Old Song asked with a surprised look, "What? Xiaohua is getting married? I haven't heard her mention this. When did you arrange this for her?"
He asked about it.
Old Song opened his mouth and said, "It's like this, we just found out that she and Zhang Aniu from our village have hit it off. You know Zhang Aniu, right? His wife died three years ago, leaving behind a daughter."
He had barely finished speaking.
Fang Xiu chimed in, "Zhang Aniu is a very honest man, and he's always been a diligent worker in our workshop. He's a good person, but his mother is not easy to deal with. Their family hasn't separated yet, and his mother makes all the decisions. If Xiaohua really marries into that family, will she suffer any mistreatment, or will she be controlled by Zhang Aniu's mother?"
Upon hearing this...
Jiang Yanzi said, "We were worried about these things too. Zhang Aniu has already assured us that they will separate their households after they get married."
He's so honest, how could he possibly suggest dividing the family property?
Song Xia was somewhat skeptical.
She began to speak, "Zhang Aniu said that the family would separate after marriage. Did he plan to bring this up after marriage, or did his family say that they would separate the family after marriage? If it was his own idea, how easy would it be to separate the family?"
"That's right."
Song Laosi agreed.
Zhang Aniu is not the same person he used to be.
Both he and his wife are good at making money, so why would his mother be willing to share?
Jiang Yanzi frowned.
Old Song sighed and said, "We don't want Xiaohua to get married so soon either, but she's not young anymore. She can't go on like this forever; she'll have to find someone eventually..."
Since they've come to them...
Song Xia finally said what she needed to say: "You need to talk to their family about this. Before you do, you need to talk to Sister Xiaohua, since this is the family she's going to marry into."
If it were up to her, she wouldn't recommend Song Xiaohua becoming a stepmother.
Everyone says being a stepmother is difficult.
That's absolutely right.
If you treat someone else's child badly in any way, people will say you are abusing the child.
If you treat other people's children well, your own children will feel that you are biased.
In short, it's impossible to treat everyone equally.
That would be infuriating.
Fang Xiu spoke up, "Xia'er is right, you must talk to Xiaohua first. By the way, does Zhang Aniu's daughter accept Xiaohua?"
Jiang Yanzi said, "Zhang Aniu's daughter is three years old this year, and she really likes our Xiaohua."
After talking with Song Xiaohua.
Jiang Yanzi and Song Laosan arrived at the Zhang family shortly afterward.
Zhang Aniu has two older brothers and one younger brother, all of whom are already married.
Of the brothers, only the youngest was a shopkeeper in town; the rest of them worked in Song Xia's family workshop, just like him.
His older brother and younger brother both had many children.
He has the fewest.
When Jiang Yanzi and her group arrived, Zhang Aniu's eldest nephew opened the door for them.
Zhang Aniu and the others haven't gone home yet. They worked in the workshop, and shortly after returning home, they went to work in the fields.
I learned that they hadn't returned yet.
Since Jiang Yanzi and the others couldn't go to the fields to look for them, they waited for them to return at their house.
Zhang Aniu's mother's surname was Hu.
When Hu noticed Fang Xiu and the others standing at her door, she quickly stepped forward and said, "I was wondering who was standing at our door. It turns out to be you, my in-laws. Why are you standing at the door? Come in and sit down."
Upon entering the backyard.
Hu sent all the other women except her to the kitchen to cook, while she sat in the main room with Zhang Aniu and the others chatting with Jiang Yanzi and the others.
They said they came to inquire about the division of the family property.
Hu's face immediately darkened.
"Ah Niu, is that what you told them?"
Zhang Aniu nodded.
Hu slammed her hand on the table.
"You brat, how dare you make decisions on your own? Your father is dead, that's true, but your mother isn't dead yet! I'm still alive and you want to divide the family property? Don't you even respect me as your mother?!"
Zhang Aniu said in a low voice, "Mother, isn't that what you originally said? That we would separate the family after I get married."
"So that's what it was all about, and now it's the present!"
"Those were just words spoken in anger, you actually took them seriously!"
After scolding Zhang Aniu, Madam Hu spoke to Jiang Yanzi and the others: "Yanzi, tell me, what kind of mother is dividing the family property? If a family divides the property, can they still be called a family?"
Song Laosan retorted, "How can we not be considered family? Didn't our Song family split up?"
"Is your Song family's situation the same as ours?"
Madam Hu also lost her temper: "Since your Xiaohua is going to marry my Aniu, she has to listen to me in everything from now on..."
You old bastard, dream on!
Old Song jumped to his feet: "My Xiaohua hasn't even married your Aniu yet! Let me tell you, if you don't agree to separate the family after they get married, then this marriage is off!"
Madam Hu also stood up: "If it doesn't work, it doesn't work!"
The two families parted on bad terms.
When Song Xia found out, she found it strange. Zhang Aniu bringing his daughter to find someone like Xiao Hua was already quite good, so why was Hu Shi acting like this?
Isn't she afraid that Song Xiaohua really won't marry her son?
Not long after.
Song Xia then had the answer.
That day.
Song Xia was inspecting the workers when she suddenly saw Song Xiaohua run out from the side and then run to a secluded corner to vomit.
What's going on?
Feeling curious, Song Xia went over and asked, "Sister Xiaohua, what's wrong? Are you feeling unwell? If you're not feeling well, you shouldn't work anymore. I'll get you a doctor."
"I, I'm fine..."
Song Xiaohua quickly waved her hand.
I won't mention this happening once, but it happens several times a day.
Song Xia sensed something was wrong, so she pulled Song Xiaohua aside and asked, "Sister Xiaohua, tell me the truth, are you pregnant?"
Song Xiaohua's face turned pale instantly.
Song Xia understood everything. With a hint of exasperation, she said, "Sister Xiaohua, what are you thinking? You haven't even married Zhang Aniu yet, and you're already with him..."
Song Xiaohua burst into tears.
“I didn’t want to either. That day I had a fight with my dad over something and he kicked me out of the house. I squatted under a tree and cried. Zhang Aniu happened to be passing by on his way home from work. When he found out what had happened, he took me to the cave where he used to hunt and talked to me.”
"At first we really just talked, nothing else, but then somehow..."
When a man and a woman are alone together and both are interested in each other, how could such a thing not happen?
"You're confused!"
After Song Xia finished speaking, she asked, "Did Zhang Aniu tell his mother?"
Song Xiaohua shook her head.
She didn't know.
Song Xia asked her to clarify, and then said, "Either Zhang Aniu told his mother about this, or someone else saw it and told her. But either way, it's not a good thing for you..."
"I…"
Song Xiaohua cried and grabbed Song Xia's hand, saying, "Song Xia, I know I was wrong, please help me, okay?"
Now I know to ask her for help.
Why didn't you ask if it was okay before doing that?
Despite her inner complaints, Song Xia ultimately decided to help her.
She leaned close to Song Xiaohua's ear and whispered.
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