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

Upon hearing Widow Li's words, Old Man Su felt even more strongly that Widow Li was his true soulmate, and he unconsciously tightened his grip on her hand.

“Li Meizi, you know me best, but now that the tigress is in charge of my family, what I say doesn’t count.”

Widow Li patted Old Man Su's shoulder, then slowly leaned her head against him.

“Brother Su, that’s how it is when a couple lives together. One of them always has to be stronger than the other. You are a broad-minded person, which is why you can tolerate Sister Liu treating you this way.”

"Pah! If it weren't for our years of marriage, I would have divorced her long ago. Now that I have a confidante like you who cherishes me, I don't dare to ask for anything else."

As he said this, Old Man Su put his arm around Widow Li's shoulder and pulled her closer to him.

Upon hearing this, Widow Li couldn't help but smirk. Now that Old Man Su was considering divorcing her, it wouldn't be long before she took his place.

He became even more eager to comfort her.

"Brother Su, why don't you stay here for dinner today? I just made some flatbread and stir-fried a few side dishes, and we'll be ready to eat."

Upon hearing this, Old Man Su quickly released his arms from around Widow Li.

"It's not possible today. I still have work to do in the fields. I've already wasted a day, and I still need to go check on things there. I'll definitely come and have dinner with you another day when I'm free."

Widow Li sat up straight, her face full of disappointment, and nodded to Old Man Su.

"Okay, Brother Su, I understand. I'll wait for you to come and have dinner with me another day."

Seeing how well-behaved and sensible Widow Li was, Old Man Su couldn't help but give her a light peck on the cheek.

Widow Li blushed and lowered her head in embarrassment.

"Brother Su, what are you doing in broad daylight?"

Old Su stood up with a smile.

"What's wrong with that? You're getting shy with me? What part of your body haven't I seen before?"

After saying that, he laughed loudly, turned around, opened the door, and left.

Widow Li watched Old Man Su's departing figure, feeling a pang of loneliness, and murmured to herself:

"You're good in every way except for that."

After saying that, he sighed and got up to go inside to cook.

After parting ways with the Su family, Su Banxia returned to her small courtyard on Dwarf Mountain alone.

As soon as they entered the courtyard, Wang Guihua anxiously pulled Su Banxia into the house, looking her over carefully, as if afraid her daughter had been taken advantage of outside.

Su Banxia recounted all the recent events to Wang Guihua.

Wang Guihua felt a chill run down her spine. What if her two daughters married into such a family? Wouldn't that be a terrible tragedy?

I'm incompetent, and I'm afraid that even if my daughter suffers injustice in the future, I won't dare to go to her house to support her.

Thinking this through, Wang Guihua reached out and gently brushed a stray hair from Su Banxia's forehead.

“My dear daughter, you’ve had a hard time today. I’m not worried about anything else, but I’m worried that you and your sister will marry into families like this in the future. If that happens, it would be better if you didn’t get married and stayed by your parents’ side for the rest of your lives.”

Su Banxia hadn't expected Wang Guihua to have such an idea, so she took Wang Guihua's hand and smiled:

"Do you think your daughter is destined to suffer? Don't worry, Mother, I won't marry just anyone if I can't find someone I like in the future."

Wang Guihua nodded to Su Banxia.

“I think that Aunt Cai is useless. I was thinking that when your brother gets old, I should ask Aunt Cai to help him find a wife, but now it seems that there is no need to rush.”

Su Banxia nodded.

"That Aunt Cai is heartless. For a little money as a matchmaker, she ruined a girl's life. She really has no bottom line. If you ask me, she helped Sun Da trick my aunt into going home with him. But my grandma only cares about money. That's why she asked Aunt Cai to be my fourth uncle's matchmaker!"

Upon hearing this, Wang Guihua's eyes widened in surprise.

"Ah, your aunt has already gone through such a thing, and your grandma not only didn't cause trouble for that Aunt Cai, but she still asked that Aunt Cai to help you find a wife for your fourth uncle. This doesn't seem like your grandma's style."

Su Banxia sighed.

"How could she not be like that? She's just a snob who only cares about money. I heard that Aunt Cai is going to marry off Master Li's eldest daughter to my fourth uncle."

"Is it that Mr. Li from the city?"

"is not that right!"

Wang Guihua frowned.

“That Master Li is one of the wealthiest men in the city. Everyone in Fuping County knows his name. How could he possibly want a peasant like us as his son-in-law?”

"Who knows? My grandma thinks my fourth uncle is a wonderful person. Let her dream if she wants to!"

Wang Guihua sighed.

"Alright, we can't interfere in other people's business. We should just focus on managing our own."

Su Banxia nodded, and was about to say something when she saw Wei Kezhi push open the courtyard gate, followed by Erzhuzi and Gousheng. The three of them had sold out all the candied hawthorns on their straw saddles.

Wei Kezhi handed the purse in his hand to Su Banxia.

"This is the three taels of silver I earned today."

Su Banxia was very happy to receive the silver.

"Thank you all for your hard work today. I'll cook you a nice meal later to reward you. Tomorrow we'll go back to the street to sell candied hawthorns again."

As she spoke, she turned and went into the kitchen. Wang Guihua was also happy to hear that the candied hawthorns had sold for so much money. She hurriedly went to the backyard to continue making candied hawthorns with her fifth aunt.

Su Banxia quickly cooked four dishes and prepared cold noodles and flatbread.

After serving the food, he went to invite everyone to eat.

Seeing that the candied hawthorn business was now on track, Su Banxia took the opportunity of the meal to say to everyone:

"From now on, you'll come with me to sell candied hawthorns. I won't stay home to help my mother prepare the ingredients and make candied hawthorns. Erzhuzi, Gousheng, and Wei Kezhi, the three of you will accompany me to the street to sell candied hawthorns every day. I'll give you two coins as commission for each skewer sold. We'll keep a daily record and settle accounts at the end of the month."

Erzhuzi and the dog leash exchanged a glance, then quickly and happily laughed:

"Okay, we'll follow your arrangements."

Wei Kezhi spoke calmly:

"You don't need to give me money, just provide me with food and drink."

Su Banxia shook her head.

"No, that won't do. One thing at a time. What's due to you will still be given to you. Let's do it the way I say."

After everyone had a pleasant dinner, they all left.

Su Mo never expected that selling candied hawthorns could be so profitable, and now she was starting to get tempted to try it herself.

While cleaning up the food, she grabbed Wang Guihua's arm and said coquettishly:

"Mother, you know my sister makes so much money selling gourds and she can help others make money, so why doesn't she arrange a job for me too, so I can earn some money every day?"

Wang Guihua pulled Su Mo's hand away.

"Forget about it. Your sister has already told you not to get involved in selling candied hawthorns!"

Upon hearing this, Su Mo's eyes reddened.

"Mom, how can you bear to see my sister bully me like this? She won't let me get involved, but I'll do it anyway! I'll do it even better than her later, then she can't beg me for mercy!"