They've all separated, so what does it matter to me if they get poorer and poorer?

Chapter 251 Xu's Awkwardness
Qin Xiuhe's face turned deathly pale. She closed her eyes and dared not utter a sound.

“You’ve been staying at your parents’ house for too long. Don’t let people say anything bad about you. Go back in a couple of days. If you don’t go back, I’ll have to send someone to the Mo family to pick you up. By the way, ask them if they’ve been mistreating you, otherwise why would a perfectly good daughter-in-law stay away from her home?”

Qin Xiuhe trembled all over.

I was filled with fear and despair.

Mr. Qin ignored her and got up to leave.

Qin Xiuhe dropped the pretense and glared venomously at Madam Qin. "Are you satisfied now? I know you hate me and couldn't wait for me to leave. You've finally gotten what you wanted, haven't you?"

Madam Qin thought to herself, "You seem to understand this quite well, don't you?"
"You think too much."

Madam Qin also got up and left.

Qin Xiuhe burst into tears.

This time, Qin Xiuhe's fuss was useless. Master Qin was not as soft-hearted as before, and Qin Xiuhe had no choice but to leave.

She took her two sons, Mo Tianyao and Mo Tianrui, with her; she didn't feel comfortable leaving them there. Who knew if her sister-in-law would retaliate? Who knew if the servants would mistreat her sons?

Mo Tianyao and Mo Tianrui didn't really want to leave. They were much more comfortable here than at home. Qin Xiuhe comforted them, saying they would come back someday, and the two brothers reluctantly agreed.

Liang Xiaoman returned to Liangjia Village injured, which caused a lot of gossip.

Aunt Liang was unwilling to let her precious grandson suffer, so she told him the truth, including how Liang Xiaoman would become Xu Zhichun's manager of a farm after he recovered from his injuries.

Everyone became envious again.

No wonder he's been to the city; he's knowledgeable, capable, and has learned a lot. He's much better than those simple-minded rascals in the village! He's already in charge at such a young age.

No one thought it was a pity for Liang Xiaoman to give up continuing her studies at the Qin family business. Without knowing the specifics, most people thought that it was more prestigious and respectable to be an apprentice than to be a manager overseeing three hundred acres of fertile land, a dozen servants, and many tenants.
After all that, she began to envy Xu Zhichun.

When it comes to prestige and dignity, Zhichun is the only one!
This originally had nothing to do with Chunfen's family, but Chunfen's sister-in-law, Xu, broke her guard.

"We did our best to help her so much during the Spring Equinox, but in her eyes we're just a big fool! We never get any good opportunities."

"Liang Xiaoman is only a few years old, how can she be the head manager of the farm? And Yang Xiaoan and his son, they are honest and simple, they can't even speak a word properly, yet she still entrusts them with the management of dozens or hundreds of acres of land. And Chunfen? He's always doing hard labor like an ox or a horse!"

"They're treating us like slaves! This is outrageous, absolutely outrageous!"

“She looks down on the Spring Equinox and our family.”

"Can't our family manage things? Aren't Dad and Xiao Mao better than Yang Xiao'an and the others? And Liang Xiaoman, she's just an apprentice in the city, what does she know? It's a good thing that Chunfen started working with her the earliest, but in the end she got nothing."

Chunfen's mother was frantic, terrified that her daughter would have a miscarriage. "No, no, you're overthinking it! Don't think like that!"

"Who says otherwise? Exactly! You guys are really something. They've already taken advantage of you and don't even care about you, yet you're still being incredibly grateful. So stupid, who else would they bully if not you?"

Seeing her like this, Chunfen's mother became even more frightened and could only go along with her, repeatedly comforting and soothing her: "Alright, alright, whatever you say is right. You, you're right. Xu Shi, please don't be angry, please don't be angry, otherwise what if you upset the baby?"

Ms. Xu sneered, "I know what I'm doing. I'm not that stupid. I just can't swallow this insult and can't stand being made a fool of."

"Okay, okay, don't be angry, don't be angry."

Suddenly, Madam Xu looked at her mother-in-law seriously: "Call Chunfen back. We're not going to be the suckers anymore!" "Ah? But—"

"It's not like we can't eat at home, huh? I want to see if she regrets it without the help of the Spring Equinox. What good is bringing a little girl home?"

"Besides, Chunfen should be looking for someone to marry by now. It's not right to keep drifting along like this. Maybe in a year or two, someone will abandon her and send her back. What can we do then? What can Chunfen do? We might as well find someone to marry now."

Spring Equinox Mother was taken aback and fell silent.

Her daughter's marriage was always a worry for her.

There's some truth to what the daughter-in-law said.

"But finding a suitable family to live with is so difficult, sigh."

Xu sneered: "Isn't there a ready-made one? Have you forgotten? Didn't that aunt from the Lian family in Bakou Village come over last month? Her family was poor before, so they delayed getting married. Now that she's a bit older, they don't mind if she marries Chunfen, so why should we mind? That kind of family doesn't have sisters-in-law or other relatives, and the population is small. It's perfect for Chunfen to marry into that family."

"That family was willing to offer five taels of silver as a betrothal gift, which shows how much they value the Spring Equinox. Such a good family is a rare opportunity."

Chunfen's mother was still a little worried: "Even if the man is a bit older, as long as he can afford the betrothal gifts, he won't have trouble finding a wife. Why would their family be willing to marry Chunfen?"

Mrs. Xu said impatiently, "Chunfen is strong, hardworking, and honest. I don't think she's any worse than others. Why is no one willing to marry her? You sigh and complain every day when others are not willing, but now that someone is willing, you're suspicious again. Why don't you just stay single for the rest of your life?"

"this--"

After some hesitation, Ms. Xu nodded and agreed.

Perhaps it really is as my daughter-in-law said, that our destiny has arrived at the Spring Equinox?
Mrs. Xu was delighted.

She went to Xu Zhichun's house and told her about it, saying that she would no longer work here after the Spring Equinox and would go back to wait for her marriage. Seeing Xu Zhichun's stunned expression, Xu felt a sense of relief.

"Sister-in-law, whose family is Chunfen talking about? Which village are they from? Is that family truly seeking Chunfen's hand in marriage, and will they treat her well?"

Madam Xu snorted, a half-smile on her face, "They're just a family from Bakou Village. Although they're not very well-off, they're absolutely sincere in their pursuit of Chunfen. They must have chosen her because she's strong and capable. That's normal. To be honest, what family wouldn't value her strength? We're her family, would we harm her?"

Xu Zhichun could sense the hostility and sarcasm of the Xu family. Although she was confused about the reason, she accepted it calmly.

Who can make everyone like them?

Often, liking or disliking something is without reason.

Perhaps the Xu family simply disliked her.

"Congratulations! I'll definitely give you a generous gift when you go out on the Spring Equinox."

Mrs. Xu might not have been particularly fond of Chunfen, but her aunt genuinely loved this daughter and wouldn't agree to marry her into a bad family. Chunfen was different from herself; she was indeed destined to get married.

We'll take better care of her in the future.

If her husband's family is willing, I can still hire her to do things.

Thinking about it this way, Xu Zhichun felt more at ease.

Chunfen herself didn't want to leave, saying, "I don't want to get married, I want to stay at Sister Zhichun's house!"