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

Chapter 54 The Attitude of the First Branch of the Su Family
Su Chunlin quickly shook his head, "Sister-in-law, don't worry. Xiaoyu is your daughter, and you should definitely make the decision about her marriage. However, there is a family that wants to marry Xiaoyu, and Xiaoyu is willing. That's why I came to ask for your opinion!"

Mrs. Wan breathed a sigh of relief and sat down, immediately inquiring, "Which family is it? What is their financial situation like? What kind of person is the other party? Is he reliable? Are his parents kind? Will they mistreat their daughter-in-law?"

Wan's barrage of words gave Su Chunlin no chance to interrupt.

Su Chunsen quickly stopped him, "Listen to what Chunlin has to say first."

Su Chunlin chuckled twice and slowly said, "The other party is Su Sheng, the eldest son of our village chief Su Changxi. Brother, you two grew up together. You know what kind of person Su Changxi is. His wife and my wife have a good relationship. She's very shrewd and knows how to handle things. Putting everything else aside, just based on the relationship between our two families, they will definitely treat Xiaoyu well."

As for Su Sheng, he was two years older than Xiao Yu. He was originally engaged to his cousin, but due to the three-year drought, both families' elders passed away one after another, so they never got married. Just when the drought was about to end, the girl was taken away by a cold.

Since then, Su Sheng has not been involved in any marriage proposals. But don't worry, it's not because he still misses his cousin. It's because his mother arranged the previous marriage. After all, she is his niece and his future daughter-in-law. His mother was upset that the marriage was hopeless, so she didn't rush to arrange a marriage for her son.

This time, Su Sheng took a liking to our Xiaoyu himself. He took the initiative to propose to Changxi and his wife. Now, the whole family is eagerly coming to our house to propose marriage. My wife and I discussed it and thought it was a good match.

Firstly, we're all from the same village, so we can look after them. Secondly, Brother Changxi is the village chief, and Brother Changfu is the township head; they have good relationships with the town officials, and their family is already one of the best families in our village. Thirdly, we've practically watched Su Sheng grow up; he's of good character and will eventually become the village chief. If Xiaoyu marries him, her future will definitely be bright.”

Su Chunlin's mouth was dry from talking, so he took a sip of water to calm down and then said, "Brother, sister-in-law, this is the situation. You two discuss it and give me a definite answer at the inn first thing tomorrow morning."

Wan thanked them repeatedly and, together with Su Chunsen, personally escorted Su Chunlin out the back door.

The family of three returned to their house.

Madam Wan immediately looked at Su Chunsen, "Husband, do you think this marriage is appropriate?"

The village chief's family was indeed very good in the village, but after staying in a wealthy and powerful family for so long, Wan Shi didn't really think it was that good.

Su Chunsen knew what Wan was thinking after hearing just one ear and chuckled, "If Xiaoyu isn't allowed to marry Su Sheng, what kind of family do you think she can marry into?"

Mrs. Wan said matter-of-factly, "Ideally, we'd have a house and a shop in town, so we don't have to rely on the heavens for our livelihood, and we'd have a stable income regardless of drought or flood. Our parents-in-law would be reasonable, and our husbands would be responsible. That's not too much to ask!"

Su Chuan, standing to the side, couldn't help but rub his forehead. "Mother, your demands aren't high, but you have to think about it. Our whole family are servants of the Bai family. Only my younger sister has been freed from her official status. My uncle's family are just villagers. If you really find Xiaoyu a family like that, you have to make sure she won't be mistreated in her husband's family. Otherwise, who will stand up for her?"

Su Chunsen nodded repeatedly, "Achuan is right. In addition, Xiaoyu has injuries on her face. Even if she is nice in every way, people will know the reason for her injury. She will inevitably be disliked and slandered by people with ulterior motives."

"If she marries into Su Changxi's family, we won't have to worry about these problems. Besides, Su Sheng himself has taken a liking to Xiaoyu, so he won't mind the scar on her face. It would truly be a good match."

Madam Wan was torn. Ultimately, her daughter's lifelong happiness was more important, so she agreed to the marriage. She also took out half of her savings accumulated over the years and asked Su Chunsen to deliver it to the inn at dawn.

Seeing that his parents had given him such a generous dowry, Su Chuan was not to be outdone. He rummaged through his chests and cabinets and took out all the good things he had saved up, just as Young Master Bai happened to see him.

"What are you doing?" Su Chuan hurriedly bowed respectfully. "Young Master, I'm just packing some things to take back to my sister for her dowry."

"Add makeup?" Young Master Bai raised an eyebrow, thinking of Su Yu's disfigured face, and felt inexplicably displeased.

Su Chuan nodded repeatedly, "Yes, my uncle arranged a marriage for my sister in the countryside, and my parents agreed."

Young Master Bai scoffed, his expression arrogant. "You're disfigured and still have people wanting you? You're truly a country bumpkin who's never seen the world! Hurry up and come back, I have to go out to meet guests in a quarter of an hour."

Su Chuan's face stiffened. A quarter of an hour wasn't enough for him to leave the manor. Young Master Bai was clearly making things difficult for him.

But he still had to nod and bow in agreement and leave quickly.

Time was short, so he could only hand the items over to the Wan family and ask for their help.

The maids and servants in Madam Bai's courtyard happened to see it, so Madam Wan had no choice but to report it to Madam Bai herself.

When Madam Bai heard that Su Yu was getting married, her reaction was similar to that of Young Master Bai. However, she was better at concealing her emotions and did not show them at all. She simply asked, "What kind of family is it?"

Madam Wan hesitated for a moment before carefully saying, "Madam, it's a man from our village, two years older than Xiaoyu. They were supposed to be engaged, but his fiancée passed away before the wedding, which is why it's been delayed for so long."

Upon hearing the situation, Madam Bai's expression softened, and she even bestowed upon Madam Wan a pair of silver bracelets inlaid with jade.

Ms. Wan left, thanking everyone profusely.

Turning back to Su Chunsen, she whispered, "I can tell that Madam is unhappy because Xiaoyu got married! If I hadn't had the quick thinking to only say the bad things, I'm afraid Madam would be even more upset."

Su Chunsen glanced at the bracelets and pondered, "No matter what, Madam has done her job of maintaining appearances. These bracelets together are probably worth two taels of silver, and with the gemstones on them, they're worth about five taels of silver. Send them all to Xiaoyu."

Wan paused, then suddenly widened her eyes in shock. "Husband, I've only just realized why you've been sending all your belongings to Dongmen Village?"

She wasn't aware of this before, and only realized it now.

Su Chunsen covered Wan's mouth and shook his head seriously, "Don't talk nonsense. I just feel sorry for our Xiaoyu. How can she get married without some money by her side? We have no worries about food and drink in the mansion, and there aren't many places where we need to take care of things. If we don't give this money to the child, who will?"

Only then did Madam Wan realize that she had misspoke, and nodded repeatedly, "Yes, yes!"

The next morning, Su Chunsen brought a pile of things to see Su Chunlin and entrusted him with Su Yu's marriage.

Su Chunlin agreed to everything, then whispered in Su Chunsen's ear, "Brother, the foundation of the house is finished, and it's changing every day. There are many people from the village who have come to help with the work. I estimate that the roof beam can be raised in a month, and it will be completed in less than two months. Xiaotai's wedding date is set after the autumn harvest, but my idea is to set Xiaoyu's wedding date in June. What do you think?"