"Alright, alright, Yaoping, come here. Your second aunt has something to say to you." He Bixia beckoned to Xu Yaoping, signaling him to come over.

Xu Yaoping deliberately avoided Huang Lancao's outstretched hand, took a few steps toward He Bixia, and asked, "What's wrong, Second Aunt?"

He Bixia softened her tone and asked gently, "Second Aunt just wants to ask if you want to get married?"

Upon hearing this, Xu Yaoping immediately relaxed, thinking they had discovered something!

"Of course I wanted to, but no one's interested in me!"

"Nobody's interested in you yet. Didn't that girl before the New Year say she didn't mind that you have six fingers? What did you say afterward that made her angry? And you still have the nerve to say that? Sometimes I really want to just give up on you and let you stay single for life."

Huang Lancao gets angry when she talks about it. She finally managed to find a girl through an introduction, and the girl was willing to marry into the family, but this rascal managed to ruin it.

Xu Yaoping shrugged, too embarrassed to say anything. He couldn't very well admit that he had deliberately asked the girl for a dowry, and then said that the bride price would eventually be returned to his mother and wouldn't be kept at her parents' home.

"Alright, let's get serious. Yaoping, what do you think of Zou Yu?"

Xu Yaoping's heart skipped a beat, his throat tightened, and he asked in a trembling voice, "Second Aunt, what do you mean by that?"

He Bixia didn't notice He Yaoping's odd behavior and said with a smile, "What else could it mean? It's just asking if you want to marry Zou Yu. She just got divorced, and you're both single, so it's a good match."

When He Yaoping heard what his second aunt meant, he immediately felt relieved. He casually found a chair to sit down before answering He Bixia's question, "Their second marriage is better than mine. It's not a matter of whether I want to or not. Second aunt, you're overthinking it."

Xiaoyu just got divorced, so they can't get involved with her, otherwise who knows what the old women in the village will say about her!

Huang Lancao, standing nearby, glanced at Xu Yaoping suspiciously. She knew her own son well; Yaoping had clearly tensed up when his second aunt asked him questions earlier, so there was probably something fishy going on!

He Bixia laughed when she heard him say that. "Your second aunt can tell that you are satisfied with Zou Yu, right? You two were junior high school classmates, so you should be quite familiar with each other. Okay, your second aunt will keep an eye out for you. In ten days or half a month, I will go to Zou Yu's parents' house to talk to her. Who knows, it might actually work out."

"Second Aunt, isn't this too hasty?"

"You're in too much of a hurry. Look at the expression on your face. Tell me, have you already taken a liking to Zou Yu?" He Bixia could tell from her nephew's expression that he was very satisfied.

Xu Yaoping quickly waved his hand and said, "No, no, Auntie, please don't ruin her reputation. I just thought she was pretty when I was in school. I never thought she would end up dating Xu Weiming."

"Alright, Second Aunt understands, just wait and see!" He Bixia pointed at Xu Yaoping from a distance. She understood the young man's mentality; everyone had been young once.

Now that things have come to this point, Huang Lancao finally understands that her son has his eye on Zou Yu. Oh well, let him do whatever he wants. But she thinks that if Zou Yu becomes her daughter-in-law, Chen Chunfeng will go crazy.

After He Bixia left, Huang Lancao was still worried and pulled Xu Yaoping aside to ask seriously, "Yaoping, tell me honestly, you and Zou Yu didn't do anything out of line before, did you?"

Xu Yaoping's eyes flickered, and he replied firmly, "Mom, what are you talking about? Zou Yu and I usually just nod to each other when we meet, and we don't even exchange more than a few words. What could possibly be wrong with us? She's a respectable person, so don't overthink it."

"There's no best option. We're all from the same village. Don't let me get criticized behind my back." Huang Lancao didn't know whether she believed him or not. In any case, she glanced at Xu Yaoping and went back into the house.

This caused Xu Yaoping, who was standing still, to break out in a cold sweat. He desperately tried to recall whether anyone else had seen him and Xiaoyu when they met.

...

"Third Sister-in-law, guess what Mom said when I called back to the village?" Xu Mingwan asked mysteriously after hanging up the phone.

"What? Mom doesn't want to come?"

"No, oh well, never mind, I'll just say it directly. Mom is coming tomorrow. She told me something else: Xu Weiming and Zou Yu from the village got divorced. Isn't that shocking?" Xu Mingwan looked at Zhang Xuemei after she finished speaking, wanting to see her surprised expression. She herself was so shocked when she first heard it that she didn't come to her senses for a long time!

Zhang Xuemei paused in her chopping, a look of surprise on her face. "How could they be divorced? I remember they were junior high school classmates, and their relationship wasn't very good?"

While saying this, she was secretly thinking that they were finally divorced. Soon after, Zou Yu and Xu Yaoping got married, and the two of them lived happily ever after.

Seeing her sister-in-law's surprised expression, Xu Mingwan smiled contentedly and said, "Right? I was quite curious when Mom first told me. How did they get divorced? They seemed so loving during the New Year."

But Mom said that Xu Weiming was having an affair, and the baby was about to be born. When I called Mom, they had already gone to the county to get their divorce certificate; they were pretty quick.

"Just like that, you're divorced? Zou Yu didn't get anything? I heard Xu Weiming is making quite a bit of money outside, isn't he?" Judging from Zou Yu's tone that night, she wasn't going to just get divorced for nothing; she was going to take a piece of Xu Weiming's flesh.

Xu Mingwan held up three fingers. "I got three thousand yuan! But thinking about it, it's not worth it to become a second-time divorcee like this."

Zhang Xuemei scoffed, "If a man's heart isn't at home anymore, and he's having affairs outside, women should wake up. Taking money can make up for some of the losses; otherwise, they'll cry because they've lost both their love and their money!"

Xu Mingwan frowned, feeling depressed. "Third sister-in-law, why do women have to get married and have children? Zou Yu's actions have made me afraid of getting married."

I've never heard of anyone getting divorced in my entire life; they're probably the first in our village to do so!

Zhang Xuemei knew that her sister-in-law was sensitive and couldn't help but feel afraid about her future marriage when she saw Zou Yu like this. So she smiled and comforted her, "Xiao Wan, nothing in this world stays the same forever, let alone people!"

As long as we have our own abilities and don't place our hopes on others, nothing in the future can defeat us. Don't you agree?

Although Zhang Xuemei and Xu Minghan have been together for a lifetime, she still can't say for sure that they will stay together forever. People's hearts are fickle, and now that they have money, who knows what might happen!

That's why she wanted to stand on her own two feet and earn her own money; money is what gives people courage.