Su Zhiyuan gave a helpless bitter smile, "You think I don't know? But what can I do even if I do know? It's already like this, I can only move forward."
What if he's willing to live with that unfilial son? He has no choice; he can't very well divorce his wife, can he?
Qin Feng choked and fell silent.
Wan Guihua sat to one side, her eyes vacant and her expression blank. She remained in that half-dead state until Qin Aiguo and Qin Feng left, making Qin Aiguo and Qin Feng grit their teeth in frustration.
What were you doing all this time? Now you're regretting it, but it's too late!
They even tried to scheme against my little one. If it weren't for the long-standing friendship between our two families, they would have already flipped the table.
When they got home, Su Lu was already asleep in Qin Ye's room. The two of them didn't go over to disturb him. They went back to their room and told Qin Xiaoxiao that Su Lu's matter was settled. If she still wanted to marry, they would get married directly in a month, and there would be no need to hold an engagement banquet.
Qin Xiaoxiao said she had no objection. She would be crazy not to get a handsome husband for free. The only regret was that she couldn't live with her mother-in-law.
She had considered trying to get along peacefully with Wan Guihua, but Wan Guihua wasn't cooperative enough and ruined the relationship with a single sentence. She couldn't stand keeping quiet, so she had no choice but to leave it at that.
That's settled then. She should treat her well from now on, and she wouldn't mind repaying her in kind. But if she continues to scheme against her in secret as before, then she won't be polite. She can remain silent, but she wouldn't mind having her son come looking for her.
Su Lu should handle his own mother's affairs himself, so as to avoid any rift between them.
Su Lu woke up at noon and left the Qin family. After walking around the village, he found someone to help build the house.
Qin Ergou and Qin Erzhu were the main helpers. Among the rest were Old Li, the village’s best house builder, his five sons and two grandsons, and a dozen or so other skilled workers whom he had also hired.
In the afternoon, everyone worked together to dig the foundation on the homestead that Su Lu had applied for beforehand. Before dark, Su Lu went back to the Su family home again to help the third branch of the family move all their belongings to the village committee's warehouse, and also set up a few stoves for heating.
Su Lu didn't say a word during the whole process, he just worked silently. Wan Guihua tried to talk to him several times, but Su Lu avoided her each time, which made Wan Guihua so anxious that she burst into tears.
Su Lu saw it and felt a little sad, but when he thought about how his mother had treated Qin Xiaoxiao before, the last bit of sadness dissipated.
Because of the spring planting season, the Su family's house was built very quickly. In order to speed up the construction, Su Lu paid out of his own pocket to hire a professional construction team from the city to help. The house, which was originally supposed to be built in a month, was finished in twenty days.
On the day of the roof-raising ceremony, Su Lu spent money to buy meat from a grocery store in the city and treated the whole village to a feast. He also mentioned that he would be marrying Qin Xiaoxiao in half a month, which earned him the blessings of everyone in the village.
This time, the Su family built ten houses, with blue bricks and tiles, which were both grand and sturdy.
Besides the two elders of the Su family living in the east side room of the main house, Su Zhiyuan and Wan Guihua lived in the west side room, leaving the main hall space in the middle.
There are three rooms in the west wing, next to the toilet; four rooms in the east wing, and a woodshed next to the gate; and a small plot of land in the backyard, enough to feed their whole family.
After the house was built, Su Lu only took a quick stroll inside before leaving. Except for the day he hosted a dinner party, Su Lu never went back inside.
With the completion of the Su family's house, Qin Xiaoxiao and Su Lu's wedding arrangements were put on the agenda.
After putting the newly knitted sweater in the closet, Qin Xiaoxiao took out a piece of light blue cotton cloth from the closet, intending to make a set of pajamas for Su Lu.
Su Yu rested her chin on her hand, watching Qin Xiaoxiao busily working. "Xiaoxiao, you're knitting sweaters and making clothes. Are you really preparing an engagement banquet for Zhou Ying and Huang Yuan?"
Su Yun looked at Qin Xiaoxiao with concern, "Yes, they treated you like that, I don't believe you don't want revenge?"
Mu Jin frowned slightly and lowered her head to continue patching the clothes.
Qin Xiaoxiao was taken aback. "When did I say I was busy for Zhou Ying and Huang Yuan? I'm doing this for myself."
Su Yu's eyes lit up, but then dimmed again. "Wait, didn't you say you were going to prepare an engagement banquet for them?"
Qin Xiaoxiao chuckled coldly, "The engagement banquet is real, but it's not for them. I prepared it for myself, but now the engagement banquet is unnecessary. I'm going to get married directly."
Although they haven't registered their marriage yet, Qin Xiaoxiao and Su Lu's relationship has already been announced to all the villagers. They've even set a wedding date for April 5th. Qin Xiaoxiao is too busy with her own affairs to care about Zhou Ying and Huang Yuan, especially since she has no intention of spending a single penny on them.
"Then what are you doing..."
"This is for myself. As for them, well, they'll have to wait and see."
Just you wait and see, in a few days, their matter should be settled.
These days, while Su Lu is busy building a house, she hasn't been idle either. Besides knitting sweaters for Su Lu, she's mainly keeping an eye on Zhou Ying and Huang Yuan. If she's not mistaken, Zhou Ying won't be able to hold back for long in a few days.
As she had previously agreed with Zhou Ying, the engagement banquet for her and Huang Yuan was to be held in five days. How could she not be anxious?
She was still waiting to marry Qin Ye, so why would she be willing to marry Huang Yuan?
If she's unwilling to accept this, she'll cause a scene. Time is running out, and Zhou Ying is bound to act desperately.
In order to force her to take action quickly, Qin Ye didn't even go to the Su family for help. He stayed at home all day and didn't go anywhere. Even when he wanted to go out with Su Yun to cultivate their relationship, Qin Xiaoxiao had to secretly pass on the message. The two of them would go out in the middle of the night, and Qin Ye would not leave the house at all during the day.
Therefore, not to mention Zhou Ying, even the villagers hadn't seen Qin Ye for over twenty days.
Su Yun had heard Qin Ye say that Zhou Ying had confessed her feelings to him and that Qin Xiaoxiao was scheming against Zhou Ying. Although she felt uneasy about it, Qin Ye said that as long as Zhou Ying didn't cause trouble, Qin Xiaoxiao wouldn't go too far. Therefore, Su Yun was only worried for a moment and then acted as if nothing had happened and continued with her life as usual.
Although Su Yu was curious, she couldn't say anything since Qin Xiaoxiao wouldn't tell her, so she had to keep it to herself.
After the two sisters left, Qin Xiaoxiao stopped Mu Jin, who was also about to leave.
"Mu Jin, I want to discuss something with you."
Mu Jin stopped in her tracks, looking at Qin Xiaoxiao with a puzzled expression. "What is it? Tell me."
Qin Xiaoxiao smiled and pulled Mu Jin back into the room, pointing to the house and saying, "What do you think of this room of mine?"
Mu Jin glanced around subconsciously and nodded, saying, "Not bad, the materials used are all top-notch, even better than mine."
Qin Xiaoxiao smiled and said, "You think it's alright?"
Mu Jin didn't know what Qin Xiaoxiao was planning, but she still nodded, "It's alright."
Qin Xiaoxiao smiled and narrowed her eyes, "If I wanted to swap houses with you, would you be willing?"
Mu Jin was taken aback upon hearing this.
Why move houses when you're living comfortably?
Their two rooms were almost identical in size and layout, except that Qin Xiaoxiao's room used slightly better materials. Otherwise, they were the same. If she switched rooms, wouldn't she be at a disadvantage? (End of Chapter)
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