"Oh? This?"

Old Man Chu was a little embarrassed: "I just finished a funeral and now I'm having a wedding. I'm afraid that's not a good idea?"

"What do you mean it's not good? I should have been your son's woman, but now you want to take me for yourself. Don't you think that's even worse?" Cheng Shanshan stared at him coldly, her attitude extremely hard: "I never wanted to marry you in the first place. If you can't even grant me this one request, then I might as well go to the underworld and join your son!"

"No, no, no, I don't want to hold three funerals." Old Man Chu thought for a moment before finally adopting a reckless attitude: "Alright, alright, this old ox eating young grass has to pay a price. I'll do as you say, you have to live a good life with me from now on!"

"Then let's set the date for twenty days from now."

A quick calculation suggests that the King of Hell will be able to take him away around this time.

Of course, if that's not possible, she wouldn't mind giving him a kick as a boost.

Old Man Chu had no idea what Cheng Shanshan was thinking; he only knew that he was quite lucky with women: "Twenty days it is. I'll definitely thank your cousin properly when the time comes!"

It was Cheng Wan'er?

Very good, very good, very good!

Cheng Shanshan's eyes immediately turned icy: "You're right, I'll definitely thank this matchmaker properly later!"

After leaving the Chu family, they talked about the Cheng family.

Upon arrival, she immediately pulled Bai Shi, who was working, and tried to lead her outside, causing Bai Shi to struggle repeatedly, saying, "Shanshan, Mother can't leave."

Cheng Shanshan's expression darkened slightly: "I've already promised the Chu family, so you don't need to stay."

"What?"

Bai stared wide-eyed.

The Cheng family members also widened their eyes.

When she realized what was happening, Cheng Xiulan immediately stepped forward to stop her: "No, your mother can't leave." She had always looked down on Bai Shi for eating rice and noodles for free, but after Bai Shi left, she realized that she had become completely useless.

Cheng Shanshan was too lazy to waste words with her, so she simply raised her leg and kicked her.

After kicking Cheng Xiulan to the ground, she took Bai Shi and left.

Back in the dilapidated house, Bai panicked and looked at Cheng Shanshan with teary eyes: "Shanshan, why are we going back here? Why don't we... why don't we escape? Let's get out of here quickly. At worst, we'll become unregistered residents. As long as we get far away, we'll be fine."

Seeing Bai Shi's state, Cheng Shanshan's eyes were full of helplessness: "Why didn't you think of this sooner? Why did you have to go to the Cheng family to suffer this time?"

Bai was filled with self-reproach: "When I heard that, I panicked. I thought they wouldn't be so heartless. I'm sorry, it's all my fault. I even hit you."

"I didn't mean to blame my mother."

Cheng Shanshan looked at Bai Shi's hand and continued, "Mother, instead of believing that they will act like human beings, you should believe that I can handle this matter myself. I assure you that I will not marry into the Chu family, and I will not let those who harmed us go. You just need to give me time and stop running around."

"……good."

Mr. Bai nodded heavily.

Although she believed it, the news caused an uproar in the village.

Everyone was waiting to see this joke, and Lin Sheng was the happiest of all.

After all, with this bigger gossip, everyone's attention shifted to Cheng Shanshan, but she, the person in question, didn't care what others thought at all. The next morning, she went to the cave on the mountain to check on the progress.

The cave shelter is now taking shape, with ventilation holes that allow sunlight to pass through, water resources have been introduced, and even a cleverly designed outhouse for flushing has been built.

Cheng Shanshan couldn't help but exclaim, "Brother Huo, you're really amazing!"

Huo Mingchen glanced at her and silently replied, "You're very capable too."

"Um?"

Cheng Shanshan was somewhat puzzled.

Huo Mingchen stopped talking to her and turned to continue working on the kitchen area.

Cheng Shanshan, who was standing next to him, suddenly realized when she saw him waving his fist: "You mean I agreed to the marriage with the Chu family, right?"

Huo Mingchen was slightly taken aback.

Although he didn't say anything, Cheng Shanshan knew she had guessed correctly: "I thought Brother Huo wouldn't care about this kind of messy news."

Huo Mingchen looked at her and hesitated for a moment before speaking: "If you are unwilling, I can help you."

"No."

Cheng Shanshan is taking measurements.

When asked this question, he casually replied, "After all, he won't live much longer."

When Huo Mingchen heard her say this, his eyes were filled with disbelief: "You mean you think he will die, so you don't care whether you get married or not, and you don't care about your reputation?"

"yes."

Cheng Shanshan nodded as if it were the most natural thing in the world.

Her time is so precious, and right now she's just focused on planning out the types and sizes of the furniture she needs.

Unexpectedly, Huo Mingchen angrily threw down the hoe in his hand, then turned around and quickly walked out of the cave.

Cheng Shanshan was left alone, holding the ruler and looking completely bewildered.

She wondered what she had done to make him so angry.

No matter the reason, she had to chase after him. After a long time outside, she finally found Huo Mingchen swinging an axe at a tree. He was using all his strength with each swing, which made the birds flutter and fly away...

With a cracking sound, a sturdy tree fell.

Then came the second one, the third one...

Cheng Shanshan felt a chill on her neck. Did he think of her as the kind of woman who would marry anyone and sell herself?

Some even think she's vain and shameless?

Although she never cared about what others thought, she was extremely unhappy at the thought that Huo Mingchen would think this way, so she unusually chased after him to explain: "Brother Huo, I definitely don't want to marry that old geezer, but since he has my indenture, I have no other choice but to agree for now. It will give me a few days to think about how to resolve this."

Huo Mingchen stopped what he was doing and looked at her coldly: "Really?"

Cheng Shanshan nodded: "It's more real than gold, so don't misunderstand."

Why are you afraid I'll misunderstand?

Cheng Shanshan rolled her eyes at him: "Because I treat you like my brother."

"..."

Huo Mingchen considered the form of address carefully.

Then, just as Cheng Shanshan was about to continue speaking, he raised his hand and flicked her forehead: "Who's your brother!"

The excruciating pain brought tears to Cheng Shanshan's eyes: "Hey, brother, do you even know how strong you are? If you hurt me like this, you'll have to pay for it!"

"Forget about the money, I can repay you with other things." Huo Mingchen took the size diagram she had just drawn from her hand before continuing, "For example, the three beds, two wardrobes, and a kitchen cabinet you want, I can make all of these, you don't need to look for anyone else."

"You can do woodworking?"

"I have a basic understanding; it's more than enough for me to do these things."