"There's no problem at all. It's just that I have some old ailments. I'm waiting for Xiao Li to take me home and bring back three courses of medicated plasters. I'll apply them when I get back. They won't cure it, but they won't flare up again."

Er Ya brought the child over and sat down opposite Doctor Sun.

"The child is quite healthy, there are no problems."

"Madam, would you like to take another look?"

"Dr. Sun, please take a look at me. I feel that there is nothing wrong with my body, and there is nothing wrong with the child either."

"Hmm, that's pretty good. Eat more whole grains and drink more bone broth and bird's nest in the future. If you really don't want to eat them, you don't have to."

Zhang Hongmei was overjoyed; she no longer needed to eat bird's nest, which was the best option.

"Have Xiao Li bring back some muscle-relaxing pills later. After taking them for a few days, you won't need to have bloodletting."

"Doctor, I'd rather take the medicine." Li Cuihua didn't want to have acupuncture or bloodletting.

"Yes, Madam, I'll head back now. Call me if you need anything."

"Thank you, Dr. Sun."

After Su Chen saw Dr. Sun off, the atmosphere in the living room became particularly relaxed.

"Hongmei, my parents are fine. I'm going to school today. I'll come back tonight."

"Sister Er Ya, you're getting married in a week. Why don't you ask for leave today? Shouldn't you get the marriage certificate first?"

"The classes right now are really important. I'd like to ask for leave tomorrow morning, okay, Cheng Guangxu?"

"Sure, I'll drive you there."

After watching her daughter and son-in-law leave, she said, "Hongmei, I'll go check if their new house is still missing anything?"

"Alright, let's wait for Cheng Guangxu to come back before you go. Let's go find Grandma."

"What do you want from me? I hate doctors, so I waited until he left before I came out."

"Grandma, you really should have them take your pulse."

"No need. Life and death are preordained, and wealth and status are determined by fate. I know my own situation."

"Mistress, that's what I think too."

Hu Aifen took the child and sat down next to Li Cuihua.

"Cuihua, you don't need to prepare anything for Erya. They won't be living in their new house for more than a few days, so buying too much stuff will just leave it there. We've prepared six sets of luggage, and the rest of the groom's things are quite complete."

“Sister-in-law, I’m relieved that you’ve taken care of the luggage. Er Ya still has a year before graduation, and her husband is often away from home. I’ve prepared everything that she needs, and I won’t buy anything else that’s not very useful. They can get those themselves later. So there’s no need to go and see her.”

"Well, you should rest. We'll have the son-in-law take Maocai to take a look later."

"Yes, if we don't have a sewing machine, we'll have to buy one. This one won't break, and we can use it as soon as we pick it up."

"The son-in-law is ready."

"Guangxu is such a good kid. We won't have to worry about Erya for the rest of her life."

"You're absolutely right? You're much less troublesome than me."

"Sister-in-law, don't overthink it. They'll understand when they grow up."

"What do you know? I can't be bothered with any of them. Jingze will take care of me when I die, that's enough."

"They'll know when they have children."

"Just wait and see. I've already come to terms with it. As long as your older brother and I are alive and well, and have taken care of the old folks, why should we care about them?"

Zhang Hongmei observed Hu Aifen and felt that the old lady had truly come to terms with things, and that children and grandchildren have their own blessings.

“Jianguo doesn’t know what’s going on yet. My husband and I disagreed at first, thinking we should get to know each other better before getting married, but he was determined to be with her. That was the first time Jianguo went against his father’s wishes.”

Now look what's happened! He's acting like a complete idiot again, threatening divorce. Ugh! I'm so angry with him!

"Why bother with them? They're all getting on in years. You have to take good care of yourself. Although Er Ya has found a husband, he has no family. You'll have to take care of him when he has children. Also, Shi Tou and San Ya are still young. You have a lot to do."

"I know, I understand. I have to live well, I'm still waiting to find a wife for my Pengfei!"

The child thought he was being teased, so he grinned with a toothless smile, drool dripping from the corner of his mouth as he coughed.

“You’re destined to be a hard worker. But we can raise our child ourselves and he’ll be successful. If he really goes with Jianguo and his wife, I’m afraid it will ruin his future.”

"That's what Er Ya said too. My Pengfei will definitely amount to something in the future, we can't let them spoil him."

Zhang Hongmei especially liked it this way; it would be even better if everyone could sit on the kang (heated brick bed). Listening to the everyday chatter of family members, she felt that life in Liujiatun was still the best.

"By the way, Hongmei, Wang Jianshe got married. That quiet, unassuming Ryukyu kid actually managed to find a girl from the city."

"Really? The village chief must be overjoyed! Did they throw a big celebration?"

"It wasn't a big celebration, just a dozen or so tables. That wife of hers is obviously formidable. Xiao Rui was nitpicking and was left speechless by her retort."

"Hehe, the village chief's wife definitely won't agree?"

"Well, I'm not entirely satisfied, but I'm willing to work on the project."

And they even bought them houses in the city, I heard they're not too far from your home.

"That's pretty good. All ten people from our village who went out have made it to the city, right?"

"Well, Shuangcun isn't married yet. But he's bought a house. Over the years, he hasn't given any money to his family; he's kept it all for himself. Shuangcun is such a thoughtful kid."

"He has a house, a good job, and he won't have trouble finding a wife." Zhang Hongmei felt that Shuangcun was the best-looking among the ten of them, and he really shouldn't be unable to find a wife.

"All that's left in our village is Er Lengzi. I don't know what he's thinking; I introduced him to someone, but he won't even meet me."

He's the only one left in his family, and he's doing well—no one's watching him, he's running wild."

"Grandma, you have to take care of him."

“I scolded him. He wouldn’t listen, and he even joked around with me, saying that he needs you to help him find a wife.”

"He didn't tell me either?"

"We can't control it anymore. Now that we've gone to another place, it's even more remote and far from the reach of the central government."

"Grandma, write him a letter later. If he doesn't give us some details, we'll find him a wife and send her over."

Su Chen listened, somewhat lost in thought. Zhang Hongmei called her name twice. Suddenly, she remembered that Er Lengzi had indeed said he wanted to marry Su Chen. Could there really be a chance for them?

Zhang Hongmei wrote several pages of text, including the old lady's words, Li Cuihua's words, Liu Maocai's words, and Hu Aifen's words, with her own words listed last. It was basically a series of threats.

"Hehe, if he doesn't confess honestly, we'll just send someone honest to him." Hu Aifen thought this was a good idea.

"I've taken a liking to him. We're his elders, so let the elders make the decision. Let's see what he does then."

"Su Chen, go and deliver this letter to my grandfather, and ask him to find a way to get it over with."

"yes."

After Su Chen left, "Grandma, Er Lengzi once joked with me about marrying Su Chen."

"Is that the little girl from earlier?"