"Yes, yes, Sister Zhang, if you hadn't told me, I would have been negligent. My sister is indeed of marriageable age. If you have a suitable partner, you must keep an eye on her for her."
"That's natural. My brother even said he would introduce his nephew to this girl before, but she's honest. She said she can't decide her own marriage. It depends on her parents' opinion, hehe..."
Seeing that she was about to get another business deal, Sister Zhang couldn't help but smile.
Shu Jiaying, standing nearby, seemed to sense something was going on, but she wasn't worried about herself. She cautiously questioned Sister Zhang, "Just now you said you were Xiaohua's relatives, but from what I heard from you, it doesn't seem like that. Who are you?"
Sister Zhang was about to speak when Zhao Chunlian rushed to introduce herself in order to avoid alerting the enemy.
"Sister, this Sister Zhang is my fellow villager, and this one is Xiaohua's..."
When the words were on the tip of her tongue, Zhao Chunlian was suddenly stumped by the man's address, because she herself didn't know what Xiaohua should call the man. If she introduced the man as Xiaohua's father right now, Shu Jiaying would definitely be suspicious.
An awkward look immediately appeared on his naturally harsh face.
Sister Zhang hadn't expected that a simple address would stump Zhao Chunlian. It was useless. She stepped forward to help, saying, "This is Xiaohua's uncle, Tianxiang."
"Oh... so you're Xiaohua's uncle? You haven't seen Xiaohua before, right?"
There was obvious contempt in the tentative tone. Shu Jiaying knew that these three people were obviously telling lies in front of her. At this moment, she began to doubt the real purpose of Sister Zhang and the man named Tianxiang coming to see Xiaohua.
What is certain is that this man and woman definitely have no good intentions towards Xiaohua, and this also includes Zhao Chunlian.
Sister Zhang also noticed Shu Jiaying's suspicion of her, but she still explained with a playful smile: "Hahaha... I've seen her when I was a child, that's for sure, but I haven't seen Xiaohua in so many years. How could we possibly know what she looks like?"
Zhao Chunlian also joined in with a reproachful tone.
"How can you be so ignorant, sister? Stop asking so many questions. Guests are welcome. Go and help boil some water and greet them. I'll go to the village entrance to buy some good food. We'll make a delicious meal tonight."
"Okay, Auntie, you go ahead and do your work. I'll take care of these two guests!"
It would be better to stay at home so that Shu Jiaying could keep an eye on Sister Zhang and Tianxiang at all times. If they wanted to do anything, she could stop them in time, so she readily agreed to Zhao Chunlian.
Zhao Chunlian nodded and smiled: "Then you are at home!"
But before leaving, she thought about it and turned back to bring her son Luo Xiaoming with her.
"Xiao Ming, come with me."
When Luo Xiaoming heard that he could go out on the street, he was naturally very happy. Holding Zhao Chunlian's hand, the mother and son left.
After buying some meat at the village entrance, Zhao Chunlian thought about it and then gritted her teeth and bought a bag of malt sugar.
Luo Xiaoming immediately and excitedly snatched the malt sugar from Zhao Chunlian's hand.
"Mom, why are you so nice to buy me candy today?"
Before he could open the paper bag, Zhao Chunlian quickly took the candy back.
"You little brat, didn't I tell you this bag of candy is for you? This is for your sister Xiaohua."
"That's not fair. You're my mother. Why do you buy things for Xiaohua but not for me? I don't care. I just want this bag of candy."
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