Allure of a Country Maiden-Chapter 108 - 106: Where Is My Daughter-In-Law?

Mrs. Shen threatened Mrs. Li to keep everything secret, or she would arrange Shen Bei’er to marry her nephew. Scared by the threat, Mrs. Li hurriedly covered her mouth and nodded.

Mr. Shen shook his head, firmly believing that this plan could never be achieved, "Stop dreaming! This could never work! Stop making this far-fetched plan!"

"If you are capable enough, find a wife for my nephew yourself! Otherwise, stay out of this! Whoever messes it up should compensate by finding my nephew a wife!", Mrs. Shen retorted arrogantly.

After speaking, Mrs. Shen hurried out, intending to plan with her sister-in-law.

Mr. Shen paid no attention to her. He firmly believed the third family would never pass. A marriage proposal requires the highly elaborate rituals of "san mei liu li"! Moreover, how can a marriage be decided without the consent of the one concerned? Just let her hit the firewall and learn her lesson. It seems that a person never turns back until he hits the wall!

On the second day, Shen Chengyao indeed invited the villagers to a feast. The villagers could see from the nicely prepared dishes that Shen Chengyao was genuine about this sisterhood. There were eight dishes with meat, proving that Shen Chengyao was sincere, not merely making a gesture.

"Xu Wenhui has fallen into a fortunate pit! With such a brother, she will never experience hardship anymore. Just what little he has to spare would be enough for her to live a luxurious life."

"That’s true. In town, there is spicy noodle costing three coins. Since they’re so rich now, they would not be stingy about spending three coins. When they hired people to build their house, they spent much more than just three coins."

"Are you really stupid or are you pretending to be? Living a luxurious life does not mean eating spicy noodles. Just look at the dishes in front of you, can you get them with just three coins? I mean, in the future, Xu Wenhui will have no problem having lavish meals."

"This can’t be true. Can you really eat like this every day?!"

"If you don’t believe it, just wait and see. If you get along well with Shen Chengyao, I guarantee you will end up eating meat at every meal!"

"My relationship with Brother Chengyao is not bad..." The villagers discussed while eating.

Some were guessing how Shen Chengyao’s family suddenly became so rich, while others were speculating about how Xu Wenhui caught Mrs. Liu’s attention and became her chosen sister. Anyway, everyone was filled with envy and jealousy.

...

Supervisor Liang happened to stop by to find Shen Chengyao that day. His visit and his request to ask Mrs. Liu for a favor had to do with Xu Wenhui.

"Brother Chengyao, the reason I came today is to ask your sister-in-law for a favor," Supervisor Liang said, with his face turning a little red.

With no parents around, it is up to him to handle his own marriage.

"What’s the matter? No need to be so polite. We will definitely do our best to help!"

"I want to ask your sister-in-law to help me get a hint of Miss Xu’s feelings. I’ve been on my own for these years... and now, I want to start a family!"

"I thought it’s something serious! Starting a family, this is good news! But do you know about Wen Hui’s past?" Shen Chengyao was happy for his brother’s intention to get married, and considering Wen Hui marrying Supervisor Liang as an additional happiness for her. However, she had suffered too much and needed to find someone sincere enough to accept her!

Otherwise, she would just end up suffering after getting married again.

"I know all about it, I have seriously considered it!" Supervisor Liang naturally had heard about it, but he didn’t mind.

Supervisor Liang’s parents passed away quite early, and he had been married once. His wife died of a serious illness within half a year of their marriage and they had no child. This situation gained him a reputation of being cursed!

Nobody dared to marry him from good families nearby. He didn’t believe in this, but he didn’t want to get married so early again, striving to earn some money first, so that there would be a way to deal with illnesses of his wife and children in the future.

He had helped Shen Chengyao to build a house a while ago. Due to Xu Wenhui was in charge of their meals, they inevitably came into contact with each other. He discovered that she is really a good woman. She didn’t talk much but was careful. She remembered clearly how much each of them ate, so the food she prepared was just enough for all of them without any waste. There was not too much, and there was not too little.

Moreover, the tea she prepared was just at the right time and at the right temperature.

Even though these seemed like minor things, they still required a caring heart to achieve them. The more detailed things are, the more they reflect a person’s character!

He had built houses for many people, and among those, the logistic work done by Shen Chengyao’s family was the most thoughtful and appropriate. Most of these tasks were performed by Xu Wenhui.

Living by himself, his house was a mess. Now that he had saved up some silver, he wanted to find a loving wife, who could make his home clean and orderly!

During the New Year, every household was filled with joy and laughter, leaving him alone at home feeling especially lonely and desolate. Hence, after withholding his feelings for a few days, he finally decided to pay an early visit to ask Mrs. Liu’s help in seeking out potential matches!

By next New Year, he no longer wanted to be alone!

Upon hearing this, Mrs. Liu was elated and immediately took the matter into her hands, sharing it with Xu Wenhui.

"Would Supervisor Liang mind marrying an ill-fated person like me?" Xu Wenhui could hardly believe that someone as capable as Supervisor Liang would be interested in her.

"Supervisor Liang has said that he doesn’t mind. You shouldn’t speak that way of yourself. We all know you’re a fine woman! It’s just that you were unfortunate at the beginning. Everyone encounters obstacles in life, and they pass with time!"

"But I cannot bear children!" Xu Wenhui certainly didn’t want to be divorced again over this. If she were to be divorced again, she figured her life would lose all meaning!

No one would willingly marry a woman who couldn’t bear children. Among the worst sins is being childless!

"You were only married for two years before, not conceiving in this timeframe is possible. Even if it turns out to be true, there are ways to help you! This is not a problem" Wouldn’t Master Xiao’er have medicine for this?

"But..." Xu Wenhui was still hesitant to agree.

"Supervisor Liang’s family has no elders or in-laws. Marrying into such a family is actually much easier than marrying into an ordinary family! You wouldn’t have to put up with as many temperaments. Furthermore, Supervisor Liang is genuinely a good man. Both your brother-in-law and I recommend him."

"I need to think about it!"

After hearing her response, Mrs. Liu nodded, thinking that there was a significant chance of success, given Xu Wenhui hadn’t outrightly rejected the proposal. She went out to the front yard, already smiling as she returned with the news.

When Supervisor Liang heard that she hadn’t flatly refused, he knew that there was a chance. He felt relieved and said, "I’ll go and find the matchmaker now!"

"No rush, Bro Liang! Have a meal first! Let me persuade her a bit more. It would be better to ask the matchmaker after she’s agreed!" Mrs. Liu laughed as she held Supervisor Liang back.

Just then, a loud voice came from outside the door: "Nephew, where is my daughter-in-law? Bring her out to meet me!"

Mrs. Zhuang Lin entered the house as she spoke.

The people who were eating looked curiously at the newcomer.

"It sounds like my aunt’s voice," Shen Chengyao looked at Mrs. Liu, trying to confirm what he heard.

"It seems to be her voice!"

Chengyao walked out of the study.

Seeing Chengyao come out, Mrs. Zhuang quickly rushed forward to grab his hand and looked around. "Nephew, where is my daughter-in-law? Bring her out for me to see!"

"Aunt, my cousin’s wife hasn’t come to my house!" His cousin’s wife had run off with someone else many years ago, how could she have ended up at his house?

"You invited guests over today because you just recognized her as your family, didn’t you? Didn’t she come for dinner?"

"Are you referring to Wen Hui being your daughter-in-law?" Mrs. Liu was startled. Since when did Wen Hui become her daughter-in-law!

"Seems like her name was Xu Wenhui! Bring her out for me to see! If she’s not pretty, then my son won’t want her!"

The villagers eating heard this, and the room suddenly erupted with voices!