In her previous life, her eldest brother died early, her second sister went blind due to illness, her third brother became autistic, and she herself lived a life of poverty and hardship, scavenging...
An's mother held back her tears. Since things had come to this, she had to do everything.
"Yes, I'm not planning to change the red envelope at all, just carry your sister out!"
An Wen, the eldest brother, turned around and squatted in front of his sister. What else could he say? Things had come to this point. Would he make amends? Making amends would be a joke.
Zhou Xiang looked at the tears in An's mother's eyes and said nothing. It's said that every family has its own problems, but there's no need to do it like this! It's okay to be hypocritical!
Then she looked at the still dazed bridesmaids, "Huh? Bridesmaids, who of you is holding the umbrella?"
The bridesmaid who had argued with Zhong Xiong quickly picked up the red umbrella, opened it, and followed the bride.
When they reached the gate, firecrackers were set off and the bride was carried to the main wedding car. Zhou Hua opened the back door and Jin Chao hurried to help the bride into the car.
When the bridesmaid saw Zhou Hua, she forgot to move her umbrella. Zhou Xiang quickly grabbed the umbrella and followed the bride's movement to cover the top of the car door.
After the bride sat safely in the back seat, Zhou Xiang put away his umbrella and looked at the bridesmaid, whose eyes were still on his third brother.
What do you mean? Didn't you see it when you first rushed into the house? Is he acting like this now because he heard about the 30,000 yuan betrothal gift?
Forget about the 30,000 yuan betrothal gift. Even if you gave me 30,000 yuan, I wouldn't want a girl like you who is so picky and stubborn to be my sister-in-law! What's more, I already have a sister-in-law.
Put the umbrella next to An Wen, "I'd better put it next to you! You'll need it when you get off the car. I'm afraid your bridesmaid will forget the umbrella. Do you think she still has a soul now?"
An Wen looked at his sister outside the window and sighed, "That's my eldest cousin from my aunt's family. She's as snobbish as my aunt. Don't pay attention to her. We're leaving tomorrow."
Zhou Xiang raised an eyebrow, "Not going back home?"
An Wen shook his head. "No, I won't go back after I leave this door today. From now on, I won't be a person without a mother's family. You won't despise me, right?"
"What nonsense are you talking about? My blind aunt loves you so much! Look at Brother Chao, his eyeballs can't even move."
Jin Chao, who was sitting in the back seat, stared at An Wen closely. When he heard her words, he quickly held her hand and said, "You still have me."
An Wen nodded, "Yeah!"
As soon as Zhou Xiang sat in the passenger seat of the main wedding car, Zhou Hua ran over and asked his sister to switch seats with him.
"Sister, please change. That bridesmaid keeps asking me about my family background. It's so annoying. If I don't answer her, she'll come closer and talk."
Zhou Xiang had no choice but to exchange cars with her third brother and got into the car behind. This car was driven by Ling Ran. When Ling Ran saw Zhou Xiang get in, he smiled at her.
Zhou Xiang turned around and saw the three bridesmaids in the back seat looking like they were infatuated with each other. He shook his head and coughed lightly, "Be careful! There are girls here too!"
Ling Ran frowned, his voice turning cold, "If it weren't for Brother Chao's wedding going smoothly, I'd have kicked these three bridesmaids into the back of the car."
Zhou Xiang laughed, "Who told you to wait in line for the second car?"
"Didn't I want to give you, the matchmaker, a ride?"
"Okay, stop being so funny, the car in front is moving."
The three bridesmaids in the back seat looked unhappy. One of them, a girl about twelve or thirteen years old, pulled the older cousin, but the older cousin didn't know what she was thinking and ignored her.
The sound of firecrackers rang out at this time, and the main wedding car had already started.
When the convoy left the An family, An's mother covered her heart and slumped down in a chair. Her daughter must hate her to death, right?
Father An sat down next to her and asked, "Do you regret it?"
Mother An shook her head, "No, I will never regret it."
Father An sighed. Last night, his wife confessed to him and they talked for a long time. He was helpless. His wife had two huge mountains on her head. She always brought up the two huge mountains from the past. He was powerless. He couldn't let his wife break up with her two sisters-in-law, right?
If that happens, it won’t be any better than the current situation! People will say that because the daughter-in-law has a powerful son-in-law, she looks down on her two sisters-in-law who have always helped her. Although the help is not much, outsiders don’t know it!
By doing this, the daughter-in-law can also prevent the two sisters-in-law from borrowing money, because the two sisters-in-law's excuse for instigating their daughter-in-law is that the money is left for their own families to marry their daughters-in-law. If the two sisters-in-law dare to borrow money, the daughter-in-law can fight back.
I just hope that my daughter's in-laws can treat her well, but Jin Chao and his daughter are indeed easy to talk to.
The convoy quickly turned south, and An Wen couldn't help but shed tears.
Jin Chao used a handkerchief to gently wipe her tears. An Wen smiled at him. Jin Chao felt distressed looking at her smile and gently touched her face. "I will treat you well, and my mother will love you too. You are not alone, don't be afraid!"
An Wen leaned his head on his shoulder and said, "I'm not afraid. I believe you."
The car slowly drove back to the rented yard. In the main wedding car, Zhou Hua got out and opened the door for the groom. After the groom got out, he walked around the car and opened the door for the bride.
Seeing the three bridesmaids standing still in the back seat, Zhou Xiang sneered, "No matter how young you are, since you're bridesmaids, you should know the rules, right? Get out of the car and hold an umbrella for the bride!"
Zhou Xiang's last sentence was stern in tone and expression.
The bridesmaids quickly got out of the car. The older cousin was still looking for an umbrella. Zhou Xiang snorted, got out of the car and walked towards the main wedding car.
Ling Ran pulled the handbrake and got out of the car.
Zhou Xiang took the umbrella from An Wen, opened it and covered the back door, "Brother Chao, help your cousin-in-law get out of the car!"
My older cousin, who was still looking for an umbrella in the car behind, was pushed by a bridesmaid, who gestured for her to look at the car in front.
The cousin's eyes were blazing with anger. Did the matchmaker do this on purpose? She knew exactly where the umbrella was, but she kept it a secret.
The three bridesmaids got out of the car, but no one paid any attention to them. The people who were accompanying the bride in the car behind also got out. Zhong Xiong and the others hurried over to greet them. The elder who was accompanying the bride was the bride's uncle.
The bride's peers are her two younger brothers, two cousins and one cousin.
The number of people coming to pick up the bride should be an even number with the number of people on the groom's side, and the matchmaker is not counted in the number.
The uncle was quite friendly. Zhong Xiong and the others exchanged a few polite words and then followed him into the yard. The five younger brothers also followed him into the yard.
The three bridesmaids stayed outside the yard. The two younger ones wanted to go in, but the eldest cousin stopped them.
After the groom carried the bride into the main room, Zhou Xiang closed the umbrella.
In the main room, the blind lady was already seated, waiting for the bride to serve her tea.
Jin Chao put An Wen down, helped her kneel down on the mat on the ground, took the teacup on the tea tray in front of them, and handed it to An Wen.
An Wen handed the teacup to the blind lady, "Mom, have some tea."
"Hey!" The blind old lady said in a clear voice. She took the cup, took a sip, put it back on the tea tray, took out a thick red envelope from her pocket, and handed it to An Wen. "Wen Wen, you will be the daughter-in-law of our Jin family from now on. I wish you and Achao a happy and loving life."
An Wen took the red envelope with both hands and said, "Thank you, mother. We will."
Jin Chao helped her up and carried her to the east room to sit on the new bed.
The relatives who were welcomed by Zhong Xiong entered the living room. Wang Qiao enthusiastically pulled out chairs and asked the six of them to sit down. He pushed melon seeds, candies, cigarettes and tea in front of the six people and told them not to be polite and to eat and drink as they pleased.