Chapter 32 The in-laws came to visit

A rare thing happened in Lotus Village today.

There was a bicycle parked on the threshing ground. It was a 28-inch bicycle with brand new seats. This was the first time in the village.

"Whose bicycle is this? It looks really cool."

"Who else in our village is qualified to ride a bicycle except the secretary? It must be his!"

People gathered around to speculate.

Ruan Fu didn't notice the movement here at all. She was busy collecting mulberry leaves for tomorrow with the boy scouts.

"Sister Fu, the mulberry leaves are all here."

Ruan Fu weighed them. The weight was enough and the leaves were fresh. She settled the bill quickly.

"Here, this is today's money. Use it to buy candy."

The children took the money and ran away happily.

Ruan Fu dragged two large baskets of mulberry leaves and walked back with her head down. After unlocking the bike, she realized that there were people standing around.

"What do you want to talk to me about?"

Everyone's eyes widened. No way? It can't be what they saw, right?

Someone asked suspiciously, "Fuzi, is this bike yours?"

Ruan Fu tied up the mulberry leaves, smiled brightly, and said generously, "Auntie, of course it's mine. Otherwise, how would I get the key to unlock it?"

Everyone was amazed. After all this time, the bike they had been guessing belonged to Ruan Fu, the abandoned girl who was driven out of the Ruan family!

The little girl did often carry large baskets of mulberry leaves to the county town a few days ago. They just thought she was just playing a little trick, but now she can ride a bike. How much money did she make?

The crowd was filled with envy.

Except for Mrs. Hu, who had a good relationship with Liu Mei, her tone was full of jealousy, "It seems that she hooked up with a rich man. No wonder she dared to quarrel with her family some time ago."

Ruan Fu pretended not to hear and pedaled her bicycle very fast.

The village is so small that any new news will spread quickly.

Within half an hour, even the Ruan family heard the news.

The villagers passing by would stick their heads in and shout, "Grandma Ruan, you are so lucky. Your granddaughter made a lot of money and bought a bicycle. It's really enviable!"

Grandma Ruan smiled awkwardly, and her heart became more and more blocked.

Ruan Fu's bicycle has nothing to do with her.

She regretted it a lot. Why didn't she realize that Ruan Fu was a golden hen that could lay eggs before? Otherwise, she would never let her move out no matter what.

Looking at the two remaining unlucky ones in the family, she became even more furious. She grabbed a broom and threw it at them, angrily scolding, "What's the point of raising you, you disgraceful things?"

Sun Hongxia was hit in the eye and groaned in pain, but she didn't dare to complain.

She was really scared. Since last night, Old Lady Ruan had locked the mother and daughter in the yard with iron chains and only gave them a bowl of porridge a day, saying that she wanted to save the food that was sent out for them.

Ruan Dahe turned a deaf ear and let his mother torture him.

It was okay for herself, but the worst was her daughter Ruan Hongxing, who had a bloody forehead after hitting the wall, and Old Lady Ruan refused to let her spend money to see a doctor.

If this continues, I'm afraid someone will really die!

"Is anyone there?" Someone shouted outside the yard.

Mrs. Ruan glared at Sun Hongxia in the yard, "You slut, why don't you go and open the door!"

Another stick was thrown at her.

Sun Hongxia wailed and hurriedly dragged the iron chain to open the door.

The visitors turned out to be Mrs. Qian and her granddaughter from the neighboring village. They had smiles on their faces and two bags of fried dough twists in their hands.

They were rare guests.

Mrs. Qian had a son who worked as a worker in the county town. He was energetic, had a stable job, and was about the same age as Ruan Lanxiang.

She had always wanted to find a match for Ruan Lanxiang.

I asked the matchmaker to

come to her house several times, but the other party was too picky and only said that he wanted to find a daughter-in-law from the city. His attitude was always lukewarm, neither refusing nor agreeing, and he kept dragging it out. Old Mrs. Qian was usually stingy, but now she came to my house on her own, carrying something in her hand.

Her attitude has completely changed. Could it be that things are going to work out?

Thinking of this, Old Mrs. Ruan quickly forced out a warm smile, "Big sister, what brings you here today?"

Old Mrs. Qian was not vague and went straight to the point.

"I wanted to come and see Lanxiang early this morning, but I was afraid that you hadn't finished what happened last night, so I was a little late."

Saying this was like a slap in the face of Old Mrs. Ruan.

Who in the village didn't know that the Ruan family had such a shameful thing last night? Ruan Hongxing is still tied up in the yard. Today, the other party deliberately picked such words to show that he is malicious.

Old Lady Ruan was embarrassed to be rejected.

Qian Meihua walked around the room, "Where is Lanxiang? Doesn't she want to be my future sister-in-law every day? My mother came to see her specially, why hasn't she come out for a long time?"

Old Lady Ruan was a little unhappy that her daughter was mocked like this, but she didn't dare to offend the other party. Maybe they could really become relatives in the future.

"Lanxiang is diligent and is still working outside. She hasn't come back yet."

Qian Meihua rolled her eyes. She saw it when she came from the threshing ground just now. Ruan Lanxiang was lying on the grain stack and taking a break.

But when she thought that she still had something to ask Old Lady Ruan, she could only swallow these words. She said with

a fake smile, "Then my brother is going to be lucky."

This was said in a strange tone, and the scene was filled with a hint of awkwardness.

Old Mrs. Qian coughed and stopped beating around the bush.

"Sister-in-law, to be honest, I did come here to ask you for help with something. After all, our two families will soon become one family..."

"No," Old Mrs. Ruan felt something was wrong and interrupted her quickly, "The betrothal gift hasn't even been given yet, how come we're going to become one family soon?"

Old Mrs. Qian smiled awkwardly and said, "Of course there will be a betrothal gift. When Anan comes back from the county, I will bring him home and I promise that Lanxiang will not be wronged."

Old Mrs. Ruan couldn't believe her ears and looked suspicious, "Do you really think so?"

Old Lady Qian slapped her thigh and said, "That's right. I always treat Lanxiang as my own daughter."

The old woman was a famous iron rooster in the village. She didn't say that to the matchmaker before. How come she suddenly became so generous? Could she have some other thoughts?

Old Lady Ruan lived a long life and was not a pushover. She said directly, "Big sister, just say whatever you want to say. I will definitely help you if I can." Sure

enough, Old Lady Qian laughed and spoke again.

"Sister-in-law really understands me. It's just a small thing. My daughter Meihua is going to the county town to see her boyfriend tomorrow. You can lend her your bicycle. We are almost a family now. You will definitely help with this small favor, right?"

Old Mrs. Ruan was stunned for a moment and didn't react for a while, "Where did we get a bicycle?"

It was a rare item, worth hundreds of yuan. His family even lost their food this year, so how could they have money to buy that thing.

"Do you think we are outsiders? We are not unwilling to return the money." Old Mrs. Qian's face darkened, and her tone was a little unfriendly. "Everyone in the village knows that Fuzi has made a lot of money outside. Today, she even rode a bicycle in the village. You are her grandmother. Go and talk to her. She will definitely be able to borrow it."

Old Mrs. Ruan finally came to her senses. After all this time, the other party was targeting Ruan Fu. In other words, they wanted her to beg that little bitch!

Nonsense, how can this be allowed!