Song Rulan was in good spirits that day, so she moved a stool out to take some fresh air and bask in the sun, while also instructing Song Yuxue in calligraphy.

Song Yuxue squatted on the ground and gestured seriously. Suddenly, a shadow was cast in front of her, blocking the sunlight. She looked up in confusion and saw a smiling middle-aged man looking down at her. Maybe because he was facing away from the sunlight, he looked inexplicably gloomy. Song Yuxue shrank back in fear.

"Little girl, what's your name?" The middle-aged man, Jiang Mingde, asked Song Yuxue with a gentle expression that was completely different from the one he showed to the village chief. However, this gentle expression on his fat and greasy face was another kind of horror.

Song Yuxue hurriedly got up and hid behind her mother, feeling inexplicably terrified in her heart, as if she was being stared at by a monster.

Song Rulan touched her head, turned around and said politely: "Village Chief, this is..."

The village chief then stepped forward and introduced Jiang Mingde generously and respectfully.

Unexpectedly, Song Rulan did not react after hearing this. She just nodded politely and said, "Hello, Director Jiang... Then, we will not disturb you anymore."

She said that she was going to pull Song Yuxue back, and Jiang Mingde saw this and quickly stopped her, saying, "Wait, don't be impatient."

He looked at the mother and daughter in front of him with a smile, and suddenly changed his attitude. He said to the village chief: "I see that your village is beautiful with mountains and clear waters, beautiful scenery, and nice people. I plan to stay here too, so that it will be convenient for me to supervise the work of the exploration team. Please make arrangements for me."

Before he came here, the village chief had introduced them to him. The mother and daughter were orphans and a widow, and their son was not very successful and had been away from home recently. Jiang Mingde looked at them carefully, revealing a hint of obscenity.

Song Rulan frowned sensitively, and Song Yuxue behind her was even more inexplicably panicked.

Upon hearing this, the village chief said quickly, "Okay, okay, Director Jiang, then you can live in my house? I'll go back now and have someone clean it again..."

"Tsk!" Jiang Mingde's face turned ugly. How come this guy can't read the expressions?

"Your family has more than ten people, and you want me to squeeze in with you?" Jiang Mingde said unhappily, "Find me a quiet family with fewer people."

As he spoke, his eyes turned towards Song Rulan and her daughter.

The village chief finally reacted and felt a little envious. How great an honor it was to have such a big leader come home!

He could only quickly respond, "Yes, yes, you are right, I didn't think it through."

He straightened up and said to Song Rulan, "Dashun, you've heard that Director Jiang is coming to our village to give us instructions. We need a quiet place with few people. I think your house is the best place. Go back and clean up the place, vacate the best room, and entertain Director Jiang."

Song Rulan looked embarrassed: "Village Chief, you also know the situation of our family. I am often sick, Xiaoxue is very young, and Azheng is not someone who can take care of people. I am afraid it would be unfair to let Director Jiang live in. Sorry..."

"Hey you!" The village chief was a little embarrassed. He arranged a job in front of the leader, but was rejected.

"Dashun family, if the leader needs us, we should do our best to cooperate. Your attitude is not acceptable! Don't forget that this house and this piece of land still belong to the village!"

Just as the village chief was about to start his attack, Jiang Suunshun's voice suddenly came from a distance: "Auntie Lan!"

She was coming down from the Stone Mountain and preparing to go home. She happened to pass by and saw two middle-aged men harassing Song Rulan and her daughter, so she rushed over.

"Auntie Lan, what's wrong?" She ran to Song Rulan and asked with concern. Then she lowered her head and saw Song Yuxue hiding behind Song Rulan. She touched Xiaoxue's head and comforted her, "Don't be afraid."

Song Rulan shook her head with a worried look on her face and said, "Sui Sui, it's okay..."

She was just about to ask Jiang Suunsui to stop getting involved, when Song Yuxue suddenly reached out her little hand from behind, tugged at Jiang Suunsui's sleeve, and whispered, "Sister Suunsui, that person suddenly came over and said he wanted to live in my house."

"Huh?" Jiang Suisui turned around and saw clearly that the two men were the village chief and the leader who had led the exploration team to the village a few days ago. Although they were both well-known people, Jiang Suisui felt that they were bullying people when he saw them from a distance.

Besides, how could a strange man suddenly move into the home of an orphan and a widow? Wouldn't you be afraid of causing gossip if you told others about it?

The village chief was very unhappy when he saw her suddenly running over in a rage: "Jiang Suisui, what are you doing here? Go away!"

Jiang Suisui straightened his chest and said confidently, "Village Chief, this will be my home from now on. If someone wants to move in, shouldn't I get involved? I also have the power to make decisions!"

Seeing that these people were so disrespectful, Jiang Mingde's face darkened, and he said to the village chief gloomily: "You villagers are all very bad-tempered! I think you all don't like me. Is there no need for me to stay in this exploration team?"

After saying that, he glared at Jiang Suinsui and the others, snorted, and left.

The village chief was so anxious that he was sweating. He pointed at Jiang Suisui and said, "You are so brave. If you provoke the leaders from the city, you will suffer the consequences!"

After saying this, he ran after him, shouting "Director Jiang".

After the two men walked away, Jiang Suinui shrugged, her face full of disgust. She turned around and looked at Song Rulan and said, "Auntie Lan, what's going on? That person said he wanted to live here?"

Song Rulan nodded, looking worried: "That man is a big leader from the city. I heard he is a high-ranking official. The village chief seemed to want him to live here, so he chose our house..."

Song Yuxue interrupted, "It was that guy who picked it. I hate him!"

Children are very sensitive, and they can tell who has good intentions and who has bad intentions. Jiang Suinsuin recalled the appearance of Jiang Mingde, and felt that he had a fat face and a wretched look, and must have bad intentions!

Jiang Suisui touched her head and comforted her, "Don't worry. As long as we don't agree, can he still occupy private houses? If he dares, I will report him to the police!"

Song Rulan was shocked when she heard this: "Sui Sui, don't say that casually. As long as they don't go too far, we'd better not cause trouble."

Song Rulan was frightened by what happened in the past few years. Now she just wants her family and children to be safe and sound.

Jiang Suunsun comforted her, "Don't worry, Aunt Lan, don't be afraid. As long as they don't cause trouble, we don't have to do anything. If they go too far, I'm not afraid of trouble either!"

Sometimes, the smaller the village, the easier it is to cover up the truth. Once the trouble escalates, the more reasonable people will become more powerful.

That night, when Song Weizhen returned home, Song Yuxue quietly pulled him to a corner, avoiding the direction of Song Rulan's room.

Seeing her cautious and entangled look, Song Weizheng asked curiously, "What's wrong? Did you do something wrong and make our mother angry?"

Song Yuxue said in a low voice: "No, there is something that my mother doesn't let me tell you, but Sister Sui Sui told me to tell you."

Song Weizheng frowned when he heard this: "What is it? Tell me."

Song Yuxue told him everything that happened during the day, and emphasized her disgust for the great leader.

Song Weizheng's face turned cold after hearing this. He gently pushed Song Yuxue back and said in a deep voice, "You go back to the house first. I'll go out for a while. Remember, if that person or someone you don't know wants to come to your house in the future, don't open the door."

Song Yuxue nodded, then watched her brother turn around and walk out the door.

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On the other hand, after Jiang Suisui returned home, she was told that Jiang Xiuxiu's marriage had been decided and the wedding was going to be held before the New Year.

Now it’s only two months away from the Chinese New Year. Jiang Suisui is a little surprised: “Getting married so soon? Isn’t this too hasty?”

Grandma Jiang: "When the man met her, he said he wanted to get married quickly because his father was in poor health and wouldn't live much longer. So they wanted to get married early to celebrate. If he couldn't make it in the end, it would also allow his father to rest in peace."

"Come with me to visit the third brother's house. I'll give Xiuxiu something and talk to her mother."

Just like that, Jiang Suisui followed Grandma Jiang to the home of Jiang Hongjun, the third son of the Jiang family.

Grandma Jiang pushed her to Jiang Xiuxiu's room and asked her to talk to her cousin.

Jiang Suinsui was a little embarrassed. Facing this girl who was one year younger than her but was about to get married, she really didn't know what to say.

She asked about marriage for the sake of conversation. Jiang Xiuxiu was of a gentle nature, so she answered everything.

Jiang Suinsui then found out that this marriage was originally prepared for Jiang Miaomiao, but Jiang Miaomiao slipped away, so it was replaced by Xiuxiu.

Jiang Suisui asked cautiously, "Then, would you be unhappy if you were forced to marry?"

Jiang Xiuxiu was puzzled: "Why are you unhappy? You have to get married early or late. My mother said that it is better to get married early so that you can have children early."

Jiang Suisui's face suddenly turned black. She asked curiously, "Do you like that person?"

Jiang Xiuxiu felt a little shy after hearing this: "I don't know... maybe, I'm going to marry him anyway, who else can I like if I don't like him?"

She quickly looked up at Jiang Suisui and said with envy, "It's definitely not the way you treat Song Weizheng... I think you two are pretty good. You can marry the person you love."

"..." Jiang Suinsui laughed twice to cover up her embarrassment, "This... this is all false. Let me tell you, when you marry someone, you still have to look at their character. Do you know what their personality is like? It's best if they have a good temper and are hardworking, so that you can live a good life in the future."

Jiang Xiuxiu nodded and said shyly: "My mother asked around for me. I heard that he is very hardworking and filial to his parents. I have also met him once and he seems okay..."

Seeing her like this, Jiang Suisui knew that she must be satisfied in her heart, so she stopped talking. For an ignorant girl like Jiang Xiuxiu, being able to marry and have children peacefully might be a kind of happiness.

As they were chatting, the door was suddenly kicked open with a bang. Jiang Suishun was startled and turned around to see that it was Jiang Miaomiao who came back.

Her face was full of disgust, and she felt even more unhappy when she saw Jiang Suishun was there too.

Jiang Xiuxiu stood up and called her: "Sister..."

"Don't call me sister!" Jiang Miaomiao spoke very aggressively, "You are quite capable of snatching your sister's marriage!"