Sanni snorted coldly and turned to look at Lin Yulan.
"You've given birth to nine children for this family, and yet you still don't have the right to speak. Are you willing to accept this? Your child is getting married, and even the betrothal gifts are being swallowed up by others, and you don't have any temper at all? Grandma said you were a fool, do you really think you are a fool?"
All kinds of complicated and embarrassing emotions flashed across Lin Yulan's old face, and tears fell uncontrollably.
"I... I didn't... I don't know... I'm your mother... How can you say that to me..."
My grandmother said that a woman's job is to take care of her husband and children. Before getting married, she should listen to her father, brothers and elders. After getting married, she should be filial to her parents-in-law and have children for her husband's family.
She listened to her grandmother and worked as a cotton weaver all her life, thinking that if she gave birth to a son for the Ma family, she might be able to hold her head high. However, in the end, she had no son, and even her own daughter looked down on her.
Why is her life so miserable!!!
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Yes, grandma was right. Ma Sanni rolled her eyes and made the decision for Lin Yulan.
"Do you want to divorce my father? If you do, we will support you. After all, it wasn't easy for us to carry you for ten months. If you don't divorce, and I don't return the money to my eldest sister today, then I will start my own business with my sisters!"
Now, Lin Yulan didn't have to make the decision anymore. Ma Dexiang was the first to get anxious. He and Lin Yulan hadn't reached the point of divorce, but according to Sanni, if this matter wasn't resolved today, he would either become a widower or they would have no one to support them in their old age.
He no longer has any sons, so won't he have to rely on his daughters for his retirement? If they start their own families, what will become of him?
If someone else said this, there might be room for maneuver, but the one who turned the table today was Ma Sanni. He was the most rebellious daughter, and she would definitely do what she said!
Ma Dexiang rushed over and yelled at his parents,
"Give me the money! What did Yulan and I do wrong? You've held all my money for this life, and now you want to hold onto the next life's money too! What? Are you going to take it into the coffin as a burial companion?"
Ma Dexiang had been foolishly filial all his life. Old Mrs. Ma had never been yelled at like this by her son in her life. She rolled her eyes and was really angry and fainted.
At this point, the Ma family was in turmoil, and the right to speak was directly in the hands of Ma Sanni.
Even though Ma Dexiang was later promoted to become the village party secretary, he was still not the one who spoke in the Ma family.
When Ma Dani got married, her wedding wasn't a grand affair, but she still had everything she needed. The wealthiest of the nine sisters were the Fifth and Sixth Sisters. When the eldest sister got married, the two sisters each contributed fifty yuan as a cash dowry.
This is a big deal, and it makes everyone itch. Are Lin Guoqing's chickens and ducks so profitable?
Especially old lady Ma, her eyes almost turned green from staring at Wu Ni and Liu Ni, but she didn't dare to move.
Because Ma Sanni was looking at her coldly from the side.
Damn girl! You need to marry her off quickly!
"Wu Ni! How can I accept your money? You get up early and go to bed late every day, not only to support your own studies, but also to support the seven, eight, and nine girls below you. I can't even help you, so how can I take so much money from you!"
When Dani saw the bundle of big unity banknotes, she panicked and quickly stuffed it back to her. As a result, Ma Wuni smiled and put the money back in her hand.
"Big sister, Liuni and I are rich, very rich. Just take it with confidence. We can not only support ourselves and our younger sisters to finish their education, but we can also provide money for the third and fourth sisters when they get married."
"I'm not planning on getting married, so you should save it for your dowry." Sanni rolled her eyes. "Also, you guys have taken so much money from your uncle and aunt, you should focus more on raising ducks over there, and stop asking grandma to help you all the time."
"I know, Third Sister. Grandma would give us the little fish when she touched them, and she would also stop by to watch over us when we were at school. After school, we would take care of them on our own. Liuni and I even did our homework there."
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Before Dani got married, she had only met Wang Yong a few times. Wang Yong was very busy. He got up early and went to squat at the door of the village silk factory every day. Once there was work, someone would come out to call people.
If he was late and someone else took his place, he would not make any money that day, so he could not stop. He would stand at the factory gate all day carrying a water bottle and his lunch box.
The Wang family had given a betrothal gift of 88, and Ma Dani had initially thought their family was more or less well-off. After all, they had many brothers and more people to work, so surely it would be better than her family, where all the girls had to work more, right?
But after getting married, I discovered that having too many people, regardless of gender, is not good. It's even wrong to have more brothers than sisters, because sisters get married when they reach a certain age, while brothers get married and have children.
The Wang family, with several rooms roughly the same size as hers, was packed with more than twenty people. She even thought it should be called a five-family household, and after she married in, it would be considered six.
Six families lived under one roof. They saw each other everywhere they looked. When they turned around, their shoulders would bump into the chest of the person behind them. If anyone ate an extra mouthful of rice or used an extra drop of water, there would be a quarrel and a fight. It was so annoying.
Sisters can sleep in the same bed before they get married, but brothers need their own space after they get married. But the house is so small, where can they get so much space?
She and Wang Yong's wedding room was separated by wooden boards. It was just big enough to fit a bed, with a cabinet at the end of the bed, and that was it.
On the other side of the wooden board were his fourth brother and his wife and their child who had just been born two years ago. The space was about the same size as theirs, the only difference was that there was a window on the other side of his fourth brother's room.
And on the other side of them... there was still a wooden board, and Wang Yong's grandparents lived on the other side of the board.
Ma Dani felt like she was going crazy. This place was worse than her home. Even if people slept on top of each other on the floor, it would still be more breathable than here!
Wang Yong was also a little embarrassed. The fact that he had many brothers was indeed a hindrance, otherwise he would not have waited until he was 24 to get married.
His parents actually wanted him to find someone to be their son-in-law. Wang Yong was not very happy about this, but he also knew that he was not favored and his brothers also disliked him. They all wanted him to leave quickly and make room for others, but he refused.
He worked hard to save money by carrying heavy bags, and then went to find a matchmaker to help him find a wife. He paid for the betrothal gift and wedding banquet himself, and his family did not give him a penny.
He had originally thought that with his family's financial situation, it would take him several more years to find a wife, and he had even prepared himself mentally for marrying a widow. In the end, the Ma family agreed, and he was delighted. After the marriage, he treated his wife like a grandson, fearing that she would run away one day.
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