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

Upon hearing this, Wang Guihua looked at Su Mo with a shocked expression.

"Su Mo, is everything your sister said just now true?"

Su Mo turned her body to the side, not daring to look Wang Guihua in the eye.

"Mom, you've always believed whatever my sister says since we were little. Why can't you believe me just this once?"

Su Banxia snorted coldly.

"I still remember the things you did very well. Do you expect me to tell you all the despicable things you did, one by one?"

Su Mo stiffened, even her sobs subsided. Now, she could only rely on her parents. If she were to break their hearts again, she feared no one would help her anymore.

Right now, we absolutely cannot let Su Banxia reveal the shameful things we've done, lest our parents become suspicious. If we investigate carefully, we'll find that what Su Banxia said is true.

After all, she had done all of these things herself. Su Mo just hadn't expected that Su Banxia, ​​who had seemed so dull-witted in her previous life, would be so intelligent in this one. None of her tricks had escaped Su Banxia's notice.

Thinking this, Su Mo turned to Wang Guihua and said:

“Mother, I have no time to dwell on these old stories with Su Banxia right now. I only ask that you and Father go and beg Grandmother to return the one tael of silver betrothal gift tomorrow, so that I won’t have to marry Su Feng.”

Seeing that Su Mo had finally stopped making a fuss, Wang Guihua nodded and said:

"Don't worry, my dear. I'll go talk to your grandma about this first thing tomorrow morning. But I'm afraid that Su Feng will hold a grudge against you because of the broken engagement and will go around ruining your reputation. It might be difficult for you to get married in the future."

Su Mo suddenly threw herself into Wang Guihua's arms.

"Mother, your daughter would rather never marry and stay with you and Father for the rest of her life, and serve you both."

Wang Guihua patted Su Mo on the back and said reproachfully:

“Good girl, you’re talking nonsense again. How could your mother bear to let you never get married? If your reputation is really ruined, you can just marry someone far away, or find a poor family to take in a son-in-law.”

In the past, Wang Guihua would never have dared to mention the idea of ​​taking in a son-in-law. Before the family divided their property, the second branch was dirt poor.

Now that the family has separated, the second wife has built a grand house, and Su Banxia is good at making money, so Wang Guihua naturally has more confidence when she says this.

She always felt that the second wife's life would get better and better in the future, and it wouldn't be unreasonable for her to marry into a poor family.

Su Banxia was exhausted after a long day, and she had to get up early the next day to go to the city to buy things. At this moment, she was too lazy to listen to what Wang Guihua and Su Mo were saying. She simply pulled the quilt over her head, drew the curtain, and fell into a deep sleep.

the next morning,

As soon as Wang Guihua got up, she pulled Su Hanzhang and Su Mo along, and the three of them knelt down in front of Granny Liu's door. Old Man Su had gotten up early to go to the outhouse, and when he opened the door, he saw the three of them kneeling at his door. He was so scared he almost wet himself.

He was seen clutching his backside as he ran towards the outhouse, muttering to himself:

"Oh dear, oh dear, you've scared this old man to death!"

Old Lady Liu was half asleep when she opened her eyes and saw three people kneeling outside the window. She immediately frowned. She had already arranged the marriage with Su Feng's family, so why was the second branch of the family still causing trouble? Were they going to wear her old bones to death?

Thinking this, Granny Liu pretended not to see anything, closed the window, turned over, and went back to sleep.

When Old Man Su came out of the outhouse and saw the three men still kneeling at his door, he sighed.

"Hey, are you guys stupid? Once the money's gone into your mother's pocket, do you really expect her to come back? Anyway, the marriage is already arranged, so I think you should prepare the dowry and marry Su Mo off as soon as possible."

As he spoke, Old Man Su looked at Su Mo and offered his advice:

“Su Mo, you girl, why are you so disobedient? Now you even want to drag your parents to kneel with you. It’s going to sound terrible if word gets out. Now everyone in our village knows that you are engaged to Su Feng. If you make a scene and try to break off the engagement, won’t our Su family become the laughing stock of the village?”

Old Man Su walked up to Wang Guihua and Su Hanzhang.

"You two are also confused. The marriage of one's children should be decided by the elders. How can you let her make a mess of things? Not to mention the Su family, your second branch still has two unmarried children. Don't you think about them?"

Wang Guihua and Su Hanzhang exchanged a glance, then hesitantly said:

"Father, we really have no other choice. Su Mo is adamant about not marrying Su Feng. I... I only beg you to put in a good word for Mother. Let's return the betrothal gifts and have Aunt Cai as a witness to cancel the marriage!"

Seeing that the three men were all unyielding, Old Man Su angrily flung his sleeves and strode back into the house.

When Granny Liu saw Old Man Su return, she snorted coldly.

"I think the second family is ungrateful. I've done so much for them, and in the end, I don't even get a good reward. Now they're forcing me to break off the engagement. I will never break off the engagement. On the wedding day, I'll tie Su Mo up and take her to them!"

Old Man Su also sighed helplessly.

“I’m telling you, you’re meddling in other people’s business. You’re already so old, you should just stay at home. Why did you arrange the marriage for someone else’s second wife? I’m really afraid you’ll hurt Hanzhang’s feelings later.”

Granny Liu turned over and glared at Old Man Su.

"Stop pretending to be a good person. Don't you know how much gossip is about Su Mo and Su Feng? Everyone in the village is talking about them behind their backs."

As she spoke, Granny Liu pulled her blanket up.

“Our Songchuan family is going to be related to the Li family through marriage in the future. If people find out, they will think that our family has bad morals, and that our unmarried daughter is hanging out with street thugs.”

After saying this, Granny Liu also sighed heavily.

"If we weren't forced into this situation, who would want to marry their daughter to a scoundrel like Su Feng? It's all Su Mo's fault for not knowing how to restrain herself and causing such a mess. No one would want to see this happen. If you ask me to swallow my pride and break off the engagement with Su Feng now, I definitely can't do it."

After hearing what Granny Liu said, Old Man Su naturally understood the implications, so he stopped trying to persuade her and simply waved his hand, saying:

"That's enough, that's enough. I can't control these things. I just ask that you don't hurt Hanzhang's feelings. He's the only child we have who is truly caring right now."

Granny Liu snorted coldly.

“We’ve already separated from the second wife’s family. Do you think he can take care of you in your old age? Once my Songchuan becomes successful, I’ll naturally have enough to eat and drink. Why should I care about others?”

Upon hearing this, Old Man Su turned over and muttered under his breath:

"Songchuan isn't someone you can count on! You're the only one who gets all flustered by him all the time, you're so naive!"