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

Upon hearing this, Wei Kezhi turned around and glared at Su Mo.

"Stop gossiping here. Your sister isn't that kind of person."

After saying that, he turned and went straight to the backyard. Su Mo quickly followed him.

“Brother Wei, this isn’t me making things up about my sister. You saw it with your own eyes. You’re always busy helping out at my house, but this young master Lou has stolen all your limelight as soon as he arrived.”

Although Wei Kezhi knew that Su Mo was deliberately trying to sow discord, her words seemed to have legs and burrowed into his heart. Su Mo was right; Su Banxia's gaze towards Lou Wangyue had softened considerably just now...

Seeing Wei Kezhi's sullen expression, Su Mo smiled slightly and continued:

"If you ask me, my sister is just ungrateful. She has such a good man like you by her side, how come she can't see how good you are? She's always looking for something better than what she has. Does she want to have it all?"

As she spoke, Su Mo moved closer to Wei Kezhi.

"Did you see that? My sister was so close to Young Master Lou just now. Anyone who didn't know better would think they'd been friends for over ten years. I could tell my sister cared about Young Master Lou more than you!"

Upon hearing this, Wei Kezhi slammed the cleaver in his hand down hard on the pig's head.

"Have you said enough?!"

Su Mo was startled by Wei Kezhi's knife strike and quickly took a few steps back.

"You're such a person. I'm telling you the truth and you don't like it. Fine, fine, I won't say anything more. Nobody wants to bother with your business."

After saying that, he ran away as if fleeing.

Wei Kezhi glanced coldly at Su Mo's retreating figure, then looked towards the front yard, muttering to himself:

"Is Lou Wangyue so good that you've become so enticed that you've forgotten to cook?"

After saying that, Wei Kezhi, as if venting his anger, slashed the wild boar several times.

After exchanging a few pleasantries with Lou Wangyue, Su Banxia led him to the main room to sit down, while she busied herself cooking in the backyard.

As soon as Su Banxia entered the backyard, she saw Wei Kezhi angrily chopping ribs.

Wei Kezhi looked up and met her eyes, saying in a sarcastic tone:

"Why would farmers wear those things? They'd be in the way even when cooking."

Su Banxia naturally knew that Wei Kezhi was referring to the hairpin she was wearing, and said with dissatisfaction:

"What's wrong with farmers? Can't farmers appreciate beauty? If I think it looks good, then it's fine!"

Still feeling unsatisfied, Su Banxia walked over to Wei Kezhi and stomped hard on his foot.

"Why can't you learn from Lou Wangyue? Look how gentle and kind she is all the time!"

Wei Kezhi jumped up in pain, clutching his foot, and cursed towards the front yard:

"I'll never learn from him! He's such a sissy, acting like a woman all the time!"

Seeing this, Su Banxia quickly stepped forward and covered Wei Kezhi's mouth.

"Shut up and get back to your work. Young Master Lou has come all this way as a guest. Don't cause me any trouble!"

After saying that, Su Banxia glared at Wei Kezhi again before turning around to do her own work.

Before long, the food was ready and on the table. Seeing Lou Wangyue dressed so elegantly, Wang Guihua was happy for Su Banxia and quickly arranged for Su Banxia to sit next to Lou Wangyue.

"Banxia, ​​you don't need to worry about anything else. Just focus on entertaining your guests today."

Seeing Su Banxia sitting next to Lou Wangyue, Wei Kezhi quickly squeezed in and sat on Su Banxia's other side. Su Mo, quick as a flash, grabbed the seat on Lou Wangyue's other side and sat down as well.

In Su Mo's eyes, Lou Wangyue was destined to become a high-ranking official who would one day take Su Banxia to the capital. As for Wei Kezhi, although he could subdue Su Feng, he was just a country bumpkin with no real talent.

If I were to follow Lou Wangyue to the capital and become the wife of a high-ranking official, Su Feng would certainly not dare to act recklessly.

So at this moment, Su Mo planned to get close to Lou Wangyue and then use Lou Wangyue's influence to make Wei Kezhi give up on Su Banxia, ​​so that Su Banxia would get nothing.

As soon as Su Mo sat down, she very attentively poured tea for Lou Wangyue.

“Young Master Lou, you’ve come all this way, so you’re a guest. My sister is a very easygoing person, and I’m afraid she might not be able to take good care of you. Please bear with her.”

Lou Wangyue glanced at Su Banxia, ​​then smiled at Su Mo:

"It's alright. Your sister and I are friends. There's no need to talk about entertaining or not entertaining."

Seeing this, Su Mo quickly handed the teacup to Lou Wangyue.

"Since you are my sister's friend, then from now on you will also be my friend, Su Mo's friend."

As she spoke, Su Mo quickly poured herself a cup of tea and gestured to Lou Wangyue.

"Today, I'll shamelessly accept this tea as a token of my friendship."

Seeing this, Lou Wangyue quickly raised her glass, took a sip, and smiled at Su Mo.

"Sister, you don't need to be so polite. You are Banxia's sister, and from now on you will also be my sister."

Upon hearing this, Su Mo put down her teacup, smiled gently at Lou Wangyue, and then picked up her chopsticks and placed a piece of sweet and sour pork ribs into Lou Wangyue's bowl.

"Young Master Lou, please try these ribs first. The food in our village is definitely not as delicious as the food in your mansion. I really want to try the food in your mansion sometime."

Lou Wangyue smiled faintly, looked at Su Banxia, ​​and said:

"If Miss Banxia has time, you can bring your younger sister to visit my residence."

Su Banxia frowned slightly, then smiled gently:

"Alright, I'll visit Young Master Lou's residence when I have some free time."

Wei Kezhi, seeing this, said unhappily:

"What's so interesting about a mansion? Is it more interesting than the imperial palace?"

Lou Wangyue glanced coldly at Wei Kezhi.

"Although I cannot take Miss Banxia to the palace, I can let her visit my residence. From what Brother Wei is saying, you mean you can take Miss Banxia to visit the palace?"

Wei Kezhi lowered his head, took a sip of the old duck soup, and muttered softly:

"Why not?"

Fearing the two would clash, Su Banxia quickly stepped on Wei Kezhi's foot under the table, signaling him to say less, then turned to look at Lou Wangyue.

"My friend can't speak properly, please don't mind him. Hurry up and try the food I made to see if it suits your taste."

Lou Wangyue had been busy choosing a gift for Su Banxia all morning and was quite hungry by now. Hearing that Su Banxia had personally prepared the meal, she naturally wanted to try it.

Lou Wangyue first tasted the sweet and sour pork ribs in her bowl, then nodded repeatedly.

"I never knew that pork ribs could be cooked so deliciously with a sweet and sour taste, without any strange flavor. It tastes really good!"

Upon hearing this, Wei Kezhi muttered under his breath:

"Pretending to be something they're not..."

Su Banxia quickly pinched Wei Kezhi's arm, making Wei Kezhi click her tongue in disapproval. Wei Kezhi glared at Su Banxia with a wronged expression, then lowered her head and silently ate her food, not daring to say another word.

Seeing that Lou Wangyue seemed a little embarrassed to pick up food, Su Banxia directly picked up a piece of braised pork for him.

"Young Master Lou, please try this braised pork. It took quite a bit of effort to make it."