Married the Tough Guy After Transmigrating

Chapter 45: Chapter 45: Return to Mother’s Home

“Daughter, let’s go,” Mrs. Xu’s voice rang out, and Xu Ying remembered her elderly mother’s instructions, picked up the wild chicken, ducks, and rabbits from the corner of the wall, and put them in the basket before heading out.

Mrs. Xu worried her daughter might forget, so she asked again, “Did you take everything?”

“I did,” Xu Ying replied as she took the bicycle and rode off directly. Nowadays, bicycles have a bar at the front, so if she’s riding alone, she can easily swing her leg over it.

But now Mrs. Xu needed a ride, so Xu Ying could only ride slowly at first, while her mother hopped on from behind.

“Oi, my dear girl, slow down, I can’t keep up,” Mrs. Xu gasped for breath.

Xu Ying felt she was already riding very slowly, but thinking of her mother’s age, she tried to slow down even more.

It took Mrs. Xu several jumps to finally get on the bike, and once she did, she sighed, “Ah, getting old makes even riding a bike troublesome.”

Xu Ying also found the bike troublesome, “Mom, next month I’m going to help with Brother Fuying’s wedding feast, and there’ll be another income. Once your old daughter saves some money, I’ll buy a women’s bicycle, and then I can take you out every day.”

Oh, her mother enjoyed hearing her daughter’s words.

Mrs. Xu couldn’t imagine having her own bicycle, not because she didn’t have the money—she did—but she also had two sons, and getting them married would drain it all.

Indeed, sons are always debts to be paid. Once the second one starts working, he’ll have to do the same as the third, handing over all his money for future wedding expenses.

Mrs. Xu’s maternal home wasn’t far, and it took just over half an hour to cycle there.

“Mom, it’s me, your eldest daughter is here,” Mrs. Xu called out loudly.

Granny Zhang, hearing the voice, shuffled out, squinting her eyes and seeing it was Mrs. Xu, her simple face broke into a smile, “Guiying, why are you back?

Yingying, quick, come and sit inside.”

“Mom, what are you saying, can’t I come back?” Mrs. Xu said in displeasure.

Hearing this, Granny Zhang quickly retorted, “Why can’t you come back to your own home, come back whenever you want.”

Once inside the courtyard, Mrs. Xu took out everything from the basket, “Mom, these are for you, don’t hesitate to eat them, hear me?”

Granny Zhang was startled to see so much game, “Where did all this come from?”

“Ah, just went up the mountain, stumbled upon them by accident,” Mrs. Xu, worried her mother would be reluctant to eat, planned to cook some of it for lunch.

“When is my little brother getting married?” Mrs. Xu asked.

Mentioning the wedding, Granny Zhang’s face filled with worry.

“The wedding might be ruined.”

“What happened?” Mrs. Xu asked curiously.

Xu Ying, cracking seeds by the side, wasn’t surprised at all.

It was best if it got ruined; she came this time to completely spoil the match.

Her Uncle Zhang was the family’s late treasure and a bit spoiled at home. The bride’s family, knowing he had three sisters to support him, began demanding a hefty sum of money as they approached the wedding.

Rural wedding gifts usually cost just tens of yuan.

But this family had the audacity to demand hundreds of yuan?

Granny Zhang and Mr. Zhang had spent their lives toiling in the soil, and their youngest son wasn’t some worker capable of scraping together hundreds of yuan.

Wasn’t this just deliberately causing trouble?

Granny Zhang was infuriated discussing it, “The Zhou family isn’t rich either, they’re just as poor as us, why can’t they be understanding?”

Mrs. Xu clicked her tongue in amazement, “That’s quite bold of them, demanding hundreds of yuan, when our Eldest Son’s wife, despite being from the city, cost us just tens of yuan.”

“Honestly, is the Zhou Family trying to sell their daughter, and besides, I’ve seen their daughter. She’s so timid that she couldn’t spit out a word if you beat her with three sticks, and she’s not even as good-looking as our Jiabao.”

“Are they really bold enough to ask for that much? What does that girl mean by this?”

Mrs. Xu said this casually, reaching out to her daughter, “Give mom some sunflower seeds to crack.”

Xu Ying quickly grabbed a handful for her.

“The daughter listens to her parents, this marriage probably won’t work out,” Granny Zhang said, looking disappointed.

“Her son is already twenty this year, turning twenty-one after the autumn harvest. Others in the neighborhood were married at seventeen or eighteen, and her son, in his twenties, is still single; it really worries her.

“Ha, I think we might as well give up on this marriage. That girl listens too much to her parents; she won’t be good to our Jiabao, and once she’s here, her parents might stir up trouble and then ask us for money,” initially Mrs. Xu thought this girl would be suitable for their family.

Her girl’s parents were too honest, and marrying someone too cunning could lead to bullying, but seeing how things were, even the honest ones weren’t ideal.

Granny Zhang knew this rationale, but her son’s unwed status weighed on her heart.

If only the girl’s family would settle for a lower bride price.

Xu Ying knew her grandmother hadn’t given up and suggested, “Mom, I remember the village deputy leader’s wife is related to the Zhou Family; maybe they can talk to them about it.”

The deputy leader had always wanted to replace her father. It was just that the fellow hid his intentions well, and nobody noticed, but Xu Ying from her last life knew the deputy leader’s thoughts.

If he were to go negotiate, who knows how he might exaggerate and mess up the marriage.

Mrs. Xu grimaced, clearly reluctant, saying if the marriage were to fall through, then so be it—she didn’t care much.

But when Granny Zhang heard this, her eyes lit up, “Really, Guiying, when you go back, talk to the deputy leader’s family.”

“Mom, I think the Zhou Family’s daughter isn’t anything special. If it doesn’t work, why don’t we just find someone else?”

“Find someone else, you make it sound so easy. Your younger brother is already in his twenties; if he doesn’t get married soon, he’ll have trouble finding a wife.

Today when you go back, help talk to them, negotiate with the Zhou family for a lower bride price. If it’s just one hundred yuan, I’ll smash the pot, sell iron, and borrow money everywhere to gather it,” Granny Zhang said determinedly, clenching her teeth.

Mrs. Xu suddenly felt less smug, but she too knew her younger brother wasn’t getting any younger and thought she might as well relent.

Approaching noon, Xu Ying volunteered to cook in the kitchen.

Mrs. Xu let her go, “Mom, you’re in for a treat; Yingying is a great cook!”

Granny Zhang looked at her granddaughter in surprise, “Yingying knows how to cook?”

Her own granddaughter, spoiled by her daughter, she knew well. Since childhood, her hands never touched spring water, and cooking—she’d never even seen her enter the kitchen. How could she possibly know how?

“How could she not! My daughter is clever just like me, self-taught.” Mrs. Xu started bragging about her daughter non-stop, from the first dish she made that captivated the whole family.

Then she boasted about her daughter cooking for a top leader, and now her friend’s family wanted her to cook for a wedding feast, and she’d even get paid for it.

Not only did she exaggerate, she also embellished, making her daughter sound better than a divine chef.

Granny Zhang felt like she was hearing something unbelievable, her mouth agape with astonishment, but she didn’t believe it much either; she knew her daughter’s character too well.

Dead things could be made to seem alive in talk, let alone her granddaughter, she just hoped the lunch wouldn’t spoil the chicken.

The Zhang Family had few members, with three daughters married off, now only the old Zhang couple and Uncle Zhang were left at home.

Now with them two women, there were only five people.

She just made three dishes.

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