An Hao said to Song Yueqin, "Gu Shuangshuang didn’t do it on purpose. She was just curious and pulled out the wheat seedling from your family’s field. You could have pointed out her mistake, but you shouldn’t have cursed at her."
"What right do you have to lecture me?" Song Yueqin, rubbing her sore face from being hit, was full of anger but unable to vent it. She couldn’t win against the two of them in a fight, "She pulled out my family’s wheat seedling; she must compensate for our loss."
"You’re asking for a beating," Gu Shuangshuang said, her nose almost crooked with anger, "You want me to compensate you for one wheat seedling, how do you want me to do that?"
Before Song Yueqin could speak, An Hao interrupted, "I can compensate you, if you feel like your family’s wheat seedling was damaged, you can go to my family’s field and pull one out."
"If I pull out one of your family’s wheat seedlings, will it make mine grow back?" Song Yueqin retorted to An Hao.
"Well, fine," said An Hao, looking at her calmly, "two options. One, I’ll compensate you with a wheat seed. Two, when it’s time to harvest next year, I’ll compensate you with a wheat plant! You choose one!"
With one sentence, Song Yueqin was left speechless.
Gu Shuangshuang burst into laughter upon hearing this, "An Hao, you’re really something else!"
Song Yueqin couldn’t outfight An Hao, and she couldn’t handle these two formidable opponents; she admitted defeat today.
"I won’t haggle with you!"
"It’s best not to. If you did, I would also have a proper reckoning with you."
"Alright. I won’t waste words with you. I came here to buy vegetables," Song Yueqin said, intending to walk into the greenhouse to pick some vegetables.
But she was stopped by An Hao just two steps in, "Stop! I’m not selling my vegetables to you!"
"What did you say?" Song Yueqin didn’t expect An Hao to pull this move, "On what grounds are you not selling to me?"
"I don’t want to sell to you! Each party in a transaction has the freedom to buy and sell! You can choose not to buy, and likewise, I can choose not to sell."
"An Hao, don’t you push me too far!" Song Yueqin was so angry she wanted to curse.
"The person bullying others is you!" After saying this, An Hao turned and went back into the greenhouse. She put the picked vegetables into a basket, handed it to Gu Shuangshuang, and locked the door to the greenhouse.
Then, she left with Gu Shuangshuang.
Leaving Song Yueqin behind, grinding her teeth with rage but helpless!
In her heart, she swore secretly, she wouldn’t let An Hao have any good days!
She would haunt her like a ghostly shadow! Her future days wouldn’t be peaceful!
On the way, Gu Shuangshuang held newfound respect for An Hao, "You’re really amazing! Look how mad you made her!"
An Hao smiled slightly, "I’ve sparred with her too many times. I’ve seen through all her tricks."
"Still, this fight caused you to lose some money from the vegetables," Gu Shuangshuang was concerned about the recent incident.
"It doesn’t matter," An Hao said to her, very seriously, "Shuangshuang, if she bullies you, I just won’t sell to her! I don’t care about that little bit of money."
"Actually, it’s fine, it was me who hit her," it seemed, she was at a loss.
Gu Shuangshuang stayed at An Hao’s house for a week, feeling very good about it. She sent telegrams to her parents telling them not to look for her, and she was living a very comfortable life.
Time flew by, and before long, the wedding day arrived.
The night before, An Hao was so nervous she couldn’t sleep, lying in bed chatting with Gu Shuangshuang for half the night.
The next day, An Hao got up very early.
On the wedding day, the village had many complex traditions and tasks. An Hao didn’t want to tire out her father and An Ping, so she made everything at home as simple as possible, skipping any steps that could be spared.