"They're both eighteen! That's not young anymore."
Madam Su held Lu Cuilan's hand and kindly advised, "Look at my Tangtang, she's the same age as your daughter, and her child is already three years old. Your daughter, on the other hand, doesn't even have a marriage prospect yet."
If you ask me, even though Song Jun is gone, you should advise your daughter to be more open-minded, lest she waste her life becoming an old maid. You should quickly arrange a marriage for him! The wedding banquet can wait until things are settled; the important thing is to arrange a marriage now so they can support each other on their journey.”
Lu Cuilan's heart turned cold. Judging from Su's expression, she was very satisfied with Jiang Tangtang's daughter-in-law and did not want her own daughter to become her daughter-in-law, thus strengthening their kinship ties.
Since Madam Su has said so, she no longer needs to embarrass her daughter.
Lu Cuilan said coldly, "Peiru, come back here."
Fang Peiru was blinded by rage and only wanted to catch Jiang Tangtang and teach her a lesson. She didn't listen to her mother's words.
Lu Cuilan walked over and grabbed her ear, saying, "What are you still making a scene for? Don't you think you've disgraced the Fang family enough? Come back with me now, or you'll only provoke your uncle and aunt to further displease them."
As she spoke, she looked at Old Man Lu, her eyes full of resentment.
Old Lu sighed and opened his mouth to speak, but was stopped by Su, who came over.
Lu Cuilan was both angry and disappointed, and finally she left with Fang Peiru.
"Don't even think about marrying your cousin anymore. I'll find you a good match. You better behave yourself these next few days."
"Mother!" Fang Peiru looked at her mother's cold face in panic, feeling extremely regretful.
How could she have forgotten her plan with Wang Ergou and gone to argue with that bitch Jiang Tangtang?
Lu Cuilan said angrily, "Stop shouting. You saw your uncle and aunt's attitude today. They treat the Jiang family like a treasure now and don't want to strengthen our ties with them. My eldest daughter is perfectly fine, and she's not unable to get married. Why should I go through this humiliation?"
Fang Peiru's voice rose sharply, "Who has Mother taken a liking to? Is she going to say Shi Dali again?"
“It’s not like only our village has men. I’ve inquired and found out that if we keep going forward, we’ll reach Yihe County soon. I’ve heard that Yihe County is wealthy, and maybe they can find you a good family there.”
Lu Cuilan was trying to persuade her daughter, and at the same time comforting herself, "Your cousin only seems to be doing well on the road when he's fleeing from war, but in terms of daily life, he's still not as good as a scholar."
"Didn't Mother say the other day that scholars are physically weak and not as reliable as my cousin?" Fang Peiru said in a muffled voice.
"That's only because that useless, short-lived wretch from the Song family was useless. Not all scholars are like him."
Lu Cuilan stared at her daughter and said, "No matter how good your cousin is, he's already married and has a mute child to support. Your uncle and aunt have no intention of letting you become their daughter-in-law. You should give up on that idea! Otherwise, things will only get worse."
"Okay, I'll listen to you, Mother." Fang Peiru agreed verbally, but that wasn't really what she thought.
She glanced unconsciously in Wang Ergou's direction, pondering another opportunity to carry out her plan.
By the way, besides letting him take the Jiang family away, it would be best to also deal with the little mute.
Lu Cuilan smiled slightly when she heard her daughter agree. "It's good that you've thought it through. You're my daughter, and I always want what's best for you. Don't worry, Mom won't hurt you."
*
Jiang Tangtang didn't take Fang Peiru's little incident to heart; she had more important things to do now.
Since you promised Li Shi that you would help him find his family, you should keep your word.
According to the map provided by the system, Yihe County is not far ahead. And Yihe County is exactly where the system indicated that Xia and her two children are located.
However, the system only provided a general direction and did not provide the specific location of the mother and her children.
Now, she has to rely on her own abilities to find the mother and her two children.
Jiang Tangtang thought this was too difficult. "You haven't even given me a specific location, how am I supposed to find someone?"
The system said: [You can complete tasks to improve your character profile and acquire the scanning function. Alternatively, you can increase the male lead's impression of you to gain trial access to advanced scanning privileges.]
[Why didn't you want the map when it was first given to you?] Jiang Tangtang felt that the system was becoming increasingly difficult to talk to, and it was practically targeting her on purpose.
[That was initially a special perk for newcomers to the world of time travel, and it's naturally different now.]
Jiang Tangtang retorted sarcastically, "You're really keeping up with the times, your tricks are endless, you're practically a capitalist."
system:【……】
After mocking the system, Jiang Tangtang ultimately succumbed to fate.
Without the system, she couldn't possibly maintain this facade of a goddess.
And upon closer reflection, although the system is a jerk, it does make a valid point.
The task she had to do wasn't actually that difficult.
It's just about improving her public image; isn't it just being dramatic? What's so difficult about that? Isn't it just her nature?
So when Lu Shiyan returned with the rattan cane, Jiang Tangtang started acting up again.
"My husband, I am so thirsty, I want to drink water."
Lu Shiyan put down the rattan cane and went to get a banana, but Jiang Tangtang pouted and said unhappily, "I don't want to eat the banana core, it won't quench my thirst, I want to drink water."
Although the villagers of Dawancun were already well aware of Jiang Tangtang's spoiled, domineering, and unreasonable nature, she always managed to constantly push the boundaries of what's acceptable.
Upon hearing Jiang Tangtang's words, the villagers couldn't help but all turn to look at Lu Shiyan.
Even Village Chief Song, who had just changed his opinion of Jiang Tangtang a couple of days ago, showed a look of disapproval in his eyes.
For the past few days, the group hasn't been able to find a new water source. The banana tree they cut down has become their lifeline.
As more and more trees wither and die along the road, and more and more bones are left behind, people cherish the banana trees in their hands even more.
Of all the people, the Lu family had the easiest life.
The Lu family not only had a large number of banana trees, but also owned oxcarts that could transport them. They used the banana trees as a water source to replenish their bodies' fluids as they traveled.
Jiang Tangtang, who used to eat banana tree hearts every time, is now complaining that banana hearts don't taste good.
Does she know how many people envy her?
The villagers all looked at Lu Shiyan, wanting to see his reaction. Would he really give in to such an unreasonable request?
"When I went to pull up the vines just now, I also looked around, and there really is no water source here."
Hearing Lu Shiyan's words, the villagers breathed a sigh of relief. Just as they were about to praise Lu Shiyan for his temper, they heard him say, "How about I go and ask someone if other disaster victims have water? If they do, we can exchange some banana tree cores for some."
Jiang Tangtang shook her head and said, "No need, let's get going! I'll hold on a little longer."
She was actually aware of her current situation; she was already grateful to have banana hearts to eat, let alone water or anything like that.
Just to complete the task and improve her character image, she had to be arrogant and unreasonable again.
Fortunately, the key to building a positive public image lies in her actions, not the outcome of her actions.
With just this one move, his character score should be at least five out of ten!
Jiang Tangtang thought to herself, then quickly summoned the system and asked her about her current character value.
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