"Although four children are a lot, the two older ones are already sensible. As the older brother, they usually help their parents a lot. Liang and Hao Yuanchao are not lazy people who don't do housework. If they are really too busy, they can ask relatives from the countryside to help take care of the children. To put it bluntly, it means raising four children under their noses. If Hao Yuanchao doesn't bring them home to raise, he will still have to pay for their care and worry about them. It's better to raise them yourself and feel more at ease." Song Shuyao explained.
The younger Jiang Shuhua thought it made sense, but Jiang's parents refused to be led astray by Song Shuyao. "Is this just a matter of raising a child under our noses? It's not as easy as you say! Can't you just break up with Hao Yuanchao? If you do, you don't even have to worry about the child. With our conditions, why would we need to find such a family?"
Jiang's mother was really angry. She thought Jiang Shuyao was a person who could let go, but who knew that after thinking about it for so long, she was still hanging on the tree of Hao Yuanchao!
"I don't agree to this, I absolutely disagree!"
"Military marriage cannot be abandoned."
"You..." Jiang's mother choked for a moment, then became angry again, "Do you think I'm an ignorant old country lady? A military marriage is difficult to cancel, but it's not impossible to cancel! Don't worry about it, I'll go find Director Zhao and explain it to her. I can't delay you like this." Director Zhao was the matchmaker between Hao Yuanchao and Jiang Shuyao. In that era, free love was not advocated. Hao Yuanchao and Jiang Shuyao fell in love at first sight, but they had to have a matchmaker to be together before they could be together openly. Otherwise, it would be easy for people to gossip about them. In a few years, when the atmosphere is stricter, it might even be regarded as hooliganism.
"Even if you find her, I won't back down." Song Shuyao's words stopped Jiang's mother in her tracks. "Either you marry Hao Yuanchao or become an old maid. If you're happy for me to become an old maid, then I won't marry him."
"You're going to piss me off to death!" Jiang's mother raised her hand and was about to hit Song Shuyao. Seeing this, Jiang's father hurriedly stopped her, "Let's talk it over."
"Does she look like she's going to talk nicely? She's threatening!" Jiang's mother was furious, but she didn't hit him again. "You're usually so smart and insightful, why are you so stubborn about this? Is Hao Yuanchao a good match for you? If you really marry him, life will be difficult. You'll cry, don't you understand?"
"I don't regret it." Song Shuyao spoke firmly and wanted to say something else, but when she saw the red eyes and worry hidden under the anger of Jiang's mother, she softened her heart. She was really doing it for her own good.
Thinking of this, her tone softened. "I know it's not easy to raise four children, but Hao Yuanchao is a good person. He has no problem with his character and future. His salary and allowances are also high. To put it bluntly, he has no parents, brothers or sisters-in-law above him, and no younger brothers or sisters-in-law below him. If I marry him, I won't have to endure any bullying from his mother-in-law or sister-in-law. I can be the master of the household. If I don't marry him now, I don't think I can find a better person in the future. Let alone better, it would be difficult to find someone who is almost as good as him. Even city workers have to live with their whole family and have to hand over their salary to the family. Who knows how bad things are behind the glamorous appearance?
Besides, military marriages are difficult to divorce, and soldiers are more loyal to their marriages. He's a loner, so he values family even more. So, with all these conditions, what's the big deal about raising four children? And if he didn't adopt those four children, I'd be worried about his character. What other man could be as responsible as he is?
These words hit home. Finding another person might not necessarily be better off than Hao Yuanchao. Take the Jiang family, for example. The old couple were quite open-minded and treated their five children well. After their youngest son got married, they separated them to live separately. They didn't have to live together as a family, nor did they have to hand over their wages to the family. They could save their own money and avoid such hassles. However, the old couple also had no problem interfering in their children's affairs. Filial piety could suppress any resentment. Their situation was truly rare. Most families lived together, not to mention handing over their wages, and there were all sorts of issues like mothers-in-law, sisters-in-law, and younger sisters-in-law. There were countless problems. Even if they were lucky enough to separate, they would still have to hand over most of the money to support the family. After all, single families were rare, and families with more than a dozen people were the norm.
Furthermore, military marriages are difficult to break off, which is why they wanted to but held off on taking the initiative, fearing the negative repercussions of breaking off the marriage. They had originally decided to break off the marriage for Jiang Shuyao's sake, even at the risk of criticism. But now, not only Hao Yuanchao insisted, but Jiang Shuyao too. They were eager to talk to the matchmaker, and if both young people disagreed, they would be the ones to be embarrassed.
The more Jiang's mother thought about it, the more troubled she became. Seeing Song Shuyao's stubborn look, she became even angrier. Finally, she said, "I don't agree," and went back to her room without mentioning her intention to see Director Zhao. This was a sign of anger, but also a concession.
Song Shuyao breathed a sigh of relief. It would be good if Jiang's mother's attitude could be shaken. Otherwise, if she was stubborn and refused to agree, it would be embarrassing. From ancient times to the present, few parents could prevail over their children, especially for someone like her who grew up halfway through her life. She had feelings for Jiang's mother but they were not deep. If she really got angry, she might be so cruel as to break up with her. If she didn't visit him in the future, she would just give him a pension. This was the worst-case scenario. Fortunately, it didn't have to get to that point.
As for Jiang's father and the others' opinions, they didn't need to consider them for now. Jiang's father was a man, more realistic and rational than Jiang's mother. Based on Song Shuyao's analysis, he did believe Hao Yuanchao was a good person and might turn out well in the future, but the probability was so low that he wasn't willing to take the gamble. Furthermore, while raising four children was difficult, raising them well was highly rewarding. Hao Yuanchao and Jiang Shuyao were both well-regarded people with good character and knowledge, so the likelihood of them being raised poorly was low.
More importantly, as a man, he knew the bad nature of men. Soldiers in the army were indeed more loyal in marriage, and the possibility of cheating was smaller. There was no need to worry that Song Shuyao would be ignored by Hao Yuanchao after she had children. Most men valued the inheritance of their own bloodline more. So after some divergent thinking and out of love for his daughter, he agreed to the marriage despite Jiang Shuyao's stubborn insistence.
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