried young lady and she still needs to maintain her dignity and reputation."

She took her second sister and bowed to Old Lady Xu again before turning around and leaving.

Upon seeing this, Mrs. Xu followed out without caring about the people in the room and ordered the housekeeper to change the return gift - the return gift given to the Si family before was too expensive because it was intended to marry the two families. Now that the marriage was not going to happen, it was not appropriate to give such an expensive gift.

She quickly made adjustments and apologized to Si Muyan with a smile: "It's our fault for not understanding clearly in advance. Please don't blame us, young lady. But to make an inappropriate analogy, even if the deal doesn't go through, there's still friendship. We still have some business cooperation."

"Thank you, Madam." Si Muyan certainly knew the principle of not hitting someone who smiles at her.

The two of them discussed the lease of the Si Family Food Store. The Xu Family had previously provided immense assistance to the Si Family, but with the situation now escalating, Si Muyan couldn't afford to take advantage of the Xu Family any longer. She demanded a new contract, increasing the monthly rent by two taels of silver. From then on, she would pay rent every six months, like the other stores.

Fortunately, the Si family restaurant was now wealthy and could pay sixty taels of silver in one lump sum. Although it was stressful, it was not impossible to pay.

Mrs. Xu was straightforward and knew there was no room for maneuver. The shop was rented to anyone, and the Si family had just become famous in a cooking competition, so they expected it to grow even bigger next year.

If we don't ask for more allies, we can't have more enemies, right?

So Mrs. Xu agreed immediately. As for whether the relationship between the two families could be repaired, that was a matter for the future.

At this time, Fourth Master Xu knelt beside Old Lady Xu and said with a sob, "Mother, I like Wan'er. I really like Wan'er. Please help me, mother."

"You know I won't agree." Old Lady Xu's attitude was even calmer. "Feng'er, if you were my biological son, I would ask for nothing more. You and the Third Miss could do whatever you want. The Xu family doesn't need you to support the family anyway. But you...but you..."

"Mom, I'm not a true descendant of the Xu family, so I don't need to support the family."

Old Lady Xu shook her head. "But you won't accept this, Feng'er. How could I not understand you? You can't help but avenge your parents and relatives. Si Muwan can't do that. She might be able to share the good times with you, but not the bad times. She's smart, but not sharp enough. The reason I wanted Si Muyan is that I knew the first time I saw her that she could control you. If you were together, she would definitely be able to control you and prevent you from doing anything stupid."

"But……"

Old Lady Xu raised her hand and said, "Actually, now it's not a question of whether I agree or not. You don't even have to think about this marriage. Even if I agree, Si Muyan will never allow you to get close to my little sister again."

Old Mrs. Xu guessed correctly. After Si Muyan returned, she immediately adjusted the arrangements of the food store. She asked Aunt Wang to go to the food store to help out, while her younger sister stayed in Songji Village.

Fourth Master Xu went to the food store several times, asking to see the younger sister, but was always driven out by the second sister with cold words. Later, when Zhu Laoer learned about this, he chased him out with a shovel, saying that if he saw Fourth Master Xu again, he would beat him up.

This is something.

After the younger sister returned home, she cried bitterly, which even startled Shao Qin. She became much more sober and recognized several children in the family.

Shao Qin held her little sister in her arms and pointed at Si Muyan, saying, "How dare you two bully your little sister? Oh, Wan'er, stop crying, stop crying. Who is bullying you? Is it your eldest sister who is bullying you? Mother will beat her for you, beat her."

After saying that, she pretended to pat Si Muyan on the shoulders twice.

Si Muyan recalled the original owner's past. Although they were triplets, the youngest sister was young and clever, and had always been the favorite of Si Xingzhi and his wife. And the second sister, although straightforward and stubborn, was the most beautiful, and her straightforward personality made her very popular with both her grandparents.

Only the original owner, like a pre-set NPC, was boring and unlikable.

So, would the original owner be sad when her family showed partiality? She didn't know, because when she was only seven years old, the Si family was exiled. When life was difficult, they only thought about how to make ends meet, and the difference in family affection was not that great.

The second sister frowned at this scene and said unhappily, "Little sister, don't stay here with mother. Mother's health is not good to begin with. Why are you irritating her?"

"What do you care about me? In this world, only mother protects me!" The younger sister said angrily, "Big sister is the most hypocritical! Big sister, you must be very proud now, the Xu family likes you so much! Now you even won't let me go to the food store, just because you are afraid that fourth brother will come to find me, right?"

Si Muyan looked at his younger sister deeply, said nothing, and turned to leave.

She packed up the Xu family's return gifts, which were not too expensive, and took them to the village head's house, where she apologized to him.

"I'm going to trouble Uncle Li Zheng again."

The village head's wife asked curiously, "Hey, I heard my younger sister is getting married to one of the wealthiest merchants in the county. Why do you seem unhappy?"