Yan Yan stopped crying and asked, "So what? I'm not married yet, and I still have to make a living under my parents' care."
Su Xueli pouted, "Is your brain made of mush? You know your parents are afraid of that Cui Huabiao, but you could borrow him for a bit..."
Amidst her surprise and delight, Yan Yan looked at Su Xueli with trepidation and asked, "Is...this okay?"
Su Xueli said solemnly, "Okay."
After thinking for a long time, Yan Yan bit her lip and said, "Then I'll do as you say. Xue Li, can you come with me to find Hua Biao tonight?"
Cui Huabiao lived in the dormitory of the grain depot in Matou Town. It was easy to talk to him without having to meet his family.
People in this era are conservative, and unmarried men and women rarely meet. If they meet too often, people will gossip. So, Yan Yan didn't dare to go to her.
Furthermore, Yan Yan was also intimidated by Cui Huabiao. His arrogant demeanor and domineering tone made her feel uncomfortable, as if her whole body was covered in thorns.
Su Xueli said softly, "Okay, but it's not safe for the two of us tonight. I'll ask my cousin to come with me."
Yan Yan wiped away her tears and said, "Okay, thank you, cousin."
She took her wallet out of her coat pocket, held it out to Su Xueli, and said, "Xueli, I'm afraid this money is going to be lost. Could you please keep it for me?"
Su Xueli said, "Count how much money is inside before you give it to me."
Yan Yan smiled wryly: "This is what I sold at the market today, plus the spare change, it totals 42 yuan."
Su Xueli took it and said, "Okay, then I'll keep it for you for now."
Yan Yan said, "It's getting dark, I have to go home and cook."
Su Xueli pressed her back onto the bed. "What are you going to cook? I'm not cooking. Eat at my house. After you eat, go to the grain depot in town to find Cui Huabiao. Otherwise, your mother will make a fuss when you get home."
Upon hearing this, Yan Yan's eyes widened in fear again. She lowered her head and said, "What if my mother comes to your house and makes a scene if I don't go back to cook?"
Su Xueli's face fell. "She wouldn't dare! I won't tolerate her."
Yan Yan shook her head and said, "Xue Li, don't provoke my mother. If she resents you, I won't feel good."
Su Xueli sneered, "Yan Yan, don't worry, I'm not afraid of your mother. She doesn't have three heads and six arms. Okay, enough said. I'll get some firewood to warm you up. Look at your hands, they're so red and swollen from the cold."
She went out to get firewood and whispered to her mother, "Yan Yan got scolded by her mother and is having dinner at our house. Mother, could you cook a dish?"
Liu Fengying always doted on Yan Yan, and upon hearing this, she agreed, "I know, go inside and try to persuade her. Sigh, I've never seen such a heartless mother. She only cares about her four sons and treats her daughter like livestock."
Su Xueli said affectionately, "Who's like you, treating your daughter like a treasure?"
Liu Fengying looked at her daughter with affection, then said sadly, "If I don't love my daughter, who will I love? This daughter will only have these twenty-odd years of good life in her parents' home. Once she goes to her husband's family, she won't have any good days anymore."
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