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

As the three were talking, Su Shiyan came in from outside, taking off his raincoat as he turned around and asked:

"Mother, what grandson are you talking about?"

Wang Guihua and Su Banxia exchanged a smile, then walked over to Su Shiyan and took his wet raincoat from him.

"I'm telling you, my dear grandson, your son is coming soon!"

Upon hearing this, Su Shiyan blushed shyly and said:

"Mother, what nonsense are you talking about in front of Lianhua? We've only been married a short time, how could you possibly have a grandson by now!"

Upon hearing Su Shiyan's words, Wang Guihua smiled helplessly and reached out to tap Su Shiyan's forehead.

"You silly child, haven't I made myself clear enough? Your wife is pregnant, she's carrying our Su family's child!"

Upon hearing Wang Guihua's words, Su Shiyan could hardly believe his ears. He immediately ran to Lianhua's side, sat down, and took her hand, asking with concern:

"Wife, are you really pregnant? Is what my mother said true?"

Lianhua glanced shyly at Su Shiyan, then lowered her head and nodded with a smile.

Seeing this, Wang Guihua, standing to the side, pouted helplessly.

"You silly child, when have I ever lied to you?"

Upon hearing this, Su Shiyan immediately jumped up from his chair with great joy and shouted,

"Great news! I'm having a baby! Lotus and I are going to have a baby!"

The jump startled Lotus, who was sitting next to him.

Seeing this, Su Banxia immediately reached out and patted Su Shiyan's arm, scolding him playfully:

"Brother, you're about to become a father, can't you be a little more composed? My sister-in-law is pregnant and can't take any shocks. What if you startle the baby in her belly with all this?"

Upon hearing this, Su Shiyan immediately sat obediently next to Lianhua, put his hand on her shoulder, and asked with concern:

"Lotus, are you alright? I didn't scare you, did I? I was just too excited and couldn't help shouting a few words. I'm so sorry, Lotus. I didn't know about these things. I'll be more careful in the future and I promise I won't scare you or the child."

Lotus smiled and shook her head.

"It's alright, Shi Yan, I know you're just too happy..."

Seeing how affectionate the two were, Su Banxia felt it wouldn't be right for her to stay and be a third wheel. She figured it was time for them to have a proper chat, so she turned and went back to the kitchen to continue making bamboo tube rice dumplings.

Now that Lianhua is pregnant, she naturally can't be asked to go to the market anymore. The journey is very bumpy, and if the baby gets sick, wouldn't I become a sinner to my elder brother and sister-in-law?

Although Su Banxia looked down on Cuihua's behavior, she realized that they really needed help with the work at this market. Since Cuihua was staying at her house, she naturally had to make her do more chores to pay the rent.

Thinking this way, Su Banxia decided to have Cuihua help attract customers, pack their orders, and do other odd jobs, so that she could make the best use of her talents.

As for frying dough sticks and sesame balls, that task could only be left to Su Shiyan. Fortunately, Su Shiyan had learned to do these things quite a bit on the side, so he wouldn't make any mistakes.

Making dorayaki is still something I have to arrange myself. The bamboo tube rice dumplings were also made at home in advance. I can just take them to the market, open them, dip them in sugar, and sell them. It's very convenient.

If the variety of snacks is to be increased, then the number of people selling candied hawthorns will have to be reduced. One person can be kept to sell candied hawthorns at the snack stalls.

The rest of the people stayed at the food stall to manage and maintain it.

Soon, Su Banxia finished making the bamboo tube rice dumplings. She tried one herself and found it to be delicious, so she took the rest into the house and shared one with everyone. This time, Lianhua didn't feel disgusted by the bamboo tube rice dumplings; on the contrary, she really wanted to eat them and ate a lot.

The good news from Su Songchuan also reached the Su family compound. Granny Liu was overjoyed to hear Su Songchuan's words. Her long-awaited marriage was finally about to happen, and her son would have a good home. As long as they were related by marriage, she would be secure for her old age.

“Son, I knew you were capable. Now that you’ve gotten the Li family to set the date so quickly, I feel much more at ease. After tomorrow, your father and I will take you to the city to meet your in-laws so we can discuss your marriage.”

Su Songchuan smiled and nodded.

"Yes, Mother, don't worry. I'm capable of handling things. But Mother, there's something I need to tell you. The reason I was able to meet Li Shuer this time wasn't because of the silver you gave me in exchange for that jade pendant."

Upon hearing this, Granny Liu frowned and asked, puzzled:

"Didn't you take that jade pendant to the pawnshop to pawn it for silver?"

"Mother, where did you get that jade pendant? You probably got scammed. I don't think it's worth anything. When I first took it to Wangyue Tower to pawn it, the manager there immediately changed his expression when he saw me take it out. He said I was playing a trick on him, meaning that the jade pendant was worthless and a worthless item."

Upon hearing Su Songchuan's words, Granny Liu slammed her hand on the table and angrily exclaimed:

"Fine, that Li Ayu actually colluded with some outsider to deceive me. If I ever see her again, I'll tear that stinking face off!"

Su Songchuan frowned slightly upon hearing this.

"What does this have to do with Li Ayu?"

Granny Liu sighed.

"Sigh, your older brother didn't want me to tell anyone about this. I'm telling you, but don't go around telling others, or you'll lose face. Isn't that Li Ayu? She ran off with some random guy. She said she was going to use the jade pendant to pay off her debts, but I was tricked by them. The jade pendant is just a worthless piece of junk."

Upon hearing this, Su Songchuan nodded and said:

"No wonder I haven't seen Li Ayu these past few times when I went home. I was going to ask my brother where she went, but luckily I didn't get a chance to talk to him, otherwise he would have been embarrassed. That Li Ayu, she's already gone, yet she still tries to fool you two with such low-class stuff. If I had seen her, I would have given her a good scolding."

Su Songchuan finished his tea in one gulp and continued:

"It was Lou Wangyue, the owner of Wangyue Tower, who gave me face and spent two taels of silver to buy this jade pendant. Only then did I have the money to meet Li Shuer. Speaking of which, Lou Wangyue is Banxia's friend. We owe Banxia a favor for this. When I get married, remember to invite my second brother's family to my wedding."