Xiao Hua's sister-in-law, Zhu Mei, was furious about Xiao Hua not allowing her eldest niece from her family to come to her side of the family. She then exaggerated the situation and told Mao Dani and Ye Dazhuang some of the stories.
In reality, they hoped that Mao Dani and Ye Dazhuang would persuade Xiaohua to agree to let her daughter go to sea to join her.
However, out of consideration for their daughter, Mao Dani and Ye Dazhuang felt bad that they had troubled their in-laws again because of their granddaughter's illness.
Moreover, with her in-laws causing trouble time and time again, how will they view their daughter? Xiaohua and Heyan's relationship has only recently started to improve.
Moreover, Xiaohua has only given birth to a daughter and has not yet given birth to a son, so she probably has no foothold in the He family.
Mao Dani and Ye Dazhuang both felt it was wrong for her to start helping her nephews and nieces from her maternal family before she had even established herself properly.
So he advised Zhu Mei to wait a few years and see. After Xiao Hua gave birth to a grandson for the He family and gained a foothold in the He family, she would definitely receive benefits from her nephews and nieces. He told her not to be in such a hurry.
But Zhu Mei didn't think that way; she felt that it wasn't good for her daughter to stay at home without going to school.
It would be better to find a job at my aunt's place, get to the big city sooner, broaden my horizons, and cultivate the temperament of a city dweller.
While she's still young, she should find a good family to marry into and then enjoy a comfortable life in the big city like her aunt.
In the past, in rural areas, girls who stopped going to school would start looking for husbands around the age of sixteen or seventeen. Some would get married as early as eighteen or nineteen, while others would get married around the age of twenty. Moreover, they all used the traditional Chinese age system (using the lunar calendar).
So Zhu Mei felt that her daughter was already 15 years old this year, and in two more years she could be ready to find a husband. If she stayed at home all the time, the men she could find would all be from the countryside.
She wouldn't even consider it. With Xiao Hua as an example, she was counting on her daughter to marry a rich young man from the city in the future.
So she would bother Mao Dani and Ye Dazhuang whenever she had a reason, hoping they could talk to Xiaohua and ask her daughter to go to sea to find her as soon as possible.
But Mao Dani and Ye Dazhuang didn't agree, and Xiaohua wouldn't budge either.
Zhu Mei then set her sights on He Yan.
She got He Yan's family number from the third brother. She was lucky; the housekeeper answered the phone. If it had been He Ya or Su Qin, she would have been subjected to personal attacks and humiliation.
The aunt called He Yan to answer the phone.
Zhu Mei called out enthusiastically from the other end of the line, "Brother-in-law, I'm your sister-in-law, Zhu Mei."
He Yan tried to recall, but couldn't quite remember who it was. Xiao Hua had many brothers and sisters-in-law, so he hadn't really made a point of remembering.
However, he recognized the voice quite well; Xiao Hua had two sisters-in-law, each with a voice that was louder than the last.
"Hello, sister-in-law, is there something you need from me?"
He Yan guessed that something must have happened, something that he had to handle, otherwise she wouldn't have bypassed Xiao Hua and called him directly.
“Brother-in-law, it’s like this. My eldest daughter, your eldest niece, has finished the first year of junior high school, but she doesn’t want to study anymore. I think it’s not appropriate to leave such a big girl at home.”
We need to let her go out and find a class to broaden her horizons, but as you know, our family has no one else besides her aunt in a big city, so we can only go and rely on her aunt.
I asked my parents, and they said they didn't want to cause trouble for our in-laws, so they told us to call you. If you think it's too much trouble, then forget it.
Since she had already said that, how could He Yan have the nerve to say that it was really troublesome?
"Sister-in-law, have you told Xiaohua what her opinion is?"
This is ultimately a matter concerning Xiaohua's family, and He Yan won't take the initiative to make any decisions. It's up to Xiaohua to decide, and he'll just do whatever she says, so he can't go wrong.
Just as He Yan finished asking, Zhu Mei hurriedly said, "What could her aunt possibly object to? This is her own niece from her maternal family. She'd love for all her nephews and nieces to come and live with her."
Now that you are the head of the family, if you don't agree to let her niece come over, how dare Xiaohua let our child go?
"Then we definitely won't come; we can't let it affect your relationship, right?"
He Yan knew from her words that she hadn't even asked Xiao Hua for her opinion.
This puts him in a difficult position. If he doesn't agree, will Xiaohua's relatives hold a grudge against him?
He and Xiaohua's relationship was already bad, and with her relatives not supporting him, what hope did he have?
If he agrees, Xiaohua will likely not agree at all. His decision to have his niece come over, no matter how well he arranges it, will undoubtedly cause trouble for Xiaohua.
Xiao Hua is so busy now, with her business, studies, and child all on her shoulders. She gets up earlier than the chickens and goes to bed later than the dogs every day, which makes He Yan feel sorry for her.
He Yan was caught in a dilemma; it wasn't that he didn't want to help.
He didn't respond for a long time on the phone, and Zhu Mei got anxious and a little angry.
“Brother-in-law, do you feel that Xiaohua’s poor relatives are causing you trouble? If you feel that they are causing you trouble, then we won’t go over there, so that you won’t have any complaints about our Xiaohua.”
He Yan explained with a headache, "Sister-in-law, what are you saying? Xiao Hua's niece is my niece too. How could I feel like I'm causing trouble? But sister-in-law, tell me the truth, did you talk to Xiao Hua? Did Xiao Hua agree?"
Zhu Mei stammered on the phone, "She...that's her own niece, she would definitely agree."
He Yan's mind raced, trying to figure out how to arrange for his niece. She definitely couldn't stay at Xiao Hua's place or at his house. Given his sister and mother's circumstances, the child would only suffer if she came.
Finding a separate place for the child to live outside is fine, but a girl this young needs to be supervised. What if she goes astray if you don't? Then the responsibility will fall on him.
He Yan thought of Lu Zhan, who was always hiring and also had employee dormitories.
Otherwise, he wouldn't have any good plans. He can't very well arrange for his child to become a female soldier in the army. He has the ability to do so, but he's not that kind of person.
"Sister-in-law, you should have told Xiaohua that she didn't agree to the child coming over, which is why you came to me!"
He Yan asked directly.
Zhu Mei explained, "Xiao Hua disagrees, but it's because she's neither in charge nor makes decisions; she's afraid you won't agree."
He Yan couldn't help but think to himself: I'm the one who's not in charge and doesn't make decisions!
“Since Xiaohua doesn’t agree, if the child insists on coming, then he definitely can’t live with Xiaohua.”
Even if Xiaohua agrees, she can't live with them. Wouldn't that expose their affair? Xiaohua refuses to take the child back to the He family, and her mother, Su Qin, refuses to accept Xiaohua either.
"How about this, sister-in-law? My friend runs a company here. If you don't mind, you can have your child come over first and do some simple work for my friend. Then my friend can arrange an employee dormitory for your child."
"Oh, why are you letting your child live in the staff dormitory?"
Zhu Mei was clearly not satisfied.
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