Chapter 318 Known as Feng Erniang

“...Auntie is right. If I marry Su Laosan, my mother will definitely make trouble again. She will cause trouble whenever the Su family does not do what she wants. How can Auntie’s family have peace? How can Su Laosan and I live a good life? No.”

Fang Erniu shook her head again, a faint smile in her eyes. "Mom, I'll listen to you. Forget it, I won't go through with this marriage. I won't marry Su Laosan. I'll wait for you to find me someone you like before I marry. I'm going back to my room now. I don't have an appetite today, so don't call me. I want to be alone for a while."

He then instructed Brother Fang and Little Brother Fang, saying, "Tomorrow, when Su Laosan sends someone to deliver the money, no one is allowed to accept it. That money was arranged by Su Laosan's sister-in-law's family, and Su Laosan signed the order after drinking until he vomited. It has nothing to do with me. I'm just here to watch the workers do the renovations and exchange a few words with him..."

I don't believe it.

Erniu's mother shook her head and asked, "What about the village..."

Fang Erniu looked at her and said, "Mom, which village are you talking about? The ones where Su Laosan and I went to the countryside to buy chickens, ducks, geese, and other mountain products? Everyone in the surrounding villages knows about Su Laosan's mother's maternal uncle's name. What does that have to do with me? Our village? If it weren't for the fact that Su Laosan and I are dating, why would they negotiate with these people in the village? And why would they offer such a high price to buy our products and sell them in the grocery store?"

She gave a mocking laugh, "...Old Su ran around all day without earning a penny for his hard work, giving all the profits to the villagers, all because my older brother is my older brother! Mom, do you know what you've done?"

"Erniu, you're blaming me." Erniu's mother's eyes reddened.

Fang Erniu looked at her mother and smiled, but the smile was more painful than crying.

She said softly, "Mom, you've ruined my life's happiness. Do you really expect me to be grateful to you?"

No, that's not how it is.

Seeing her like that, Erniu's mother felt a sudden emptiness in her heart and hurriedly defended herself, "It's Su Laosan's mother who isn't sincere. She won't even agree to such a simple condition. If she doesn't agree to this, she definitely won't help you easily when you two encounter difficulties in the future. I'm really doing this for your own good, Erniu, believe me."

Fang Erniu hummed in agreement.

She said, "Yes, you think you're doing this for my own good, and I know you mean well, but this kind of behavior—using the guise of doing what's best for me to hurt me—is not what I want, Mom. Have you ever asked me what I want?"

Erniu's mother opened her mouth and called out, "Erniu."

Fang Erniu looked at her, tilted her head and called out "Mom," "I'll never be happy in this life. I'll listen to you and not marry Su Laosan. Are you happy?"

“I… am happy, I… am not happy.” Erniu’s mother shook her head.

Fang Erniu curled her lips slightly, slowly glanced around at everyone in the room, then slowly turned around, left the main room, and went back to her own room.

The main room fell silent for a moment.

"Bang!"

The sound of Fang Erniu closing the door startled her. Erniu's mother, as if struck by a sudden realization, looked up at Fang's older brother and younger brother and said, "I'm really doing this for her own good. Su Laosan's mother is clearly no pushover. Erniu is so naive and simple-minded; if someone treats her kindly, she'll give them her whole heart. She'll definitely suffer if she marries into that family. And then there's her sister-in-law. She's a university graduate who can become a teacher; she must be incredibly shrewd. Otherwise, how could she have managed to get Li Banxia to hire a nanny to take care of her child…"

"Mom, what kind of nonsense are you talking about?"

Fang Xiaodi was speechless. "Second Sister's sister-in-law is a good person. Her parents used to be both working, but her father passed away, and her mother retired early due to health problems after giving birth to her. Her brother and sister-in-law raised her like their own child. She's simple, kind, and speaks gently. You haven't met her, but my eldest brother and I have. Why don't you ask her anything before creating imaginary enemies for Second Sister?! You guys are really..."

He paused, then quickly glanced at Grandpa Fang and Grandma Fang.

Fang Xiaodi couldn't understand why his grandparents didn't stop the commotion when things had gotten so bad, and instead let his mother keep yelling and screaming!

In the past, if his mother dared to voice any objections, his grandmother could have silenced her with a single word or glance.

His mother would absolutely not dare to say a second word back.

With his grandfather involved, how could his mother, a mere woman, have the right to make decisions in such a major event?!

Today is really weird, things have gotten so out of control.

Fang Xiaodi glanced at his grandparents a few more times and said to Fang Da Ge, "Big brother, I'll go and try to persuade Second Sister. See if there's any way to salvage this situation. Su Laosan likes Second Sister so much, and Aunt Li doesn't seem that difficult to talk to..."

"No need to try to persuade him anymore, let's just leave it at that," Brother Fang interrupted him, saying calmly.

Fang Xiaodi frowned, "But..."

Brother Fang looked up at him.

"There's no buts. Aunt Li wasn't wrong. Everyone in our family is calculating. We were just trying to use her as a go-between, yet we put on airs and tried to control her. If Erniu marries into that family, do you all want to leech off them and suck their blood?"

When he said this, his gaze was fixed on Grandpa Fang and Grandma Fang, and his eyes also glanced at his own mother out of the corner of his eye.

The elderly couple were so offended by his words that their faces turned ashen.

Grandpa Fang gripped the pipe tightly, the veins on the back of his hand clearly visible.

Grandma Fang hesitated for a moment, then sighed and retorted, "We...we were also thinking of you siblings."

"Um."

Brother Fang's voice was very soft, his expression calm and without any ripples. "I believe in Grandpa and Grandma. You've lived most of your lives and have eaten more salt than we have noodles. But... before Aunt Li retired due to illness, she was the head of the medicine warehouse. She was able to hold that position for so many years. Even the Zheng family in the municipal government couldn't fight her for more than a few rounds. Why do you think she can't see what our family is up to?"

Grandpa Fang stiffened and looked up to meet his eldest grandson's gaze.

Brother Fang chuckled and sighed, but the smile didn't reach his eyes. Meeting Grandpa Fang's questioning gaze, he gave a straightforward answer, "If she couldn't see it, she wouldn't have said those things. If Su Laosan marries Erniu, my mother will make a scene if she's not happy, and neither family will ever have peace."

Grandpa Fang's pupils dilated, and he understood what his grandson meant.

Grandma Fang still wanted to struggle a bit more.

Brother Fang said coldly, "Her family has two older brothers in the army. When her mother was young, she followed her father all over the country, running a martial arts school and working as a镖师 (bodyguard/escort). Su Laosan's great-uncle is a well-known old man in the surrounding villages. Almost every family has received favors from his family. Grandpa and Grandma, don't you know these things?"

Grandma Fang opened her mouth, then suddenly her eyes widened as she thought of something. She grabbed Grandpa Fang's arm and asked Brother Fang, "Is Li Banxia's mother's surname Feng?"

Brother Fang nodded, "Erniu said that Su Laosan's maternal grandmother is known as Feng Erniang."