According to the local custom, the more people who come to deliver the betrothal gifts, the more the husband's family values the woman. So the next morning, the whole Shi family came together to deliver the betrothal gifts. In order to show their importance, the whole family even wore new clothes.
This was Sun Xiuxiu's first time meeting her sister-in-law, and she was stunned at first sight. Her family always told her she was pretty and would marry into the city someday, but after finally finding a partner there, she was humiliated by her cousin. Now, upon seeing her future sister-in-law, the last vestiges of resentment vanished; after all, she was still far from a true beauty.
Old Lady Sun originally thought that her future son-in-law was only good-looking, but she didn't expect that the girl from the Shi family was so beautiful and very elegant. If she were to go out, she would definitely be mistaken for a city girl.
"Oh my, your daughter is so pretty." Although she favored her own daughter, she had to admit that her mother-in-law's daughter was pretty.
Su Sanlan loved people praising her daughter the most. Since Old Lady Sun was so understanding, she naturally greeted her with a smile: "Xiuxiu is also a pretty and lovely child."
The two daughter-slave mothers liked each other very much, and for a while they were very affectionate with each other.
As the host, Sun Xiuxiu warmly entertained the people of the old Shi family, especially Shi Liu. After all, everyone likes handsome men. She did not deny that she was attracted to Fourth Brother Shi's face, otherwise, even if her marriage was difficult, she would not have been unable to find a husband.
Shi's three sisters-in-law looked at their new sister-in-law's looks and felt alarmed. They decided to go back and ask their eldest sister for her beauty secrets, lest they become outshined by their fourth sister-in-law. While they didn't think their husband would become unfaithful, they couldn't bear the thought of such a thing. They recalled how they were once the most popular girls in the village.
No wonder the eldest sister always says that time is a butcher's knife. Alas, they didn't think there was anything wrong with facing the eldest sister all day long before. After all, they were used to being hit. They admired the eldest sister's face very much, but they didn't expect that it couldn't compare with the fresh and young girls outside.
What the three of them didn't know was that Sun Xiuxiu was also shocked by the looks of the three of them. Coupled with Shi Liu's top-notch beauty, her originally outstanding appearance seemed extremely mediocre.
Fourth Brother Shi glanced at Sun Xiuxiu stealthily. Sun Xiuxiu felt her body stiffen when she felt the gaze from behind her. She felt embarrassed and annoyed because the elders were still there.
Mrs. Shi noticed something was wrong with Sun Xiuxiu, looked back, and laughed. "I didn't expect my fourth brother to be like this. Sister Sun, you don't know that he usually doesn't even look at little girls. This is really rare."
Mrs. Shi smiled, obviously thinking of the past: "Actually, except for that weird one in your family, all the men in the Shi family are pretty much like Fourth Brother. My man was the same back then. I still remember how I froze up when he looked at me, and I almost mistook salt for sugar."
Mrs. Shi's lips lit up with a smile when she heard this: "Ah, time flies by so fast. It seems like we just got married yesterday, and now it's the first month of the year and they have to go to school."
Sun Xiuxiu was also a person who knew how to handle things. She quickly said with envy, "I think the sisters-in-law are already young. They don't look like they have such a big child. I hope I can maintain my appearance like this when I am the same age as the sisters-in-law."
Mrs. Shi's sisters-in-law immediately laughed. Although they always complained about being old, compared with people of the same age, they were not really that old. It was just that there was a stunning beauty in the family to compare with, so they couldn't help but feel that they were too mediocre.
Shi Liu thought of the whitening recipe she had obtained and said with a smile, "I made a batch of whitening cream myself, and the effect is quite good. If you sisters-in-law need it, come back to my room and get it."
No woman is not interested in beauty, especially when it is recommended by a top beauty herself. Not to mention Mrs. Shi and her sisters-in-law, even the always calm Sun Xiuxiu was crazy about it. She wondered whether she should arrange the wedding date as early as possible, since she would get married sooner or later anyway.
Shi Liu was worried that Sun Xiuxiu would be embarrassed to ask for it from her, so she took the initiative to say, "I'll give Fourth Brother a bottle later and ask him to send it to you. Sister Xiuxiu, please don't be disgusted."
"I don't mind, I don't mind."
Sun Xiuxiu is pretty, but the only thing about her is that she inherited her mother's yellow skin, which makes her temperament seem several levels lower.
Unlike her, her cousin Sun Yanyan was born with fair skin, which made her originally unremarkable facial features stand out a lot more. Perhaps Wang Jianshe was attracted by her fair skin.
Because of this, Old Lady Sun always felt guilty and thought she had harmed her daughter.
Looking at the fair skin of her future sister-in-law, Sun Xiuxiu's heart couldn't stop beating. Could she also have fair skin?
Seeing that her brother-in-law was staring at this side, Mrs. Shi felt amused, but also felt that she should do something: "Xiu Xiu, you see, the fourth child has not been to Hewan Village yet. Do you want to take him around?" Anyway, the matter between these two people has been settled, so there is no need to worry about other people's gossip.
Although Sun Xiuxiu was still a little shy, she also wanted to know more about her fiancé before marriage, so she stood up gracefully.
On the other hand, Fourth Brother Shi was very shy and followed closely behind with small steps. The identities of these two people seemed to be reversed at this moment, which made Shi Liu speechless.
Hearing the laughter behind her, Sun Xiuxiu, who originally didn't think anything of it, felt her cheeks getting hot and glared at Fourth Brother Shi.
A beautiful woman looking angry and coquettish is also a beautiful sight. Fourth Brother Shi was immediately mesmerized by her. It's not that he hasn't seen women more beautiful than Sun Xiuxiu. Not to mention those far away, his own sister Shi Liu is a rare and stunning beauty. But he just thinks Sun Xiuxiu is pretty, everything about her is pretty, and she simply fits his aesthetic taste.
Sun Xiuxiu said softly, "Idiot!"
But she had a big smile on her face. No woman doesn't like her fiancé to love her so much, and Sun Xiuxiu is no exception.
As the engaged couple was walking on the road, some curious villagers asked Sun Xiuxiu who the other party was. Since their marriage had already been decided, Sun Xiuxiu naturally did not hide anything and introduced her fiancé to everyone very generously.
Someone looked at Shi Sige and thought that Sun Xiuxiu's date was really handsome: "From a distance, these two look like a perfect match. They are so well-matched. The original guy always felt a bit out of place when standing next to Xiuxiu."
Some were optimistic about this couple, while others were naturally sarcastic: "I heard this guy is from the Daqingshan Production Team and his family is very poor. I don't even know who he borrowed that piece of clothing from. Sun Xiuxiu made a wrong choice this time. In fact, with her looks, she might be able to find another city guy if she waits a little longer."
Someone who loves to curry favor with others jokingly said, "Well, after all, it's just that Sun Lao Er died at the wrong time."
Someone was disgusted and said, "This is just the Sun family's fault. They're sisters, and yet they did such a shameless thing. Now they're smug and showing off everywhere. It's really shameful. I think they've ruined the morale of Hewan Village. Whenever people hear the name of Hewan Village, they bring up this incident. It's so shameful." (End of this chapter)
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