Chapter 502 Unwilling
Mother Lu was choked. Seeing that Lu Zhi didn't listen to her, she angrily threw her hand away and said, "If you don't listen to the old man, you will suffer in the future. Forget about anything else. Just look at them and see how many brothers they have."
Mother Lu said, "Six in total! And there's also an unmarried younger brother. When the family splits up, how much will you get? You'll have to endure all the quarrels in the family every day."
"Don't worry, Mom. Grandfather said that the Zhou family has a good family tradition and doesn't make noise."
"So you can't get married," Mother Lu said. "Your mother-in-law has been ill for so many years and she can still suppress her daughters-in-law so much that they dare not move. When you marry into the family, how can you have a good life?"
Lu Zhi couldn't help but feel confused. How could the meaning of one thing change when it was spoken by her grandfather and mother?
Lu Zhi rubbed her forehead and said, "Mom, this marriage was arranged by Grandfather. If you don't agree, just go and talk to Grandfather."
Mother Lu slapped her in anger and said, "If I could tell your grandfather, would I need to keep pestering you here? Anyway, remember, when your grandfather asks you, just say you don't agree and don't like the Zhou family. Do you understand?"
"When I first came back, my grandfather asked me about it, and I said it was all up to him."
"Then when the Zhou family comes to your house again, just say you don't like it. Anyway, the marriage hasn't been decided yet, so it's okay to regret it."
Lu Zhi pursed her lips, and her mother patted her arm and asked, "I'm talking to you, do you hear me?"
Lu Zhi couldn't help rubbing her arm and said sullenly, "I heard it."
The next day, Old Zhou and Qian came to the house with a basket of eggs and some cakes, and of course, brought Zhou Wulang with them.
Manbao still had one day off, so he came to join in the fun out of curiosity.
Matchmaker Wang had been waiting at the entrance of Dali Village long ago. When she saw them, she smiled and said, "I guess you'll be here soon. Let's go, let's go. When I passed by the old doctor's house just now, I saw their daughter-in-law sprinkling water and sweeping the front door. It's obvious that she's waiting for you to come."
She loved to be a matchmaker for marriages that had already been arranged. She could get two shares of the matchmaking fee by just spending some time talking, and she didn't have to run around at all.
Speaking of which, Zhou Wulang from the old Zhou family and the young lady from the old doctor's family are both difficult to find partners. The man she introduced to them before was at least fifteen years old, if not twenty.
In the end, neither of them worked out. Why didn't she think of bringing them together in the first place?
Oh, by the way, the lady in charge of the Lu family is looking for families in the town and the city.
Matchmaker Wang curled her lips secretly and happily brought the Zhou family to the door.
The old doctor felt much better after taking the medicine prescribed by Manbao yesterday. At least his nose stopped running, his throat didn’t hurt as much, and he didn’t feel dizzy anymore.
So she woke up early in the morning with a smile on her face. Seeing her granddaughter still wearing half-worn clothes, she said with a smile, "Zhi Niang, didn't you make a new set of clothes this year? Go and change into your new clothes."
Lu Zhi glanced at her mother and agreed with a smile.
In fact, when she woke up in the morning, she was wearing new clothes, but her mother asked her to change them. Now when she went to change them, she didn't have to rummage through the boxes and drawers to find them, she could just take them out and put them on.
Mother Lu: ...
She did not dare to resist her father-in-law.
Lu Zhi had just changed her clothes when there was a knock on the door. Knowing that the Zhou family might come to propose marriage today, all the people in the Lu family were there.
As soon as the door opened, Father Lu saw Old Zhou and his wife.
He only took a glance at them, and his eyes fell on Zhou Wulang. Seeing that Zhou Wulang was well-proportioned, with his head held high and his chest puffed out, and that he was neither timid nor arrogant, he smiled a little more.
After the two families exchanged greetings, Qian gave away the gifts she had brought, and matchmaker Wang began to talk about the children of the two families.
Mother Lu took a look at what they brought. Although her expression eased a little, she still glanced at her daughter, hoping that she would refuse.
But Lu Zhi kept her head down and stood behind the old doctor. When the old doctor turned around and asked her, she whispered, "I listen to my grandfather."
The old doctor nodded cheerfully, "Okay, okay, since both children have no objections, why don't we arrange it for them today?"
Old Zhou had no objection at all and nodded with a smile on his face.
Mother Lu was so anxious that she almost stood up. However, as soon as she moved, the old doctor looked at her with a smile and said, "Daughter-in-law, go to the kitchen and see what dishes are available. We need to invite my in-laws and Matchmaker Wang to have lunch here at noon."
When she met her father-in-law's gaze, Mother Lu's heart stagnated. She lowered her head to respond, then got up and went to the kitchen. Sister-in-law Lu hurriedly followed.
By the time Lu's mother was able to come out of the kitchen, the two families had already exchanged engagement letters and got engaged.
Old Zhou was very anxious, but he also knew that it was very disrespectful to propose a wedding date after the engagement, so he could only suppress his emotions and planned to wait for a while before letting the matchmaker come.
The truth is that Zhou Wulang is old and it is not good to wait any longer. If he cannot bring his wife home before the New Year, it would not be a good idea to marry her during the busy spring season.
But now their family has been planting spring wheat year after year, which means they don’t have much free time until the autumn harvest.
Their family doesn't mind marrying a daughter-in-law during the busy farming season, but the girl's family will definitely mind marrying their daughter off during the busy farming season.
So it’s better to get married before the New Year, otherwise Zhou Wulang will have to wait another year.
Mother Lu was still busy in the kitchen. As soon as the dishes were served, she saw two big red envelopes on the table. They looked so familiar.
She almost threw the food in her hand away.
Her face never looked better until Lao Zhou's family left.
As soon as the man left, she went back to the house with a sad face and started crying in the house.
She did not hide her grievance at all, so although she did not deliberately raise her voice, she did not suppress her crying either. For a moment, the courtyard, which was originally full of joy, became quiet.
The only sound in the whole house was her crying.
The old doctor put away the smile on his face, frowned and said nothing.
Lu Gui and Lu Zhi stood with their heads down, and Mrs. Lu didn't dare to move for a moment. Mrs. Lu's three-year-old son looked around and finally crawled into his great-grandfather's arms.
The old doctor patted his back and smiled again, "Come, go out and play with your mother and aunt."
The old doctor took out a few coins from his pocket and placed them in his little hand, saying with a smile, "Go buy some candy."
The child immediately became happy and cried out, "Let's go buy candy, let's go buy candy, mother, little sister, let's go buy candy."
Mrs. Lu then took her son and left with Lu Zhi.
The old doctor would not teach his daughter-in-law. He was just the father-in-law and he still cared about human relations, so he just kept his son.
It is impossible for him to teach his daughter-in-law, but he can teach his son!
As soon as Lu Gui left the room, the old doctor slammed his palm on the table and said to his son, "If you don't know how to teach your daughter-in-law, send her back to her parents' home and let her brothers teach her."
The sound was neither too loud nor too soft, but loud enough for people in the room to hear.
The crying in the room stopped.
(End of this chapter)
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