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

Lotus smiled and said:

"Cuihua, hurry up and thank Banxia."

Cuihua turned to look at Su Banxia and gave a fake smile.

"Thank you, Sister Banxia, ​​for always thinking of me."

Su Banxia waved her hand.

"This is all because of my sister-in-law. She's kind-hearted and took you in. You should work hard and not let her down."

Su Banxia said this to remind Cuihua not to be an ungrateful wretch and not to always do nothing but try to seduce Su Shiyan.

After everyone received the cloth and cotton, they carried them back into their houses.

Wang Guihua pulled Su Banxia aside and whispered:

"Banxia, ​​why is Wei Kezhi back again? I heard from your father that he wants to stay at our house. Tell me, isn't it a bit inappropriate for an unmarried girl like you to have a man from another family staying with us? People in the village will definitely gossip about you behind your back, and then your reputation will be ruined..."

Su Banxia frowned slightly upon hearing this.

“Mother, Wei Kezhi is injured now, and I’m worried about him living alone on the mountaintop. Let him stay at our house for a while. Besides, it’s not just me in this house. You, Dad, my brother, and my sister-in-law are all here. If they bring it up later, we can just say that my brother’s friend wants to stay at our house for a while, right?”

Wang Guihua sighed.

"Sigh, girl, you have a strong will, and I can't control you. Do whatever you want. But I still have to advise you that Wei Kezhi is no match for Lou Wangyue. If you really want to choose someone to marry, you have to think it over carefully. Don't be confused for a moment. If you want him to stay at home, I won't care, but you two have to keep your distance."

Su Banxia nodded.

"Mom, please stop making comparisons. I know what I'm doing. I'll keep my distance from him and won't ruin my reputation."

Wang Guihua then asked with some concern:

"Does Lou Wangyue know that you brought Wei Kezhi back to our house?"

Su Banxia reached out and nudged Wang Guihua, saying with a smile:

"Mom, please stop worrying about these things. Lou Wangyue has no say in my affairs. Besides, we're just ordinary friends. Please don't associate me with Lou Wangyue."

Seeing that Su Banxia was unwilling to listen to her nagging, Wang Guihua could only sigh helplessly.

"You child, you must listen to my advice! I'm only doing this for your own good! Alright, the food will be ready soon, so let Wei Kezhi come out to eat."

Su Banxia smiled.

"Now that Wei Kezhi is injured, he probably can't move around much. I'll bring the food inside and let him eat there first."

Wang Guihua shook her head helplessly.

"Alright, you can handle it yourself."

After saying that, Wang Guihua went to the kitchen in the backyard to get the dishes. After Wang Guihua brought the food to the table, Su Banxia used a bowl to pick out some food and took it to Wei Kezhi's room.

"Wei Kezhi, get up and eat."

Wei Kezhi looked at the food Su Banxia brought and said with a smile:

"Thank you, Banxia. I only suffered a minor injury, and I'm not that delicate. I'm sorry to trouble you to bring me the food."

Su Banxia waved her hand.

"Why are you being so polite with me? Your stomach is badly injured. Take good care of yourself these next few days and don't push yourself. You eat first, I'll come in and clear your dishes in a bit."

After saying that, Su Banxia left the room. A smile had begun to appear on her lips without anyone noticing.

Although she was somewhat angry that Wei Kezhi left without saying goodbye, and also angry that Wei Kezhi had concealed his identity from her, Su Banxia was still happy to see Wei Kezhi again. Especially being able to hear Wei Kezhi say that he liked her made Su Banxia feel very excited. Sure enough, she liked Wei Kezhi too...

Su Banxia smiled and walked to the table to sit down. Wang Guihua looked at her daughter's beaming face and shook her head helplessly.

"Banxia, ​​hurry up and eat, it'll get cold soon."

Su Banxia nodded, picked up the rice bowl in front of her, and began to eat.

Lotus smiled and said:

“Mother, I was thinking that the New Year is just around the corner, and as a junior, I should go and visit Grandma Sun. She lives alone at home and doesn’t usually prepare any New Year’s goods. I’d like to bring some over to thank her properly. If it weren’t for her, I wouldn’t have had the good fortune to marry into our family.”

Before Wang Guihua could speak, Su Shiyan quickly interjected:

"Yes, it's the right thing to go see Grandma Sun. She must be reluctant to eat or use anything when she's home alone. I'll prepare some things for you later and have Mom go with you."

Wang Guihua smiled and placed a piece of meat into the lotus-shaped bowl.

“Our Lianhua is very thoughtful in handling things. Even if she hadn’t introduced you to this marriage, now that you’ve married into our village, and she’s an great-aunt, you should go and visit her and show her some respect. Don’t worry, Mom will bring you some things tomorrow, and we’ll go to Grandma Sun’s house together.”

Lotus nodded happily upon hearing this.

Seeing this, Cuihua secretly rolled her eyes at Lianhua, thinking that Lianhua was just pretending to be filial in front of Su Shiyan.

After everyone finished eating, Cuihua wanted to show off in front of Wang Guihua, so she took the initiative to ask the waiters to help clear the dishes.

Su Banxia went into Wei Kezhi's room to help him unpack. When Wei Kezhi saw Su Banxia, ​​he grabbed her hand and said nervously:

"Banxia, ​​there's something I want to tell you..."

Su Banxia glanced at Wei Kezhi's nervous expression, then nodded, sat down at the table, and said:

"What do you want to say? Just say it."

Wei Kezhi glanced at Su Banxia and then mustered up his courage to speak:

"Banxia, ​​I love you, I want to marry you, I want to... take you back to the capital to meet my family elders... I... you... can you come with me?"

Su Banxia was stunned for a moment after hearing this, her cheeks flushed, and she lowered her head and whispered:

"My marriage still needs to be discussed with my parents, but I don't want them to know your identity yet, lest it become public knowledge and they start worrying about you. You should carefully consider how to tell my parents about this..."

After saying that, Su Banxia got up, grabbed her bowl and chopsticks, and ran out.

At this moment, Su Banxia felt her heart pounding, unsure whether it was from excitement or joy. She hadn't expected Wei Kezhi to confess his feelings to her so resolutely upon his return. Now she understood their feelings for each other. However, she definitely needed to tell her parents about this so they could feel at ease knowing she was leaving with Wei Kezhi…

Su Banxia blushed uncontrollably just thinking about marrying Wei Kezhi in the future.

Erzhu, who was tidying up the woodpile in the backyard, saw Su Banxia come out with a flushed face and immediately asked worriedly:

"Banxia, ​​what's wrong? Your face is so red, do you have a fever?"