A farmer's daughter travels through time, farming and dividing the family to fight for the best

Chapter 194 Substitute

Cheng Mengru retorted in a cold voice. In this respect, Si Chengxu and she were very similar.

"Hmph, no matter how good your parents' family is, it's just a substitute for others. What's the use? My husband loves me very much. What can you compare with me?" Wang Qiuhuo snorted coldly and turned away.

Only Cheng Mengru was left standing there with a gloomy face. She hated it most when people said she was a substitute. The reason she was able to marry Si Zhenglin was all because of her twin sister.

Her elder sister's name was Cheng Mengxin. She had been engaged to Si Zhenglin since childhood. However, she was in poor health. When she was sixteen years old, her condition suddenly became serious and she passed away soon after. At that time, she and Si Zhenglin were in love with each other, and she had a close relationship with her younger sister since childhood, so she entrusted her younger sister to him.

Faced with the dying wishes of his beloved, Si Zhenglin agreed with tears in his eyes. Then Cheng Mengxin passed away with a smile. The wedding went on as scheduled, but the bride was replaced by a different person.

At that time, Cheng Menggu was just a little girl. She often saw Si Zhenglin and her sister talking and laughing. She was very envious and hoped that one day she could find someone who only loved her.

Until one day her elder sister said that she was no longer able to do it and wanted her to marry in her place. When Cheng Mengru heard this for the first time, she was shocked, but also a little happy. Then she realized that she also liked Si Zhenglin in her heart, so she agreed with a blushing face.

The result was contrary to her wishes. Life after marriage was completely different from what she had imagined. Si Linzheng respected her very much, but it was only respect, not love, not even the slightest bit of love.

Only then did she realize that Si Zhenglin only loved her sister, and no matter what she did, she could not get into his heart. With a long sigh, Cheng Mengru returned to her previous calmness.

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"Xiaoxiao, you don't have to pay attention to them, they are just like that." The old lady was afraid that Li Xiaoxiao would have some grudges in her heart. The bigger the family, the more things there are, and it is normal to have open and secret struggles.

"Grandma, I'm fine." Li Xiaoxiao had just arrived and didn't want to be too prominent. The two of them didn't care about her attitude. They didn't rely on them for their livelihood. No matter where you are, having money in your hands is the kingly way.

The old lady rewarded her with a lot of things yesterday, plus what she had saved before, she now had a lot of silver and money in her hands. Money in your hands is dead, so you must find a way to make money from it.

But the time is not right now. Once Sun is rescued, the old lady will probably not let her go back to Jiunu County. Then the whole family will have to come. The old lady has the intention, but it is not realistic for the whole family to live in the Marquis' Mansion. Just looking at the two people I met today, there is no telling what trouble they will cause.

Then I can only buy a yard outside. Land in the capital is very expensive and the price is much higher than in Jiunu County. I must find a way to make money as soon as possible.

After lunch, the old lady felt a little tired, so she asked her personal maid to take Li Xiaoxiao for a walk around the mansion so that she could get familiar with the environment.

I have to say that the Marquis' Mansion is really grand, with small bridges and flowing water, rockery and flower pavilions everywhere. Even though it is winter now, there are still many trees in the yard.

The maid knew Li Xiaoxiao's identity. Even though she came from a farming family, she did not look down on her. She was very respectful to her, leading the way in front of her in an orderly manner and telling her some interesting stories in the mansion.

Li Xiaoxiao occasionally answered a few words, neither close to her nor distant from her. She looked at the items in the mansion without showing any sign of being inexperienced.

What she didn't know was that Li Xiaoxiao had seen much more magnificent things in her previous life, so of course she didn't feel much about them.

The little maidservant didn't dare to look down on him now, and became more well-behaved. A nanny came over from the side and bowed to Li Xiaoxiao.

"My dear cousin." The nanny politely bowed to Li Xiaoxiao. She was the managing nanny of the old lady.

"Yeah." Li Xiaoxiao nodded slightly.

"Xiao Ju, someone came to your house and said that your mother is seriously ill and asked you to go back as soon as possible."

"What? Fine. Then please take my cousin for a walk in the garden." The maid's name was Xiaoju. When she heard this, her face suddenly became flustered.

"Okay, go ahead." Nanny nodded and urged.

Xiaoju thanked the nanny, bowed to Li Xiaoxiao, and walked away quickly.

"Mammy, grandma is old, you go and take care of her. I'll walk around by myself. You're not needed here. I'll be back soon." Li Xiaoxiao said.

"Well, okay, cousin, you should go back early." The nanny left.

Only Li Xiaoxiao was left, walking aimlessly. After walking for a while, she saw a man walking towards her. He was wearing a lake blue robe with a high-necked cotton double-breasted top with embroidery in the same color. He was holding a folding fan in his hand and wearing a green jade crown on his head. There were two strands of hair on his forehead, each hanging down at the end of his eyes.

Seeing her, he unconsciously opened his folding fan and fanned himself a few times. Li Xiaoxiao rolled her eyes in her heart, thinking, is she crazy? Fanning herself in the middle of winter.

Seeing that he was about to come over, Li Xiaoxiao moved to the side, turned away from him, and let him pass first. Unexpectedly, the man stood in front of Li Xiaoxiao and refused to move.

"Miss, you look unfamiliar. May I ask your name?" The man was none other than Si Wei Zhong's eldest son Si Chengren. Li Xiaoxiao had heard Si Chengxu tell him about him.

He looks good, maybe he inherited his looks from the old marquis, but compared to Si Chengxu, he is still far behind.

Li Xiaoxiao didn't want to pay attention to him, pretended not to hear, and walked forward.

Seeing that Li Xiaoxiao didn't say anything, Si Chengren walked up to her.

"Young lady, please don't leave. Let me introduce myself. My name is Si Chengren. May I ask your name?"

"Is this the rule in your mansion? You ask a woman's name as soon as you meet her?" Li Xiaoxiao asked instead of answering, with displeasure in her tone.

Si Chengren looked a little embarrassed when asked, and cleared his throat: "Of course not, I just thought the young lady looked familiar, so I wanted to ask if I had seen her somewhere before?"

"Then I can tell you for sure that you have never seen me." Li Xiaoxiao walked around him and wanted to leave.

But Si Chengren was one step ahead of her and blocked her way again.

"Miss, you are so heartless. As the saying goes, there is no acquaintance without fighting. Even if we have never met before, we have met now, haven't we? Meeting is fate?" Si Chengren continued to pester.

As expected, a dragon gives birth to a dragon, a phoenix gives birth to a phoenix, and a mouse gives birth to a son who can dig holes. Just from these few sentences, we can tell that Si Chengren has the same character as his father.

Well, since you are looking for death, then I will grant your wish. Li Xiaoxiao raised the corner of his mouth slightly and a plan came to his mind.

"Sir, you are rude." Li Xiaoxiao pretended to be shy, lowered her head and looked like she wanted to say something but couldn't.