"Lan Shuixian, you really think you’re something, as if you’re some Heavenly Immortal." The mother spat out coldly as she grasped her son’s arm, "Son, let’s go. We really don’t need to beg to marry her. Let me tell you, I have several other prospects for you. Just nod, and any of them could marry you in no time."
At this, she turned and sneered, "If someone wants to remain an old maid, let her be. We’ll see if we can’t find a bride, or if she ends up not getting married. With her attitude, besides us, who would want to marry such a tyrant back home?"
"With a grandmother to take care of and younger siblings depending on me, marrying her would be like marrying three dependents. Who would want that?"
Liu Yi still seemed reluctant, his eyes lingering on the other.
Lan Shuixian did not soften her expression, "Go back."
"Son, let’s go," the woman urged Liu Yi as they walked away, "After today, even if she comes begging tomorrow, our house won’t welcome her."
The mother and son then left.
Lan Shuixian turned to Xiaofeng with a smile, "Sorry you had to see that."
"With a mother like that, even if you married him, you wouldn’t be happy," Xiaofeng advised, "I can see he has no say at all around his mother."
"Actually, he’s not a bad person; it’s just that he listens too much to his mother," Lan Shuixian agreed with Xiaofeng, "Besides, I’m earning quite well now; I don’t necessarily have to get married."
"You silly child, how can you not marry?" Grandma sighed, "It’s my fault. If it weren’t for me, you would have been married by now. It’s my bad luck that brought early death to both my sons. I’m the one left mourning the loss at my age, and now it’s dragging you down, making it hard to find a good family to marry into."
After saying this, Grandma began coughing violently.
"Grandma, we’re all here for you. If sister doesn’t marry, I won’t marry either. We’ll just stay together as a family," Lan Huahua said, patting Grandma’s back.
"You’re all being foolish. A woman’s life should include marriage and children. That’s what makes a complete woman. I had your father, and although they passed early, I’ve never regretted having them."
"Grandma, even if I were to marry, it would have to be someone who accepts our family situation. If they don’t accept it and I have to suffer daily in their house, I’d rather not marry at all." Loved ones were her bottom line.
She could marry, but he must be good to her family.
Xiaofeng agreed with Lan Shuixian’s words.
A woman should marry someone who will respect her opinions; if they don’t, life would be exhausting.
After dinner, Xiaofeng was ready to leave, and Lan Shuixian stood up to see her off.
In Xiaofeng’s view, visiting Lan Shuixian’s home showed it lacked any modern touch.
Therefore, her knowledge of techniques like fried chicken was likely self-taught, unrelated to reincarnation or time travel.
"Xiaofeng, I need to learn from you, perhaps to expand my business a bit," Lan Shuixian shared her thoughts as she walked Xiaofeng back, "I’m planning to open a snack shop. If it gets too busy, my sister could help too. How does that sound?"
Setting up stalls was too exhausting and unstable.
"Sure, if you need help with anything, I might be able to lend a hand."
"It’s about finding someone for the renovation, I might need your help there. I’ve got no experience with it and I’m worried about hiring someone unprofessional. It’s not a big renovation, just a simple setup to make it look like a store."
"That can be arranged. The person who did my renovations was quite good; I can introduce him to you."
Xiaofeng didn’t let Lan Shuixian walk her too far, just to the intersection before telling her to go back.
Lan Shuixian waved and turned back with a smile.
Xiaofeng chuckled to herself, realizing she might have been overthinking things.
If Lan Shuixian were truly a Reincarnator, she wouldn’t have kept it entirely hidden.
Just as Xiaofeng was about to return to her shop, a woman approached her. The woman, clad in black leather and elaborate makeup, wearing large earrings, was recognizable to Xiaofeng.
That woman, known to Xiaofeng, was Feifei, the companion of Wolfman.
"What do you want?" Xiaofeng spoke coolly.
"Heard that Young Madam is quite the businesswoman, I have a business deal, and I wonder if you’d be interested." He tried to get rid of this woman, but she returned unscathed from her old home.
"Business?" Xiaofeng glanced at her, "You come up talking business without even introducing yourself, and I’m supposed to know what you’re about. Not to be rude, but anyone else would’ve just walked away."
Coming straight to business, as if I knew who she was.