"You mean this? I know about it. I heard that the whole Shen family went to the army. The children are on vacation, right? They said they're going to stay at the army base for a while."

"Isn't their son Shen Xi working in Beijing? Why did the whole family go there?"

"They shouldn't be going to the Xi'an Jiaotong Military Region compound, otherwise they wouldn't all be carrying so much luggage."

"You mean to say that the Shen couple took their child to their other sons' homes?"

"It should be. By the way, Aunt Sun, is there something you need to do at the Shen family so early?"

"Oh! It's nothing, I just came to chat with Aunt Zhou."

"Oh, I see!"

"Since Aunt Zhou isn't home, I'll go back and get back to work."

"You're busy, you're busy."

"Pah! They're just chatting without any reason. Everyone knows that the Sun family is a bunch of weaklings who never get up early."

"that is"

"What do you think the Sun family is planning to do against the Shen family this time?"

"I do know a little bit about it, but I don't know if the Sun family shares the same idea."

"What"

“I happened to run into them yesterday. Sun Jiaojiao from the Sun family stopped the eldest grandson of the Shen family on the road to confess her love. Shen Xi’s wife happened to see it.”

"No way!"

"So, Grandma Sun didn't come to the Sun family so early this morning just for this matter, did she?"

But what is the meaning of this Shen family's involvement?

"Do you even understand this? The Shen family never even considered the Sun family's daughter, otherwise they would have locked up and left early this morning."

"That's really true."

"Once you're at the farm, you can't let your studies fall behind, especially you four. The second and third kids will be taking the college entrance exam next year, and the fourth kid will be in his second year of high school. The school has a lot of tasks, so you need to know what's important and what's urgent. As for you, the fourth kid, you'll be in high school next year, so you need to be aware of that too."

And you guys, you can't just think about having fun during the holidays; you still need to finish your homework on time. Do you hear me?

"knew."

They stayed on the farm with their elderly relatives and children until mid-August before returning to the city.

I never expected that I'd barely settled in at home when the Sun family would show up at my door with a group of people.

"I wonder what brings Aunt Sun here today?"

Where is your mother-in-law?

"We just got back. My parents were tired and resting inside. But they're not as healthy as Aunt Sun. Even in this hot weather with the sun so high, they didn't feel hot at all and came over."

"By the way, I wonder what brings Aunt Sun here today?"

“Since your mother-in-law is resting, it’s the same if I talk to you. After all, I’m introducing a potential partner to your son.”

"Introducing him to someone? No, Aunt Sun, what's going on? My son isn't even an adult yet! Don't you know that dating is illegal these days?"

"Who said we should get married now? We're just planning to let our kids date for a couple of years first, and then they can get married when they're of marriageable age!"

"Oh, I see! I just don't know which girl Aunt Sun introduced to my son."

"Here you are, Auntie brought her. She's from Shenxi's family. You're usually too busy with work to meet her, so you probably haven't seen her before. This is my eldest granddaughter. She's not only beautiful, but also hardworking. Most importantly, she's obedient and filial."

"I don't know, how old are your granddaughters and grandchildren?"

“He was born in the same year as your son, 1969, but a few months earlier than your son.”

"Oh! Aunt Sun, I don't know if you've heard that our eldest son went to a military academy?"

"How could I not know that! I've even heard that graduates from the compound become military officers immediately."

"Since you've heard of it, I wonder if you've also heard that there are age restrictions for marriage in the military."

"this?"

"It seems you don't know, so let me tell you. The legal marriage age in the military is no earlier than 22 for men and no earlier than 20 for women. However, officers, soldiers, and staff in the military should actively respond to the Party and government's call for late marriage and not fall in love or get married too early."

Furthermore, the country now has family planning as a national policy, and the regulations for military officers to get married are stricter than before, so please forget about introducing my son to a potential partner!

To be honest, the eldest son shouldn't get married until he's at least 25; getting married too early would be detrimental to his career development in the military.

"But my eldest granddaughter is really good. Why don't you think about it again? Besides, not to mention your father-in-law, your husband Shen Xi is also in the army now. Surely you can make an exception!"

"Since Aunt Sun has brought this up, I'll just tell you the truth. I won't say whether my son likes your Sun family's daughter or whether he absolutely has to marry one of yours."

"I will not allow any of your Sun family's daughters to enter the Shen family's gate. I, Li Mianmian, will not accept this daughter-in-law."

"What do you mean by that, Shen Xi?"

"It means we do not agree to your Sun family's daughter entering the gates of my Shen family. By the way, whether it is this granddaughter you brought today, or that Sun Jiaojiao, or any other daughter of the Sun family, our Shen family will not allow her to enter the gates of the Shen family."

"Shen Xi, do you know that your words are making an enemy of our Sun family?"

"You know? I didn't know this was a feud. I also know that your granddaughter has a boyfriend she's been dating for a long time."

I also know that your other granddaughter, Sun Jiaojiao, often harasses my son, causing him psychological harm. Now he's afraid of girls his own age. I haven't even gone to your house to settle accounts with you yet!

"What did you say? No, I..."

"You should go back and ask for clarification before you speak! But let me reiterate, I, Li Mianmian, have no interest in your Sun family's daughter. Just this one point is enough for me to decide that she cannot enter the Shen family."

Even if in the future, your Sun family's daughter does marry my son, I will not acknowledge her as my daughter-in-law, Li Mianmian's daughter-in-law.

In other words, the family business I, Li Mianmian, own has absolutely nothing to do with her.

"you"

"Take care, sir. We won't see you off."

"snort"

I just didn't expect that the young one would come after I had just seen off the old one.

"Mom, Sun Jiaojiao is here, and her face is so swollen!"

"Dumplings, where is she now?"

"Mom, I didn't let her into our house. I just told her to wait at the door!"

"Okay, I got it. Go have fun! Don't worry about her."

"Aren't you going to go and take a look?"

"Look! But it's not the right time yet. We need to let her cool off first before we talk about it."

"All right!"

I really didn't expect the Sun family to be so aggressive, even targeting their own child! Fine! No problem! I want to see what a little girl like you is up to.