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

In the courtyard of the Old Su family,

After seeing Su Tao off, Qin Shi was left alone in the empty house, with no one to confide in. She desperately wanted to talk to someone, and as soon as she stepped outside, she bumped into Su Banxia, ​​and teased her:

"Hmph, what a good-for-nothing! She's already this old and still not married, not even a suitor has come to propose. She'll probably be an old maid in the future!"

Upon hearing this, Su Banxia naturally understood that Qin was deliberately picking a fight, so she smiled and said:

"Oh dear, even an old maid has someone who wants her. My aunt was married off for over ten taels of silver, while your youngest daughter only received two taels of silver as a betrothal gift. Look at that, it's truly infuriating to compare yourself to others!"

This matter was Qin's sore spot, and now that Su Tao was married, Su Banxia had brought it up so openly. Naturally, Qin couldn't stand it, so she jumped up and said:

"Even if the dowry is a bit low, it's still better than you not being able to get married. Do you think everyone who becomes an old maid has the same good fortune as Yunhe?"

Su Banxia snorted coldly.

Whether she gets married or not is none of your business.

As she spoke, Su Banxia gestured towards Li Ayu's house.

"I think you should worry about what will happen to you when you get old. Don't end up being disliked by everyone and even dogs. You've worked hard for this family your whole life, only to be kicked out of the house by someone else's unborn child when you're old. Wouldn't that be a wasted life?"

After saying that, Su Banxia turned and headed towards Dwarf Mountain without looking back.

Qin was left standing there, stamping her feet in anger, pointing at Su Banxia's retreating figure and cursing:

"You're so talented that even dogs dislike you, whether you'll live to old age is another matter!"

Having said that, seeing that Su Banxia had already disappeared, he spat angrily on the ground, then turned and glared venomously at Li Ayu's room.

Su Banxia's words just now did indeed remind Qin Shi that if Li Ayu's child were to be born safely, she would definitely suffer a lot in her old age.

It's fine if it's a daughter; she'll get married sooner or later. The real fear is that Li Ayu is ambitious and actually gives birth to a son for the Su family. Then I'll be even less able to hold my head up in the Su family.

Thinking this, Madam Qin clenched her fists and angrily went into the house.

Su Banxia had already arrived at the small courtyard on Dwarf Mountain. Today, she was there to help build the chicken coop.

Tomorrow I'll go to the city and buy a few chickens, ducks, and geese to raise in the courtyard. I'll also buy some pots, pans, sheets, and blankets.

That's good, so we can move in sooner rather than later, instead of spending all our time crammed into that shabby room at Old Su's house, surrounded by those grumpy faces.

While Su Banxia was busy directing Su Shiyan and Wei Kezhi on designing the location of the chicken coop, she heard Su Hanzhang's voice from the front yard.

"Erzhuzi, what brings you here? Have your injuries healed completely?"

Erzhuzi, carrying some wild vegetables and fruits, laughed:

"Yes, thanks to the herbs that Banxia gave me, I'm much healthier now and have recovered long ago. I heard that your family doesn't need anyone to do the work anymore, so I figured it must be almost finished. If there are any small tasks that haven't been completed, I'll come and help out."

As he spoke, Erzhuzi put the things he was carrying in the yard.

"Uncle, don't worry, I don't want any wages. I just feel bad that Banxia has been busy for me for so many days. As soon as I felt better, I rushed over to help."

Before Su Hanzhang could speak, Su Banxia came out from the backyard.

"Erzhuzi, you're here! Come quickly to the backyard and help build the chicken coop. I'll make you something delicious in a bit!"

Seeing Su Banxia's energetic demeanor, Erzhuzi felt a warmth in his heart. The way Su Banxia was bossing him around meant she didn't consider him an outsider.

Although Erzhuzi had lived in Sujia Village for so many years and had grown up eating food from many families, there was truly no one like Su Banxia who had never looked at him with strange eyes.

So Erzhuzi felt particularly close to Su Banxia and was willing to help her with chores. At this moment, Su Banxia took Erzhuzi to the backyard and assigned him the tasks, while she busied herself cooking in the front yard.

Su Banxia was thinking that Erzhuzi had been sick for so many days and hadn't even had a meal at their family's house-raising banquet, so she had to cook something delicious to reward him today. She also planned to have him learn some self-defense skills from Wei Kezhi later.

Now he lives alone in the village, and it's inevitable that Su Feng, that heartless bastard, will turn around and cause trouble for Erzhuzi when he can't get revenge on him. It's just so that he can learn a skill to save his life.

When Su Banxia saw that Erzhuzi had brought over some wild vegetables and mushrooms, she thought of making a dish of fish-flavored mushrooms, frying a plate of crispy pork, stir-frying some shredded potatoes, stir-frying some greens, making a wild vegetable and egg drop soup, making a few cold noodle flatbreads, and cooking a pot of rice. That would be all she needed.

Seeing that Su Banxia had started cooking, Wang Guihua wanted to help, but Su Banxia smiled and said:

"Mom, you just need to help me start the fire and cook the pot. I can do this kind of work myself."

Wang Guihua nodded in agreement.

"Alright, they all love your cooking anyway, so Mom won't fight you for it today."

As Wang Guihua washed the pot, she watched Su Banxia's busy figure and secretly admired her daughter. She thought to herself that her daughter was good at everything she did, and even when it came to household chores, she was incredibly diligent.

Yesterday, Banxia refused to help at Old Su's house, presumably because Qin and her daughter had deliberately targeted her daughter before, which is why she acted that way.

You have to protect your own daughter. You'd rather do more yourself than let your daughter suffer any injustice. After all, Banxia has already given enough to this family.

Thinking this, Wang Guihua unconsciously looked at Su Banxia and smiled.

Su Banxia looked up and met Wang Guihua's smiling eyes.

"Mom, what are you thinking about? You're smiling so happily."

Wang Guihua splashed the dishwater out of the pot and said with a smile:

"Isn't Mother happy because our little courtyard is finally finished? You've worked so hard these past few days, Banxia."

Su Banxia stepped forward and put her arm around Wang Guihua's shoulder.

"Mom, I'm not tired. As long as you're happy, we can all stay together as a family."

Wang Guihua reached out and patted Su Banxia's head.

"My dear daughter, thank you. If it weren't for you, I would never have imagined that I could live such a carefree life."

Su Banxia put her arm around Wang Guihua's arm.

"Mother, the better days are yet to come!"

As the two were talking, they saw Su Feng enter the yard carrying a chicken and several fish.

"Oh, Mother-in-law, are you cooking? I just went to the city today and earned some money selling goods. I bought some food for Su Mo. Why don't we cook together?"

Seeing this, Su Banxia grabbed the spatula next to her and threw it at Su Feng.

"Get out! This is my yard. Who gave you permission to come in? You shameless bastard, who are you calling 'mother-in-law'?"