But her heart ached as if it were being stabbed.
Nevertheless, she understood that this would at least allow her to recoup some of the bride price.
Although it was only a thousand yuan.
But at least it's better than getting nothing at all and bleeding to death.
After hearing the reassuring answer from her mother-in-law, Zhu Xiuqin and Shen Zhiyu returned home one after the other, relieved.
Before long, the news that Shen Zhiyu and Liu Yuelan were getting married spread throughout the entire Qingshan Village.
The whole village was talking about it.
Su Qingzhi was not surprised at all when she learned about this.
She had followed a certain plot in a novel back then.
Shen Zhiyu and Liu Yuelan were originally the main couple.
The two were the center of attention, the most talked-about couple in the entire book.
But now, Su Qingzhi is no longer a minor character in the book.
Because she obtained the ring with a mysterious spatial dimension ahead of time after the accident.
Her eyes narrowed slightly, and she chuckled softly to herself.
"Let's see how glorious you are! Whether this will have a happy ending like in the novel is still uncertain."
At the same time, Shen Zhiyu finally got his wish and was able to marry Liu Yuelan.
He seemed to float away, walking with a gust of wind, his face beaming with smiles.
In just three days, he could no longer hide his excitement.
"Did you hear that, sister-in-law? Yuelan is coming back with me tonight, so cook some of your best dishes, don't just do a perfunctory job."
He spoke with great enthusiasm.
"She doesn't really like spicy food; she prefers milder flavors, so don't cook dishes that are too oily or salty, otherwise she won't like them."
Shen Zhiyu continued explaining.
Su Qingzhi kept her head down, quietly eating the rice in her bowl spoonful by spoonful, her movements of picking up food were not affected at all, and her face showed no extra emotions.
Not responding, and not only that, not even a perfunctory smile.
Sitting to the side, Shen Cunpu glanced at his wife silently and noticed that she was a little depressed. Feeling sorry for her, he didn't say much. He simply picked up a piece of her favorite green vegetable with his chopsticks and put it into her bowl.
The couple's little interactions didn't make it seem like things were going very well.
But it was clearly an unspoken understanding, as if they had completely forgotten that there were other people in the house.
At the dinner table, Zhu Xiuqin felt angry because Su Qingzhi remained silent. Her face darkened, and she slammed her chopsticks heavily against the rim of her bowl.
It made a crisp "ding" sound.
"Su Qingzhi! Don't you have any manners? Didn't you hear your brother-in-law instructing you on what to do?"
"Mom, banging on the bowl is a tradition passed down from the older generation. They say that banging on the bowl will bring you poverty."
Su Qingzhi remained calm, not even raising her head.
"Besides, the meal I'm cooking now is for my husband."
As she spoke, she slowly raised her head.
"You're already being generous by eating together; don't expect me to serve you and that Liu Yuelan."
"It's fine if you want to bring her home for dinner, but you'll have to figure out what you want to eat yourself. Don't expect me to serve you both."
She added a sentence.
Although she didn't swear or curse, her words weren't particularly rude or offensive.
But it's enough for people to hear clearly and for the meaning to be expressed plainly.
If it weren't for the fact that her relationship with Shen Cunpu was in a sweet period recently and she was able to keep her emotions relatively stable, she probably would have already disregarded her image and slapped him across the face.
She's not someone who can be easily manipulated.
What's going on here?!
How dare you point fingers at her so arrogantly!
"You—! How could you…"
How dare you talk to me like that!
Shen Zhiyu was so angry that his face turned red and he could barely speak.
But he knew very well that the most important thing right now was to ensure that dinner that evening was properly served.
He remembered that Liu Yuelan had said at noon that she would come to see his home in the afternoon.
It wouldn't be good if the food was too bad.
After all, Su Qingzhi was the only person in the whole family who could cook decent meals.
He gritted his teeth, trying to suppress the anger in his heart, and swallowed his curses.
Suppressing his humiliation, he put on a smile again and said to Su Qingzhi, "Oh dear, sister-in-law, I was being rude and spoke too impulsively. I'll have to trouble you to cook some good dishes tonight."
He paused, then added another sentence.
"Furthermore, Yuelan has also said that she will be marrying into the family soon, and then you will all be family. Take this opportunity to get to know each other better."
She doesn't believe in that stuff at all.
She slowly put down her chopsticks.
He then spread his hands and said calmly, "Sure, I'll make whatever you want to eat, but—"
She paused slightly, raising an eyebrow.
"You have to give me the money first before I can go buy groceries."
The moment she mentioned the word "money," Shen Zhiyu's expression froze.
His previous carefree demeanor vanished instantly, as if he had been doused with cold water.
He stammered twice and chuckled a few times, but couldn't utter a single word.
The two stared at each other in silence for a few seconds.
After a while, he managed a forced smile, trying to defuse the awkward situation.
"Sister-in-law, we're family, there's no need to be so polite."
Su Qingzhi remained silent, only glancing at him lightly.
Shen Zhiyu felt a little uneasy and quickly added another sentence.
“I know you’re a person who cares about your reputation, and you wouldn’t want others to say that our Shen family is stingy.”
After saying that, he even patted his chest, as if he were a truly generous and magnanimous younger brother.
However, before he could finish speaking, he had already stood up impatiently, grabbed a towel from the table, wiped his mouth haphazardly, and turned and walked away without even finishing his meal.
Fearing that if they walked too slowly, Su Qingzhi would chase after them and demand the money for the vegetables that they hadn't yet paid, they were afraid that if they walked too slowly, Su Qingzhi would chase after them and demand the money for the vegetables that they hadn't paid yet.
Zhu Xiuqin sat to the side and silently ate a few bites of food without saying anything, but her face was somewhat gloomy.
She also knew the reason behind what had just happened.
She had just lost a lot of her savings to Shen Zhiyu, and she was already holding a grudge.
At this moment, he had no mind to pay attention to these people anymore, so he simply picked up his bowl and got up.
Although Shen Mingyu and Shen Mingyi are young, they have been exposed to the world since childhood and have long since learned to read people's expressions and moods.
They silently shouldered their schoolbags, left the table without a word, and quietly slipped away.
Only Shen Cunpu and Su Qingzhi remained in the kitchen.
Shen Cunpu stood there and looked at Su Qingzhi for a moment, a wry smile creeping onto his lips.
"Honey, it's his business if he wants to put on a show, just ignore him."
"good."
Su Qingzhi responded softly, her eyes softening slightly.
"Go get to work first, we can deal with tonight's matters later."
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