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

Seeing that Wang Guihua seemed unaware of the matter, Su Shiyan put down his chopsticks and said:

"You don't know yet, Mother, but when we came back to the village just now, we heard people talking about how Su Feng chopped off Lin Wencheng's left hand in a fit of anger because Lin Wencheng tried to seduce Su Mo. Now he's a cripple."

Upon hearing this, Wang Guihua was so startled that she dropped her chopsticks.

"Oh, you can't say things like that lightly. Is this really true?"

Su Shiyan picked up a piece of meat for Lianhua with his chopsticks, then turned and continued:

“That’s true. When we came back, we saw a crowd gathered outside my grandparents’ yard. My third aunt was even in a hurry to call Uncle Niu to help her get medicine from the city.”

Upon hearing this, Wang Guihua shuddered at the thought of Su Feng's appearance, muttering to herself:

"That Su Feng is really not someone to mess with. Why is your little sister's life so miserable? Of all things, she had to marry that Su Feng. Isn't she just ruining her whole life?"

As she spoke, Wang Guihua lowered her head and began to wipe away her tears.

Seeing Wang Guihua cry, Lianhua dared not continue eating. She put down her chopsticks and looked at Su Shiyan with a flustered expression, whispering a reproachful rebuke:

“We were eating peacefully, why did you suddenly bring this up? Look, you’ve made your mother cry.”

Seeing this, Su Shiyan put down his chopsticks and comforted him:

"Mother, please stop crying. The matter is already settled, what's the use of crying anymore?"

Seeing this, Su Banxia quickly took out a handkerchief to wipe away Wang Guihua's tears.

“Mother, please stop crying. Everyone has their own destiny. When you took Su Mo to break off the engagement, it was Su Mo who changed her mind and wanted to marry Su Feng. This has nothing to do with you. You did your best.”

Wang Guihua took the handkerchief, wiped away her tears, and sighed:

“I know your father, your elder brother, and you all put in the effort, but Su Mo is ungrateful. Not only did she disobey me, she also stole your secret recipe to give to that Lin family. Sigh, one thing after another, I couldn't stand it and said I would sever ties with her.”

As Wang Guihua put down the handkerchief in her hand, she continued:

"The end of the year is fast approaching, and she'll be getting married after the New Year. Just thinking about her marrying that street hustler Su Feng makes me feel so resentful. My good daughter, how could she be involved in such a disgraceful marriage? I originally thought Su Feng was just a bad person, but after this incident, it seems he also enjoys using a knife. What if in the future..."

At this point, Wang Guihua dared not continue. Tears streamed down her face uncontrollably. She forgot about her meal, turned her head to the side, and kept sobbing.

Su Banxia felt helpless seeing her like this. It was Wang Guihua who had initially threatened to sever ties with Xigua, and now she was the one who had softened her heart. Wang Guihua was good in every way, except that she was too indecisive.

"Mother, please stop crying. If you keep crying, how can we eat? Let's eat first, and we can discuss this matter later."

Wang Guihua also realized she had gone too far. She had only thought about how her youngest daughter would suffer after marrying Su Feng, neglecting the people in front of her. So she hastily wiped her face with her sleeve and forced a smile, saying:

"Look at me, I just do whatever comes to mind. We were having a perfectly fine meal, and suddenly I started saying something unpleasant that made you all anxious."

As she spoke, Wang Guihua hurriedly placed the plate of meat and vegetables in front of Lianhua.

"Lotus, don't worry about your mother. That's just how I am. My emotions come and go quickly. You must be starving."

Seeing this, Lianhua nodded obediently and picked up her bowl and chopsticks to continue eating.

Seeing Wang Guihua's forced smile, Su Banxia could only shake her head helplessly. Su Banxia knew that Wang Guihua had felt sorry for the watermelon after hearing about this. Wang Guihua was thinking too simply. She didn't expect that she would feel sorry for the watermelon, and whether the watermelon would appreciate her kindness.

Wang Guihua only wanted to fulfill her duty as a mother, but did the watermelon drinker fulfill her duty as a child?

Su Banxia sighed silently in her heart and secretly vowed that she would let Wang Guihua do whatever she wanted in the future. After all, the two of them were mother and daughter, and Su Banxia had no reason to stop Wang Guihua from doing whatever she wanted. As long as it did not involve her own interests, Su Banxia planned to be a hands-off manager and not care about anything.

Anyway, Su Banxia knew exactly what kind of person Xigua was, and she wouldn't waste her time on someone like him.

While eating, Su Banxia thought about how the end of the year was approaching and she should research more snacks to sell on the street, so that she could earn more money while everyone had some spare cash during the New Year period.

This way, she could save some money to open a shop in the future. Although Su Banxia still had the jewelry box she dug up from her own land, she felt that these things seemed to have a great history, so she didn't want to sell them all.

Back then, she had no choice but to pawn one or two pieces of jewelry because she needed money to build a house, support her family, and so on. Now that she had more money, she wanted to keep the jewelry box safe.

For some reason, Su Banxia had a feeling that the box belonged to someone, and that if she found its owner in the future, she would have to return the box to them.

Su Banxia finished her dinner while thinking about these things.

She had been cooped up in the house all afternoon and was in a terrible mood. She didn't want to rush upstairs to sleep, so Su Banxia went to the kitchen in the backyard to start thinking about making some snacks.

As soon as Su Banxia entered the kitchen, she saw a pile of glutinous rice flour in the corner. This flour was specially ground for Su Shiyan's wedding a while ago when he was making rice cakes. However, there were too many dishes to make that day, and everyone forgot about this, so it was left here.

Su Banxia suddenly had an idea. With this glutinous rice flour, she could make many desserts and snacks. Why not try making some sesame dumplings? They would definitely be delicious, soft and chewy.

The filling could be made with sweetened taro paste, glutinous rice, and red beans, which would be a good option. You could take the oil pan to town and fry them fresh to sell.

If snacks are added, Uncle Niu's oxcart will probably have to haul even more things for me in the future. It would be better for me to just hire the oxcart for me every month to haul things, and Uncle Niu can arrange to pick up or drop off customers along the way.

While thinking about arranging the oxcart, Su Banxia's hands didn't stop. She added a few more pieces of wood to the stove before the fire died down and started kneading dough, making fillings, and sesame dumplings…