Chapter 11: Breaking off the Engagement
Seeing Zhang Chuntao leave, the third aunt smiled and said to Gu Siqing: "You are such a smart girl. You sisters are all filial. Your mother's blessing is in the future."
Gu Siqing grinned, "Aunt San, you are also very lucky."
"Oh, you are really good at talking, girl." Third Aunt laughed so hard that her eyes almost disappeared.
However, in her previous life, Third Aunt was indeed quite blessed. Although she had a lazy and greedy son, she also had a very capable daughter. Her daughter later made a lot of money in business, and seeing that her son was not filial, she took her home to take care of her in her old age.
When Gu Siqing returned home, her second sister gave her a thumbs up and said, "Xiao Si, you are becoming more and more capable!"
Gu Siqing giggled, then went into the kitchen to cook noodles with her elder sister. Although her mother's hand-rolled noodles didn't have the best sauce, they tasted just as delicious.
After dinner, Gu Siqing and Gu Yimin washed the dishes, Gu Sanjing and Gu Erhui fed the pigs, and Gu Jianguo and Wang Yueju dried the peeled corn cobs. Seeing their four children working diligently, the couple felt warm in their hearts.
They have never thought about becoming rich and powerful in this life, as long as their family lives in harmony.
Wang Yueju handed the bundled corn cobs to Gu Jianguo and said, "Please ask someone about Deng Zhiming. The more I think about this marriage, the worse it seems."
Gu Jianguo frowned at her words. He had a knot in his stomach from what happened yesterday between Deng Zhiming and Zhang Shuangping. He took the corncob his wife handed him and hummed. "I only asked around in his village before, not at his workplace. I'll ask someone tomorrow."
"I used to think he was a good person, but now I don't think he's a down-to-earth person."
"Don't worry, I'll ask around."
The two were talking about Deng Zhiming when his mother, Zhao Fenglan, arrived. As soon as she entered the yard, she said, "Wow, your corn cobs are really big. You're sure to have a good harvest this year."
This year, their corn cobs were indeed larger than those of other families. Firstly, Gu Jianguo had followed the advice of the technicians at the town's agricultural technology station and planted the corn with greater spacing between the individual stalks. Secondly, the whole family was diligent, never missing a beat in watering and fertilizing the fields, and the weeds in the fields were completely pulled.
Everyone in the village said that Gu Jianguo served the farmer like he served his children.
The reason Zhao Fenglan agreed to the marriage between Deng Zhiming and Gu Yimin was, firstly, she was completely nagging him, and secondly, she felt Gu Yimin was diligent. Just look at the Gu family's courtyard; even every nook and cranny is spotlessly clean.
A year after their engagement, she had gradually become more satisfied with Gu Yimin. But when Zhang Shuangping came home yesterday and told her about her relationship with Deng Zhiming, she became dissatisfied with Gu Yimin again.
Zhang Shuangping's father was the village Party secretary, and she was a private teacher at the village primary school. Just these two qualities alone made Zhao Fenglan feel like they were miles ahead of Gu Yimin. Besides her good looks, what else did Gu Yimin have? Hardworking? Even if her daughter-in-law wasn't hardworking, she could still make her work harder.
After Zhang Shuangping left, she met Zhang Chuntao on the road again, and Zhang Chuntao told her that Wang Yueju would inherit the disease if she gave birth to a daughter.
Zhao Fenglan didn't believe this story, as it had no factual basis. The Lao Shuan family in their village had eight daughters in one go. And those daughters later married and had sons.
But Zhang Chuntao also said that only those with big buttocks can give birth to sons. Many people say this, and Zhao Fenglan thinks it is right. She herself has a big buttocks, so she gave birth to a son.
After returning home, she thought carefully about whether Gu Yimin's butt was big or not, but she was still unsure. So, today, let's take a look at whether Gu Yimin's butt is big or not.
Wang Yueju brought a stool for her to sit down, "Why did you have time to come here?"
"I'm going to my mother's house. Come and sit here when you pass by." Zhao Fenglan looked around the Gu family's courtyard and didn't see Gu Yimin. Just as she was about to ask, she saw her coming out of the kitchen.
As soon as she saw her, Zhao Fenglan's eyes went to her butt, and her face darkened. Gu Yimin was tall and thin, with a small frame. She looked very smooth, but her butt was really not big.
Looking at Wang Yueju in front of her, she was also very thin. Even after giving birth to four children, her waist hadn't grown much. Zhao Fenglan curled her lips inwardly. What's the point of being beautiful? Not being able to give birth to a son is her biggest problem.
The more she thought about it, the more dissatisfied she became with Gu Yimin, and her words became harsher and more condescending.
"My son Zhiming works at the grain depot in town every day. His father and I can't handle the housework. How about letting Yimin come over and help out for a few days?"
Wang Yueju's face turned unhappy when she heard this. It was the sons-in-law who had not yet married into the family who worked for their father-in-law's family. How could an unmarried daughter-in-law work for her husband's family?
This was to use her children as laborers. Although her two children, Yimin and Erhui, also worked in the fields during the busy farming season, she and Gu Jianguo never let them do any heavy work.
"We're busy with farming these days. Although Yimin can't do heavy work, she can help her father out. I really can't spare the time." Wang Yueju refused without thinking.
"Is that so?" Zhao Fenglan looked at Gu Yimin. "Yimin, Zhiming was talking about you yesterday. How about coming to my house for a few days?"
Gu Yimin heard what Zhao Fenglan had just said. She was so sarcastic. Who was she looking down on? The marriage with Deng Zhiming was arranged by the matchmaker of the Deng family, not by her trying to force herself to marry into the Deng family.
"Aunt, I have a lot of work to do at home, so I won't go to your house." Gu Yimin had a smile on his face, but his eyes were cold.
She has a similar temperament to Wang Yueju. She looks good-tempered, but she is actually very stubborn.
Zhao Fenglan sneered and stood up. "Well, you're a precious lady, I can't invite you. My Zhiming has a job, and he's a commodity grain farmer. He can choose not to work, but the wife he marries can't choose not to work."
"Then you should marry a wife who can work. I can't." Gu Yimin also got angry.
Zhao Fenglan came today, thinking about breaking up the marriage. But she didn't expect Wang Yueju and Gu Yimin to be so stubborn and actually ask her to find another wife.
How could she say such things? What right did the Gu family have to say such things? Gu Yimin had no job and was not a commodity grain, so what right did she have to say such things?
Zhao Fenglan, whose son was a commodity grain producer and whose uncle worked at the county police station, always felt superior. Normally, the villagers flattered her, but in recent years, few people spoke to her like that, let alone her future daughter-in-law, whom she already looked down upon.
She felt like her breath was stuck in her chest, and it was difficult to breathe. She took a few deep breaths and said, "Okay, okay, it's you who said it. Break off the engagement."
Although Gu Yimin felt very uncomfortable, he spoke very firmly, "Retreat."
Seeing her decisiveness, Zhao Fenglan was so angry that she almost fainted. She pointed at Gu Jianguo and Wang Yueju and said, "Such a big thing, a child's decision doesn't count. You tell me. But I'm telling you, my Zhiming is a regular employee of the grain bureau, and he's a commercial grain producer. You won't find someone as good as him if you break off the engagement."
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