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

Upon hearing Su Banxia's words, the crowd, who were drinking and eating, burst into laughter.

"Haha, that's right! You spend a fortune to marry a wife, only to have her treated like a beast of burden?"

"Fu Bao, if you say things like that, no girl will dare to marry you!"

"Who says otherwise? What family would raise their daughter so well that she'd willingly offer herself up to be your slave? Hahahaha."

"How can you talk about your sister like that? What a clueless fool, tsk tsk."

"He doesn't seem very shrewd to me either."

Aunt Luo, sitting below, became anxious as she listened to the conversation about her son. If word got out that her son wanted to marry a woman and bring her home to be his servant, who would dare to marry their daughter into their family in the future?

Although it's true that the woman they married was brought home to be their servant, they couldn't say that outright. It would sound terrible if they did. Thinking this, Aunt Luo immediately stood up and smiled, trying to smooth things over.

"My son is just being silly. He was just joking. Everyone should just take it as a joke and move on. Let's not talk about it anymore. Everyone, let's drink and eat. The food will get cold and won't taste good."

Seeing that everyone seemed to be laughing at him, Fu Bao became a little angry. He leaned close to Su Banxia and whispered in his ear:

"Don't worry, if you marry me in the future, I won't make you work like a slave. As long as you can earn money and bring it back for me to spend, that's fine."

Upon hearing Fu Bao's words, Su Banxia quickly took a step back, feeling nauseous. She couldn't understand how Fu Bao could be so confident with such a large, pig-like face. At that moment, Su Banxia felt both angry and amused looking at Fu Bao.

"Who gave you the confidence to say these things to me? Haven't I already told you that I would never marry you in this lifetime?"

Upon hearing Su Banxia's words, Fu Bao raised an eyebrow and smiled:

"I know you too well. If you say no, you mean yes; if you say you don't like something, you mean you like it. With the two of us, you shouldn't hide anything from each other."

Su Banxia had never been so speechless. She had no idea what Fu Bao was thinking. It seemed that Fu Bao was definitely an idiot. Su Banxia was too lazy to talk to him and turned to leave.

Seeing this, Fu Bao immediately grabbed Su Banxia's wrist, about to say something more, when Lou Wangyue, sitting inside, could no longer stand it. Su Banxia had just been outside toasting people...

Lou Wangyue had been observing Su Banxia's back, and now she saw Fu Bao lean in to whisper something to Su Banxia. When Su Banxia tried to leave, Fu Bao even reached out to grab Su Banxia's wrist.

Lou Wangyue could no longer sit still. She stood up and rushed out, pulling Su Banxia behind her and signaling Fu Bao to step back with her eyes.

Seeing Lou Wangyue ruin his plans again, Fu Bao was annoyed and said:

"Who do you think you are, interfering in what's between me and Banxia?"

Lou Wangyue stared coldly at Fu Bao and said:

"Today is Brother Banxia's special day, and I don't want to spoil the atmosphere. You'd better stay away from Banxia. If you dare to bother him again, don't blame me for being impolite."

After saying that, Lou Wangyue turned around and pulled Su Banxia to the backyard.

"Banxia, ​​are you alright? I think that guy named Fubao is up to no good. You must stay away from him. The way he looks at you is weird."

Su Banxia smiled and nodded.

"Thank you so much today, you have saved me from danger twice."

Lou Wangyue smiled and scratched his head after hearing Su Banxia's words.

“I’m your friend, this is what I should do, you don’t need to thank me.”

At this point, Lou Wangyue seemed to remember something, and looked at Su Banxia with a nervous expression.

"Banxia, ​​do you think your parents will really marry you off to that Fubao and make you work like a slave just to please your sister-in-law's family? You absolutely must not agree to this marriage. That Fubao is not good enough for you at all. He seems to be mentally unstable."

Su Banxia hadn't expected Lou Wangyue to ask her that. Thinking of Fu Bao's disgusting appearance, Su Banxia quickly shook her head.

"No, don't worry. My parents aren't stupid. Besides, they've already promised me that I can decide for myself when it comes to marriage. If I don't want to get married, I can remain single for life."

Lou Wangyue's face flushed red upon hearing Su Banxia's words, and she stammered, "..."

"Well, there's no need to stay single forever. If there's a suitable person, you should still get married. After all, you're a young lady, and it's not good for you to stay at your parents' house forever."

Su Banxia turned around and glanced around the small courtyard on Dwarf Mountain, then spoke calmly:

“So what if I’m a girl? A girl can make a living on her own, and she doesn’t have to get married or rely on a man to live. She can live the life she wants. Look at this little courtyard, I paid for it myself. My parents and my older brother won’t kick me out.”

Seeing Su Banxia's words, Lou Wangyue was afraid that she might have said something wrong and annoyed Su Banxia again, so she quickly tried to make amends:

"Yes, you're right. I was just saying... if fate brings you together... you don't have to remain unmarried for life..."

Lou Wangyue's voice grew softer and softer as he spoke, as if he was losing confidence. He didn't know what his position was in Su Banxia's heart, so he didn't dare to say anything too outrageous.

Seeing Lou Wangyue's hesitant manner, Su Banxia naturally knew what he wanted to say, so she stopped herself in time and said to Lou Wangyue:

"Alright, stop talking about that. The food will get cold soon. You've come all this way, it wouldn't be right to let you go back on an empty stomach. Go inside and eat, you don't need to worry about things outside. By the way, I'm really grateful that you came today."

Lou Wangyue felt a pang of disappointment upon hearing Su Banxia's words, but she still forced a smile and waved to Su Banxia, ​​saying:

"We're all friends, no need for thanks. I can't argue with you anyway, and I don't have anything important to do. I'm just glad I could come and join in the fun and share in the joy. I'll go in and have some dinner now."

After saying that, Lou Wangyue went into the house, looking back every few steps.

After Lou Wangyue left, Su Banxia went to the backyard alone to check how the fire was burning in the stove. She still had soup cooking in the pot, and there was a sweet soup to serve everyone at the end, so she couldn't let it burn.

Just as Su Banxia bent down to stir the sweet soup in the pot, someone suddenly hugged her waist from behind. Startled, Su Banxia dropped the spatula in her hand and exclaimed:

"Who are you? Let me go!"