Chapter 541. Future Older Sister-in-Law (2/2)

In the blink of an eye, he noticed that his wife’s expression was still a bit worried and he inquired in puzzlement, “Since it wasn’t our son that made you unhappy, then why do you have such a long look on your face ah? What’s going on ah?”

“I’m worried about our daughter!” Shuanzhu’s wife glared at her husband. He was a good man but he was a bit too thick sometimes!

Liu Shuanzhu was even more perplexed now and asked in a puzzled tone, “Our daughter? What’s up with our daughter? If it wasn’t for her coming up with the idea to raise chickens, do you think our family would be doing so well now? Our daughter is so hard-working, what is there for you to be worried about?”

“I’m talking about Huifang and Xiaosha’s thing!” Shuanzhu’s wife threw the piece of clothing in her hands into the wooden basin next to her and glared at her husband with an exasperated look.

At that time, the Yu Family’s braised food shop’s roasted chicken, smoked chicken, and air-dried chicken were very popular in the prefectural city. The Yu Family was honest and would rather spend more time on the road to help their fellow villagers do well. The Liu Family now raised the largest number of chickens in the village, so they sent a bunch of chickens every few days to the prefecture city. Yu Hang often came over to help settle the bill. As time passed on, he and Huifang became familiar with each other. The two families began to work even more closely together as business partners and the two of them naturally began to develop feelings for each other.

Liu Shuanzhu scratched the back of his head and frowned, “What’s wrong with our daughter and Xiaosha? Did Xiaosha do something to make our daughter unhappy? I’ll go and scold him now and let him know that our daughter isn’t someone he can just bully because he wants to!” As he finished, he turned around to head out the gate.

“You come back right now!!” Shuanzhu’s wife felt quite helpless at this turn of events. If her husband could accurately guess what she was thinking, then the sun would start rising from the west, “I was trying to say…Xiaocao is a royal princess now and has the same status as the daughter of an imperial prince. Furthermore, for the past two years, the Yu Family’s business has continued to expand and become more prosperous. I won’t even mention their other businesses but just from the greenhouse grown vegetables alone, I’m pretty sure they’d make at least ten thousand taels in one winter, and that’s estimating low, right? Although our family is one of the most prosperous in the village now, the gap between our two families is still too large right?”

“Wife, are you trying to say that when our daughter marries into their family, they’ll look down on her? Don’t worry about that, Brother Dahai and his wife aren’t the type of people to do that! That being said, we’ve watched Xiaosha grow up under our eyes and we can definitely vouch for his personal character!!”

Liu Shuanzhu thought that his wife was thinking too much. Madam Liu was very satisfied with their daughter and even told them that after the New Years, they should make things official between their two children. If they decided that this was too early for their daughter, they could wait another two years before they got engaged.

“But…the social gap between our two families is really too big. I heard that Xiaocao not only was titled a royal princess but that the emperor and empress treat her very well, almost as if she was their own daughter. The eldest imperial prince even calls her ‘older sister’…” Shuanzhu’s wife was quite anxious about this.

Liu Shuanzhu also frowned at this and said, “That lass Xiaocao is a fortunate one indeed. However, Xiaocao is still Xiaocao, Xiaosha is still Xiaosha…Brother Dahai also said that if Little Shitou passes the imperial court’s examinations and becomes an official at court, Tanggu’s farmstead and the businesses at Dongshan Village would be inherited by Xiaosha. Their roots are in Dongshan Village and the eldest son should keep an eye on their ancestral home. With that, Huifang will also be close to us and we can help her when needed. What’s there to be worried about then? That being said, that lass Xiaocao isn’t one of those people with her head up high and eyes to the sky. Today, when she saw our daughter, she was very intimate and friendly with her just like before!”

“But I still feel a bit anxious within my heart.” Regardless, Shuanzhu’s wife felt a bit better after hearing her husband’s analysis of the issue. He was right! The Yu Family was famous in the village for being honest and trustworthy. Furthermore, the head of the Yu Family had pretty much grown up with her husband like true brothers. The Yu Family’s wife had a good-natured personality and was very satisfied with her daughter. In addition, Xiaosha was a hard worker and had a trustworthy personality. What did she have to be worried about now?

“Mother, once Older Brother passes the exams and becomes an official, he can give support to Older Sister!” The Liu Family’s youngest daughter had originally been sitting in the courtyard, shelling peanuts obediently. When she heard her father and mother talking, she childishly interjected her opinion.

Liu Shuanzhu strode over to his daughter and picked her up, lifting her high. He laughed joyously, “Our Xiaoya’er is right! When your older brother becomes an official, then we’ll also find you an official to be your husband!”

Shuanzhu’s wife rescued her daughter from her husband and glared at him, “What nonsense are you saying now ah? Are you not afraid you’ll lead our daughter down a crooked road?”

Xiaoya’er pinched up a shelled peanut and delivered it into her father’s mouth as she mumbled, “I don’t want to be the wife of an official ah.”

Liu Shuanzhu chewed on the peanut and guffawed, “Then what type of man does our Ya’er want to marry?”

Xiaoya’er puffed up her bun-like face and frowned for a bit before she stated in a conflicted tone, “I want to find someone who is hardworking, just like…Older Xiaocao! Someone who can do anything! If Older Sister Xiaocao was a man, Ya’er would definitely marry her!”

“Alright! In the future, Father will make sure to find you a hardworking man!!” Liu Shuanzhu had been tickled by his youngest daughter’s somewhat childish thoughts on the matter. His wife could only shake her head repeatedly. This child truly knew no shame and was willing to say anything out loud.

While the two of them were at home teasing their children, their oldest daughter was already sitting on the kang bed in Xiaocao’s maiden room. Huifang’s eyes were wide open in astonishment as she looked at the beautiful and delicate wooden boxes on the bed. She couldn’t help but remark in surprise, “This set of ‘Blossoming Beauty’ skincare products…is for me?”