Before coming into this world, Qiao Lian'er was a white-collar worker in a big city and settled down there. Before that, she was a rural person, born and raised in the countryside.
From childhood, she had heard countless stories of wives in the village running away and never returning, or wives in neighboring villages disappearing. The adults would scold those women for being shameless, saying they must have been seduced by other men and abandoned their husbands and children.
Later she learned that these women hadn't run away; most of them had been killed by their in-laws and husbands and secretly buried in places no one could find.
Those families who always scold their wives for running away are almost always verbally abusive and have a fierce expression, as if they want to take the initiative and occupy the moral high ground.
She can't say for sure that all of them were killed, but that's the fate of most of them. Of course, some managed to escape, but they were a minority.
Therefore, Liu the matchmaker's words sent chills down her spine.
However, Old Mrs. Qiao was unaware of these things; she simply stated firmly, "My Yunni will not marry into the Ding family."
Regardless of whether the Ding family was suitable or not, after what had happened in the past, she had formed a mindset that she would not consider anyone introduced by Liu the matchmaker.
“Oh my dear sister, you’re being too absolute. Aren’t you worried that Yunni will miss out on a good marriage? Let me tell you this: the Ding family not only owns a lot of land, but the eldest son and his wife also run a business in town, selling small goods. The eldest daughter of the third son works as a maid in the county town and always brings home some nice things from time to time. Other families eat meat once every ten days or half a month, but the Ding family eats meat once every two or three days.”
Grandma Qiao straightened her back even more; after all, the Qiao family ate meat every day.
“We don’t lack meat to eat,” said Grandma Qiao.
Matchmaker Liu curled her lip, glanced at the dilapidated kitchen, clearly disbelieving, but she cleverly refrained from exposing her disbelief.
"And look at Yunni, she has trouble walking. If she marries into the Ding family, the tall and strong Old Master Ding will take good care of her. Others take care of men, but Yunni has a man to take care of her. Isn't that great? As for the Ding family's mother-in-law, she doesn't talk much and there are usually no arguments. Anyone who marries into the Ding family will be extremely happy."
Grandma Qiao: "If it's that good, then there will definitely be people vying to marry him. You should go find someone else."
Matchmaker Liu was speechless. Why was Old Lady Qiao so stubborn?
Her eyes darted around, and she realized that Old Mrs. Qiao was still upset about how she had encouraged Qiao Yunni to marry into the Song family, and how she had suffered so much as a result.
“My dear sister, you can’t dwell on the past, you have to look forward. I misjudged you before, and now I’m making it up to you. Other families have also told me they want to marry Ding Lao Er, and there are even young, unmarried girls. I only considered Yun Ni because I remember how she suffered in the Song family. You’ve let my good intentions go to waste.”
Old Mrs. Qiao looked at Liu the matchmaker's hypocritical manner and only sneered.
"We, the Qiao family, don't appreciate such kindness. My daughter isn't getting married now."
Yunni is her only daughter, the apple of her eye. She suffered in her husband's family and finally returned to her parents' home. She hasn't had enough of her love yet. Even if she were to get married, it wouldn't be now, and it certainly wouldn't be to the family introduced by Matchmaker Liu.
Matchmaker Liu looked displeased and snorted, "You think that all the people I introduce are bad and will ruin your Yunni? Look around, in these villages, I've been the matchmaker for eight out of ten families, and that's how I brought about good marriages. If your Yunni doesn't marry now, she'll still have to come to me when she marries later."
Grandma Qiao: "Don't worry, I will never come looking for you."
Liu the matchmaker stood up in anger, and without saying much more to Old Master Qiao, she went straight to Qiao Yunni.
“Yunni, he lives in the next village. You should have met Ding Lao Er before. Doesn’t that make you feel at ease?”
Qiao Yunni had no intention of getting married, so her expression was naturally not good.
Just as she was about to refuse, Qiao Lian'er smiled and said, "Grandma Liu, you're tall and strong, so it's easier for you to hit people, isn't it? Has Ding Lao Er ever hit his wife before?"
Matchmaker Liu was taken aback: "You little brat, where did you get these twisted ideas?"
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