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

Seeing Su Shiyan's frightened appearance, Cuihua pouted and said coquettishly:

"Brother Shi Yan, what are you doing? Weren't you just hugging and touching her non-stop? How come you're turning your back on her now? You kicked her and hurt her, quickly help her up!"

Upon hearing this, Su Shiyan immediately waved his hand and said:

"No, no, I mistook you for someone else. I thought you were Lianhua. It's all my fault for not looking carefully. I'm drunk and my mind isn't clear. I'm sorry, Cuihua. Please don't be angry. I'll do whatever you want."

Seeing that Su Shiyan kept explaining that he had mistaken her for someone else and was unwilling to help her up, Cuihua reluctantly got up from the ground, walked to Su Shiyan's side, lowered her head, and said in a tearful voice:

"Brother Shi Yan, you and my sister took me in, and I should be thanking you. If you like me, you can have my life. If you hadn't saved me on the street, I'm afraid I wouldn't be alive today."

As she spoke, Cuihua looked up at Su Shiyan's pale face, bit her lower lip, and said softly:

"If you like, I'm willing to marry you as a concubine and serve you alongside my sister..."

Upon hearing this, Su Shiyan immediately took a few steps back in fright and waved his hands repeatedly, saying:

"No, no, no, no, I can't, Lotus will kill me! I can't do anything to betray Lotus. You must never mention this again. I also can't let you become my concubine. I was really drunk just now, and I was confused and did something wrong. I can agree to whatever you want to resolve this, but marrying you is absolutely out of the question. I am your brother-in-law, and I can't do something so despicable."

Upon hearing Su Shiyan's words, Cuihua clenched her fists in anger. She had originally planned to appease Su Shiyan first, marry her as a concubine, and then find an opportunity to cause Lianhua to miscarry, slowly driving Lianhua to her death. Once Lianhua was dead, who would remember her after a few years? At that time, she would naturally become Su Shiyan's legal wife and could enjoy everything that originally belonged to Lianhua without any guilt.

Unexpectedly, Su Shiyan turned out to be such a virtuous gentleman. Even when a delicate girl like herself fell into his arms, he remained calm and refused to take her as a concubine. This left Cuihua unsure of what to do next.

So Cuihua suppressed her anger, stepped forward and leaned against Su Shiyan, saying in a tearful voice:

"But you touched my body just now, Brother Shi Yan. How am I supposed to get married after this?"

Upon seeing this, Su Shiyan quickly pushed Cuihua away.

"Cuihua, don't be like this. I didn't mean to touch you. I just drank too much and didn't recognize who it was. You...you don't have to be angry. As long as you and I don't tell anyone, no third person will know about this, and it won't affect your marriage. Don't overthink it."

Seeing that Su Shiyan was so unyielding, Cuihua became furious and stomped her foot, turning around and running back.

Watching Cuihua's departing figure, Su Shiyan sighed helplessly and slapped himself twice across the face.

"Oh, why can't I control myself? How can I face Lotus after doing such a thing?"

Su Shiyan paced back and forth in the courtyard several times before finally deciding to go back inside. As soon as he got onto the kang (heated brick bed), he gently nudged Lianhua.

Lotus, are you asleep?

Lotus had just drifted off to sleep when Su Shiyan nudged her a few times. Feeling a bit annoyed, she waved her hand impatiently and grumbled:

"I've been asleep for a while, go to sleep and stop talking."

Su Shiyan originally wanted to explain what had just happened to Lianhua, but seeing that Lianhua was sleeping soundly, he didn't want to wake her up to talk, so he sighed helplessly and turned away to go to sleep.

the next morning,

As soon as Su Shiyan opened the door, he saw Cuihua coming out of her room. He tried to quickly duck to avoid her, but Cuihua smiled and came forward to greet him.

"Brother Shi Yan, you drank so much last night, did you sleep well?"

Upon hearing Cuihua's words, Su Shiyan immediately had a flash of inspiration, nodded, and smiled, saying:

"I drank too much last night, I blacked out. My head is still dizzy and aching when I woke up this morning. I don't remember anything that happened last night, I just know that after drinking, I went to bed. By the way, let's hurry up and go out for breakfast, so we don't miss the market."

After saying that, Su Shiyan left as if he were fleeing. He really had no choice but to play the villain. He was afraid that Cuihua would bring up the matter of coming into the house as his concubine again. If Lianhua found out about this, he didn't know what Lianhua would think of him.

If he were to take advantage of Lianhua's pregnancy to marry her sister as a concubine, he would truly be worse than a pig or a dog. Therefore, Su Shiyan could only pretend to be stupid and hope to get away with it...

Cuihua stood behind, watching Su Shiyan's hurried departure, and clenched her fists, muttering to herself:

"Am I really that bad? You wouldn't even marry me as a concubine. You, a peasant from the fields, would be overjoyed to have two wives serving you. Where's the enthusiasm you showed when you reached out to touch me last night? Now you're playing dumb in front of me. I won't let go easily..."

Su Shiyan was restless during breakfast, glancing at Cuihua every now and then, afraid that she might say something wrong and reveal everything that happened last night.

But Cuihua wasn't that foolish. She was thinking of playing the long game. She didn't believe that Su Shiyan could resist touching her if she, a young girl, was constantly hanging around him. She thought that once Su Shiyan gave in, she could marry into the Su family as she wished.

After everyone finished breakfast, each lost in their own thoughts, they packed their things and headed to the market in town.

Upon arriving at the market, Lou Wangyue was happily waiting for Su Banxia to arrive. However, his happiness was short-lived, as he soon noticed Wei Kezhi's cold face. He frowned involuntarily. Hadn't this annoying Wei Kezhi disappeared long ago? Why was he suddenly reappearing? Could it be that he's here to steal Su Banxia from him?

Thinking this, Lou Wangyue couldn't stand still any longer, so she walked directly to Su Banxia's side and said with a smile:

"Banxia, ​​I've been busy taking inventory at the shop these past few days, so I haven't had time to come and help you. How are you doing? Are you managing?"

Su Banxia turned her head and saw Lou Wangyue, then smiled.

"We can manage. Wei Kezhi has also come to help these past few days."