Chapter 164 says, what exactly do you want to do?
Su Laosan let out a long breath, finally able to relax his tense heart.
He once felt that he was being framed by Lin Jiefang, and everyone he saw seemed like someone who was doing bad things.
Tsk, you're overthinking it.
But seeing that Fang Erniu looked so unwell while still greeting guests, he immediately frowned and walked over quickly.
"Old Su, you're here."
When Fang Erniu saw him, she stood up from the stool with a smile, and as soon as she stood up, she subconsciously rubbed her stomach.
Su Laosan's face darkened further, and he rushed forward to support her, asking, "What happened?"
"I ate something that upset my stomach."
Fang Erniu pouted, glanced at the yard, pulled him to sit down, and complained in a low voice, "I probably don't get along with my aunt's family. Last night I went to the outhouse so many times that my legs were numb from squatting. My calves and butt were practically covered in mosquitoes. My aunt dragged me out of bed early this morning and made me drink a bowl of sweet potato porridge. I even had diarrhea just now..."
"How could it be so terrible?"
When Su Laosan heard about her being bitten by mosquitoes, he grimaced. When he heard that she had a bowl of dried sweet potatoes for breakfast and had even dragged herself out, he grabbed her arm and tried to pull her up, saying, "You can't do this. I'll take you to the hospital to see a doctor."
Goodbye.
Fang Erniu grabbed him back, "The groom will be here to pick you up at ten o'clock. It's only two hours. Let's go back together after it's over."
"Can……"
Old Su frowned, glanced around the yard, and complained, "Where are your aunt and cousin? You're not feeling well, yet they still make you greet guests here. Do they have no one else in their family?"
"Cough cough."
No sooner had Fang Erniu finished coughing than the two women he had mentioned came out.
My aunt was thin and small, but her eyes were particularly bright. When she looked at Su Laosan, they practically lit up. She asked Fang Erniu, "Is this the guy your mother was talking about who treats you well and who insisted on giving you a thousand yuan as a bride price even though you didn't want one?"
Su Laosan, "..."
Fang Erniu glanced at him, seemingly nonchalant but with her chin held high, and hummed in agreement, "Yeah, isn't he handsome? Being tall is good for me, and he can make money too. Auntie, why don't you let my cousin marry that thirty-year-old uncle? I'll have my boyfriend introduce her to a few better ones later."
My cousin's eyes lit up instantly, and she went to see her mother with great interest.
Auntie was tempted for a moment, then shook her head. "Forget it. This family is sincere towards your cousin. They gave a dowry of six hundred, and they even bought a set of cloth for each member of the family to make clothes. It's the only one like this in our village. There's never been such a high dowry before."
My cousin lowered her head, her hands clutching the hem of her clothes.
Fang Erniu frowned and said, "Auntie, can you stop focusing on that six hundred yuan? If you really want money, let your cousin come with us to do business. In less than two years, you can get back not just one six hundred, but two six hundred."
The aunt glanced at her, then at Su Laosan, and made a big circle with her arm in the air.
"Pah, money grows on trees? You're making it sound so real. It's six hundred, not sixty! Alright, aren't you having a stomachache? Go back inside. Your boyfriend's here anyway, let him bring your cousin over. With your delicate attitude, aren't you afraid your boyfriend will dump you?"
Fang Erniu, "..."
She gave Su Laosan a helpless look, as if to say, "Look, here we go again."
Su Laosan was frowning; he didn't like hearing this either.
With a cold expression, she said, "Auntie, I will never abandon Erniu. No matter what she becomes, she will always be Erniu, she will always be my girlfriend, and I will always love her!"
"How old are you? What do you know about liking or disliking? A woman you marry is just someone who bears children, does housework, and farm work. This brat can't do anything..."
Auntie started speaking, but when she saw that Su Laosan and Fang Erniu didn't look happy, she paused.
Her cousin tugged at her, but she shoved her away. "Fine, fine, I know you're delicate and found a city guy, I won't say anything more, okay?"
Then she scolded Su Laosan, "I'm helping you teach your wife and you don't even appreciate it..."
Su Laosan, "..."
Who do you think you are? Even my mom doesn't make such a fuss. What's it to you?!
It's really a case of meddling in other people's business.
"No need. I like my girlfriend the way she is. I didn't marry her so she could do housework. I married her so she could come and enjoy life at my home!"
Su Laosan couldn't help but glance at Erniu's aunt with disdain.
The aunt was furious and glared at her daughter.
My cousin moved closer to Fang Erniu.
Fang Erniu, impatient, pushed her aunt around and back into the yard. "Alright, alright, don't you have things to do? Go ahead and get busy. All those aunties and grandmas in the village are waiting for you to praise your womanly manners. Go on, okay?"
The aunt muttered something as she walked away.
Fang Erniu clutched her stomach and cried out in pain again. Su Laosan panicked, remembering how his mother usually made fried noodles with brown sugar when the children had stomach aches. He asked his cousin, "Do you have any brown sugar or fried noodles at home?"
My cousin paused for a moment, then nodded and said yes.
Su Laosan told her to go get it, and when his cousin brought it, he said he needed hot water, so he took Fang Erniu to the kitchen to boil water.
"I'll do it."
Su Laosan refused; he didn't trust his cousin Erniu.
My cousin awkwardly stepped aside.
Su Laosan took a bowl, added three spoonfuls of fried noodles, brown sugar, hot water, and quickly stirred it into a thick consistency, then let Fang Erniu eat it while it was hot.
“My mom used to give us folk remedies that were very effective for diarrhea.”
Fang Erniu responded with an "oh" and took the spoon to eat it.
"Cousin, this fried noodle dish will cause internal heat if you eat too much of it. How can it cure diarrhea? Cousin, you...you shouldn't eat it anymore. What if you get sick from it..."
My cousin was clearly nervous and guilty, covered in cold sweat, and her words were dry and stilted.
Fang Erniu was about to say something when Su Laosan pressed her head down and stroked it to encourage her to continue, saying he would chat with his cousin for a bit.
"Mmm," Fang Erniu mumbled, eating fried noodles.
She didn't see Su Laosan's face darken immediately after he finished comforting her.
Su Laosan asked his cousin, "Is your older cousin good to you?"
My cousin, not understanding why, nodded and said okay.
Su Laosan nodded and said, "If you think it's good, then it's fine."
"...Your cousin was still fighting for you just now, not wanting you to marry someone you don't like, and wanted to introduce you to someone with better conditions, but as you saw, it was your mother who didn't want it, and it was her who wouldn't allow it. Don't repay kindness with enmity and hurt your cousin."
After saying this, Su Laosan's eyes never left his cousin's face, staring intently at her every reaction.
As expected.
The girl became even more guilty and flustered.
Su Laosan knew all too well the way those eyes darted away, avoiding direct eye contact with him.
When he felt guilty and didn't dare to look his mother in the eye, that's how he acted!
My cousin gave a dry laugh, "Brother-in-law, what are you talking about? I don't understand."
Su Laosan cursed, "Look how nervous you are! And your mother, the way she looked at me was like she wanted to eat me alive. I'm not stupid, do you think I can't see something fishy going on? Besides... how can you let my girlfriend go back inside? I'm standing at the door greeting guests with you, a bride. What will people think if they see this? She's either doing it on purpose or it's intentional."
Fang Erniu heard the sound of her eating fried noodles, looked up and frowned at her cousin.
My cousin panicked even more. She opened her mouth a few times but couldn't say anything, and then lowered her head in frustration.
"...And another thing, your cousin had diarrhea, wasn't it a good thing that I cured her with a folk remedy? You actually tried to stop me, and you dare to say you don't understand? Tell me, what exactly are you trying to do?!"
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