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Chapter 64: Shen Zhu's Fiancé
Shen Zhu was very pretty, wearing a bright red top and a light blue skirt, with a silver hairpin in her hair, which was considered a very good outfit in the countryside. A teenage girl was a flower, and with her lively eyes and a smile on her lips, she was very attractive.
However, Su Zhi felt that this girl had raised eyebrows, her eyes were too lively, her smile was a little fake, and what she said sounded strange. She immediately felt that this person was quite hypocritical and not easy to get along with. She recognized Shen Zhu and thought that this was her sister-in-law. The relationship between aunts and sisters-in-law has always been difficult since ancient times. Although there are some that are very good, she is obviously not one of them. Even if this sister-in-law wants to get along well with her, she doesn't want to!
Su Zhi recalled the last time she met Shen Zhu. It was the day when the old Taoist brought a group of people to say that she was a lucky star. Shen Zhu stood next to Shen Zhang. Although there were many people, Shen Zhu's presence was still very strong. For example, it is hard not to notice a red flower among a bunch of green leaves, not to mention that Shen Zhu spoke several times at that time. Su Zhi had a good memory and remembered it clearly.
The first thing Shen Zhu said to herself was to blame herself. A sister-in-law accused her sister-in-law who was bullied by someone for not treating the visitor well. She also had a part in the fact that she and her husband were asked to separate. At that time, she told Shen Youfu that she was unlucky and that it would affect Shen Ziju, the fifth son of the Shen family. It was probably that sentence that made Shen Youfu decide to separate them.
Such a sister-in-law, who pretends to be a lady from a wealthy family, does bad things. Su Zhi has no good feelings towards such a person at all.
"Sister-in-law, your illness has really improved a lot. Congratulations. But there are still some marks on your face. I still have some makeup that I have not been willing to use. Give it to you. If you whiten your face, you will be a beauty.
When Shen Zhu saw Su Zhi looking at her, she walked over and said with a smile, "She has a very nice voice, like a bell, a very festive voice."
Su Zhi was not happy, thinking that this girl's words were full of thorns. How could a sister-in-law say that her sister-in-law had something on her face in front of so many people? She also said that her sister-in-law was a beauty. It was not something to be proud of for a married woman to be said like this in front of a group of men, not to mention that she was a fake beauty who was whitewashed!
"Is this my aunt? Thank you for the cosmetics. You should keep them for yourself. They may be very useful when you get married. I have a husband now. I don't need that, as I am exposed to the wind, sun, smoke and fire all day long. Unlike you, my aunt, you can only embroider. Look at your tender fingers. There is nothing for you to do here. Don't rough your hands." Su Zhi said with a smile, "If you don't give me face, I won't give you face either!"
When Su Zhi talked about marriage, Shen Zhu, a virgin, became shy in front of so many men and did not bother to understand Su Zhi's other words.
But other people thought of it. Looking at Shen Zhu's powdered face, her clothes and the silver brooch on her head, and her thin white hands, although they all admitted that the girl was pretty, they also understood that such a girl was a pampered one. She probably had never done anything except embroidering, and even if she could, she was just a lazy one!
In addition to the men, there were also women who came to watch the fun and help. They were jealous of Shen Zhu's appearance, and even more jealous of Shen Zhu's clothes and jewelry. At this time, they finally found out Shen Zhu's fault, that is, she was too coquettish and lazy, just like an embroidered pillow!
"Hey, Dashan, you are here too! Yes, you are brother Zi'an's brother-in-law, how can you not come to help? Come here quickly, your wife is also here, she is dressed so pretty!" A woman suddenly shouted, and everyone's heads turned at once, and their eyes were focused on a young man.
The young man was about seventeen or eighteen years old, with thick eyebrows and big eyes, slightly dark skin, wearing a dark blue top, black pants, and a pair of cloth shoes. At this moment, his face was red, he was grabbing his hair and grinning foolishly, looking at Shen Zhu with eyes full of joy.
Shen Zhu's face turned from red to white in an instant. How did she meet this person here? ! The man with a silly smile is her future husband Song Dashan! Look at his silly face! Shen Zhu said a few polite words to Su Zhi and hurried into the yard. Listening to the laughter coming from outside, her face turned from white to blue, and her slender fingers twisted the handkerchief into a rope! But she couldn't show her displeasure on the surface.
People outside were laughing and teasing Song Dashan, talking about how pretty and eloquent his wife was, and how lucky he and Shen Zian were to be in-laws. Song Dashan blushed and went back to work.
Su Zhi was surprised to see Shen Zhu's fiancé. She thought that Shen Zhu's expression at that time didn't seem to be shy when she saw her fiancé. She seemed to be embarrassed. Then she thought of Song Dashan's happy face, and wondered if these two people would be together in the future. Shen Zhu didn't look like someone who was willing to marry a farmer. Maybe she was thinking about how to cancel this marriage!
Su Zhi was happy for Shu Dashan. Although being rejected was not a good thing, it was better than marrying a woman like Shen Zhu who was too proud. Such a woman was unstable and her life would be unstable if she married her. However, this was just her guess. She didn't care about Shen Zhu. This matter only flashed through her mind, and she started to care about her own affairs again. She hurriedly went forward to greet Wang and Li, and then talked to a few children.
The nieces recognized each other.
Su Zhi and Li had talked before, and she knew that this second sister-in-law was kind, so they were both smiling when they met again. Su Zhi also smiled gently at Wang. She had seen Wang through the cracks in the fence before, and she felt that she was not a bad person, but just a little old-fashioned, the kind of person who only cared about her own affairs and didn't care about the frost on other people's roofs. She heard from Shen Zian that she was quite good to him, and Shen Zifu also came to help them, so she didn't stop, and Su Zhi still had good things for her.
"Chunlan, Chunxiang, Chunyue, Chuncao, and Chunyun, they are all well-named and good-looking. The two sisters-in-law are really blessed."
Su Zhi looked at the five girls and praised them. She was not being polite. No matter what their personalities were, the Shen family members were all outstanding in appearance. Although these girls were a little thin and had yellowish skin, they all had pretty faces and looked pure, which made them very likable.
Chunlan, Chunxiang and Chunyue all lowered their heads shyly. Chuncao and Chunyun were still young, and they raised their heads to look at Su Zhi, smiling like flowers, and were obviously very happy to be praised.
Wang and Li also responded politely and were praised by the ladies nearby who had come to watch the fun. It was very lively for a while and everyone was praising the girls. Wang even smiled widely. After all, having her daughters praised meant good reputation and would be good for their future marriages.
Shen Zhu felt uncomfortable listening to the laughter. To her, the words praising her nieces sounded like a mockery of herself. She was also worried about her own marriage and could not sit still. Finally, she saw Silang coming out of the house with a bulge in his mouth, obviously he had just finished eating secretly. She went up to him, grabbed Silang and walked out.
"Fourth sister-in-law, mother sent Silang to call me. She is not feeling well and asked me to go back and wait on her. I will come back to help you with your work when I am free."
Su Zhi smiled and said, "Then go back quickly. Taking care of mother is the most important thing. It doesn't matter if we stay here. When the house is built, you can come and help with the greenhouse." Su Zhi thought it would be better if you didn't come. What kind of help could you offer? You would only cause more trouble!
Shen Zhu smiled, then ignored Lian Silang and walked away with her slender waist twisted in the wind. On the way, she met Song Dashan again, but she didn't even look at him and walked even faster.
When Silang was caught, he thought he was going to be taken home. He was unhappy to begin with. Now that he was free, he turned around and wanted to sneak into the crowd to play. He was stopped by Su Zhi. She handed Silang a piece of candy. She had just given a few pieces to a few girls, so there was still some left. She was just here to coax the children. But she gave it to Silang to get him to talk.
"Silang, when are you going back to the old house? You didn't even tell me when you were going back, so I could give you some more candies so you can give some to your grandpa and grandma, as well as your mother and sister. You didn't even tell your aunt before you left, that's rude, I'll let someone else take the candies back later."
Si Lang's eyes lit up, his mouth watered, and he said hastily, "Auntie Si, I didn't go back just now. I'm not ignorant of etiquette. I'm going back now. Please let me take the candy back!"
Chun Ge said from the side: "You are lying. If you didn't go back, how come aunt said you came to call her? You clearly came early in the morning! You are trying to trick her into giving you candy! Fourth aunt, don't give it to him, he will suffer the most!" "I didn't! I really didn't go back. Grandma didn't ask me to call aunt! It was aunt who grabbed me and brought me here as soon as she arrived!"
The people around him were confused when they heard this. This was Shen Zhu's excuse for leaving.
Immediately, other people's impression of Shen Zhu dropped even lower. They thought she was really lazy. Her own brother was building a house, but she just came and wanted to leave without even looking at anything. She even lied to others. What kind of woman is this!
Wang and Li looked at Su Zhi, wondering if the fourth brother's wife asked Si Lang this question unintentionally or intentionally. But no matter what, they just wanted to avoid provoking Su Zhi. As for what others said about Shen Zhu's failure, they were not unhappy at all. Although Shen Zhu had never bullied them with real knives and guns, she had caused them a lot of trouble in secret. They had no way to deal with her, and now someone was dealing with her, they were not angry, but even a little happy!
Shen Zhu hurried home, not realizing that her plan had been exposed as soon as she left. Her mind was now filled with worries about her marriage.
"Mother, look at the good marriage you have arranged for your daughter. She is so embarrassed!"
As soon as Shen Zhu got home and saw Shen Zhang, she immediately told her thoughts. As soon as she said this, her tears fell like beads from a broken string.