Qiangzi is gone, but Aunt Zhang is still heartbroken. If he really becomes a live-in son-in-law, his father might break his legs.
Xichun didn't know how to persuade her, so she just said she would give her a day off to go home and discuss it with Uncle Zhang.
No one was idle at Xichun's stall; everyone was busy. Just then, a girl walked over. She looked around the stall for a long time but didn't buy anything.
"Sister, what would you like to buy? We have everything here, including fried chicken and hot pot, you can choose any of them." Aunt He wasn't sure what she wanted, so she gestured for Xichun to come over and introduce the products to her.
"How much is one of your fried chickens?" The girl who spoke had rough fingers, which indicated she was a worker. Her face was a bit dark, suggesting she was someone who went out frequently, like Xichun.
"You can choose to have some fried chicken or a whole fried chicken. A whole fried chicken costs 100 coins. We also have hot pot. Our vegetarian dishes are 1 coin per skewer, and the meat dishes are a bit more expensive. However, if you are eating alone, you won't have too many skewers, so the price is more affordable. You can also order other dishes."
Xi Chun answered her question while looking at the fried chicken. There were quite a few first-time customers like this, and Xi Chun naturally didn't treat them differently like some people did.
"I'll just take a look first, and I'll buy it next time." After saying that, the girl left.
"Sister Xichun, I think she looks like the Jiang Sanniang my brother mentioned." After everyone left, Taozi quietly walked up to Xichun and said.
"Oh, she's Jiang San Niang? What's she doing here today? Does she want to see your mother?" Xi Chun thought the girl wanted to see what her future mother-in-law was like and whether she was easy to get along with.
"Who knows? Probably," Taozi said, unsure of the answer.
Xi Chun didn't take this little incident to heart, only thinking to herself that she had missed out.
"Third Sister, how was it? How did it go?" On the other side, Jiang San Niang returned to the Jiang family, and Jiang's mother came to greet her.
"Mom, I see that his stall is doing pretty well. It's always packed with people. And his hot pot doesn't sound expensive, but if you want some meat, it's not cheap. And his fried chicken, there are a lot of families on the street who want to make it, but none of them can make it taste like his."
I think that stall's business will improve sooner or later. If I become a professional and move the food from the stall to a shop, I think I can earn even more than we do now."
Jiang San Niang's eyes were full of calculations. She felt a sense of satisfaction at the thought of making money and collecting profits in the future.
“Zhang Dalang is in love with you and is even willing to marry into your family. As long as you control the family business, you'll have him firmly in your grasp. Life will be much easier from now on, and you won't have to put up with your in-laws’ temper. I think we should all agree to this marriage.”
"His parents have to agree to this too. I heard from Dalang that his mother doesn't seem to agree. I didn't see her at the stall today. I guess she's probably sick from anger."
"Don't worry, how can parents go against their children's wishes? As long as Zhang Dalang is devoted to you, his parents will agree sooner or later. Their backwater is nothing compared to our county town. Don't give in later. If you really bring his parents over, your good days will be over."
"Mother, don't worry, he listens to everything I say now, and he won't dare to interfere with the business in the future. You can just relax and enjoy your retirement." Jiang Sanniang smiled as she made arrangements for the future.
At this time, they were unaware that the business on the stall did not belong to the Zhang family, and they were preoccupied with taking over the business and finding a family member to run it.
When Uncle Zhang found out about this, he and his wife came to the county town. Uncle Zhang was also against it, but he wanted to see what his son thought. As the eldest son, going to someone else's family to become a live-in son-in-law would make them a laughing stock.
"Dad, Mom, you're here?" Early in the morning, Taozi opened the door and saw his parents waiting at the door.
"Is your sister Xichun up yet? Let's go and push the things to the stall first." Apart from Taozi, everyone in the courtyard was a woman, so Uncle Zhang didn't go in to avoid suspicion and just waited at the door.
"Get up! We were just saying we were worried you'd be sad, and then you came back."
Upon hearing the sound, Xichun also noticed Aunt Zhang's dark circles under her eyes, which suggested she hadn't slept well.
“Aunt Zhang, why don’t you stay here today? Let Taozi bring Brother Qiangzi over so you can have a good talk. You’re all family, don’t hurt our harmony.”
"Sigh, we know, but we thought it was still early, so we just moved the things out and put them away first. Come on, come on." The two of them came together to help carry the things, and only went back after everything was put away.
Qiangzi had already learned that his parents were coming, so he asked the shopkeeper for leave and came over.
Uncle Zhang came here this time with a compromise: he wouldn't go to the bride's house, but he would still marry her. However, he could stay at his mother-in-law's house and was willing to take care of the two elders. Qiangzi thought it was a good idea, so he jumped up and went to find Jiang Sanniang.
Xichun was still busy at her stall. It was only past noon, and a group of customers had just left when Taozi came running over, panting.
"Sister Xichun, something terrible has happened! My parents and the Jiang family are about to fight! You have to go and see!"
"What? How did they start fighting? Aunt He, you two keep busy here, I'll be right back." Upon hearing this, Xi Chun was also worried that something had happened, so she quickly left with Tao Zi.
When Xichun and the others arrived at the alley where the Jiang family lived, they saw Aunt Zhang and her entourage walking out covered in dust, their faces filled with barely concealed anger.
"Aunt Zhang, what happened? How did things get like this?" Is this a marriage alliance or a feud? It looks like they've had a fight.
"Hey, don't even mention it. I'm going back to change my clothes. Qiangzi, you need to be more discerning in the future and not be fooled by others again. Xichun, you go ahead and get busy. We'll talk more tonight."
Aunt Zhang didn't want to bring up the matter in the street, so she could only advise Xichun to go back and focus on her business.
Xi Chun also learned about what happened that day that evening. It turned out that Qiangzi was also tempted by his parents' suggestion. This way, he could take care of both sides and his parents would no longer object. He immediately ran to find Jiang San Niang and said that his parents had come all this way and he wanted to come and discuss it with her.
Upon hearing their proposed solution, the Jiang family immediately expressed their disagreement.
"If you want to do it this way, you can, but in that case, our daughter will have to suffer some grievances. Unless your family is willing to hand over the business of the stall to our daughter to manage, we dare not easily agree."
“What business is this at the stall? That’s not our business. We’re just doing odd jobs there.” Upon hearing this, Aunt Zhang’s smile vanished instantly.
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