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

Su Shiyan turned around and stared blankly at Su Banxia for a moment, then nodded to her.

"Okay, okay, let's go in and eat."

Su Banxia turned around and went into the house, with Su Shiyan following behind her.

"Sister, I have something to tell you. Um, are you free right now?"

Su Banxia turned to look at Su Shiyan.

"Brother, just tell me what's on your mind."

Su Shiyan lowered his head and fiddled with his sleeves, hesitated for a moment, and then said:

“You saw Da Ya just now. She waited for me here all day, saying she had something to ask me. I asked her what it was, and she told me she wanted to work for us, so she asked me to ask if we still needed any help.”

Su Banxia frowned upon hearing this.

"Brother, do you still have any connection with that girl?"

Su Shiyan shook his head.

"We're not really friends, we just live in the same village. She's come to me for help, so I can't just refuse her outright, can I? That's why I thought I'd ask you first. If you have any suitable jobs for her, then it's fine to let her come and help out. But she doesn't have any other work right now, so there's no need to pay her too much."

Su Banxia sighed helplessly after hearing Su Shiyan's words.

“Brother, you know that a few days ago Aunt Ning came to our house specifically to talk to me about this matter, saying that she wanted to discuss finding a job for Mandun. But I told Aunt Ning that there was no extra work for him to do at the moment, and I could tell that Aunt Ning was a little unhappy then.”

As she spoke, Su Banxia looked at Su Shiyan and continued:

“If we were to bring this girl to our house to work now, what would Aunt Ning think of us? The village head has done so much for us and helped our family so much, and we haven’t even used Mandun’er. But now we’re using this girl who’s completely unrelated to us. If word gets out, what will others think of our family?”

Although Su Shiyan was usually carefree, he understood the implications of the matter, so he could only nod helplessly to Su Banxia.

“Big sister, I know your predicament. I’ll talk to Daya about this later and just tell her that we don’t need any more people in the family, so let her choose another job.”

Su Banxia patted Su Shiyan on the shoulder.

“Brother, you’re such a kind-hearted person. Although our family does business in town, we’re not exactly rich. There are so many people in our village, we can’t possibly accept every job that comes our way. If you pay them, who will pay you?”

Su Shiyan nodded.

“I know all that you’ve said, sister. I’ve already told Daya that I need to ask you before I can decide. Daya also said she’ll wait for my news. I just need to tell them as soon as possible so they don’t have to wait in vain. If anyone in the village asks me about it later, I’ll just say that we don’t need any more people right now.”

Seeing that Su Shiyan understood her meaning, Su Banxia smiled.

"Brother, I'm glad you understand. I won't say anything more. Mother said that she went to discuss your marriage with Grandma Sun at the west end of the village today. Grandma Sun has a suitable candidate right now, her niece's daughter from her maternal side. She's about your age and she'll bring her over for a blind date tomorrow. Go to bed early tonight, so you don't have to come with me to the street to sell candied hawthorns tomorrow. Stay home and have a good time to meet the girl."

Upon hearing Su Banxia's words, Su Shiyan scratched his head sheepishly.

"Will you be able to manage selling candied hawthorns at the market? Why don't you let Dad go with you?"

Su Banxia waved her hand.

"It's alright, Gousheng and Erzhuzi are with me, aren't they? Tomorrow isn't a market day, so we'll be fine. Don't worry about anything else, just enjoy your blind date with the girl tomorrow."

With that, Su Banxia went upstairs.

"I'll go back to my room and go to sleep first. I'll keep the food warm in the pot for you. You can eat it yourself. I don't have much of an appetite right now and I don't want to eat."

After saying that, Su Banxia went upstairs and back to her room.

She was truly exhausted today, not only physically but also mentally. At the Lou residence, she had been thoroughly humiliated by Madam Lou. The reason was simple: because her family background was inferior to Lou Wangyue's, Madam Lou felt she was marrying above her station.

To put it bluntly, it's because he looks down on his status as a peasant. However, he has never said that he wants to climb up to anyone. The reason he went to the Lou residence to help cook today is only because Lou Wangyue had helped him a few times before.

Su Banxia never expected that Madam Lou would mistake her for one of those women who wanted to climb the social ladder.

Su Banxia felt a pang of sadness at the thought. Although Lou Wangyue was handsome, gentle, considerate, and came from a prominent family, Su Banxia always felt he was lacking something.

She couldn't quite put her finger on what exactly was lacking. Logically, given her status, it shouldn't be his place to criticize Lou Wangyue, but Su Banxia always felt that Lou Wangyue was a little less than Wei Kezhi.

The thought of Wei Kezhi made Su Banxia feel even more distressed. She couldn't understand why Wei Kezhi had suddenly disappeared without a word. Su Banxia tossed and turned in bed, unable to fall asleep.

After tossing and turning all night, until the rooster downstairs crowed, Su Banxia lost all interest in sleeping. She got up, dressed, and prepared to go out to set up her stall.

As soon as Su Banxia entered the courtyard, she saw Su Shiyan wearing the new clothes that Wang Guihua had bought for him, sweeping the yard.

Seeing this, Su Banxia quickly stepped forward, snatched the broom from his hand, handed it to Gou Sheng who was standing to the side, and said with a smile:

“You’ve just put on these new clothes, how can you do such a job? What if the girl comes and you’re all dirty? You won’t be able to show your face then. Let Gousheng do this kind of work.”

Gou Sheng, who was standing to the side, nodded and smiled repeatedly.

"Yes, my sister Banxia is right. Brother Shiyan, you should just wait patiently for the girl to come and arrange the blind date."

After saying that, Gousheng went to sweep the yard by himself.

Su Shiyan scratched his head sheepishly, blushed, and lowered his head, saying:

"It's just a blind date, why can't I even sweep the yard? I usually do all these chores!"

Su Banxia patted Su Shiyan on the shoulder.

"Big brother, just listen to me. Would I ever harm you? We're going out to set up a stall, so you better behave yourself at home and try to find me a wife soon!"

Su Shiyan blushed even more upon hearing Su Banxia's words, and casually patted Su Banxia's head.

"You're always teasing me, your older brother! Instead of worrying about me, you should be thinking about your own marriage. You're a young lady, there's no rush at all!"