Chapter 54 (Continued)

Grandma Shen went back to the room and told Grandpa Shen about it. Grandpa Shen had a stern face and said in a cold voice, "Sannan, go and ask your eldest uncle's family to come here. Tell them I need to talk to them."

Jinran thought smugly, "Serves you right, now you're eyeing my things."

Before long, the eldest uncle arrived with his wife and Shen Yanhong. The eldest aunt looked a little embarrassed. She and Shen Yanhong didn't dare not come, because no one in the Shen family dared to disobey Grandpa Shen!

"Father, Mother, what's wrong? Why are you calling us so urgently?" the uncle asked, puzzled.

Grandma Chen said with a stern face, "Then you'll have to ask your wife what she did!"

Jinran nodded in agreement, "Yes, yes, you should ask them properly."

Uncle Shen looked at Aunt Shen, but Aunt Shen just lowered her head and didn't say anything. Shen Yan Hong looked at Jin Ran with resentment in her eyes.

Jinran laughed smugly, "You bit me! Ah!!!"

"Qingzi's mother, tell me what happened. What did you do to upset Father and Mother?"

My aunt was just pretending to be dead and wouldn't say anything no matter what I asked.

Jinran felt that at this moment, she should stand up and say a few words.

He coughed lightly and said, "It's like this, Uncle. Aunt came to my house just now. As soon as she entered, she wanted to buy my pig with twenty catties of grain. She said if it wasn't enough, it would be considered a gift from my family. I don't understand, is this how the money is calculated?"

The uncle blushed with embarrassment, but he was also a little dissatisfied. Jinran's personality was really unpleasant. It was such a small matter; he could have just told him directly, but he made a big fuss over it. If he had known, he would never have taken advantage of the situation.

Shen Yanhong interrupted sharply, "Shen Jinran, do you just not want my family to be doing well, or do you not want me to marry well? You're always making trouble for me. My mother was just discussing things with you, and if it didn't work out, then so be it. Do you have to make such a big deal out of this? You're really something, even bringing this up to my grandparents. Who are you trying to embarrass? Huh?"

Jinran was amused by Shen Yanhong's self-righteous words.

She retorted directly, "I'm really giving you face. You think I'd rob your house for a mere engagement banquet? If I didn't know better, I'd think your family was recruiting a son-in-law. How desperate are you to get married? I've never heard of a woman being so proactive. Do you think my family owes you anything? Twenty pounds of grain for one of my pigs? Where did you get yourself dug up from? Do you even have a brain? In the end, it was still my fault. You're like a dung beetle yawning and opening your stinky mouth, as if we all have to revolve around you!"

Shen Yanhong was speechless after being rebuked.

The eldest aunt retorted, "Your words are too harsh. I didn't mean to take advantage of you. I just wanted to hold a banquet, but I was a little short on money. I was thinking of making up for it later and then giving it to your family. But you didn't listen to me and came straight to the old house. Who knows what you're up to? Besides, what's wrong with relatives helping each other out?"

Grandma Shen waved her hand, stopping her aunt from continuing.

“We all know what really happened. You can’t explain it to us with just a few words. I’m asking you, is it true that you want Nini’s pigs? Are you going to trade them for grain? And what about Yan Hong’s engagement? Why didn’t we, her grandparents, know about it? Tell me. I’m listening.”

The eldest aunt hesitated, unsure how to explain.

The atmosphere remained tense.

Jinran followed a little later. It wouldn't be good for her to say anything more at this point. She could argue with Shen Yanhong however she wanted, but she couldn't say anything more to her aunt.

The dog's urine moss was useless, but it grew on the Golden Palace. What can you do when she's an elder?

Grandma Shen then asked Uncle Shen, "Eldest son, you tell us."

The uncle also lowered his head and remained silent.

A hint of disappointment flashed in Grandpa Shen's eyes, but he calmly said, "Alright, let's leave it at that. You can do whatever you want with your own family matters, we don't care. But in the third son's family, Nini lives alone, her parents aren't around. You elders should at least offer some help, and not try to take advantage of her. Eldest son, let me say this: if a man can't even manage his own family affairs, what kind of future can he have? Don't damage the bond between you brothers."

Uncle Shen, his eyes red and his voice hoarse, said, "I understand, Father."

As Shen Yanhong left, she turned back and glared fiercely at Jinran, but Jinran didn't care at all.

The matter ended just like that, neither serious nor trivial. Jinran knew it wouldn't cause any real harm, but little by little, it adds up.

Whether it's a deep, sullen red or a faint red, it's still a small release of pent-up emotions.

The next day, somehow the news leaked out, and the whole village knew that the eldest aunt had come to ask for the pig.

Everyone was laughing behind her back, saying all sorts of things, but the most common rumor was that Shen Yanhong had spent a fortune to marry Meng Zhiqing, and that Meng Zhiqing was just a gigolo.