Zhang Yulan went back into the room and packed a set of underwear for her daughter into her bag.
"Sister-in-law, I can't ride a bicycle."
After all the equipment was set up, Moshi made a rather unromantic remark.
"I'll give you a ride." Su Xiaonuan pushed out her bicycle and patted the back seat. "Hurry up and get on, catch the last bus."
There are no direct buses from the town to the province; people have to wait at the station for buses from the county or city. The county and city send two buses to the provincial capital every day.
"Mommy, I want to go too!" DouDou and GuoGuo grabbed onto the bicycle, eager to get on.
Zhang Yulan and Aunt Hua each took one of the children.
The two children opened their arms, and when they saw their mother and aunt leave, they burst into tears.
Su Xiaonuan felt a pang of pain in her heart as she listened to the children's cries.
"Sister-in-law, do you think my brother will scold me if he finds out?"
Why would I curse at you?
“If Lan Yin and Jiang Yi did that, wouldn’t they have to get married? If Jiang Yi gets married, you’ll have no hope and will just live a peaceful life with my brother.”
You overthink things!
"Personally, I really hope that Jiang Yi and Lan Yin can be together. That way, my brother's happiness will be saved. If I don't help Aunt Hua and Jiang Yi, I will feel guilty for the rest of my life. My mother is just as conflicted as I am. But we couldn't resist Aunt Hua's pleas for help, so we compromised."
"Now you have no choice but to stop it from happening. It will be good for both Jiang Yi and Lan Yin. If something really happens and the Jiang family doesn't allow Lan Yin to marry into the family, it will be even more painful."
“You city people are too materialistic and greedy. If you marry my brother, your family will cut ties with you. If Lan Yin marries Jiang Yi, I bet the Jiang family will cut ties with him too.”
“My family isn’t materialistic; they’re disgusted that I did something so shameful before I was even married, and that I betrayed Jiang Yi’s feelings.”
"Then why doesn't the Jiang family allow Jiang Yi to be with Lan Yin? She's a college student now!"
"As for his character, Jiang Yi's family is actually quite nice. I guess they saw through Lan Yin."
“Sister-in-law, Lan Yin is such a good actress, we’ve been fooled by her for so many years. She definitely won’t reveal her true self before she achieves her wish, so how could she let the Jiang family see through her?” Mo Xi sat on the back of the bicycle, her arms still wrapped around Su Xiaonuan’s waist.
“Jiang Yi’s grandfather and father were both soldiers, and his mother was a military doctor. They are incredibly perceptive and can see right through people with their experience. They can really see through people with bad intentions at a glance.” Su Xiaonuan pedaled hard on her bicycle.
"She really brought this on herself. If she hadn't schemed against you and my brother, and had just obediently married my brother and had children, my brother would definitely have treated her well. She went to great lengths to become Jiang Yi's girlfriend and even got into university. She might not have even been able to enter the Jiang family. She really harmed herself and others. She deserved it!"
"Those who reap what they sow will not live!"
"That's good too. Otherwise, if my brother married Lan Yin, our family would be in trouble. It's best if you become my sister-in-law." Lan Yin suddenly felt very fortunate.
...
The two women, sister-in-law and aunt, rode their bicycles and chatted as they went. They quickly caught up with Lan Yin and her daughter, who were each carrying two large bags and were walking with great difficulty. They kept stopping and starting along the way, and they hadn't even reached the town yet.
Su Xiaonuan deliberately pressed the bicycle bell, causing the mother and daughter, who were struggling to walk, to turn around with joy, thinking that a savior could help them. Even if she couldn't give them a ride, she would be happy if she could take their luggage to town.
Upon seeing that it was Ban Xiaonuan, both mother and daughter turned their heads to the side at the same time.
Moxi laughed out loud from the back seat of the car. "Sister-in-law, look how disheveled they are."
Enraged, Li Chunxiang grabbed a handful of dirt from the ground and threw it at the smug Moxi. However, the bicycle was speeding along, and her handful of dirt could only be thrown into the air.
"This is infuriating!" Li Chunxiang said indignantly. "Even this brat dares to laugh at us."
"Mom, let's go!" Lan Yin said, carrying a bag. "If we don't hurry, we'll miss the last bus. It's not worth staying in town for the night. We need to be careful with our money. We'll have to rent a place in the provincial capital."
"Oh, my life is so miserable!" Li Chunxiang had no choice but to continue on her way, carrying the two largest bags of luggage. "Getting into university made me feel proud for a while, but now I'm back to square one."
"Mom, what's the point of saying all this?" Lan Yin said angrily. "You think I'm shameful? Then why did you make me do this in the first place? If you hadn't done it this way, you wouldn't even have had a chance to hold your head high for a moment."
"Okay, okay, your mother didn't say anything, so don't be angry anymore." Li Chunxiang stopped talking.
While waiting for the bus at the station, Su Xiaonuan bought some snacks for Moxi to take with her, and went to Xingwang Restaurant to find a water bottle to fill with water for Moxi to take on the road.
"Sister-in-law, I won't take these. You can take them back for DouDou and GuoGuo. They're all grown up, why do they need snacks? I'll just take the water." MoXi insisted on not taking any snacks with her.
As they were talking, a tractor stopped by the roadside, and Lan Yin and her daughter jumped off. The driver even helped them unload their luggage.
"Heh, you even hitched a ride." Mo Xi raised his chin.
"Don't worry about them, just mind your own business. Once you get on the bus, don't sit too close to them, keep your distance, so they don't cause you trouble," Su Xiaonuan instructed her.
"Xiao Nuan, Mo Xi." Li Yuehua ran over carrying her luggage.
"Boss lady, where are you going?" the two women asked at the same time.
“Going to the provincial capital.” Li Yuehua waved her luggage. “It was a last-minute decision. I need to go to the provincial capital to take care of some business and buy some ingredients. With Moxi coming along, I won’t need to call another helper.”
"That's wonderful!" Mo Xi jumped up and down, grabbing Li Yuehua's hand. "With the boss lady by my side, I'm not afraid of getting lost in the provincial capital."
Upon hearing Moxi's words, Lan Yin muttered disdainfully, "Country bumpkin!"
Li Yuehua, who happened to be back-to-back with Lan Yin, immediately turned around. "Who are you calling a country bumpkin?"
"Who are you?" Li Chunxiang shoved Li Yuehua.
"You're not qualified to ask." Li Yuehua snorted, staring intently at Lan Yin again. "Who did you just call a bumpkin?"
"Anyway, I didn't scold you." Lan Yin glanced at Mo Xi.
"Are you going to insult her?" Li Yuehua wanted to stand up for Moxi. "Insulting her is not allowed either. She is my goddaughter's aunt. If you insult her, you are insulting me."
The goddaughter's aunt?
Li Chunxiang sized up Li Yuehua, who indeed had the air of a big sister. She pulled her daughter behind her and said with a smile, "I'm sorry, I was in a bad mood just now. She was scolding me, scolding me for bringing so many bags to the provincial capital, and calling me a country bumpkin."
Li Yuehua was relieved. Anyone who dared to curse her on her turf was asking for death. If she shouted, the people in the restaurant would rush out to help.
Su Xiaonuan stared at Lan Yin with a sharp look.
Now that the landlady is taking care of Moxi, Xiaonuan is completely at ease.
The three chatted and laughed. A few minutes later, a large bus arrived. It was a bus from the city bound for the provincial capital, and there were still quite a few seats inside.
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