Chapter 11: He looks like he’s giving alms and really deserves a beating

He Wanqing, seeing this out of the corner of her eye, nodded to He’s grandmother and the others. When Zhu Sanni was about to crash into her, she turned and moved out of the way. Just as she had planned, Zhu Sanni, unable to stop, crashed into the jujube tree in front of her neighbor’s house.

Seeing her fall to the ground, He’s grandmother and Shen’s grandmother were about to beat her again, but He Wanqing stopped them. “Grandma, Grandma’s mother, it’s not worth it, we don’t want to be blackmailed by their family.”

Just then, He Cao, who had been watching the door, saw Zhu Sanni hit the tree and quickly ran out of the house. Her anxious look made everyone think she was Zhu Sanni’s daughter. Meeting the questioning looks of He’s grandmother and the others, she shook her head and then said coldly: “Aunt Xu, this matter has gotten out of hand, I think this marriage shouldn’t happen. You also said you don’t like me, so let your favorite daughter-in-law marry on the date you set! Also, don’t forget to return the money and tickets you borrowed from my family, otherwise, I’ll go to your son’s machinery factory to ask for it.”

He Wanqing’s words left He’s grandmother and the others puzzled. They looked at each other, and even He’s grandfather and the others on the opposite side, who were looking grim, were the same. They didn’t know what she meant. What wedding date, why hadn’t they heard of it?

“Little sister, are you getting married? How come we don’t know?” He Jiadong’s confusion made the onlookers suddenly realize one thing, that the Xu family hadn’t told the He family elders about the engagement date. The aunties and aunts who understood this looked at Zhu Sanni, who was sitting there crying and wailing, with disdain. They were all adults, they couldn’t be so clueless, it seemed like He’s eldest daughter was right, Zhu Sanni was deliberately making trouble for her. Otherwise, why would she come to deliver the date without any of He’s family elders knowing?

“Wanqing, what wedding date? When did you set a wedding date, how come we don’t know?” Shen’s grandmother looked puzzled, making the aunties and aunts even more convinced that Zhu Sanni was making trouble.

“Don’t look at me, I heard it at the same time you did, so I don’t know either.” He’s grandmother waved her hand at Shen’s grandmother; her eyes narrowed as she looked at He’s grandfather. Seeing this, He’s grandfather, who was puzzled, also waved his hand, followed by He’s uncle and the others.

Seeing this, knowing that no one in the family had agreed to the marriage behind her back, He’s grandmother looked at her granddaughter: “Wanqing, what’s going on? Who set the wedding date? Why doesn’t anyone in our family know?”

Zhu Sanni, who was crying on the ground, stood up abruptly when she heard this: “He’s wife, this marriage was arranged by your He’s grandfather and my family’s old man back then. Originally, our family didn’t plan to get married now, after all, Weijun is very busy with work, and your granddaughter is so delicate, I didn’t like her either. But wasn’t there a lot of rumors in the village recently, making both our families very worried? Then my Weijun came back from the machinery factory on leave. You know what kind of work they do at the machinery factory, so it’s not easy to take leave, Weijun only got five days off, three days for the journey back and forth, only two days at home. Then our family discussed it, and we decided to hold a wedding for them on the day Weijun came back, to prove that they were married. This way, it would stop the rumors in the village and also let your granddaughter get married, it’s a win-win situation. When I went to your house to tell you, I forgot that you were all out working, otherwise I wouldn’t have come.”

Thinking about how she wanted to take a shortcut and deliver the date without following the proper procedure, Zhu Sanni now regretted it so much that her intestines were turning green. If she had known she would be beaten and scolded, she wouldn’t have come today no matter what.

The He family, hearing Zhu Sanni’s condescending tone, turned black in the face. When they heard her looking down on He Wanqing, they were instantly furious. He’s grandmother and Shen’s grandmother, who had originally planned to stop, walked towards her again. Seeing this, Zhu Sanni ran away, completely forgetting her injuries.

“He Wanqing, you agreed to the wedding date, don’t try to be lazy, so many people heard it!”

She reached out to stop He’s grandmother and Shen’s grandmother, who were about to chase after her: “I did agree, but I also mentioned the conditions. If your family doesn’t send the dowry, the sewing machine, and the watch, then you can find your favorite daughter-in-law to marry, I won’t marry into your family.”

“Wanqing.” He’s grandmother and the others spoke at the same time.

Seeing this, she shook her head at them, glanced at He Cao’s figure again, and pulled them back home together.

As for He’s grandfather and the others, who came back to deal with this matter, seeing that Zhu Sanni had run away, but they still had problems, they didn’t go back to work, but instead said goodbye to the people who came with them and went back home together.

Back home, before He Wanqing could speak, they all started asking her questions, one after another, words of concern and reproach, making her, who had been feeling unreal, look at them with a silly smile. It wasn’t until everyone finished speaking and waited for her to answer that they realized that while they were talking themselves hoarse, she had been spacing out and smiling foolishly at them.

“Wanqing, stop smiling, tell us about the wedding date.” He’s grandmother lovingly touched her granddaughter’s hand. Seeing her granddaughter’s swollen cheeks, she felt a pang of sadness, she didn’t know how to make her daughter-in-law not angry when she came back tonight. Thinking about her third daughter-in-law’s fiery temper, He’s grandmother and Shen’s grandmother exchanged a look, both of them frowning. Sigh~ Forget it, the child is young and doesn’t understand, the wedding date that she agreed to carelessly doesn’t count, her youngest daughter-in-law (eldest daughter) will come back and explain it.

Looking at the lively faces, and the concern of her deceased grandfather and grandfather, He Wanqing raised her head, forcing back the tears at the corner of her eyes, and then leaned into the arms of the two elders, smiling foolishly as she explained: “Grandma, Grandma’s mother, you don’t have to worry about the wedding date, the Xu family won’t send the dowry or the sewing machine and watch, so this marriage definitely won’t happen.”

“Girl, what happened?” He’s grandfather, who was on the opposite side, was so smart, as soon as his granddaughter said it, he understood what she meant. He then met He’s grandmother’s glare, and under her angry gaze, he asked with concern.

Seeing everyone’s concerned looks, He Wanqing fell into her memories.