“Huai’an, I heard you were injured. Your grandfather and I have been so worried about you. Come, let Grandma take a look.”
Old Madam Su wore a face full of concern.
Mother Su rolled her eyes behind her back.
Then she smiled brightly at the old lady. “That’s right, Huai’an. Your grandparents said they’re bringing you a hen so you can nourish yourself properly.”
When Old Madam Su heard this, the wrinkles on her face twitched.
“Heh, yes. My grandson being injured is no small matter. Of course he needs good nourishment. I’ll have your uncle go up the mountain later and catch a pheasant for you.”
Though she agreed, she subtly changed her words from bringing a hen raised at home to catching a wild pheasant from the mountain.
“Oh! Thank you, Grandpa. Thank you, Grandma.”
Su Huai’an didn’t know exactly why the old couple had come, but he was sure they had an ulterior motive.
“Um… Huai’an, I heard it was your comrade who brought you home. Why haven’t we seen him?”
The old lady had heard that the comrade who escorted Huai’an back was handsome and seemed to hold a rank even higher than Huai’an’s.
The old couple had discussed it and hurried over. Their younger son’s daughter, Su Feifei, was already twenty-one and hadn’t found a suitable match.
What a coincidence like a pillow arriving just when one feels sleepy. Such a good marriage prospect delivered to their door Old Madam Su certainly didn’t want to miss it.
She had already sent word to her eldest son to notify the younger son to bring Feifei back at once.
They couldn’t miss this opportunity.
The Su family immediately understood this visit wasn’t about concern at all.
“Grandma, you mean my comrade? He went out to take care of something.”
At that moment, Father Su also realized the old couple hadn’t come just to visit their injured grandson.
“Your grandfather and I don’t have anything else to do. We’ll just chat with you for a while.”
“Come, come.”
The old lady held tightly to her youngest grandson’s hand.
“Mother, if you have something to say, just say it. Huai’an is still injured and needs to rest,” Mother Su said, displeased.
If there was something to ask for, just say it why all the theatrics?
“What? I can’t get close to my own grandson now?” The old lady immediately used her authority as mother-in-law to pressure Mother Su.
“Oh, Mother, don’t misunderstand. We’re just worried about his leg. Let’s go inside and talk.”
Father Su helped the old lady into the house.
“Where’s that girl Wanwan? We’ve been here so long, and she hasn’t come out.”
The old lady changed the topic to Su Wanwan.
“Mother, Wanwan fell last night and got a big bump on her head. Let her rest,” Father Su explained.
“How did that girl get hurt too?” Old Master Su frowned.
“Grandpa, Grandma, you’re here.”
Su Wanwan, knowing from her memories what kind of people they were, wanted to meet them in person.
“You’re already such a big girl and still lazing in bed. Aren’t you afraid people will laugh at you?”
Old Madam Su disliked this granddaughter the most spoiled rotten by her second son and daughter-in-law.
She couldn’t handle any work and had that fox-like appearance.
Who would want her as a daughter-in-law in the future?
“Grandma, if others are jealous, that’s their problem. I can’t help being fortunate having such wonderful parents who are willing to spoil me.”
“As for when other families get up, that has nothing to do with me. I don’t eat their grain, so they don’t get to manage me.”
Su Wanwan smiled sweetly at Old Madam Su.
“You!”
“Enough. Why are you always picking on the child? Talk about proper matters,” Old Master Su reminded his wife. Their main purpose today wasn’t to scold the second son’s parenting.
“Second son, your father and I wanted to discuss something with you. Feifei isn’t getting any younger and hasn’t found someone she likes. Now that your third son’s comrade is here, why don’t you help match them? If it works out, wouldn’t you, as her second uncle, benefit too?”
The old lady spoke as if she were doing them a favor, planning to start with the second son.
“You know your younger brother only has this one daughter. Help arrange a match for her.”
Father Su’s face darkened immediately.
Mother Su was so angry she laughed.
“Mother, we also only have one daughter Wanwan.”
Sons didn’t count here they had only one daughter.
Whose daughter wasn’t precious? And now they had come to snatch someone right from their door.
What kind of daydream was this?
“Why would Wanwan compete with her cousin? She’s still young. Feifei is two years older let Feifei go first!”
“It’s settled. I’ve already sent word to your younger brother. He’ll bring Feifei tomorrow so they can meet. What if the two young people take a liking to each other?”
The old lady looked confident, as if the match were already guaranteed.
“Mother!”
“How can you do this? You’ve thought it through nicely but what if the man doesn’t agree?”
“Please stop stirring up trouble!”
“Besides, he’s taken a liking to Wanwan. We’ve already agreed to their marriage. I won’t hide it from you the reason Lu Xiao went to the county was to submit a marriage application to the army and inform his family about the wedding.”
Father Su decided not to conceal it any longer.
He hadn’t planned to tell them so soon.
“What?”
“For such a major matter, how could you not discuss it with us first?”
The old lady panicked.
This wouldn’t do at all!