Chapter 460 The Situation at Grandma's House
The next morning, on her way home, Chien Tzu-yu felt rather embarrassed.
He knew that his father-in-law's family had not originally planned for him to stay overnight at the Bi family's house.
But because he got drunk and lay down, everyone stayed behind.
An Jianping noticed his son-in-law's expression and couldn't help but chuckle: "Ayu, it's good that you're alright!"
Have you called your parents?
"How about we send you directly to the North?"
Chien Tzu-yu shook his head immediately; he had other plans for today.
Moreover, going back now isn't too late.
"That's perfect. Anyway, we've met all our relatives, so whether we go or not doesn't really matter," An Jianping said casually.
But it's the truth.
Not to mention the An family members, when we had dinner on the second day of the Lunar New Year, it wasn't just An Songyu and her sister; An Jianjia and An Songyi also came back.
Yesterday, at the Bi family's side, both of Bi's aunts and both of his uncles were present.
Moreover, An Songyu and his wife were in a hurry to return, while An Songlin and his wife, along with An Songxiang, did not need to.
They will go to Bi Liping's house at noon today, and tomorrow they will also go to Bi Lihua's and Bi Xiuwu's houses depending on the situation.
After this round of visits, they had almost finished visiting all the relatives they needed to see.
Chien Tzu-yu had known An Sung-yu for a long time and knew that An Chien-ping's words were not just politeness.
He smiled sheepishly at An Jianping before continuing to rest.
He truly never wanted to experience that hangover again, not once.
If it weren't for the large number and enthusiasm of his cousins, he really wouldn't have kept drinking like this.
Upon arriving at the An family home, An Songyu and An Songyu had no time to rest before setting off again.
An Jianping put some of the things that Uncle Bi and the others had given him in the young couple's car before letting them leave.
When the two arrived at Jian's house, everyone there had indeed packed their things and was waiting for them to return.
Seeing that her son's complexion was still not very good, Jane's mother handed him a glass of honey water: "When we go to your grandmother's house later, don't drink any more of this."
Upon hearing this, Brother Jian looked at his mother speechlessly: "Mom, are you serious?"
“If we don’t properly toast my uncle and his family during a meal, they’ll talk back to us to our faces next time!”
“It’s alright, I’ll talk about it today!” Jane’s mother waved her hand.
Anyway, for the sake of her youngest daughter-in-law, she had to speak her mind today.
Thinking about it, Jane's mother couldn't help but look at her eldest daughter-in-law.
She hadn't thought of this beforehand, which is why her eldest daughter-in-law suffered.
This time, she prepared well in advance to support her younger daughter-in-law. I wonder if her older daughter-in-law will have any thoughts about it.
Mrs. Jian didn't know if her sister-in-law would have any ideas, but her sister-in-law herself came up with a solution for An Songyu in the car.
Chien Tzu-yu was still feeling unwell from a hangover, and An Sung-yu had originally planned to drive herself.
Fortunately, Brother Jian also knew how to drive, so they discussed it directly with her.
Anyway, An Songyu probably doesn't know about the road to Grandma Jian's house yet, so she doesn't mind giving up the driving seat.
When getting into the car, Sister-in-law Jian did not sit in the front with her husband, but instead let her brother-in-law sit in the passenger seat.
Taking the opportunity, she leaned close to her sister-in-law and whispered about everything concerning her husband's uncle's family:
"Mom has six siblings in total. She was the daughter my maternal grandmother finally had after giving birth to two daughters.
"Then, right after that, came two younger brothers."
"So at my maternal grandmother's house, my mother had a slightly higher status than my two aunts."
"But, on my grandmother's side... women from the old society, you can't always avoid some sexism."
“This is not just something my maternal grandmother has; my uncles and aunts also have a little bit of it.”
Brother Jian, who was driving attentively in front, opened his mouth slightly upon hearing his wife's words.
But then he saw his younger brother, who had been feeling a headache, shake his head slightly at him.
Brother Jian could no longer say what he wanted to say.
Sister-in-law Jian was also a little surprised. She glanced at the man in front who was driving seriously and raised her eyebrows slightly.
In the past, when she spoke of her maternal grandmother's family in front of her husband, he would always retort with a few words of annoyance.
Why hasn't he said a word today?
Could it be that he actually knew deep down what kind of people that family were, but as a junior, he couldn't directly agree?
Thinking about it this way, Sister-in-law Jian's resentment about this matter subsided somewhat.
She thought for a moment and then put it more bluntly: "Our mother is capable. After she successfully moved to the city in her early years, not only did my grandmother and uncles' attitudes change drastically."
"Their attitude towards our family members has also improved a lot."
“However…” At this point, Sister-in-law Jiang couldn’t help but curl the corners of her mouth in a sarcastic smile: “This is just their own feeling.”
"In reality, their fundamental preference for sons over daughters remains unchanged."
After hearing his wife speak so bluntly, Brother Jian could no longer hold back.
Just then, Jian Ziyu's not-so-loud voice reached the three of them: "Because of this, my sister has basically stopped going back to her maternal grandmother's house after getting married."
“But every year when we go there, my grandmother doesn’t mention it, but my three uncles will occasionally complain that my sister is impolite and heartless, that she’s an outsider once she’s married, and that even the elders don’t come to visit her.”
"But Grandma didn't mention it, not because she didn't have her own thoughts."
"Instead, she genuinely believed that once I was married, I was like water spilled from a cup, completely detached from our family and hers!"
"Ayu, if you hear these words during dinner, just ignore them!"
"We don't need to visit Grandma's house too often each year!"
Even though... my grandmother and uncle were really good to my brother and me.
"But they look down on Mom and don't care about my sister."
"When we were young, we didn't understand things, but now that we're older, we can distinguish right from wrong."
"But because they were so good to us when we were kids, sometimes... we feel helpless!" Brother Jian said with a slight sigh.
He didn't know whether he was justifying his actions or if that was truly what he thought.
To be honest, before Chien Tzu-yu went to university, the two brothers did visit their maternal grandmother's house together.
After he went to university, and especially after he graduated, he really didn't go to his maternal grandmother's house much anymore.
In the past, Brother Jian hadn't thought much about it, but now it seems that what Jian Ziyu said just now probably came from his heart!
Just then, Brother Jian noticed that Jian Ziyu was looking at him.
Brother Jian didn't react for a moment, and subconsciously asked with his eyes, "What's wrong?"
Chien Tzu-yu shook her head and sighed helplessly.
Surely his brother doesn't really not know when he stopped liking going to his grandmother's house?
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