Chapter 295: You Wouldn't Have Taken a Fancy to Some Male Comrade, Would You?

The woman who had struck up the conversation recalled the eldest of the Second Branch: "By the way, how many children does your eldest daughter have?"

"Two. The older one is a daughter, five years old this year. The younger one is a son, three years old. I haven't seen the two children in quite some time; I truly miss those two little ones."

"In a few days, when your Shaocheng gets married, you'll be able to see them."

Another woman nearby leaned in: "I heard that after your Shaocheng gets married, you plan to split the household?"

Qiu Mu paused for a moment: "Who told you that?"

The woman jerked her chin forward: "Naturally, I heard it from Hu Dazui. It was your Shaohu's wife who said it. She also claimed that the First Branch would suffer losses from the split, after all, the First Branch's Shaohe is not yet married. Although both branches have one unmarried member, the First Branch has a son who must provide a betrothal gift, while your Second Branch has a daughter who will receive a bride price."

Qiu Mu sneered: "She certainly knows how to calculate. How could she say such a thing? If she has that ability, let her go tell her in-laws. What does dragging us Second Branch into it have to do with anything? Sister, isn't that the truth?"

"Exactly."

Seeing Fu Yanwan had not found the person she was looking for, but instead had listened to gossip all morning.

When the work whistle sounded, Sun Juanjuan pulled Seeing Fu Yanwan: "Hurry up. There are powder tofu and shepherd's purse buns this morning. If we go back late, you won't be able to grab any."

All the way, she kept watching the passersby on the road.

Sun Juanjuan tugged her sleeve: "I'm asking, who exactly are you looking for? If I hadn't pulled you back a few times along the way, you would have almost made a fool of yourself."

Suddenly remembering something, she looked up sharply at Seeing Fu Yanwan: "Xiao Wan, you wouldn't have taken a fancy to some male comrade, would you?"

This remark startled Yanwan: "Don't talk nonsense. That's not the case at all."

Fearing Sun Juanjuan would continue asking, she said: "Alright, alright, let's hurry to queue up. We'll buy a few more later and take some to my second brother at noon."

"He can even embezzle your living expenses, and you're still thinking of him. I really don't know what you're thinking."

"The idea certainly came from my second sister-in-law. If you say I shouldn't blame him, that's impossible. But before my second brother went to the countryside, he treated me no worse than my other brothers. Going to the countryside is hard enough; let alone them being sent to the village, which is even harder than where we are. Although I'm a bit angry, I can understand it."

Huagu Village is less than two li from our farm. They might already know about my eldest brother's arrival. I don't want my second brother to become estranged from the family. It's better to go over and talk about certain matters, so my second sister-in-law won't find fault again."

"Your second brother looks so good; how could he not see sense and end up with your second sister-in-law?"

"They just hit it off. One willing to strike, the other willing to take it. We shouldn't judge whether it's good or bad; as long as my second brother is willing, that's enough."

"True. You still see things clearly."

Willow Tree Village

After Liu Ruxiang returned to her maiden home: "Dad, is it true my second uncle really doesn't care for my grandparents anymore?"

Seeing Seeing Seeing Ge Xiulan glared at her own daughter: "Why bring up the pot that won't boil?"

Liu Shanggan said nothing. Previously, he hadn't failed to go to his own parents to discuss this matter. Even if they severed ties, what then? If his parents went over to make a scene, he didn't believe Liu Shanliang would truly ignore them.

But no matter what the old couple was up to, the moment the matter of the second son was brought up, they became unhappy, as if they were very reluctant to mention the Second Branch. He couldn't figure out what was going on no matter how he thought about it.

Just as Seeing Seeing Seeing Ge Xiulan was about to speak, she heard the commotion outside. She couldn't help but stretch her neck to look out.

But the moment she looked, her expression changed instantly. The reason was simple: her maiden family had come again. Just by the scale of it, one could tell nothing good was coming.

She truly hated the Chen family. If not for them, she wouldn't have ended up in this situation. Of course, she also hated the entire Second Branch family.

Looking again at her maiden family, who were advancing with fierce momentum, she suddenly felt a headache coming on.

(End of this chapter)