Chapter 26: The Woman Who Was Duped

Two days later.

At noon, Zhang Yupan was bustling about in the kitchen, both slaughtering chickens and stewing soup; it seemed as if today was some special day.

Smoke wafted from the kitchen, yet Erniu squatted at the doorway, his gaze fixed towards the direction of the village entrance for an entire hour already.

Just then, Erniu seemed to spot something, his eyes suddenly lighting up, to only see a short-haired woman in a white strappy floral dress approaching his house.

A smile spread across Erniu's face, and he quickly ran into the kitchen.

"Wife, they're here!"

"Okay, wait a moment, the dishes are almost ready." replied Yupan as she clumsily transferred the food from the pots to the plates and had Erniu help carry out the soup.

No sooner had the two of them set the table than the guests arrived at the doorstep.

"I thought you had married into some fancy family; turns out it's just this—what a disgrace to the Zhang family..."