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

Chapter 285 Even if people talk behind my back, I'm willing!

So Aunt Luo said with a smile:

"You can't be so absolute. Now that we're married, our own little family is more important. Helping my wife's family is something I should do within my ability. In the end, I should be filial to my parents."

Seeing that Aunt Luo was talking about being a tough nut to crack again, Su Banxia didn't want to waste her breath on her. So she looked up at Aunt Luo and coldly questioned her:

"Although it is not appropriate for a junior like me to bring this up, what you did was really too much. Even I, a junior, cannot stand by and watch."

Aunt Luo frowned upon hearing Su Banxia's words, then chuckled and asked:

"Oh dear, Miss Banxia, ​​what are you saying? I don't quite understand."

"You should be the one who understands best. Look at how badly you've bullied Lianhua. You're her mother, and Lianhua is your own flesh and blood. Why can't you treat them equally? They're both your children. Who's more noble than the other?"

After Su Shiyan finished speaking, she quietly looked at Aunt Luo, waiting for her to speak.

Suddenly, Aunt Luo slapped her thigh and shouted:

"Oh dear, oh dear, I am truly wronged. How could I, as a mother, be bad to my own daughter? It is none of your business to gossip and criticize. My daughter and I are the closest of friends."

Su Banxia sneered upon hearing this.

"The most considerate? Then you beat and scolded her for an hour, soaked her to the bone, and kicked her out of the house? She's a young woman, where are you letting her go alone in the middle of the night? Did you ever think about her at all?"

Aunt Luo was at a loss after hearing Su Banxia's words. She hadn't thought much about it; she was just angry at the time, thinking about how much money her son owed and not knowing what to do.

So he started hitting and scolding Lianhua, wanting to vent his anger. But who would have thought that Lianhua was a woman with her own ideas? He had only wanted to leave her out in the cold for a while before letting her back in, but she went straight to Songjia Village that night to find Su Shiyan and his gang to back her up.

Seeing that Aunt Luo remained silent, Su Su Banxia continued to press for answers:

“We have already given you the betrothal money. If something really happened to Lianhua last night, will you return the betrothal money or not? Our new bride, who was about to be married into our family, has been ruined by you. Can’t we do something about it? If you say that we are outsiders and cannot interfere, then you should hurry up and return the betrothal money to us.”

When Aunt Luo heard Su Banxia say she wanted to return the silver, she was in a panic. Her son had just accumulated a huge gambling debt and had no way to settle it. Now Su Banxia wanted to get the money back, so Aunt Luo naturally couldn't give in; otherwise, wouldn't she suffer a huge loss?

If another family were to arrange a marriage for Lianhua, who in the surrounding villages would offer such a high dowry without batting an eye? Besides, if Lianhua were to break off the engagement with Su Shiyan, it would definitely affect her reputation. And that's one thing, but...

More importantly, if her son's gambling reputation were to spread, which girl would dare to propose marriage to her family? She didn't want her son to be a bachelor for life, after all, Aunt Luo was counting on her precious son to carry on the Luo family line.

Therefore, this engagement absolutely cannot be canceled, and the betrothal gifts absolutely cannot be returned. Not only can they not be returned, but one must also take this opportunity to pester the Su family for more betrothal gifts, so that one can pay off one's son's debts and get a wife.

Thinking this, Aunt Luo's eyes darted around, then she smiled and stepped forward, taking Su Banxia's hand and saying kind words.

"Oh dear, Miss Banxia, ​​what are you saying? You can't possibly find fault with your aunt, can you? I'm getting old now, and I don't think before I speak. I just say what I think. Besides, as you just said, our two families have long been in-laws, we're all one family. Let's not talk about being outsiders."

Just then, Lianhua brought over some tea. Aunt Luo looked up and saw that Lianhua had put a lot of tea leaves in the tea. She felt a pang of heartache. She had only asked Lianhua to boil some water; when had she ever asked her to add tea leaves? Now that she was engaged, she was someone else's daughter, and she didn't even know to be frugal with her family.

Thinking this, Aunt Luo glared fiercely at Lianhua, then snatched the teapot from Lianhua's hand and poured tea for Wang Guihua and the others.

"Now that you all know about our family's situation, I won't hide it from you anymore. Right now, we're in dire need of money. I wonder if you, my dear in-law, could lend us a hand so we can at least pay off Fu Bao's debts?"

Lianhua was shocked by Aunt Luo's words. She never imagined that her mother could be so shameless. The moment her mother-in-law came to visit, she chased after her demanding money to pay off her son's gambling debts.

Lotus felt incredibly embarrassed and tugged at Aunt Luo's sleeve, whispering:

"Mother, how could you say such a thing?"

Aunt Luo turned around and glared at Lianhua, impatiently shaking off Lianhua's hand and cursing:

"I'm talking to your Aunt Guihua, what business is it of yours? You're just a kid, stop meddling and go work outside!"

Upon hearing this, Lianhua's eyes filled with tears. She wanted to say something more, but when she looked up and met Aunt Luo's fierce eyes, she dared not say anything more.

She could only raise her hand and hastily wipe away the tears from the corners of her eyes with her sleeve before turning around and running out.

Su Shiyan felt sorry for Lianhua and wanted to chase after her to comfort her, but Wang Guihua pressed him down and shook her head at him, signaling him not to make any rash moves.

Seeing this, Su Shiyan dared not move anymore and could only crane his neck anxiously to see the lotus flower outside the courtyard.

Wang Guihua looked up at Aunt Luo and said with a smile:

“It’s only right that we, as in-laws, help each other out. But since Lianhua hasn’t officially joined the family yet, we can’t offer too much help. If word gets out, it will ruin your family’s reputation, and people will probably gossip about you behind your back.”

Upon hearing Wang Guihua's words, Aunt Luo happily stepped forward, grabbed Wang Guihua's hand, and excitedly said:

"I don't care about reputation anymore. As long as it helps my son solve this debt problem, I, as his mother, am willing to be gossiped about behind my back!"