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

Lou Wangyue snorted coldly.

"The Lin family wouldn't dare touch my things. If they do, I certainly won't let them off the hook."

Jixiang nodded as she watched Lou Wangyue's retreating figure.

"Young master, it's windy outside, let's go inside."

Lou Wangyue glanced in the direction Su Banxia had left, then turned and entered the courtyard.

After Su Banxia returned to the small courtyard on Dwarf Mountain, she found that Wei Kezhi was not in the yard, so she went to Aunt Wu, who was stringing candied hawthorns in the backyard, and asked:

"Fifth Aunt, did Wei Kezhi come back with Gousheng and the others?"

Fifth Aunt nodded.

“I think Xiao Wei came back in a huff. He didn’t say a word as soon as he entered the door. He put the straw saddle and purse in the yard, turned around and went up the mountain.”

Upon hearing this, Su Banxia sighed helplessly:

"Why is Wei Kezhi still acting like a child? He's just sulking with me. We don't need to worry about him; he'll be fine tomorrow."

As Su Banxia spoke, she looked at Fifth Aunt again.

Is my mother inside?

Fifth Aunt nodded worriedly.

“I think your older brother and your father have been beaten up. Your mother is taking care of them inside right now. Banxia, ​​do you know about this?”

Su Banxia gave a soft "hmm" and continued:

"I know about this. I had someone bring them back. They're fine, so you don't need to worry, Fifth Aunt. I'll trouble you to help with dinner later. I'll have Erzhuzi and Gousheng come over for dinner later."

Fifth Aunt put down the candied hawthorn in her hand and said:

"Okay, I understand. Leave the things outside to me. Your mother just said that we're out of firewood at home, so Gousheng and Erzhuzi went up the mountain to chop some. They'll be coming down soon. I'll go and get ready to cook."

After finishing her business outside, Su Banxia thought she would go inside to check on Su Hanzhang and Su Shiyan, but as soon as she entered, she ran into Su Mo, who was about to come out of the house.

"Where are you rushing off to in such a panic?"

Su Mo glared at Su Banxia.

"I want you to take care of it?"

Su Banxia saw the purse in Su Mo's hand and snatched it away.

"Where did you get this money? You're not planning to use it to break off the engagement with Su Feng right now, are you?"

Seeing this, Su Mo quickly reached out to snatch the purse from Su Banxia's hand.

"Su Banxia, ​​what are you doing? Give it back to me! That's my money!"

Su Banxia took a step back and said in a deep voice:

"What money do you have? Wasn't it all earned by your father and elder brother risking their lives?"

As she spoke, Su Banxia pushed aside Su Mo, who was blocking the doorway, and went straight into the house.

"Father and Mother, you are foolish! If we let Su Mo take this money and break off the engagement with Su Feng now, she will lose both her money and her lover!"

Although Su Banxia was too lazy to deal with Su Mo's mess, this money was earned by Su Shiyan and Su Hanzhang with their lives, and she didn't want to see it go to waste.

Wang Guihua glanced back at the purse in Su Banxia's hand and sighed helplessly.

“You know your sister is disobedient. I just told her to wait a bit before going, but she snatched the purse from my hand and said she couldn’t wait a moment longer and wanted to break off the engagement with Su Feng immediately.”

Su Banxia turned around and glared at Su Mo, whose face was full of grievance.

“You’re really confused. Don’t you know Su Feng well? How could you do something so foolish? You can’t just go and break off an engagement by yourself. There should be parents and elders present, and a respected villager should be found to witness it. Only then will Su Feng not go back on his word.”

As she spoke, Su Banxia turned to look at Wang Guihua again.

“Mother, I think it would be good to have the village head act as a witness. That way, Su Feng won’t dare to cause too much trouble after he gets the money.”

As she spoke, Su Banxia handed the purse in her hand to Wang Guihua.

Wang Guihua took the purse and nodded:

“What you say makes sense. It’s getting late. I’ll go find the village head first thing tomorrow morning and we’ll go to the Su family together to cancel this engagement.”

Su Banxia then turned to Su Mo, who was standing at the door, and said:

"Since Su Mo is so eager to personally annul the engagement, then we should take her with us tomorrow. That way, we can make things clear face to face and avoid her endlessly harassing our family and ruining our reputation. My elder brother is of marriageable age now, and we can't let him be tarnished for no reason."

Upon hearing this, Wang Guihua quickly nodded and said:

“You’re right. We should take your sister with us to clarify things and put Su Feng’s mind at ease, so he won’t keep bothering Su Mo. It’s fine now that we’re all living together, but if Su Mo is ever alone and Su Feng follows her, wouldn’t that ruin her reputation? Also, it’s time to find a marriage partner for your older brother…”

Su Mo never wanted to see Su Feng again. She had rushed to Su Feng's house with the money to break off the engagement because she was afraid things might get complicated, and she had gone against her will. Now that she didn't have to go herself to break off the engagement, she definitely didn't want to see Su Feng again.

To avoid Su Feng getting angry and revealing the shameful incident by the pond in front of both sets of parents, and with the village head present, wouldn't he be even more embarrassed?

Thinking this, Su Mo stammered and began to speak:

"I... I actually don't want to see Su Feng. Maybe, Mother, you could..."

Before Su Mo could finish speaking, Su Banxia interrupted her, saying:

"What nonsense are you talking about? It's your own marriage. If you don't step in, who will? Don't talk about anything else. If you want to resolve this completely, you should come with your mother tomorrow, so that Su Feng won't bother us in the courtyard every day!"

Upon hearing Su Banxia's words, Su Mo was about to retort, but when she looked up and met Su Banxia's sharp eyes, she couldn't say a word. She could only clench her fists, lower her head, and curse Su Banxia in her heart for meddling in other people's business.

Wang Guihua sighed helplessly and looked at Su Banxia.

"Banxia, ​​this matter concerns our family's reputation. I'm too clumsy to explain it clearly, and your little sister is even more foolish. Now that your father and elder brother have been beaten like this, they certainly won't be able to come with me tomorrow. It would be better if you took the trouble to come with us to Su Feng's house tomorrow to clarify this matter. That way, it won't delay your marriage proposal to your elder brother."

Su Banxia wanted to refuse, but when she met Wang Guihua's pitiful, pleading eyes, the words of refusal stuck in her throat and she didn't say them.

"Okay, Mother, I understand. Tomorrow I will entrust the candied hawthorn business to Gousheng and the others. I will go with you to Su Feng's house to finish this business. Once it's done, you will be able to put your mind at ease and stay home to do your work."

Seeing that Su Banxia had agreed, Wang Guihua felt reassured and quickly nodded with a smile.

"These days, with all these big and small matters in our family, we really can't function without your help in coming up with ideas."