Seeing that Sun Zhaoren was openly rude to Li Da, the atmosphere between the two suddenly became tense.
The smile on Grandma Sun's face froze, and she immediately scolded Sun Zhaoren:
"You stinky girl, how come you are talking to your brother Li? You are neither old nor young! Apologize to your brother Li!"
After saying that, as if she had the function of changing faces with one click, she said to the middle-aged man named Li Da with a smile:
"Hey, Xiao Li, don't be like this girl Zhao Ren. This girl is used to being wild outside and likes to lose her temper everywhere... I don't know if you still remember Li Da, but Zhao Ren said this when she was a child. I want to be your wife!"
Hearing this, Sun Zhaoren looked at Grandma Sun in disbelief and said loudly:
"Brother! Not only do you want me to apologize, but you also want me to marry him? I won't like him! And I'm still in school now, so stop pulling strings!"
Unexpectedly, the other person involved was happy.
"Hehe, remember, Sun Yatou also said that she would not marry anyone but me, how could I not remember?"
Ignoring Sun Zhaoren's rejection, Li Da seemed to have gotten a huge advantage. He smiled so hard that his eyes were squeezed into the slits of his flesh, looking very funny.
Seeing this, the obvious disgust in Sun Zhaoren's eyes spilled out like real substance, but Grandma Sun and Li Da just seemed to ignore it.
Sun Zhaoren hurriedly walked to Grandma Sun and said sternly:
"Nai, you can't do this, you clearly know..."
"Ahem, Li Da, you go first, I'll be there later, Auntie."
Grandma Sun coughed and suppressed Sun Zhaoren's words.
Li Da, on the other hand, made a tut-tsk sound in his mouth while using his small eyes to examine Sun Zhaoren's appearance and figure. His eyes became more and more obscene, and he seemed to have regarded Sun Zhaoren as his unmarried wife.
Seeing him like this, Sun Zhaoren drove Li Da out with a broom, slammed the door, and cursed:
"Did you hear me? I told you to get out!"
However, even after leaving, Li Da's voice still came from the crack in the door.
"Aunt Sun, please bring the new kid to your family and let everyone take a look. Our village is very kind to people. Make sure to give her all the good food and drink. Let's make friends..."
"Xiao Huan won't go! She wants to stay and clean the room for me. I won't let her leave until it's clean! Don't even think about it!"
Sun Zhaoren yelled at the door angrily, and the veins on his forehead popped out.
Not long after, Li Da said with a proud voice:
"It doesn't matter what you say. Your family is headed by Aunt Sun, so she has the right to speak."
Then, before Sun Zhaoren could speak again, the sound of leaving footsteps could be heard outside.
Listening to the hurried footsteps, Li Da seemed to be going to the next house to spread the news.
"...Nai, don't take Xiaohuan with you, I want her to stay with me!"
Sun Zhaoren shook her grandmother's arm willfully and said coquettishly.
Grandma Sun did not comply with Sun Zhaoren's wish, but looked at Huan Xiao with kind eyes and asked:
"Xiaohuan, do you want to go to the village chief's house to eat fragrant meat? I've been lucky these days. We don't often hold parties in our village. This time you came, and they held a banquet there. What a coincidence."
Grandma Sun's gentle voice was followed closely by Sun Zhaoren's violent voice.
"Xiao Huan, don't go! You can't bear to let me clean such a big house by myself, right? How long will I be busy by myself? You have to have some conscience!"
Sun Zhaoren stared at Huan Xiao with burning eyes.
Seeing this, Huan Xiao knew that they were planning to leave the choice to him.
Although she wanted to go and see how many people there were in Huai Village and was curious about what the fragrant meat tasted like, Huan Xiao had noticed Sun Zhaoren's kindness to her from yesterday to today.
Just like Sun Zhaoren said, you can't really leave her at home alone, right?
So, Huanxiao rolled his eyes and asked:
"If I stay to help, will Sister Sun prepare something delicious for me for lunch?"
Listening to the meaning of Huan Xiao's words, Sun Zhaoren quickly understood that Huan Xiao planned to stay with her.
A smile immediately appeared on Sun Zhaoren's face and he said:
"Okay, seeing how greedy you are, I will definitely prepare something delicious for you to eat at noon, no worse than what the village chief and the others make!"
When it comes to cooking, Sun Zhaoren is very confident. She thinks that her cooking skills are not as good as those of professional chefs, but they are much better than those of the old people in the village.
"Okay, then I'll stay and help Sister Sun work."
Huan Xiao made up her mind and looked at Grandma Sun and said.
"Okay, then you two girls can stay at home, and I can go alone as an old woman... Well, you are not afraid of me falling down on the road with my old bones."
Grandma Sun spoke the last sentence in a quieter voice. But Sun Zhaoren and Huan Xiao still heard it.
Sun Zhaoren said:
"Nai, I don't know you yet. Your legs and feet are more agile than mine, so don't say these guilt-inducing words."
"Alas... My children have grown up. They all want to fly outside. Grandma, I can't control any of them."
After Grandma Sun finished speaking, Sun Zhaoren remembered that Grandma Sun had forced her to marry Li Da just now. He quickly lowered his head and said to Grandma Sun with a solemn expression:
"Nai, I'm serious, don't try to tie me to this village. Besides, don't you know what kind of character Li Da is? If you do this again next time, I won't come back!"
This sounded very unfilial, and Grandma Sun was indeed angry. She picked up the crutch next to her, opened the door and walked out, cursing as she walked:
"Okay, okay, I raised you all like white-eyed wolves. You forgot how good I was to you, and now you are starting to threaten me, an old man. Come on, let's all get out. Don't let any of you come back again!"
"...Oh! Milk, you haven't finished your meal yet!"
Sun Zhaoren looked blankly at the half-eaten meal on the table, and shouted at Grandma Sun's angry back.
Grandma Sun's angry voice came.
"I won't eat! I'm so angry with you!"
Huan Xiao followed Sun Zhaoren out and saw a green rice field, a flat cement floor, and Grandma Sun's figure gradually moving away.
It seemed that what Sun Zhaoren said before was not a lie. Grandma Sun had nimble legs and steady steps. She was not like an ordinary elderly person, so there was no need to worry too much.
"Is Grandma Sun going to the village chief's house?"
Huan Xiao asked.
Sun Zhaoren calmly looked at Grandma Sun's still-disappearing back, nodded and said:
"Yes, we have a good relationship with the old people in the village. They always like to have banquets together. This one today, that one tomorrow, Xiaohuan, remember not to go to the banquet."
Sun Zhaoren warned seriously.
Seeing how serious she was, Huan Xiao asked:
"Why? Is it dangerous?"
"Xiaohuan, didn't I tell you that only old people who have stayed in the village for a long time will go to the village banquets... You, a strange young man, are not afraid of being uncomfortable in the past?"
After Sun Zhaoren finished speaking, she urged Huan Xiao to go to eat quickly. She also planned to squeeze Huan Xiao into working as a coolie for her.
