Seeing that the matchmaker never came to her door again, Gan Tao Niang was in a panic.
She originally thought that her daughter was beautiful and hardworking, and finding a good family would be a piece of cake!
Who would have thought that just because she wanted to find someone who could help her family, that simple requirement scared away all the suitors who came to propose marriage!
But she didn't think she had done anything wrong. God was blind, making her Gan Tao lose her father, and she herself was sick. She also had five children to support. If she didn't support the family, who would?
However, no matter how capable Gan Tao is, she is still a girl, and there are some things she needs a man to help her with.
Although Gan Quan's family is a bit poor and he has a vampire aunt, he is genuinely kind to Tao'er and seems honest.
Once they get married, I'll urge them to separate from the family and live independently. Then I'll have to wholeheartedly help Tao'er raise her five younger brothers.
The more Gan Tao Niang thought about it, the better she felt it was. She immediately sat in the wheelchair that Gan Quan had made for her, found Gan Quan, and tearfully complained to him about her daughter's miserable life, saying that she had been blinded by greed and had done something to break up the couple.
He said that if Gan Quan was still willing, they could get married right now, as long as he agreed to one condition: either he would give two hundred taels of betrothal money to buy out the marriage, or he would help support his five younger brothers after the marriage!
Unexpectedly, Zhao, who had just returned, overheard these words and immediately erupted in anger.
"Dream on! Even if my son stays single his whole life, he'd rather not marry your daughter!"
Zhao, hands on her hips, pointed at Gan Tao Niang's nose and cursed:
"Two hundred taels of silver? Do you think your daughter is some kind of celestial being or a princess?"
"Don't you even look at your sons? They're all bottomless pits! Whoever marries your daughter is basically giving themselves a bunch of ancestors!"
Gan Tao Niang's face turned pale and then red from the scolding, but for the sake of her own plans, she dared not talk back. She kept apologizing, saying that she had been blind before, and begged Zhao Shi to grant Gan Quan and Gan Tao's wish to be together, considering that they were in love.
Zhao wasn't having any of it. Pointing at the door, she yelled, "Get out! My house is too small to accommodate someone as important as you!"
She chased Gan Tao Niang away, then turned and spoke to Gan Quan, who seemed hesitant to speak:
"You don't need to say anything more. If you are a promising person, think about how others treated you before, and you shouldn't have any more thoughts about Gan Tao."
There are plenty of good women in the world; you can marry any of them. But if you dare marry her? Then don't acknowledge me as your mother!
Gan Quan wasn't unaware of a man's ambition, but he felt even more sorry for Gan Tao, a young woman, having to shoulder the responsibility of a family.
However, his mother was angry, and he knew how hard she had worked. He didn't want to argue with her, but he was silently making his stance clear.
He went out to do odd jobs and brought back money to Gan Tao's house. Gan Tao refused to accept it and instead gave it to her younger brother. Zhao was so angry that she couldn't do anything about it and kept saying that her son was useless.
Gan Tao knew that Gan Quan was sincere towards her, and while she was touched, she was also unwilling to put him in a difficult position between her and Zhao Shi. So when Gan Quan came to visit again, she stopped him.
I don't know what she said to Gan Quan, but after that, Gan Quan was depressed for a long time. After he recovered, he became even more taciturn.
Gan Tao also announced that she would not get married and would stay at home to raise her younger brother.
After listening to Gan Tian's story, Gan Li felt a mix of emotions. She never expected that her usually taciturn nephew would have such a romantic past.
And then there's Gan Tao—her father is dead, her mother is paralyzed, her younger brother is crying for milk, and she herself is broken…
Gan Li suddenly realized that it was no wonder her eldest nephew felt sorry for her; who wouldn't feel sorry for her in that situation?
"Since Gan Tao Niang became paralyzed, her monthly medicine costs a lot of money, and she also has several younger brothers who depend on her for support. Fortunately, she is very good at embroidery and found work in an embroidery workshop. The wages she earns are barely enough to support the whole family."
But now, she's been laid off from the embroidery shop, and without her wages, how will she survive...?
As Gan Tian spoke of this, she couldn't help but sigh, thinking of Gan Tao's situation.
No matter how hard her life is, at least she has her mother. But what about Sister Tao'er? Her whole family depends on her to support them.
"Mother, do you think we should help Sister Tao'er?"
Sweetie looked up at the pear with her little face full of anticipation.
Before Ganli could speak, Maria's cheerful voice suddenly echoed in her mind:
[Ding! Congratulations, host, you have triggered a new mission—Help others and save a desperate girl!]
[Mission Objective: Help Gan Tao escape her predicament and be reborn! Mission Reward: 50 Merit Points, a mystery gift pack! Good luck, host! I believe in you!]
Upon hearing this, Gan Li frowned and mentally asked Maria: [Fifty merit points? And a mystery gift pack? So many! Could it be that Gan Tao also has some hidden identity?]
Last time, on her way to the county town, she saved the princess and received two hundred merit points.
Although the merit points are fewer this time, there is also a mysterious gift package... This is absolutely unique!
Maria quickly denied it, saying, "[She has no hidden identity; she's just an ordinary village girl. But as I said, the system will determine the reward based on the rescued person's contributions to the outside world and the difficulty of the mission.]"
Ganli: [? ? ? 】
You mentioned the first condition, but have you mentioned the second one?
Maria [? ? ?]
[Didn't I say so? But that's not important. It's good that you know now, host. Do your best to complete the mission!]
As soon as she finished speaking, Maria seemed to disappear, and Ganli's mind returned to silence. Only then did she realize that she seemed to have forgotten to ask Maria what the mysterious gift package was!
It doesn't matter, we'll know once the mission is complete.
Gan Tian was still looking at her mother expectantly. When she noticed that her mother was silent, she thought that her request had put her mother in a difficult position, and asked worriedly:
"Mother... if it doesn't work, then forget it."
That's true. Even though their lives seem much better, it's actually very difficult and tiring for their mother to support their small family all by herself.
Ganli snapped out of her daze, saw her daughter's worried expression, and reached out to pat the little girl's head:
"We didn't know about Gan Tao's situation, but now that we do, we should definitely help if we can. Don't worry about it, I'll go to their house tomorrow."
Gan Tian was relieved to hear this and nodded happily.
The next day, Gan Tian went to school, and Gan Li brought a bowl of braised pork from the old house, then went home to get some rice, flour, and other grains, put them in a basket, and went to Gan Tao's house.
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