The Eldest Daughter of a Rural Family
Chapter 717 Godfather Buys You Candy (3)_1

Chapter 717: Chapter 717 Godfather Buys You Candy (3)_1

As they discussed this matter, the room suddenly fell quiet. Everyone was deep in thought, planning to go home and consider their options, wondering what to do. Whether they could plant and how much they should plant.

Old Scholar Fang observed from the side and nodded to himself. Gathering all these relatives together would ensure that even if in the future, Pei Wendong achieved scholarly success and Mo Heng was promoted and they no longer lived in this area, their good deeds would still have an impact. If there was any slander against them, these benefited relatives would, without a doubt, stand up for them. After all, it takes a village to build a fire!

Fang Hui watched from the side, twisting with discomfort in her heart. They were just teaching them to plant pickled cabbage, yet every year they suppressed her family. Her family couldn’t buy cabbage or sell it at a good price, and yet they had to acknowledge the great benefits they had received from them! Watching them become increasingly prosperous, even her parents were siding with them, as if they no longer had a daughter or a family!

As the conversation went on, the sky grew darker. Pei Wendong and Fang Liuyang were still young and didn’t drink alcohol. They finished their meals and hurried back early.

Still, when Pei Wendong returned, his cheeks were flushed and his ears were reddish.

"Did you drink?" Lady Yu asked as she pulled him aside.

"I just had a couple of sips, it’s nothing," Pei Wendong said with a smile.

He was known as Yuanyang County’s young Scholar. To maintain face at Fang Fang’s wedding, Yan Kangyuan’s family insisted on toasting him. They let him take just a bit, as a form of respect. After a while, he ended up having a bit too much.

"You’re still a child, and they were already getting you to drink!" Pei Qian came over, dissatisfied. "Feeling dizzy? Do you want some sobering soup?"

Old Scholar Fang asked Grandma Fang to brew a pot of sobering tea.

Feng Chun followed along since he was a bit older and had also been toasted. He drank enough to make his head spin.

Fang Hui couldn’t help feeling annoyed as she saw everyone gathered around Pei Wendong, caring for him and not even asking about her son.

Lady Ruan had the sobering tea ready, and Grandma Fang poured a large cup for each person, telling them to sit and rest.

It was time for Pei Qin and the others to leave.

After taking a few sips of tea, Pei Wendong said, "I just caught a bit of wind, that’s why I felt a bit lightheaded, it’s nothing serious!"

Seeing relatives like Grandma Li and Li Baoxiang still not leaving, Pei Qin took the lead and said goodbye first. Jiujiu was already asleep in her arms.

Lady Yu handed her a light blanket. "It’s already cool out, don’t let Jiujiu catch a cold." Then, turning to give another one to Fang Hui, she said, "Wrap up Feng Xiaolang in this, too."

Fang Hui gave a strained chuckle, "Our Xiaolang runs around all day, a bit of wind won’t do anything to him!"

Li Hualing quickly said, "Auntie, no trouble at all! We brought a small quilted blanket with us when we came."

Lady Yu let it go at that and saw them out.

The Elder Sister-in-law of Yu was a step behind and inquired about Li Baoxiang and the Li family from Lady Yu.

Casting a glance at Yu Qingxiu, Lady Yu wasn’t too keen on letting her family get involved with Li Baoxiang’s family, and so she said to her, "Elder Sister-in-law, I’ll be frank with you! Our family recognized them as god-relatives because Li Baoxiang was attacked alongside our Dalang, and he didn’t run away. He doesn’t know kung fu and ended up with a broken arm. Initially, they wanted to force us into marrying their daughter, but when that didn’t work out, they proposed becoming god-relatives."

The Elder Sister-in-law of Yu frowned, "Their family’s actions are... not very honorable!" She intended to say their character was bad but changed it to something less offensive at the last moment.

"If the person were good, even if Li Baoxiang never became a Scholar, given the state of his family, he would still be a suitable match," Lady Yu implied that this marriage was not something she wanted.

Remembering her cousins, the Elder Sister-in-law of Yu couldn’t help but exhale a bitter laugh, "You also know what kind of temper our uncle and aunt have. Qingxiu’s mother still hopes that I will talk to Qinqin about helping to find a match. I didn’t even dare to bring it up."

Lady Yu’s frown deepened upon hearing this, "I’m not optimistic about this match-making, Elder Sister-in-law. You also shouldn’t be blamed later."

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