Chapter 177 I'm in Charge

He whispered, "A lot of people are hiding by the door watching the commotion. Be careful, or no one will buy anything from you anymore..."

Su Laosan smacked his lips.

He said, “We can’t let them ruin our reputation behind our backs. We don’t care, but you and your sister-in-law are both teachers. What will you do if someone reports you? Anyway, Erniu doesn’t look down on me. She knows what I’m like. At worst, I can just find another place and start over, right, Erniu?”

Fang Erniu nodded and looked at Boss Su with bright eyes, "We're fine."

After saying that, he seemed to remember something and turned to call out to Su Laosan, "Did my older brother and younger brother come to see you and ask you to tell Auntie to find a matchmaker to propose marriage to my family?"

"Yes, I hadn't even had a chance to tell my mom before this old lady came to our door causing trouble..."

Halfway through her sentence, she turned to look at Li Banxia and asked, "Mom, does anyone at the auto parts factory know we're moving here? Who told them?"

Li Banxia shook her head.

She didn't even tell Sister Liu, who was close to her, about the auto parts factory's residential area. Who else could possibly know that they had moved here?

"I'll find out later what this marriage proposal you were talking about is all about."

Su Laosan then told Li Banxia what Fang Dage and Fang Xiaodi had said. Fang Erniu told Su Laosan not to mention them, saying, "You continue to save money, and we'll do things as agreed. I'll make my own decisions about my marriage."

"ah……"

Su Laosan opened his mouth and said, "I already promised your eldest brother and your younger brother that I would talk to my mother about a time to propose to you when I got back. You...you don't want to marry me anymore?"

The last sentence was somewhat chilling, and coupled with his chilling face, Fang Erniu blinked repeatedly.

"I want to, but didn't you want to save up enough money before proposing marriage?"

"Yeah, give me another month and a half and it should be enough. I'm still short 508 yuan. If it weren't for Lin Jiefang causing trouble, I would only be short 300... I used all the money he gave me to buy chickens to bribe people. That bastard..."

He paused, frowning as he looked at Li Banxia and Boss Su. "He Taohua was sentenced to two years. I wonder how many years he was sentenced to? Will he be shot for killing someone?"

"It's hard to say."

Li Banxia shook his head, "The idea came from him, but the couple bought the pesticide. The woman also took it upon herself to drink such a lethal dose because she wanted more compensation, which led to the death. Most likely... she won't be sentenced to death."

Su Laosan pursed his lips.

"My dad is really something," he said disdainfully. "He only thinks about his old flame. When he was making his announcement, he only mentioned that He Taohua was sentenced to two years. He didn't even mention how many years Lin Jiefang was sentenced to..."

"Mom, something's not right."

Boss Su frowned deeply. "Logically, we are the victims. The results are out, so why weren't we informed? We weren't even notified to attend the court hearing. Is this reasonable? Is this in accordance with the rules?"

Upon hearing this, the eldest son's wife frowned and looked at Li Banxia.

"This isn't right, is it? Mom, should I ask my sister-in-law to help us find out?"

"Need not."

Li Banxia stopped her, saying, "I guess it was the bride's uncle... that Zheng guy who works in the municipal government, who finally decided to make a move. Don't involve your family. I'll ask around."

She looked up at Su Laosan and said, "You two should discuss your matter with Erniu. If you decide to propose marriage, I will find a matchmaker. If you don't have enough money, I can lend you some first, but this money is what you promised to Erniu, and you have to pay me back before you get married."

Su Laosan hesitated for a moment, then noticed Fang Erniu's pleading gaze. He slammed his fist into his palm and said, "Fine, I'll write you an IOU, Mom."

"Um."

Li Banxia responded, glanced at the room where Su Laosan lived, and said, "Once you two are engaged, I'll cover the renovation of the room."

The eldest son's wife is pregnant, so it's not a good time to paint her room. We'll clean the walls later and then paste some glutinous rice onto large white paper or draw on it.

Since moving in, one thing after another has happened, and I've only done a simple cleaning of the house. I'm not short of money, so I still need to tidy it up a bit.

The investment plan I'd been working on for a while now needs to be put into action in a few days.

Apartment buildings in good locations still have great investment value.

The same applies to courtyard houses.

Su Laosan chuckled and said, "Thank you, Mom. I knew you cared about me."

"Thank you, Auntie. I knew you were a good mother-in-law. I just need you to treat me a third as well as you treat my sister-in-law. I'm very easy to please," Fang Erniu said with a smile.

Li Banxia snapped out of her daze and looked at the silly-looking young couple, a smile appearing in her eyes as well.

"Let's go back and cook dinner. We bought a watermelon on the way, so we can cut it up and eat it after dinner."

Fang Erniu raised her arm and exclaimed, "Great!"

"Then let's skip the soup, steam a bowl of minced meat and egg custard, steam some eggplant with minced garlic, smash some cucumber, stir-fry some twice-cooked pork with garlic sprouts, heat up some steamed buns, slice a watermelon, and we're all set."

Su Laosan quickly arranged the menu, and the thought of eating watermelon made his mouth water.

Li Banxia glanced over, nodded and said, "It's up to you. Erniu will help you start the fire, and we'll give you some space to talk."

Su Laosan, "..."

The joy of being able to eat watermelon has been halved.

"Auntie, you can hold it up."

Fang Erniu happily pulled Su Laosan towards the kitchen, "Su Laosan, hurry up, let me see your cooking skills. I told my grandparents that you're incredibly talented in everything except finishing junior high school. When you come to my house later, cook a Manchu Han Imperial Feast and scare them to death..."

Su Laosan, "..."

Could he say that he was almost scared to death by what his girlfriend said?

He can't even recognize all the characters in the Manchu Han Imperial Feast, yet he still cooks them!

After the family finished their meal, chatting and laughing, Li Banxia asked Su Laosan to take Fang Erniu home. The eldest son and his wife went for a walk to digest their food. Li Banxia then called Xiao Zhanyou, hoping to ask him to inquire about something.

When the call connected, Xiao Zhanyou breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing it was her.

"If I still can't reach you, I'm even planning to make a trip there. I've called you several times, but for some reason, some people answer and hang up as soon as they hear it's for you..."

Li Banxia looked up at the shop owner and hummed in agreement. "Something happened at home. I guess people misunderstood us and don't want to get involved with us for fear of causing trouble. I'll call you from somewhere else later."

Xiao Zhanyou nodded.

When asked why Li Banxia had called him, he asked, "Is it about Lin Jiefang's case?"

"Yes, do you have any results on your end?" Li Banxia asked.

Xiao Zhanyou paused, then asked in surprise, "You didn't know? Aren't you and Sanxiaozi the parties involved? To be precise, you are the plaintiffs. Why were you not notified and the verdict was announced directly without any further proceedings?"

"...That seems to be the case at the moment."

Li Banxia stroked the phone cord. "That guy surnamed Zheng still made a move."

"There's no escaping it."

Xiao Zhanyou said, "I came to you to talk about this. How much do you know about it?"

"You know half of it, right? Su Youfu came to cause trouble, saying He Taohua was sentenced to two years, but what about Lin Jiefang?"