The next morning, Song Yinhua delivered breakfast to her younger brother Baogen and went to town to buy some daily necessities on the way.
Song Baogen was preoccupied with worries.
“Baogen, you don’t need to worry about the wedding. The house has been built, and Caixing and I will move there in the next couple of days. Dad has already found someone to come and decorate the wedding house in a couple of days.”
"Big sister, I'm not worried about the marriage at all." Song Baogen looked at Song Yinhua and suddenly asked, "Did Mom talk to you about the blind date last night?"
Song Yinhua nodded, "Qiuxue called Mom and said that her classmate's distant cousin is of marriageable age but still hasn't found someone. The other party is decent in all aspects, just a bit poor. They can work hard together after marriage and live a good life."
"Wenxiu also knows that classmate; he's also Wenxiu's classmate."
Song Baogen lowered his head in embarrassment, as if he was struggling with whether or not to continue speaking.
He gritted his teeth, as if he had made up his mind.
"My mom brought this up last night when she brought me dinner."
"Wenxiu happened to be there too, and she knew the classmate Mom was talking about... Actually, his cousin is a drug addict and has some issues with his private life."
"In addition, he has several younger brothers and sisters to support."
"His parents are getting old and can no longer keep up with the pace, so they want to find someone to marry into the family to share the burden."
"Many of Wenxiu's classmates know about this."
"Wenxiu said that this classmate originally wanted to introduce some of the female classmates to his cousin, but they were all rejected."
Song Baogen said with a bitter face, "I don't know what Qiu Xue was thinking, how could she introduce such a person to her own older sister! Luckily Wenxiu knows this person's background. If you really married this person, your life would be ruined."
Song Baogen's words were like a bucket of ice water poured over Song Yinhua's head, instantly sobering her up.
She tried hard to recall her memories of Song Qiuxue from her previous life.
Since marrying Han Zhiyuan, she has had less contact with her family and even less interaction with Qiu Xue.
My memories of Qiu Xue are all from before she went to university.
Although the four sisters had their share of minor squabbles back then, they had a very good relationship.
Song Baogen's words stimulated Song Yinhua's brain, reminding her of the few memories she had of Qiu Xue.
Since Song Qiuxue went to university in the provincial capital, she hasn't been going back to her hometown much.
We only held our wedding banquet at a hotel in our hometown.
She was ready to attend the wedding, but Baogen's wife, Li Wenxiu, approached her privately, implying that Qiuxue's in-laws did not want her to attend Qiuxue's wedding.
Wenxiu also conveyed Qiuxue's message, saying that she knew Qiuxue's family situation was special and that she needed someone to care for her, so she wouldn't blame her for not attending the wedding and would understand her difficulties.
They will always be sisters and won't hold a grudge over such a small matter.
Song Yinhua knew in her heart that her relatives were avoiding her, afraid that she would borrow money. Qiu Xue's in-laws had said so much, and she didn't want to put Qiu Xue in a difficult position, so she didn't attend the wedding.
But Han Zhiyuan secretly went to a wedding banquet at a hotel behind her back. When he came back, he was drunk and lashed out at her.
He didn't even attend his own sister's wedding.
He said that Qiu Xue cried so hard at the wedding that her eyelashes fell out.
He also said that her family members were somewhat resentful of him, for making her stay home to take care of the sick and children on such an important occasion, instead of letting her attend the wedding.
Han Zhiyuan believed that he was placed in a corner at a table with a group of children because his family had a problem with him.
He wasn't even seen during the bride and groom's toasting ceremony.
He was so angry that after attending the wedding, he rushed home and started a drunken rampage against her.
After sobering up, he apologized to her, saying that Qiu Xue had married into a powerful family in the provincial capital who looked down on them, the bride's parents. When the bride and groom's parents went on stage to speak, it was the bride's uncle and his wife who went on stage.
My father, Song Erzhuang, had just passed away, and the relationship between the two families was very strained. At this critical juncture, they made my uncle and his wife, who had driven my father to his death, go on stage to speak as the bride's parents.
Furthermore, the Tang family members, who had no connection with her family, all attended the wedding as the bride's relatives and friends, while the bride's actual family members seemed like unrelated outsiders.
Suddenly, Song Yinhua remembered this old story from a remote corner, and her impression of Song Qiuxue was somewhat diminished.
Why does Qiuxue do things this way?
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The Tang family.
During lunch, Old Tang announced happily, "Qiuxue is coming back. When she arrives, you'll come with me to pick her up if there's any grain."
Tang Dafei, who had just been released, angrily slammed down his chopsticks. "We don't welcome people from Song Erzhuang's family!"
Zhou Qiaoyun now also has a lot of complaints about Song Erzhuang's family. "Dafei was arrested, and Erzhuang's daughter, Yinhua, extorted a lot of money from my family. Dad, you're getting more and more senile. You still want to bring Song Erzhuang's daughter to live in our house."
Old Tang found his daughter-in-law increasingly unpleasant to look at.
He had previously embarrassed him in front of the whole village, causing the fourth daughter, Su Ling, to break off all ties with him.
He told his son to divorce his wife when he had grain, but his son wouldn't listen.
Not only did they not listen to him, but after that incident, he felt that the relationship between his son and daughter-in-law had actually improved.
"You dare call Dad senile? You Liang, look at how little your wife respects Dad!" Tang Su'e seized the opportunity to stir up trouble. "In this family, as long as Dad is alive, it's none of your business to make decisions!"
Zhou Qiaoyun was resentful, but she didn't say anything more.
Fortunately, her husband was beaten up by his fourth brother-in-law and is now on her side.
Old Tang gave Zhou Qiaoyun a disapproving look. "I'm not dead yet!"
Tang Youliang said to Tang Su'e, "Sixth Sister, can you stop stirring up trouble? You're a married woman who's been staying at your parents' house all this time, and they haven't even kicked you out. You should know when to stop."
"Tang Youliang!" Tang Su'e realized that her younger brother was no longer on her side. "I am your own sixth sister. Is Zhou Qiaoyun, an outsider, more important, or your own sixth sister?"
"Qiaoyun is my wife and the mother of my two sons." Tang Youliang's words also made his position clear. "Dad, you should not say anything carelessly in front of Dafei and the others in the future, as it will set a bad example for them."
"You have grain, so you don't even respect your father anymore?" Tang Su'e didn't miss any opportunity to stir up trouble.
As long as the old father dislikes his younger brother's family, the house and money in this family will eventually belong to her son and daughter.
The siblings had a brief argument at the dinner table, but no one else intervened.
Everyone present knew that when Tang Youliang helped his sixth sister's daughter take the blame, he was beaten to a pulp by his fourth sister's husband, Chen Laosan, and even his two sons were publicly humiliated. Tang Su'e only cared about protecting her daughter and took advantage of Tang Youliang's misfortune.
After this incident, Tang Youliang harbored resentment.
He no longer listens to his father and sixth sister about everything; he starts discussing things with his wife.
Old Tang angrily put down his chopsticks, got up, and left.
Wang Yunyun asked with concern, "Grandpa, you've only eaten a few bites..."
"Grandpa isn't eating anymore, he's made your uncle so angry."
Wang Yunyun carried the food on the table into Old Man Tang's room, and Old Man Tang grew increasingly fond of this little lucky star of the Tang family.
"Yunyun, Grandpa didn't spoil you for nothing. You're the most caring person in our family."
"Grandpa, if you dislike Uncle Erzhuang so much, why did you still invite Uncle Erzhuang's daughter to live at our house?" Wang Yunyun also wanted to know the reason.
Her maternal grandfather hated Song Erzhuang's family more than anyone else.
"My dear granddaughter, go and tell your mother to pour Grandpa a glass of water. Grandpa is a little thirsty." Old Man Tang deliberately sent Tang Su'e in.
The first thing Tang Su'e said when she came in with the water was, "Dad, don't let Youliang and Qiaoyun know that Qiu Xue is related to Youliang and Qiaoyun. They don't respect you, so don't tell them where your daughter is. Let them think she's dead!"
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