Chapter 46: Marry him

Li Cuiyan was overjoyed, laughing all the way to the Educated Youth Courtyard, "Qianqian, Uncle Pei said he likes me as a daughter-in-law!"

She pulled Su Qianqian to talk in a low voice in the courtyard, excited, "What should I do next?"

"You continue to curry favor with Pei Huaiye's parents, you must exceed Su Qianyue's image in their hearts..."

Li Cuiyan nodded. After the two finished talking, she prepared to go home. Su Qianqian gave her the red cloth for the bridal veil and a box of snow cream, "Cuiyan, this box of snow cream is for you, it's Friendship brand. You take care of it more, wear a headscarf when working in the fields in the future to avoid getting tanned, and help me embroider a red bridal veil, just embroider mandarin ducks playing in the water."

"Qianqian, how can this be, you are too good to me." Li Cuiyan was moved to tears.

Su Qianqian said generously, "We are all friends, why be polite, I also ask you to embroider the bridal veil, we are helping each other."

Returning to the Li family, Wang Juqin looked Li Cuiyan up and down, "Yanzi, where have you been? You didn't cook, I picked a basket of vegetables in the backyard, did you see it?"

Li Cuiyan's eyes dodged, and she whispered a lie, "Mom, I went to the Educated Youth Courtyard, gave the vegetables to Su Qianqian, she said she said she had a way to let me marry Pei Huaiye."

Clang.

Li Yongtie smashed the bowl fiercely on the ground, "Pei Huaiye doesn't even look at you, why do you always stick your hot face to his cold butt? If you are not ashamed, our Chen family is!"

Wang Juqin also persuaded, "And that Su Qianqian is neither decent nor good, why are you playing with her? Su Qianqian and Su Qianyue are not right, she snatched someone else's fiancé, and the village is making a big fuss about it, don't associate with her!"

Li Cuiyan cried bitterly, "Dad, Mom, I just like Pei Huaiye, I won't marry anyone else in this life!"

She cried with snot and tears, "When I was a child, if Pei Huaiye hadn't saved the beauty and driven away the wolf when I was picking pig grass on the mountain, I would definitely have been eaten. He is my benefactor, I just want to marry him!"

Li Yongtie's old face turned red, pointing at Li Cuiyan's nose and scolding, "What kind of hero saves the beauty? Pei boy was thirteen years old at the time, he drove away the wolf at the entrance of the cave, you just happened to be picking pig grass nearby, don't put gold on your face and say he saved you. He doesn't even know your name!"

"In my heart he is a hero! He is a good man! I just like him, why can't I marry him!" Li Cuiyan screamed hysterically.

Wang Juqin twisted Li Cuiyan's ears, "People don't like you! Don't want you! And you can't enter the door of the Pei family! What are you shouting here? Want the whole village to watch our joke?"

Li Cuiyan kowtowed to her parents like crazy, "Dad, Mom, I can enter the door of the Pei family, as long as I am good to his family, his parents will definitely agree to let me marry him!"

"His parents and him have always been at odds, if you really marry over, you will suffer every day."

"Mom, I'm not afraid of suffering, please fulfill your daughter!" Li Cuiyan choked, holding Wang Juqin, her forehead broken and blood seeping out.

Li Yongtie was so angry his hands were shaking and he picked up the broom to hit her. Wang Juqin blocked it, "Why are you hitting her?"

She turned to support Li Cuiyan, "Silly girl! That Pei Fugui couple is sharp-tongued and not fuel-efficient, don't jump into the fire pit yourself! They can't let you enter the Pei family's door."

"Mom, if I have a way to let the Pei family come to propose, will you and Dad agree to me?" Li Cuiyan choked, holding Wang Juqin and sobbing.

Wang Juqin smoothed the hair by Li Cuiyan's ear, her eyes also red, "Good, if you have the ability to let the Pei family come to propose, we will agree to you, but before they propose,

Li Yongtie was so angry he couldn't even eat; he slammed his chopsticks down hard and went off to work in the fields with a heavy sigh.

Li Gousheng, hiding at the doorway, shrank his head in fear and scurried away in a flash.

Every day after finishing work, Li Cuiyan would sneak vegetables she had picked from the fields behind her parents' backs and send them to Pei Fugui.

Not only that, she would also go to their house to knead Chen Lianzhen's legs, cook meals, and help Zhang Dongmei with the laundry, serving the entire Pei family until they were perfectly satisfied.

After Li Cuiyan left, Chen Lianzhen smiled with a crafty look on her face, "This little girl is quite sensible. These vegetables aren't bad; sprinkle some water on them to keep them fresh, and take them to the production team tomorrow morning."

Zhang Dongmei held her belly and smiled, "Mother really knows how to manage a household. But since our family was scolded by the Brigade Captain last time, let's sprinkle less water this time. By the way, Mother, are we really going to let Li Cuiyan marry into the family?"

Chen Lianzhen hurriedly supported her daughter-in-law, "You're pregnant, so don't overexert yourself. This girl isn't one to slack off or be lazy; it's good if she marries in, as there will be one more person to help earn work points."

Zhang Dongmei lowered her voice and said, "Mother, I heard the eldest brother mention something before; he seems to like Su Qingyue. They say he even gave her a pheasant, and the two of them were even meeting in secret by the river."

Chen Lianzhen was extremely shocked, "No wonder he didn't give us the pheasant last time; it turns out it was all eaten by that vixen Su Qingyue! A bad woman like that must not enter our Pei family's door!"

Zhang Dongmei's eyes curved, "Mother, you're right. Cuiyan is honest, reliable, and filial. Su Qingyue is capable and pretty, but our family can't handle her. If she really marries the eldest brother, then in the future, his salary..."

"That won't do! Your eldest brother's salary must be handed over!" Chen Lianzhen touched Zhang Dongmei's belly, "We're still waiting for your eldest brother to give us money so we can properly nourish our grandson!"

"Thank you, Mother, you're right. Now that I'm pregnant, I can't be overworked. If Cuiyan marries in, she can lend a hand. If Su Qingyue were to marry in, I'm afraid we'd have to serve her instead. I heard that even back at the Su family, she doesn't work in the fields or do any chores."

Chen Lianzhen just shook her head, "That won't do; a daughter-in-law is meant to serve her parents-in-law!"

Zhang Dongmei's eyes darted around, "The eldest brother has a cold and stubborn temperament; he definitely won't be willing to marry Li Cuiyan. Mother and Father should discuss setting this marriage for him first. By the time he returns from his business trip, it will be a done deal. Even if he tries to break the engagement, the Su family probably won't be willing to marry their daughter over anyway."

"That makes sense. I'll go discuss it with your father."

The next morning, the Shuangshui Village threshing floor was collecting vegetables.

Zhang Dongmei and Chen Lianzhen handed the vegetables they had sprinkled with water the day before to Li Zilan's team, but Li Zilan refused them, "These are clearly not vegetables picked this morning. The roots don't look fresh, and they've been sprinkled with water. Take them away."

"What nonsense are you spouting! These are vegetables picked this morning! What right do you have not to accept them?"

Zhang Dongmei's voice was loud, and Chen Lianzhen was also chiming in from the side. Su Qingyue hurried over; she could see clearly that they were not fresh vegetables, and they had been doing this for several times already.

Thinking of how Chen Lianzhen had hit Pei Huaiye with a cane, her tone and attitude were not very gentle either.

Su Qingyue said sternly, "Auntie, were these vegetables picked a day early and sprinkled with water? They are wilted now. If they are sent to the Hongqi Supply and Marketing Cooperative and they don't accept them, it will damage the reputation of our entire brigade, and they will say we are being fraudulent and won't cooperate with our village in the future."

Upon hearing this, everyone began to criticize Chen Lianzhen and Zhang Dongmei.

"Shameless things! They were caught doing this the last two times and still haven't changed. What if this implicates our whole village?"

"Didn't Captain Xiang say that if they cheat more than three times, we won't take their vegetables anymore? This is already the third time!"

"Captain, expel their family! Don't take their vegetables!"

"Right! Expel them! If they don't want to earn money, we still do!"