Su Xingran gently tugged at her father's sleeve. He felt it and looked at her. She looked ahead, and following her gaze, he saw a group of people in front of her. He looked at Su Xingran and nodded slightly.
Aunt Zhang, don't worry, I've invited some people over. We'll soon find out whether you told them or not.
Zhang Weibing's mother's heart skipped a beat when she heard what Su's father said. What did he mean? What did he mean by inviting some people? Who did he invite?
A group of people walked over, and soon everyone who had gathered around noticed them. The village chief and the brigade leader walked in front, followed by the aunts and uncles that Su's father had visited yesterday. Also present were Su's father and son, Su Jiasheng, his childhood friend, and the matchmaker, Niu.
Zhang Weibing's mother looked up at the group of people in front of her, her vision blurring. Among them was someone she had told her about—the person Weibing was engaged to the Su family's daughter. As the group drew closer, her legs went weak.
After everyone had stood still, Mr. Su walked up to them and bowed slightly. "Thank you all for coming. Now you can tell me where you heard the rumors from."
I heard it from my second aunt, and then I told Erdan's family and Tiezhu's family. The first to speak was Jiafu's aunt.
After hearing what Jiafu's family had said, Second Aunt immediately chimed in, "I heard it from Old Lady Su Daniu. Then I told the other old women in the village while we were chatting, so they knew."
Soon, Su Daniu's wife also stepped forward. I heard it from my sister-in-law, Su Erniu's wife. I happened to be at her house that day, and when she was chatting with me, she mentioned that Zhang's son and Su's daughter were engaged.
I heard it from Zhang Yizhu's wife. She was whispering to herself at the door that day, and when I passed by, I heard her and asked what she was doing. She told me that her son and the girl from Su Guomin's family were engaged, supposedly on the third day of the lunar new year, but they hadn't announced it publicly. Su Erniu's wife was so anxious that she blurted out everything she knew, causing such a commotion, making things up out of nothing—wasn't that just asking for trouble?
Aunt Zhang, is there anything else you want to say? You said that my family and your family got engaged on the third day of the Lunar New Year, and the matchmaker Niu was there too. Let her tell us what happened that day.
When Su Jiasheng came to her door that morning, she was completely bewildered. She was even more bewildered when she heard his purpose. What kind of situation was this? Although she was angry that the Su family had embarrassed her and deprived her of her red envelope and benefits, she absolutely dared not claim that a marriage that had not yet been arranged was actually arranged. If this matter went wrong, she might ruin her reputation, or even be beaten up by someone coming to her door.
The matchmaker, Niu, waddled up to the Zhang couple, pointing at them and saying, "Are you two out of your minds? Are you trying to ruin my reputation as a matchmaker? You dare to call this marriage contract that didn't happen?"
That day, the Su family clearly stated their refusal, saying their daughter was too young and they had no such plans, and that the marriage should be decided by the daughter herself. We were practically asked to leave that day; to put it bluntly, they almost kicked us out.
I didn't succeed in arranging the marriage between your two families, but your Zhang family doesn't need to do this to harm me, the matchmaker. If people from your village hadn't come to me, I wouldn't even know what happened.
Niu the matchmaker turned around and addressed the villagers of Sujia Village who were gathered around her. "I, Niu the matchmaker, have been doing this for over twenty years. I, Niu the matchmaker, can tell you that the Zhang family has indeed asked me to go with them to the Su family on the third day of the lunar month to propose marriage to the Su family's daughter."
However, we didn't see the Su family's daughter at the Su family residence. The Su couple firmly rejected the Zhang family's marriage proposal in person. That's the end of the story; nothing else is related to me, Matchmaker Niu. If you need a matchmaker, you can contact me.
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