I relied on a system to prolong my life in ancient times.

Chapter 134 Su Kangle

Xiao Siyue had been watching for quite some time, but Aunt Xiao was still not recovered from the shock she had just experienced.

He whispered in Aunt Xiao's ear.

"Ah!" Aunt Xiao was so startled that she turned her head sharply to look at Xiao Siyue, feeling her heart pounding.

Xiao Siyue covered her mouth and chuckled.

Lin Qin playfully poked Xiao Siyue's forehead with her finger.

"You silly girl, how could you scare your aunt like that? Apologize to your aunt right now."

Xiao Siyue realized that she had gone a bit too far and quickly apologized to her aunt: "Aunt, I'm sorry, I shouldn't have scared you just now."

Aunt Xiao smiled and said, "It's nothing, Auntie is making a big fuss over nothing."

This is just a small matter; Aunt Xiao isn't that petty.

"Big sister, have all the arrangements for Kang Le's wedding been made?" Lin Qin asked after seeing that Aunt Xiao had calmed down.

"It's all ready. Everything is prepared. Now we just have to wait for the wedding procession," Aunt Xiao said with a smile.

However, judging from her aunt's appearance, Xiao Siyue felt that she was not very happy. Perhaps she was not satisfied with this marriage.

Xiao Siyue glanced at her older cousin, Su Kangle, who seemed perfectly normal, with a happy expression on his face.

Xiao Siyue was curious, but didn't dare to ask. She thought she would ask Old Lady Xiao that evening, since Old Lady Xiao would definitely know about it.

Lin Qin probably realized this too, so she didn't ask anything else, only saying, "That's good. If there's anything I can do to help, just let me know."

"Yes, thank you very much, Third Sister-in-law." Aunt Xiao thanked her and accepted.

Aunt Xiao and the others did not stay long and went back after lunch.

They are all very busy now. Although Aunt Xiao said that everything is ready, there are still some odds and ends to take care of.

As for Xiao Xiaogu's family, they are even busier. Their tofu shop has expanded a lot, and they are busy every day. They only made time to come back today.

Thinking about what happened today, Xiao Siyue went to find Old Lady Xiao to find out more about the matter.

"Grandma, I noticed that my eldest aunt seemed unhappy when she mentioned my cousin's wedding today. Did something happen?"

Upon hearing this, Old Lady Xiao paused for a moment while stroking Xiao Siyue's head.

"Sigh, your aunt isn't too happy with this daughter-in-law, but your cousin insists on marrying her." Old Mrs. Xiao felt a headache coming on when she thought about these troubling things.

"Huh? Why? Is there something wrong with my cousin's wife?" Xiao Siyue asked, puzzled.

She remembered that her cousin wasn't stupid. If her cousin's wife really had a problem, why would they get married? Judging from her cousin's appearance today, he seemed quite happy about the marriage. Could it be that her cousin was a hopeless romantic?

"I've met your eldest cousin's wife before. She's quite good-looking, hardworking, and capable. She seems like a pretty good girl," Old Mrs. Xiao added.

"Then why is Auntie not satisfied?"

"It's a problem in your cousin's family."

"Your eldest cousin's wife is already twenty years old, but she hasn't gotten married yet because of family reasons."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Siyue understood somewhat. Although she thought twenty years old was not old, in this era, she would definitely be considered an older single woman.

But why? In ancient times, people valued their reputation highly. If a family didn't marry off their daughter, weren't they afraid of being talked about?

“Your cousin’s family is from your uncle’s hometown. There are about ten people in the family, and your cousin’s family is the eldest daughter, but her parents don’t like her.”

“She has three younger brothers. Her parents always tell her to take good care of her brothers so that she will have someone to rely on in the future.”

"Your cousin-in-law listened to her parents and always acted like a man at home, doing chores and taking care of her younger brother."

"Later, when she got older, someone proposed marriage, but her parents were unwilling, saying that her younger brother was not yet grown up and that they would have to wait a few more years, so the marriage was delayed."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Siyue couldn't help but think, "Isn't this just psychological manipulation?" Her cousin's family had been instilling in her the idea that she would have to rely on her younger brother and take care of him in the future.

Actually, many families are like this nowadays. They usually marry their daughters off and then coax them into supporting their parents' family. Her aunt was like that before, but after her uncle's incident, she stopped going to her parents' home as often.

But this cousin's wife's family actually prevented their daughter from getting married, forcing her to stay home and take care of her younger brother. This is even more despicable than those kinds of people.

"Didn't your cousin know about this?" Xiao Siyue thought her cousin couldn't be that confused. Although her cousin's wife was hardworking and capable, with such a family, how many troubles would there be in the future?

And this cousin's wife has been brainwashed to an unknown degree. What if they get married in the future and she still always thinks about her own family and takes care of her younger brother?

“Your older cousin knows, how could he not know?” Old Mrs. Xiao got angry just thinking about it.

"Then why is my cousin still insisting on getting married? How did this marriage come about? Didn't my cousin not want to get married before?" Xiao Siyue suddenly felt that her cousin had a problem.

"Your older cousin doesn't not want to get married. He and your cousin's wife have known each other for a long time. He doesn't want to get married because he's waiting for your cousin's wife."

"What? You've known each other for a long time? How did you meet?" Xiao Siyue was shocked. In ancient times, marriages were always arranged by parents and matchmakers. She never expected that her older cousin, who seemed calm and reserved, would do something so surprising.

"Didn't my cousin's family not want her to get married? Why are they willing now?"

"Your cousin's younger brother got married recently," Xiao Siyue understood as soon as Old Mrs. Xiao mentioned it.

"My cousin's younger brother got married, so he's starting to look down on my cousin's wife, huh?" Xiao Siyue rolled her eyes.

"Of course! Your cousin's sister-in-law has been bullying her ever since she married into the family, and her brother is such an ingrate, he's been pushing our parents to marry her off." Old Mrs. Xiao said, her face full of disdain.

"At first, because your cousin's wife was getting old, she said that the people she was looking for were not suitable for her age, and the suitable ones did not like her family."

"In the end, your cousin's mother was going to marry her off to an old man who had lost his wife and had children. Your cousin's wife was unwilling, so she went to your cousin."

"When your cousin heard this, he got anxious and insisted that your aunt and uncle go and propose marriage." Old Mrs. Xiao was exasperated.

Isn't this older cousin just too love-struck? And why didn't his girlfriend date him in the first place? She went on several dates before telling him.

"How did they meet?" Xiao Siyue wondered. Why did her older cousin like his wife so much, and why was he willing to wait for her for several years without getting married?

"I don't know the specifics, but I heard from your aunt that you met him when your older cousin went back to his hometown to visit relatives."