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Chapter 144: The Lucky Star is Confirmed

Chapter 144: Chapter 144: The Lucky Star is Confirmed

Three meters to Suizi’s left stood a middle-aged woman.

Her padded jacket looked like it hadn’t been changed for months, dirty and filthy. Her face was pinched and sour, giving off an air of being not quite right in the head.

It was none other than Li Youcai’s mother.

Ever since Li Youcai was sent back to jail by Suizi, the Li Family had been ostracized in Yang Village.

The villagers intentionally isolated the Li Family.

Seeing that the old Yu Family house was on fire, Li’s mother rushed over, intending to gloat in front of Suizi.

"Mother of Youcai, you’re lousy with lice and you still have time to ’scratch our backs’?"

Before Suizi could respond, Wang Cuihua retorted.

"If she wasn’t a jinx, would we all have a miserable New Year?" Li’s mother sneered at Suizi.

"Huh, instead of pointing fingers at the arsonist, you’re blaming my daughter-in-law? Let’s all recite this a few times, shall we?"

"If it wasn’t for my daughter-in-law who first noticed the fire, wouldn’t the whole area have been ignited?"

Wang Cuihua’s words received everyone’s agreement. Indeed.

Wang Cuihua mimicked the fortune-telling gesture and started to circle around Li’s mother.

"Piles of ash in front of the door, blown by south and west winds. All the good fortune goes to my house, all the mishaps pushed to your house!"

"You!" Li’s mother was so disturbed by her chant that she broke out in a cold sweat.

Wrapped in a blanket, Suizi watched as her mother-in-law divined, thinking that it was such a waste she didn’t do rap. It sounded really good.

"Unlucky these years, you’re trying to ring the gong with a chicken feather. My family rings it with a clear sound, but you get a bunch of dents when you try!"

"You and your husband always quarrel, cursing while alive, marrying when dead~~~"

After circling twice, Wang Cuihua began to sing and dance.

The crowd, who couldn’t contribute in putting out the fire, applauded thunderously.

This was great!

Enjoying a song during the New Year, how lively.

Jiaojiao peeked out from the quilt, singing heartily:

"You~ are~ doomed~ to~ be~ unlucky~~~"

Always seeing her mother jumping around, she had learned quickly.

For some reason, Suizi continued the song:

"Hey~hey~hey~hey~hey~"

Don’t be deceived by the repeated characters. The tune was different each time.

This could only be learned from listening to cross-talk in one’s previous life, where the sidekick would hum to back the main performer.

It flowed naturally and was harmonious.

Even Suizi found it unbelievable that she dared to sing in front of so many people. Today was a day of accomplishment!

Jiaojiao and Wang Cuihua nodded to her in satisfaction. The applause of the crowd grew louder.

Li Youcai’s mother left, cursing under her breath.

"Mother Tiegen, this is your successor, right?"

"Haha, my daughter-in-law can do anything!"

"Why not have your Tiegen bring Suizi to our Yangge dance troupe? We’re starting our tour tomorrow, and they can earn some money."

In the north, different villages would organize some "folk artists" to perform stilt-walking and YangGe dancing from house to house during the New Year.

Whichever house they danced at, that house would give a small tip for good luck. It was especially lively.

Hearing the discussion about the Yangge, Li Youcai’s mother spun around in anger and roared:

"The fire hasn’t been completely put out yet! How heartless!"

"Mother Youcai, accept the reality. Our Suizi is not some jinx, she is our village’s Lucky Star."

"If it wasn’t for Suizi who noticed the fire and called for help in time, the whole area would have caught fire, no one would be able to escape!"

"Isn’t it! Marrying her is truly a blessing for Tiegen."

Li’s mother left, lonely and dispirited, with her belly full of rage.

"Look at the window frame of the old Yu Family house!" someone shouted.

Everyone looked over and exclaimed in amazement.

The fire that started from the fence had spread to the window frame of the old Yu house. Just when it was about to catch the wooden frame, the wind suddenly changed direction.

There’s firewood that won’t burn; ha, it’s just a wonder~

"I’ve always said my daughter-in-law is a lucky star. Well, does fortune-telling hit the nail on the head or not?" Wang Cuihua laughed so hard that her eyes turned into crescents.

"I’m not as wonderful as you all make me out to be — it’s my mother-in-law who’s the accurate fortune-teller. Come to her within fifteen days and you get a 20% discount."

Suizi thought practically that since the fence at home burned, she needed to make money to compensate.

The villagers believed even more strongly that Suizi was a genuine lucky star after this incident.

People were immediately bewitched by the mutual praise of the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law duo, and started making appointments with Wang Cuihua.

Who wouldn’t want to consult a divination master that is blessed by the lucky star and even offers a 20% discount?

Wang Cuihua completely forgot about the thrilling near-miss of her house almost burning down.

Laughing so hard her eyes were hidden, she started her business energetically.

Suizi, who had been honing her intellect thanks to her mother’s nurture for many years, jotted down the villagers’ appointment times.

Chen Lijun, watching all of this, was on the verge of cursing at the sight of the disgraceful young rascal, venturing off track like this.

Yet, Suizi’s radiant smile swallowed all her criticisms.

"Admit it, she’s doing better than we thought."

Chen Zixiao, who had returned at some point unknowingly, stood beside Chen Lijun, commenting while watching Suizi.

By now, the fire had pretty much been put out.

"I haven’t seen her laugh this happily in a long time."

Chen Lijun looked at Suizi.

Seeing her daughter wrapped in a dirty, rural-style quilt, laughing like a silly girl, teared her up slightly.

This fire revealed Yu Jingting’s true character. Yu Jingting effectively coordinated everybody to extinguish the fire, which is why it was doused so quickly.

Competent, responsible, and caring towards Suizi.

Chen Zixiao understood why his younger brother admired Yu Jingting after only meeting him once.

If he were the first to arrive, he would also like the young man, so full of vitality.

"Should we go to the cooperative store and buy some fruits to bring as New Year’s gifts for your mother-in-law?" Chen Zixiao asked.

"No need. Since she’s happy here, I won’t disturb her. As long as Yu Jingting treats her sincerely, she’s safer with the Yu family than with me. Let’s go."

Chen Lijun turned around, resisting the urge to look back at Suizi one more time.

Her daughter’s smile was too radiant, too dazzling for her to bear to disrupt it.

Suizi never looked back the entire time, unaware that someone was worrying for her from behind.

Yu Jingting glanced back and saw Chen Lijun’s retreating figure. His eyes slightly narrowed. That was —

Recognizing who it was, Yu Jingting hesitated for two seconds between calling out to her and remaining silent.

His smart mind led him to make the most appropriate choice.

If his mother-in-law showed up silently, there must be a reason. He couldn’t call out to her.

Among all, this fire hit the Old Yu’s least.

They only lost a woodpile and a piece of fence — the cost was negligible.

The Yang Family lost half of their house.

The fourth son of the Yang family was crying out loud in the courtyard, worrying about his inability to get married the next day.

The neighboring Zhang family lost a storeroom. They were hopping mad at the fourth son of the Yang family for bringing bad luck, whilst preparing a basket of eggs to gift Suizi.

If not for Suizi’s early discovery and Yu Jingting’s commanding, they would have lost much more.

Since the fire didn’t cause big losses, villagers gave Suizi gifts in appreciation as she had contributed the most.

Mrs. Li initially wanted to give Suizi a hard time, but instead elevated her from a jinx to lucky star, making her famous.

The fence was soon rebuilt.

The enthusiastic villagers donated a bit of firewood each, so the Old Yu’s had no worries about keeping warm during the winter.

Wang Cuihua’s small business was simply skyrocketing.

Suizi was so busy collecting money and calculating costs at the side. The fire actually made the Old Yu family rich overnight and they received so many gifts from the villagers.

The people in the North are warm-hearted. They couldn’t refuse to accept these gifts even if they wanted to.

The bad incident of the fire turned out to be a beneficial event at the Old Yu’s.

The Yu family was busy, but Yu Jingting was nowhere to be seen.

He went into the city, unbeknownst to Suizi, to deal with some serious matters.

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