However, this Yan family is truly blessed. Not only did she give birth to twins and triplets, but she also successfully raised them all to adulthood. With such a promising pregnancy, if she were her daughter-in-law, she would definitely cherish her. So why did the Chen family want to divorce her?
Old Mrs. Zhao was very puzzled.
She simply asked.
"Because my ex-husband joined the army less than two years after we got married, and died in battle a few years ago. I was bullied by the Chen family and couldn't survive with my child. I had no choice but to get a divorce, and life is a little better now. Don't worry, I have the money to get married."
Yan Xia thought they were worried that she wouldn't have any money after the divorce.
Actually, that's not the case.
Old Mrs. Zhao thought that women who got divorced were abandoned wives and troublemakers. What shameless woman would get divorced?
So what if you can't go on living? It's only right to endure until death for the sake of your child.
After finding out the details, neither the mother-in-law nor the daughter-in-law smiled.
What can we do? Yuefang is already seventeen. If she doesn't get married this year, she'll be an old maid next year. How can her family hold their heads high in the village then?
"Oh, Sister-in-law Zhao, don't you believe me? Xia is a good person. The divorce has nothing to do with her. You don't know, the Chen family is utterly heartless. They bullied her because her husband died, and they've been humiliating her and the children. Otherwise, Xia wouldn't have gotten a divorce, right? Why don't we let the two children see each other first?"
Matchmaker Xu spoke kindly.
The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law's expressions improved slightly.
"Alright, let's meet tomorrow then."
Yan Xia didn't expect that Zhao's mother-in-law would be in such a hurry.
But that's alright, she's also an impatient person.
They've come together.
"Alright, alright, I'll bring my eldest son over tomorrow."
After chatting for a while, Matchmaker Xu led Yan Xia away.
"Mother, are we really going to marry Xiaofang off to that family? That Yan family has a bad reputation. How many women who get divorced are good people?"
Zhao Zhengshi spoke up, dissatisfied.
"Then what do you suggest we do? In these three years, we've been spoiled for choice, and no one in the village is willing to marry Xiaofang anymore. If I hadn't swallowed my pride and asked my old friend, Sister Xu, for help, there wouldn't be this matchmaking session today."
The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law remained silent.
In contrast to the gloomy atmosphere at the Zhao family.
Yan Xia and Matchmaker Xu were in a very good mood as they walked down the street.
"This Yuefang, her family is a bit picky. Otherwise, with her looks, she would have been married off long ago. To be honest, I didn't want to introduce her to you. Although Sister-in-law Zhao is a good person, she's a bit materialistic. If Yuefang weren't older, she definitely wouldn't have looked down on your family. But since you've agreed to meet her, it should be a done deal."
Yan Xia felt that there was something strange about what he said.
What do you mean by looking down on her family?
What happened to her family?
Yan Xia really wanted to pull out over a hundred taels of silver to scare her to death.
But one should be humble.
I had no choice but to listen to Aunt Xu's story with a forced smile.
When I got home, it was just past 7 a.m., which happened to be the time for the oxcart to go to town.
Yan Xia simply spent a coin to go for a stroll in town.
Her son is going on a blind date tomorrow, and first impressions are crucial, so he needs to bring a gift. However, they don't have anything at home, so she plans to go to town to buy some pastries for her son to take with him.
Once the oxcart was full, Zhao Dali began driving away from Baihua Village.
"Dali, didn't you take that little girl from the Shi family to town this morning? Why are you back so soon?"
An auntie asked gossipy questions.
"Oh, Uncle Shi is seeing a doctor at the clinic and probably won't be back until tonight. Xiao He said she's chartered an oxcart in town and wants me to go back to the village first. I don't have anything to do today, so I might as well make another trip to town. It'll just be tiring for my old ox, so I'll have to give it extra fodder tonight."
Zhao Dali was very honest and answered all the questions.
"Tsk tsk, spending money like water. I was quite optimistic about Xiaohe, but she's unlucky. She has a sickly grandfather. Forget it, my family can't afford to raise her."
"You've taken a liking to her too? My son even begged me to propose marriage to her. To be honest, what's so great about Xiaohe? All she does is earn a little money, but she spends more than she earns. What's the use? The only thing I'm slightly satisfied with is that she has a big bottom and can give birth to sons. But I heard that she was jilted because someone calculated her fate and said she's bad luck! Ha, even if she's perfect, I wouldn't dare let my son marry her. I haven't lived enough yet."
"Really? I knew she was talking about marriage with the guy from the next village, how come it all just disappeared like that? Turns out he didn't even like her?"
"That's right! I wouldn't even look at her. Let alone her, even if my family is so poor, I wouldn't want her either. She's cursed my whole family to die. No matter how pretty she is, I wouldn't dare to marry her. These guys just think she's good-looking and pretty. Haha, what's the use of being pretty? You'll lose it all after having a baby. Look at me, after I had my eldest son, my face was covered in spots that just won't go away."
"......."
Several gossipy women talked all the way.
Everything revolves around Shi Xiaohe.
Yan Xia listened the whole way.
She silently mourned for the girl for two seconds in her heart.
You should know that the original owner of this body was cursed with the words "harmful to others" and was beaten to death.
Fortunately, I heard that Shi Xiaohe is capable and good at making money. According to Yan Xia's idea, she can just stay single for life.
What's wrong with being a carefree old maid for life?
We arrived in town.
Yan Xia jumped off the oxcart and headed straight for the pastry shop.
I bought a cheap pastry that cost one string of cash.
After all, it's just for looking around, there's no need to buy something so expensive.
The oxcart didn't return until around 2 PM.
Yan Xia simply went shopping.
She bought a meat bun, grabbed it in her hand and started eating it. The long bridge was dotted with small vendors.
There were vendors selling candied hawthorns, steamed buns, wontons, noodles, and all sorts of other snacks.
Suddenly, she saw a jewelry stall.
The wooden hairpins displayed on the table were exquisitely carved, and Yan Xia walked over to them.
Upon closer inspection, the hairpin in her hair was the same one she wore when she got married. It was also made of wood, but it was plain and had no patterns. Due to its age, its original color was no longer discernible.
It's the kind of junk that nobody would pick up even if you threw it on the ground.
She plans to buy a new one to replace it.
Just as I was engrossed in choosing...
Someone suddenly patted my shoulder.
"Auntie, what are you doing here?"
Yan Xia was startled. She turned around and saw a girl who looked somewhat familiar but whom she didn't recognize talking to her.
"Who are you?"
Yan Xia asked in confusion.
"Auntie, someone tried to steal your purse just now, but I scared him away. Be careful, there are a lot of thieves on this bridge."
The girl whispered in her ear.
Yan Xia quickly touched her waist.
Her purse was still new; it was a gift from the shopkeeper when she bought the cloth. Actually, it only contained a few dozen copper coins, which were worthless.
After all, she kept all her money in her spatial storage.
"Thank you, young lady."
Yan Xia thanked her anyway, after all, the girl was kind-hearted and pretty, and really likable.
"No, no, Auntie, I'll be going now."
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