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

After saying that, Su Banxia turned around and went back to pack her things. She was exhausted from today's events and just wanted to go home as soon as possible and get a good night's sleep.

Seeing that Su Banxia was not in high spirits, Lou Wangyue decided not to stay any longer and bid her farewell before leaving in his carriage.

After packing their things, Su Banxia also got on the oxcart and headed towards Sujia Village. When they returned, Wang Guihua was tending the vegetable garden at the door. Seeing several people with injuries, she immediately exclaimed in surprise:

"My God, what happened? Did you get into a fight? How did someone scratch your face like this?"

Wang Guihua was so anxious she was almost in tears. Su Banxia spoke up:

"Mom will move the things inside first, and then I'll talk to you later."

Seeing this, Wang Guihua hurriedly helped move things. Cuihua, who was in the courtyard, heard the commotion and rushed out. As soon as she stepped out, she saw Su Shiyan's bruised face and immediately went forward to touch it, saying with heartache:

"Brother Shiyan, what happened to your face? Does it hurt? Are you alright? Let me put some medicine on it for you in a bit."

Upon seeing this, Su Shiyan immediately took a step back and shook his head awkwardly.

"It's nothing, just minor injuries. I'll have Lianhua apply the medicine for me in a bit."

Upon hearing this, Cuihua immediately lowered her head with a wronged expression.

"I'm sorry, Brother Shi Yan. I got a little anxious when I saw you were injured. My sister is sleeping inside right now, so I thought I'd help her out..."

Seeing Cuihua's expression, Su Shiyan realized that he had been too harsh and might have frightened her, so he quickly comforted her:

"It's alright, Cuihua. I know you meant well. You don't need to apologize to me. Just move your things first."

Upon hearing this, Cuihua immediately smiled and said:

"Okay, I knew you were the best, Shi Yan. I'll carry these things."

Su Banxia witnessed the entire conversation between the two. She knew that Cuihua had feelings for someone, but she didn't expect her to be so obvious, not even trying to hide it from others. Su Banxia glanced at her silly older brother, worried that he might hurt or upset her.

If Cuihua really succeeds, I wonder how heartbroken and sad Lianhua will be.

Thinking this, Su Banxia shook her head. It seemed she would have to give her older brother some pointers in the future.

After everyone finished moving their things, Lianhua heard the noise outside and came out. As soon as she entered the courtyard, she saw that Su Shiyan had bruises on his face, so she immediately went up to him anxiously and asked:

"Shi Yan, what happened to your face?"

Su Shiyan, fearing that Lianhua would worry, smiled and said:

"Lotus, I'm fine, it's just some superficial injuries. You can put some medicine on me in a bit, don't worry. Now that you're pregnant, you can't worry about these things. Go sit down, I'll be done in a little while."

Lotus nodded, somewhat worried.

Seeing this, Cuihua immediately stepped forward and said with a smile:

"Sister, now that you're pregnant, you should take good care of yourself. I'll take care of Shi Yan here, so don't worry. Why are you only sleeping for a little while? Why don't you sleep a little longer?"

Lotus found Cuihua's words a little strange, but still smiled and said:

"Thank you, Cuihua. I slept all afternoon and I've had enough. They're all back now, so I got up to help with making dinner. Otherwise, I would have been uncomfortable lying on the kang (heated brick bed)."

Cuihua smiled and nodded.

"Okay, sis, just call me if you need any help. I'll go inside and tidy up the house first."

Su Shiyan had finished packing his things and sat down next to Lianhua.

Su Banxia took the medicine box, handed it to Lianhua, and said with a smile:

“Sister-in-law, you don’t need to worry about us. We ran into some trouble at the market today, but it’s all been resolved. If you’re free now, why don’t you help my brother apply the medicine?”

Lianhua nodded, looking at Su Shiyan with a worried expression.

Are you injured anywhere else on your body?

Su Shiyan smiled and shook his head.

"It's nothing, just minor injuries, like I fell down. You can take care of the injuries on my face."

Lianhua sighed, picked up the ointment, and began to apply it to the wounds on Su Shiyan's face.

"Tell me why you've been getting into fights so many times these past few days. I can't even stay at home feeling at ease."

Su Shiyan scratched his head sheepishly and smiled.

"Isn't everything just happening at once? I didn't want it to be like this either. Oh, don't worry, everything will be fine in the future."

When Cuihua came out of the house, she saw that Lianhua had already started applying medicine to Su Shiyan. She frowned and went to the backyard to help with cooking.

After everyone finished their work and had dinner, they all went back to their rooms to rest.

the next morning,

Everyone in the Su family compound wore their best clothes, hailed an oxcart, and prepared to head to the city for Su Songchuan's engagement day.

Granny Liu originally wanted to take Old Man Su to the engagement, but then she thought that if the Li family brought relatives, it would be unreasonable for her and her husband to go along. They might not have the money, but they had relatives at home.

So Granny Liu gritted her teeth and called on the eldest and third sons of the family to go together. The eldest and third sons of the family were naturally happy. They would be able to go to the city to visit the inner and outer houses and eat some good things that they couldn't usually eat. With such a good thing, they readily agreed.

It's just a pity for Su Songchuan, who was beaten black and blue by the people brought by Granny Sun's family last time, and the swelling on his face hasn't gone down yet.

Old Man Su and Granny Liu weren't in much better shape. They had all agreed that when they went to the Li family's house and were asked, they would say that they had fallen while riding in an oxcart to work in the fields.

We mustn't reveal Su Yunhe's affair. If the Li family finds out, they'll definitely have to reconsider their marriage proposal to us.

Today, when we go to the city to get engaged, we have to invite Aunt Cai along. After all, it was Aunt Cai who arranged this marriage, and a matchmaker must be present on such an important day.

So Granny Liu directly called an oxcart to Aunt Cai's house, picked up Aunt Cai, and then everyone headed to the city together.

Aunt Cai never expected that the marriage would actually happen. At first, she just wanted to introduce Su Songchuan to the Li family to make them feel disgusted. As sisters, the Li family's wife married the wealthy Li and lived a life of luxury, while Aunt Cai could only make a living by matchmaking in the village. Naturally, Aunt Cai felt unbalanced, so she thought of introducing Su Songchuan to Li Shuer to annoy the Li family.

After all, the two families are not a good match. If the Li family really marries their daughter to Su Songchuan, wouldn't their daughter suffer along with Su Songchuan?

But who would have thought that Su Songchuan was so capable that he actually persuaded the Li family to get engaged to her? Aunt Cai also felt a little regretful. If she had known that the Li family was not picky and only wanted a son-in-law, wouldn't it have been better to introduce her husband's nephew to Li Shuer?