The Jiang family has already made their refusal so obvious, yet the Liu family still wants her to ask them. Isn't that just asking her to get scolded?

"At home," Jiang Anxia replied softly.

She probably already guessed Wang Er'e's purpose in coming; she was probably still trying to arrange a marriage.

"That's good." With that, Wang Er'e pushed past Jiang Anxia and walked inside.

Jiang Anxia frowned slightly. She seemed to understand the helplessness her mother felt when Wang Er'e came that day.

Because she has already experienced it.

"Orchids!" Wang Er'e called out before even entering the main room.

"Why is she here?" Father Jiang's face was grim; he didn't really want to see Wang Er'e.

Ever since Jiang's mother told him about Wang Er'e coming to arrange a marriage for Xiaxia, he hasn't wanted to see that person at all.

"I don't know." Mother Jiang shook her head; she wanted to know too.

"Aunt Wang, what brings you here? Come and sit down." Seeing that Mr. and Mrs. Jiang were unmoved, Zhou Laidi had no choice but to stand up and greet Wang Er'e.

"Oh! Lan Hua, your daughter-in-law is so well-mannered." Someone greeted her, and Wang Er'e's smile became even more pronounced.

"Hmm," Jiang's mother replied indifferently, without asking why Wang Er'e had come.

Seeing Jiang's mother's attitude, Wang Er'e didn't care.

Because she knew that what she was about to say might provoke even more discontent.

She doesn't care about this tiny little thing at all now.

"Auntie, what brings you here?" Seeing that Jiang's mother didn't ask, Jiang's father had no choice but to ask himself.

"Well, there really is something. It's the Liu family again. They want me to speak again. In my opinion, Liu Jianlin of the Liu family really likes your Xiaxia. Otherwise, why would they send me after rejecting her once?" Wang Er'e's face turned awkward for a moment, but she quickly recovered.

Hearing that it was the same thing as last time, Jiang's father clenched his fists, wishing he could run to the Liu family in town right now and teach Liu Jianlin a lesson.

You're like a toad trying to eat swan meat. You deserve a beating.

Don't you know what kind of person you are? Your whole family depends on your daughter; otherwise, would you be where you are today?

Seriously, what a piece of junk.

It has to be said that Father Jiang looked down on the Liu family. That's because Father Jiang knew in his heart that the Liu family's current wealth was all thanks to their married daughter; otherwise, they might still be digging in the fields.

But why did the Liu family take a fancy to Xiaxia?

This is not right, very not right.

"Wang Er'e, I made my refusal very obvious last time! Can't you understand human language?" Jiang's mother knew that this person's arrival was never a good thing.

She made it very clear last time that she wouldn't agree, so why did the Liu family send Wang Er'e? Who are they trying to annoy?

“This, this isn’t the Liu family. I saw that Liu Jianlin really likes your Xiaxia, and I couldn’t bear to refuse him, so I came again.” Wang Er’e’s face was grim.

She, a matchmaker, was always treated well wherever she went. But these two visits to the Jiang family were both unsatisfactory.

The Jiang family wants to arrange a marriage for her in the future; let's see if she agrees.

The family is difficult to get along with.

"Come on, you're just after the high matchmaking fee offered by the Liu family, aren't you? How hypocritical." Jiang's mother's words directly exposed what Wang Er'e was trying to hide.

Wang Er'e is a money-grubbing woman; nothing is more important to her than money.

If you ask her to be your matchmaker, as long as you pay enough, you can never be sure what kind of person she'll introduce you to.

If that family has specified a preference, that's fine. But if they haven't, it's hard to say whether it's good or bad.

After all, Wang Er'e really wanted to keep the money in her own hands.

"Aunt Wang, have you had enough tea?" Zhou Laidi stood up calmly, a cold smile on her lips.

The implication of driving people away is self-evident.

But Wang Er'e remained seated, mainly because the matchmaker fee given by the Liu family was really high.

That's a full ten yuan! That's enough for a family's living expenses for two months. If they're just struggling financially, they could barely make ends meet for three months.

This was also Wang Er'e's purpose in coming—for those ten yuan.

"You've only had a sip, and you haven't even warmed your seat yet!" Wang Er'e seemed completely oblivious, remaining unmoved.

These words made Zhou Laidi roll her eyes in exasperation.

You haven't even had a chance to sit down properly yet? Why don't you say you haven't had enough to eat?

From the moment he came in, his hand was constantly grabbing sunflower seeds, cracking them open with a loud "whoosh whoosh."

“Auntie, we don’t play games with fake friends. We refused last time, and we refuse again this time. Our Jiang family doesn’t care about the Liu family. We hope the Liu family will be sensible too. Please pass this message on.” Jiang’s mother looked sharply at Wang Er’e.

"Yes, I know," Wang Er'e replied with a fawning smile and in a low voice.

"Forget it, I can't afford to offend the Jiang family, I'd better leave." With that, she quickly stood up and ran out.

Jiang Nanqiu and Jiang Zhuohua, who had remained silent, both got up and walked outside.

They went to close the gate.

As they went outside, the rain, which had stopped for a while, started to fall again, drizzling softly.

An occasional gust of wind blows, and it's quite cold.

On the other side, Wang Er'e, who was halfway there, was suddenly drenched in rain.

Her clothes gradually became wet, and she quickened her pace.

But then, her foot stepped on something, and she stumbled and fell to the ground.

Wang Er'e felt a sharp pain in her ankle.

He propped himself up with his hands, enduring the stinging pain in his ankle, and turned to sit on the ground.

Wang Er'e reached out to touch her ankle, and pain followed.

By the dim light, Wang Er'e could see what had tripped her up.

It was a tree root sticking out of the soil; she fell to the ground because she didn't see it.

Wang Er'e stared hatefully at the emerging tree roots, thinking to herself that once she recovered, she would pick up a hoe and dig them up.

However, now is not the time to think about these things.

Wang Er'e staggered to her feet, limping on one leg, and hopped home.

When she got home, she was soaked to the bone and covered in mud.

Wang Er'e's daughter-in-law, Li Youmei, who came out to pour water, didn't see her because it was dark.

A basin of water was just a hair's breadth away from being poured on Wang Er'e.

"Are you blind?! You dare to pour water on me and see what happens!" Just as Li Youmei was about to pour the water out, Wang Er'e called out to stop her.

"Mom? Mom, what happened to you? How did you get like this?" Li Youmei only noticed Wang Er'e's presence when Wang Er'e spoke.

Only then, with the help of the scattered light coming from inside the house, could one see Wang Er'e's disheveled appearance.

"What nonsense are you spouting? Help this old woman inside!" Wang Er'e snapped.

She truly looked down on this daughter-in-law. If her son hadn't told him not to marry Li Youmei, he wouldn't have gotten married at all.

She reluctantly nodded in agreement.

"Okay." Li Youmei nodded, put the basin of water in her hand aside, and reached out to help Wang Er'e.

The moment the other person helped her up, Wang Er'e put all her strength on him.

The weight made Li Youmei bend over slightly, and she gritted her teeth as she helped Wang Er'e into the house.