Fan Sanmei curled her lips and stubbornly refused to be outdone, "Auntie, you're really saying something. There's indeed a young master from a wealthy family who wants to marry me, but I didn't fancy him."

The women around me all laughed after hearing this, of course it was a mocking laugh.

Since something like this happened with the Fan family, even well-respected families wouldn't associate with them. It's only because the Fu family is generous and doesn't stoop to their level that they still came and were treated hospitably.

If it were them, it wouldn't be bad to just not let the dogs out.

"You have such high standards, what kind of person are you after?"

Women gathered together, they naturally loved gossiping. Since they were just killing time, they might as well chat.

Fan Sanmei rolled her eyes. "Tell you what for,"

Fan's mother took advantage of everyone's chatter to grab a handful of peanut candy and put it in her pocket. She thought no one saw, but actually, everyone was just too lazy to speak up.

"How come I remember someone crying and begging to marry a man with three golden assets?"

Fan's mother and daughter instantly changed their expressions, and Tian Guihua on the side also looked displeased.

"Don't talk about things like that on this happy day. Column wife, eat more peanuts and sunflower seeds," Tian Guihua reminded coldly.

The daughter-in-law had originally wanted to curry favor with the Fu family, but she ended up shooting herself in the foot. She quickly changed her tune and said, "Yes, mother-in-law, your melon seeds are really delicious. They have a nice salty taste. How did you make them?"

Tian Guihua smiled. "Your Second Brother Jin is just messing around, if it tastes good, eat more."

"Then I won't be polite." The pillar's daughter-in-law said, grabbing two handfuls.

So-called salted and sweet melon seeds are five-spice melon seeds. Fu Erjin just made some the other day, he came up with it by following Fu Chi-Chiu's cookbook, and surprisingly, they were very popular.

Fujujiao hugged a bunch of oranges and distributed them to the children. Oranges, this luxurious fruit, some families couldn't even afford to eat during Chinese New Year.

The little kids lined up one by one and walked to the front, shouting in a ceremonial manner, "Boss!"

"Boss."

"Boss."

One by one, after everyone finished shouting, they received an orange and eagerly peeled and ate it.

Fan Si Mei also mixed into the team, but was pulled out by Song Yuan Ping, "What are you doing? This isn't your business."

Fan Siu Mei has lost some weight recently. I wonder if it's because things are tough for the Fan family, or if she's been trying to lose weight on purpose.

But the beauty of the Fan family was concentrated on Fan Sanmei. The two elder sisters were alright, but when it came to Fan Simei, she had no beauty at all.

Fan Si Mei pouted her mouth, "I want it too."

"You want it, then take it!" Song Yuanping was upright and honest, much better than his old man.

"Why is it that you all have it, but I don't?" Fan Simei posed a soul-searching question.

The orange just smelled so good, she couldn't help but drool.

"Can you compare with us?" the little boy beside said, looking at the fluffy ball of cuteness with admiration, "She's our leader, not yours."

"See, you always go against our boss. If it weren't for our boss stopping us, we would have beaten you up already."

Song Yuan pushed Fan Si Mei, "Let's go quickly, we don't want to play with you."

Fan Si Mei stomped her feet angrily. There were no little children in the village willing to play with her anymore. If Fu JiuJiu was at home, everyone would go find her to play. Even if she wasn't, they wouldn't play with her.

Fu Jiujiu thought that it was just an orange, so she gave it. She didn't want to make her third brother's big day gloomy.

However, before she could even reach out, Fan Si Mei suddenly rushed to her side, snatched the tangerine and ran away, stuffing it into her mouth as she went.

"Boss, we'll get it back for you." The little kids all agreed.

Fu Jiujiu shook her head. "Forget it, just give it to her."

This child is hopeless.

Fan Si Mei finished eating the orange and came back, looking at the children playing together with a strange look in her eyes. She also wanted to play.

Fu Jiujiu felt a little guilty about isolating Fan Si Mei, but she couldn't really blame herself. Fan Si Mei had scared everyone away with her strength. She never actually said anything against the village children playing with Fan Si Mei.

But no one was willing to play with her.

Fujujiao dragged her cheeks, watching the young children playing childish games. Suddenly, a carriage came from afar.

This carriage is so imposing, pulled by four horses.

Fujujiao thought that her own relatives were one poorer than the other, how could there be so much wealth and honor.

The little kids automatically parted a way for her. Fu Jiujiu was about to stand up, but Song Yuanping pulled her back, mistaking her for being scared silly.

The adults were still chatting animatedly in the yard, not hearing a thing from outside.

Upon hearing the commotion, someone lifted the curtain and peered out. It was a woman, about forty or fifty years old, dressed in fine clothes but not like a mistress.

"Hello, is this the Fu family?"

Song Yuanping was so nervous he couldn't speak, just nodding.

The woman asked again, "Is this the home of Fu Sanjin?"

Song Yuanping nodded again.

The woman lowered the curtain, and muffled voices could be heard from inside the carriage, but they were unintelligible.

Soon, the midwife again lifted the curtain and got out of the carriage, striding towards the door.

Fujuju quickly followed after.

Where are the Fu family members? Come out.

This aura, it's like they're here to fight.

Everyone in the courtyard fell silent instantly and turned to look at the newcomer.

Tian Guihua squinted her eyes, looking again and again, also feeling unfamiliar. However, since she had come to the door, she couldn't help but respond.

Yes, may I ask who you are…?

You don't need to know who I am, you just need to hand over our mistress Jiu.

Tien Guihua was a little dazed, but looking at the person's appearance, she knew they must have been inquired about. "The second son's family, quickly invite this esteemed guest into the house."

On a joyous occasion, one must not let anyone ruin the celebration.

"No need," the woman straightened her back, "Let's just say it here, Jiang Yao is our mistress."

Everyone was astonished and murmured to themselves, but no one dared to make a sound.

Fan Sanmei's voice was a bit out of place at this time, "I thought I married a treasure, but it turns out to be this kind of thing."

Tian Guihua remembered her son mentioning that the Jiang Yao family wanted her to marry an old man, but Jiang Yao refused.

"Honored guest, this is..."

The woman rudely interrupted her, "I know Fu Sanjin is now in office, but even if he's in office, he can't take our family's wife! Quickly hand over our family's wife."

Tian Guihua was undecided, looking at Fu Baiwan.

Even Fu Baiwan doesn't know the situation.

"Honorable guest, is there perhaps some misunderstanding here? Perhaps we should go inside and discuss this properly."

"I said, bring Jiang Yao out here quickly, or we'll go to the yamen and file a complaint."

Fu Baimian took a breath, "No, even if you're going to report this, you have to make it clear, don't you?"

Liang Dacheng seeing the situation, quickly called everyone to leave and not watch the commotion here.

Fan Sanmei and Fan Dalian sat firmly on the stool, with no intention of leaving at all.

Liang Dacheng was unwilling. "Stop looking, even if this marriage doesn't happen, I wouldn't marry you anyway. Just leave and stop causing trouble."

First release on the Traditional Chinese Novel Network.

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