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

Once the second wife's family entered the house, they closed all the doors and windows. Anyway, Granny Liu had been scolding the second wife's family for quite some time, and everyone was used to it, so they simply let her scold them. She would naturally stop scolding them when she got tired of it.

Su Banxia took out the food she had prepared beforehand.

"Father, Mother, it's so late. You've been so busy looking for me that you haven't had time to eat yet, have you?"

Wang Guihua waved her hand and said:

“We’ve all eaten. You and Su Mo can eat. After the workers finish their work, we’ll eat the leftovers from lunch at Dwarf Mountain.”

Su Mo looked at Wang Guihua with a puzzled expression.

"Mother, what did you say about workers?"

Wang Guihua was very happy to see that Su Mo had taken the initiative to speak to her, so she began to explain:

"Su Mo, you don't know that your sister helped our family build a house at the foot of Dwarf Mountain..."

Before Wang Guihua could finish speaking, Su Hanzhang coughed a few times and glared at her. Wang Guihua immediately understood and looked at Su Mo with a troubled expression.

Su Mo naturally knew that Su Hanzhang was being wary of her because of her previous betrayal to Granny Liu.

Su Mo smiled and said:

"Father and Mother, don't worry, I've come to my senses now. No matter what, I'll always be a member of the second branch of the family. I won't talk to my grandmother about the second branch anymore."

Upon hearing this, Wang Guihua quickly turned to Su Hanzhang and said:

"Hanzhang, it's best that our daughter has figured things out. But we can't keep this a secret for long anyway, so why don't we tell Su Mo? Tomorrow, Su Mo can come and help me cook, so I can do some other chores."

Su Hanzhang sighed and nodded to Wang Guihua.

Wang Guihua smiled and pulled Su Mo's hand to sit down, whispering:

“We’re building a house at the foot of Dwarf Mountain right now, and we can’t let the Su family know about it, lest they come and cause trouble.”

Su Mo stared wide-eyed in disbelief upon hearing this.

"Father, Mother, how could we possibly keep such a big thing a secret?"

Su Banxia smiled.

"Let's keep it a secret for as long as we can, but at least let's get the house built first."

Su Mo glanced at Su Banxia with concern, then looked at Wang Guihua and said:

"But where would we get the money to build a house?"

Wang Guihua and Su Banxia exchanged a glance, then smiled and patted Su Mo's hand.

"Don't worry about that. I'll find a way to build this house. Once it's built, our family will have more room to live. Then I'll find a wife for your brother."

As she spoke, Wang Guihua glanced at Su Banxia and Su Mo and continued:

“When we have this big house to live in, we can naturally find good husbands for you and your sister.”

Upon hearing this, Su Mo's face stiffened, then she forced a smile.

"Mother, I've already said it, I want to marry Su Feng. Once I help you build the house, I'll marry Su Feng."

Upon hearing this, Wang Guihua's eyes immediately reddened, and she gritted her teeth, slapping Su Mo's back with her hand.

"Why won't you listen to your mother, child? Didn't I tell you, you're not allowed to associate with that Su Feng? I'd rather die than let you marry him. You don't need to take your grandmother's words to heart."

Su Banxia felt distressed upon seeing Wang Guihua cry, so she quickly spoke up:

"Mother, let's talk about these things later. Right now, our most important thing is to build the house and move out of the old Su family as soon as possible. Let's not talk about Su Mo's marriage for now. Maybe she'll figure it out herself in the future."

Hearing Su Banxia's words, Wang Guihua felt a little better, so she nodded and said:

"Hey, you guys eat first, I'm going to sleep."

Su Banxia and Su Mo exchanged a glance and then sat down at the table in silence to eat their meal.

Su Banxia always felt that Su Mo was hiding something from her family. Judging from Su Mo's previous behavior towards Su Feng, Su Mo clearly disliked him and had no intention of marrying him.

Now that she's gone back on her word, there must be a reason. Su Mo herself won't say anything, so Su Banxia naturally can't guess. She can only take it one step at a time. After all, Su Banxia really doesn't want to get too involved in her stepsister's affairs.

After they finished eating, they both went to bed.

The next day,

As soon as Su Banxia opened her eyes, she heard a noisy commotion in the yard. Her gossipy nature immediately kicked in, so she hurriedly dressed and ran to the yard to check.

As soon as Su Banxia opened the door, she saw Qin Shi in the courtyard grabbing Li Ayu's hair and scolding her:

"You stole my man, you stole my dowry and you're still not satisfied? Now you want to go out and ruin my reputation. I'll beat you to death today, you little slut!"

Li Ayu retorted without backing down:

"I'm carrying Brother Su's child. If you hurt our child, Brother Su will definitely kill you first!"

As she spoke, Li Ayu reached out and grabbed Qin's hair, while Su Tao, standing beside her, pulled Qin's arm and scolded:

"You shameless bastard, you still dare to talk back at a time like this! My mother would be more than satisfied if she beats you to death!"

Just as the group was arguing fiercely, Su Ye returned from the fields. Seeing Li Ayu being bullied by Qin Shi and Su Tao, he quickly stepped forward and slapped Qin Shi on the back with a shovel.

"You wretched woman, how dare you bully Ayu while I'm not home! She's carrying my child! How could you be so cruel!"

Su Ye used all her strength in that shovel strike, and with one blow, Qin Shi let go of her grip, staggered, and fell to the ground. Seeing that her mother had been hit, Su Tao forgot about Li Ayu and rushed forward to help Qin Shi up.

Unexpectedly, just as Su Tao helped Qin Shi up, Qin Shi suddenly vomited a mouthful of blood.

Su Congxian, who was just coming out of the house, saw this and quickly came out to help Qin Shi up, looking at Su Ye with surprise.

"Brother, why did you hit your sister-in-law so hard? Look what you've done to her! If something really happens, won't you be the one who regrets it?"

Su Ye had only acted impulsively in his anger, striking her directly with a shovel. He hadn't expected Qin Shi to be so fragile, even spitting blood. Now, he was starting to panic.

But when he met Ayu's pitiful eyes, he immediately put on a stern face and said in a deep voice:

"That damned woman bullied Ayu while I was away. I think she was asking for a beating, so I gave her a good thrashing. She deserved it. I've already been more than merciful by not killing her!"

Upon hearing this, Su Tao's face filled with anger, and she roared:

"Dad, are you even speaking human language?!"

Upon hearing this, Qin's eyes flashed with icy coldness. She wiped the blood from the corner of her mouth and let out a sneer.

"Alright, since that's the case, then you should take good care of your Ayu."