At that time, she broke off the engagement in public, causing him to lose face in front of famous students.
If he could win three first prizes in a row and hold a high position of power, those who laughed at him because she broke off the engagement would respectfully call him "Prime Minister!"
By then, they could probably divorce with a smile.
The grudges were resolved and the contradictions were eliminated.
It's good for him and it's good for her too.
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“Sister-in-law!”
Fu Beimo jumped in front of Yan Funing and pulled her out of her thoughts.
"Want to eat sugar-roasted chestnuts?" she asked.
Fu Beimo nodded honestly: "I want to!"
"I'll get it right away."
Yan Funing went to the kitchen, put the meat and vegetables there, and then went to the main room carrying the backpack.
Wan Niang heard her come in and asked, "What did Fu Ning buy at the market?"
"I bought six packets of seeds. When the weather gets milder, we can start planting greens, long beans, green beans, pumpkins, chives, and peppers."
Yan Funing took out six small paper bags containing seeds and placed them on the table against the wall.
Fu Nanyao asked, "Is there nothing to eat?"
"Yes." Yan Funing took out two paper bags from her backpack. "One bag contains sugar-roasted chestnuts. I promised Bei Mo. The other bag contains peanuts and sunflower seeds. They were given to me by the restaurant owner Liu."
Fu Beimo hurriedly opened the two paper bags and threw a peanut into his mouth: "Well, Manager Liu is a good man, a little old man who loves to laugh."
Wan Niang laughed: "It's as if you've seen it before."
Fu Beimo muttered, "I've seen him before. Last time he gave me peanuts and sunflower seeds, I went there with my sister-in-law."
He is a little stupid, but he has a good memory.
Yan Funing smiled and said, "That's true, but Shopkeeper Liu can't be considered an old man. He looks to be in his forties."
At this time, Fu Nanyao's hand slowly reached out to the sugar-roasted chestnuts.
Seeing this, Fu Beimo slapped the back of her hand and said, "My sister-in-law bought this. You are not allowed to eat it without my permission!"
Fu Nanyao retracted her hand, rubbed the back of her hand that was hurt by her brother's slap, and said angrily: "Smelly Beimo, don't be so disrespectful."
Fu Beimo snorted and concentrated on peeling chestnuts.
While he was not paying attention, Fu Nanyao quickly took action and grabbed a handful of sugar-roasted chestnuts.
Yan Funing saw this but ignored her, saying to her mother-in-law, "My husband earned one and a half taels of silver for the books he copied. One tael of silver was used to buy cloth. Five pieces in total. You can choose the colors you like to make clothes."
Wan Niang smiled and nodded: "Okay."
At this time, the youngest son handed the freshly peeled chestnut meat to her lips. She ate it in one bite and praised it, "Mmm, sweet and fragrant."
Yan Funing took out the oil lamp and said, "I bought three oil-saving lamps this time, one for each room."
Fu Beimo said happily: "Then I don't have to sleep in the dark to save candles."
Fu Nanyao retorted: "I didn't ask you to save money in the first place."
He was just being silly and went to bed in the dark last night.
Fu Beimo wrinkled his nose at her, took a lamp and went back to his room, then came back quickly.
Fu Nanyao picked and chose among the remaining two lamps, and finally chose the one with smooth edges and took it back to the room.
Yan Funing took the remaining oil-saving lamp and ten candles to the west wing.
When she returned to the main room again, Fu Beimo and Fu Nanyao were already there.
Fu Nanyao watched her come in and muttered softly, "I wonder if they bought any other vegetables this time?"
"Buy it, I saw it a long time ago." Fu Beimo shouted.
He sat next to his mother and peeled chestnuts and ate them obediently.
Divide the chestnut into two halves, eat half yourself and give the other half to your mother.
Yan Funing said, "I bought some meat as usual, as well as dried tofu, fried tofu, taro, and celery. Let's try a different flavor today."
Fu Nanyao whispered again: "That's about right."
Wan Niang heard her daughter's words sting again, so she pulled her aside and nodded with a smile, "I like whatever Fu Ning cooks."
Fu Nanyao twisted her body, obviously very unhappy with her mother's accusations.
Yan Funing glanced at her, sat down calmly, took a sugar-roasted chestnut, peeled it and ate it.
I thought it tasted good, so I took a small plate, put ten chestnuts in it, and also put a handful of peanuts and sunflower seeds in it.
Seeing this, Fu Nanyao shouted, "What are you doing?"
"I'll leave it to your brother, is that a problem?"
Yan Funing stood up and saw some books someone had bought wrapped in paper in the backpack. She picked them up and took them all back to the west wing.
Fu Nanyao moved her lame leg and said unhappily, "Mom, you heard her speak to me like that."
Wan Niang patted her on the back and said, "Go apologize to your sister-in-law!"
In the west wing, Yan Funing put the paper package containing the books neatly away and placed a plate filled with peanuts, melon seeds and chestnuts next to the pen holder.
At this time, Fu Nanyao came over reluctantly.
"My mother asked me to apologize. You know, it was you who scolded our whole family first. I can't possibly apologize to you."
Yan Funing didn't respond, but pointed to the five pieces of cloth piled on the bed and said, "These colors are all good, right? You can choose the ones you like to make clothes."
Fu Nanyao sneered: "Are you trying to please me?"
"That's fine if you want to..." Yan Funing asked patiently, "Can you teach me how to make clothes?"
Fu Nanyao entered the west wing, touched the material, and a look of disdain flashed across her eyes: "What if I don't want to?"
She looked her up and down and said, "How come you only learned to be sharp-tongued in the Yan family and didn't learn needlework? Or are you afraid that my brother would dislike you, so you insist that I teach you?"
Yan Funing calmly sat on the edge of the bed. "The fabric was bought by your brother, so you can choose first. The ingredients were bought with my money. If you want to eat them, shouldn't you say thank you to me? I've cooked all the meals these past few days. When you eat, it's fine if you don't thank me, but is it fun to make sarcastic remarks and find fault with me?"
Fu Nanyao's eyes widened in surprise. "Are you saying this to settle a score with me?" He paused slightly and said angrily, "I'm telling you, this is really interesting. Very interesting! I just like seeing you feel wronged and helpless."
After saying that, she sat down on the round stool next to the desk.
Yan Funing was sitting, and she was standing with a limp, so she lost in momentum.
She couldn't afford to lose, so she raised her neck high and said contemptuously, "I'm telling you, my brother said he won't like you, so just give up! Even if you tell him what I did to you today, he won't help you."
Yan Funing's expression was calm. "Yes, I know. Also, if you want to ridicule me, you can do so as much as you want in the next two years. I won't stop you from eating, but whether the food is delicious or not is my business."
Fu Nanyao frowned, "You're not planning to poison the food, are you?"
Yan Funing shook her head: "I don't want to get involved in a murder lawsuit."
"No, why did you say two years?" Fu Nanyao's brows knitted tighter and tighter. "You're going to give me a hard time in two years? Aren't you giving me a hard time now?"
Yan Funing stood up, took out the divorce papers from the box, and carefully unfolded them for her to see.
"This is the divorce letter your brother wrote to me on our wedding night. I will automatically divorce you after two years."
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