Liu Fengying glared at her daughter and scolded, "Look at you, you silly girl, what kind of question is that? Is that how you ask someone a question?"
Su Xueli shrank her neck. "I'm just worried about her. Didn't she say she'd hang herself if Feng didn't listen to her? My brother Feng still hasn't come home these past few days. How is she doing?"
Liu Fengying winked as she mentioned this, "Your father and brother have been worried about this a lot. Your grandfather keeps calling them over to talk about it. Even during the New Year, they can't have peace of mind."
Su Xueli asked, "What have they come up with? What are they planning to do about this?"
Liu Fengying said, "What should we do? They actually made a decision these past few days."
"What decision?"
Liu Fengying said, "Anyway, that girl who runs the barbershop knows where Feng is. She's the one who's hiding him. Since making a scene won't work, let's just agree to it."
Your dad and your uncle will go to the barbershop tomorrow to find the girl who cuts your hair. They'll lie to her and say that our family has discussed it, and now it's a new society; parents can't decide marriages anymore, they have to listen to the children. They'll ask her to tell Yunfeng that they agree to their relationship and that he should go home to discuss the engagement.
Su Xueli gasped: Luckily I came today, otherwise those two would have fallen into their trap tomorrow.
Liu Fengying continued, "Your uncle told your grandfather that once Fengzi is brought home, he should be locked up and starved for three days and three nights. Let's see if he still insists on marrying that hairdresser girl."
Su Xueli asked, "What if he still insists on marrying the girl who cuts hair?"
Liu Fengying said, "Your grandfather said that if he makes a fuss, keep the lock up and go tell the hairdresser that Fengzi has already become someone else's son-in-law, and tell her to give up."
"They're just two little kids, they can't withstand this kind of ordeal. The hairdresser's daughter isn't young anymore, she's at the age where she should be looking for a husband. Shouldn't her parents hurry up and find her another family? Then they'll each have their own homes, and all the problems will be solved."
It must be said that the adults were very thorough in their considerations; how could love withstand the scheming and obstruction of so many people?
However, in this life, Su Xueli still managed to thwart their schemes.
She ended the conversation by saying, "Mom, I'll go check on Uncle. I bought some candy, melon seeds, and pastries, and I'll send half of them to him too."
“Okay, okay, let’s go together,” Liu Fengying quickly said.
After arriving at her uncle's house, exchanging a few polite words, Su Xueli went home with her parents.
The elderly couple were overjoyed to see their daughter after not seeing her for a few days. They eagerly asked her what she wanted to eat for dinner, promising to cook it for her.
Su Xueli had no appetite and thought about going to town to inform her cousin, but it was already dark, and her parents didn't want her to go out by herself. They insisted on waiting for Wei Mingshen to come along.
She said, "Let's make sweet potato porridge, and serve it with some of Mom's pickled vegetables."
Liu Fengying couldn't bear to let her daughter eat such vegetarian food when she returned to her parents' home, so she took it upon herself to say, "Then I'll stir-fry some hot and sour shredded potatoes and some scallion and duck egg."
Su Guojun said, "Alright, alright, let our daughter rest by the fire inside. Let's go and get ready."
Wang Xiangzhai and Wei Mingshen felt uneasy after being away from Su Xueli for a day. They played Gouji at their childhood friend's house in the morning and again in the afternoon, but they felt empty inside while playing, lacking the exhilarating feeling they usually had when playing.
When it was time for dinner, everyone dispersed and went home. When Wei Mingshen went home, he seemed to be eager to get back.
But when he got home, his heart felt empty again: Su Xueli hadn't returned yet.
Moreover, her mother told her, "Your second aunt just came and said that Xue Li had some business to attend to at her parents' home, so she parted ways with her at the market. She went back to her parents' home with her good friend who does business at the market."
She said she'll be back tonight, and she's going to the city with your second aunt tomorrow. Go pick her up later.
Wei Mingshen immediately said, "Then I'll go pick her up right now."
Cao Maizi laughed and scolded her son: "You're such a wife-obsessed man. You miss her as soon as you don't see her for a day. It's no big deal. Have a meal first, then go. It'll save them from having to entertain you, their son-in-law, again."
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