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

"Oh my, Banxia, ​​you're back! We've been waiting for you for so long! You've been so busy lately, it's been hard for us to even see you!"

Aunt Ning got up, took Su Banxia's hand, and led her to the table to sit down.

Seeing this, Su Banxia quickly smiled and said:

"Aunt Ning, what are you saying? You and the village head have helped me so much. You can see me anytime you want. I went out to set up my stall today and just got home. Next time you need me, don't just wait here. Just let me know and I'll come find you when I get back."

Aunt Ning quickly waved her hand with a smile.

"No need, no need. I don't have anything important to do at home every day. Waiting for you for a while won't hurt. You should focus on your business. Anyway, I didn't come here today for anything important. Look at my son, Mandun. He's about your age. You're out doing business all day, while he just stays at home arguing with me and his father."

As she spoke, Aunt Ning straightened Mandun's collar with her hand, looked at him with eyes full of love, then smiled and continued:

“My son is not talkative, but he is hardworking and conscientious. I was thinking that now that you have such a big business to support, you must need a suitable person to work with you. What do you think of my Mandun?”

Upon hearing this, Su Banxia immediately understood what Aunt Ning meant. Aunt Ning had previously tried to arrange a marriage between her and Mandun'er, and had even mentioned it to Wang Guihua. If she were to agree now and take Mandun'er to set up a stall to sell candied hawthorns, Aunt Ning might misunderstand her in the future.

The village head had helped a lot with the matter of the second branch building a house and dividing the family property. Now that Aunt Ning was only asking him for this one thing, if he refused, wouldn't he be heartless? And if he wanted to ask the village head for help again in the future, it wouldn't be so easy.

Thinking this, Su Banxia smiled and said:

“I’m just running a small business. I don’t know if Mandun would be willing to do business with me. I think Mandun is someone who can do great things in the future.”

Before Su Banxia could finish speaking, Aunt Ning quickly nudged Mandun with her elbow.

"Mandun, you silly child, what are you standing there for? Banxia is asking you if you'd like to do business with her."

Upon hearing this, Mandun'er blushed, glanced at Su Banxia, ​​and then nodded heavily.

"My mother said that I will listen to whatever Banxia says. Don't worry, I will definitely follow you to do business and make a good living in the future."

Aunt Ning smiled awkwardly at Su Banxia after hearing this, and then nudged Mandun with her elbow, signaling him to say less.

Seeing this, Su Banxia dared not keep him by her side to work. She hadn't even said anything yet, and Mandun had already said such things. Moreover, Mandun seemed to be a straightforward person with no brains, and he wasn't cut out for business.

So Su Banxia cleared her throat and said:

"To be honest with you, Aunt Ning, I already have enough people to run my business. But if Mandun is willing to come and help, I'll let him stay at home and help my mother string candied hawthorns. However, that would be a waste of his talents."

Aunt Ning frowned upon hearing this.

"I was thinking of having Mandun'er learn the business classics with you. But this..."

Su Banxia also spoke with a troubled expression:

"Aunt Ning, it's not that I don't want Mandun to come with me to do business, it's just that I already have enough people on my side, and if another person were to come in, I'm afraid..."

Hearing this, Aunt Ning interrupted Su Banxia before she could finish speaking, pulling her arm and whispering:

“I think that Erzhuzi is stupid. Why do you have to ask him to go sell candied hawthorns with you? Why not replace him with our Mandun? Look how clever our Mandun is.”

Upon hearing this, Su Banxia quickly pulled her hand away from Aunt Ning's.

“This won’t work. I signed a contract with Erzhuzi, and I can’t go back on my word first. If you really want Mandun to do business with me, then let Mandun stay in the yard and help my mother make candied hawthorns. If that doesn’t work, I have no other choice.”

As she spoke, Su Banxia smiled at Mandun.

“Aunt Ning, I think Mandun is quite capable. If he’s willing to do business, why not let him figure out some small business to sell in town? That would be a good idea. After all, he’s a grown man, and he’ll eventually get married. It would be better for him to save up some money now.”

Aunt Ning smiled upon hearing this, then looked at Mandun'er and nodded.

“Our Mandun is indeed a smart and capable man. If he marries a wife in the future, he will definitely treat her well. Putting aside everything else, Mandun’s ability is unmatched by others.”

As she spoke, Aunt Ning sat up straight and looked at Su Banxia.

"Whoever marries Mandun in the future will surely be blessed."

Su Banxia smiled but didn't say anything.

Aunt Ning spoke again:

"Alright, since it's inconvenient for you here, why don't you arrange a job for my Mandun? Then I'll take Mandun back first. If there's a vacancy here later, just go find Mandun to fill it. He's definitely worth ten people."

Su Banxia nodded with a smile.

"Of course, I'm relieved to hear Aunt Ning's words. If I ever get a new job in the future, I'll definitely go to Mandun."

Seeing how certain Su Banxia was, Aunt Ning felt a little better. She had thought that, given how much her family had done for the second branch of the Su family, Su Banxia would at least be able to keep Mandun here.

Aunt Ning's idea was that Mandun could learn how to do business under Su Banxia, ​​earn more money, and get along well with Su Banxia. Once they had built up their relationship, she would find a matchmaker to propose marriage, and Su Banxia would definitely not say anything.

But now Su Banxia only lets Mandun stay in the courtyard of Aizishan to help out, and doesn't let Mandun go to the market with her to sell goods. Aunt Ning feels that there is no point in letting him stay. Her son is clever and capable. She can't bear to let him stay in the courtyard to do hard labor instead of doing business.

After much deliberation, Aunt Ning got up and tugged at Man Dun's arm.

"In that case, we won't stay any longer. You go ahead and do your thing, don't worry about us. We're leaving now."

After saying that, he grabbed Mandun and headed out of the courtyard.

Seeing this, Su Banxia quickly got up to see him off.

“Aunt Ning, please take your time. You can come visit often in the future. My mother always says that since our family moved to this little courtyard in Dwarf Mountain, people from the same village live far away and no one wants to come over anymore. My mother will be very happy that you can come today.”

Aunt Ning stood at the door, turned around, and smiled at Su Banxia.

"Okay, don't worry, I'll bring Mandun to your courtyard more often in the future."