Chapter 333 So they're the only ones who can instigate? I can too!
The two stared at Su Laosan in astonishment.
Li Banxia snapped out of her daze and spat at him fiercely, "Are you crazy? Her parents are only in their early fifties. You expect Erniu to wait for you for decades? A girl's prime years are only a few years long. Why should she wait for you?! Besides, even if her parents are gone, she still has her older brother and younger brother. Which of them would agree to that? You'd better give up on this idea and stop messing with her!"
"I don't!"
Su Laosan choked up and said, "I'll go ask Erniu first, whether she's willing to do it? Her older brother and younger brother have both been arrested and won't be out for a while. I heard from Sister-in-law Yao that they can't control Erniu..."
Li Banxia glared at him.
"If Erniu's willingness were useful, your marriage with her wouldn't have taken such a turn! She's used to listening to her family, and the only way she can think of is to beg—to beg her grandparents, her parents, and her family to agree to your marriage! Do you think her grandparents would agree if Erniu said she wouldn't marry for decades? Do you think her parents would be happy? Even if they don't say anything, will her older brother and younger brother be willing after they get out? If they question you and find out it's because you ruined Erniu, do you think you'll have a peaceful life, or will our family have a peaceful life?!"
Su Laosan was somewhat lost in thought when he heard Li Banxia's words.
He frowned and pondered for a moment, then suddenly snorted coldly and spat out, saying, "They think they can instigate Erniu? I can too! Erniu must be completely disappointed in her family right now, so I'll take advantage of that! Hehe... When they arrange a marriage for Erniu, I'll let her go, then find an excuse to dump that person. If things get too drawn out, I'll have Erniu agree first, then set conditions for the other party based on her mother's requirements, and demand the same dowry and wedding arrangements I made for Erniu. I don't believe anyone in that remote corner of the world can meet those conditions?"
Aunt Qiu opened her mouth, but Su Laosan interrupted her.
“If they dare to meet our demands, we’ll raise them! They have to have a house in the city, a courtyard house, a car, a job for Erniu, and a thousand yuan a month for pocket money…”
Aunt Qiu, "..."
Li Banxia, "..."
She wanted to pry open this head that was shaking and swaying, to see if the paste inside was different from others!
Su Laosan grinned at the two of them, chuckled twice, and asked Li Banxia, "Mom, isn't my idea brilliant? Erniu would be so happy if she knew we could still be together in the future..."
He turned and ran, and when he reached the gate of the courtyard and passed the threshold, he even jumped up and ran off like a puppy having fun.
Li Banxia's forehead veins throbbed, and she couldn't help but rub her forehead.
He complained to Aunt Qiu, "Should we just remove him from the family register?"
Aunt Qiu laughed and said, "His surname is Su, not Li. Which family genealogy are you following?"
Li Banxia's situation is even worse.
Aunt Qiu sighed, "What a tragedy. Two perfectly good children, and this family is just... What if the Fang family really makes trouble later? Just thinking about it makes me anxious."
Li Banxia also sighed.
She said, "Things have developed to this point, which is not what we wanted, but with both Su brothers arrested, how could the Fang family not blame and resent us? It's probably harder than climbing to heaven for the two of them to be together. But as you can see, Aunt, the third brother won't listen to anything I say now. The more I try to stop him, the more determined he becomes. I can't very well go to Erniu and tell her not to be with him, can I? She hasn't done anything wrong..."
Aunt Qiu sighed deeply.
“Things always turn into their opposites. I understand what you mean. Actually, it's better to expose it before marriage than to cause trouble after marriage. I just feel sorry that the two of them, who were clearly in love, were separated like this…”
"Look at this, third brother's method... If Erniu could stand on her own two feet and keep her family in check, perhaps..."
Li Banxia felt that everyone has their own destiny. The path they chose was their own. As long as they could work together to face it, make changes, and move in a positive direction, she didn't necessarily have to be a bad person.
Meanwhile, Fang Erniu was stopped by Su Laosan at the entrance of the police station. She turned to leave, but Su Laosan grabbed her and said, "I've thought of a way to marry you..."
Fang Erniu's feet could no longer move.
The two spent most of the day plotting in the alley. When they came out, they were all smiles, holding hands as they went to the police station to see Brother Fang and Little Brother Fang.
The police wouldn't allow them to see her, so Su Laosan put the dejected Fang Erniu into the car.
Fang Erniu gripped his fingers and nodded emphatically at him.
When she arrived at the village entrance, Fang Erniu was still mentally preparing herself, thinking about how to reason with her grandparents, how to intimidate her parents, and how to persuade her sister-in-law. But when she got to the gate, she found her two cousins leading several villagers carrying things out.
Erniu's mother leaned against the door frame of the main room, numbly watching those people.
Erniu's father looked on with a pleading expression, wanting to stop her but not daring to.
When the couple saw Erniu, they exclaimed happily, "Why are you only coming back now?"
One was choking back tears, feeling like she had found a pillar of support; the other was being told to stop her grandparents, who loved her the most, and if she didn't let them move, they definitely wouldn't move.
Upon hearing this, the cousin glanced at Fang Erniu.
He explained, "My grandparents asked us to move. They said that since your older brother and younger brother are both in jail, and they might not be able to get out, they're worried that if they stay at your house, no one will be there to carry their funeral banners and break their basins. They want to move to our house, and if we don't move, we'll be unfilial."
Fang Erniu hummed in agreement.
She said, "I will visit my grandparents during holidays in the future."
"You can come anytime, Erniu. We don't mean you any harm. You're the only girl in the family, and we've always treated you like a little sister. Let's have dinner together tonight. My mom fried your favorite crispy pork and coated it with crushed chili powder..."
"No need." Fang Erniu turned to look at her parents and shook her head.
The cousin nodded and silently moved the old couple's things away. Seeing that the cousin was about to leave, Fang Erniu said, "Big cousin, you said you had no hostility towards me, but you used my marriage to set a trap and harmed my older brother and younger brother."
My cousin froze.
With his back to her, he said, "Erniu, there's no marriage involved. There are other things going on. It's just a coincidence."
After he finished speaking, he paused and then said, "Erniu, everyone has selfish motives."
"I understand, thank you for telling me the truth, eldest cousin." Fang Erniu smiled, but there was no real joy in her eyes.
Her cousin glanced at her and felt that this cousin was not quite the same as before.
Perhaps she couldn't bear the thought of her older brother and younger brother being arrested together.
well.
After her cousin left with his men, Erniu's mother suddenly came to her senses. Pointing in the direction of the city, she cursed Su Laosan for being heartless and ruining her eldest and youngest sons. "Erniu, take me to the city tomorrow. I'm going to their house and give them a piece of my mind..."
Remembering what Su Laosan had taught her, Fang Erniu ignored her mother and scanned the yard. Not seeing any of her nephews or her sister-in-law, she frowned and asked her mother, "Where are my sister-in-law and the others?"
Erniu's mother choked and awkwardly turned her head away.
Erniu's father scoffed and said, "Your mother sent her back to her parents' house."
"Why?"
"Your mother called her a jinx, saying she brought bad luck to your eldest brother, which is why he was arrested. Doesn't she ever think about who really caused all this trouble? If she hadn't been trying to control Su Laosan's mother, the wedding would have gone smoothly. How could the eldest son's family have found something to use to incite the villagers to cause trouble? If it weren't for those people causing trouble, why would the eldest son have lied and made mistakes again and again just to secure his position as village secretary?"
Erniu's dad spat at Erniu's mom, "It's all your fault! You're the real jinx!"
Erniu's mother let out a scream and pounced on Erniu's father, starting a fight.
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