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

Grandma Sun never expected that such a big day would cause such a scene in front of everyone in the village. At this moment, she also regretted arranging such a marriage for Lianhua. Wasn't this ruining the second branch of the Su family?

Grandma Sun also felt a little embarrassed. She glanced at the villagers' wicked expressions and then patiently comforted Aunt Luo, pulling her aside:

“Good niece, I am your aunt. I can’t just abandon you if something happens to you. But about the betrothal money, didn’t we agree on it on the day of the engagement? Three taels of silver. And the second branch of the Su family handed the money to you. There were many people in your village present at the time, and I, the matchmaker, was also there. This matter cannot be lied about; there were witnesses to it.”

Upon hearing Grandma Sun's words, Aunt Luo realized that Grandma Sun hadn't been present when the second branch of the Su family sent Lianhua home that day. Therefore, even Grandma Sun was unaware of the extra two taels of silver as betrothal gifts. Aunt Luo quickly pulled Grandma Sun aside and explained:

“Auntie, you didn’t know about this originally. It was the second branch of the Su family who came to our house to arrange it with me. Otherwise, I wouldn’t have rushed to move the wedding forward by so many days.”

Seeing this, Su Banxia also came over, looking at Grandma Sun with a troubled expression.

“Grandma Sun, you were the matchmaker for my brother and Lianhua’s marriage. Please speak fairly. The dowry can’t be changed so easily. Lianhua and my brother have just gotten married and have a long life ahead of them. Today is their big day, but with Aunt Luo’s commotion, things are really messed up.”

Seeing this, Aunt Wu quickly chimed in:

"That's right. They didn't have a moment's peace on their first day of marriage. I wonder how they'll manage in the future. There's really no way to deal with parents like that."

Upon hearing Fifth Aunt's words, Aunt Luo turned to Fifth Aunt with an angry expression, glared at her, and said unhappily:

"It's none of your business, an outsider, interfering in our family affairs!"

Fifth Aunt, who had a bad temper, wasn't going to be easily silenced by Aunt Luo's words. So she glared at Aunt Luo and said:

"Since it's a family matter between your two families, why did you bring it up in public on their wedding day? We're too lazy to listen to your family affairs. And who was it that was banging on a bowl and making a fuss just now, trying to get these people to make decisions for you? Your story doesn't hold water at all. We're not stupid, why would we make decisions for you?"

Seeing this, Gou Sheng quickly chimed in:

"Who says otherwise? If you want fairness, why don't you go to the county magistrate to help you? Isn't it because you have something to hide? You said the second branch of the Su family promised to add two taels of silver to your betrothal gifts. Do you have any proof of that? You can't produce any, so you just make things up. If every family raised the price after their daughters got married like you, then no one would need to get married."

Aunt Luo was rendered speechless by the mother and daughter's retort, and could only angrily retort, her face flushed with rage:

"You, you, you're all from Su Family Village, so naturally you're all biased towards the second branch of the Su family. Why don't you believe the truth I'm telling you? This is truly outrageous! Heaven, please open your eyes!"

Erzhuzi, who was carrying firewood to the backyard, spat on the ground upon hearing Aunt Luo's words.

"Do you think God will open his eyes and take away this wretched creature? Bah! In all my years, this is the first time I've ever seen such a shameless old woman."

There were some things that Su Banxia and the others couldn't say outright. After all, Lianhua and Su Shiyan were going to live together for a long time to come, and Aunt Luo was, after all, Lianhua's biological mother and the mother-in-law of the second branch of the Su family. So Su Banxia couldn't say anything too harsh.

However, it wouldn't matter if these words came from Aunt Wu and Erzhuzi, since they weren't related and were just spectators who could comment casually. Aunt Luo wouldn't be able to vent her frustration.

After saying this, Erzhuzi didn't wait for Aunt Luo's reply, and went straight into the backyard to put out firewood without even looking up.

Aunt Luo felt so angry at the cacophony of voices that her head was about to pop out. But how could she possibly argue with so many people? And since Grandma Sun wouldn't step forward to speak up for her, she felt completely lost and helpless, as if everyone in Sujia Village was bullying her and Fu Bao.

So Aunt Luo, unwilling to waste any more time talking with the people from Sujia Village in the yard, made a move to go inside and take Lianhua away.

"Fine, you're all taking the second branch of the Su family's side. We can't argue with you, so I'll just take my daughter and leave, okay? I'm not going through with this marriage, and I don't want the betrothal gifts either!"

Just as Aunt Luo was about to pull Fu Bao inside to look for Lianhua, Su Songchuan, who was sitting in the seat of honor in the main room, stood up. He felt that as the only scholar in the Su family, he had to show his face and say a few words.

Otherwise, the villagers might say behind his back that he'd wasted his education, since he didn't even step in to help his older brother with such a big problem.

Thinking this, Su Songchuan stepped directly in front of Aunt Luo and reached out to stop her.

"Hey, Aunt Luo, wait a moment before going in. I need to explain this to you properly. I'm the only one in the Su family..."

Before Su Songchuan could finish speaking, Aunt Luo impatiently raised her hand and gave him a sharp slap.

Su Songchuan was a scholar who had never done much farm work since childhood and was not very strong. Although he was a man, he was no match for Aunt Luo, who worked in the fields all day. When Aunt Luo suddenly slapped him, he saw stars and could not even stand up. He had no strength to fight back.

Aunt Luo glared at Su Songchuan and said angrily:

"Who do you think you are, daring to jump around in front of me? Who do you think you are? You have no right to speak. A young upstart like you dares to block my way? Are you tired of living?"

Liu Pozi, who had been eating meat and watching the show, was furious and anxious when she saw her most beloved fourth son being beaten by Luo Pozi for no reason. She grabbed the bone she had just finished eating and smashed it over Luo Pozi's head.

"You blind, poor old beast, how dare you hit my son! My fourth son is a scholar, well-mannered and knowledgeable since childhood. I've never laid a hand on him, and you dare to lay a hand on him today! I'll beat you to death, you old bastard! You keep yelling and making noise here, you never let anyone have a moment's peace!"