Everyone was unfazed by Wen Ran’s words.

Yeah, that’s just Wen Ran’s style.

No problem!

Less than twenty minutes later, Li Xiaohua came over with her family.

"Sis-in-law, what’s the rush?"

Li Xiaohua’s face showed worry.

Mrs. Xiao saw it and asked directly, "Is it that shameless Zhou Xiuying who came to see you?"

Li Xiaohua was shocked, "Sis-in-law, how did you know?"

It stands to reason that Song Shilan’s family is already in a bitter conflict with the Xiao Family, and frankly, they’re practically sworn enemies.

But...

"Did they come to see you too?"

Li Xiaohua said angrily, "That Zhou Xiuying is getting more and more shameless! I can understand her trying to extort our family, since we’re such pushovers, anyone can bully us.

We haven’t completely fallen out, and when something happens, we should indeed go.

But you’ve already fallen out, what’s the point of going?"

Everyone fell silent.

Mrs. Xiao felt deeply troubled.

What, you guys know you’re pushovers too?

Huh?

After cursing, Li Xiaohua realized she was out of line.

Awkwardly, she said, "Sis-in-law, why aren’t you talking?"

"Thinking about how to tell you this bad news in a way you can handle it."

Li Xiaohua: "???"

Isn’t the worst news that shameless Zhou Xiuying has her eye on her already not-so-rich wallet again?

Li Xiaohua scratched her head, "Sis-in-law, just tell me whatever it is.

I feel I can handle anything now."

Because Li Xiaohua thought happily, even if things are tough, it’s just temporary.

Just wait until she brings Jiaojiao into the family as her daughter-in-law, then their family can stand tall.

"What are you thinking about?"

"Thinking about marrying Jiaojiao," Li Xiaohua said with a smile, "If our family hurried up, maybe we could hold the wedding with your family."

Beside her, Xiao Li looked defeated, "Mom, stop it, haven’t you considered my situation at all?"

"What situation?" Li Xiaohua asked sternly for once, "Jiaojiao choosing you is the luck of three lifetimes!"

Xiao Li: "..."

He painfully closed his eyes, refusing to accept this ridiculous reality.

Chu Jiaojiao, that was Chu Jiaojiao.

If they bicker, hopefully she’d leave him in one piece.

Mrs. Xiao raised her hand, "I mean, it’s about Xiao Li’s marriage, this hapless kid is being targeted because he’s too cowardly and easy to manipulate."

Li Xiaohua: "???"

Then Mrs. Xiao tried to explain as plainly as possible.

Once she finished, Li Xiaohua was devastated, "Oh my poor son, finally found a fitting daughter-in-law, and someone’s out to ruin it!"

Xiao Li’s face turned white, "Mom, I think Chu Jiaojiao is pretty good, how about I marry her?

Let’s hurry up and finalize the marriage today, get married tomorrow."

He knew Zhou Shanshan, very pretty.

What came with her prettiness is her high ambitions, unwilling to marry just anyone.

She swore to eat city grain rations.

But that’s not enough.

Must be leader’s grain rations.

Damn it, after boasting, she turns to him, a cowardly farmer, if there’s no problem here, Xiao Li would eat standing on his hands!

"What should we do now!"

Li Xiaohua was frantic, and Xiao Shuitian, who had been silent all along, glanced at Mr. Xiao, saying, "Call Jiaojiao over, this isn’t a matter our family can handle anymore."

Li Xiaohua’s expression instantly relaxes.

But she said, "Isn’t that inappropriate? We’re not married yet, involving Jiaojiao in family matters might be..."

Xiao Shuitian had one thing to say, "If this spreads, it won’t sound good.

It depends on your choice."

Li Xiaohua was curious, "What choice?"

"Choosing whether to have Jiaojiao as a daughter-in-law or get tricked by Zhou Xiuying, with your son turning into a cuckold, if spread..."

Damn it, that’s even worse.

Li Xiaohua decisively said, "Quick, find Jiaojiao!"

Xiao Li was unhappy just now, but now his face showed an eagerness to rush Chu Jiaojiao to the bridal chamber.

Get married immediately!

"Mom, I’m going to do it now, don’t worry."

Wen Ran: "..."

No, she must cover her mouth and not laugh out loud.

At least not laugh now.

Listening to pushovers negotiate really could kill someone with laughter.

Hahaha, it’s just too funny.

Mrs. Xiao was also delighted, seeing the tense atmosphere, she went inside to fetch some peanuts.

Li Xiaohua was anxious, but she couldn’t sit still.

Seeing the unpeeled peanuts, despite her worry, her hand reached out anyway.

She grabbed it, cracking it with a crisp sound.

The peanuts cracked open slightly, and her hands applied a bit of force, splitting it open, revealing perfectly plump peanuts covered in red shells, one by one, falling into the bowl.

When Chu Jiaojiao came, everyone explained the situation with a word here and there.

Chu Jiaojiao considered, raising an eyebrow slightly, "So what are you thinking now?"

Li Xiaohua always felt less confident facing Chu Jiaojiao, "We don’t know what to do, maybe you could come up with an idea?"

Chu Jiaojiao nodded, "I can come up with an idea, but we need to talk about the ugly truth first.

What’s your plan and arrangement with the Xiao family?

Are you planning to tear things open and keep a lifelong enmity? Or cover things up, with everyone having an understanding, muddling through as relatives?"

She can come up with plans and handle matters, but she needs to ensure there’s no one dragging her down.

Otherwise, she fights hard in the front, while someone stabs her in the back.

Then what’s the point, might as well surrender.

It’s not just about the Xiao family being picky about her, she’s picky about the Xiao family too.

She’s living her carefree days with her mother.

She can accept pushovers but not idiots.

People with mental issues, she’d rather steer clear early, or else her days would be ruined.

Li Xiaohua happily asked, "Can we cut ties?"

The old Xiao family is like leeches, impossible to shake off, before they were cowardly, couldn’t deal with shameless Zhou Xiuying, but now with Chu Jiaojiao...

Will things be different?

Just thinking about the carefree days after cutting ties with the old Xiao family makes Li Xiaohua happy, wishing she could laugh out loud.