Joyful Motherhood in a Rural Family

Liu Sisi couldn’t help but laugh, shaking her head: “She must have been hungry for several days without eating, it’s really deadly when she starts eating. Tomorrow, she probably won’t be able to eat that much anymore.”

“She’s coming again tomorrow? Won’t my shop be eaten away by her?”

Liu Zhi’er’s face sagged.

Twenty-five steamed buns and ten steamed buns! Judging by her demeanor at the time, she was clearly capable of eating many more.

If she really let her eat with an open stomach, she would have to eat her shop to the ground.

“How could it be eaten away? I give her 100 copper coins a month, rest assured! It’s definitely worth it!”

Liu Sisi leaned into her ear and whispered softly.

Liu Zhi’er’s face immediately broke into a smile: “Can this… work?”

“It will definitely work; if you don’t believe it, just give it a try.” Liu Sisi also smiled.

Miao Cuihua, don’t blame me for calculating you. Anyway, your strength is wasted if not used, so it’s better to do some more work, which is worth it.

Di Cheng didn’t show up in the shop until the next morning.

As soon as he appeared, Liu Sisi raised her eyes and saw the large handprint on his left cheek.

“Di Cheng, your face…”

Liu Sisi couldn’t help but ask.

“It’s nothing, Third Aunt. I’ll get busy first.”

Di Cheng dodge her gaze and went downstairs to pretend to be busy.

It was later revealed that Di Cheng had a falling out with his family yesterday, and the matter even alarmed Mr. Land Officer.

In the end, under the mediation of Mr. Land Officer, Ms. Wang took out another 30 taels of silver for Di Cheng, which allowed him to leave the second family branch and live separately.

There were quite a few villagers gossiping about Di Cheng moving out before getting married.

Upon hearing this, Liu Sisi understood Ms. Wang’s intentions.

Since Di Cheng moved out, Ms. Wang has clearly put aside the matter of his marriage and left it up to him!

In the evening, Di Cheng came to the residence again.

“Cheng’er has thought it through, and tomorrow is an auspicious day. I’m going to propose to Feng’er tomorrow. Even the matchmaker has been settled. It’s just that Third Aunt has to take the trouble to make a trip.”

As the wife of the sub-captain and Di Cheng’s Third Aunt, Liu Sisi’s personal engagement proposal already gave the other party enough face, and she believed that they would not make things difficult for her because of this.

“As for the matter of the residence, I wonder if Third Aunt could accommodate us and say that you all are living in this residence now…”

Di Cheng’s face was flushed red, and it was obvious that speaking these words was difficult for him.

“You don’t have to worry about the residence.”

Liu Sisi smiled and fumbled in her arms for a moment, then took out an envelope and mysteriously handed it to Di Cheng.

“Why don’t you open it and see if you like it?”

Di Cheng curiously took it. After a careful look, he found that the envelope was not sealed.

He took the folded paper from the envelope, unfolded it, and couldn’t help getting excited!

“Th-this is a house contract! Third Aunt… How did this happen?” Di Cheng was so excited that he couldn’t make sense.

“This residence is not far from the one your mother bought you. In the future, when you have the money, you can expand the residence, or even demolish it and rebuild.” Liu Sisi said lightly, as if it were just a piece of paper and not a house contract.

Di Cheng had a complicated expression on his face, tightly grasping the house contract. After a while, he resolutely folded it back up, put it in the envelope again, and pushed it back to Liu Sisi.

“Third Aunt! Thank you, but I can’t accept this house contract.”

Liu Sisi looked surprised: “Why can’t you accept it? Didn’t Feng’er over there already say that…?”

“Third Uncle is right; it’s not good for you to give so much without receiving anything in return. I’ll stay in this house for now. When I’ve saved enough money to buy it, Third Aunt can then give me the contract.”

“Good! You have a strong spirit! You will definitely achieve great things in the future.”

Liu Sisi genuinely praised him.

As long as Di Cheng grows up with this mentality, those who look down on him now will have a lot to cry about in the future.

The next day was a rare sunny day.

Since it was the day to propose to Di Cheng, Liu Sisi wore a light blue pomegranate flower dress, combed her hair into a moderate chignon, and adorned it with a pomegranate flower hairpin.

It wasn’t that she especially liked pomegranate flowers, but according to local custom, pomegranates symbolized many children and grandchildren.

Expectant mothers usually wore pomegranate flower-patterned dresses and hair ornaments.

However, since it was a special day, Liu Sisi took out her dressing box and carefully adorned her makeup, enhancing her image with a subtle makeup style that brightened the eyes and seemed to lighten the sky above.

Di Cheng, together with the matchmaker, went to Liu Sisi’s residence, where they ordered their servants to carry the prepared betrothal gifts and proceeded to the blacksmith’s shop with a flourish of music.

Since it was the 15th of the month, the village school was closed. Di Xuan, Di Ying, and Da Mao followed the matchmaker, happily lagging behind the crowd, watching the lively scene.

As it was Market Day, the small town was bustling with people coming and going. The procession, dressed in red clothes, attracted many people to join them, making the whole street very lively.

Di Cheng was very nervous but also very happy. Although he was disappointed that Ms. Wang didn’t come, the thought of being with Feng’er forever made him quicken his pace.

When they reached the blacksmith’s shop, just as Di Cheng was about to hand over the greeting card according to tradition, a familiar voice came from inside. Unable to contain his excitement, he hurriedly stepped into the blacksmith’s shop.

“Mom! How come you’re here?”

As he said this, Di Cheng’s voice trembled.

Liu Sisi glanced around and saw the elder man she had met before, along with a married couple. However, she hadn’t seen Feng’er yet.

“Why shouldn’t I be here? Where else should I be? Or should outsiders be here instead?” Ms. Wang said with a sneer, about to say something, but suddenly a lazy voice came from the doorway.

“What Cheng’er means is that Second Sister-in-law should’ve waited for us all to arrive together. We all know that Second Sister-in-law is anxious to see Miss Feng’er. If she didn’t know Second Sister-in-law, she might have been misunderstood. Look, everyone is laughing.” Liu Sisi’s soft voice sounded.

Ah, so that’s how it is! No wonder the gifts in front were so ordinary that they couldn’t be shown off.