"Mother, what do you need me for?"

Looking at her cold and stern son, Su's mother was filled with disappointment and anger. "I'm asking you, what exactly are you thinking?"

Su Yi pursed his lips, his gaze softening. "What does Mother mean?"

Seeing that her son was still pretending to be stupid, Su's mother had no choice but to ask bluntly, "What are you and Huanhuan really thinking?"

Su Yi sat down and drank a cup of tea. After pondering for a while, he said, "I don't know him either. I'm just afraid she resents me."

Seeing her son's expression, Su's mother knew that he still had feelings for Liu Huan.

“I watched you grow up. Huanhuan has always been attached to you since she was little. Tell me, what was it that made you treat her that way back then?”

This is an unsolvable question. It's puzzling that he can talk to Liu Huan about it but not to anyone in the Su family.

Seeing that he remained silent, Su's mother continued, "There are two other children, who now both bear the surname Liu. Sooner or later they will have to acknowledge their ancestral roots, otherwise what will others think of their identity? We can't let the children suffer."

Su Yi knew perfectly well that the child still bore the surname Liu. He hadn't been involved in any of the child's development, from conception to birth to adulthood, so how could he possibly have the face to talk about the child again?

"Mother, I will make my own decision on this matter, so please don't interfere. Anran is naughty, so please keep a close eye on her."

Su's mother was also helpless when she heard this. "Fine, do whatever you want. I'll just take good care of the child. I can't control anything else."

Jiang Jia and Jiang Hong were thinking every day about how to get rid of Liu Huan, this troublesome woman, so that they could marry into the Su family smoothly.

She wasn't after Su Yi's official position or the Su family's wealth; she valued Su Yi as a person and his handsome face.

Upon arriving at the main courtyard, they heard Chu Ying complaining again, "Grandmother, you're arranging marriages for Father everywhere, and I don't like any of those people."

Madam Jiang asked, "Does your father like it?"

Chu Ying was furious. "He doesn't like anyone except that widow Liu."

"Widow Liu?"

Jiang Hong's eyes lit up. She stepped forward and pulled Chu Ying into her arms to comfort her. Then she said to her mother, "Mother, this is Liu, the former wife of Lord Su. Liu used to refer to herself as a widow."

"How did Chu Ying's father meet her?" Madam Jiang wondered.

Jiang Hong snorted coldly: "What else could it be? It's nothing more than that Liu is good at seducing people, otherwise how would she know my brother-in-law?"

Madam Jiang's face darkened when she heard her daughter making such accusations against others. "Don't gossip and slander people. How do you know she seduced someone if you didn't see it with your own eyes? Is this how I taught you?"

Jiang Honglian blushed and turned pale as she was being talked about. Although they were from a merchant family, their upbringing was very strict, especially Madam Jiang.

While he may not be considered an upright person, he at least doesn't force others to do things against their will or resort to unscrupulous means.

Under Madam Jiang's piercing gaze, Jiang Hong had no choice but to lower her head, saying, "Daughter knows she was wrong."

Madam Jiang's expression softened as she said, "Marriage is something that cannot be forced. If it's not meant to be yours, even if you snatch it, it won't make a difference."

Madam Jiang knew that no matter how much she said, her daughter wouldn't listen, so she said helplessly, "You go back first, I'll take Xiaoying back in a bit."

Jiang Hong smiled and said, "Mom, I'll take her home in a bit. I haven't seen her in a long time, and I want to spend more time with her."

Chu Ying naturally had no objections, and was even happy, because Jiang Hong would give her many good things.

On the way back, Chu Ying couldn't help but talk to her about her father's remarriage, and Jiang Hong knew that her opportunity had come.

"Xiaoying, have you ever thought about letting Liu marry your father?"

Chu Ying shook off her hand in disbelief, "Auntie, what are you saying? How could I let that woman marry my father?"

Jiang Hong comforted her, "Let me explain. Do you dislike Liu Shi and her two children?"

Chu Ying's eyes were filled with disgust. "I don't just hate, I loathe! I hate!"

Jiang Hong patiently guided her, "Do you know how to hate someone?"

Chu Ying's eyes lit up. "How do we do it?"

Jiang Hong said, "To hate someone is to bring them into your life and make them suffer."

Chu Ying still didn't understand what this had to do with marrying Liu Shi.

"Think about it, whose opinions do you listen to in your family?"

Chu Ying thought for a moment and said, "I'll listen to Grandmother."

Jiang Hong then asked, "Did your grandmother always grant your every wish?"

Chu Ying nodded

"Then tell me, if you don't like someone and want to make her suffer, would your grandmother help you?"

Chu Ying jumped up excitedly, "You mean we should deal with her after she marries into the family?"

"That's right! Think about it, a woman's wife obeys her husband, so doesn't that mean your family has the final say?"

Chu Ying nodded excitedly, "I understand, I'll go back and tell my grandmother about it right away."

Once Jiang Hong had achieved her goal, she quickly sent the person to the Chu family without lingering.

Chu Ying said that she went back and told Old Madam Chu about it.

Old Madam Chu asked in confusion, "Xiao Ying, didn't you forbid your father from marrying her? Why did you agree to it now?"

Chu Ying paraphrased what Jiang Hong had told her, then feigned pitifulness and said, "Since my father likes it, I really can't bear to make him sad."

"And that woman can give birth to twins, maybe she can give my dad twins or even a pair of twins, so I'll have a younger brother."

Madam Chu probably wouldn't like other things, but when it comes to her grandson, she doesn't hesitate for a second.

After all, Chu Ying's mother only gave birth to Chu Ying and passed away a few years later. Chu Xuan was already thirty years old and still didn't have a son, which made her very anxious.

Upon hearing that Liu Huan could give birth to twins, her mind began to wander.

"Alright, since you like it too, then Grandmother will have someone talk to you about it another day."

She spent most of her time in the backyard and was unaware of the relationship between Liu Huan and the Chu family. Thinking that her son liked her, she sent a matchmaker to propose marriage without saying a word.

When they arrived, the Su family was all there. The matchmaker, with a red flower in her hair and a slender waist, entered the door and happily announced the good news.

"Oh my, Lady Liu, you are overjoyed!"

Although he didn't know what the reason for her joy was, Liu Huan, adhering to the virtue of not hitting a smiling face, struck up a conversation with her.

The family, who were originally happy, suddenly changed their expressions because of a single sentence from the matchmaker.

The matchmaker said, "Miss Liu, you are a blessed person. Your good days have come."

Upon hearing this, Liu Huan's heart skipped a beat; she had a bad feeling.

"I don't know what you mean?"

The matchmaker clapped her hands, and several people dressed as servants carried in a box tied with red silk.

The matchmaker beamed and introduced, "See? This is why I'm here."

It wasn't hard to guess now. Liu Huan subconsciously looked at Su Yi and found that his face was so dark it could drip water.

Liu Huan cleared her throat and asked, "Which one are you referring to?"

The matchmaker tossed a handkerchief and said, "You finally remembered to ask. This family is a rare find among the young men of Nanchang County."

Seeing that she didn't ask, he muttered to himself, "It's the Chu family in the east of the city, Lord Chu Xuan."