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

Su Banxia ignored Zhili and simply sat down on her bedside, gesturing for Zhili to leave.

Seeing her awkward expression, Zhili couldn't help but smile slightly. He opened the window and jumped out. Su Banxia saw Zhili climb over the wall and go out through the window. She felt uneasy. Fortunately, she hadn't angered him. It seemed that this person's martial arts skills were indeed high.

After leaving the courtyard on Dwarf Mountain, Zhili headed straight for the bamboo forest at the summit. He seemed quite familiar with the area, muttering to himself as he walked:

"This little girl is quite wary; I never expected her to refrain from asking me about Wei Kezhi. It seems Wei Kezhi isn't that important to her after all. Haha, in that case, I'm not in a hurry to kill her. Maybe I can use her for my own purposes..."

the next morning,

Su Banxia tossed and turned all night without sleeping, finally managing to drift off to sleep around dawn. She was woken up by the crowing of roosters and the sounds of lively conversation downstairs.

"Oh my, Lotus, how come you're so diligent? It's only your first day of marriage, why are you up so early? Let me see, oh my, breakfast is already ready. You must be exhausted yesterday, so just wait for me to get up and make breakfast."

Wang Guihua carried the food out of the pot while chatting and laughing with Lianhua.

“Mother-in-law, I usually get up even earlier at my parents’ home. I’m used to getting up early. If you ask me to sleep in, I won’t feel comfortable. These chores are nothing. You’re busy making candied hawthorns, and you already have a lot to do. I’ll help with the chores around the house as much as I can, so you can do less.”

As Lianhua poured the water she had prepared that morning into the vat, she smiled and responded to Wang Guihua.

Wang Guihua felt very comforted by Lianhua's thoughtfulness.

“You’re such a sweetheart. You’ve suffered a lot at your parents’ home. Now that you’re married into our family, you don’t have to work so hard. There are many people in our family, and we can manage the work. Although you’re still young, everyone has a heart. If you keep working like this, your body will break down.”

As Lianhua tidied the water buckets, she listened to Wang Guihua's words, and her eyes welled up with tears. She too had been someone's daughter before she got married. Before, she had heard the older women in the village who worked with her always gossiping about their mothers-in-law and daughters-in-law—always a lot of trivial family matters.

Lianhua was worried about what would happen if she met a wicked mother-in-law after she got married, but she never expected to meet such a good family as the second branch of the Su family. Not only was Su Shiyan good to her, but her mother-in-law and sister-in-law were also very kind to her.

No one had ever told her to do less work in her entire life, fearing she would ruin her health. Lianhua never imagined that she would experience the warmth of family that she never enjoyed at her parents' home, now that she was married.

Lianhua was even more grateful to Grandma Sun for finding her such a good marriage and rescuing her from the miserable life in the Luo family. She would definitely repay her kindness in the future.

Thinking this, Lianhua sniffed, raised her hand to wipe the tears from the corners of her eyes with her sleeve, turned around and smiled at Wang Guihua, saying:

“Mother, I know you care about me, but I know what I’m doing. I’ll rest when I’m tired. If you don’t let me do anything, I’ll feel guilty.”

Hearing Lianhua call her "Mother," Wang Guihua was overjoyed. She quickly put down her chopsticks and pulled Lianhua to sit down at the table.

"Good girl, you've been busy all morning. Sit down and eat. You can finish the rest of the work after you eat."

After saying that, Wang Guihua shouted into the house again at the top of her lungs.

"What time is it? Are you still sleeping? Lianhua got up early and prepared the meal, cleaned the yard, and even filled the water vat. Get up and eat right now!"

Su Banxia, ​​who was on the second floor, saw everything that happened downstairs and felt gratified. She hadn't misjudged Lianhua; she was the one who lived a peaceful life and got along well with her mother. It was wonderful that the family was so harmonious and happy.

Su Banxia couldn't help but smile as she thought of this, but when she turned around, she saw the jade pendant lying on the table and thought of Zhili, who had barged into the courtyard of Dwarf Mountain last night. She felt that he was not a good person.

Su Banxia walked to the table, picked up the jade pendant that had fallen to the ground, and examined it carefully. The material was top-quality mutton fat jade, and the carved patterns on it were also very exquisite. It looked like it was worth a lot of money.

Su Banxia put the jade pendant away, thinking that she would take it to the bamboo house on the mountain when she had some free time, so that she could take the opportunity to ask about Wei Kezhi's whereabouts.

Su Banxia tidied herself up quickly and then went downstairs for dinner.

"Sister-in-law, how did you sleep last night? Was your pillow a good fit?"

Lianhua glanced shyly at Su Shiyan, who was engrossed in his meal, then blushed and smiled at Su Banxia.

"I...I slept well, little sister, you don't need to worry about me."

Seeing Lianhua's shy demeanor, Wang Guihua felt happy, thinking that her son must have succeeded, and she could now look forward to holding her grandson.

Thinking this, Wang Guihua peeled the egg in her hand, put it into Lianhua's bowl, and said with a smile:

"Eat more good food. Look how thin you are. Now that you're here, eat the best food you can and take good care of yourself."

Lianhua wanted to refuse, but faced with Wang Guihua's unwavering expression, she could only smile helplessly and nod in agreement.

"Okay, I understand. Thank you, Mom. You should eat more too."

After the family finished eating, Su Banxia prepared to pack up and go to the market to set up her stall. Erzhuzi and Tieniu came to help her early in the morning.

After everyone had finished packing, Su Banxia led them away. On the way, they ran into Lin Shi, who was heading towards the courtyard on Dwarf Mountain. Su Shiyan looked at Su Banxia with some confusion.

"Big sister, do you think that person is Third Aunt? She never comes to our house. Shall we head over there now?"

Su Banxia turned her head and glanced at her, wondering what Lin was up to, so she spoke up:

"Perhaps he saw that you got married and wanted to come to our courtyard to get closer to your new wife."

Upon hearing this, Su Shiyan frowned deeply.

"Why is she getting so close to Lianhua out of the blue? I'm really afraid that Lianhua won't know what kind of person she is and will suffer from her again."

Su Banxia patted Su Shiyan on the shoulder and smiled:

"Don't worry, your parents won't let your wife suffer any losses at home. Besides, there's Aunt Wu and the others too."

Su Shiyan felt a little relieved after hearing Su Banxia's words.