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

Su Tao felt a warmth in her heart upon hearing these words.

"Mother, don't worry, I will definitely not let you down when I go to the Zhang family. I will make sure we live a good life together."

As Qin Shi tucked a stray hair from Su Tao's forehead, she nodded and said:

"Okay, Mother believes that your future will only get better and better."

As she spoke, Madam Qin stood up and released Su Tao's hand.

"Good girl, you wait inside. I'll go out and see if the wedding procession has arrived yet."

Su Tao nodded obediently to Qin Shi.

When Qin arrived at the door and saw that Zhang Feng and his oxcart hadn't come yet, she called out to Su Qingsong and gave him instructions:

"Qingsong, hurry up and go to the village entrance to meet your brother-in-law, lest he get lost once he enters the village."

Su Qingsong smelled the aroma of the meat in the pot and reluctantly pouted, saying:

“My brother-in-law came here before, so why doesn’t he know the way?”

Qin shoved Su Qingsong in her haste.

"You silly child, you can go as you're told. Your brother-in-law has only been here once, how could he remember so clearly? You can't take the wrong path on such a joyous day!"

Seeing that Qin was getting anxious, Su Qingsong grabbed a handful of melon seeds from the table and walked out grumbling.

After arranging things here, Madam Qin pulled Su Congxian aside and asked:

"Since today is Su Tao's wedding, have all our close relatives been notified?"

As Su Congxian carried wood into the kitchen, he nodded to Qin Shi.

"Sister-in-law, don't worry, my brother and I went door to door to inform them, and they all want to come. It's still early, and many are waiting to come around noon."

Qin nodded and turned to find Su Ye. When she reached Li Ayu's door, she knocked on it several times.

"Su Ye, come out here! Today is our daughter's wedding, what's the meaning of your absence as her father?"

Su Ye opened the door impatiently.

"What's the rush? I'm out now, aren't I?"

Qin glanced at Su Ye, then rolled her eyes at Li Ayu's room.

"Today is our daughter's big day, don't you dare bring me bad luck. Did you tell that vixen inside that she's not allowed to go out and embarrass herself?"

Seeing this, Su Ye quickly pushed Qin Shi towards the door and closed it behind her.

"What are you saying? Go do your thing, I don't need you to worry about this!"

Qin spat on the ground in displeasure.

"Why can't others talk about things you've done wrong?"

After saying that, he went into the kitchen without looking back.

Su Mo was helping to chop vegetables in the kitchen, while Su Banxia sat on a small stool eating wild fruit. Qin Shi became angry as soon as she saw Su Banxia like this.

"Su Banxia, ​​I asked you to come here to help, not to enjoy yourself. What are you doing? Don't you see the work to be done?"

Wang Guihua, who was busy cooking, saw her daughter being scolded by Qin Shi and rushed over anxiously, saying:

"Sister-in-law, Banxia, ​​take a rest for now. If there's any work, just let me do it."

Qin glared at Wang Guihua impatiently.

"Why don't you finish cooking the vegetables in your pot first? Can you handle so many tasks?"

As he spoke, he turned to look at Su Banxia.

"Today is your cousin's wedding day, so don't cause me any trouble. Get back to work!"

Su Banxia suddenly stood up, kicked over a stool, glared at Qin Shi, and said:

"Today is Su Tao's wedding day, not mine. I'm already giving the Su family a lot of face by sitting here eating fruit. Our second branch has provided so many people to do the work. Don't be ungrateful. When my eldest brother gets married, will you be able to do all this work?"

As she spoke, Su Banxia spat the fruit pit from her mouth onto the ground.

"Let me tell you straight, I'm not going to do anything today. If you want your daughter to get married peacefully, you'd better not mess with me."

Seeing this, Lin rushed over to pull Qin away.

"Sister-in-law, go outside and see if all the guests have arrived. Banxia is young and doesn't know any better, so don't take it to heart."

Qin was also afraid that Su Banxia might really cause some trouble. Now that Lin was willing to give her a way out, she didn't hesitate and glared at Su Banxia before going outside to greet the guests.

Su Banxia was also a little surprised. Why was Lin Shi, who had always disliked the second branch of the family, suddenly coming out to mediate today? She raised an eyebrow and glanced at Lin Shi, who smiled ingratiatingly at Su Banxia.

"Banxia, ​​don't be angry. If you don't want to work, go back to your room and rest. Your aunt will call you when dinner is ready."

Su Banxia glanced at Lin Shi's ingratiating expression, then at the surprised Wang Guihua, before waving her hand and returning directly to the second room.

Although Su Banxia couldn't understand what Lin's sudden show of goodwill meant, she was indeed a little sleepy at the moment. In any case, Lin couldn't do anything naughty, so she could just deal with whatever came her way.

With that thought in mind, Su Banxia immediately fell asleep.

Wang Guihua, feeling rather uncomfortable, thanked Lin and then went back to cooking.

Seeing that Su Banxia didn't have to do any work, Su Mo, who was chopping vegetables nearby, naturally felt resentful. So she threw down the cleaver in her hand and said in a huff:

"If my older sister doesn't want to do it, then I don't want to do it either. Let whoever wants to do it do it!"

Upon hearing this, Wang Guihua couldn't help but turn around and glare at Su Mo.

"What childish tantrum are you throwing now? Your older sister has been busy with things on the other side of Dwarf Mountain these past few days, she's been working non-stop. She takes a day off and you have to compete with her. Go and chop some vegetables, or your aunt will scold you again!"

Upon hearing this, Su Mo picked up the kitchen knife again and muttered:

"Why can Su Banxia do it but I can't? Why can't I? Humph, all you know is how to favor Su Banxia!"

As she spoke, Su Mo chopped the cutting board a few times with the cleaver.

Lin saw all of this. The reason she helped Su Banxia mediate was because the third branch of the family needed to have a way to make a living if they wanted to divide the family property.

Lin heard from Su Congxian that Su Banxia spent her days searching for medicinal herbs in the mountains to support the second wife's family, and now she had built such a large house.

Lin then hatched a plan to curry favor with Su Banxia, ​​wanting to go into the mountains with her to find medicinal herbs. She thought that once she learned the skills, she would have more confidence when dividing the family property.

Although Lin hadn't had a chance to discuss this matter with Su Congxian yet, she had a strong idea in mind and had already thought it through. She wanted to live in a nice house, find Su Congxian a good wife, and have the whole family sit together in harmony, so that they would no longer have to suffer from Granny Liu's temper.

Just as everyone was busy at work, the sound of gongs and drums could be heard outside the courtyard.

Everyone happily put down their work and rushed out, shouting all at once:

"The groom's official is here!"

"They've come to pick up the new bride!"

"I think the groom is quite handsome."

"That's right, they work in the city, they have a skill..."