Xu Lanzhi had a hazy dream all night, and when she woke up, the sun was already high in the sky.

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She felt dizzy and lightheaded. Thinking about that messy dream, she laughed self-deprecatingly. She was already so old; what was she thinking about all day?

She has recovered from last night's negative emotions and is content as long as she takes good care of her children and lives a good life!

Perhaps because I got caught in the rain last night, I felt a little unwell, but my mood was suddenly bright and cheerful.

She got up and went outside. The sunlight was so warm that it was hard to open her eyes.

While Wang was tending to the lotus flowers in the vat, Xu Lanzhi called out, "Mother!"

Wang said with a loving expression, "Why didn't you sleep a little longer? Erzhuzi has been sick these past few days, and you've been taking care of everything in the fields. You've worked so hard!"

"Mother, I'm fine!" Xu Lanzhi said as she walked over and looked at the koi in the tank with Wang Shi.

"Lanzhi, Mother, there's something I need to discuss with you!" said Madam Wang.

“Mother, please speak!” Xu Lanzhi replied obediently.

Wang felt somewhat embarrassed to talk about it, as she also had her own selfish motives.

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Wang said, "It's Hongying. This morning, before you even got up, she begged me to be her matchmaker, saying she wanted to live with Erzhuzi!"

Xu Lanzhi was taken aback for a moment, then said, "This is a good thing. These days, Erzhuzi has benefited a lot from Hongying!"

When Wang saw that Xu Lanzhi agreed so readily, she felt relieved. This daughter-in-law was a sensible person.

Madam Wang sighed, "That's right. It's not easy for Hongying to raise three children on her own. Erzhuzi is getting on in years and it's time for him to settle down. Speaking of which, when your father was alive, he treated Erzhuzi like his own son."

Later, I was struggling to raise Dongsheng and his three siblings on my own, so I couldn't take care of him. If I could help him find a family, then when I meet your father on my way to the underworld, he might at least have a few complaints about me!

Xu Lanzhi suppressed her displeasure and said, "This is a good thing, Mother, you can make the decision!"

Wang patted Xu Lanzhi on the shoulder and said, "Hongying said she wants you to talk to Erzhuzi, but after thinking about it, I think it's more appropriate for this old woman to go."

Over the past few years, quite a few people have tried to introduce potential wives to Erzhuzi, but he hasn't taken a liking to any of them. His mother knows he has feelings for you!

"Mother!" Xu Lanzhi said, somewhat annoyed.

After a long silence, Madam Wang said, "Lanzhi, I can tell that you, like Dongsheng, have always treated him as your younger brother. So, no matter what others say over the years, I have always believed you."

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However, Hongying has been staying at Erzhuzi's house for so many days. Although she's supposedly taking care of a sick person, they're still a man and a woman alone together. It doesn't sound good, does it? If they could get married, it would be better for everyone, and no one would gossip anymore!

Xu Lanzhi was startled. Even her mother-in-law could see that Erzhuzi had feelings for her, but she herself was completely unaware. In truth, it was only because the two of them were afraid to face it and deliberately avoided it!

In any case, she and Erzhuzi were destined to be apart, and besides, he and Hongying had already done what should and shouldn't have happened. Thinking about it, Erzhuzi's feelings for her weren't worth much, otherwise, how could he have been so easily won over by Hongying?

Xu Lanzhi forced a smile and said, "Mother, I've been so busy lately. I'll have to trouble you with Hongying and Erzhuzi's affairs. I'll send them a generous gift to express my gratitude when they get married!"

Wang naturally noticed Xu Lanzhi's subtle changes, but it was enough that she agreed to Erzhuzi and Hongying's relationship.

Dong Sheng is oblivious to his own mortality. Xu Lanzhi manages the household very well, and if she really wants to get married, there's nothing anyone can do about it.

Meanwhile, Erzhuzi had driven Hongying away. Although it was inconvenient for him in his daily life, he was truly relieved. He had made up his mind that as long as Xu Lanzhi didn't remarry, he would stay by her side for the rest of his life.

In the morning, Erzhuzi woke up, but Hongying still hadn't appeared. He hummed a little tune happily.

But before she had been singing for very long, Hongying arrived with her three children, carrying large and small bags.

Erzhuzi wondered if he was seeing things. He rubbed his eyes and saw that it was indeed Hongying with the child. He was so startled that he jumped up and asked in surprise, "Hongying, why are you back again!"

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Hongying acted as if nothing had happened, seemingly having completely forgotten the humiliation of last night. She chuckled and said, "Brother Zhu, what are you saying? If I don't come, who will serve you?"

"Didn't you take the money and leave?" Erzhuzi didn't know why she had returned.

Hongying chuckled: "Brother Zhuzi, are you afraid I'll take your fifty taels of silver and run away? I've been getting food from you every day, all from Madam Xu's family. They don't say anything, but I feel bad about it."

Yesterday I took that fifty taels of silver; I used it to buy you some things. Look, there's meat, vegetables, and I even bought you two feet of cloth. I'll make you some clothes in a little while!

Erzhuzi was completely baffled. He questioned, "Hongying, are you alright? You didn't say that last night!"

Hongying smiled shyly and scolded, "How dare you mention last night? The children are all here. Don't talk nonsense. Anyway, I'm already yours!"

Erzhuzi felt as if he had been struck by lightning, and he was stunned. He said urgently, "Hongying, are you out of your mind? Nothing happened between us yesterday!"

Hongying's expression suddenly changed, and she said with snot and tears streaming down her face, "Erzhuzi, you're a real scoundrel! You pull up your pants and then deny everything. Don't you know what happened last night?!"

Erzhuzi was utterly speechless. He stammered, "I did have some bad thoughts last night, but I left, didn't I? You can't do this, Hongying! A person has to have a conscience!"

Hongying raised her voice and said tearfully, "Erzhuzi, how dare you talk to me about your conscience? Madam Xu asked me to take care of you while you were recovering, and you've already had ulterior motives towards me. Our clothes are still by the bathtub, aren't they?"

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We agreed on this last night, I'll give it to you, and today I brought the kids to recognize their father, how come you've changed your mind after just one night's sleep?

"Why am I so unlucky? I'm just a woman; if you don't acknowledge this, I'll have no way to survive. I can't let this go to waste! I'll go and call the villagers right now and let them judge this!"

Hongying shouted loudly, which frightened Erzhuzi. He pleaded, "Grandma, please keep your voice down. Let's talk this out. You can't twist the truth like this!"

Hongying was determined that even if she couldn't win Erzhuzi's heart, she would still win his body. In any case, she couldn't let him and Xu Lanzhi bully her for nothing.

Hongying calmed down and said, "Erzhuzi, I know you're not able to move around easily right now. I've thought of everything for you. I've already told my godmother what you did to me."

I told her to stand up for me, and that she had to take full responsibility for me!

Erzhuzi then realized that he had fallen into Hongying's trap. She was trying to make it clear that he had done something improper and was now trying to cling to him with the child.

Erzhuzi didn't like Hongying to begin with, and now that she had used such despicable means to frame him, Erzhuzi felt nothing but disgust towards her.

But Hongying insisted that he had done that to her, and there were still muddy clothes of the two of them by the bathtub. No matter how much he talked, he couldn't clear his name.

When Xu Lanzhi learned of this, Erzhuzi was completely at a loss. He had no idea how to deal with someone as ruthless as Hongying.

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The best course of action now is to appease her with kind words, even if it means giving her all the savings I've accumulated. The important thing is to prevent her from making a big fuss about this!

After thinking it over and over, Erzhuzi said to Hongying in a humble voice, "Hongying, I know you resent me, but it's really not your fault. It's not that I didn't want to do 'that' with you last night, it's just that I really didn't have the ability!"

"How about this? I've saved several hundred taels of silver this year, I'll give it all to you. You must be careful with it, so you can use it to raise your child!"

Hongying said in a low voice with a dark face, "Erzhuzi, don't think you can get rid of me with money. I can tell that you and Xu Lanzhi have been eyeing each other for a long time, haven't you? You two look so righteous, but who knows how many dirty things you've done behind the scenes. You look down on me, don't you? Let me tell you, I will never let you go. I'm going to stick to you and make sure you and Xu Lanzhi can never be together in this lifetime. I'm going to make you unhappy!"

After hearing this, Erzhuzi was so angry that he could hardly speak: "You vicious woman, we have no grudges against each other, and Lanzhi has been so good to you, how can you repay kindness with enmity!"