The Zhou family.
Zhou's mother was throwing things around at home, looking at Zhou's father and saying, "Old man, what are you thinking? Look at that ingrate, he doesn't respect us as his parents at all. No way, they must have a lot of good stuff in their hands."
"Stop!" Zhou's father shouted.
But Zhou's mother was only interested in those nice things. If the old man hadn't been stopping her, she would have gone there long ago. Why wait until they had finished building the house?
“Old man, look, Mingjiao needs a dowry to get married, and the fourth son also needs a bride price to get married. As the eldest son, he can’t just stand by and watch.” Zhou’s mother felt heartbroken. They hadn’t divided the family property, so all those things should have been hers.
But the old man insisted he had his own plans, and now what?
"Isn't the fourth brother's girlfriend coming over? The eldest brother and his wife are also coming. When they come, remember to make sure the feast is good, so that outsiders don't laugh at us."
"Alright," Zhou's mother finally stopped grumbling, knowing that the old man was already planning to invite the people over.
Listening to the elderly couple's plans, Zhou Mingjiao silently made her own plans.
Soon, the day arrived for Zhou Laosi's girlfriend to come and see the house, and Shen Banxia and the others also came over.
Zhou Laosi's girlfriend had two braids, fair skin, and looked quite pretty. She didn't talk much, and Wang the matchmaker was with her beside her.
Shen Banxia didn't care about any of that.
Shen Banxia noticed Zhou Laosi's anxiety; her eyes were fixed on the girl named "Xiuzhu".
However, during the meal, Zhou's mother implied that Zhou Mingqian, as the eldest brother, should do the most important work.
"That's ridiculous. It's not like the old couple is already gone," Shen Banxia silently complained.
They didn't want to talk to them. If Zhou Mingqian hadn't been called away by his mother to discuss something, they would have already gone back and moved to their new home.
A couple of days ago, I lit a fire in the house to get rid of the dampness. Covered with a new quilt, Chen Banxia felt completely enveloped in warmth. She didn't want to get out of bed in the morning. When will she be able to sleep in again?
Just as he was lost in thought, Zhao Di came looking for him.
The little girl held up some walnuts and said, "Auntie, you can have some."
Shen Banxia also became interested and slowly squatted down, cracking walnuts with a stone. "Where did you come from?" It was quite rare. She knew that Zhao Di must have something to ask her, so she simply accepted the invitation.
“I picked it up from the back hill, Auntie. I noticed that Lai Di has a runny nose. Could you give me some medicine? I can trade you some walnuts for it,” Zhao Di said nervously.
"No problem." It seems Zhao Di is quite lucky. The children, both big and small, have been gathering firewood on the back hill recently, and no one else has noticed.
That makes sense, after all, she's the female lead in a rebirth story.
"By the way, Aunt, the other day I accidentally overheard Grandpa and Grandma talking about Uncle, saying that Uncle isn't their biological son," Zhao Di said cautiously.
She used to dislike her uncle and aunt because they were too lazy. They pushed all the housework onto her parents, and not only that, they would also steal the good food.
However, when Pandi had a high fever that time, it was her aunt who gave her medicine. Although her mother kept telling her that her sister would be fine, she didn't believe it. She always felt that if it weren't for her aunt's help that time, Pandi would have become an idiot like that family.
But Mother always said she was just talking nonsense, that she wouldn't be so unlucky, and that her younger sister had always been in good health.
Shen Banxia: ...
Originally, both she and Zhou Mingqian thought that they might have misheard at the time.
Although Grandpa and Grandma Zhou favored their own husband, everyone has different preferences, so it's hard to say.
Just like her husband said, Zhou's mother would never raise someone else's child.
But now, Shen Banxia couldn't help but twitch her lips. Life can be really dramatic sometimes.
Zhao Di thought Shen Banxia didn't believe her. "Aunt, I'm not lying to you. I really heard it."
Shen Banxia comforted the little girl, "Okay, your aunt believes you, but you can't just tell this to other people, okay?"
Regardless of what Zhou's parents planned, for the time being, thinking about what Aunt Zhu had overheard that day, Shen Banxia felt that some things should be left as they were for the time being.
Sigh, Shen Banxia never expected that she would hear such a thing just because she came to visit her future sister-in-law. She wondered what her husband would think.
Shen Banxia was able to analyze and view things rationally, after all, it wasn't like she had spent many years with the Zhou family.
Sometimes, no matter how resolute you are in your words, matters of the heart are still unpredictable.
As the two were talking, Xiuzhu suddenly came over. Upon seeing this, Zhaodi quietly left.
Chen Banxia gazed at the sky in silence.
Xiuzhu asked softly, "Sister-in-law, do you not like me?"
Shen Banxia: ...
Hey girl, who's your sister-in-law? Aren't people supposed to be reserved these days?
Considering the village's customs, it's pretty much a done deal at this point.
"You're overthinking it. You're the fourth son's girlfriend, it's none of my business. There's a mother-in-law to worry about." The implication was, "What's it to me? Go talk to your girlfriend if you have any questions."
"Sister-in-law, I heard you have a great understanding of medical books. I admire people who are good at medical books the most," Xiuzhu said in a different way.
"Generally speaking, I won't get serious illnesses, and I'll get minor illnesses too," Shen Banxia said lazily.
Squatting was too tiring, so I dragged a stool over and sat down under the eaves.
Xiuzhu leaned closer again, "Sister-in-law, I heard you have a relationship with the director of the Gewei Association?"
Shen Banxia rolled her eyes at her, "You misheard."
Xiuzhu's face turned pale. Why was this person so stubborn? She wouldn't have come if it weren't for wanting to find out information.
Shen Banxia didn't want to pay attention, but Zhou Laosi was quite capable. Didn't he say that he had to have a job before people would even notice him?
What's going on now? My curiosity is piqued.
"Didn't your family say they would only agree if Zhou Laosi had a job?"
Xiuzhu blushed and said, "Fourth Brother is a good person. He... he saved me."
Well, the idea of a hero rescuing a damsel in distress and then repaying her with his body is timeless.
"Oh," Shen Banxia thought, this was so unthoughtful.
Seeing that Shen Banxia seemed uninterested, Xiuzhu asked again, "Sister-in-law, I heard that you also saved Uncle's boss. You are really amazing. I wish I were as amazing as you."
"You've heard quite a lot," Zhou Laosi was still rambling on, bragging about all sorts of things.
"It was Fourth Brother who said that. He said you and Eldest Brother are both very capable, and that I wish I could be as capable as you two."
"It's nothing special. Don't you have a job? That's something many people envy," Shen Banxia said modestly. But why was this girl looking for her instead of chatting with her future mother-in-law?
Shen Banxia felt a strange sense of unease.
Yes, she knows she's capable, but what does that have to do with Xiuzhu?
Could it be that someone in her family is unwell and she wants my help?
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