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

Seeing Li Ayu say that, Su Banxia glared at her reproachfully.

"Everything should be reciprocated. Besides, this is for my child, not for you. If you don't accept this from me, then I don't want your local specialty either."

As she spoke, Su Banxia pushed the cloth bag in her hand into Li Ayu's arms. Upon seeing this, Li Ayu immediately looked at Li Xiang, who was standing to the side, at a loss.

Seeing the two of them like this, Li Xiang sighed helplessly and smiled:

“Ayu, Banxia is right. This is also her heartfelt wish. You should keep it for the child. We can keep in touch in the future.”

Seeing that Li Xiang had said this, Li Ayu sighed helplessly, smiled, and accepted the clothes that Su Banxia handed her.

"Alright, Banxia, ​​I thank you on behalf of the child. I'll accept the clothes, and you must accept the local specialty as well, otherwise you'll be looking down on me."

Su Banxia smiled as well.

"Okay, that's more like it. Oh, right, I need to hurry up and buy some New Year's goods. The stall will be busy and I won't be able to leave it unattended. So I won't chat with you anymore. You guys go ahead and get busy."

Li Ayu wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes, smiled, and nodded to Su Banxia.

"Alright, then we'll be going now. Banxia, ​​I wish you a prosperous business."

After saying goodbye to Li Ayu, Su Banxia went to the shop to buy food and drinks. She hadn't bought any candies or pastries for the New Year yet, so she went to the pastry shop and bought some of her favorites one by one.

She went to the butcher shop and bought some meat, and then bought some seasonings she needed. Seeing that she didn't need anything else, Su Banxia hurriedly went to set up her stall again.

Lou Wangyue is coming to visit tomorrow, and Wang Guihua is taking it very seriously. This morning, when she left, she kept telling Su Banxia to sell her things as soon as possible and come home quickly so she could prepare tomorrow's meals for her.

Su Banxia was also thinking that the New Year was coming soon, so she could make more food before the New Year to eat in the first month of the lunar year. Therefore, she had made plans to pack up her stall early and go home today.

Unexpectedly, when Su Banxia returned to the stall, the goods were almost sold out. Everyone was gathered around the stall, and Su Banxia hurried over to help. In no time, all the goods were sold out.

Su Banxia said with a smile:

"Tie Niu, Er Zhuzi, Gou Sheng'er, you three are going to buy New Year's goods. Hurry up and buy your things. We'll pack up the stall here and wait for you for a while."

The three of them happily agreed and ran off to buy things.

When the three returned with their purchases, Su Banxia and the others had also loaded the cart. The group boarded the oxcart and headed towards Sujia Village. Just as they were about to leave the city, they saw Zhang Guang entering the city.

Zhang Guang hurriedly ran forward to stop the oxcart.

"Banxia, ​​isn't your sister coming back for the New Year? Did she send you a message saying when I should pick her up?"

Su Banxia shook her head.

“I heard from my aunt that Su Tao is not allowed to come back to your house for the New Year. She said that she was afraid that the back and forth would be too much trouble for her, as she is pregnant. She said that she can just wait until she is about to give birth and then send her back to your Zhangjia Village to give birth. If you want to visit Su Tao, you can wait until after the New Year and take some gifts to your mother-in-law’s house in the first month of the lunar calendar.”

Zhang Guang nodded after hearing Su Banxia's words.

"Okay, then when you see Su Tao later, please tell her for me that I'll be visiting her with some things on the second day of the Lunar New Year."

After Su Banxia agreed, she bid farewell to Zhang Guang. Seeing this, Cuihua snorted coldly.

"Banxia, ​​I don't think Zhang Guang is a good person either. Why did you have to pass on a message to him? So many people have been staying at my mother-in-law's house, and I haven't seen him go to visit her. Moreover, he's always flirting with other girls. What kind of behavior is that?"

Upon hearing Cuihua's words, Su Banxia couldn't help but sneer.

"They can see other people's flaws clearly, but they can't see the dust on the back of their own necks."

Cuihua didn't immediately understand what Su Banxia meant. She stared blankly at Su Banxia for a moment, then suddenly realized Su Banxia was referring to her. Her eyes reddened as she looked at Su Shiyan.

"Brother Shiyan, what did I do wrong? Why does Banxia look down on me like this?"

Su Shiyan turned his head and met Cuihua's red eyes, and immediately felt a little impatient.

"Banxia is right. Don't overthink it. She's just telling the truth."

Cuihua thought Su Shiyan would comfort her, but she didn't expect him to say such a thing. Cuihua was speechless and could only sit down silently with her head down.

Seeing Su Shiyan's expression, Su Banxia figured he must know what kind of person Cuihua was, and she felt a little relieved.

After all, as someone's sister-in-law, she couldn't directly tell Lianhua to kick Cuihua out of her house. Cuihua always pretended to be a good person in front of Lianhua, and Lianhua still thought Cuihua was a good girl, and out of consideration for their past relationship, she was reluctant to let Cuihua go.

Therefore, Su Banxia was unwilling to make a fool of herself. If she were to ask Cuihua to leave, the matter could still be resolved, but her relationship with Lianhua would likely be ruined.

To maintain family harmony, one must turn a blind eye to certain things. People can't learn by being taught, but they can learn by doing. Therefore, Su Banxia was unwilling to show off her abilities and could only let things take their natural course.

When everyone returned to Sujia Village, it was just past noon. Su Banxia thought that since it was almost the New Year and there was not much work to do at home, she gave Tie Niu, Gou Sheng, and Aunt Wu a holiday early, letting them go home to prepare for the New Year.

I was thinking of giving Erzhuzi a holiday as well, but then I realized that Erzhuzi was going to stay home for the New Year anyway, so I let him stay and help with the fire and chopping wood.

Su Banxia realized that time was running out and the house wasn't completely cleaned yet, so she assigned tasks to everyone. Wei Kezhi was in charge of cleaning the second floor, Su Hanzhang and Su Shiyan were in charge of cleaning the first floor, Cuihua was in charge of cleaning the yard and the area around the house, Su Banxia and Wang Guihua were busy preparing food for the New Year, Erzhuzi was in charge of lighting the fire, chopping wood and watching the pot, and Lianhua didn't want to be idle, so she followed behind Su Banxia and helped with whatever she could.

Cuihua initially didn't want to clean the outer courtyard, but considering Su Banxia's already unfriendly attitude towards her, she knew that refusing Su Banxia's request would only make Su Banxia dislike her even more. Since she was currently staying in their courtyard, Cuihua wanted to cultivate a good relationship with the Su family and avoid leaving a bad impression on Su Banxia.

Even if Cuihua was unwilling, she had to happily agree.

The reason Su Banxia didn't want Cuihua to clean the house was because she was afraid that Cuihua would have bad intentions and cause trouble inside. It was best to let her be in charge of cleaning the outside.