81 Li Xiaoshan
“Su Qing, what’s wrong with you?” It made her wonder if she had spoken too harshly and not paid attention to her method of approach.
“I-I just remembered that our house’s stove was so cold last year that we didn’t even have dumplings,” The villagers had no money to cook dumplings as they wished. Not only were they troublesome, but they also didn’t have refined flours.
Last year, during the new year, the original character made a big scene at home because of getting a live-in son-in-law.
“That’s all in the past. You’re the second child in the family. How can you cry?” Su Wen comforted her after a moment of silence. Don’t cry. Eat more if you like it. I made a lot.”
“Yup! Second sister, don’t cry anymore.” Little sister Su acted like an adult and an elder.
elder.
Su Qing wiped her tears hard and glared at little sister Su. “Shut up. I don’t need you to tell me.” It was embarrassing to cry in front of her sister and Su Xiu. She rarely cried in the past.
Even if she did cry, she would hide and cry alone.
Little sister Su made an ugly face and continued eating her dumplings.
Su Wen wasn’t very hungry. After eating, she cooked another big bowl of dumplings and carried it in a basket to the village head’s house. When he arrived, Wang Chunyan had not eaten yet. She was sitting in the courtyard, enjoying the cool air and waving the fan in her hand.
The weather was getting hotter. It was so stuffy at home that she couldn’t bear to light an oil lamp, so she might as well cool down in the yard.
Her eldest daughter-in-law was busy cooking in the kitchen while her daughter Li Xue sat on a small stool and played with the flower-flipping rope with her little nephew.
Speaking of which, Wang Chunyan was a blessed person. She had three sons and a daughter. Her eldest son had already married and given birth to a three-year-old boy. His name was Li Xiaoshan, and he was cute.
Wang Chunyan’s heart ached.
The last time Su Wen was here was during a busy day. My son and daughter-in-law are working in the fields. Li Xue worked at the town radio station and only returned at night.
That was the first time Su Wen had seen Wang Chunyan’s other family members.
However, she was not reserved and greeted him warmly as soon as she entered. Wang Chunyan was happy to see her. On the other hand, Li Xue snorted coldly and returned to her room.
Su Wen was confused, but she didn’t take it to heart.
Many people in the village hated her, so it was normal for Li Xue to dislike her.
“Wen, have you eaten?” Wang Chunyan asked enthusiastically, “if you haven’t eaten yet, have dinner at my house.”
“I’ve already eaten.” Su Wen placed the basket on the ground and took out a large bowl from it. The fragrance of the freshly cooked dumplings attracted Li Xiaoshan, who was playing nearby. He bit his thumb and looked at Su Wen curiously.
Wang Chunyan was shocked. “Wen, you… Where did you get the dumplings?”
“I made it myself and specially sent them for you to try.” Su Wen smiled at Li Xiaoshan and said, “Xiaoshan, try my cooking.”
Who knew that the silly and cute Li Xiaoshan would tilt his head and say in disdain, “Wen, who would dare to eat your cooking?” The little guy had heard his grandmother complain about Su Wen’s poor cooking skills. The pigs wouldn’t even eat the rice she cooked.
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Su Wen was speechless.
Was her cooking so bad that even a three-year-old kid knew about it?
Although it was the original character’s fault, it was still embarrassing to be despised by a brat!
Wang Chunyan pretended to scare Li Xiaoshan and slapped him. “What are you shouting for? Grandma is the only one who can call her Wen. You have to call her aunt.” According to age, Su Wen called her aunt one generation older than Xiaoshan.
No matter how close one’s relatives were in the same village, they would be counted according to seniority. They could randomly call anyone older than themselves aunt, and there was no need to be so particular.
82 Not Enough to Eat
Li Xiaoshan was about to say something, but Su Wen immediately said, “Xiaoshan, do you want to eat dumplings? If you want to eat dumplings, call me auntie.”
As expected, Li Xiaoshan gave in because he wanted to eat. In this era, resources were scarce, and eating dumplings was almost like celebrating New Year.
“Auntie.”
“Good boy! Auntie will bring more good food for you in the future.”
“Okay!” Li Xiaoshan was immediately bribed. He turned around and went to the kitchen to get chopsticks and a bowl.
When the weather was hot, Wang Chunyan’s family would move the dining table to the courtyard at night. Su Wen helped to put the dumplings on the table and then left. She had already eaten, and it would be awkward if she stayed.
She could not just watch them eat, could she?
After she left, Li Xue and the rest of the Li family came out of the kitchen and gathered around the table.
“Are you sure these are edible?” Li Xue asked in disbelief.
“It should be… I guess,” Wang Chunyan was not confident. She had personally tasted Wen’s cooking, and it was indeed awful.
“Wen gave this with good intention. You should try it!” Wang Chunyan was very happy that Su Wen knew to send her dumplings this year. It was not in vain that she had always helped her. Wen’s dumplings could also shut her daughter-in-law’s mouth.
She didn’t want her daughter-in-law to complain that she was helping an outsider.
Before Wang Chunyan could taste it, Li Xiaoshan had already grabbed one and stuffed it into his mouth impatiently, eating it with a face of enjoyment.
“It’s delicious. It’s really delicious.” Li Xiaoshan’s expression would not lie.
Wang Chunyan was the second to start eating. “It’s indeed delicious.”
Therefore, the others did not hesitate and started to eat. In less than ten minutes, the large bowl of dumplings was finished.
Li Xiaoshan was slow at eating. When he was about to eat more, he found the bowl empty. There was not a single one left. He immediately burst into tears while the others held their chopsticks awkwardly.
Even Li Xiaoshan’s mother had forgotten, ” I-I forgot to keep some for Xiao Shan.”
It’s so delicious.” Li Xue also sighed, “it’s even more delicious than the food sold at the state-owned restaurant in the county.”
She had a good job. Although she was from the countryside, she had always been strict with herself according to the standards of a city person. She had always eaten slowly and carefully.
That was the first time she had snatched food.
“Wen is a good girl. I doubted it when she told me last time that she would work hard and not embarrass her parents. It’s my fault. I knew that Wen girl was a good person.” Wang Chunyan was simply proud of herself. She was reminiscing about the taste of the dumplings and was very happy about her judgment.
Even Li Youcai nodded with a complicated expression. After what had happened this afternoon, he no longer dared to underestimate Su Wen.
In the future, whoever wanted to bully the Su sisters in the village would have to think twice. He would be criticized for bullying poor orphans if he didn’t handle it well. Even he had to be careful.
He had been negligent before, but after this incident, he realized that the seven sisters of the Su family were in a special situation. If this matter were blown up, the county would consider them a classic example.
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Their parents were dead, leaving behind seven pitiful girls. In the future, if he were to apply for welfare benefits from the county, he would use Su Wen’s name.
After leaving Wang Chunyan’s house, Su Wen didn’t go home directly. Instead, he went around the village and asked about the wind direction. After walking around, they heard quite a lot of rumors. Most of them were scolding Chen Guihua and Zhang Chunxiang for being vicious.
Zhang Chunxiang and Chen Guihua’s reputations were ruined. The two of them would have to hide at home for a while before they could go out.
A few smart people also hinted that it might be Su Xuewu or Su Xueqiang who came up with the idea.
83 Three Mulberry Trees
Su Wen was happy to hear that.
It seemed that smart people were everywhere.
The real bad guys behind this were Su Xuewu and Su Xueqiang! Otherwise, how could Chen Guihua and Zhang Chunxiang have such courage?
If Su Xuewu and his brother had a conscience, would they watch their wife bully their elder brother’s daughter?
It didn’t make sense.
The more Su Wen thought about it, the more she felt that Su Xuewu and Su Xueqiang were too sinister. Although she had made a comeback this time and could be considered to have cleared her name in the village, she could not let her guard down.
Who knew what other tricks those two had up their sleeves?
The center of Trinity village was an ample open space with three huge mulberry trees planted there. Two adult men would need to hug each other to encircle the tree bark. It was at least a hundred years old. That place used to be the ancestral hall of the Li, Xu, and Sun families.
The three mulberry trees represented the three families.
The movement from more than ten years ago had destroyed the ancestral Hall, but the mulberry trees remained. The villagers liked to gather here to chat and kill time. Especially in summer, it was very cool under the mulberry trees, and the gentle breeze was the best place to avoid the heat.
At this moment, many men from the village had gathered under the three mulberry trees and were chatting. Most of the women were making shoes and gossiping. Married women would even make some jokes that were too explicit.
Although it was hard work during the day, this was the most relaxing time.
The children in the village were catching dragonflies when it was getting dark. They had specifically headed for places with many bushes and had been bitten by mosquitoes.
Today, everyone’s conversation was even more exciting, and they were all talking about the Su family. Some said that Su Xuewu and Su Xueqiang had no conscience. If Su Xuewen had not been able to earn food during the famine, they would not have been able to survive. The two families had long starved to death.
Su Xuewen was dead, yet they thought of plotting against the children he had left behind.
He was too heartless.
Most people said the same thing. Everyone thought of Su Xuewen’s good deeds and missed him. They felt more and more sympathy for the seven sisters of the Su family.
Some people slapped their thighs and lamented that Chen Guihua had deceived them. They shouldn’t have believed those rumors and mistakenly thought that Su Wen was despicable.
A small group of people also felt that Su Wen was not a good person. At least, she had gone overboard with her live-in son-in-law, Zhou Hengyang. The live-in son-in-law’s status was low, but they should treat him as a person.
However, these people just whispered. Now that everyone was saying that Su Wen was good, they would end up with a reputation for bullying orphans if they didn’t say anything.
Su Wen listened from afar for a while and walked closer to greet the crowd. She had a warm smile, a generous attitude, and a sweet voice. Uncle, aunty, sister. She greeted everyone she knew.
“Wen, we all know that Chen Guihua bullied you. Don’t worry. If she dares to bully you again, we’ll teach her a lesson.”
“Right! I’ve long found Chen Guihua an eyesore. Why can she not go to the fields to earn work points?”
Su Wen was speechless. They were not speaking up for her but adding insult out of jealousy.
“I thought Zhang Chunxiang was good, but I didn’t expect her to be so vicious.”
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“Tsk! If she could be better, would Su Pingfan be so bad? He is idle all day, yet she says he has a promising future.”
Su Wen was speechless. That person was jealous of Su Pingfan’s good reputation and everyone’s praise!
“To think that Zhang Chunxiang is the family member of a cadre.”
Just as everyone was chattering away, they saw the third grandma come in with Zhang Chunxiang and Chen Guihua. Su Xuewu and Su Xueqiang followed behind. Even Su Pingfan, Su Jingjing, Niuniu, and Zhuangzhuang followed.
A large group of them approached.
84 Unwilling to Accept It
The crowd immediately stopped and waited excitedly for a good show.
Su Wen knew that they were coming for her. She didn’t understand at first, but as the crowd approached, she saw her third grandma’s expression and understood.
They were there to ask her to let the matter pass and save the reputation of the Su family!
Her interests as the victim would be sacrificed.
Thinking of this, Su Wen’s face visibly turned cold. She stood straight, watching third grandma and the others stop before her without blinking.
Third grandma saw her sneering eyes and was furious.
This girl was indeed what Xuewu said and was getting arrogant. She should not have agreed to Xuewen’s request for her to marry into the family. It was a big problem. Chen Guihua and Zhang Chunxiang were at fault for the scandal today, but Su Wen couldn’t escape responsibility.
Third aunt taught Chen Guihua and Zhang Chunxiang a lesson, but they still had to find a way to solve the problem. If they didn’t solve it, it would only get worse. Then, everyone with the surname Su could not lift their heads.
It would also affect the next generation’s marriage.
“Wen.” Third aunt suppressed the anger in her heart and motioned for Su Xueyong to push Chen Guihua and Zhang Chunxiang out.
The two cowering people were pushed out, and the crowd was shocked.
It was because the two of them looked too miserable. They had bruises all over their faces, and it was obvious that they had been beaten up badly. Everyone looked at third aunt with a hint of respect.
“Apologize to Su Wen,” Third aunt said coldly. She didn’t say anything else.
Everyone was waiting for Chen Guihua and Zhang Chunxiang to apologize.
However, Su Wen knew that she could not accept this. Once she made the two of them apologize, she would be powerless even if she was on the right side. These two people were her second and third aunt. They were both her elders.
She had to give in to her two uncles even if she did not want to respect her aunts.
If she accepted it, she would be regarded as showing no respect to her elders, unfilial, unforgiving, and mean. Moreover, she had no actual evidence to pin the blame on the two of them during the day. She was taking advantage of the situation at that time. Only in that situation would everyone believe her.
However, if one were to look closely, her accusation could not be taken as evidence. Besides, if she did not cooperate, she would offend all her relatives in the village.
Initially, everyone blamed Chen Guihua and Zhang Chunxiang. But later, they would blame her for stirring trouble and not letting anyone off.
Su Wen knew it, and so did third aunt after she had calmed down. She had only thought of doing this after privately teaching the two of them a lesson.
Su Wen and third aunt’s eyes met under the last ray of the setting sun. It was only a step from the initial struggle to compromise, and they stopped looking into each other’s eyes.
In just a few seconds, Su Wen felt suffocated. She bit her lip and suppressed her anger. She immediately became a drama queen and looked at Chen Guihua and Zhang Chunxiang in fear.
“Oh, my God! Second aunt, third aunt, what happened to you?” Su Wen’s expression details were on point, and even the crowd was stunned, looking at her strangely.
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“Wen, it’s second aunt’s fault.” Zhang Chunxiang gritted her teeth, thinking about the instructions Su Xuewu had given her when she had before she came. Everyone would condemn Su Wen as long as she knelt in front of Su Wen in public. No one would remember that she had schemed against Su Wen for the house by then. They would only say Su Wen was unforgiving and forced her aunt to kneel and kowtow in public.
When Zhang Chunxiang thought of this scene, her whole body stopped hurting, and she couldn’t wait to kneel before Su Wen. Just as she was about to kneel, Su Wen’s eyes rolled back, and she fainted.
Everyone immediately panicked.
“Wen?”
“What’s wrong, Wen? Why did she faint?”
85 Counter-Kill
“Is she feeling unwell? Before Zhou Hengyang left, Wen had fainted once.”
When the crowd recalled the time when Su Wen fainted in public, no one suspected that she was faking it. They were all very anxious. Among them, He Yulan’s mother-in-law was calm and knew little about medicine. She immediately came forward and woke Su Wen by pressing on her acupoints.
Su Wen winced in pain, thinking that she had made a big sacrifice this time.
In fact, she could have solved the problem even if she did not pretend to faint. However, if she did that, she would be forced to act like she had publicly forgiven Zhang Chunxiang and Chen Guihua. She would even need to speak up for them and cover up the rumors the day.
Su Wen was unwilling to accept this.
The seven sisters of the Su family had been schemed by them so miserably, so why should she still forgive them so magnanimously?
In the end, third grandma didn’t take the seven sisters seriously. Even if she had a live-in husband, she still had no status and weight! When her uncle schemed against them, none spoke up for her. Now that they had suffered loss, third grandma and the other relatives began to settle the conflict.
She would never let them get what they wanted, even in their dreams!
She, Su Wen, was not someone to be trifled with.
“Wen, wake up.”
Su Wen slowly woke up. Her eyes were filled with tears as she looked at the crowd with infinite grievances. Before she could speak, tears shimmered from the corners of her eyes, making everyone feel sorry for her.
“Wen, are you alright? Tell me where it hurts.”
“Yeah!”
Tears rolled in Su Wen’s eyes. “I’m fine. I’m just a little dizzy. I’ll be fine after resting for a while. Since my father passed away, this is the first time I’ve felt the warmth of having a family.” She did deserve the Oscar award for being such a good actress.
“Wen, quickly sit on the stool and rest. Yulan, quickly get a glass of water for Wen,” He Yulan’s mother-in-law pitied Su Wen when she saw this. As she instructed her daughter-in-law, she didn’t forget to glare at Zhang Chunxiang.
Zhang Chunxiang was dumbfounded. She didn’t know whether to kneel or not. It was different from what she had imagined. Why did Su Wen faint?
Chen Guihua had a lot of experience in pretending to faint. That was her specialty, so she saw through it immediately. Just as he was about to shout, Su Xueqiang fiercely pulled her back, and she immediately shut up.
Things had already reached this point, and they could no longer continue. Third aunt looked at Su Wen sternly and waved her hand to let Su Xuewu and Su Xueqiang take her back. She looked at Su Wen again. Her wrinkled face was too serious and gave others a feeling that she was mean and unapproachable.
After looking for a long time, she left with Su Xueyong.
She had underestimated Su Wen. It should be said that, as expected of the daughter of a scholar, Su Wen was surprisingly competent.
Su Wen had seen through her arrangements and even reacted quickly.
Third aunt hated the original Su Wen. But after Su Wen transmigrated here, she had a good impression of Su Wen. However, after this incident, the good impression was reduced. Instead, she felt Su Wen was unforgivable and mean.
“Third aunt, are we just going to let this matter go?” Su Xueyong was still confused!
What can we do since Wen has fainted?” Third aunt said unhappily.
“Isn’t she already awake?”
“How are you sure she would not faint again after waking?” Third aunt was even angrier now and hurried home.
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Su Xueyong was even more confused and thought, “Why would Su Wen faint again after waking?”
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Su Wen drank the water He Yulan poured, sat on the stool, and chatted with the crowd. Although she still looked a little weak, she was very eloquent. When she was in the sales department, Su Wen often dealt with demanding customers and was very good at it.
In less than half an hour, her relationship with everyone had become closer, and they were chatting enthusiastically.
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