Chapter 159

After observing them carefully, you suddenly realized that on the inner wall of that dry wine cup, there were scale patterns. It was clearly the little snake Grandfather kept free-range that had licked the cup clean.

And perhaps Grandfather had long known that he couldn't hold on anymore and that it was time for him to go. You rushed out to tell the relatives, but they burst into loud laughter.

"Children in the mountains are just naive. How could a snake drink wine?"

No one knew the truth except you. You tried to find that little snake, but another piece of bad news arrived.

The Mao family's eldest son, Mao Rongjun, wanted to marry you. An even worse piece of bad news was that Mother, in order to ensure you were successfully married off, terminated Grandfather's funeral.

No one cared about Grandfather. Even though he had died of old age, this group of people claimed it was an evil ghost seeking his life, and that this evil ghost was his beloved grandmother.

What was even more hateful was that the Mao family had snatched away Grandfather's funeral...

【Please remember, under no circumstances can you expose your identity as the bride! Exposing the bride's identity is equivalent to exposing the murderer's identity!】

Su Mian closed her eyes, feeling a bit dizzy from the massive amount of information. She staggered two steps, held onto the table, and rubbed her temples.

So, the person who needs to be killed this time is actually Mao Rongjun's mother outside the door. Once his mother dies, they will definitely be busy arranging a funeral, and no one will care about the wedding matters anymore.

After clearing up her thoughts, Su Mian rummaged through the trash can and found several "failed" paper cuttings. The very first one was an authentic red paper "Double Happiness" character.

It was crumpled into a ball and somewhat wrinkled, but it could still be used. The ones thrown behind it were all paper cuttings that were half "happiness" and half "mourning"—she had no idea how they had been cut out.

To prevent similar situations from occurring later, Su Mian kept an ace up her sleeve. She studied the folding patterns and the direction of the scissors.

After basically figuring it out, Su Mian picked up a piece of paper and pushed open the door.

The door led directly to the courtyard. Several chickens were startled by the suddenly opened door and clucked as they ran into the fence.

Yuan Jing and Feng Liping were sitting in front of the mahjong table, cracking melon seeds and chatting about household affairs. Seeing Su Mian come out, Feng Liping immediately beckoned.

"Oh my, is this your Meili?"

As she spoke, her eyes instantly lit up. "She's just too beautiful. She looks like that... oh my, I'm not very cultured, she looks like Lin Daiyu, wouldn't you say?"

"Oh, you're just fond of saying such polite things..."

The two of them pushed and shoved each other, while Su Mian stood there expressionless.

【Tsk tsk tsk... This NPC still wants to push and shove a bit. They were just talking about the bride price, and seeing you come out, they didn't even change their tune.】

4399 sighed. 【Sure enough, even if the sky falls, Mian Mian's face can block it.】

Su Mian:...

【By the way, how do you plan to kill her?】

Su Mian rubbed the window-flower paper and lowered her eyelids.

"No rush, there's still one day to consider."

The system's requirement was to have her die at the Li family's place, and it required an alibi, meaning that two days later, she and the players would meet at the Mao family's place.

That is, the Xiangshan Village opposite. And to make Feng Liping die here, there must be something that can trap her.

Feng Liping took the paper cutting Su Mian had fished out of the trash. Although it was a bit wrinkled, seeing this face, she didn't have a single complaint anymore.

She had never seen such a fresh and lovely girl in the mountains; the future children would definitely be very beautiful...

Yuan Jing: "How about this, Meili, you take Auntie Feng to the guest room first to rest and tidy up. Tonight, I'll have your dad stew a chicken!"

Feng Liping pushed and shoved a few more times, saying there was no need to go to such lengths.

Su Mian stood to the side with a faint expression, playing the role of an emotionless statue, finally ending it with "It's for the child."

"You say, your mom is really something. Being stingy with herself is one thing, but being stingy with you too? The red envelope she gave you wasn't even worth mentioning. It's really hard on you."

Su Mian led the way for Feng Liping in front. Feng Liping stroked Su Mian's hand, feigning heartache, while in reality, she had already planned out Li Meili's entire path of childbearing for the next ten years.

"It's okay, Meili. Once you come to our house in the future, I guarantee that everything you eat, wear, and live in will be the best!"

The corridor was pitch black, surrounded by bamboo that blocked the bright afternoon light, making the place feel cold and devoid of human presence.

Every room was pitch black, making it impossible to see the scene inside. Feng Liping could hear echoes when she spoke.

After she had been chattering on for a long time, she finally felt it was a bit too quiet and cold. Just as she wanted to ask the girl in front how much further they had to go, Su Mian stopped.

Feng Liping looked up. In front of her was a separate small courtyard with the door tightly shut, and there were even things that looked like white cloth on the lintel.

Feng Liping swallowed hard, feeling that something wasn't right.

"Meili... am I, am I staying here?"

Su Mian turned her head, her mouth stiffly turning upward. "That's right... Auntie Feng, you'll stay here."

"This... I," she stammered, still gathering the courage to speak, "what is that thing on the lintel?"

Su Mian's smile grew wider. She grabbed Feng Liping's hand tightly, as if afraid she would run away, and leaned into her ear.

"Auntie Feng doesn't even know this... it's white silk... the white silk used when someone dies."

"Ahhhhhhh––!!!!"

Feng Liping screamed loudly in terror, her face turning deathly pale, her chest heaving violently.

Yuan Jing, who was preparing to go find Li Meili's dad, was startled and hurriedly chased over.

"What's wrong, what's wrong, in-law?"

Feng Liping pointed her trembling finger at the smiling Su Mian, then pointed at the eerie small courtyard in front.

Yuan Jing was shocked and pulled Su Mian over, scolding her harshly, "You bear of a child, why did you bring someone to your grandfather's room?!"

Su Mian didn't look at Yuan Jing, but stared fixedly at Feng Liping, who was scared half to death.

"Oh... sorry, Auntie Feng."

"I heard my grandfather calling me, so I came over."

Yuan Jing hurriedly covered her mouth and apologized to Feng Liping with a smile.

"This child is just talking nonsense. Her grandfather has been dead for a long time, hahaha. Maybe she just misses him too much, can't help it."

Feng Liping nodded tremblingly, clutched her bundle tightly, and walked toward the other side with Yuan Jing.

Su Mian stood in the distance, retracting her stiff smile. Her face instantly lost all expression, as if that person just now hadn't been her.

She twirled a set of keys in her hand, staring into the distance with a calm gaze.

A small probe, and seeing Feng Liping so terrified, the subsequent steps of Su Mian's plan would be much easier to handle.

【Wow... Mian Mian, you really looked like you were possessed just now. So it was all acting.】

4399 was full of admiration. Although it had already accompanied its host through a full six instances, it was still occasionally shocked by Su Mian's resourcefulness. Every time this happened, it would thank its past self for having a sharp eye.

Su Mian just nodded calmly. Yuan Jing, having settled Feng Liping, cursed at Su Mian, saying she had a vixen's face and that it was one thing to not know how to hook a man, but she had also caused this mess and almost scared the person away.