Chapter 652: Persuading Girls to Get Married
After leaving the inner courtyard, the noisy sound that woke Ye Rou up in the morning became louder and louder.
There were visitors at home, not just one but a group of people.
Zhou Nian, Zhou Liang, Aunt Zhou and Zhou Liang's pregnant wife came to visit together.
In addition to Xikou's family, there were two uninvited guests - Jiang Weiguo and his second wife Zheng Chun, who also arrived on the same day.
It just so happened that Professors Zhou Yuqing and Wang Guoping did not have classes, so the house was particularly lively today. Everyone was talking to each other, and even though no one spoke loudly, the combined volume was still quite high.
Zhou Liang gained weight again and became plump and white. In Wang Honghong's words, he looked like a well-risen white steamed bun.
Standing next to him was a thin young girl with delicate features, pigtails, and simple clothes. Her belly was almost six months old and was bulging.
Jiang Weiguo is a person who is active in official circles. He says one thing to one person and another thing to another person. The place will never be cold when he is around.
He sat steadily, looked at Zhou Liang's wife, and asked kindly, "Where is your sister-in-law from?"
The young girl looked to be in her early twenties. When Jiang Weiguo asked her, she shyly hid behind Zhou Liang and did not answer.
It was her first time traveling far away, her first time taking a train, and her first time visiting the capital. She saw many new things and had not yet adapted to them. Then Zhou Liang brought her to such a big and nice yard, which made her feel timid. Her already quiet and silent personality became even more dull.
"Yuehong, Zhao Yuehong." Zhou Liang knew his wife well and took over the conversation skillfully, saying loudly, "They are not from Dahe Village. Their village is not far from Dahe Village, Hedong Village."
When Hedong Village was mentioned, Jiang Weiguo remembered it.
After all, he used to be the mayor of Changdu Town and had some understanding of several nearby villages.
This Hedong Village... Jiang Weiguo looked at Zhao Yuehong again with a strange look in his eyes.
Zheng Chun, who was sitting next to him, tugged at his sleeve.
Jiang Weiguo had just married Zheng Chun, and the novelty was still there. Knowing she was curious, he lowered his voice and said to her, "Hedong Village is just an ordinary village, nothing special. The only strange thing is that the people in this village are particularly patriarchal."
There is nothing strange about favoring boys over girls, but the villagers' thinking is extremely extreme. No matter men, women, young or old, they are proud to give birth to a boy. If they give birth to a child, they will be a hero to the whole village. On the contrary, if they give birth to a girl, they will be cursed by the whole village and the whole family will not be able to hold their heads up.
He remembered a family that gave birth to three girls in a row. In the end, because the mother was too old to have another child, they bought a boy from outside and spoiled him like a baby, while treating their three biological daughters like cattle and horses.
Upon hearing this, Zheng Chun glanced at Zhao Yuehong.
She thought her gaze was secretive, but she didn't know that Zheng Yuehong, who was already inferior to her, was particularly sensitive to gazes.
Zhao Yuehong uncomfortably put her legs back, her facial expression unnatural and a little stiff, and her impression of Zheng Chun became much worse.
Zhou Nian said nothing and took in the two people's reactions.
Her sister-in-law, Zhao Yuehong, seems quiet and honest, but in fact she is very self-deprecating and narrow-minded. Zhou Nian has experienced this when she was in the village. A word she says casually may hurt her lungs.
But what makes people depressed is that she obviously cares a lot about it, but she doesn't say anything, and the mouth on her face is just a decoration.
If she doesn't say it, others won't know that she cares, and naturally they won't apologize to her, so she'll be put on her blacklist.
Zhao Yuehong's methods are simple - secretly squeezing, excluding and instigating others. They are not disgusting but irritating.
Zhou Nian endured it because he was worried about her pregnancy.
Jiang Weiguo's second wife is also very interesting.
It's obvious that he is a cunning person. He has been keeping his eyes open since he entered the yard, and he thinks he is hiding well.
What's even more ridiculous is that she saw that Zhou Nian was quite pretty and knew that Zhou Nian was single and still in college. For some reason, she thought that Zhou Nian was trying to steal Jiang Weiguo from her. She glared at Zhou Nian secretly all the way and kept guarding Jiang Weiguo.
Zhou Nian glanced at Jiang Weiguo's thin, almost bald head, and his protruding belly that was even bigger than Zhao Yuehong's pregnant belly. Disgusting... Only Zheng Chun treated him like a treasure.
She looked at Zhao Yuehong, who was showing off her pregnant belly like a medal, and then at Zheng Chun, who was clinging to the bald man with a big belly and regarded all women as rivals in love, and curled her lips.
Zheng Chun and Zhao Yuehong were about the same age as Zhou Nian, but their topics always revolved around children and men, which Zhou Nian found boring.
While feeling deeply bored, a sense of relief suddenly arose in my heart.
At the beginning, Ye Rou encouraged her to take the college entrance examination and helped her with her knowledge. However, Zhou Nian was actually slightly resistant in her heart. She also felt deep down that studying was useless and that the most important thing for a girl was to find a man to marry.
But she wanted to be Ye Rou's friend and didn't want to fall behind, so she studied hard and followed Ye Rou to Jing City.
When she went to college, the female classmates she met had plans for the future and were ambitious about their careers, which indirectly helped Zhou Nian broaden her horizons.
If Ye Rou hadn't helped her, she would probably have been like them, spending her whole life revolving around men and children, unable to see a wider and more wonderful world.
Thinking of this, Zhou Nian shuddered.
Seeing Zhou Nian sitting quietly aside, Aunt Zhou thought she was shy, so she poked her and signaled her to be open and chat more with Zheng Chun and Zhao Yuehong.
In Aunt Zhou's eyes, Zheng Chun and Zhao Yuehong are "successful" women.
Zhao Yuehong successfully became pregnant six months after her marriage. How wonderful and successful!
Zheng Chun, an ordinary woman who never went to college and is not very good-looking, actually married the chief of the Beijing City Police Department. How wonderful and successful!
Zhou Nian has been studying in Beijing for almost half a year, but he still doesn't have a girlfriend and his personality is still so quiet and dull. Aunt Zhou sighed with worry when she thought about it.
Seeing that Zhou Nian refused to learn from the two "successful" women, Aunt Zhou had no choice but to take her daughter's place.
"Director Jiang, professors, if you know any talented young men, please introduce them to our Xiao Nian. She's almost 20 years old. If she doesn't get married soon, she'll become an old maid and no one will want her anymore."
She suddenly proposed marriage, and everyone present was stunned.
"mom!"
Zhou Nian was a shy and quiet person. When she heard Aunt Zhou's words, her face turned red.
Blushing with embarrassment.
Wang Guoping and Zhou Yuqing looked at each other and said nothing.
Jiang Weiguo was a shrewd man who wanted to mend his relationship with Ye Rou and Jiang Chen. Knowing that Zhou Nian was Ye Rou's good friend, he wanted to do her a favor and immediately said, "We have a few single guys in our bureau who we can let Zhou Nian take a look at."
"The young man from the police station!" Aunt Zhou's eyes lit up.
The police have a regular job, so it’s a stable job, great!
Aunt Zhou didn't even ask Zhou Nian's opinion, she immediately slapped her thigh and said, "Okay, introduce her to our Xiao Nian quickly, so she can get married sooner and I won't have to worry about her anymore."
She really felt sorry for Zhou Nian, but girls have to get married eventually, and as a mother, all she can do is to help her carefully screen and choose a boy with good conditions.
"Mom!" Zhou Nian stood up suddenly in embarrassment.
Aunt Zhou was startled by her sudden movement, "What's wrong?"
"I have my own ideas about my marriage, so you don't need to worry about it." Zhou Nian said this angrily in a loud voice.
In front of so many people, he suddenly yelled, which was really embarrassing. Zhou Liang quickly stepped forward and tried to be a peacemaker.
"Mom, Xiao Nian just started college, there's no rush."
"Even if my sister never gets married, I can still support her."
He loves his sister Zhou Nian the most, and his words are sincere.
Zhao Yuehong, who was sitting quietly, felt a little unhappy. She said, "What Mom said is right. We can wait and see. If someone with better conditions finds someone we like, it will be good for Xiao Nian."
Zheng Chun wished all women would get married. She stayed away from Jiang Weiguo and immediately agreed, "Yes, what's the point of girls studying? They will get married eventually. Youth is a woman's greatest asset."
At this moment, Zhou Nian suddenly felt that she was not a person, but a piece of meat hung up with a price tag - young and tender, everyone expected her to fetch a good price.
She was so angry that her hands and feet were shaking and her whole body was cold. She wanted to refute, but her head was a mess with anger and she couldn't say a word.
At this moment, the sound of nature suddenly rang out.
"Who says youth is a woman's greatest asset?"
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