jdhmnovel Chapter 186: Marriage is her only chance to change her fate
Chapter 186: Marriage is her only chance to change her fate
On New Year's Eve, the question of finding a job was brought up again. Yang Jinlin said tiredly, "The Feng family won't help you. Don't even think about it. If you can't get used to living here, just go back to Yanglinpo."
After living in the city for more than a year, Yang Kaiyun figured out some tricks. Officials all pay great attention to their image. Even the smallest matter can be magnified infinitely and the person can be brought down as long as you dare to make a scene.
In order to stay in the city for a longer time, Yang Kaiyun often used filial piety to pressure Yang Jinlin. He knew that his son would make concessions for the sake of his official reputation.
Now, not only did he hear that his son was unwilling to help, but he also wanted him to go back to Yanglinpo.
He immediately became furious and said, "You want to chase us away? You unfilial son, I worked so hard to raise you and send you to school, and this is how you repay us? Do you believe that I will go to your unit and ask your leader for justice?!"
Yang Jinlin pinched his brows and said, "I won't argue with you. Do whatever you want. Qiaolan has prepared a meal. I will go back there to eat."
After saying this, he left.
Seeing Yang Jinlin's attitude, Yang Kaiyun was so angry that he pointed at his back and kept scolding him...
Yang Yaodi will be 3 in March. In order to get a high betrothal gift, Mrs. Fang asked Yang Jinlin to help her find a husband.
Yang Jinlin originally wanted to find her a husband in a government agency so that she could help his career in the future.
Yang Yaodi had never been to school and had been bullied by Mrs. Fang and others for a long time, so he developed a personality that made him like to pretend to be weak in front of outsiders. He seemed timid when speaking and had an ordinary appearance. After everyone met him once, no one liked him.
After dating for a year without any success, Yang Jinlin had no choice but to help her find a partner from a working-class family.
Mrs. Fang wanted a dowry of 200 yuan, 180 kilograms of rice, 60 kilograms of meat, and 30 feet of cloth.
This standard scared away a lot of people, especially when people learned about Yang Yaodi's own conditions or met her in person, they felt that she was not worth the money.
Under Yang Jinlin's persuasion, Mrs. Fang had to lower the standard. 200 yuan was a must, and the rice was reduced to 100 catties, the meat to 30 catties, and the cloth to 20 feet.
But everyone still felt that the gift price was too high and did not meet Yang Yaodi's requirements.
Later, through an introduction, a family named Cao learned about the Yang family's background. After weighing the pros and cons, they were willing to meet Yang Yao.
The two met on the 18th day of the twelfth lunar month, and Yang Yao looked down on her boyfriend Cao Zhi.
The other party is the eldest son in the family. He works in a pickle factory and earns 28 yuan a month. He has two younger brothers and two younger sisters, none of whom have started a family. His father and older brother are temporary workers in a sawmill. The rest of the family members are temporarily unemployed.
With such family conditions, to meet the requirement of the bride price from Mrs. Fang, they would have to sell everything they had, and might even have to borrow money from abroad. Since my brother-in-law and sister-in-law haven't started a family yet, one can imagine what their life after marriage will be like.
When working as a helper in a small restaurant, Yang Yaodi received the lowest salary and did the hardest work. She was fed up with that kind of hard but aimless life.
Getting married is her only chance to change her fate.
After seeing Cao Zhi, Yang Yao went home and told Fang's mother-in-law that he didn't like Cao Zhi and asked if he could choose someone else.
But Granny Fang said, "Do you think you are so popular, waiting for someone to pick you? There were so many good candidates before, but did anyone take a fancy to you?
You will be 18 soon. If you don’t get married, you will become an old maid. You won’t even be able to marry into a family like the Cao family!
Now that they are willing to pay the betrothal gift, you should be content. After the New Year, I will set a date for your wedding with the Cao family. If you get married early, I can put an end to my worries."
Yang Yaodi knew that there was no way she could talk to Mrs. Fang, so she thought about meeting Yang Jinlin on New Year's Eve and asking him to help her postpone the marriage with the Cao family and choose a family with better conditions.
But before she could open her mouth, Yang Jinlin left because of a quarrel with Yang Kaiyun, and she was so anxious that she stamped her feet...
The first day of the Lunar New Year was as lively as in previous years.
Da Wa and several other children came to wish Zhou Rong a happy new year, and she gave each of them a red envelope with a dime in it.
Zhou Gui and Zhou Cai both got jobs, and Zhou Rong gave them red envelopes containing one yuan each, just for the occasion. Worried that he had given them too much, they returned the money, just like they did last year.
The two sisters indeed planned to do so. No matter how much red envelope Zhou Rong gave, they would return it to the two siblings of Da Wa.
Da Wa looked at the red envelopes handed over by Zhou Gui and Zhou Cai, all of which were one yuan, and they were in whole. He hurriedly discussed with them, "Second Aunt, Third Aunt, you have worked hard. I don't want so many red envelopes. Can I use this one yuan to exchange for a dime?"
After Erwa and Nini looked at their red envelopes, they also expressed their desire to exchange them.
Zhou Gui took out three dimes, tapped the foreheads of several people, and said with a smile: "Little clever ghosts, here you go!"
Zhou Cai also exchanged money with the three people, changing one yuan into a dime.
Zhou Jiaguang looked at the red envelope that only had 10 cents in it and asked, "Second sister, third sister, why did you give 1 yuan to Da Wa and the others, but only 10 cents to me? This is not fair!"
Zhou Gui: "If your mother is willing to give me a big red envelope as a return gift, your red envelope will naturally not be small. This is called reciprocity."
Zhou Jiaguang scratched his head, trying to figure out what Zhou Gui meant. When he finally realized what he meant, he yelled, "Isn't my mom your mom? Our family was poor before, and she never gave us red envelopes!"
Zhou Gui: "It's good that you know. Mom told me before she went back that if the amount of your red envelope exceeds 10 cents, you need to hand it in as in previous years. So what if I give you 1 yuan? You still have to pay it back, right?"
Zhou Jiaguang: “…”
Zhou Cai: "Don't just stand there, go make some dumplings, and then we'll go shopping."
Zhou Jiaguang sighed and went to cook dumplings silently...
When the Xu family went shopping, they had to pass by the Chen Mansion, and it would be impolite not to say hello.
Mr. and Mrs. Xu simply brought the whole family as well as Chen Zhan Ning and Chen Xiao Wei to the Chen Mansion to pay New Year's greetings to Xue Wan Yi. Wang Cheng Nan was not able to go in, so he waited at the door.
Xue Wanyi warmly invited everyone to sit down, gave each of Xu Man, Chen Zhan Ning, Chen Xiaowei, Xu Yun, and Shi Qi a red envelope, and asked everyone to sit for a while while she went to cook.
Xu Man looked at the empty stove at home and the lack of leftovers from the New Year's Eve dinner in the dining room. She guessed that Xue Wanyi was alone at home and had no intention of celebrating the New Year.
Xu Man stopped Xue Wanyi who was about to go to the kitchen to work and said, "Mom, don't be busy. We have eaten at home and plan to go for a walk on the street. Do you want to go with us?"
Staying at home alone, I always have wild thoughts, so Xue Wanyi readily agreed.
At the gate of Chen Mansion, Xue Wanyi saw Wang Chengnan and took the initiative to greet him: "Comrade Wang, Happy New Year."
Wang Chengnan: "Happy New Year, Auntie."
Xue Wanyi: "I'm an old lady at home, very bored. Do you mind if I go for a walk on the street with you guys?"
Wang Chengnan: "Don't mind! Auntie is also our relative. If you need me, feel free to contact me."
Xue Wanyi: "You are a good comrade. It is Xiaoman's blessing to meet you. Treat her well. If you let her suffer any injustice, I will never forgive you!"
Wang Chengnan: "Please rest assured, Auntie, I would rather let myself suffer than let her suffer!"
Xue Wanyi: "Okay, I hope you can do what you say."