I'm dressed up as the timid eldest daughter, and the whole family has to listen to me!

Su Banxia quickly nudged Wei Kezhi under the table with her elbow.

"Stop talking about those things, even food can't shut you up."

Seeing the two so close, Lou Wangyue felt a pang of sadness for no apparent reason.

"If what Young Master Wei says is true, I really hope to have the opportunity to eat the food cooked by Miss Banxia."

Su Banxia waved her hand.

"It's nothing, I'll cook it for you when I have the chance."

Upon hearing this, Lou Wangyue gave Wei Kezhi a defiant look, then handed the freshly served pastries to Su Banxia.

"Miss Banxia, ​​please eat more. The pastries here are quite good."

Su Banxia's mouth was stuffed full, but she still nodded in agreement.

After the meal, Wei Kezhi felt uneasy, and Lou Wangyue was too busy looking at Su Banxia to eat much herself. Only Su Banxia ate until her belly was round.

She patted her belly with satisfaction.

"Hmm, this meal was quite good, Mr. Lou. Thank you for your hospitality. I'll definitely treat you to something sometime in the future."

Lou Wangyue looked at Su Banxia tenderly and smiled:

"Alright, then I'll wait for Miss Banxia to invite me. By the way, when you go to Muxiangzhai to pick up the furniture later, I'll arrange ten oxcarts to help you transport the goods."

Upon hearing this, Su Banxia's eyes widened immediately, and she exclaimed in surprise:

"That's great! I was just wondering where to find an oxcart to haul goods. How much does an oxcart cost per trip?"

Lou Wangyue stood up and smiled.

"No need to pay, these are all kept by our Wangyuelou and given a monthly allowance."

Upon hearing this, Su Banxia rubbed her hands together sheepishly.

"That's so embarrassing..."

Just as Wei Kezhi was about to say no, Su Banxia pinched him hard, silencing him.

After Lou Wangyue saw Su Banxia and Wei Kezhi off, Su Banxia pulled Wei Kezhi's arm and whispered:

"Are you stupid? We've gotten a great deal today, so don't cause me any trouble."

After saying that, he directed the dozen or so oxcarts to go to Muxiangzhai to pick up the furniture.

Wei Kezhi watched Su Banxia's retreating figure and shook his head helplessly.

"I'm afraid it won't be a case of getting a good deal, but rather being tricked into something..."

Wei Kezhi didn't know why, but whenever he saw Su Banxia and Lou Wangyue together, he felt awkward. In short, he couldn't stand anything about Lou Wangyue and wanted to tear him to pieces on the spot.

Wei Kezhi always felt that Lou Wangyue had ulterior motives towards Su Banxia, ​​but Su Banxia was like an innocent little rabbit, easily bought off with a few favors.

At this moment, Wei Kezhi wished he could go to the capital tomorrow and hand over all his businesses to Su Banxia to manage. Wei Kezhi could even imagine Su Banxia smiling from ear to ear as she looked at all that silver.

Seeing Wei Kezhi standing there motionless, Su Banxia quickly called out:

"What are you standing there for? Come and help move the furniture. Do you expect me to do it?"

Wei Kezhi sighed helplessly, but still agreed verbally.

"I'm coming!"

After everyone had finished moving, Su Banxia sat on the front oxcart and led the group towards Sujia Village, while Wei Kezhi sat on the last oxcart to keep an eye on the convoy so they wouldn't go the wrong way.

When the group arrived at Sujia Village, the villagers all gathered around them.

"Oh dear, Banxia, ​​did you buy all this furniture from the city?"

"That's right, they specifically ordered it from Muxiangzhai, which is a big shop in the city!"

"My goodness, that must have cost a lot of money. The workmanship looks so different."

"That's right, the second wife has money now, why would she care about this little bit!"

Hearing this, Widow Li, standing outside the crowd, couldn't help but glance at Su Banxia sitting on the oxcart. Since the day Old Man Su ran out of their yard in the middle of the night, he hadn't come back.

Even when he saw her on the street, he would deliberately avoid her. Widow Li thought that Old Man Su was a good-for-nothing coward, so she didn't bother to waste her energy on him.

Now that Widow Li sees how wealthy the second wife's family is, building houses, hosting banquets, and even having their furniture custom-made in the city,

Widow Li's mind started racing again. If she could really live with Old Man Su in the future and kick Granny Liu out, wouldn't she be able to live a good life in her old age?

Su Hanzhang has always been a filial son. In the future, if he is to be filial to Old Man Su, he will naturally have to be filial to himself as well.

Thinking this, Widow Li went inside to look for the new dress her daughter had made for her before the New Year; she planned to dress up nicely.

He would wait by the door, knowing that Old Man Su would see him when he returned from the fields that evening. He could then say a few words to him, soften his stance, and Old Man Su's attention would return to him.

While Su Banxia was surrounded by the villagers who were chattering away, she was in a hurry to get home and unload the goods so that Wangyuelou's oxcart could return home as soon as possible, so as not to delay too much time and affect Wangyuelou's business.

So Su Banxia stood directly on the oxcart and shouted:

"Everyone, please make way. I need to go home and unload my things first. If you want to see them, you can come to my house!"

Upon hearing this, no one dared to refuse to make way. Su Banxia, ​​having finally seen the convoy reach the foot of Dwarf Mountain, hurried inside to call the workers to come out and help move the furniture.

Su Banxia directed everyone to move the furniture to its proper place, feeling quite pleased. Wanting the Wangyue Tower caravan to return as soon as possible, she handed some loose silver to the leader of the caravan.

"You've all worked hard today. It's still early, so you should head back now. Keep this money for everyone to buy tea."

The leader weighed the silver in his hand, then bid farewell to Su Banxia with a beaming smile before leading the caravan back.

After seeing the convoy off, Su Banxia returned to her room and carefully examined the details of each piece of furniture. She was overjoyed, as if she had finally seen her efforts rewarded.

This small courtyard at the foot of Dwarf Mountain was built bit by bit by Su Banxia, ​​and it will be completed in just a few days.

Once we finish building the courtyard wall, chicken coop, and cowshed, and fix all the details, we should be able to move in before autumn.

Su Banxia felt happy just thinking about it, and Wei Kezhi behind her smiled as well.

"Banxia, ​​why don't I go down the mountain and become your neighbor?"

Su Banxia tilted her head and glanced at Wei Kezhi.

"Are you willing to part with your little bamboo hut on the mountaintop, and all the delicious food in your cellar?"

Wei Kezhi scratched his head.

"Yes, I'll give you everything you want."

When Su Banxia met Wei Kezhi's earnest eyes, the tips of her ears immediately turned red.

"I don't want your things. It's getting late, I need to go back to the Su family home."