After transmigrating into the body of a widow, I became the richest man in the capital.

Chapter 326 Returning Home to Visit Relatives
Auntie still doted on Su Xiaoxiao. After Su Xiaoxiao finished soaking her feet, the maid came over to help pour out the water, and Auntie asked Su Xiaoxiao very curiously.

"Speaking of which, how did you and General Pei Yuan meet?"

Auntie suddenly asked Su Xiaoxiao.

Su Xiaoxiao was genuinely unsure how to answer, "Maybe it's fate."

"General Pei, I've heard you're very handsome. You're also a Grand General who protects the country. It's quite a coincidence that you've come to our rural town."

The aunt exclaimed with admiration.

"Well, maybe it's because he likes girls like me who aren't fussy and aren't too delicate."

Su Xiaoxiao explained it this way, but even she herself didn't seem to have much confidence in this relationship. In fact, she didn't know why Pei Yuan liked her.

She was just a country bumpkin, which was really strange. Why would General Pei like her?

Logically speaking, Su Xiaoxiao didn't think she was very pretty, and she was also a bit domineering.

Her aunt also gave Su Xiaoxiao a few words of advice, saying that if she married Pei Yuan, she must be sensible, learn to serve him well, and be a virtuous wife and loving mother. She also asked Su Xiaoxiao when she wanted to have children.

Su Xiaoxiao was almost overwhelmed by her aunt's questions, so she had to lie and say that she was sleepy and wanted to go to sleep first. Only then did her aunt stop her loving nagging, close the door and leave.

Su Xiaoxiao returned home and was naturally very relaxed. She slept until the sun was high in the sky the next day.

She yawned. The room she was sleeping in was the one she used to sleep in when she was a daughter, so it felt familiar and comfortable.

There was a knock at the door. Su Xiaoxiao went to open it and found it was her aunt.

He was waiting outside the door with a bowl of lotus seed soup in his hand. "You're awake?"

"Drink it while it's hot, or it'll get cold. You don't look too well, so I specially asked the kitchen to make it for you."

Su Xiaoxiao took the bowl directly, and the tray was filled with delicious snacks, all of which were Su Xiaoxiao's favorites.

How would we live without snacks?

"Try it, it's all your favorite food."

Seeing how kind her aunt was to her, Su Xiaoxiao knew it was all deep love.

"Thank you, Auntie, but I'm not very hungry yet. You should eat with me!"

The aunt smiled and looked at Su Xiaoxiao, saying, "I'm not hungry, you can eat."

"By the way, your cousin got engaged to the Sun family across the street. Their daughter, Sun Xiaomei, came over to visit today. Go and give your cousin a heads-up."

Upon hearing this, Su Xiaoxiao's eyes lit up.

She had always been worried about her cousin's marriage. Now it seems that her cousin had been planning something big. He and his neighbor, Sun Xiaomei, had already secretly fallen for each other.

Su Xiaoxiao agreed, tidied herself up, and went out. She saw a very dignified and elegant woman chatting and laughing with two maids in the garden outside the courtyard.

She has a very gentle temperament and looks very quiet.

Auntie told Su Xiaoxiao that Sun Xiaomei and Su Bingcheng had always had a very good relationship. They grew up together as childhood sweethearts and had never married, waiting for Su Bingcheng for so many years.

The aunt was busy introducing the two people, while Su Xiaoxiao stepped forward and bowed generously.

"I've seen cleaning."

Su Xiaoxiao smiled faintly, which made Sun Xiaomei blush bright red. After all, she hadn't married Su Bingcheng yet, so of course she was shy.

Su Xiaoxiao didn't forget to praise her future sister-in-law, "No wonder my cousin has never married. It turns out he has such a beautiful sister-in-law waiting for him."

Sun Xiaomei's face flushed red instantly. "Stop teasing Xiaomei, she's shy," her aunt quickly came over to smooth things over.

Su Xiaoxiao thought Sun Xiaomei was very refined and must come from a scholarly family.

She then asked Sun Xiaomei, "Sister-in-law, have you ever been to school?"

Sun Xiaomei replied modestly, "Yes, I've read a little bit."

The aunt quickly explained, "The Sun family is a scholarly family; their family has served as officials in the imperial court for generations."

Su Xiaoxiao was quite happy for her cousin after hearing this.

My cousin Su Bingcheng loves reading the most, and now he can finally have his wish fulfilled.

Sun Xiaomei was astonished to learn that Su Xiaoxiao knew how to hunt. "How could a beautiful woman like you know how to hunt? I really didn't know!"

"Really? If you're interested, sister-in-law, you can come hunting with me. How about tomorrow?"

Su Xiaoxiao was actually quite eager to go hunting; she was really anxious. Ever since she was able to return to her own territory, wasn't everything she said going to do?

Her aunt quickly urged from behind, "You mustn't go, Xiaoxiao. Have you forgotten your place? Besides, you just got married. What if you get pregnant and miscarry?"

Su Xiaoxiao stuck out her tongue and gave Sun Xiaomei a mischievous smile.

“Look at you, sister-in-law, my aunt is always so nosy.”

Sun Xiaomei laughed and said, "It's not that I'm meddling, it's just that concern makes me confused."

Su Xiaoxiao smiled along, and then her aunt's reproachful voice came from behind her.

"By the way, I've prepared a formal welcome banquet for you tomorrow, so please don't wander off anywhere!"

After giving Su Xiaoxiao a few more instructions, her aunt went to the kitchen to prepare.

In fact, the Su family is a large family. Many relatives and friends were even more curious about Su Xiaoxiao when they learned that she had returned home to reunite with her family and had married a general.

When Su Xiaoxiao found out, she smiled and said, "That's great. We were just planning to come back and have another wedding. General Pei Yuan can come back and have the wedding with me after he finishes his military business."

After her aunt went to the kitchen, Sun Xiaomei and Su Xiaoxiao quickly became acquainted.

"As expected, it's easier for young people to start a conversation," Sun Xiaomei asked Su Xiaoxiao.

"How are your preparations for tomorrow's welcome dinner?"

Su Xiaoxiao was taken aback by the commotion and quickly asked, "Isn't it just eating? As long as you have a mouth, what else do you need to prepare?"

Upon hearing this, Sun Xiaomei realized that Su Xiaoxiao was indeed too naive.

"In short, those relatives will definitely come to find out if you can play the zither and what skills you have. Otherwise, how could the general have fallen for you?"

Su Xiaoxiao was stunned. Could such a thing really happen? It turns out that even the meal was a lie. Luckily, Sun Xiaomei had reminded her beforehand.

"Sister-in-law, don't worry, I have a plan. We'll deal with whatever comes our way."

Su Xiaoxiao's optimistic personality was something Sun Xiaomei hadn't expected.

"But Xiaoxiao, you also need to know that some of your relatives, those young ladies who want to marry into the palace, will probably dislike you the most. You'll have to do this and that..."

Sun Xiaomei analyzed everything for Su Xiaoxiao in great detail, making Su Xiaoxiao's head spin. To be honest, this matter really made Su Xiaoxiao inexplicably anxious; initially, she hadn't taken it to heart at all.

(End of this chapter)