Su He also took some time to visit Su Lan and tell him about the woman's situation.
Su Lan felt a pang of heartache upon hearing this. "Don't worry, little sister. If she's a good person, I don't care about these things."
Su He nodded. "I know. If she didn't have all these troubles, she probably wouldn't even look at you. You're just lucky."
"There's just one thing: she's in a rush to get married, probably to get rid of her mother's nagging. But you know our family; we originally planned to let you get married after the New Year. What are you thinking?"
Su Lan frowned. "Let's see how it goes. If it really works out, we'll see if we can help her persuade her mother to stop making trouble. That way, she won't be in such a hurry to get married."
Su He felt that he was being a bit naive. If he were so easily persuaded, things wouldn't have dragged on for so long.
However, she didn't discourage him. "Okay, let's meet first."
After that, Aunt Xu and Aunt Liu arranged for the two to meet. Although Su He was also curious, she did not go on her first blind date because she was not an elder.
But later, I heard from Aunt Xu that the two of them felt pretty good about each other, and the woman seemed very satisfied with Su Lan.
Su He was relieved to hear this, and after get off work she asked Su Lan what she thought. Su Lan blushed and stammered, "She's fine!"
Is this what it means to have fallen for someone?
Su He was relieved and now she just had to wait for news from the woman's side.
The next day, Aunt Liu brought her niece's thoughts; she had also taken a liking to Su Lan and was willing to spend time with him.
This outcome is a happy one for everyone.
Neither side expected things to be so easy.
However, just as Su He guessed, Aunt Liu's niece was in a hurry to get married.
This was different from the Su family's plan, but Su He thought that the autumn harvest had already begun in the countryside, and it wouldn't be long before the grain was sold, so a few more days wouldn't make a difference.
So he went back and discussed it with Grandma Su.
Such a good girl probably wouldn't have looked down on their family if it weren't for those things, so the Su family didn't want to give up.
So Grandma Su gritted her teeth and said, "Then let's get married! I can borrow money to pay the betrothal gifts."
Upon hearing this, Su He replied, "Grandma, you don't need to go out and borrow money!"
Upon hearing this, Grandma Su immediately said, "No, how can I let you, as the younger sister, provide betrothal gifts for your older brother?"
Su He smiled and said, "Then you can consider it a loan from me."
Grandma Su fell silent after hearing what she said. After thinking for a moment, she gritted her teeth and said, "Fine! Then consider it a loan from Grandma. I'll pay you back after I sell the grain."
Su He knew that Old Madam Su valued her reputation, so she didn't refuse, and that's how Su Lan's marriage was arranged.
However, the Su family did not give her a larger dowry just because her future sister-in-law was from the city. After all, there was also her eldest sister-in-law, so it was not appropriate to give too much less.
So they gave her the same amount as her eldest sister-in-law.
During this time, Su He also gave her second brother a pair of pillowcases.
Because her future sister-in-law was pressuring her, and she was afraid her biological mother would find out, the process was kept simple.
On the day the betrothal gifts were delivered, the Su family went to the Liu family to meet their future in-laws, and Su He went along as well.
This was the first time she had seen Aunt Liu's niece, named Liu Yun. She had a round face and big eyes, and a very kind appearance, the kind of look that elders liked.
The Liu family seemed nice too; they were all polite and easy to get along with. They didn't look down on them because they were from the countryside, and they didn't say anything about the meager dowry. They just told them to treat Liu Yun well.
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