"The Gao Family agreeing to the marriage is already good enough." Xu Nian’an pursed his lips, wishing to stay by his younger sister’s side 24 hours a day to prevent any more accidents from happening to her.
Luckily, luckily nothing happened.
Xu Nian’an had prayed countless times in his heart; his last visit was just in time.
"Big brother, when you marry a wife, it will definitely be a hundred times livelier than theirs." Xu Nianhua’s face was full of smiles, wondering what kind of wife his brother would marry.
"If you want a sister-in-law, let’s hurry up and make money. Once Zhou He marries into the family, you’ll have your sister-in-law."
Xu Nian’an was now fond of sentimentality, but he had absolutely no thoughts about it, only wanting to make more mung bean jelly to earn more money.
These days, they could sell mung bean jelly for about six yuan daily, which wasn’t much, but it had accumulated to forty yuan over time, aside from expenses.
Though it wasn’t much, there was still one more month until September 1st, and they could still earn more.
Zhong Juan’s wish was fulfilled as she married into the Gao Family, becoming their daughter-in-law. Although the manner of her entry was a bit disgraceful, she had her wish fulfilled.
The wedding was arranged hastily. The bruises on Gao Jianshe’s face had almost healed, but a little was still visible.
Knowing Xu Nian’an was responsible for the bruises, Zhong Juan harbored intense hatred toward the Xu family and especially toward Xu Nian’an, gritting her teeth with resentment.
"Jianshe, if it wasn’t for Xu Nianhua spilling our secret, we wouldn’t have been discovered."
"Also, about that day Xu Nianhua fell into the lake; she fell by herself. What does that have to do with you? Why did Xu Nian’an have the right to hit you?"
Zhong Juan looked at Gao Jianshe with sympathy. She truly loved Gao Jianshe; although he wasn’t the handsomest in the village, his family’s financial condition was good and he was honest and completely submissive to her.
"That day we were indeed at fault."
"Besides, are you sure it was Xu Nianhua who told everyone?"
Gao Jianshe uncertainly looked at his newly married wife.
"Of course, I caught us in the back mountain that day, how could it not be her who told everyone?"
Zhong Juan bitterly voiced her discontent with the Xu family and Xu Nianhua, saying, "Jianshe, you’re just too kind-hearted, too honest. Xu Nian’an just hit you for nothing, we can’t let this go."
"Besides, Xu Nianhua is fine, why should you have taken that beating for nothing?"
Zhong Juan constantly defended Gao Jianshe. Initially, Gao Jianshe felt it wasn’t a big deal, but influenced by Zhong Juan’s exaggerated tone, he also felt Xu Nian’an had made a mountain out of a molehill, yet, Xu Nian’an had been known as a little tyrant in the village since childhood—he couldn’t win against him!
"Jianshe, I think the blame lies with Xu Nianhua. Why don’t we find a chance to teach Xu Nianhua a lesson?" Zhong Juan thought. If they didn’t give Xu Nianhua a lesson, she couldn’t ease the hatred in her heart!
When they were caught that day, when had Zhong Juan ever been so embarrassed?
And the instigator of it all was Xu Nianhua.
"How should we teach her a lesson?" Gao Jianshe dumbly asked Zhong Juan.
In the still of the night, after making an extra bed with recent busyness, Xu Qinghe and Ji Ying finally started sleeping in the same room again.
Previously, it had always been Xu Qinghe and Xu Nian’an sleeping together, while Ji Ying slept with Xu Nianhua.
Ji Ying asked groggily. From early morning until lying in bed, Ji Ying had been continuously busy and was now tired.