Chapter 37 Blessing, Locked

To prevent things from dragging on and causing more trouble, Zhao Xiulan went to find Chang Suisui that afternoon before work. Naturally, Chang Meili didn’t want to miss this great opportunity to strike at Chang Suisui, so she followed Zhao Xiulan to the field. Chang Suisui was still weeding as before, but this time in another plot of land near the little river. Since there weren’t many fields left around, she was alone there.

While weeding, Chang Suisui was thinking about how to get closer to Xie Yu that night and maybe get some more of his special abilities.

“Chang Zhi—”

“Chang Suisui!” Xie Liye just popped his head out from the riverbank but immediately shrank it back when he heard his mother’s voice, scared.

Chang Suisui raised an eyebrow suspiciously and looked toward the source of the voice. She wasn’t sure if it was her imagination, but it seemed like someone had just called her. When she saw who it was clearly, her brow furrowed. Looking at Chang Meili’s smug face, she knew those two had something up.

Chang Suisui just sat down on the ground and continued weeding as if she hadn’t heard anything.

Seeing this, Chang Meili gave Zhao Xiulan a meaningful glance and said, “Cousin, Auntie just called you. Why didn’t you answer? No matter what, Auntie is your elder…”

“Did you finish carrying the manure?” Chang Suisui glanced at Chang Meili and completely ignored her words.

Chang Meili’s face stiffened. “Auntie came looking for you about something that concerns both our families, so I brought her to find you…”

Chang Suisui remained indifferent. “So? Did you finish carrying the manure?”

Chang Meili: “!!!” She was about to lose it right there. What was up with Chang Suisui? Ever since she went crazy at the Zhiqing (educated youth) station last time, she felt different. She thought she had become smarter, but looking at her now, that didn’t seem true—she just lost it worse than usual. Just a glance at her made people nervous.

Zhao Xiulan frowned, looking at Chang Meili with disdain, then turned to Chang Suisui and said, “Chang Zhiqing, I came to talk to you about the marriage between our two families today.”

Chang Suisui raised her brow but said nothing, just quietly watching Zhao Xiulan as if waiting for her to continue.

Zhao Xiulan didn’t beat around the bush. “Your family wants to exchange marriages, but our Jian Guo only wants to marry Meili. Since you just broke off your engagement, it’s not easy for a girl like you in the village, so I discussed with the old man, and we want you to marry my youngest uncle.”

“???” What kind of good deal was this? She was even thinking about tying Xie Yu to herself, and now someone came to help?

Seeing Chang Suisui still silent, Chang Meili hurriedly said, “Cousin, Uncle Xie is a veteran and gets a subsidy. Even if you can’t do much farm work, he won’t look down on you.”

When Zhao Xiulan heard the subsidy mentioned, her brow furrowed even more. Since Xie Yu came back to the village, the subsidy had been in her hands, and she wasn’t about to give it back to him. Mentioning this before Xie Gui was just to get Xie Yu to solve the “trouble” of Chang Suisui.

Chang Suisui scanned the two of them and said, “I…”

“Cousin! Jian Guo only has eyes for me, and we’re getting our marriage certificate tomorrow. You’ll bless us, right?”

Before Chang Suisui could speak, Chang Meili cut in again, afraid she’d steal Xie Jian Guo away.

Chang Suisui nodded seriously, “Of course, blessings, locked tight. But…”

Her words suddenly stopped, making Chang Meili alert.

“What ‘but’?”

Chang Suisui smiled lightly. “But why should I agree to you?”

Though she wanted to be with Xie Yu, agreeing so easily to Chang Meili and Zhao Xiulan was out of character.

Zhao Xiulan’s face fell immediately. “Chang Suisui, Jian Guo already has a girlfriend. You just broke off with Zhao Zhiqing, and if you get dumped again, it will be hard for you to marry in the future. I advise you to agree—it’s good for everyone.”

“Oh? Really?” Chang Suisui looked at them indifferently. “First you mess around with my cousin’s fiancé, then you want to marry the guy she’s supposed to exchange marriage with. What do you think the village will say?”

“How dare you?!” Zhao Xiulan instantly flew into a rage. “If you dare spread this, I’ll tear your mouth apart!”

Chang Meili’s reputation was already bad enough; if this got out, not only Jian Guo but even their parents would lose all face. Zhao Xiulan glared fiercely at Chang Meili. If it weren’t for Jian Guo insisting on being with that little tramp, would she be stooping low to a young girl like this?

Hidden quietly by the river, Xie Liye saw the situation go bad and immediately sneaked away to bring reinforcements. Otherwise, his little auntie would definitely be bullied by his mother!

Completely unaware of the situation, Chang Suisui stood up and loudly shouted, “Someone come! The village chief’s wife is beating people!”

Zhao Xiulan was scared and quickly moved to cover Chang Suisui’s mouth, but before her dark nails could reach, a kick to her knee sent her crashing to the ground.

“Ah!” Zhao Xiulan cursed in pain. “You little bitch! You dare hit me? I won’t let you off!”

Chang Meili was startled by the sudden kick from Chang Suisui and rushed forward to block Zhao Xiulan with her body.

“Auntie, don’t be afraid, I… ah!” But just as she got close, Chang Suisui slapped her aside.

“Get lost! Come closer and I’ll beat you to death!” Chang Suisui glared at Chang Meili and resumed shouting calmly, “Someone come! The village chief’s wife is trafficking people!”

“Someone come! The village chief’s wife is breaking the law!”

“Someone come! The village chief’s wife…”

“Chang Meili! What are you still standing there for?! Go block that little bitch’s mouth right now!” Zhao Xiulan was still half on the ground, unable to get up. Seeing Chang Suisui standing far away and unable to hit her, she could only vent her anger on Chang Meili.

Luckily, there weren’t many people working around, and since Chang Suisui’s voice wasn’t loud, no one had come over yet.

But seeing some figures approaching from afar, Zhao Xiulan was worried that if anyone overheard, they’d be the ones in trouble. So she ordered Chang Meili to act.

“Auntie, I… I can’t beat her…” Chang Meili held her swollen cheek and said pitifully.

The memory of being beaten was still fresh. Now, just seeing Chang Suisui made her feel pain all over. Seeing the strong Zhao Xiulan kicked down and unable to get up made her even more afraid to go forward.

But seeing more and more people approaching, Chang Meili panicked. She gritted her teeth and shouted at Chang Suisui—