Su He was speechless and almost swore.
On what grounds did this middle-aged woman think that Wu Shengnan, a college student, was a match for Huang Weidang, a divorced man?
He's not even good enough for Yu Tiezhuang.
What are you thinking? She's a college graduate, even though she comes from a rural area. How could she possibly be picky?
They don't even open their eyes to see what their own home looks like; they're like a toad trying to eat swan meat!
Su He took a deep breath, feeling that debating with someone with such a big face would lower her status.
For people like that, even their own excrement smells sweet.
I was too lazy to talk to her anymore.
So Su He just looked at her with a half-smile and said, "You're overthinking it, Aunt Ren. My classmates don't have to worry about finding partners. After all, they are students from Peking University. In their hometowns, even county officials have to line up to choose them. Your Brother Huang is not good enough for them!"
After saying that, he ignored her and left.
The woman left behind, Aunt Ren, seemed surprised by Su He's bluntness. Her face turned cold, and she spat at Su He's retreating figure.
"They're all so ugly and picky. What's wrong with our Wei-dang? It's an honor for him to have chosen her. Someone like that wants to be paired with a cadre? He'll just have to wait to be left unmarried. What bad luck!"
Seeing this, the others were afraid of being implicated and quickly left.
When Su He returned home, she didn't take her to heart at all, and even a fool could tell that Aunt Ren must hate her even more now.
But whatever, she doesn't care anyway, and she doesn't want to wrong herself.
...
Soon, the Lantern Festival passed, and school was about to start.
After spending more than a month at home, the elderly couple from the Su family finally returned with bags and packages.
So, Yuanyuan and Huohuo were left to be cared for by Grandma Su and the others.
On the eighteenth day of the first lunar month, Su He returned to school early to tidy up her dormitory, just like before.
When they finished cleaning up and returned to the courtyard, they saw Grandma Su watching the commotion outside again.
Upon seeing her return, he excitedly pulled her home, saying, "Do you know that child from the Niu family? The one who became an educated youth?"
Su He nodded. "Niu Lili? What happened to her? I haven't seen her since after the New Year. Has she gone back to the countryside?"
"No, I've been staying at home the whole time!"
"Huh?" Su He was surprised. "Is he at home? Then why haven't I seen him? And are the leave for visiting relatives for educated youth really that long now? There seems to be quite a bit of time."
Upon hearing this, Grandma Su pursed her lips and said, "What do you mean 'so much'? I think she just doesn't want to leave. You don't know, she hasn't left the house since she came back. She said she was sick and had been lying at home recuperating. I heard she wanted to apply for medical retirement."
Su He was surprised to hear this, "Sick? What kind of illness?"
She instinctively felt it was fake, after all, she looked great when she came back before, just like Grandma Su said, she looked fair and tender, even plumper than before she went to the countryside, and didn't look sick at all.
Then, Grandma Su said, "I don't know the specific illness, but she wants to apply for medical retirement, so there has to be an explanation. Today, people from the neighborhood committee came to inquire, but the Niu family just won't say what the illness is."
But then Niu Lili came out, and she did look unwell.
It doesn't seem like a serious illness, since someone with a serious illness wouldn't be able to get out of bed, but we don't know exactly what happened.
Su He frowned upon hearing this. Could it be that she was really sick?
She wasn't sure, nor did she care. Her current curiosity was just out of a gossipy mindset.
It remains to be seen whether Niu Lili will get what she wants.
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