That morning, Li Dani and Lu He took half a day off from work and went to Su Wan's house with gifts and the 500 yuan betrothal gift.
Su Weiguo and Xu Guixiang specially fried seven or eight dishes and cooked a big pot of pork stew.
As the workers were about to return from work, Xu Guixiang asked Su Weiguo to go to Old Su's house and call all of them over so that they could have some fun together.
No matter how you look at it, this is also a happy event, and the Su family must be notified. Everyone should have a meal together and announce the marriage of Su Wan and Lu Chengchuan to the public, so as to avoid them having an excuse to accuse them in the future.
Xu Guixiang also assigned Su Wan a task, which was to invite Wang Xiao'e over.
Xu Guixiang still didn't know that Wang Xiao'e had returned to her parents' home. They would be sisters-in-law in the future. No matter how Wang Xiao'e had thought of her uncle before, now that Su Wan and Lu Chengchuan were married, she had to let it go no matter how unhappy she was.
On such an important day, she naturally couldn't be left out. She was the eldest sister-in-law, and Su Wan, as the younger sister-in-law, naturally had to give her face and go in person to invite her.
Upon hearing this, Li Dani hurriedly stopped him and said, "My dear, that's not necessary. Xiao'e...she has something to do at her parents' home, so she went back."
Xu Guixiang was stunned for a moment. It sounded a bit deliberate that Wang Xiao'e went back to her parents' home on such an important day.
She pulled Li Dani aside and asked in a low voice, "Is she still unwilling to give up? My dear, let me tell you, Wanwan and your second son are married now, she can't do anything weird again, otherwise I won't agree."
Li Dani immediately understood what Xu Guixiang meant. "My dear, don't worry. Lao Lu and I are here. We won't let anything like what you said happen. By the way, my dear..."
When Li Dani said this, she looked around with an embarrassed expression on her face.
"My dear, let me tell you the truth. Xiao'e...she went back to her parents' home because she found it hard to accept Chuanwa's marriage, so she went back to her parents' home."
"Ah, so she hasn't figured it out yet? What can we do? If she leaves without taking the children with her, won't you two leave them behind?"
Xu Guixiang's biggest worry was that Su Wan would have to help raise the child once she arrived at their home.
"Even if she wants to take them, we won't let her. We can't bear to part with any of our three children.
Dear relatives, don't worry. The child is the eldest in our family. No matter what, we will not push this responsibility onto the second child.
The two of us are not even fifty yet, and it will take us another ten years at most to raise them, so we gritted our teeth and got through it.
Relatives, don't worry, I will definitely not let these three children drag Wanwan down, Lao Lu and I can still handle it."
Having said that, if we live together in the future, how can we tell the difference so clearly?
Li Dani's solemn promise not only failed to dispel Xu Guixiang's worries, but made her even more worried.
When Mrs. Su learned that Su Wan had gone on her own initiative to get the marriage certificate with Lu's wife without saying a word, she cursed all the way to Su Wei's country.
Seeing Su Wan playing with some children in the yard, she became angry again, and she couldn't relieve her hatred without scolding her.
She pointed at Su Wan and said, "You silly girl, you are so stubborn that you dare to hide something as important as marriage.
"At that time, let alone getting married, even if we saw the blind date, we still needed the approval of our parents. But you made the decision on your own. Do you still have us in your eyes? Do you still have your parents?"
"Grandma, this is a new society. After all, you have been in this new society for decades. It is no longer the world of your old society. Marriage is a matter of freedom. Parents have no right to interfere in their children's marriages. Since my parents have no right to interfere in my marriage, you, as a grandmother, should learn to keep your mouth shut.
You are already so old, I advise you to mind your own business, worry less, and try to live two more years."
"You, you, you...you dead girl..." Old Mrs. Su was so angry that she couldn't speak.
At this time Xu Guixiang hurried over, pulled Old Lady Su into the house, and said,
"Mom, don't be angry. I think what Wanwan said is right. Nowadays, it is no longer a good idea to rely on the mother's orders or the matchmaker's words.
They young people all have their own ideas. Weiguo and I found it hard to accept at first, but now we have figured it out. Wanwan has never been near me, and I was really afraid that she would marry far away and I wouldn’t be able to see her for a long time.
Now it’s good. I can visit her anytime I miss her, and she doesn’t have to worry about being bullied. It’s actually pretty good.”
"You are also a thing without your own opinion. I know you are used to listening to girls' movies. Whatever she says is the truth. If she wants to go to heaven, you can immediately move the ladder for her."
Xu Guixiang chuckled twice. In order not to anger Old Lady Su and to ensure that the meal went smoothly and happily, she did not dare to confront her.
Two large tables were set up that day. Old Su and his wife, Lu He and his wife, the three Su brothers, and Xu Guixiang sat at one table, which was set with a table of fried dishes.
The rest of the people who couldn't sit at the table each had a bowl of rice and a bowl of stew. Although there was no stir-fry, there was plenty of meat in the stew, so everyone was very satisfied with the meal.
During the dinner, Old Mrs. Su actually spoke a few words for Su Wan, which was rare.
"He and Dani, this girl of ours grew up in the city. She can't do anything, and her mother is used to her. Don't use this excuse to bully her when she comes to your house.
If she doesn't know how to do it, you can teach her, but you can't always beat or scold her. If that's the case, we won't agree."
Su Wan was sitting next to Xu Guixiang, and was surprised to hear that her grandmother could still protect her like this.
She was so moved that she thought to herself that when she got rich, she would let the old lady have some soup too.
Li Dani and Lu He responded repeatedly, "Grandma, don't worry, we have been neighbors for decades, and you should know very well what kind of people we are.
"Take our eldest daughter-in-law, 廘'e, for example. In the years since she came to our house, we have never had a quarrel, let alone a red face, so you can rest assured, old man."
Speaking of Wang Xiao'e, Old Lady Su had something to say again.
"I've heard about your family's affairs. Now Chuanwa has married our girl. Xiao'e can't have any ideas about Chuanwa anymore, otherwise I won't agree."
Although Mrs. Su lived next door to the Lu family, she was unaware that Wang Xiao'e had returned to her parents' home.
"My dear, don't worry, it won't happen. Don't worry."
Li Dani glanced at Su Wan's face as she spoke. She was not sure whether Su Wan knew about this.
Of course Su Wan didn't know about this, because no one had ever mentioned this to her.
After understanding what Old Lady Su meant, she quickly turned to Xu Guixiang, hoping that she could explain it to her.
Seeing her daughter staring at her, Xu Guixiang reached out and patted Su Wan's leg, meaning that she would tell her, but not now.
Su Wan was very suspicious during this meal. She finally managed to get them all to leave, then she went into the kitchen and quietly asked Xu Guixiang who was washing the dishes.
"Mom, grandma just said that Wang Xiao'e is thinking about Uncle Xiao, what's going on? Can you tell me quickly?"