The Comeback of the Cannon-Fodder Supporting Actress

Sixth Uncle is now the highest-ranking person in the Xiao Family, so whenever there’s a major event or minor issue within the family, they look to him for advice and decision-making.

It’s mainly because he’s straightforward and perceptive, and he can keep the younger generation in line.

Xiao Erguang is the same way; whenever something arises, the first person he thinks of is Sixth Uncle.

Sixth Uncle didn’t even have dinner before he and Xiao Erguang and his wife headed over to Xiao Daguang’s place.

Xiao Daguang’s family was having dinner.

Zhong Liumei had a sour expression, looking at Xiao Lei with displeasure.

Xiao Lei was busy picking delicious food to put into Gao Nana’s bowl.

Gao Nana held a large bowl filled with porridge and quite a few pieces of meat, enjoying her meal while saying to Xiao Lei, ”Don’t just give me food, you should eat too.”

Perhaps it’s the unfamiliar being intriguing and the familiar being irritating.

Before the marriage, Zhong Liumei liked Gao Nana very much and treated her well, but after the marriage, Zhong Liumei gradually started to find fault with Gao Nana.

Gao Nana’s family is quite well-off, and she has a striking appearance, but she’s naive, saying whatever’s on her mind without thinking about how it might make others feel.

Also, Gao Nana lacks awareness, unable to do many types of work. Zhong Liumei initially arranged for her to have a job at a small factory in town, which wasn’t too tiring and paid reasonably well, but after a few days, they didn’t want her anymore.

Then she tried helping out at a roadside stall, but after a couple of days, she was dismissed again because she couldn’t handle numbers and was bad at accounts.

After several attempts, Zhong Liumei completely gave up on having her work.

Gao Nana was quite happy not having to work, spending every day merrily eating and sleeping at home, which made Zhong Liumei increasingly irritated with her.

Zhong Liumei was ready to say something cutting to Gao Nana, just when someone called, ”Brother, sister-in-law, are you home?”

Xiao Daguang quickly responded and went out.

As soon as he stepped out, he saw Sixth Uncle along with Xiao Erguang and his wife approaching.

Xiao Daguang smiled warmly, inviting the three of them inside.

Seeing that Sixth Uncle had arrived, Zhong Liumei and Xiao Lei quickly got to their feet, greeting Sixth Uncle and Sixth Grandpa.

But Gao Nana continued to sit steadily, eating happily.

Sixth Uncle pretended not to see Gao Nana, pulled up a chair, and sat down, ”You all go ahead and finish eating, after that we can talk.”

Xiao Daguang quickly said, ”No, we’re already done.”

Zhong Liumei started cleaning up the table.

Gao Nana, oblivious, was unhappy to see the clearing, ”Mom, I’m not finished yet. Leave it, I want to eat more.”

Zhong Liumei was furious, ”Eat, eat, all you know is eat. Why haven’t you eaten yourself to death?”

Xiao Lei was not pleased, ”Mom, what kind of talk is that? Nana wanting to eat more is no big deal. She’s my wife; if she eats more, I’m happy.”

Zhong Liumei was nearly beside herself with rage, while Xiao Daguang felt embarrassed.

He chuckled awkwardly, ”Sixth Uncle, let’s talk in the inner room, let’s talk in the inner room.”

The group moved to the inner room. After sitting down, Sixth Uncle asked, ”What are your plans for Yuanzi’s wedding?”

Zhong Liumei entered the room just in time to hear this and laughed, ”That’s a joyful affair! Of course, we’re happy about it. If he wants to marry, let him marry. We don’t oppose it.”

Xiao Daguang also said, ”Yes, marriage is a good thing. Yuanzi has always been decisive, he can make the decision for this, anytime is fine.”

Sixth Uncle immediately wanted to grab a broom and give Xiao Daguang a thorough beating.

But thinking that Xiao Daguang was already at such an age, with grandchildren too, it was really inappropriate to hit him, so he could only suppress his anger and scold, ”Foolish, how can you be parents like this, truly getting more confused as you age.”

Xiao Daguang was taken aback for a moment, then he started complaining, ”Sixth Uncle, you don’t know, to get brides for Eldest and Second, I have completely emptied out the family savings and am deep in debt, life at home is really tough now, it’s not that I don’t want to take care of Yuanzi, it’s really because I don’t have any money...”

Zhong Liumei asked, ”Sixth Uncle, how did you hear about Yuanzi’s marriage? Did he come to you?”

Du Chunzhi sat down and said, ”He didn’t come to Sixth Uncle, it was Anning who came and talked about this, and Anning cried a lot about it with me.”

Upon hearing this, Zhong Liumei instantly felt smug, ”Serves her right, she doesn’t respect her elders, now she knows how difficult it is and cries, there’ll be more tears for her in the future.”

Du Chunzhi lowered her head, really not wanting to talk to this clueless sister-in-law anymore.

Sixth Uncle glared at Zhong Liumei, ”When men are talking, how can a woman butt in? Get on the side.”

He then looked at Xiao Daguang, ”What are you thinking?”

Xiao Daguang rubbed his hands, ”There’s really no way, Yuanzi is capable, besides, he and Anning have already lived together for so long, if Anning isn’t marrying into our family, what else could she do? The Pei Family has money, let them handle the wedding arrangements, I can’t afford to mess around anymore.”

Sixth Uncle simply didn’t know what to say anymore.

He knew this nephew was confused, but didn’t know he was this confused.

Unable to bear it, Sixth Uncle grabbed a stick and hit Xiao Daguang, ”You’re such a dimwit, why are you so clueless.”

Xiao Daguang didn’t dare to dodge, taking several hits straight on.

Sixth Uncle dropped the stick, still needing to clearly analyze things with Xiao Daguang, ”You think your son has grasped hold of the Pei Family’s girl, huh? Nonsense, right now it’s the Pei Family’s girl who’s got your son! Yuanzi has lived at the Pei Family for more than a year now, when has Anning come to see you? Over a year, Yuanzi’s been working hard for the Pei Family, but the family’s assets aren’t his, the money Anning earns is hers, the money Yuanzi earns is also hers, if this falls through, who’s at a loss?”

Upon hearing this, Xiao Daguang finally realized the panic.

Yet Zhong Liumei still wasn’t convinced, ”Anning already slept with Third, what more does she want? Our Third separates from her, there’s plenty of nice young women willing to marry, what about her...”

Even Du Chunzhi couldn’t bear to look directly at Zhong Liumei, ”Big sister-in-law, how vast is the Pei Family’s enterprise now, and how capable is Anning? Do you know how many good young men in the villages nearby want to marry Anning? So what if she’s slept, even women divorced with children have plenty of people wanting them, Anning is so pretty, so smart and capable, who cares if she’s a ’Miss’ or not?”

Seeing that Xiao Daguang and his wife were truly clueless, Sixth Uncle had no choice but to speak sternly.

”Do you think Anning went crying at Erguang’s house as a sign of weakness? I spit, she came to demonstrate, she’s showing us Xiao Family first manners then military, Yuanzi didn’t come out, Anning said this matter, it’s telling us Xiao Family, Yuanzi is firmly grasped by her now, whatever she says goes, as for the marriage, we Xiao Family handles it, and must handle it grandly, she’ll happily marry in, and then becomes our Xiao Family’s daughter-in-law, but if we don’t handle it, the Pei Family has the money, they can afford the wedding, but if the Pei Family handles it, then it’s not Anning marrying into our Xiao Family, but Yuanzi marrying into the Pei Family, later on, he’d belong to the Pei Family, and the children he’d have would follow the Pei Family’s surname.”

Xiao Erguang nodded repeatedly hearing this, ”What Sixth Uncle says is true, how capable is Anning, she came, without a single unpleasant word, calling us uncle and aunty, but the words she said, though sounding nice, carried a sting, each sentence saying our Xiao Family is unreasonable, doesn’t understand social conduct, if Yuanzi really marries into the Pei Family, it’s our Xiao Family who forced it, it’s you who didn’t want this son first, later on, don’t expect Yuanzi to manage things for you.”

Only then did Xiao Daguang and his wife panic, ”This, this can’t be, this is not right.”

Sixth Uncle grimaced, ”How can it not be right? Aren’t you the ones without money? Then let Yuanzi go to the rich family, sparing him from suffering with you, this isn’t about money, it’s about ceremony, even without money, find a matchmaker to propose and mediate at least, even with no money, a few sets of bedding can still be managed, don’t give me excuses about running into debt arranging weddings for your two sons, others may believe it, but I won’t, Eldest and Second’s wife’s families didn’t demand much dowry, arranging feasts cost money, but guests came with cash gifts for eating and drinking, didn’t you collect plenty of cash gifts from those two weddings? It should balance out with what you spent, even if not perfectly balanced, it isn’t much off.”

Being unmasked by Sixth Uncle, Xiao Daguang blushed.

Xiao Erguang couldn’t stand Xiao Daguang’s behavior, couldn’t help but speak again, ”Furthermore, Yuanzi marrying Anning, asking you to manage the wedding is Yuanzi’s way of trying to help you.”

Du Chunzhi snorted coldly, her words even colder, ”If you don’t want to manage it, we will. I’m Yuanzi’s aunt, organizing a wedding for my nephew is manageable, just don’t get greedy and regret once the cash gifts are collected.”

A word reminded Xiao Daguang.

Yes, arranging a wedding for Xiao Yuan isn’t a losing proposition, Anning has opened several factories, Xiao Yuan has always been shrewd since young, with many friends made, now probably has even more connections worldwide, when he marries, can those people not come? Would they come without contributing money? Giving less would be embarrassing, isn’t this arranging a wedding, this is clearly raking in money.

”We’ll manage it, not just manage, we’ll manage it grandly, with flair, everything used will be good, if eight sets of bedding aren’t enough we’ll make sixteen sets.” Zhong Liumei also gave in, happily taking on this matter, ”Later on, I’ll treat Anning like an ancestor to serve.”