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

After everyone finished eating, Wang Guihua hurriedly pulled Su Hanzhang into the house.

Seeing her like this, Su Hanzhang asked, somewhat puzzled:

"What's wrong, Guihua? I noticed you seemed distracted during dinner tonight, and now you're pulling me inside so quickly. Is there something you want to tell me?"

Wang Guihua pulled Su Hanzhang to sit on the edge of the kang (a heated brick bed), and sighed.

"The village head's wife came to propose marriage to me today, but I refused."

Su Hanzhang frowned slightly upon hearing this.

"Banxia did say before that she didn't like Mandun'er, so let her refuse. Anyway, our Banxia has plenty of people lining up to propose marriage."

Wang Guihua nodded, then shook her head.

“Hey, you don’t know, today Wei Kezhi also mentioned his marriage to Banxia to me. He said he would pay any amount of betrothal money and that he would take Banxia to the capital to meet his elders after the New Year. I originally thought Wei Kezhi was an unwanted orphan, but now from what he said, it seems that his family is in the capital and has a good family background, so he can afford any amount of betrothal money.”

Seeing that Wang Guihua's eyes were getting redder and redder as she spoke, Su Hanzhang reached out and patted her back to comfort her.

"Our daughter is outstanding, it's a good thing that so many people like her, why are you crying?"

Wang Guihua reached out and punched Su Hanzhang's chest.

"You fool! If he really takes our daughter to the capital, won't we not see her for the rest of our lives? How can I, as her mother, be at ease?"

Upon hearing this, Su Hanzhang's expression stiffened. After a moment's thought, he said:

"Have you talked to our daughter about this? What did she say about it?"

Wang Guihua nodded.

“I talked to him about it while I was cooking tonight. It seemed like our daughter wanted to go with Wei Kezhi. She even said she'd bring our family over after she's settled in the capital. But I'm really worried about her going so far away alone. What if something happens to her…”

Upon hearing this, Su Hanzhang sighed helplessly.

“Our daughter is all grown up and has her own ideas. We, as her parents, can’t hold her back, can we? Don’t worry about it. Let’s see what Wei Kezhi does these days. We’ll give him an answer after the New Year. If he really seems like a trustworthy person, it’s not a bad idea for our daughter to be with him. As long as our daughter is doing well, what else can we, as her parents, say?”

When Wang Guihua heard Su Hanzhang say this, she also sighed.

“What you said makes sense. Our daughter will eventually grow up and get married. We can’t keep her here no matter how hard we try. She can’t stay by our side forever, can she? I understand now. Let’s see what kind of person Wei Kezhi is.”

After they finished talking, they each went back to their beds to sleep.

the next morning,

There was a knock on the courtyard door. Su Hanzhang was washing up in the yard, so he went to open it. It was Su Ye standing outside.

"Second brother, now that Mother is sick, you don't even have time to go and see her. Today Mother had a huge tantrum, saying that you don't care about her as your mother anymore, and that she asked me to come and see if you were dead."

Upon hearing this, Su Hanzhang quickly explained:

“Brother, it’s not that I don’t want to go see Mother, it’s just that with the end of the year approaching, there are too many things to do in the city, and I’ve been helping out in the city these past few days.”

Just then, Su Banxia came out of the house and saw Su Hanzhang looking troubled. Not wanting to put Su Hanzhang in a difficult position, she spoke up:

“Dad, you don’t need to go to the city today. We can just cut down on one less candied hawthorn stall. Why don’t you take some things to my grandma’s house?”

Upon hearing this, Su Hanzhang nodded hurriedly and said to Su Ye:

"Brother, you go back first. After I finish eating, I'll take Guihua and go see our mother together."

Su Ye nodded, then turned and left.

Su Hanzhang turned back and sighed after seeing Su Ye leave.

“Oh, your grandma is sick and she still says such hurtful things. It’s really hard for me as her son. Guihua, pack some food and come with me to see our mother. We can’t let people say that we’ve abandoned our parents after we separated from the family.”

Wang Guihua nodded.

"I understand. Let's eat first."

After everyone finished eating, Su Banxia and the others went to the city to set up their stalls. Today, Wei Kezhi insisted on going with them. Su Banxia couldn't persuade him otherwise. She thought that Su Hanzhang couldn't go to set up his stall today, and there weren't enough people at the market. If Wei Kezhi went with them, he could help pack things up and collect money, which would be good. So she took Wei Kezhi with her.

After finishing her meal, Wang Guihua packed some rice, flour, and cooking oil and then called Su Hanzhang to go to Old Su's house together.

As soon as Su Hanzhang entered the courtyard carrying his things, he saw Granny Liu walking with a cane. He knew that Granny Liu was not feeling well, but he did not expect it to be so serious that she could not even walk.

Su Hanzhang hurriedly entered the courtyard, put down his things, and went to help Granny Liu.

"Mother, you're still not fully recovered, why are you walking like this? Why don't you go back to bed and lie down!"

Granny Liu turned around and glared at Su Hanzhang.

"Oh dear, you silly son, don't you know that I can't just lie in bed all the time because of this illness? Banxia told me to exercise more so that I can get my body back in shape, otherwise I'll just become useless from lying down."

Su Hanzhang nodded.

"Since it was Banxia who said it, then you should do as Banxia says. I don't understand these things either. I didn't come to see you before because I was busy with things at home and didn't have time. Today, as soon as I had some free time, I brought some things to see you."

Granny Liu glanced at the things on the ground and nodded.

"At least you have some conscience, you've forgotten the suffering of your mother."

Wang Guihua looked at Granny Liu and said:

"Mom, where are you taking this?"

Granny Liu glared at Wang Guihua impatiently.

"You've come to visit this old woman, so naturally you should move the things for me into my room. Do you think those brats would benefit from them?"

Just then, Su Tao ran into the yard to use the outhouse. Seeing Wang Guihua and Su Hanzhang arrive, carrying many bags and packages, she immediately said happily:

"The second reason is that you've come. We haven't seen each other for so many days."

Wang Guihua smiled and nodded.

"Isn't that right? I heard from Banxia that you're pregnant now, so you'd better take good care of yourself."

Su Tao touched her belly and said with a smile:

"I'm currently resting at my parents' house, so I don't have any worries and I'm taking good care of myself. It's just that I've been craving some food these past few days as I'm growing bigger."

As she spoke, Su Tao glanced at what Wang Guihua was holding, licked her lips,

"Second Aunt, what delicious food have you brought? Let me see if there's anything I like."

Upon hearing Su Tao's words, Granny Liu, who was standing nearby, immediately became so angry that she slammed her cane hard against the ground.

"Oh dear, Su Tao, you really don't understand anything. Your second uncle and aunt came to see me with gifts, why are you getting into trouble? Whether or not there's anything you like to eat is none of your business!"