USWHC -Chapter 207 Sold by Someone Yet Still Counting the Money (Part 7)

“Mother, how was it? That Ji Mei… is she really Ji Mei?” As soon as Sun Shaohui heard that the Ji family had left, she hurried out anxiously.

Her question sounded strange—what did she mean, whether Ji Mei was really Ji Mei? Could Ji Mei not be Ji Mei? Yet Madam Sun’s face was gloomy. She sighed faintly and said, “Just as the letter said—we were deceived!”

“What? That Ji Mei really isn’t Ji Mei?” Sun Shaohui jumped up in shock. Although she had been mentally prepared, hearing her mother say it out loud still startled her. “Then who is she?”

Madam Sun turned helplessly toward Old Madam Sun. Old Madam Sun replied with obvious displeasure, “Who else could she be? She’s their family’s second daughter-in-law!”

“What?!” This time Sun Shaohui’s jaw practically dropped. “She’s that fool’s wife?!”

Then she immediately frowned and shook her head in disbelief. “No, no—that Ji Mei kept trying to match me with that fool! Have you ever heard of a woman finding another woman for her own husband? That’s just too strange!”

She didn’t directly say pimping out her own husband, which was already very considerate of her—but the truth was that Zhu Jie indeed had such intentions.

“Maybe she had some kind of difficulty?” Sun Shaoyan couldn’t help speaking up in Zhu Jie’s defense.

“What difficulty could she have? She’s just terrified of being poor!” Old Madam Sun snapped angrily. “People like that deserve to be dragged out and beheaded! Not only is she shamelessly trying to hook up with other men, she even pushes her own husband onto others! And she even dared set her sights on our Sun family! What kind of family does she think we are?”

“But Mother, what should we do now? The betrothal gifts are already prepared. Should we still send them in a few days?” Madam Sun asked hesitantly.

Old Madam Sun hesitated too. She looked at Sun Shaoyan and asked, “Then what do you think? Do you like the real Ji Mei?”

“Grandmother, you know very well who it is that I actually like.” Sun Shaoyan replied with a pitiful expression.

“Even if you like her, it’s useless. A pair of worn-out shoes that someone else has already used—you still want them? What a disgrace!” Old Madam Sun scolded angrily.

The Sun family immediately fell into silence.

What were they supposed to do now?

Could this marriage still go on?

“Hey there, Sister Ji! Where have you all just come back from?”

As soon as they entered the village, they ran into Ergou’s mother, who greeted them warmly.

Old Madam Ji immediately lifted her chin proudly and boasted, “We just came back from the Grand Secretary’s residence!”

“Really? I heard their family has already arranged the marriage with your Meizi?” Ergou’s mother said excitedly.

“That’s right! Today they even specially invited us for a meal! You have no idea—there was so much meat and fish, things you’ve never even seen!” Old Madam Ji bragged loudly. Her voice carried half a mile, and many villagers quietly came out to look at the Ji family’s smug expressions.

“Oh my, Meizi really is blessed!” Ergou’s mother hurriedly flattered them. Then she rubbed her hands awkwardly and added with a grin, “But remember—I was the one who helped arrange this marriage. Don’t forget my share of the pig’s head!”

Old Madam Ji was now someone who was about to wipe herself with gold leaves—why would she care about a mere pig’s head? She immediately said grandly and arrogantly, “No problem! We’ll treat your whole family to an entire pig!”

When the villagers heard this, their eyes lit up instantly. An entire pig! The Ji family must really have struck it rich!

A crowd quickly gathered around them, eagerly flattering the Ji family.

“Oh my, our Meizi always looked different from the rest. I’ve said it for years—she’s the one in our village who’ll have the greatest fortune!” an old woman said with a trembling voice.

“Exactly! The prettiest girl in the village! How could she not be lucky?” another old man chimed in.

Listening to everyone’s chatter and praise, Old Madam Ji and Ji Mei didn’t feel the slightest bit embarrassed. Instead, they happily stood in the middle of the crowd, nodding repeatedly.

“When the wedding comes, everyone must come drink at the banquet! No need to bring gifts—it’s all on us!”

Wow, that generosity—truly worthy of those gold leaves!

The villagers laughed excitedly, patting Old Madam Ji on the shoulders and saying warmly, “From now on, the whole village will be relying on your Meizi! Don’t forget us country neighbors!”

Well now—Ji Mei had suddenly become the hope of the entire Xiangshui Village!

Old Madam Ji kept agreeing enthusiastically, saying, “No problem! When the time comes, everyone can get a job at our son-in-law’s yamen! We’ll all be living on imperial salaries!”

Pfft—just how big does she think that yamen is? Old Madam Ji really isn’t afraid that such bragging might make her bite her own tongue!