Chapter 232: If You Can't Speak Properly, Just Don't Speak

The reason they complied with Ding Zhiqing's request was that they did not want to become the village's debt-ridden household.

Although the village cadres said they could advance the medical expenses for the elderly couple, ultimately the couple would have to bear the cost; moreover, the clinic said the money previously paid had already been used up and asked them to pay again.

Having no choice, they had to seek out Ding Zhiqing.

To get through this difficult time, the brothers decided: they would not divide the house taken from the second branch for now, but instead rent it to Ding Zhiqing to collect some rent and solve their immediate crisis.

Of course, they also made a request of Ding Surong: the rent must be paid for at least one year, three yuan a month, totaling thirty-six for the year.

They built their own courtyard wall, which in no way affected Liu Chuxue's family.

The items here were basically all delivered to the new house.

Early the next morning, Liu Chuxue got up early: "Father, today I will go to the North Suburb Farm to notify my sister and brother-in-law, asking them to return on the sixth day of the month to eat the housewarming wine."

Remembering something else: "Mother, go check on Aunt Wu from the neighboring village, see if she is free on the sixth day of the month, and ask her to come over to help prepare the banquet."

Liu's mother nodded in agreement: "Alright, I will go as soon as I finish my current tasks."

Being able to move out of the old house made Liu's mother very happy; although giving up the house so easily was a loss, thinking of the worry-free days ahead made her feel less distressed.

Liu Chuxue also assigned tasks to Liu's father: "Father, today notify the villagers you are on good terms with, calculate how many tables we need to set up, and mention to those families about borrowing their plates and bowls."

Originally scheduled to return to school on Monday, Liu Chuxue simply decided to go after moving house.

Liu Chuxue said goodbye to her family, put on her backpack, and headed up the mountain.

She walked quickly; upon arriving at the North Suburb Farm, she found a secluded spot, confirmed no one was around, and directly entered the space.

The vegetables and fruits in the fields had ripened considerably; naturally, she could not go empty-handed, so she picked six sweet melons and put them in her backpack. Then, seeing that the apricots on the apricot tree were not yet ripe but edible, thinking her sister was now pregnant and might crave exactly this, she picked quite a few as well.

She also casually grabbed a pheasant in her hand before exiting the space.

It just so happened that when she arrived at the Qiu family's home, the Qiu family was celebrating a happy event today: Xia Qiu's younger brother-in-law was being matched, and the woman had come to inspect the house today.

Seeing Liu Chuxue arrive, the Qiu family's great-grandmother smiled until her eyes curved: "Why do you have time to come over today?"

Liu Chuxue smiled faintly: "Isn't it because the housewarming date has been set at home? I came to notify my sister and brother-in-law."

Zhang Shanmei, the second daughter-in-law of the eldest branch, heard these words and said: "Oh my, looks like the family will have to spend another sum."

The Qiu family's great-grandmother was about to be angered to death by this foolish great-granddaughter-in-law: "If you can't speak properly, just don't speak."

Liu Chuxue did not care about her words; she simply put down her backpack and, in front of everyone in the courtyard, said: "Sister, these are sweet melons my partner brought back from the south; please share some with everyone to taste."

Saying this, she took two out of the backpack.

Xia Qiu did not expect her sister to bring such precious items; thinking there were guests at home today, she handed the sweet melon in her hand directly to the Qiu family's great-grandmother: "Great-grandmother, please cut some and send it into the room so they can all taste it together."

The Qiu family's great-grandmother naturally understood her meaning, and her heart felt a surge of warmth.

Liu Chuxue naturally heard the conversation inside the room; combined with her desire to make Zhang Shanmei uncomfortable, that was why she brought out the sweet melons in the courtyard.

After expressing her gratitude to Liu Chuxue, the Qiu family's great-grandmother took the melon into the kitchen and soon brought it to the main room.

It was precisely because of this plate of sweet melons that the marriage arrangement, which was originally not smooth, saw the second branch's gratitude toward Liu Chuxue fully returned to Xia Qiu in the days to come.

(End of this chapter)