jdhmnovel Chapter 878 Her mother understood
Chapter 878 Her mother understood
"Sigh!" Old Zhang sighed, shaking his head as he looked at Yang Guangzong.
Yang Guangzong felt bad, but he endured it.
She arrived at Ye Xiaotong's house shortly after, and took out her key to open the door.
Ye Xiaotong kept the front and back gardens very clean. Although the back garden was planted with various vegetables, it was completely different from the ones in the countryside.
They kept their small vegetable plots very clean and tidy, planting the vegetables without getting their feet muddy.
"This is Xiaotong's home?"
"Yes, this child is diligent and clean, don't you think?"
They looked at Ye Lian as if she were their daughter, but the way they looked at her made it seem like they were showing off their daughter, making them seem like outsiders.
Ye's mother responded softly, "Yes, this child has been diligent since he was little, and he knows... knows how to care for others."
The voice grew softer and softer, even tinged with a sob.
Ye's mother probably remembered something.
She has two sons and a daughter. When her father-in-law was alive, he was the head of the household, and everyone had to listen to his every word.
Back then, the family was still living on work points. As a wife, after going to work every day, I still had to do laundry, cook, and take care of the children.
After a man starts work, he just lies sprawled out, waiting for his meal.
But they clearly work the same jobs as the men.
My mother-in-law only says that men work hard, but she doesn't see that women also work hard.
The men in the village are all good men; how can she expect her sons to understand her?
That's not possible.
Only her daughter would lend a hand when she saw that she was having a hard time.
The little girl followed her to the riverbank, her little hands red from the cold, and she tried her best to help her wash clothes.
The son has grown up, and the money from selling the daughter was used to help them get married. But will the wife still care about her?
It's impossible for him to have his own son, let alone a daughter-in-law.
After much thought, it seemed that in the thirty years since she married into the Ye family, only her daughter had ever cared for her and helped her with chores.
Thinking back to when she was little, she clearly liked her very much, always saying that her daughter was considerate.
But at some point, she also learned to call herself a "money-loser".
The daughter became the family's "money-losing burden".
Her whole family bullied her, and she was an accomplice.
Thinking of this, Ye's mother's hands trembled slightly under her sleeves.
Ye Lian showed her around each room as if she were her own daughter, constantly praising how outstanding Ye Xiaotong was, how many handsome young men from well-off families in the company were pursuing her, and how she had rejected them all.
These words were spoken to them, and naturally, they were also spoken to Yang Guangzong.
Among Ye Xiaotong's suitors were college students and men who earned tens of thousands of yuan a year...
And what are their family's financial conditions like...
In short, anyone could be far better than him, but Ye Xiaotong looked down on them all.
“Our Xiaotong isn’t someone that just any Tom, Dick, or Harry can be good enough for. The men I’m talking about, while they’re all decent, are still a bit lacking when it comes to our Xiaotong.”
Ye Min's face was like a palette, its colors changing in a truly spectacular way.
He was captivated by any one of them, so why wasn't he good enough for her?
Yang Guangzong was in an even worse situation.
How could someone like her possibly still be interested in him?
Even if he gave her all 200,000 yuan, she probably wouldn't even be interested.
Ye Lian shouted at the top of her lungs, wasn't she just talking to herself?
Yang Guangzong gave a wry smile, feeling that he couldn't listen to it any longer, and took the initiative to speak.
"I still have something to do, so I'll leave first."
"Oh? You're going like this..." Ye Lian said, "There are no cars here, you have to go to the other side of the street to find a bus stop."
"It's okay, I'll be fine after walking around."
After saying that, Yang Guangzong turned and left.
Seeing this, Old Zhang didn't linger. He greeted them with a smile and quickly caught up with Yang Guangzong.
As soon as they left, Ye Lian made no attempt to hide the disgust in her eyes.
"Hmph, a toad trying to eat swan meat? It's a good thing he has some shame and didn't say anything he shouldn't have, otherwise I would have given him a good dressing down."
Ye Min and his wife: "..." Luckily, they didn't say anything.
"Fifth Brother and Fifth Sister-in-law, I'm not trying to criticize you, but look at your taste! Your own daughter is a beautiful flower, she should be kept in a luxurious greenhouse. Humph, what you two have done is put a beautiful flower in cow dung."
The two nodded repeatedly as Ye Lian reprimanded them.
"Yes, yes, Lianmei, you're right. We regret it too."
With such an outstanding daughter, Yang Guangzong is indeed not good enough for her, not even with an extra 200,000 yuan.
Now they truly regret it.
Ye Lian smiled.
Well, it's rare to see someone like Ye Min finally utter the word 'regret'.
Ye Lian gave Ye Xiaotong a wink.
Ye Xiaotong said, "I still have a manuscript to write, so I'll go back to my room first."
what?
Just as the two were about to say something, Ye Lian stopped them, saying, "Xiaotong works very hard. She works at the company during the day and then has to work overtime at home at night to write articles, sometimes until 11 or 12 at night, just to earn more money."
When the topic of money came up, Ye Min asked, "How much money does she earn in a month?"
"That's not certain. The salary isn't much. It depends on how much she can work overtime at night." Ye Lian looked around the house and said, "She still owes a lot of money. The main problem is that this house is too expensive."
Ye Min: "What? This house was bought with borrowed money?"
"Yes, she's only been working for a short time. How could she afford a house like this? She contributed some money herself and borrowed some more. She pays back some of it every month after she gets her salary."
"What? How long will that take?"
"I think she said she borrowed it for twenty years, and has been paying it back for a few years, so there are still more than ten years left."
Two people: "..."
"Twenty years? By the time you pay off the house in twenty years, you'll be too old."
“Who can argue with that? So I still advise her to find a man with good conditions, ask for a higher dowry, and pay off the mortgage first.”
What?
Do you need to pay off a mortgage with your dowry?
What will they take?
Ye Lian continued, "I know why you've come, but it's really not easy for this girl to be all alone out there. Daughters aren't like sons. When a son wants a house, you take out your life savings to help him build one. When a daughter wants a house, have you ever contributed a single penny?"
Ye Min scoffed, "What kind of daughter asks her parents for money to buy a house?"
"Yes, that's true of the old saying. But another old saying goes, what parents would rely on their daughters to support them in their old age when they have a son?"
Ye Min: "..."
After seeing the house, Ye Min didn't want to leave.
Not only did he not want to leave, he also wanted to bring his two sons and their families over.
“This house is so big, with four bedrooms alone. She can’t live here by herself. If we bring her brothers over, they can each have a room, her mother and I can share a room, and Xiaotong can keep a room for herself.”
Ye Lian's eyelids twitched, thinking to herself, "You really dare to think like that, you really have no shame."
"Where are your grandchildren?"
“They are still young, so they will live with their parents for now. Their grandson will live with us, and their granddaughter can live with Xiaotong. When they grow up, their parents will have their own house and they will move out.”