However, her second brother had a reputation as a second-rate person in the village, and wanting to marry the flower-like Sister Qiuye was like a sow wanting to climb a tree.

It's even more difficult! Father Xu also thought his son was daydreaming: "Second brother, Qiu Ye works in the supply and marketing cooperative in town, how could he possibly like you.

Let’s not talk about Qiuye, their parents are still hoping that Qiuye will marry into a leader’s family in the county in the future, and our family is not worthy of that.”

Brother Xu knew this would be the result. He took a bite of the multi-grain steamed bun in his hand and said nothing.

Xu's mother was somewhat tempted. It was true that Qiu Ye worked in the supply and marketing cooperative, but weren't her parents also from the country?

If her son could really marry a girl who worked in the supply and marketing cooperative, he would have a way to buy things in the future.

"What do you all mean? I think our second child is pretty good, and he goes well with Qiu Ye.

"Second brother, tell me the truth. Are you and Qiuye still in touch? Weren't you two good friends when you were little?"

Brother Xu didn't expect that Mother Xu would support him, and his eyes were filled with tears: "Mom, do you think I am worthy of Qiu Ye?"

Mother Xu raised her head proudly: "How can you not be worthy of him? You are at least a junior high school graduate, and we are not bad looking. Your father is the captain of our village, and your third brother is still working in a transportation company.

Our family is one of the best after all, and your little sister is so pretty, how come we are not worthy of Qiu Ye?"

After hearing what his mother said, Second Brother Xu lost his courage even more. His mother was not praising him at all. This was a disguised way of praising his father, his third brother and his little sister.

"Mom, please stop talking. I'm not as pretty as my younger sister, I don't have a job like my third brother, and I'm not as capable as my dad. How can I possibly be worthy of Qiu Ye? Please stop teasing me."

Seeing his spineless look, Xu's mother got angry: "Why are you not worthy? Didn't you and Qiuye get along well before? Why don't you keep in touch now? Does that girl have a boyfriend? If not, your dad and I will find a matchmaker for you."

When Second Brother Xu heard what Xu's mother said, he was shocked and quickly shook his head to refuse. If his parents really came to visit Qiu Ye's parents, then he would have no chance at all.

"If we don't go, then you go by yourself?" asked Xu's mother.

Brother Xu immediately backed down, but was afraid that something bad would happen to his parents, so he forced himself to nod and agree.

After breakfast, Xu's father took the whole family to work. There was not much work today, so Xu's mother stayed at home and did not go to work.

Xu's mother cleared the dishes on the table and went to wash them. Xu Ying saw this and followed her to the kitchen to help.

Xu's mother was reluctant to let her precious child do this kind of work, so she immediately pushed Xu Ying out and said, "Go to the house and rest. If you have nothing to do, read a book. I'll do this work."

Xu Ying had no choice but to walk to the chicken coop and put three eggs into the nest while no one was paying attention.

Thinking that the food at home was kept in Xu's mother's room, she ran to the kitchen and grabbed Xu's mother's arm: "Mom, I remember there are still pastries in your room, right?

I'm hungry and want to eat one. Give me the key and I'll go get one."

"It's the same place. The key is in the iron box under my bed. Go get it yourself."

Upon hearing this, Xu Ying happily walked into the main room and rummaged under her mother's bed and found the iron box.

Holding the key, Xu Ying ran swiftly to the large box where the grain was stored, quickly opened the box, and saw three bags in the box.

The two large bags contained millet and corn grits, and there was a small bag containing about five kilograms of flour.

Fortunately, Xu Ying was not picky in her previous life and collected almost everything she saw. She had millet and corn grits in her space, and this time the novice gift package included corn grits.

After adding some white flour and corn grits into the box, Xu Ying quickly closed the box.

Then she ran to the cabinet where Xu's mother kept her things and opened it. She took out a pastry from inside and put the key back to its original place.

"Mom, I'm going to take Shitou and Huzi to the back hill to see if we can find any pheasant eggs." Xu Ying swaggered to the kitchen door with a puff pastry in her hand.

Seeing her daughter eating the pastry in big mouthfuls, Xu's mother was as happy as if she were eating it herself: "Okay, you can go if you want, but you can't go into the mountains, understand?"

Xu Ying obediently promised not to go.

Go to the mountain and keep an eye on your aunt, don't let anything happen to her."

Shitou put down the chicken basin he had just picked up: "Grandma, I will definitely keep an eye on my aunt and won't let her go to the mountains."

Mother Xu nodded with satisfaction.

Xu Ying looked at her mother and felt helpless. She was already eighteen years old and an adult, so why did her mother still think of her as a child?

Shitou went to the backyard to get a backpack and a sickle: "Aunt, let's go."

Xu Ying took Hu Zi by the hand, and the three of them went out humming a little tune.

Xujia Village is backed by a mountain and there is a big river in the village. When Xu Ying passed by the river, her thoughts became a little dazed.

The reason why she fell into the river had something to do with Dong Wenzhong and Chen Yanran.

She liked Dong Wenzhong before, and she would follow him wherever he went.

That day she saw Dong Wenzhong and Chen Yanran talking about something in front of a big tree beside the river. Out of curiosity, she wanted to run over and eavesdrop.

Who knew that she was so busy eavesdropping that she forgot to look at her feet and stepped on a stone, slipped and fell into the river.

"Aunt, let's go." Shitou looked at his aunt in a daze and reached out to pull her.

Xu Ying came back to her senses, looked away, and headed towards the back mountain.

There is not much work in the fields today, and fewer people are working. Many women have sat down at the gossip hall in the village to chat about family matters.

Xu Ying wanted to walk over quickly with Hu Zi, but before she could get there, the gossipy woman Zhang Da Cao saw her and asked, "Xu Ying, where are you going? Are you going to look for Dong Zhiqing again?"

Zhang Dacao looked at Xu Ying teasingly, just waiting for this girl to embarrass Xu Jianguo.

Xu Ying glanced at Zhang Dacao, and she might be disappointed. She smiled at the aunties and sisters-in-law sitting there gossiping and said, "Auntie Cao, what are you talking about? Why would I go to see Dong Zhiqing if I have nothing to do?

By the way, I just saw Xiangdong go to the educated youth center. Could he be going to work for Chen Yanran again? Oh, I feel so sorry for Aunt Cao. You said you raised Xiangdong with great difficulty, but he turned out to be a traitor. Sigh!" Xu Ying said, looking at her with a distressed look on her face.

When Zhang Dacao heard that his son had gone to the educated youth camp, he was immediately furious. This brat treated him as an enemy. It was really a sin.

"Auntie Cao, where are you going?" Xu Ying shouted with glee as she watched her quickly leave.

Zhang Dacao was so angry that she wanted to go find her silly and stupid son.

Xu Ying won the game against Zhang Dacao directly.

Just as she was about to leave, her third grandmother's daughter-in-law came up to Xu Ying and pulled her away from the gossip center: "Yingying, tell your aunt why you beat Dong Zhiqing yesterday."

"Did you two have a fight, or do you no longer like him?"

Everyone in the village knew that Xu Ying liked Dong Zhiqing. It was no longer a secret at all.

The third branch of the Xu family knew this matter very well. Wang Lanhua had always looked down on Dong Zhiqing, who was a useless person who could not do anything.

Her niece is pretty, well-looking, and favored at home. If she lives with Dong Zhiqing, the two of them will have a hard life.

Now Yingying is not married, so she is spoiled by her cousin. But in the future, when she gets married, her in-laws will not spoil her.

When her cousin's wife gets old, who can this girl rely on for help?

(End of this chapter)