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

Su Banxia coughed a few times.

"Cough cough, it's nothing, it's not a cold, it's just that it's a bit hot inside. It's getting late, Erzhuzi, you should go back and rest as soon as you're done tidying up, we have to go to the market early tomorrow morning."

Erzhuzi was surprised that Su Banxia would take the initiative to care about him, so he quickly scratched his head with a smile.

"Thank you, Banxia. I understand. I'll get it ready right away. Oh, and thank you for always thinking of me and even buying me fabric to make clothes. I don't know how to thank you enough."

Su Banxia waved her hand.

"Don't talk about those things, they're all minor matters. Just focus on doing your job well."

After saying that, Su Banxia turned around and went back into the house.

Watching Su Banxia's departing figure, Erzhuzi felt even more motivated. He quickly tidied up the woodpile and planned to build a shed for it tomorrow, so that when the snow came in a few days and the woodpile got wet, the family wouldn't be able to cook.

the next morning,

Su Banxia got up and led everyone to the market. Wei Kezhi wanted to go too, but Su Banxia forcibly stopped him, saying that he should stay at home and take good care of his injuries.

Wang Guihua prepared some food and supplies at home, and then took Lianhua to Grandma Sun's house. It was cold today, and there was not much work to do in the fields, so they were not worried about arriving late and Grandma Sun not being home.

But when the two finally arrived at Grandma Sun's house, they found the door locked. Lianhua said with some annoyance:

"Mom, it's all my fault for being lazy. If I had gotten up earlier, we could have come earlier, and then we wouldn't have had to worry about my great-aunt going out."

Wang Guihua found a relatively clean stone by the door, flicked off the dust, and sat down, leaning on Lianhua for support.

“Good girl, you’re quite pregnant now, so it’s good that you sleep a little longer. The baby in your belly is growing, so we can’t be careless. But we’ve come all this way, and there’s not much work to do at home, so let’s wait here a little longer for Grandma Sun to come back.”

Lotus nodded.

"Mom, sit down too. It's quite a walk from our house to the west end of the village. My back is aching from all the walking."

Upon hearing this, Wang Guihua immediately moved closer, looking quite nervous.

"Oh dear, why didn't you say your back hurt earlier? We could have rested on the way back then. Sit down properly, and let Mom massage your back."

Lianhua was too embarrassed to let Wang Guihua massage her back, so she quickly waved her hand and said:

"Mother, this is unacceptable! How can I, as a junior, allow you to massage my back? If word gets out, people will laugh at me!"

As the two were tearing at each other, they heard Grandma Sun say with a laugh:

"What are you two doing, tearing at each other in this freezing weather at my doorstep?"

When Lianhua saw that it was Grandma Sun who had returned, she immediately stood up and said with a smile:

"Grandma, you're back! My mother and I were thinking that the New Year is coming soon, so we brought some things to see you."

Grandma Sun put down the firewood on her back, limped to the door, took out the key, and opened the courtyard gate.

Seeing this, Wang Guihua quickly went to help Grandma Sun move firewood into the yard.

"Grandma Sun, it's this time of year, why are you still out collecting firewood? You're so old, what if you fall on the road? Didn't you collect enough firewood earlier?"

Grandma Sun shook her head helplessly.

"Well, it's getting cold, and I want to keep the house warmer, so naturally I'm using more firewood. I was thinking of gathering enough firewood before the heavy snow starts, so I can have peace of mind when I need to start a fire."

Wang Guihua nodded.

“We have plenty of firewood. Su Shiyan is back, I’ll have him bring you some.”

Grandma Sun waved her hands repeatedly.

"I am already very grateful that you thought of coming to see me. How could I possibly accept your firewood? Besides, a little is enough for an old woman like me. You have many people in your family and a big house, so you naturally need to burn more firewood to keep warm. Please don't send me any. This is enough for me."

Lotus smiled and said:

"Grandma, look what my mother has prepared for you. Do you like it?"

Seeing that Lianhua was holding something, Grandma Sun didn't refuse and simply accepted it with a smile.

"It's all thanks to your mother-in-law's thoughtfulness and consideration. I've been your aunt for so many years, and I've never seen her bring me anything to visit during holidays."

Upon hearing this, Lotus blushed slightly and lowered her head.

Seeing this, Wang Guihua quickly smiled and tried to smooth things over.

“It’s not that I’m being sensible and thoughtful. It’s just that Lianhua has been thinking about you, her great-aunt. She told me yesterday that she wanted to come and see you. Now that Lianhua is pregnant, I was worried that it would be inconvenient for her to travel such a long distance alone, so I came with her.”

Upon hearing this, Grandma Sun immediately slapped her thigh in delight.

"Oh my, Lianhua, you're really something! You've only been married for a short time and you're already pregnant. This child is so lucky to be born into your family. My good girl, let your great-aunt take a look at your belly. It's not showing yet, so you'll probably have to wait until next summer to give birth."

Lotus smiled, touched her belly, lowered her head, and remained silent.

Wang Guihua, standing to the side, nodded with a smile.

"That's right, our Lianhua is so capable. She came to see you today, which puts our minds at ease. If there's nothing else, we'll head back now. Lianhua is pregnant and needs to rest more."

Grandma Sun nodded after hearing this.

"You've come all this way, I should have invited you to stay for a meal, but this old woman doesn't have much good food at home. I'm pregnant today, and my body needs nutrition right now, so I won't keep you. I'll bring you some more when spring comes and my crops are ready."

Wang Guihua quickly waved her hand with a smile.

"Grandma Sun, this is too much. How could we let you deliver things to us? It's only right that Lianhua, as a junior, thinks of you. Besides, you helped her and Su Shiyan arrange this marriage, so they should be thanking you. Please don't cause any trouble. We have plenty of things from the fields at home, so you can keep them for yourself. We'll be going now."

Grandma Sun shook her head helplessly.

“Now that I’m old and useless, I’m happy that a good girl like Lianhua loves an old man like me.”

Upon hearing this, Lianhua quickly grabbed Grandma Sun's hand and shook her head.

"Great-aunt, you're still in good health, so please don't say anything out of turn. I'll come and keep you company whenever I have time."

Grandma Sun was delighted, patted Lotus's hand, and said with a smile:

"Alright, I know you're a filial son. It's getting late, hurry back with your mother."