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

Lou Wangyue smiled, picked up the teacup on the table, and took a small sip.

"What relationship? I just happen to be short-staffed at my shop right now, and your arrival is a real help."

As Lou Wangyue spoke, she seemed to have thought of something and looked at Su Mo, saying:

"By the way, what are some of your sister's favorite things? A few days ago, I had a little disagreement with your sister over something trivial, and I want to clear up the misunderstanding with her as soon as possible. So I was thinking of finding some little trinkets that she likes to give her, so that she can calm down."

Upon hearing Lou Wangyue's words, Su Mo frowned and pondered for a moment before speaking:

“My sister doesn’t really have any particular hobbies, but she really loves making money. You see her busy with her candied hawthorn business all day long, she can’t take care of anything else. A few days ago she mentioned to me that she had a little problem with you, but I didn’t listen carefully at the time and ignored it. I didn’t expect that your conflict is still unresolved.”

Lou Wangyue frowned upon hearing Su Mo's words.

“I know your sister likes making money, but she can earn it herself. Besides money, is there anything else she likes? I want to prepare some gifts for her. It wouldn’t be right to just send her money directly.”

Su Mo had thought that mentioning Su Banxia's love of money would significantly diminish Lou Wangyue's positive impression of her, but to her surprise, Lou Wangyue seemed quite used to it. Since Lou Wangyue already knew Su Banxia was a miser, she didn't say anything more.

After pondering for a moment, Su Mo raised her head again, looked at Lou Wangyue with excitement, and blurted out,

"My sister always likes to go up the mountain, and there's nothing else there except for Wei Kezhi. I..."

At this point, Su Mo suddenly stopped, seemingly realizing she had said the wrong thing. She quickly covered her mouth with a panicked expression and then apologized, saying:

"Look at the nonsense I'm spouting! How could I say such things in front of you? My sister really, really didn't..."

Lou Wangyue frowned upon hearing Su Mo's words, then raised her hand.

"Alright, you don't need to say anymore. I'll handle things between you and your sister. You can go and rest now."

Seeing Lou Wangyue's expression, Su Mo knew that Lou Wangyue had taken her words to heart. Thus, her first step was complete. She wanted Lou Wangyue and Su Banxia to create more discord during this opportunity, so that she wouldn't have to worry about them making up in the future, or about Su Banxia going to the city to live a good life.

Thinking this through, Su Mo didn't want to linger any longer, so she quickly got up, bowed to Lou Wangyue, closed the door, and left.

the next morning,

Just as Su Banxia was about to take Su Shiyan out to set up their stall, she saw Lianhua standing timidly at the door, looking into the yard. Su Banxia quickly smiled and took Lianhua's hand.

"Sister Lotus, why didn't you knock before you came to our courtyard? How long have you been waiting outside? It's chilly this morning, don't catch a cold. You're dressed too lightly. By the way, have you had breakfast yet? Why don't you come in and grab a bite?"

Seeing that Su Banxia was quite enthusiastic, Lianhua became even more embarrassed. This morning, she had quarreled with her mother over a trivial matter, and Aunt Luo had kicked her out, saying that she should come to Sujia Village to find Su Shiyan to build a relationship and help the Su family with some work so that Wang Guihua would have a better impression of her.

Lotus was already bored at home, and now that she had this excuse, she took the opportunity to come out. She arrived early and was afraid that knocking on the door too early would disturb the people in the courtyard, so she waited at the door for someone to come out.

Unexpectedly, Su Banxia was the first to open the door. Instead of being disgusted, Su Banxia was quite welcoming, which reassured Lianhua.

So, Lianhua also smiled and said to Su Banxia:

"Banxia, ​​don't bother. I've already had breakfast at home. I came here today because I was thinking of helping out with any chores in the yard."

Su Banxia smiled.

"Oh dear, what kind of work could we possibly have in this yard? We don't need your help at all!"

As Su Banxia spoke, she turned back and called out to Su Shiyan, who was still tidying up in the yard:

"Big brother, what are you still busy with? Sister Lianhua is here, didn't you see her? Why don't you not come with me to set up the stall today? Just take Sister Lianhua with us and stroll around the street. You two can buy whatever you like. Tonight, just take Sister Lianhua back to our courtyard for dinner."

As she spoke, Su Banxia turned her head again, took Lianhua's hand, and smiled:

"Sister Lotus, you don't have any objections to this arrangement, do you?"

Seeing that Su Banxia respected her so much, Lianhua quickly shook her head and smiled:

“It’s alright. I’ve been to that market a few times, but there’s nothing to buy. Why don’t I stay home and help Aunt Guihua with her chores? That way, when you come back from the market, you can have a ready-made meal.”

Su Banxia knew that Lianhua was embarrassed to go to the market with her, so she quickly turned around and went into the courtyard. She pulled Su Shiyan, who was standing in the courtyard, in front of Lianhua, nudged him with her elbow, and said with a smile:

"Big brother, what are you standing there for? Hurry up and get ready to take Sister Lotus to the market to buy things. We can take this opportunity to buy Sister Lotus some little trinkets that she likes."

Upon hearing Su Banxia's words, Lianhua lowered her head shyly and smiled slightly. Seeing Lianhua's shy demeanor, Su Shiyan also became somewhat embarrassed and quickly nodded in agreement.

"Okay, I'll go back to my room and get ready. Don't worry, Lotus, wait for me. We'll go to the city together."

After saying that, Su Shiyan ran into the house without looking back.

Lianhua glanced at Su Banxia somewhat embarrassed.

"Look, I've come at the wrong time. Have I delayed your trip to the market?"

Su Banxia smiled and waved her hand.

"Whether our own business is delayed or not is entirely up to us, isn't it?"

After a short while, Su Shiyan finished tidying up and came out of the house, looking at Lianhua and saying:

"Lotus Girl, let's go. We'll go with Banxia and the others to ride in Uncle Niu's oxcart to the market in town."

Lianhua nodded shyly. While Lianhua wasn't looking, Su Banxia slipped an ounce of silver into Su Shiyan's hand, gesturing for him to take it, and then whispered in his ear:

"When we get to the market, if there's anything Lotus Sister likes to eat or use, just buy it for her. I think she's a very good girl, so you should cherish her."