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Bai Ruolin immediately understood that the old woman was scheming to go to the army to live with them.
This had happened in her previous life. The old woman had initially said she just wanted to visit.
Then she stayed longer and longer until she refused to leave.
This time, Bai Ruolin would not allow them to go!
Thinking about this, Bai Ruolin stretched her lips and said, “Mother, Yunfeng and I are living in a small house now and there isn’t enough room. When Yunfeng gets promoted and we get a bigger house, we will definitely bring you all over.”
Qin’s mother saw that Bai Ruolin was subtly rejecting her.
Although she was a little unhappy, she didn’t say anything.
She just pursed her lips and said, “Alright, then you two should hurry and have a child. Once the baby is born, you don’t have to worry about anything, I’ll help you take care of it!”
Then, Qin’s mother glanced at Bai Ruolin’s backside with disdain and said, “You’re so skinny, you need to eat more and gain some weight. You need to be able to give me a big, fat grandson.”
“Your father-in-law passed away early, and Yunfeng is the only male in the family. If…”
Bai Ruolin saw her start again, and a wave of irritation surged through her.
She found a random excuse to slip away.
While the Su and Qin families were both busy behind the scenes, arranging Su Yi’s marriage,
Zhou Jinchuan, stationed in the Northwest Army, was anxiously waiting for Su Yi’s call.
He counted on his fingers, thinking that Su Yi’s household registration transfer should have been finalized by now.
But he hadn’t received a call from her in the past two days.
This meant the matter hadn’t been settled yet.
Otherwise, she would have called to tell him.
Thinking back to the last time he heard her thoughts, realizing that her Su family wasn’t treating her well,
Zhou Jinchuan couldn’t sit still.
Could it be that her family was keeping her locked up?
Once his mind started wandering, he couldn’t help but think the worst.
Seeing his worry, Ye Xiaowu felt uneasy too.
“Uncle Zhou, will Sister Su be alright? They haven’t even called, what if something happens?”
Ye Xiaowu’s words completely shattered Zhou Jinchuan’s last line of defense.
He thought for a moment, then asked, “Xiaowu, Nuannuan, do you want to come with me to find her?”
He wasn’t comfortable leaving the children alone.
The two children jumped up in delight at the suggestion.
“Yes! Let’s go find Sister Su together!”
……
The day arrived when Qin Yunfeng and Bai Ruolin held their wedding banquet in the village.
Early in the morning, Su Xingfa brought a greasy, middle-aged scoundrel home.
His center-parted hair was slicked back with oil, shiny and gleaming.
As soon as he entered, Zhang Guilan hurriedly called Su Yi out.
Su Yi pretended to be unaware, walking out with a lethargic air, “What’s up?”
Seeing her demeanor, Zhang Guilan was furious, but for the sake of what was about to happen, she held back.
“Come over here and meet him, this is your future second brother-in-law’s brother, Sun Dayou. Just call him Brother You.”
Su Yi let out a snort of laughter, “Brother You? He’s pretty oily, isn’t he? This hair hasn’t been washed in a year, I bet.”
Upon hearing Su Yi’s words, the man’s face flushed.
However, seeing that she was even more beautiful than the matchmaker had described, he didn’t bother getting angry.
He stretched out his hand, “Little sister, we’re going to be family soon, call me whatever you like.”
Su Yi snorted coldly, “Don’t think that just because my second brother hasn’t married your sister yet, that we’ll be family even after they do.”
The man was taken aback for a moment, realizing she didn’t know about the switch in marriage partners.
He then grinned, revealing a set of stained, yellow teeth, “You’ll find out if we’re family or not in time.”
Su Yi took one look at him and felt like throwing up. She turned to leave.
Zhang Guilan quickly grabbed her, “Where are you going again?”
Su Yi turned her head and gave her a cold look, “I’m going to the wedding banquet, aren’t you coming?”
Zhang Guilan spat, “Go to hell, you’re not allowed to go anywhere today, stay home.”
As they were pulling and tugging, Qin’s mother suddenly walked in from outside.
“Sister Su, you have guests today?” Qin’s mother noticed the stranger as soon as she entered the room, immediately understanding the situation.
She became even more anxious to take Su Yi to see her cousin.
Zhang Guilan ignored Qin’s mother’s arrival, simply turning her head away in anger.
Seeing this, Qin’s mother softened her tone and spoke kindly.
“We’re having a banquet at our house today, with unlimited meat and alcohol. All the villagers, young and old, are going, you can’t not give me face, can you?”
Su Sanhu, hearing about the unlimited meat, immediately ran out, “Mother, let’s go quickly.”
Seeing Qin’s mother taking the initiative to flatter her, Zhang Guilan’s anger subsided slightly.
Thinking that they didn’t even have vegetables to offer their guest, she pretended to be hesitant, “I wanted to go have a drink at the wedding, but unfortunately, we have a guest today.”
Qin’s mother snorted inwardly, but her face remained smiling, “Guests are always welcome, more guests, not more dishes. Let’s all go have a drink at the wedding!”
Zhang Guilan, hearing this, knew it was exactly what she wanted.
She pretended to hesitate for a moment, then called for everyone to go.
Su Yi, seeing Qin’s mother’s actions, knew she wouldn’t be visiting without a purpose.
Su Yi knew that Qin’s mother was up to something by inviting them to the wedding with such humility.
After all, staying home would be a day of being disgusted, so it was better to go out and see what was going on.
Plus, she could get a free meal.
With that in mind, she allowed Qin’s mother to pull her along to the Qin family’s house.
When they arrived, there were already several large tables set up in front of the Qin family’s house.
Qin’s mother pulled Su Yi to the table at the very edge, “Here, have some melon seeds and wedding candies, the banquet will start soon.”
She then piled a bunch of snacks in front of Su Yi.
Not just Su Yi, even the villagers were baffled by Qin’s mother’s sudden change of attitude towards her.
After getting the snacks, Qin’s mother started showering Su Yi with compliments.
“You’ve always been a girl I liked. Although we’re not meant to be mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, we should still keep in touch. Who knows, maybe we’ll become relatives in the future.”
Su Yi knew there was something behind Qin’s mother’s words.
She didn’t respond directly, but simply laughed, “Auntie’s right. Big Brother Qin is doing better and better now, he’s definitely going to take Auntie to the army to enjoy life. We’ll have plenty of time to see each other in the future.”
“Auntie hasn’t been to our army, has she? It’s a big and beautiful place. The food in the mess hall is delicious, too. You won’t have to gather firewood and cook at home anymore. You’ll have ready-made meals every day, and Big Brother Qin and his wife will take good care of you. Auntie is getting old, it’s time to enjoy life.”
Qin’s mother’s heart warmed at these words.
She didn’t care about anything else, just kept asking Su Yi questions about life in the army.
The more she heard, the happier she became.
She couldn’t wait to go live in the army with her son and daughter-in-law after the New Year.
Bai Ruolin, standing by, ready to watch the drama unfold:……
Seeing her mother-in-law being tricked by Su Yi, Bai Ruolin felt a surge of anxiety, a mix of anger and frustration.
She kept giving her mother-in-law subtle hints with her eyes.