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

Upon hearing what Granny Liu said, Aunt Cai quickly took Granny Liu's hand and said with a smile:

“I was just about to go to Sujia Village to talk to you about this. A few days ago, I went to the city and told my sister about it. My sister heard about your son’s identity and thought it was reliable.”

As she spoke, Aunt Cai patted Granny Liu on the shoulder and said with a smile:

"They've arranged for me to meet your son in the city in three days. As his mother, you'll definitely have to show up then. This way, both families can meet at the same time, which will save us a lot of trouble."

Upon hearing this, Granny Liu's eyes lit up.

"Oh, that's wonderful! If this can really be done, then a huge weight will be lifted off my shoulders. Aunt Cai, we'll have to rely on you for this. You'll have to put in a good word for my Songchuan."

Aunt Cai nodded.

"Is there any need to say more? I've met your Songchuan a few times. He's not only handsome, but also has a generous and proper manner. Otherwise, I would never have introduced my cousin's daughter to him."

When Granny Liu saw that Aunt Cai was praising her son so highly, all the resentment she had felt vanished.

"Oh, Aunt Cai, you flatter me too much. My son is exceptionally smart, no matter what else. Otherwise, with so many sons in our family, we wouldn't be able to send him to school alone."

Aunt Cai nodded.

"Of course. Since everything is settled, let's meet at Lianxianglou in three days."

As she spoke, Aunt Cai patted Granny Liu's thigh and laughed:

"As a mother, you'd better dress smartly then, so as not to embarrass your son."

Granny Liu stood up and said with a smile:

"Don't worry, Aunt Cai, I've kept your instructions in mind. See you in three days."

He then waved his hand.

"It's getting late, so I won't bother you any longer. You should go ahead and do your thing. We'll head back now."

Aunt Cai was also busy, so she got up with Granny Liu and saw everyone to the courtyard gate.

"Alright, take care, I won't see you off."

Once the Su family members had all gone far away, Aunt Cai hurriedly closed the courtyard gate, turned around, leaned against it, let out a long sigh of relief, and wiped the cold sweat from her brow.

"Oh dear, so many people from the Su family have come in such a grand manner. It scared me to death. I'll have to be careful about the marriage of the fourth son of the Su family. I can't let them find fault with me again."

Aunt Cai muttered to herself as she went back into the house.

When Granny Liu arrived home, Old Man Su was already chopping wood in the yard. When he turned around and saw that it was Granny Liu and the others who had returned, he didn't bother to talk to them. He simply picked up his wood-chopping knife, turned around, and left the yard.

Seeing Old Man Su's state, Granny Liu naturally understood that it was because she hadn't properly stood up for Su Yunhe, and hadn't explained the matter clearly when she went to Aunt Cai's house.

Old Su must have been blaming himself, but at that moment, Granny Liu was only thinking about her son's blind date in three days, and had no time to care about Old Su's feelings.

After leaving Old Su's house, Old Su went straight to Widow Li's house at the village entrance. It wasn't that he wanted to go, but his feet wouldn't obey him, and all he wanted to do was see Widow Li and talk to her.

Widow Li, who was pickling vegetables in the yard, turned her head and saw Old Man Su standing menacingly in her yard with a wood-chopping knife, which startled her.

Clutching her chest, she scolded playfully:

"Oh my goodness, Brother Su, you scared my heart out! What are you doing? Why are you in my yard in broad daylight?"

Old Su put down his wood-chopping knife, plopped down on the stone bench in the yard, and sullenly said:

"What! Can't I even come to check on your yard during the day?"

Seeing this, Widow Li quickly put down her work and closed the courtyard gate.

Only then did he sit down next to Old Man Su, take his hand, and say softly:

"Brother Su, why are you still angry? You know that's not what I meant. I was just worried that there would be too many people around during the day, and if someone saw us, it would be bad for your reputation."

Widow Li sighed and released Old Man Su's hand.

"Now that I'm a widow, I'm already despised by everyone. I really don't want you, Brother Su, to be implicated as well. Everyone says that widows attract a lot of gossip, but who wants to be a widow?"

Old Man Su, who was still angry, softened upon hearing Widow Li's words and quickly took her hand again.

"Li Meizi, I won't allow you to talk about yourself like that anymore. If anyone dares to gossip about you again, just tell me, and I'll take care of them for you!"

Widow Li looked at Old Man Su gratefully.

"Brother Su, I feel relieved to hear you say that. I don't care what others think of me, as long as you treat me well, that's enough!"

Looking at the kind and understanding Widow Li in front of him, and then thinking about his own greedy old woman, Old Man Su thought about her.

He suddenly realized that he had been incredibly blind when he was young to have married Granny Liu.

If I had met Widow Li earlier, the Su family wouldn't be living in this state now.

One's own daughter and son will surely be able to bring joy to one's parents, and the whole family will live a harmonious and increasingly better life.

But it's too late to say anything now, but fortunately, Widow Li is of one mind with him.

So Old Man Su could no longer hold back and recounted the events of the day to Widow Li in detail.

Upon hearing this, Widow Li, her face filled with sorrow, offered words of comfort:

“Brother Su, don’t be sad. I understand how you feel. If it were me, I would never let my daughter suffer in that den of wolves. I would risk my life to bring her back.”

As she spoke, Widow Li patted Old Man Su's back reassuringly.

"And that Aunt Cai, she's truly shameless. To put it bluntly, she's just after the matchmaker's money. Sister Liu is really confused. Now that her daughter has suffered at her hands, how can she entrust her son's marriage to her?"

Seeing that Widow Li truly understood his thoughts, Old Man Su couldn't help but sigh.

“Sister Li, you’re the one who thinks like me. My old hag has always been stupid. It’s not enough that she’s been fooled once; she wants to be fooled a second time. She’s not satisfied until she forces all of our daughters and sons to jump into the fire pit!”

Widow Li poured Old Man Su a glass of water.

"Brother Su, don't be too angry, lest you hurt yourself by getting angry. In the end, it's still because you can't make the decision about this matter. In this family, all the big and small matters are decided by a woman. Isn't that going against the natural order?"

As she spoke, Widow Li took a small sip of tea.

“If it were me, I would definitely listen to my husband’s arrangements. After all, this is a major event in our children’s marriage, and we must not make a hasty decision.”