"Such a good marriage proposal is hard to come by even with a lantern." This was said by Su Xiaoxiao’s second aunt, Zhang Guifang. "The conditions in Secretary Sun’s family are excellent. If it weren’t for my son Handi being too young, such a good thing wouldn’t be Xiaoxiao’s turn." Su Xiaoxiao happened to hear her second aunt Zhang Guifang’s voice as she entered the door. She furrowed her brows, Secretary Sun’s family? Isn’t that Sun Wenbing? Thinking about it made her feel a chill, hasn’t Sun Wenbing been involved with that person? How can he still be so shamelessly persistent? She was somewhat curious, after what happened, Sun Wenbing hadn’t come to see her again, she thought he had given up, never expected him to still be persistent. But... Is he really still interested now? Thinking about this, Su Xiaoxiao’s gaze towards Zhang Guilan became instantly peculiar. Zhang Guilan and Zhang Guifang were considered distant cousins, somewhat related. Ever since last time, Sun Wenbing’s matter with another man had spread throughout the village. Those girls who were initially interested in Sun Wenbing now had no thoughts of him. Zhang Guilan was anxious, watching her once charming son become increasingly effeminate brought about indescribable feelings. Her son could like anyone, just not a man, if that got out, their family would have no face left. Seeing that more and more people knew of this, Zhang Guilan couldn’t sit still. No way, she needed to quickly have her younger son marry, only then could she shut those people’s foul mouths. As for the marriage partner, she had it all planned. Didn’t her son always like that dead girl from the Su Family? It was all that dead girl’s fault her son ended up , she couldn’t swallow this anger. Thus she found Zhang Guifang, promising to give her twenty yuan if she helped make the match. Being able to get in good with Secretary Sun’s family and also earn money, Zhang Guifang was more than happy. In the main hall, Liu Cuilan wore a bitter expression, puzzled why her daughter couldn’t find a suitor on her own and why they had to arrange one. Moreover, what was all this talk about? First it was the village chief’s second foolish son, then Secretary Sun’s second-rate son, none of them respectable. "My Xiaoxiao is still young, no need to rush." She sternly issued a guest dismissal order, Zhang Guilan exchanged a glance with Zhang Guifang, who immediately understood. "Sister-in-law, you dismissed the village chief’s son, and now you’re dismissing Secretary Sun’s. What kind of match are you seeking for Xiaoxiao? Even if we want to find one, we need to be realistic, look at our family’s conditions..." Zhang Guifang quickly spoke, seemingly trying to persuade, but her words were laced with criticisms of Liu Cuilan’s lack of appreciation. Su Xiaoxiao slammed the door shut with a bang, the loud noise made everyone in the room turn and look. Seeing it was her who had come back, Zhang Guifang’s face lit up with pleasure, "Xiaoxiao’s back?" Su Xiaoxiao looked at her insincere face and felt revolted. When Father Su had an accident, the family was in chaos, this second aunt was so scared of being implicated that she didn’t even bother to check in, the grandparents hadn’t visited either, but now they were coming often. "Xiaoxiao, come here, your second aunt has something to tell you." Zhang Guifang approached with a smile, extraordinarily affable. Su Xiaoxiao was so repulsed she almost got goosebumps, "Second Aunt, just say what you need, your politeness is frightening." This dead girl, how did she speak this way? If it wasn’t for the twenty yuan, she wouldn’t be putting herself out so much. That dead girl was just lucky, why didn’t her dear Handi have such fortune? Zhang Guifang cursed inwardly, but maintained a beaming smile, "Xiaoxiao, you’ve met Wenbing, he’s handsome, considerate, across ten miles of villages you won’t find many as good, what exactly are you dissatisfied with?" That’s why you can’t trust a matchmaker’s mouth, they could turn black into white. Just look at Sun Wenbing’s pretentious, fancy appearance, how could he be labeled excellent? When she heard this, she feigned coyness and looked at Zhang Guifang, "Second Aunt, it’s not that I don’t want to agree, it’s just that Comrade Sun might already have a partner, and his partner is... well... is..." Su Xiaoxiao covered her face, pretending to be shy. "Su girl, don’t listen to others’ gossip, it’s not true. My Wenbing is genuinely devoted to you, how could he possibly be with anyone else..." Zhang Guilan hurriedly explained, her words unfinished when Su Xiaoxiao calmly said, "A man." The room fell into a dead silence. Liu Cuilan’s face turned green, "Wow, Zhang Guilan, you shameless person, your son likes men and you still want him to marry my Xiaoxiao? Planning to make her live as a widow?" "Get out, hurry up and get out!" She said this while taking off her cloth shoe and throwing it at Zhang Guilan’s head. Zhang Guilan’s face turned green, "Liu Cuilan, don’t act shamelessly, I let your daughter marry my son, it’s like your ancestors are blessing you." "Phooey, a vile family of thieves and prostitutes, who cares, hurry up and get out!" Liu Cuilan spoke while grabbing a bamboo stick from the ground, ready to strike. Zhang Guifang hurriedly pulled Zhang Guilan, "Cousin, let’s hurry up and go." Zhang Guilan was hot-headed and wouldn’t leave, she rolled up her sleeves prepared to fight, but before she could act, Liu Cuilan directly hit her face with the bamboo stick. She instantly screamed and rushed out. Didn’t expect this crazy woman to actually start a fight. Zhang Guifang originally planned on mediating a little, but now didn’t dare, pulling Zhang Guilan as they quickly ran outside. Afraid that if they hesitated, the bamboo stick would strike her. They both left the yard in a disheveled manner, with Liu Cuilan tossing the bamboo stick to the ground, "Phooey, dare to propose again, I’ll hit anyone who comes!" Tʜe source of this ᴄontent ɪs 𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗹✶𝗳𝗶𝗿𝗲✶𝗻𝗲𝘁 Zhang Guifang pulled Zhang Guilan away a good distance before stopping, panting heavily. When did Liu Cuilan become this formidable? In her memory, she was always frail and weak, with a gentle temperament, but since her brother’s death, she seemed to have become increasingly fierce. Liu Cuilan entered and saw Su Xiaoxiao still standing there, warning, "In the future, stay away from your second aunt’s family, and Secretary Sun’s family too, none are good people." Su Xiaoxiao quickly nodded, her mother was in a temper, everything she said had to be agreed with. "What scoundrels, like toads wanting swan meat, phooey." After Liu Cuilan cursed enough, Su Xiaoxiao said, "Mom, I have some good news, I ranked eighth in the recent graduation exams." Liu Cuilan’s hand, which just picked up the bamboo stick, dropped to the ground, "What did you say? Eighth in the grade?" For a moment she thought she was hallucinating, her third child had never been academically inclined, if it weren’t for her begging relatives for connections, she’d probably not even make it to high school. Unexpectedly, there was such a day. She immediately burst into tears. Su Xiaoxiao looked up and saw her mom crying, instantly shocked, "Mom, what’s wrong?" Liu Cuilan wiped her tears and grabbed Su Xiaoxiao’s hand, "Come on, Xiaoxiao, let’s go share the good news with your dad." Without a word, she grabbed her things and dragged Su Xiaoxiao out the door. They made their way to the village cemetery, upon arrival they noticed someone burning paper, and strangely, it seemed to be at Father Su’s grave.