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

Startled, the two abruptly released each other and turned to look outside the courtyard. There stood Su Songchuan, the fourth son of the Su family, carrying large bags and bundles, glaring angrily at them.

Upon seeing this, Old Man Su's face flushed red. He scratched his head and stammered, "..."

"Old man, fourth brother, why are you back today? Didn't your mother say you wouldn't be back for a few days?"

Su Songchuan glared at him.

"If it weren't for the fact that the teacher had something to attend to at home and had to take a leave of absence early, I wouldn't have discovered all these despicable things you've done!"

Upon hearing this, Old Man Su quickly turned to look at Widow Li, who stood behind him with a terrified expression, then strode out, pulling Su Songchuan along with him.

Seeing this, Su Songchuan turned around, pointed at Widow Li, and cursed:

"You unfaithful widow Li, if you ever dare to seduce my father again, I'll skin you alive!"

Seeing this, Old Man Su quickly grabbed Su Songchuan tightly and angrily said:

"Hurry up and go! How can a scholar like you say such things? Stop yelling! Aren't you ashamed enough already?!"

Su Songchuan flung Old Man Su's hand away and angrily said:

"Don't pull me, I can walk by myself. You still know I'm a scholar? Do you usually ruin my reputation like this in the village?"

As he spoke, Su Songchuan strode up to Old Man Su, not forgetting to turn back and glare at him fiercely.

"You'll see what I'm going to say to my mother when I get back!"

Having said that, he walked away quickly.

Seeing this, Old Man Su quickly followed.

"No, no, no, Songchuan, you can't be foolish! You can't tell your mother about this. She's old and can't take any more stress. Do you want to kill your mother?"

Su Songchuan sneered.

"I can tell you're just trying to kill my mother so you can marry that widow Li. You can't stand seeing this family live in peace!"

After saying that, he ignored Old Man Su who was following behind him and ran quickly towards Old Su's house.

Granny Liu, who was hanging clothes to dry in the yard, turned her head and saw her fourth son, Su Songchuan, returning. She happily put down the clothes and went to help him take the package.

"Third brother, fifth brother, come out quickly! Our family's scholar, the fourth brother, is back!"

Hearing Granny Liu's shouts from inside the house, Lin kicked Su Laosan, who was lying on the kang (a heated brick bed), and said unwillingly:

"You're not allowed to go out. Last time we came back from my mother's house, your mother wasn't this happy. Humph, he's just a half-baked scholar. In a few years, when we have some spare money, we'll send Qingsong to study too. What's so great about a mediocre scholar!"

As she spoke, Madam Lin patted Su Qingsong's head, who was busy eating candied fruit.

"Look at Qingsong, he has a big forehead. He has been smart since he was a child. When I send you to school, you can pass the imperial examination and become a scholar. That way, your grandmother can see the abilities of our third branch of the family."

When Su Qingsong heard that his mother wanted to send him to school, he was so frightened that he forgot to eat his candied fruit and hurriedly shook his head, saying:

"Mother, I don't want to go to school. I'm not cut out for studying. Please forgive me!"

After saying that, he put down the candied fruit, turned around, and ran out.

Lin looked at the door that Su Qingsong had slammed shut and cursed:

"That brat is always out wandering around, he looks like a street urchin! I'd have been better off having a piece of barbecued pork!"

Half asleep, Su Laosan pulled Lin Shi into his arms and slipped his hand inside her clothes, beginning to caress her.

"Alright, honey, we can just have another obedient one."

Lin blushed as Su Laosan caressed her like that. She looked warily out the window, pushed Su Laosan's hand away, and whispered:

"What are you doing in broad daylight? Wake up!"

When Su Yunhe heard her mother say that her fourth brother had returned, she rushed out to greet him. The reason she was so happy was not because she hadn't seen Su Songchuan for more than a month and missed her fourth brother.

It was because every time Su Songchuan returned from the county, he would go to Shufangzhai to buy Su Yunhe's favorite pineapple cakes, and right now she was thinking about that bag of sweet pineapple cakes.

As soon as Su Yunhe came out, she stretched out her hand to Su Songchuan with a hopeful expression and said with a grin:

"Fourth Brother, where are my pineapple cakes?"

Su Songchuan glared at Su Yunhe.

"You're still hanging out your pineapple cakes at this hour? I didn't buy any!"

Upon hearing this, Su Yunhe's face immediately fell.

"Hmph, you don't care about me at all. All I wanted was a piece of pineapple cake, and you can't even handle such a small thing!"

Seeing that her daughter was unwilling, Granny Liu quickly took Su Yunhe's hand and gave Su Songchuan a reproachful look.

"Songchuan, you too, how could you forget to buy pineapple cakes for your sister?"

Su Songchuan angrily said:

"Mom, our family is in dire need of attention, why are you still worrying about pineapple cakes!"

At this moment, Old Man Su, panting heavily, caught up. Seeing this, he quickly stepped forward, covered Su Songchuan's mouth, and said anxiously:

"It's alright, it's alright, old woman, you go about your business. I haven't seen Songchuan in a long time, I'd like to talk to him."

As he spoke, he tried to pull Su Songchuan into the house, but Su Songchuan ignored him completely, shaking off his arm and breaking free. He then grabbed Granny Liu's hand and shouted loudly:

"Mom, Dad is having an affair!"

Upon hearing Su Songchuan's words, Granny Liu dropped the package in her hands, and Su Yunhe, standing to the side, stared wide-eyed at the embarrassed old man Su.

Lin and Su Laosan struggled to climb out of bed and peered out of the window into the yard.

Just then, Su Banxia, ​​who was opening the door to pour water, became interested upon hearing this and quickly moved closer, wanting to listen further.

Su Yunhe was the first to react, glaring at Su Banxia who was carrying the basin and scolding her:

"You little brat, all you do is listen to gossip! Hurry up and close the gate!"

Su Banxia glared at Su Yunhe, threw down the basin in her hand, found a small stool in the yard, and sat down directly.

"You can close it yourself if you want. I'm going to sunbathe in the yard right now!"

Seeing that Su Banxia wouldn't listen to her, Su Yunhe angrily pointed at Su Banxia.

"You, you, you've grown up, you've become too independent, you dare to disobey me now, just wait and see how I deal with you!"

As he spoke, he was about to pick up a broom from the yard and start hitting Su Banxia.

At this moment, Granny Liu, who had been standing there dumbfounded, suddenly erupted.

"That's enough! Shut up, everyone!"

Seeing this, Old Man Su hurriedly ran over and closed the courtyard gate. He didn't want this matter to get out; if the villagers found out, he didn't know how they would scold him behind his back.

Granny Liu glared at Old Man Su, then looked at Su Songchuan and said in a deep voice:

"Songchuan, you can't just say things like that."

Seeing this, Su Songchuan hurriedly said:

"Mother, why are you still pretending to be stupid? I saw it with my own eyes. When I went back to the village today, I saw my father and Widow Li hugging each other tightly in front of Widow Li's house!"