Back to the 1970s: Building My Fortune Through Time Trading-Chapter 351: Marriage Proposal

"Who could it be at this late hour? Why is it never-ending?"

Liu Cuilan felt annoyed at the sound of knocking, assuming it was someone trying to get a free meal, and angrily went to open the door.

The courtyard gate clanged open with a loud sound, startling the person standing outside.

"Oh my, Cuilan, why are you acting so jumpy? You gave me a scare."

Chen Aimei patted her chest in complaint, really! She was just knocking on the door when suddenly the gate opened, enough to scare someone to death.

Liu Cuilan was taken aback upon seeing her; she recognized this person, she was the matchmaker from the neighboring village, a lot of people in the village had sought her out for matchmaking.

Her facial expression softened significantly; after all, the marriages of several children might depend on her, so she needed to be somewhat polite.

"Ai Mei, what brings you here today? Have you eaten? Would you like to join us for a bite?"

Concerned about her children’s future marriages, Liu Cuilan grew more enthusiastic.

"I’ve already eaten. I’m here to tell you some great news."

Chen Aimei’s face was full of smiles, the crow’s feet at the corners of her eyes could almost catch flies.

"Good news? What kind of good news?"

Liu Cuilan instinctively asked aloud.

"I’m here to propose a marriage for your family."

Chen Aimei’s face beamed with joy.

Could it be a match for the eldest? She thought to herself, her son has both looks and a job, why hasn’t anyone proposed a match yet? Turns out it was just a matter of time.

Thinking of Zhang Guilan’s smug appearance today, she thought, once the eldest’s match is settled, she must show off in front of Zhang Guilan to raise her spirits.

"Oh dear, you came all this way, come in, it’s windy at the door, let’s go inside and talk slowly."

Liu Cuilan warmly invited her inside, poured a full enamel mug of hot water, and even added brown sugar.

Still feeling it wasn’t enough, she turned to Su Wenbing: "Wenbing, bring out the peach pastries your younger sibling brought, let Aunt Chen have a taste."

"Oh Cuilan, you’re too kind."

Chen Aimei didn’t expect the Su Family to be so generous; she wouldn’t have wanted to come had it not been for the generous payment.

The offering of brown sugar water and peach pastries made her feel a bit flattered.

She picked up the enamel mug and took a sip of brown sugar water; it was sweet and warm, comforting.

At this moment, Su Wenbing opened the box of peach pastries and placed them on the table.

Each peach pastry was golden and looked crispy and delicious.

Chen Aimei’s craving couldn’t be held back: "Cuilan, I won’t be polite then."

As she spoke, she reached to grab a peach pastry, but before she could touch it, Liu Cuilan suddenly asked her: "Auntie, which girl have you proposed for my Wenbing?"

Chen Aimei paused mid-action: "Which girl? I’m here to propose for your family’s third child. The other party is from the city; said they’ve seen your third child at the department store once and can’t forget her..."

As she spoke, she reached for a peach pastry.

Unexpectedly, before her fingers could touch it, Liu Cuilan suddenly snatched the pastry away: "No, no, no... My third child is still young, doesn’t need it. Go propose to someone else."

Liu Cuilan was inwardly annoyed, initially thinking it was for the eldest child, but it turned out to be for the third.

Her third child had plenty of suitors, there’s no need for her to propose.

What a waste of her brown sugar water.

This sudden change in demeanor left Chen Aimei somewhat bewildered.

Things were fine just a moment ago, how did things turn so quickly?

"Cuilan, you should think it over; the young man is from the city, has a proper job there, your third child would live a life of luxury..."

"Get lost! Let whoever wants that fortune have it!"

As she spoke, Liu Cuilan directly pushed her out the courtyard gate.

"Hey, how can you speak like that? I came with good intentions to propose a match for your family..."

Before Chen Aimei could finish, the courtyard gate banged shut in her face, almost hitting her nose.

"Really ungrateful, don’t expect me to propose a match for you again!"

After venting her anger, Chen Aimei turned and left.

Once the courtyard gate was closed, Liu Cuilan returned to the house with a dark expression, glaring at Su Wenbing with a look of disappointment.

"Look at you, matchmakers are almost breaking down our door for your sister, when will you bring home a daughter-in-law for your mom?"

Su Wenbing was inexplicably scolded, touching his nose in helplessness. This wasn’t his fault; he could work harder at his job, but he couldn’t help when it came to marrying.

"Look at you, as the eldest in the family, you’ve not set an example at all. Look at your third sister, be it work or relationships, she never makes me worry..."

Liu Cuilan vented on Su Wenbing, who did not dare to retort and just silently endured.

Oh well, there’s nothing he can do; he’s not as clever as his third sister, nor as likable.

Su Xiaoxiao cast a sympathetic glance at her brother, powerless to help; she certainly didn’t want to get scolded together.

Meanwhile, Su Jianwu was still thinking about the peach pastries he didn’t get to eat and, while his mother was busy scolding, quietly sneaked over to the table, climbing onto a stool to reach for the pastries.

Just as his hand reached halfway, a slap landed on the back of his hand: "All you do is eat, have you finished your homework? You go to school just like everyone else, why does your brain seem like a block of wood, always ranking around the twenties and thirties, can’t you get into the top ten and make your mom proud?"

Su Jianwu puckered his lips, hardly daring to breathe, thinking if only he had waited until his mom was asleep before sneaking a bite, now look, not only did he not get the pastries, he got scolded for nothing.

Liu Cuilan put away the peach pastries and turned into the house in a huff.

Leaving behind the two who had just been scolded, gazing at each other in silence.

...

Afraid she would be scolded too, Su Xiaoxiao quickly retreated to her room while her mom was venting.

Right now, she was sitting cross-legged on the bed, checking the messages in the game shop.

Recently, she had earned quite a bit of money, leveling up again.

With the upgrade, a new notification appeared regarding the space storage.

A line of bold text appeared on the floating screen: Upgrading the space storage costs one thousand coins, upgrade now?

Although she had nearly ten thousand coins now, losing a thousand at once still felt like a waste.

However, looking at the introduction of the upgraded storage below, she was slightly tempted.

After upgrading, the storage space doubles, with basic living facilities like a restroom, air conditioning, and a bed.

Honestly, she was a bit tempted.

Recently, the nights have been unbearably cold; even when curled up in a thick quilt at night, she felt frozen.

Yet the coldest days weren’t even here yet.

Without heating or air conditioning, surviving winter in this era was truly hard.

After a lot of deliberation, she decided to splurge.

While warming up to the idea, she mentally prepared herself: "Money is meant to be spent; out with the old, in with the new."

As the words fell from her lips, she solemnly pressed the upgrade button.