"That's not a big deal. Isn't Xiaofei lucky? She doesn't have to do anything at home. At worst, she has her sister-in-law to help with the work. Which girl can be so lucky?" Aunt Ma from the backyard also came out with a laundry basin and stood next to Jiang Mengxue.
"The girl can relax for a few years. After she gets married, she will be able to stay idle even if she wants to. I am happy to help my girl."
"Girl, if you're happy, Dr. Jiang isn't married. If you want to do it, do it. If you don't want to do it, don't do it. It doesn't bother you at all. Dr. Jiang still gets a salary every month, which is much better than just eating and not working."
Aunt Cao didn't dare to continue the topic. She gave birth to three sons before she had a daughter. How could she bear to let her daughter do laundry, cook and serve others every day? It wasn't like she didn't have a daughter-in-law.
But she still refused to give up and continued, "Doctor Jiang, you're not young anymore. Have you found a partner yet? My third child, Feiyang, is now a regular worker in the textile factory and is quite handsome. I think it's better for girls to get married early, otherwise, when they get older, all the good ones will be picked up. It's a good idea to get married and have children early so that your mother-in-law can help take care of them.
Jiang Mengxue rolled her eyes and asked why Aunt Cao's attitude changed so quickly in the past two days. It turned out that she was planning this, something about her youngest son.
"Auntie is right. When you reach the age to get married, you still have to get married. Going to school and working are all empty talk. Does your Xiaofei have a partner?"
"My daughter Xiaofei is still in school, so there's no rush to find a partner. She'd better be with Dr. Jiang. It won't be good if she gets older."
"I think so too. How about Aunt Cao introduce me to someone suitable? My requirements are not high. I just want someone with a car, a house, savings, and at least a bicycle or a watch. The betrothal gift is 199.99 yuan. It's best if the family doesn't have brothers, so that there won't be too many sisters-in-law and it will be difficult to get along with each other in the future. And that way my parents-in-law can focus on helping us take care of the family. If Aunt Cao finds someone suitable, please introduce me to someone. Anyway, your Xiaofei is still in school, so waiting for two years will be the same."
Aunt Cao was stunned by Jiang Mengxue's tone and didn't know how to respond for a moment.
Not to mention expensive things like bicycles and watches, it would take a long time for a family to save up for them even if they don’t eat or drink.
For example, the average salary is 20 to 30 yuan now, and the betrothal gift is 200 yuan, which is half a year's salary.
It would be best if there were no brothers in the family. Nowadays, every family has a bunch of children, and families with only one child are rare.
Aunt Cao's mouth twitched as she laughed awkwardly, "Haha, Doctor Jiang is such a joker. Even people in the capital don't need so much money to get married. Besides, it's better to have more brothers. If you get bullied outside, you'll have someone to help you."
Jiang Mengxue's eyebrows were curved, and it was obvious that she was in a good mood at the moment.
"I'm not kidding. I have a bad temper and there are so many complicated things going on in my family. What if I don't get along well with my sisters-in-law in the future?
Besides, when looking for a partner, of course I have to find someone with good conditions. It's impossible for him to be worse than me. I have a house and a job, and the salary and benefits are not bad. If I find a partner with conditions worse than mine, and my life after marriage is worse than my current one, what's the point of that? Aunt, don't you think? "
"Doctor Jiang is right. Getting married is like a second life. You have to look carefully and don't look for a toad who wants to eat swan meat." Aunt Ma also agreed while washing clothes.
Aunt Cao was furious. What do these two people mean? What do they mean?
"Ma Da Jiao, who are you calling a toad? Have you forgotten that you have a son who is not married yet?"
"Who am I talking to? Why are you trying to climb the ladder? Besides, what's wrong with my son? He can eat as much as he wants. If he has the ability, he can get married. If he doesn't have that ability, he can stay single. I'm not in a hurry, why should you be?"
"You, you, you guys, I won't talk to you anymore, I won't wash it." Aunt Cao angrily threw the clothes into the basin, turned around and ran home.
Jiang Mengxue couldn't help laughing. She thought Aunt Cao would at least fight with her, but she didn't expect that she was just a paper tiger who could make her so angry without even fighting.
"Doctor Jiang, don't listen to her nonsense. Nowadays, many girls get married in their twenties. It's not like our time when we would get married at fifteen or sixteen. For girls nowadays, it's a good thing to be able to relax for two years before getting married. Once you get married, you won't have that much time. Then your children will have to follow you wherever you go."
Jiang Mengxue felt that Aunt Ma was a very open-minded elder.
"Aunt, you are so open-minded. Lihua is so lucky to have such an open-minded mother like you."
Every time she goes home, her mother and sister-in-law would nag her in her ears, saying that if she doesn't get married, she won't know how miserable her old age will be.
If her mother wasn't so far away from her in the countryside, she would probably have asked her to go on a blind date after seeing her for three days.
Aunt Ma was quite happy to hear Jiang Mengxue praising her like this. "Everyone has been a girl before. Nowadays, young girls and boys want to work hard in their jobs while they are still young. Many people want to get married in their early twenties. Everyone is like this. There is no need to rush."
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