Chapter 1: Second sister, just get married!
1965, Dayang Village.
Chen Cui'e reached out and patted her husband who had just laid down to sleep, and said worriedly, "Old man, what do you think we should do about Xiaolan's marriage? She is already nineteen years old, and I have introduced her to several candidates with good conditions, but she just won't agree. You can tell me that I am worried so much that my hair is falling out."
When Jiang Youtian heard what his wife said, he sat up from the bed and asked with a frown, "Why? She didn't like the guy her third aunt introduced to her a few days ago?"
"That's right, she just said he was ugly. You said it doesn't matter if a man is ugly, marry a man, you can have clothes and food, isn't it good enough if he has ability? The boy her third aunt introduced is very hardworking, and there are many laborers in the family. Xiaolan won't have to worry about food and clothing if she marries him, how great is that."
Chen Cui'e felt that her fifth daughter was somewhat ungrateful. Don't think she didn't know that it was too ambitious for a country girl to want to marry into the city. But she didn't dare to tell her husband about this.
Jiang Youtian lay down again and said in a muffled voice: "Talk to her nicely. She can still choose now. If she continues like this, I will help her decide on the one she wants. She will have to marry him even if she doesn't want to."
"Why……"
In the next room, Jiang Xinbai reached out and tapped her second sister who was facing away from her, and whispered, "Second sister, I know you are not asleep. Listen, Dad and Mom must be talking about your marriage. What do you think? Do you really want to drag it on like this?"
Jiang Xinlan turned around impatiently, frowning, "What does it have to do with you? Go to sleep."
"Humph, how could I not know your story? You just live too comfortably. If I were you, I would choose Zhao Yitai..."
"You little bitch, you're going to die. How do you know about Zhao Yita?" Jiang Xinlan slapped her hard several times before she could finish her words. You little bitch, you must have read her letter.
Jiang Xinbai snorted unconvincedly, "Second sister, don't worry about how I know this. Although Zhou Zhiqing is also a city dweller, he has settled down in the countryside like us. Don't you want to marry a city dweller? I think Zhao Yitai is quite interested in you, so why don't you agree to him?"
"But..." Jiang Xinlan hesitated. Although Zhao Yita's family was well-off and he cared about her, he was not very good-looking and could not be compared with Zhou Zhiqing.
Jiang Xinbai knew that her second sister was the type who wanted both, but she didn't think about it. Would a good-looking and well-off city guy be able to get her? For someone like Zhao Yitai, if he didn't have some minor flaws, could he find a country girl?
Besides, I have almost hooked up with Yang Jinsheng. If I don’t get the marriage certificate quickly, what if he realizes and runs away? So my second sister, who is ahead of me, should get married quickly. I can’t rush to get married before my elder sister. Even if my second sister doesn’t mind, my parents won’t agree. It won’t sound good if it is told to others.
So for her own happiness, Jiang Xinbai continued to persuade her: "Second sister, actually Zhao Yita is not ugly, he is just a little dark. Although he has six fingers, it does not affect his life. Besides, his family all have formal jobs, and he himself is a formal employee of the steel plant, with a monthly salary of 30 yuan. Where can you find such a good partner? If you don't want to, I will go, as long as Zhao Yita is willing." Of course, she saw all this in the letter that Zhao Yita wrote to her second sister. After all, her second sister spread the letter under the pillow, and she accidentally saw it.
"You're dreaming. I don't think Zhao Yita will care about me." Jiang Xinlan rolled her eyes at her younger sister. She really thought Zhao Yita was a nobody.
Jiang Xinbai clapped his hands and laughed, "That's it, what are you hesitating about? Go talk to your parents tomorrow and make a decision quickly. If it's too late, Zhao Yitai might get into trouble."
"He dares?" Jiang Xinlan frowned. Although she was also keeping Zhao Yita hanging, she didn't want him to really run away. She felt a little nervous when her younger sister said that.
Jiang Xinbai stared at the roof and silently replied, "He can wait, but his parents don't want to wait."
"Forget it, it doesn't matter if he's a little ugly, I'll take him." Jiang Xinlan gritted her teeth and stopped wavering.
Jiang Xinbai was delighted and urged, "Then you better hurry up, Zhao Yitai's family may not agree."
When Jiang Xinlan heard this, she glanced at Jiang Xinbai in the dark and said, "Mind your own business. I know your little tricks, so you should hurry up too."
Jiang Xinbai pursed his lips, turned around and faced the wall, muttering softly: "How could I not know? I've been waiting for you."
The next day, Jiang Xinlan didn't even have breakfast. She carried a small bag and took a ox cart to the county.
"What is Xiaolan doing so early in the morning? There is still a lot of work to do at home, but she just wants to be lazy."
Mrs. Jiang Wu Hehua was very upset when she saw Jiang Xinlan running away with only her back visible. She was a 19-year-old girl and didn't work, so shouldn't she help with housework at home? But she had to run outside every day. It was all because of her parents-in-law's spoiling her. It was not proper.
Chen Cui'e frowned and said, "I am still here, why do you need to criticize my daughter? Just take care of yourself."
Wu Hehua was not afraid of her mother-in-law's cold face, and continued to complain: "Mom, I know you love your daughter, but you don't love her in this way. You said that she is already 19 years old. It's okay if she doesn't work. She can do the housework at home. Look, she ran away again so early in the morning. Hongyan is more sensible than her second aunt."
Jiang Xinbai, who was yawning and walking towards the kitchen, heard the eldest sister-in-law's muttering, glanced and said with a smile: "Sister-in-law, the second sister has something important to do. We can only help with the housework, not much."
Wu Hehua's teeth started to ache when she saw her sister-in-law. She was also a lazy person. She said nice things and asked for a hand, but she just stood there and said she was doing the work too. She was really shameless.
Chen Cui'e also knew the resentment in her eldest daughter-in-law's heart, so she slowed down her voice and said, "Well, Xiaolan won't stay in her parents' home for long. She will marry someone else sooner or later. Let her relax for a while."
Upon hearing this, Wu Hehua perked up, "What's up? Mom, does Xiaolan have a boyfriend? Whose family is he from? What's his family background like?"
Listening to Wu Hehua's series of questions, Chen Cui'e's face became more and more ugly. This blind person didn't realize that she was just being perfunctory. If the second girl had someone to date now, she wouldn't have to worry so much.
"Puchi," Jiang Xinbai couldn't help laughing, "Okay, sister-in-law, this is not something you can worry about. Second sister can always get married."
"Oh~, there's still no sign of him." Wu Hehua's face was full of disappointment.
Chen Cui'e glanced at her little daughter and said, "What's your business? Girl, don't just stand there. Help carry the dishes out."
Jiang Xinbai didn't care about the old lady's contempt, she responded happily and walked out with two plates of pickles.
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