After being jilted, the entire neighboring village was filled with deep regret.

Chapter 174 The Importance of Sons

By early May, the Wei family had finished all their farm work, and Xu brought Shen Liang to visit again, bringing with her fabric and a set of pure silver jewelry.

The Wei family members were overjoyed by those items and were very enthusiastic towards Madam Xu and Shen Liang.

Mrs. Chen was busy serving tea and water, her attentiveness drawing attention from others.

While Xu was wondering about this, Wei Erya, who had been observing coldly, seized an opportunity to secretly tell Xu and Shen Liang about the discord between Chen and Wei Daya.

Xu was shocked and puzzled. Since she was still at the Wei family's house, she couldn't reveal her true thoughts. Based on the principle of believing in something, she smiled and said to Liu Jinhua, "The things that have been sent over now are not all of them. Some food will be sent over when the time comes. Oh, by the way, when Daya gets married, we hope that she will wear that headdress and jewelry, so that she looks dignified."

"Okay, okay! We'll do whatever you say." Liu Jinhua was very accommodating and easy to talk to.

Seeing her like that, Xu felt inexplicably relieved, and the smile on her face softened considerably. She glanced at Chen and saw the obvious disappointment in her eyes, so she couldn't help but sigh inwardly, and felt a strange sense of anger.

Originally, Madam Chen was genuinely delighted, thinking that the Shen family had given her a lot of jewelry and other valuables, and that she could keep some of them. But now, upon hearing this, she realized that they had no intention of giving her that opportunity at all.

His attitude towards Xu and her son became much more perfunctory, and he couldn't even maintain his fake smile.

Xu didn't want any conflict with Chen at this time, so she left with Shen Liang as soon as the matter was settled.

As soon as they left, Liu Jinhua immediately told Wei Daya to pack up the things and put them in her room, clearly to keep Chen Shi away. This made Chen Shi's face even more gloomy, but she dared not say anything.

After leaving Liu Family Village, Madam Xu muttered to herself, "I thought the Wei family had a good family tradition, so they must be good people. I never expected there would be such a troublemaker as Madam Chen, who happens to be your mother-in-law. Now I'm starting to regret getting married into this family."

Shen Liang smiled helplessly, "Mother, nothing in this world is perfect. As long as Daya is a good person and knows what's good for her, that's enough. As for her mother, she'll be part of our family when Daya marries into the family, and her mother won't be able to control us. Besides, aren't there Grandma Jinhua and Uncle? Look at how Uncle burned people with those pliers, Daya's mother definitely wouldn't dare to cause trouble. Even if things get really bad, there's Daya's father there, and you're all here too, so what's there to worry about?"

After thinking about it carefully, Xu realized that it made perfect sense, and she felt much more at ease.

Since Shen Liang's wedding preparations were almost complete, Su Tai couldn't offer much help. So, taking advantage of the warm weather, she asked Shen Yi to drive her back to her parents' home in a donkey cart. She also asked him to prepare a large basket of bread and cakes for her parents' home, totaling 1,000 virtual coins, plus a large bucket of fish and crayfish.

The villagers of Dongmen Village were already too envious to say anything when they saw Su Tai bringing a lot of things back to her parents' home, but many still couldn't help but praise her.

Su Tai brought quite a few breads and cakes this time, and quickly asked Shen Yi to take a thirteen-inch sponge cake and hand it to Tao Shi, "Auntie, there are many people here, please divide it up so that all the grandmothers, grandfathers, aunts and uncles can have a taste."

Children have the most sensitive noses; they can smell the scent from a great distance and come over. Originally, there were only one or two, but later there were seven or eight of them.

Everyone stared longingly at the cake in Tao's hand.

Ms. Tao was initially delighted, but with so many people, there wasn't enough cake to go around, and she could no longer maintain her smile. She hurriedly started to divide the cake.

Shen Yuezhang, nestled in Su Tai's arms, was practically drooling from the aroma of the cake. He babbled in baby talk and kept reaching out to Tao Shi.

Tao was in a real bind.

Su Tai couldn't help but laugh out loud, shouting, "Stop fighting over it, I still have some left, I'll give you some more points." Tao Shi quickly shook her head, "Little Tai, you specially brought this back to your parents' home, how can it be gone as soon as you enter the village? That's outrageous!"

"It's alright, Auntie. These are just homemade snacks. My mother and the others often eat them. I'll share some with the children too." As she spoke, she took out two 13-inch sponge cakes.

With these two large cakes, everyone's worries immediately subsided, and they all praised her for her generosity.

The children got food, and their eyes lit up when they looked at Shen Yuezhang in Su Tai's arms.

Su Tai had barely stepped inside when she noticed a little tail following her. Upon closer inspection, she chuckled and quickly waved to him, "Yongzhang, what brings you here?"

Su Yongzhang had finished his cake and was now staring longingly at the one in Shen Yuezhang's hand.

Su Tai chuckled and tore open a large loaf of bread for him. "Eat slowly and drink some water."

“Yongzhang! Yongzhang!” Su Yu’s voice came from outside.

Su Tai quickly shouted back, "It's at my house!"

No sooner had she finished speaking than Su Yu appeared with a rattan cane. Seeing her carefree son happily eating a large loaf of bread, she laughed in exasperation. "You little rascal! You disappeared the moment your mother turned around! Do you know how scared I was?"

She had just taken Su Yongzhang to the village entrance to talk to Tao Shi, but after sitting for a while, she needed to relieve herself, so she left the child with Tao Shi for a while. When she returned, she only saw a group of people gathered around Tao Shi, but her son had vanished.

Tao was also startled. She only came after Su Tai was mentioned, and just then she saw this scene.

Worried that Su Yu would hit the child, Su Tai quickly shielded him behind her, saying, "I brought him back, but I didn't know you were there. I'll definitely let you know next time."

Su Yu glared at her, clearly disbelieving her, but didn't call her out. She glanced at her son, her eyes softening slightly, and sat down, saying, "Judging by the days, my cousin is about to give birth. I wonder if she'll have a son this time?"

Su Yu subconsciously clenched her fists, revealing her inner turmoil.

Su Tai was puzzled. "Cousin, this is my first pregnancy. As long as everything goes smoothly, it doesn't matter whether it's a boy or a girl."

Su Yu gave a pale, bitter smile. "You don't understand. The Zhu, Cui, and Bai families are the three major families in our Zhaohua County. Among them, the Cui family is the strongest, the Zhu family is second, and the Bai family is third. My parents and older brother have completely offended the Bai family. They have to gain a foothold in the Zhu family."

If the Zhu family doesn't want them, they will most likely fall into the hands of the Bai family again. What chance will they have then?
You know your cousin's situation. She is Zhu's mistress, without any status or protection. She relies entirely on Zhu's favor. If she falls out of favor and returns unharmed, what will become of my parents?

Young Master Zhu only took in my parents and elder brother because of Yunyun, and he will abandon them because Yunyun has fallen out of favor.

The best solution is for Yunyun to give birth to a son for Young Master Zhu. Even if Yunyun falls out of favor in the future, Young Master Zhu won't abandon them.

Su Tai listened attentively, then subconsciously frowned. "No, Yunyun only gave birth to a son from an illegitimate wife. Young Master Zhu has no shortage of women who will bear him sons. Why do you think everything will be fine once Yunyun gives birth to a son?"

(End of this chapter)