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

Upon hearing this, Aunt Luo immediately became anxious, grabbed Fu Bao's hand, and ran towards the door, muttering to herself as she ran:

"Lotus, you just wait! Is this how you treat your mother and your brother? If you don't care about your brother's marriage, don't you, as his older sister, have any responsibility at all? I'm so unlucky to have raised such an ungrateful daughter. Now that you're married, you don't care about your family anymore. Don't forget what you promised me! If you continue like this, I curse your children to be born without an anus!"

Su Shiyan, who was standing at the door, immediately became anxious upon hearing this.

"What did you say? Who said their child is without an anus? If you dare say another word, I'll kill Fu Bao."

Upon hearing this, Aunt Luo glanced timidly at Su Shiyan, then grabbed Fu Bao's hand and hurriedly ran outside.

"Oh dear, this is outrageous! There's not a single good person in your family. They all want to bully an old woman like me. Do you know how hard it is for me? What sins have I committed to deserve this? To have given birth to such an ungrateful daughter and to have married into such a family that's always threatening to fight. I really can't afford to offend them!"

After saying that, Aunt Luo quickly pulled Fu Bao and ran out.

When Wang Guihua saw Su Banxia and the others return, she immediately grabbed Su Banxia's hand and said anxiously:

"Banxia, ​​go check on your sister-in-law. She was kicked by Aunt Luo and now her stomach hurts a bit."

Upon hearing this, Su Banxia didn't dare to delay and hurriedly went into the room to take Lianhua's pulse while she was lying on the kang (a heated brick bed).

Upon hearing Wang Guihua's words, Su Shiyan, who was outside the courtyard, hurriedly dropped his carrying pole and rushed in.

"Lotus, are you alright?"

Lotus looked weakly at Su Shiyan, smiled, and shook her head.

"Don't worry about me, let Banxia take a look at me first."

After taking the pulse, Su Banxia said:

“My sister-in-law is already weak, and now that she’s pregnant, she needs to be even more careful. Aunt Luo pushed her just now, which may have hurt the baby. She shouldn’t get out of bed for the next few days, and she should eat in bed. Brother, please take good care of her. I’ll go out and brew her some medicine to help with the pregnancy. Mother, you go and cook. She can drink her medicine after she finishes eating.”

Upon hearing this, Wang Guihua began to wipe away her tears.

"Oh dear, what kind of misfortune has this happened? How did Lotus end up with such an unreasonable mother? She just had to come to our house and cause such a scene, making Lotus suffer like this. Lotus, don't worry about anything, just take good care of yourself. After what happened today, I doubt your mother and brother will dare to come and cause trouble again. Just rest well, and I'll go make you some food."

Lotus nodded.

"Mother, please don't cry. Your crying makes me feel bad too. Didn't Banxia just say that I'm fine and just need to stay in bed for a few days? As long as the baby in my belly is okay, that's all that matters."

Wang Guihua hurriedly wiped away her tears.

"Okay, okay, Mom won't cry, Mom won't cry, Mom will go cook."

After saying that, Wang Guihua turned and walked out.

Su Banxia went to busy herself with brewing medicine, and Wei Kezhi followed behind her to help. Ever since she met Su Banxia, ​​Wei Kezhi didn't want to leave her side for a moment.

Su Shiyan sat on the edge of the kang (heated brick bed), covered Lianhua with the quilt, and held Lianhua's hand, saying:

"Lotus, I was angry when I heard your mother say those curses about our child, so I was a little disrespectful to her. You're not angry with me, are you?"

Lotus smiled and shook her head.

“Brother Shiyan, this isn’t your fault. It’s my mother who’s being unreasonable. She came here today with ill intentions. She said my brother has found a family in our neighboring village and is preparing to go to their house to get engaged, but they don’t have enough money for the betrothal gifts. So she came to our house to borrow money. I was worried that my parents would feel embarrassed and lent the money to my mother. If my mother had taken the money, it would have been like a lamb being led to the slaughter. I would never have been able to get it out of her pocket again. Fortunately, my parents didn’t agree to it, otherwise I wouldn’t know what to do.”

Su Shiyan nodded upon hearing this, then gripped Lianhua's hand tightly with some concern and asked:

"Your brother hasn't given you any trouble, has he? He was a reckless brat before, and now that you won't lend him money to get married, I'm afraid he'll treat you badly..."

Lotus smiled.

"No, he didn't have a chance to make things difficult for me before you came back. Besides, with my parents here, they'll protect me, so you don't need to worry."

Hearing Lianhua's words, Su Shiyan finally felt a little relieved.

"Alright, honey, you're feeling unwell right now, so close your eyes and rest for a while. Once the food is ready, I'll bring it inside for you to eat. After you finish eating, take your medicine and go to bed early. Don't worry about anything else right now; getting better is the most important thing."

Lotus nodded and closed her eyes. At that moment, she felt she was the happiest person in the world. Before, when she was at her parents' home, she was often hungry and cold, and had endless chores. When she was tired and hungry, no one cared about her. Even when she caught a cold or got sick, no one took care of her or gave her medicine. Before, when she was at her parents' home, she had thought countless times about ending her life through death.

Now, Lianhua is only grateful that she has lived to this day, met Su Shiyan, married into the Su family, and experienced a warmth of family she had never felt before in her life…

Seeing that Lianhua had closed her eyes to rest, Su Shiyan quietly closed the door and went out.

As soon as Su Shiyan stepped out of the house, Cuihua came up to him.

"Brother Shi Yan, how is my sister right now? Should I go in and keep her company?"

Su Shiyan gestured for Cuihua to shush.

"Keep your voice down. Your sister just fell asleep. You don't need to go in and keep her company. Let her rest for a while. She must be exhausted from today."

Upon hearing this, Cuihua nodded cautiously.

"I understand, Brother Shiyan. You've really worked hard. You were so tired after going to the market, and you still have to take care of my sister when you get back. It's all because my sister is weak. Giving birth to a child was so difficult for her. It's really worrying!"

Su Shiyan frowned upon hearing this.

“Cuihua, you can’t say that. Your sister is very lucky and kind. She will definitely give birth to the child safely. She has not suffered any disasters since she married into our Su family.”

Upon hearing Su Shiyan's words, Cuihua quickly slapped her mouth and said with an embarrassed smile:

"Look at my loose tongue, I can't keep my mouth shut, I don't think before I speak. I misspoke, I should be punished. My sister is just lucky, she'll definitely be alright."

Su Shiyan nodded and prepared to go to the yard to help, but Cuihua immediately reached out and grabbed his arm, saying softly:

“Brother Shiyan, I noticed that my aunt caused quite a scene today, and Aunt Guihua and Uncle Hanzhang are both in a bad mood. Why don’t I go and warm up some white wine, and you can have a drink with them? That would be good, and it would make the old folks feel a little better.”