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

Granny Liu, already reeling from Lin's anger, suddenly felt suffocated when she heard Su Mo come to ask for her dowry. She lay on the kang (heated brick bed) coughing incessantly.

"Cough cough... You little jinx! You live at home all day, eating and drinking my food, and I still have to prepare your dowry. What do I owe you? You've been living in my house, and I haven't even asked you for rent yet! Cough cough..."

"Grandma, what are you saying? You took my betrothal money and married me off to Su Feng. Everyone in the village knows that. You can't deny it, can you?"

Upon hearing this, Granny Liu's face stiffened, and she immediately turned away, refusing to look at Su Mo.

"So what if I know? Didn't I already say that you live in my house, eat and drink my food, and that already pays off the debt?"

“That’s not how you say it, baby. I’m living in this house now, and I take care of my own food and drink. If I were to touch even a needle or thread of yours, you would practically slap me across the face. You watch my things so closely, how could I possibly need your things? Even the firewood I’m burning, I had to go up the mountain to collect it myself.”

Upon hearing this, Granny Liu stammered and said:

"Then, don't you also live in my house?"

“Grandma, if you hadn’t accepted Su Feng’s betrothal gifts, why would I be living in this shabby little house of yours? I’m living in the courtyard on Dwarf Mountain, where I have food and drink. Isn’t that more comfortable than living here? If it weren’t for this mess you made, I wouldn’t have fallen out with my mother. So this is all your fault. Who told you to cause this trouble?”

Upon hearing this, Granny Liu felt even more enraged. A lump formed in her throat, making her extremely uncomfortable. So she raised her hand and began to pound her chest repeatedly, saying:

"You little rascal, you're driving me crazy! I'm so unlucky to have run into a jinx like you. Don't you dare keep bothering me like this. I'm exhausted and can't even get a good night's sleep. Get out of here!"

Seeing this, Su Mo quickly moved a little further away, afraid that Granny Liu might get angry and turn around to slap her again, which wouldn't be worth it.

“Grandma, what you’re saying is useless. Even if you kick me out, you’re the one who took the betrothal money. You should be the one to prepare my dowry. No matter what, I’m telling you right now: if you don’t prepare the dowry, I won’t get married. If Su Feng comes to this old Su family courtyard to make trouble, there’s nothing I can do.”

After saying that, Su Mo turned around and walked to the door, then turned back to Liu Pozi, who was lying on the kang (a heated brick bed), and said:

"Grandma, I've made myself clear to you. No matter what, you'd better prepare my dowry money. Otherwise, you'll cause chaos in the Su family and lead to their ruin and death, and then you'll regret it!"

After saying this, Su Mo opened the door and walked out.

Furious, Granny Liu rolled over on the kang (a heated brick bed) and threw her pillow towards the door.

"You brat! I've never seen anyone as treacherous as you! You're actually trying to collude with outsiders to cause trouble in our Su family compound! I've truly wasted my time raising you. Have you forgotten how I helped your mother take care of you when you were little? You're a worthless piece of trash! It's only because your parents raised you that you've become such an ignorant brat! If you were my child, I would have crushed you in the chamber pot! How could I let you live until now! You're infuriating!"

After saying this, Granny Liu turned her head and saw that Old Man Su was nowhere to be seen in the house. She became even angrier and pointed at the door, starting to curse.

"Not a single one of these family members gives me any peace of mind. That old man is out there showing off even though it's already dark. He doesn't know how to help me share the burden. I manage this whole family's affairs by myself. Do you think it's easy for me? He doesn't know how to be considerate of me at all. All he does is yell at me. So, I was born into your Su family just to be your slave?"

As Granny Liu spoke, she felt the veins on her forehead throbbing and throbbing, as if they were about to burst with pain.

"Oh dear, what a miserable life I have! What kind of fate do I have? I've been married into your Su family for so many years, and I've been treated like a slave, with no one caring about me. I've only suffered. Now that I'm old, not only do I have to endure my daughter-in-law's scolding, but I also have to put up with my own niece's temper! What kind of fate do I have! My husband is useless too! I've worked so hard to manage this whole family, is it easy? Now it's dark, and no one has come to bring me anything to eat or drink."

Granny Liu cursed and cursed for a while, but seeing that no one paid any attention to her, she reluctantly got off the kang (a heated brick bed), put on her shoes, and prepared to go to the kitchen to find something to eat. But as soon as she reached the kitchen door, she collapsed to the ground with a thud…

Just then, Su Ye, who had come out to use the outhouse, saw them and immediately exclaimed in fright:

"Oh dear, Mother, what's wrong! Third and fourth brothers, come out quickly! Something's happened to our mother!"

As Su Ye shouted, she picked up Granny Liu from the ground and carried her into her house.

Hearing the commotion inside, Su Congxian and Songchuan rushed out and found Granny Liu slumped against Su Ye's back, unconscious. They were immediately terrified.

"Big brother, mother, what's wrong?"

Su Ye turned around and glared at Su Congxian.

"You still have the nerve to ask? It's all because of your wife. Your son is quick on his feet, go and call Banxia from the courtyard on Dwarf Mountain. Tell her that her grandmother is dying and ask Banxia to come and take a look."

At this moment, Su Congxian didn't dare to say anything more. He turned around and went into the house, calling Su Qingsong to go to the courtyard on Aizi Mountain to call Su Banxia to help Granny Liu with her medical treatment.

Seeing this, Lin, who was hiding inside the house, didn't dare to go out and make a scene. She grabbed Su Congxian's arm and asked nervously:

"From the beginning, your mother, she wasn't faking it, was she? She's usually so healthy, why would she suddenly faint?"

Upon hearing this, Su Congxian flung Lin's hand away, turned around, and glared at him.

"What are you saying? How could my mother use such a thing to scare us younger generations? If you don't have anything to do, don't come out. Otherwise, when my mother wakes up and sees you, she'll be upset and faint again!"

Having said that, Su Congxian strode out. Lin Shi watched his departing figure and slumped onto the kang (heated brick bed), muttering softly to herself:

"Why did Granny Liu suddenly faint? Is she deliberately trying to scare me into winning over her own son? Su Congxian is such a brainless idiot, he doesn't like me over such a small thing... Waaah... Why is my life so miserable, marrying into such a family... Waaah... Now I've offended my own family too, I can't even go back to my parents' home!"