Joyful Motherhood in a Rural Family

Chapter 525: Unreasonable
This jadeite bracelet was old-fashioned yet vibrantly green, with high transparency – a valuable gift given by a previous guest.

Today, Liu Sisi chose this as a meeting gift, naturally she had put some thought into it.

This scene unfolded in front of the blacksmith Fan, who was sitting in the main seat. Subconsciously, he glanced at Ms. Wang, who sat nonchalantly beside him.

If he has not mistaken, she is to be Feng’er’s future mother-in-law, isn’t she?

“Thank you, Third Aunt, for your generous gift. Little Feng…”

Little Feng then once again bowed down in gratitude.

“Don’t bow,” Liu Sisi pulled her up hastily. “In the future, we will be family. After you marry into the Di Family, we can have a good chat.”

“Wait, wait…”

These words made blacksmith Fan, sitting in the main seat, instantly discontent.

“As we have already agreed, my family takes a son-in-law at home. My daughter, Xiao Feng, won’t be marrying out.”

As soon as he finished speaking, Ms. Wang next to him was also up in arms!

So, all that silver she had spent was going to fall into the pockets of outsiders?

“What do you mean by not marrying out? Didn’t we say long ago that we should buy a house in the small town, give her 100 taels of silver as a betrothal gift, and that would do? Are you raising the price now?”

She yelled out at once.

Blacksmith Fan’s complexion changed!

“What do you mean by raising the price? Am I, Fan, a blacksmith, selling my daughter? If you think the betrothal gift is too much, you can take it back the same way you brought it!”

Ms. Wang, rash as she was, immediately sprung from her chair and began to retort!

“A betrothal gift of 100 taels, and you don’t call that selling your daughter? When I got married, the dowry was only 2 taels of silver…”

“You! You… are simply unreasonable!”

It was clear that Blacksmith Fan had been truly angered. He had no desire to argue with a woman and promptly got up and stormed off in huff.

“Goodness me! What happened here? How can he just storm off like that?”

The matchmaker by the side was stunned! She hadn’t come to terms with this sudden turn of events. Watching the back of Blacksmith Fan, she hurriedly chased after him: “Blacksmith Fan! Blacksmith Fan!”

Ms. Wang, however, was not prepared to let the matter go and spat angrily at his retreating back.

“What kind of person is this…”

“Shut up! This is not your place to speak!”

Liu Sisi quickly reprimanded her, “If you say another word and mess up today’s arrangement, everything I promised yesterday won’t count.”

“You dare?”

Ms. Wang got anxious immediately and was ready to snap.

“Dare to see if I do? Perhaps the Di’s family temple is too small for you, Second Sister-in-law. Would you like to return to the Wang Family and stay there for a few more days?”

Liu Sisi was irritated by her and spoke harshly without any mercy.

“You….”

After taking a glance at the people present in the scene, Ms. Wang ultimately swallowed her words and muttered as she sat back down, refusing to speak. Her face was as long as a horse’s.

Since the man had already left, Liu Sisi was at her wit’s end!

She then managed a sheepish smile towards the stunned Xiao Feng. She took her hand and led her to one side.

“Little Feng, don’t worry. Di Cheng has already separated out from the second family branch and started his own. The matter has been approved by the Land Officer and our family elders. Even if you marry into our family, you won’t have to cater to a mother-in-law. There’s absolutely no falsity in this.”

“I’ve heard Di Cheng talking about this, but regarding my father…” Xiao Feng appeared to be in a dilemma.

“How about, Xiao Feng, you sit here for a while, and I’ll go talk to your dad?”

There’s no other choice now.

Before leaving, Liu Sisi still felt uneasy and said thoughtfully, “We should respect our elders, but it also depends on what kind of elders and how to respect them! Do you understand?”

While speaking, she looked deeply at Xiao Feng and then left.

In the courtyard, the matchmaker was going on about Ironsmith Fan, while Ironsmith Fan’s face was as black as a pot bottom.

“Master Fan.”

Liu Sisi called lightly, signaling the matchmaker. Only then did the matchmaker let go of Ironsmith Fan’s sleeve and left.

Without waiting for Liu Sisi’s words, Ironsmith Fan directly ordered her to leave.

“You don’t need to say anything. My daughter Xiao Feng cannot aspire to your lofty family, please leave!”

“Master Fan, I have a few words to discuss with you. This matter relates to the happiness of the two children.”

“We have nothing to discuss! Please leave!”

“Master Fan, are you determined to break up this loving couple?” Liu Sisi, however, spoke very calmly.

Reminding him of Xiao Feng’s odd behavior today, Ironsmith Fan squinted his eyes: “What do you really want to say?”

“Actually, Di Cheng has already separated from his family.”

Liu Sisi didn’t hide it and roughly explained, “Cheng’er is the oldest in the family, he split up before marrying Xiao Feng, isn’t that considering Xiao Feng, fearing she would be wronged? Besides, Di Cheng has bought a house in the small town, Xiao Feng will live there after the wedding, far from her mother-in-law’s home, with scarce interactions. If this is not acceptable, then what kind of family would be acceptable?”

Ironsmith Fan just squinted without speaking.

Seeing that he was still not relenting, Liu Sisi decided to play her last card: “And one more important thing! Yesterday Cheng’er discussed with his Third Uncle that if he has two sons in the future, he’ll let them follow the maternal line, to continue the Fan’s family bloodline.”

“Is this true?”

Ironsmith Fan was immediately intrigued! He evaluated the feasibility of this privately.

“My husband may just be a seventh-rank sub-captain, but he is from a family of officials after all. If I, the Madam say it, it surely counts!”

Liu Sisi spoke assertively, but inwardly she was contemplating how to talk to Di Cheng about this.

These words were merely a bluff spontaneously made by Liu Sisi.

Ironsmith Fan’s eyes shifted, his face suddenly brightened and he laughed loudly: “Good! Good! Is this marriage agreed then?”

“Of course!”

Liu Sisi exhaled, finally it was settled!

Then, it was the complexity of setting the date and all kinds of trivial matters. By the time everyone left the Fan family, it was almost dark.

Liu Sisi was exhausted! This Ironsmith Fan was indeed hard to deal with.

But it was good because Xiao Feng was a good girl.

“Third Auntie, thank you so much for your hard work today, Cheng’er is grateful.”

Di Cheng spoke, respectfully bowing to Liu Sisi.

“You ingrate! Now that your Third Uncle and Auntie are officials, you don’t care about your own parents? I tell you… ”

Jabbering! Jabbering… Ms. Wang pointed at Di Cheng while cursing non-stop!

Along the way home, Ms. Wang’s cursing could be heard from far away.

On such a joyful day, Ironsmith Fan closed his shop early and called Xiao Feng over.

“Is that boy Di Cheng you mentioned? He seems to be a good boy, just that his mother has a sharp tongue. If you marry him, I’m afraid…”