Ugly girl only wants to farm

Fortunately, Xu Chaoyan reacted quickly and steadied the person, her tone somewhat cold: "In such a hurry to be reborn? Why are you in such a rush?"

When Shen Siheng saw a woman blocking his way and looking him up and down with great enthusiasm, he suddenly felt a bit disgusted. He wasn't some cabbage at the market, to be picked and chosen by others.

He assumed the customer was just trying to suppress their displeasure and didn't want to make a scene, so he subtly moved two steps to the side.

"Little Xia, are you alright? Who did you just say was unfortunate? Tell Brother Shen."

Meng Xiuzhi was suddenly ignored by Shen Siheng, but she was not unhappy. She still followed with a warm smile and carefully observed the two of them.

Judging from his clothes and appearance, this person comes from a wealthy family. We can't let that skinny girl Meng Jiuxia get away with it.

Her maid, Chunyu, was quite beautiful and longed to find a city man to live a life of luxury. She glanced disdainfully at the withered girl and quickly moved closer.

This girl has changed a lot in the past six months. She's become much fairer. She used to look like a lump of charcoal, but now she looks like a cloud. It makes people a little jealous.

"Xia girl, are you alright? It's all my fault for being so impulsive and bumping into you. And who is this young master?"

Seeing the greedy look on her face, Xu Chaoyan knew what the woman was up to. She thought to herself, "This Meng Xiuzhi is shameless. She's trying to take advantage of someone else."

No one introduced her, and she didn't seem to mind. She invited Shen Siheng over on her own, wiping the benches and serving him hot tea.

"So you are my nephew's classmate, young master. May I ask your age and whether you are ready for marriage? Where do you live? What do your parents do for a living?"

Shen Siheng was completely bewildered by her question, feeling that this person was being a bit abrupt. He looked at Meng Jiuhe with a questioning gaze, asking what was going on. Meng Jiuhe shrugged, giving him a helpless look. Then he pulled Zhang Xuyang inside.

Grandma Meng, receiving a look from her daughter, also came over to join the fun. She bombarded Shen Siheng with questions, leaving him completely bewildered. He didn't know whether to leave or stay, so he sat there bored and started picking at his nails. He looked at Meng Jiu and the others with a resentful expression.

Zhang Xuyang gave him a look that said, "Good luck to you."

Meng Xiuzhi and her group had been here for several days, but they had never met Shen Siheng and his group before. It was quite a surprise that they bumped into each other today.

She had previously thought Zhang Xuyang was quite good-looking and more than a match for her Chunyu. However, after learning about the Zhang family's background, she gave up on that idea. He was indeed good-looking and seemed promising, but who could predict the path of the imperial examinations? There were plenty of people in their forties who hadn't even passed the preliminary examination.

Besides, given the Zhang family's current circumstances, their daughter would suffer if she married into the family. She had weighed the options in her mind for a long time. She was even planning to pick and choose among Meng Jiu and her classmates when this silly boy just happened to come along.

Xu Chaoyan glanced at the somewhat impatient person from a distance, then said with a gloating look, somewhat against her will, "Should we go help Shen Siheng? His tearful look makes me want to laugh."

Zhang Xuyang chuckled with a smug look before speaking: "He's usually the most talkative and sarcastic person, so I'll just ignore him and let him experience what it's like. Go back in a quarter of an hour and get him out of there. Don't let it interfere with the shop's business."

When the mother and daughter finally let him go, Shen Siheng ran faster than a rabbit, hiding in the back kitchen. He asked Meng Jiuxia to bring him food; he simply couldn't stand the noisy mother and daughter. He'd seen talkative people before, but never anyone this eloquent. They spoke fluently, their spittle flying everywhere.

He was about to roar, and if it weren't for the fact that she was Meng's grandmother, he probably would have already lost his temper.

After finally calming down, Meng Jiuhe also found them annoying, as their greedy eyes were fixed on his wife's earthenware pot. He quietly walked over and blocked their view, as if to chase them away.

“Aunt, Grandmother, our shop isn’t very big. You two are getting in the way standing here. Why don’t you go back first? Do you know the way? Or should I take you back?”

Grandmother Meng patted her flat belly with a resentful look, trying to find an excuse to stay: "Don't rush, we can lend a hand. Besides, we haven't even had lunch yet, and you're already in a hurry to send us back. That bowl of soup and a flatbread this morning was like we didn't eat anything. You've come at the right time; that ugly woman needs to be taught a lesson. That woman just needs to be disciplined and beaten when we get back. What kind of food is this? Are you trying to starve us to death?"

Meng Jiuhe was getting annoyed by his grandmother's incessant chatter. He frowned, barely managing to hold back his outburst, but his patience had its limits. After taking a deep breath, he once again gave her the order to leave.

“Grandmother, Aunt, you should go back first. This shop doesn’t belong to our family. It’s a business partnership with others, which isn’t good for the business. I’ll have Xia bring you some food later. By the way, I’ve asked you many times how you found our place.”

He had always felt that something was amiss. Based on their casual conversation during their last visit to the graves, there was no way they could have found them, especially since he hadn't revealed the exact address. Less than two weeks had passed since their return. His grandmother and the others arrived almost simultaneously; there was definitely something fishy about it.

Grandmother Meng was already angry because her grandson had scolded her and wouldn't give her any food. When Xu Chaoyan happened to be doing accounts and heard the "clattering" of copper coins, she became even more dissatisfied.

She spoke without restraint, even though Meng Xiuzhi had warned her several times not to speak carelessly. Now, seeing that her grandson was ignoring her, she realized that the ugly woman had been feeding them only bland soup for the past few days and was completely out of control, keeping her grandson completely under her thumb.

She glanced at Xu Chaoyan with disdain and said, "This ugly woman has no filial piety at all, and her belly isn't showing any signs of pregnancy. She's obviously a barren hen. We should divorce her as soon as possible. My Meng family can't afford her. Sanya is more suitable for you. She's gentle and knows how to be filial. We were fortunate to have her parents take care of us on this trip. You should take some time to thank them properly."

When the three girls were mentioned again, Xu Chaoyan couldn't help but raise her head, wanting to hear what happened next. However, under the threat of her daughter's gaze, Grandmother Meng shut her mouth. Before leaving, she glared at Xu Chaoyan fiercely and cursed her, "You little whore, just wait and see, don't be so smug."

"It's like being caught in the crossfire," Xu Chaoyan sighed helplessly, her hand involuntarily touching her face. It wasn't her fault she was ugly. She really wanted to know who this "Third Girl" Tian was talking about was.

Meng Jiuhe also looked puzzled. He stood there for a while, thinking. He hadn't heard this name in a long time and was a little stunned. Meng Jiuxia was so anxious that she wanted to use a fire stick to shoo him away.

She also looked annoyed. She had originally planned to talk to her older brother a couple of days ago, but she forgot about it because of her grandmother's visit. Now she looked at Xu Chaoyan with a guilty expression.

"Grandma, who are you talking about?"

Meng Jiuhe finally came to her senses and searched her memory before remembering who she was talking about.

As luck would have it, Xu Chaoyan also approached, asking with a curious expression, "Who exactly is this person? You all told me to keep quiet, but I'd like to hear it too."

Meng Xiuzhi scoffed: "Someone who is far superior to you."

Grandmother Meng, not wanting to miss out on trouble, exclaimed, "That's right, unlike you, so stingy, you don't even give people a proper meal."

Xu Chaoyan wasn't angry and smiled: "But I didn't see you starve to death, did I? You're still as lively and energetic as eels."

"Sister Zhang, are you busy? I'll bring you some garlic scapes from my family to try. This is the last batch, they're very fresh and tender."