After discussing it, Shen Yunsheng and Xiao Jingchuan went to the kitchen together.
In the courtyard
Xiao Wenjing was still sitting on the stone bench thinking about what had happened that day. He was glad that he hadn't agreed to his mother's request, otherwise, his son would definitely have scolded him.
After much hesitation, Xiao Wenjing finally went to the kitchen to find his son.
In the kitchen
When Xiao Wenjing came in, he saw his son and his wife peeling garlic. He hesitated for a moment before smiling and speaking.
"Chuan'er, the Li family has come to propose marriage. Their bride is Zhenzhu."
“I already know about this, and I also heard that the old lady has already agreed.”
Xiao Jingchuan looked at his father calmly. It was he who arranged for Madam Chen to come and propose marriage. The real show was yet to come!
When her father-in-law mentioned Xiao Zhenzhu, Shen Yunsheng casually added, "Father, you must not agree to give her a dowry. This second branch of the family is a bottomless pit. No matter how much money you have, it won't be enough for them to spend."
“Your grandmother asked for five hundred taels right off the bat. Where would I get that much money?”
Xiao Wenjing frowned deeply. Although he had three or four ounces of silver on him, he wanted to keep it for self-defense and couldn't give it all to his mother.
Xiao Jingchuan solemnly instructed, "Father, don't meddle in the affairs of the second branch of the family."
Xiao Wenjing nodded. His mother wouldn't listen to him anyway, and he didn't want to bother with her anymore.
"Chuan'er, I don't understand this. Your grandmother clearly said that she would marry Wanqing to Li Tianci, but the person on the marriage certificate is Zhenzhu."
Xiao Wenjing remained silent for a moment, then couldn't help but ask again.
"There's nothing strange about this. The old lady must have mixed up Wanqing and Zhenzhu's birth dates when she was exchanging them."
Xiao Jingchuan made up a story, saying that he had switched the marriage certificate, so of course he knew what had happened.
Shen Yunsheng smiled and agreed, "Father, don't worry about it. Wanqing has actually benefited from this misfortune. We should be happy for her."
"Sigh! What's there to be happy about? The Li family would rather marry Pearl than Wanqing. I'm really worried about her!"
Xiao Wenjing felt a tightness in his chest whenever he thought of the 1,200 taels of silver.
Xiao Jingchuan smiled and comforted his father, "Father, Wanqing is no worse than Zhenzhu, so please don't worry about her marriage anymore."
Xiao Wenjing smiled bitterly. There was no use in worrying; he had no money to help his daughter.
"By the way, Jingchuan's family, where's your mother?"
Xiao Wenjing hadn't seen his wife for a while, so he casually asked her about it.
"She went to buy chicken, she should be back soon."
"Why would she buy chickens? There's no food at home to raise chicks."
Upon hearing this, Xiao Wenjing's face immediately darkened.
"I asked her to buy it. Everyone has been tired these past few days, so I wanted to treat everyone to a nice meal."
Shen Yunsheng smiled as she looked at her father-in-law. She really couldn't stand eating vegetarian food every day.
Just as Xiao Wenjing was about to scold his daughter-in-law for not knowing how to manage a household, Xiao Jingchuan sent him away.
After Xiao Wenjing left, Shen Yunsheng smiled faintly, "Husband, Father has really changed a lot."
“People always change,” Xiao Jingchuan remarked. “Fortunately, he wasn’t completely confused.”
The two chatted as they worked.
Soon after, Ms. Luo returned carrying an old hen.
Shen Yunsheng and his wife killed the old hen and used it to make soup.
When it was time for dinner, Shen Yunsheng went to call Min Xiaoqian and her two children to come and eat together.
Min Xiaoqian told them that Xiao Hongxu's body temperature had returned to normal and was much better than it was this morning.
When Shen Yunsheng heard this good news, she was happy for Xiao Hongxu as well.
After dinner, everyone went back to their rooms.
The next day, the brick deliveryman arrived. Xiao Jingchuan and his family unloaded the bricks and began building the wall.
They worked with great enthusiasm and quickly built half of the partition wall.
As the partition wall gradually took shape, everyone was filled with anticipation.
Meanwhile, Granny Yang, who had just returned from running errands, learned that Shen Yunsheng and his wife were building a partition wall, and she rushed home in a murderous rage.
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