Chapter 437 Hou Yurou's Love History
The wheels of the donkey cart left two ruts on the loess road.
Hou Yurou smiled awkwardly and stopped talking.
Old Lady Shen saw that she didn't want to talk, so she had to ask, "You said you're still a grown-up girl and haven't gotten married for so long, there must be a reason. Our Erzhu is not in a hurry to find another wife. He had a failed marriage, so he wants to find someone reliable and who knows how to make a living. Now he has a lot of money in his pocket and two daughters, so he's not in a hurry to find a second wife."
Hou Yurou laughed dryly twice. She realized that Grandma Shen was hinting to her that if she didn't explain clearly today, she would have no chance.
"I...I haven't met anyone I like."
This statement can only fool a three-year-old child.
Old Lady Shen looked down on her from the bottom of her heart and said with a smile: "Nonsense, you must have come across many good ones after so many years of selection, and there must be some who are better than my Erzhuzi."
Hou Yurou stopped talking.
To be precise, I dare not say it.
In the evening, the sunset glows all over the sky.
Wei Shufen and Xu Lan came back from Tencent. The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law were so tired that their heads were covered in sweat and their lips were chapped. When they got home, Xu Lan found that the old lady didn't look right.
Old Mrs. Shen sat on the kang with a stern face.
Wei Shufen took a sip of water and said, "Mom, what's wrong with you? Who made you unhappy?"
It's really not good to have no one at home. After a long time without saying anything, Old Lady Shen was not only holding her breath, but also very upset: "Do you know the old girl from the Liu family of the old Hou family?"
Wei Shufen didn't know, but Xu Lan knew.
Xu Lan got to know several sisters-in-law in the staff housing complex. They usually had a pretty good relationship with each other. Occasionally, during festivals or when there was a lot of food at home, they would send food to each other and share it.
"I know, what's wrong?"
It was mainly because of the hot weather, otherwise Old Lady Shen would have gone out to ask: "Today I went to see the fourth son's wife and ran into her on the way. She insisted on helping me deliver something. When we got to the fourth son's house, that broken mouth offended Ling Xue first."
"She said a lot of nonsense, and then she said that she had chosen Erzhu."
Wei Shufen: "Erzhuzi?"
Xu Lan: "That's not right. Does the old lady of the Hou family have anything to say about it?"
Xu Lan told them what she had heard.
"The old lady of the Hou family is also a legend."
"When I was young, my family arranged a date for me. The date was from the production team and his family was not bad. But the Hou family moved to the military region, so Hou Yurou no longer liked him and broke off the engagement."
"She was eighteen or nineteen years old at the time, so it was easy for her to find a partner. Hou Yurou was pretty, and although her words were not pleasant to the ear, outsiders thought she was pretty. Her family conditions were also good. She had no other brothers or sisters except her brother, and her parents were in good health. When she got married, her brother and sister-in-law could accompany her a little. When her parents got older, her brother and sister-in-law would share the burden, and she wouldn't have to carry it alone."
"Besides, the Hou family only has this one young lady, and there are many people accompanying her."
Xu Lan was thirsty from talking, so she took another sip of tea, and after her throat was moistened, she continued, "Hou Yurou was very popular at that time. The first person she dated was a tailor. After two days of dating, Hou Yurou felt that the tailor was not tall enough for her, so she broke up with him."
"The Hou family thought she was too young, so they let her choose. After two years, she was 21 years old. The matchmaker introduced a soldier to her, but she thought he ate too fast, was rude, and not polite enough, so she broke up with him again!"
"I'll see the third one soon. The third one was introduced by a relative. He works in a factory. Hou Yurou got to know him for a few days and said that he smacked his lips when he ate. He was not worthy of her!"
Wei Shufen took a deep breath.
Old Mrs. Shen curled her lips.
Xu Lan: "After that, we would introduce a few to her every year, but she would either dislike this one or that one. When she was 25, she went to meet someone, but before she could make her choice, the other party thought she was too old and a jerk."
"There are also those who dislike her because of her buck teeth, those who dislike her because of her thick waist, those who dislike her because of her poor skin, and those who speak rudely..."
"For various reasons, seven or eight were blown."
"Then, people her age all started families, and young guys looked down on her. The assets she had when she was young were worthless at this age, and the shortcomings she had when she was young were even less attractive at this age."
Old Mrs. Shen frowned: "What has she been doing at home all these years?"
Xu Lan: "Stay at home."
"Didn't you go to work?" Wei Shufen asked in disbelief.
Xu Lan waved her hand: "No! Not to mention working, I heard that she doesn't even know how to wash clothes. Sometimes when she's hungry, she asks her sister-in-law to cook. When sister-in-law and mother are not at home, she can go hungry for a few days."
Old Lady Shen: "No wonder the family behind her doesn't want her. She's lazy and stays at her parents' house. She's so old and has no assets, and she doesn't try to make money. A good girl doesn't have to worry about getting old. Who would be blind to want someone like her?"
Wei Shufen said disdainfully, "She guessed that we had only been in the military region for two years and might not know much. It just so happened that Erzhuzi was a divorced woman with children, so she thought she was more than a good match for Erzhuzi, so she came up to him."
Xu Lan spat: "Bah, no matter what, Erzhuzi can't look down on her!"
Old Lady Shen: "Keep your mouth shut about this, don't let Shen Tang and Shen Tian hear it."
"Ah... this incident has reminded me that I should ask Erzhuzi what he thinks after dinner to see if he has any thoughts on getting married again."
Xu Lan and Wei Shufen nodded in agreement.
Outside the door, Shen Tang, with red eyes, tiptoed back to the second room.
Shen Tian came back a little slower, so Shen Tang dragged her into the house.
"Tiantian, I want to tell you something."
Shen Tian nodded: "Sister, you say."
She is a little younger than Guoguo and Suisui. Children from single-parent families mature quickly. She has a sweet, childish voice and a precocious tone.
Shen Tang recalled what he had overheard, and after thinking for a while, he said, "If Dad still gets married, will you agree?"
Shen Tian shook her head: “I don’t know.”
She felt that adult matters were not something she could change.
Shen Tang narrowed her eyes. She was in her teens, knew a lot, and was thoughtful: "Tian'er, you can't be unaware. I just overheard that there is a woman in the military region who wants to marry our father. Think about it, our biological mother was not good to us, so our stepmother must be very bad."
"You remember when mom pulled your braids, spanked your butt, and pinched your thighs when you were a kid, right?"
"She also scolded our father and quarreled with others at home, making us lose face in front of our family."
Shen Tang hated Liu Yeju and could not accept any woman as the mother of them.
Shen Tian thought of the past and nodded hesitantly: "I remember, but... Daddy wants to get married, and we can't make the decision."
"My eldest uncle has a wife, and my fourth uncle also has a wife. Isn't it too pitiful that my father doesn't have a wife?"
Shen Tang held Shen Tian's shoulders and said, "Why are you pitying me? When I grow up, I can wash clothes and cook for my father. Don't you know that the woman who wants to be our mother today is particularly annoying. Everyone hates her. Do you still want a woman of unknown origin to embarrass us?"
"Think about it carefully. Is it because of our mother that Fourth Aunt is always closer to Guoguo and Suisui than to us?"
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