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

Upon hearing this, Daya frowned slightly, then smiled and said:

"It's fine, I'll work for free as long as you need me. Besides, I don't have any work at home, so I'm just sitting here doing nothing anyway."

Hearing what Daya said, Lianhua couldn't help but glance at Su Shiyan. She hadn't expected to encounter such a thing so soon after arriving. Su Shiyan seemed like a well-behaved and honest man, but how did he end up getting involved with a girl from the village? This whole mess was so unclear and ambiguous. If she were to get engaged to him later, wouldn't she have to face all these troublesome things every day?

So Lotus mustered her courage, cleared her throat, looked at Daya, and said:

"Your name is Daya, right? Why are you working for Shi Yan's family for free?"

Upon hearing this, Daya raised an eyebrow and looked at Lianhua.

"Of course, I only help his family because of my brother Shi Yan. Otherwise, who would be willing to come all this way to this remote mountain village to do all this work?"

After saying this, Da Ya glanced at Su Shiyan. Hearing this, Su Shiyan blushed, lowered his head, and didn't know what to say next.

At this moment, Su Shiyan was extremely anxious. He was not familiar with Daya, so why had she been coming to talk to him so frequently these past few days, and saying such ambiguous things in front of him and Lianhua? This really put Su Shiyan in a difficult position.

Lotus wasn't stupid, of course. Da Ya had made her words so clear, so he naturally understood what everyone meant. So he didn't say anything, but just quietly looked at Su Shiyan, waiting for his explanation.

Although Lianhua had indeed taken a liking to Su Shiyan's family background and thought that it would be quite nice for her to live in this little courtyard on Dwarf Mountain in the future, she couldn't tolerate Su Shiyan, who was already involved with a girl in the village, asking her to go on a blind date. Even if she was gentle and kind, she couldn't stand it.

Su Shiyan seemed to notice Lianhua's gaze, so he slightly raised his head and met her scrutinizing eyes. Su Shiyan was already so nervous he didn't know what to do, so he hurriedly looked at Lianhua and awkwardly explained:

“Lotus Girl, don’t be angry. Listen to me, it’s not what you think. I… I’m really not familiar with Daya. Although we’re from the same village, we’ve only met a few times and spoken a few times.”

Before Lianhua could speak, Daya, having heard Su Shiyan's words, seemed to understand something. She glared at Su Shiyan and questioned him:

“We live in the same village, everyone knows each other, how could we not be familiar with each other? We were already familiar with each other before your second branch of the family separated from the Su family, weren’t we? Su Tao wasn’t married yet back then, and I went to the Su family’s house to play with Su Tao every day. We’ve spent so much time in the same courtyard, how can you turn your back on us like this?”

Upon hearing this, Su Shiyan hurriedly explained:

“Back then, I was busy working in the fields every day. I didn’t have time to play with you guys in the yard. Although I met you a few times, I didn’t even greet you much. Didn’t you look down on me before?”

Upon hearing this, Daya's face immediately turned red, and she hurriedly defended herself:

"When did I ever look down on you? I was just young and naive back then. Now that I'm older, I realize how good you are, so that's why I came to find you."

If Su Shiyan hadn't explained, things would have been fine. But once he did, Da Ya started to take advantage of the situation and started bringing up all sorts of old, trivial matters.

Lotus, listening to the two of them talking non-stop, couldn't get a word in edgewise, and her eyes welled up with tears of anxiety.

"Su Shiyan! You're really being ridiculous! Now that you have a whole box of bronze ducks, why do you still want your mother to listen to your matchmaking? You've made me come all this way for nothing! I'm not talking to you anymore, I'm going back right now!"

Hearing Lianhua's words, Daya confirmed her guess. Lianhua was indeed here to go on a blind date with Yan Ge. Luckily, she didn't have anything to do at home today, so she came early.

Otherwise, if Lianhua really did arrange the marriage with Yan Ge, I'd be devastated. It seems that it's time to put Yan Ge's marriage on the agenda as soon as possible. Maybe I should go back and talk to my mother about it today, and find a matchmaker to go and persuade them. That way, it'll be settled. After all, Yan Ge and I are from the same village, and everyone knows each other well, so I'll feel more at ease about the matchmaking.

Thinking this, Daya looked directly at Lotus and said:

“Lotus Girl, what you said really hit the nail on the head. My brother Shi Yan and I are childhood sweethearts. How can you compare to us? If Brother Shi Yan really wanted to get married, he should have arranged it with me first. It’s not your place, an outsider, to interfere!”

Hearing this, Lianhua was furious, and tears streamed down her face. She was not good with words, and seeing Daya speaking so confidently, she didn't know what to say. She just wanted to take her mother home as soon as possible to avoid suffering such humiliation here.

Seeing that Lianhua remained silent, only her eyes were red and tears were streaming down her face, Da Ya was afraid that Su Shiyan would soften his heart, so she quickly added a sentence.

"If you know what's good for you, you should go home quickly, so I don't have to say anything more!"

Upon hearing Daya's words, Lianhua stamped her foot in anger and exclaimed:

"How can you treat people like this? You were the one who asked me to go on a blind date, and now you're teaming up with this woman to kick me out. Why did you make me go through all this trouble?"

At this moment, Su Shiyan was also as anxious as an ant on a hot pan. Upon hearing Lianhua's words, he hurriedly waved his hand and said:

"No, Lotus, it's not like that. Don't be angry, and don't cry. It's all my fault. I shouldn't have brought you out for a stroll."

At this moment, Lianhua felt a surge of anger welling up inside her, with nowhere to vent it. Hearing Su Shiyan's words of comfort, her tears flowed like a broken string of pearls, unstoppable. She hastily wiped the tears from her face with her sleeve, then choked out:

"You still say you didn't, and that you shouldn't have brought me out for a stroll. If I hadn't come out with you, how would I have known you were entangled with someone else? If I only find out about these things after I marry you, wouldn't I have a whole bunch of troublesome things to deal with later?"

Su Shiyan was never good at comforting people, and now that he saw Lianhua crying, he became even more anxious. He couldn't even speak clearly and could only keep admitting his mistakes and apologizing, but he couldn't get to the point.

Seeing Su Shiyan so worried about the other woman, Daya, standing to the side, spoke up unhappily:

"You're really a strange person. Since you've already said you're leaving, why are you still arguing with me, Brother Shi Yan? Do you expect me to coax you?"