Chapter 95: The Courtyard Persuades Grouping
"A friend of mine found a boyfriend. She went to his hometown a while ago and found that the family situations of the two families were quite different."
Xiao Xue lowered her voice unconsciously when she saw the aunts staring at her with shining eyes.
"What does the man do for a living?"
Gao Xiulan asked.
"I'm a temporary worker at the post office. My boss said I'll be able to become a regular employee soon."
Xiao Xue felt that with A Yu's ability, he would definitely be able to stay.
Xiao Xue's elder brother Xiao Zhen serves in the army and is a regiment commander. He sends packages home from time to time.
The hospital where Xiao Xue works is very close to the post office, so she often goes to the post office to pick up packages.
A Yu works in the post office and he distributes all her packages. As time goes by, they become familiar with each other, intentionally or unintentionally.
The aunts looked at each other and thought that it meant that he had not been converted to a regular employee yet and was still a temporary worker.
"His family conditions are not good, just how bad are they?"
When Yu Afen heard what Gao Xiulan had revealed to her, she pretended to know nothing.
"His hometown is in a village on the edge of Jiangcheng. His father is the brigade secretary, his mother is in poor health, and he has three older sisters and two older brothers, all of whom are married."
Xiao Xue looked at the encouraging eyes of the aunts and slowly spoke about her friend.
Seeing that she knew so much about her friend's affairs, the aunts all knew that this friend was herself.
"Jiangcheng? That's quite far away. How come that boy is working in Jingcheng?"
These days, you have to take a train to go to other places. The distance is so long that it is not convenient to go back and forth. If Xiao Xue really marries there, it will be considered marrying far away.
"A few years ago, he was adopted by his great-aunt, who lives alone in the suburbs of Beijing. His great-aunt is seventy years old, so he lives here now."
"Tsk tsk tsk, he's already this old and still wants to be adopted. This aunt is also old. Maybe his parents will bring their whole family to Beijing in the future."
Diao Yulian spat out the melon seed shells and drank the water that Wu Jiabao handed to her.
By the way, Hu Tou and Wu Jiabao also came over. The two little ones were eating candies in their mouths and staring at Xiao Xue with their big eyes.
"Hiss~ How can your friend be so unreasonable? There are so many twists and turns in such a big family."
When Diao Yulian set her sights on Wu Shengli, the first thing she did was to find out how many brothers and sisters he had.
It’s better for sisters who marry out, but brothers who eat from the same pot all year round will have to divide the things or resources at home clearly after a long time.
What is worrying is not the lack of things but the inequality. The more you give, the less benefits will be left for me.
"They are all in the village. Do those brothers and sisters-in-law have jobs?"
"No, because my mother is in poor health and needs to take medicine all year round, so we can't save much money at home."
"My two older brothers were not good at studying, but Ayu was a good student, so I adopted him."
When Xiao Xue mentioned A Yu, she felt uncomfortable and spoke shyly while pinching her fingers.
"What the hell?"
Jin Qiaofeng couldn't stand it anymore. A family with many children would send one boy to school and then adopt him to his aunt.
"Aside from anything else, this A-Yu has some hidden agenda. Otherwise, why would he be adopted out?"
Diao Yulian felt that this Ayu was not only scheming, but also very scheming.
"That aunt is willing to adopt a child this old. Maybe she has some conditions, like having the child take her last name?"
"Ah? Is this still possible?"
Xiao Xue was dumbfounded. A Yu didn't say anything to her.
"Suppose your friend married that Ayu, where would you live? He's still a temporary worker and he definitely won't get a house."
"Or you can stay at her aunt's house, but that's too far away, and you won't be able to make it in time for work."
"If the woman's family is well-off, it would be fine if they could help the couple get a house."
"But from what you said, that boy likes to be self-reliant. I'm afraid it will take him a few years to be able to rely on himself."
Gao Xiulan analyzed the practical problems a family needs to face after marriage.
"Besides, the man and woman's family conditions are too different, so it's difficult for them to have compatible lifestyles."
"One lives frugally at home, while the other is used to having three dishes and a soup for a meal. Over time, there are more conflicts."
Jin Qiaofeng has been a matchmaker so many times that she has encountered all kinds of monsters and demons.
"In the end, one party has to compromise. In most cases, it's the woman's parents and brothers who can't stand it anymore and secretly support the couple."
"Even with all his heart, my father still worries about whether this approach will hurt his self-esteem."
"My mother has to worry about whether the daughter she raised with great care is eating well."
"When your brother, sister-in-law and their children grow up and ask you to help them and arrange a job for them, what will you do?"
"What will you do when everyone wants to reunite as a family and go to Beijing to spend time with you?"
"What if you don't give birth to a boy to carry on the family line? If you can't give birth to a boy, they will ask you to keep giving birth. What will you do then?"
Gao Xiulan asked one question after another, and Xiao Xue felt dizzy.
She realized that there were so many things to consider when getting married. She was a little scared and burst into tears.
"You said that you're not living as well as you did in your parents' home after getting married. What do you want?"
Yu Afen reached out and hugged Xiao Xue, clapping her hands to comfort her.
"Wow, wow, wow, I don't want to get married anymore. Marriage is too scary."
Qian Yu couldn't help crying. She just liked eating meat. What if the man she found in the future was poor and couldn't eat meat?
Qian Yu and Xiao Xue both had tears in their eyes. After looking at each other, they hugged each other and cried bitterly.
The two little ones, Hutou and Wu Jiabao, who were squatting, also hugged each other, their faces pressed together, and looked curiously at their two older sisters who were crying with snot bubbles coming out of their noses.
It's so strange, I even cried while listening to the story.
Gao Xiulan and the others looked at each other and tried hard to hold back their laughter.
Today the cooperation among the persuasion groups in the compound was as good as ever.
Jin Qiaofeng was very happy, although it is said that it is better to demolish ten temples than to ruin a marriage.
But she couldn't just go against her conscience and watch such a good girl fall into the fire pit. She always felt that every good marriage she made was a good deed for herself.
Her son Ernengzi is not married yet. Maybe one day, seeing that she has done so many good things, God will arrange a good girl for her son Ernengzi.
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When Lin Xiaotong came back in the evening, she happened to meet Qian Min's family returning home. They brought their child and carried a lot of bags. Xiao Xue's bangs were let down, covering her face.
But if you look closely, you can still see that his eyes are swollen like walnuts and his nose is red.
After Xiao Xue returned home, her mother saw her miserable appearance and exclaimed in shock and felt distressed.
When going to bed at night, Xiao Xue pulled her mother over to her bed and whispered to her what she had heard that day.
Mother Xiao hugged Xiao Xue tightly, her face full of fear.
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"Hey, there might be a good batch of goods arriving today!"
Yan Yue revealed the gossip when she met Lin Xiaotong on her way to work in the morning.
"Really? Then I'd better take a closer look."
Lin Xiaotong raised her eyebrows slightly. She had been thinking about whether she could get some more fabric to make Xie Yi a new piece of clothing for the New Year.
"Wow, we just got a new batch of red material. This red is for young people to wear at weddings. You can't usually get it if you want it."
Lin Xiaotong looked at the new pieces of fine cloth with her eyes wide open.
She had a premonition that her wallet would be lost again.
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