After Song finished speaking, she pushed Xia Shanshan. Xia Shanshan understood, and with a flattering smile on her round face, she stepped forward and said, "Aunt, I will be obedient."
Although Xia Ruyu disliked Xia Shanshan, she was her niece after all, so she wouldn't really ignore her. Her expression softened and she said, "You'll come back with me in a few days."
"Thank you, aunt!" Xia Shanshan and Song were both very happy.
Song took out all the silver bracelets she had hidden away in the bottom of her box and put one on Liu Wan'er's hand: "I haven't seen you for two years. Wan'er has grown so big. She is so beautiful, just as beautiful as your mother."
"Aunt, please let my second cousin eat less. She will be prettier if she loses weight." Liu Wan'er said.
Xia Ruyu and Liu Wan'er made it sound as if the second room often let Xia Shanshan eat alone. Song was embarrassed: "No, Shanshan eats very little. She is born with a physique that makes her fat easily. She will gain weight even if she drinks cold water."
"Yes, yes, I have a small appetite." Xia Shanshan said quickly, fearing that Xia Ruyu would dislike her for eating too much and would not take her to the county town.
Humph, so what if Xia Qianqian can make tiles? She will still stay in this poor Yangliu Village for the rest of her life? But she is different. When she arrives in the county, she will definitely find a way to stay there! She is twelve this year, and she will be able to get married in two years.
The third wife Yang saw Song trying to please Xia Ruyu, and she only hated herself for not having a daughter. She despised Song in her heart, and went back to say to Xia Dingfeng: "Xia Shanshan looks fat and ugly, how could she marry into the county town? You believed her lies!"
"Indeed. Among the daughters of our Xia family, Xia Qianqian is the most beautiful. She has inherited the beauty of our eldest sister-in-law." Xia Dingfeng has now completely stood on Xia Qianqian's side. Even Xia Qianqian's farts smell good.
Yang asked, "My husband, how did my elder brother marry such a beauty as my elder sister-in-law? Why have I never heard my elder sister-in-law mention her family?"
"I picked it up." Xia Dingfeng said.
"Pick it up?" Yang was shocked. "This daughter-in-law can pick it up?"
"I'm not sure either. I heard from my mother before that my eldest brother picked up my eldest sister-in-law when he was working outside, and then they got together. In order to marry my eldest sister-in-law, my eldest brother even had a big fight with the family."
Yang was amazed: "It would be great if our son could find a wife in the future, so we can save money on the betrothal gift."
"You are useless." Xia Dingfeng glared at his wife. "What can a adopted daughter-in-law do for my son? Look at my eldest sister-in-law. She has nothing. She can neither help my eldest brother nor the children."
"That's true." Yang said, "My husband, do you think my sister will bear a grudge against Xia Qianqian? Was she instigated by my second sister-in-law to have a fight?"
Xia Dingfeng said very confidently: "No."
"Are you sure?" Yang didn't quite believe it. Xia Ruyu was strong-willed. She was the boss at home and no one dared to mess with her.
"Although my sister is a bit aggressive, she is very smart. Not only does she not hold a grudge, she also likes Xia Qianqian." Xia Dingfeng said.
Yang's eyes lit up: "Then why not let my sister take Xia Qianqian to the county town and find a good match. Then we will benefit from it."
"I think so too. I wonder if Xia Qianqian is willing to go." Xia Dingfeng pondered. If Xia Qianqian married a good family, he would also benefit. By then, the Xia family would be even more proud and powerful in Yangliu Village.
"Husband, go ask her. Maybe she's willing?"
"I'll go ask now. It's a good time for me to pick up Yu'er and take her home. Maybe I can catch her for dinner."
(End of this chapter)