Li looked around and whispered, "Didn't you hear what the villagers are saying? Zhou Dawei's second uncle stole their wheat today. His second uncle is a scoundrel. He's their only son, so the old lady will definitely spoil him. With him around, what good food will your Xiaohua get to eat?"

"He has been locked up."

"Yes, he made such a big mistake and all he got was locked up. Sister Zhang, don't you understand?"

Li's eyes darted around. "Unlike our family, we don't have these poor relatives who can't be a burden to Xiaohua. All the good things in the future will be Xiaohua's alone."

Zhang hesitated.

Zhou Youfu thought, "Does this mean they're disgusted with me?"

He was angry, but then he thought, why is it that he can't even get enough to eat or wear, while that brat Zhou Dawei can still get married?

Thinking of this, he went over indignantly.

"What did you two old hags say about me?"

The two women trembled, and Li waved her hand guiltily, "No, we didn't say anything about you, you must have misheard."

"Hmph!" Zhou Youfu pretended to pick his teeth, staring at Zhang Shi. "Your daughter will be marrying into my family soon, right? Your daughter is obedient. When she receives the betrothal gifts and dowry, she must be filial to me. My Dawei is so outstanding, he's a hot commodity. If she's not filial to me, I won't agree to this marriage."

Upon hearing this, Zhang exploded, "Bah! You old scoundrel, you expect my daughter to be filial to you? You're dreaming!"

After saying that, he stormed off in a huff!

Li chased after him with a beaming smile, "Oh, Sister Zhang, wait for me!"

Zhou Youfu rubbed his rumbling stomach. This is going to be good. Let's see how the Zhou family can act so arrogantly now!

For Zhou Dawei's wedding, the Zhou family almost completely renovated the house. The old lady and Qin were busy making wedding clothes and quilts, while Zhou Dawei and Zhou Erqian were busy cleaning the new house.

The new house was built, and the Zhou family's courtyard wall was also erected. Qin Shi planned to hold the new house and wedding together, so she bought a lot of wedding candy early on.

When it came to handing out wedding candies, it fell to Sisi and Xie Yan, as no one else was available.

As soon as they heard that wedding candy was being distributed, all the children in the village swarmed over, clamoring and clamoring for some.

"Line up! No line, no service!" Xie Yan roared, and they obediently lined up.

Peach Blossom Village was poor, and candy was a rare treat. The children stared at it longingly, their mouths watering.

"You can't take their candy."

In the crowd, Zhou Zhuangzhuang said something weakly.

The other children didn't understand. "Why? Big Brother Zhou is getting married, and he specially gave us wedding candy."

"My dad said that Sister Xiaohua won't marry Zhou Dawei. Her mother doesn't approve of their marriage. You took their candy, and if the marriage doesn't happen, you'll definitely have to pay compensation!"

Children are simple-minded; upon hearing this, they were so afraid that they wouldn't dare to take the money back.

Sisi, hands on her hips, said angrily, "You're talking nonsense! Sister Xiaohua and Big Brother's marriage was already arranged, and they're getting married in a few days!"

“I’m not talking nonsense. My dad told me this. You’re the one talking nonsense. Zhou Dawei can’t marry Sister Xiaohua. Sister Xiaohua should marry Brother Li!” Zhou Zhuangzhuang retorted.

You're lying!

The little guy threw candy at his head, but Zhou Zhuangzhuang wasn't angry. He picked it up and stuffed it into his mouth, saying something as he did so.

"I'm not lying to you. If you don't believe me, go ask yourself. I've already eaten the candy, so you can't make me pay for it!"

"Aaaaah, you big bad guy!" Sisi rushed over, baring her teeth and claws, but Xie Yan grabbed her, his expression serious.

"Let's go ask."

"No need to ask."

Zhang appeared behind the two of them and said, "What Zhuangzhuang said is true. I don't agree to Xiaohua marrying into your Zhou family!"

Xie Yan clenched his fist. "Why? Wasn't this agreed upon from the beginning? Why are you going back on your word?"

"This has nothing to do with you, little kid. I'm going to your house anyway, let's go together. Don't give me any candy."

Back at the Zhou family home, as soon as Zhang explained her purpose, Qin became angry, "What do you mean by that?"

"It doesn't mean anything, it just means this marriage is off."

"You're talking nonsense! The deal's already made, the money's been received, and you still want to back out? No way!"

Qin ordered the gate to be closed, then sat down in the courtyard with her arms crossed, saying arrogantly, "If you don't say something nice today, I'll skin you alive!"

Zhang was shocked. "You dare to skin me alive?"

"Give it a try!"

The old lady stepped in to smooth things over, saying, "Old Zhang's family, what exactly happened? You have to give us a reason for going back on your word."

Zhang chuckled, "What other reason could there be? With such a complicated family background, our Xiaohua is bound to suffer if she marries into this family!"

"No, I won't let Xiaohua suffer." Zhou Dawei was extremely anxious. "Aunt Zhang, you can believe me. My new house has been built. My mother made wedding quilts and paid for the construction of the house for me and Xiaohua. She won't mistreat Xiaohua."

"That sounds nice!" Zhang rolled her eyes.

"Don't you have a second son? That scoundrel, you dote on him and give him everything you need. If I, Xiaohua, marry into your family, won't I have to support that lazy second uncle with you?"

"Anyway, this deal is off. I've already promised the Li family. They're the only son, they don't have many problems, and they're willing to spend the money!"

Qin exploded, "You Zhang, I think you're just after money! All that nonsense was just to sell your daughter for money, without considering her happiness at all!"

Zhang spat and said, "I didn't choose your family because of my daughter. Stop spreading rumors and open the door!"

"I won't open it. You think you can play me like this and just leave so easily? No way!"

The old lady pulled the angry Qin Shi aside and sighed, "Old Zhang's family, you've misunderstood. The second son has already separated from us and is no longer under our jurisdiction. We won't help him. Besides, Xiao Hua and her husband have been living their own lives since they married into the family. We don't care about their well-being."

When Zhang arrived, she also noticed the two large tile-roofed houses next door, which were the first of their kind in the entire village.

But she got angry and impulsively accepted money from the Li family yesterday. What kind of situation is this?!

"You haven't already taken money from someone else, have you?"

Seeing that she remained silent, Qin was furious. "You, Zhang, you'll be beaten to death today!"

She was about to go up and hit someone!

Just then, a knock came at the door.

Li's gloating voice came from the doorway, "Is Sister Zhang here?"

Qin glared at Zhang, "Fine, so you've called for a helper? I'd like to see just how good you two are!"

She opened the door and grabbed the person outside.

"Who do we have here? It's you again, Li. Do you enjoy taking other people's things?"

Li was thrown to the ground, seeing stars.

"Sister Li, are you alright?" Zhang helped her up.