Chapter 101 Can't this place be used after just one kick?
Since the fight at the cemetery, Xu Cuilian has not returned to Xujiaba. Xu Laoda and the others know that their younger sister is following suit and want to sever ties with them, her brothers.
Xu Laoda and the others were reluctant to give up the annual support that Xu Cuilian provided them, but they were also too ashamed to go to the city to beg for peace with her.
After discussing it, the three families decided to take advantage of Xu Huaining's engagement to ask a woman from the village to sound out Xu Cuilian's feelings, hoping to persuade her to back down gracefully.
In front of Sheng An, Xu Cuilian scoffed, "A good horse doesn't turn back to eat the grass it already grazed. I won't acknowledge these cold-hearted and selfish guys, and they can forget about getting any more benefits from me."
Xu Chenglin asked suspiciously, "You used to dote on Xu Huaining a lot, but now that he's engaged, are you going back to see him too?"
Xu Cuilian shook her head: "I'm not going back. I get angry just seeing those people. On the day Huaining gets engaged, I'll ask someone to send him a gift of money. It's my last little token of appreciation to my nephew."
At this point, a hint of melancholy appeared on Xu Cuilian's face.
Xu Huaining was very thin and weak when he was a child. Xu Cuilian took him in and let him live at home for a long time. She did his laundry, cooked for him, and told him stories to lull him to sleep every day.
She truly loved this nephew.
Xu Cuilian snapped out of her thoughts and turned to ask Xu Chenglin, "Is Second Brother coming back?"
Xu Chenglin waved his hand: "I'm too busy, I won't go back, and I won't send any gifts. Let whoever dares to complain."
He doesn't even want his own brothers, let alone a nephew with whom he has little affection.
Even if this nephew was intelligent and might have great potential in the future, he had no intention of maintaining a close relationship with his uncle.
A successful child has his own; he doesn't need anyone else's.
Xu Cuilian was not surprised: "If they don't want to go back, they don't have to. They don't want to see you anyway."
Xu Chenglin: "..."
Why do you say that as if he's disliked by everyone?
Xu Cuilian didn't notice her second brother's strange expression. She asked Sheng An about Liu Huazhi: "That girl is from your village and is about your age. You should know her very well."
Sheng An nodded: "We've never gotten along since we were kids, we almost always fight whenever we meet."
Upon hearing this, Xu Cuilian frowned: "A girl you don't get along with can't be a good person. How could Huaining choose to marry someone like that?"
Sheng An gave a fake smile: "Who knows? Maybe they just hit it off."
According to the "intelligence" relayed by the brothers Atu and Ashui, Xu Huaining has never explicitly rejected Liu Huazhi's persistent advances, perhaps because he simply likes women like Liu Huazhi.
Upon hearing this, Xu Cuilian couldn't help but complain, "Huaining seems smart, but how come her taste is so bad?"
Xu Chenglin, standing to the side, sneered: "Don't underestimate your good nephew."
Xu Cuilian sighed: "Forget it, whether his judgment is good or bad is their family matter, and it's none of my business as an outsider."
Seeing that the two elders were in a bad mood, Sheng An quickly changed the subject: "Aunt, how are Da Kui and Zhao Di doing?"
When the topic of her eldest son's marriage came up, Xu Cuilian immediately perked up: "That boy has really come to his senses. Yesterday he even asked me for money, saying that he had his eye on a hairpin and wanted to buy it to give to Zhaodi."
Her son would buy gifts to please a young girl, something she never would have dared to imagine before.
Sheng An sighed with emotion: "When you meet someone you truly like, you naturally know how to please them."
Even if they don't know at first, they will proactively ask those who do know for advice.
Xu Cuilian laughed happily: "Who says otherwise? Look at his enthusiasm, he might just win over Zhao Di."
Xu Cuilian had no opinion that Zhang Zhaodi was ungrateful for not having taken a liking to her son. She simply thought that Zhang Zhaodi was a down-to-earth and opinionated girl who would not be easily swayed by external things.
Xu Cuilian didn't linger. She told Sheng An to hang the sausages up to dry, then trudged away through the deep snow.
That night, Sheng An and Xu Jinnian lay in bed and talked about Xu Huaining's engagement to Liu Huazhi.
Xu Jinnian knew the inside story, but showed no surprise: "It was Liu Huazhi who used her methods to force Xu Huaining to get engaged to her, but it was only an engagement."
Sheng An sensed a juicy story and pressed on with shining eyes, "What methods did she use? Did she drug Xu Huaining so her own mother could catch her in bed with him?"
Xu Jinnian was slightly surprised: "How did An'an know?"
Sheng An was even more surprised than him: "Is that so hard to guess?"
Xu Jin cleared his throat and kissed her cheek: "I thought a beautiful woman like An'an wouldn't have thought of such a despicable method."
Sheng An burst out laughing: "Then you've misjudged me. I have plenty of bad ideas in my mind."
Xu Jinnian took her hand and gently kneaded it: "I didn't misjudge you. I love An'an no matter what."
Sheng An snorted: "You just know how to say nice things to coax people."
Xu Jinnian hugged her waist tightly and leaned close to her ear: "Your husband is not only good at talking, but also at doing."
Sheng An: "..."
Does this count as driving?
Sheng An couldn't take it anymore and pushed the man's chest hard with her elbow: "Tell me quickly whether the two of them have succeeded or not. Xu Huaining is such a smart person, how could he fall for Liu Huazhi's tricks?"
Xu Jinnian stepped back slightly, his hand still around Sheng An's waist:
“A few days ago, Liu Huazhi went to Yunxian Town to find Xu Huaining in the rain. She caught a cold and had a fever and could not go home alone, so she stayed at the only inn in town. While Xu Huaining brought her food, she gave him water that had been drugged with sleeping pills.”
After drugging Xu Huaining, Liu Huazhi stripped them both naked and lay in bed together, where they were caught in the act by Peng Chunlan and her son who had come back.
Scholars value their reputation, so even knowing it was a meticulous scheme by Liu Huazhi and her family, Xu Huaining could only swallow his anger.
After several days of back-and-forth negotiations, the two families finally compromised: they would first arrange the marriage, and then Xu Huaining would marry Liu Huazhi in a grand and glorious ceremony once he passed the imperial examination.
Sheng An was puzzled: "Liu Huazhi is very patient with Xu Huaining, obviously trying to win his heart. Why would she suddenly resort to underhanded tactics to force Xu Huaining to marry her?"
Aren't you afraid that Xu Huaining will bring up old grievances in the future and put her to death?
In this era, investigative methods are limited, making it all too easy to kill someone silently.
"During this period, Tong Baogen's family has been frequently causing trouble for Liu's family. It seems that Liu Huazhi kicked Tong Baogen's life out of the way... cough, it seems that Tong's family was pressing her step by step, so she risked scheming against Xu Huaining."
Xu Jinnian explained the reason to his curious wife in his arms, a hint of unease appearing on his handsome face.
Sheng An was shocked: "Tong Baogen has no roots?"
After saying that, she looked down, then looked up and stared into the man's eyes, asking, "Can't this spot be used after being kicked?"
Looking into his wife's sparkling eyes, Xu Jinnian felt a chill run down his spine for some reason, and his throat tightened as he said uncertainly, "Perhaps."
Sheng An said angrily, "It's probably because Tong Baogen tried to force himself on Liu Huazhi that Liu Huazhi gave him a kick that would cut off his genitals. He deserved it!"
Liu Huazhi is very annoying, but Tong Baogen is an absolute scumbag. Even if he didn't harm Liu Huazhi, he might have harmed other girls.
This kind of scum deserves to be humanely destroyed.
Xu Jinnian didn't want to discuss such things late at night, so he hugged his wife tightly and said, "Let's not talk about these irrelevant people. The teacher has something to do in a couple of days and won't be teaching for a while. How about we go out for a stroll?"
Sheng An said regretfully, "The guests who want to dine at Shengyuan are booked up for half a month from now, and I won't be available during this time."
Xu Jinnian sighed inwardly and discussed with her, "We've been so busy for so long, why don't we take a break during the New Year and go to Jinling for sightseeing after the New Year?"
Sheng An thought for a moment and nodded: "I'll tell Shu Qi tomorrow that we'll accept orders until the 20th of the twelfth lunar month, and then we'll start accepting orders again on the 20th of the first lunar month."
Xu Jinnian said with satisfaction, "Good."
The couple didn't take Xu Huaining and Liu Huazhi's upcoming engagement to heart, nor did they ever think of returning to Xujiaba to congratulate Xu Huaining.
Unexpectedly, the next day Xu Huaining went to the Jiang family and sincerely invited Xu Jinnian and Sheng An to his engagement banquet five days later.
Xu Jinnian refused without hesitation, not even bothering to come up with an excuse.
What's even more incredible is that Liu Huazhi actually came to Shengyuan and casually invited Sheng An to her engagement banquet.
In a secluded, deserted alley, Sheng An stared coldly at Liu Huazhi, who was wearing a fake smile: "How did you find your way here?"
Liu Huazhi ignored her words, looked up at the spacious mansion in front of her, and her eyes revealed disbelief and deep jealousy.
Seeing this, Sheng An grabbed her collar and said, "Tell me quickly, how did you find this place?"
Liu Huazhi realized what was happening, struggled for a moment but couldn't break free from Sheng An's grasp, and asked resentfully, "Did you rent this house or did you buy it?"
Sheng An sneered: "None of your business!"
Liu Huazhi couldn't hide her jealousy: "I didn't expect you to be so capable, actually opening a restaurant in a house like this. You must have made a lot of money these days."
Sheng An, impatient, raised her hand and slapped her: "You talk too much nonsense!"
Liu Huazhi cried out in surprise, covered her face, and glared at Sheng An with hatred, but she did not question him as she had the previous two times.
Sheng An shook her numb hand and looked at her expressionlessly.
Liu Huazhi felt her scalp tingle under her gaze, fearing that she would attack again, and hurriedly said, "It's Zhang Daikui. I had my brother follow Zhang Daikui to find this place."
Sheng An frowned slightly: "Why do you know Zhang Daikui?"
Liu Huazhi subconsciously said, "He is Zhang Zhaodi's man, of course I know him."
As soon as she said it, she covered her mouth and looked at Sheng An with a look of horror.
In her previous life, Zhang Zhaodi married Zhang Daikui, and everyone in the village said she had fallen into a lucky hole, and they often compared her to Zhang Zhaodi.
As a result, she was not only inferior to the jinx in front of her, but also inferior to a plain-looking woman like Zhang Zhaodi.
The villagers laughed at her for being blind; she was just as beautiful as them, yet she chose a man and family who were utterly worthless.
She harbored a deep resentment towards Zhang Zhaodi. Later, when Zhang Daikui escorted the jinx to the capital to search for someone, he was hacked to death by bandits on the way. She was overjoyed.
On the day of Zhang Daikui's funeral, she deliberately went to Zhang Zhaodi to provoke her. Seeing Zhang Zhaodi's heartbroken appearance, she finally vented the anger that had been building up in her heart.
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