Lu Chen has to work during the Spring Festival, An Lude wants to spend time with his family and children, Xu Qianli didn't rest last year, and this year it is indeed Lu Chen's turn to work. He had rested for a long time after returning from a mission.
Shen Qiaoyue was making dumplings in the kitchen, and Jiang Jinyao was helping her.
"Qiaoyue, why are you making so many?" Jiang Jinyao looked at Shen Qiaoyue making so many dumplings. "Is this enough for the whole family?"
“Hongying is coming today. It seems her marriage to Battalion Commander Meng is settled. They’ll get their marriage certificate after the New Year. I asked Lu Chen to talk to Battalion Commander Meng and ask him to bring Hongying over to celebrate New Year’s Eve together.” Shen Qiaoyue, always a good Samaritan, smiled at Yao Yao and said, “Aunt Yu said she agreed to be their witness. That will guarantee Hongying’s marriage. It’s better for Hongying.”
Zhang Hongying and Lu He had suffered a lot together, so she felt she should help if she could.
"Qiaoyue, you've really thought of everything." Jiang Jinyao knew that Shen Qiaoyue's family were all kind-hearted and took good care of everyone inside and outside the home.
Shen Qiaoyue lowered her head and carefully wrapped dumplings. She smiled and said, "There's no other way. Hongying is too pitiful. She can only live in the staff dormitory. You don't know how much work she has to do as soon as she gets home. Mother asks her for money, as you know. The only person who is good to her, her second brother, doesn't even know where he works. She has no home, so she is in a hurry to find someone to marry."
"Hey, will her mother agree to her marrying Meng Xinguo? Or will she ask for an exorbitant dowry?" Jiang Jinyao asked Shen Qiaoyue with genuine curiosity.
She had been on leave since giving birth and didn't know much about Zhang Hongying's situation.
Shen Qiaoyue said, "I heard it's two hundred yuan."
"So little?" Jiang Jinyao asked in surprise.
Knowing the inside story, Shen Qiaoyue smiled and said, "Hongying called her second brother, and then her second brother called their mother. I don't know what they said, but they didn't make things difficult for Hongying and agreed directly. The sister-in-law said she wanted five hundred, but then the mother said two hundred, so they agreed."
"So easy, what did they say?" Jiang Jinyao simply couldn't believe what they were saying.
Shen Qiaoyue smiled and said, "I didn't ask for the specifics."
Even if Zhang Hongying hadn't said anything, Shen Qiaoyue could have guessed it, since it was Shen Qiaoyue who had asked Zhang Hongying to make the call.
Zhang Hongying is a promising talent; she grasps concepts very quickly.
It's possible to find a few people to chat with while eating, and Shen Qiaoyue can use Wang Tiantian to teach Zhang Hongying how to get rid of her bloodsucking mother.
Zhang Hongying called her second brother, Zhang Hongyu, that very day. The next day, her second brother called their mother and soon agreed to the marriage without asking for any money.
Because of Yang Qingcheng's situation, Zhang Hongying's mother already felt indebted to her second son. After his divorce, her second son never remarried and rarely came back.
As long as the second son sides with his sister and says a few harsh words, the mother, who cares about her second son, will definitely choose to compromise.
Furthermore, two hundred yuan is a lot of money. It's two months' salary for Meng Xinguo, or half a year's salary for a worker. It's enough for an ordinary family to live on for a long time.
"You really don't know? I don't believe you." Jiang Jinyao noticed that Shen Qiaoyue's lips twitched slightly, and leaned closer to say, "You're so smart, I think you must know."
"Guess what Hongying's second brother will say?" Shen Qiaoyue asked Jiang Jinyao in return.
After thinking for a moment, Jiang Jinyao said, "I think it's definitely because if someone tries to stop her sister from getting married, or dares to ask for an exorbitant price and bleed her dry, she'll either never get married or never see her mother again. How could a mother who cares so much about her son possibly break ties with him for the sake of a daughter? Plus, Hongying's mother forced her second son to marry Yang Qingcheng, which is why he's been wearing a green hat for so many years."
Zhang Hongying's brother earns more than her, so her mother is unlikely to be foolish enough to break ties with her son and daughter, as that would only please neither side.
"So, you can figure it out, what do I need to say?" Shen Qiaoyue said to Jiang Jinyao.
“Besides, we are outsiders and can see the essence of these things clearly, but Hongying is deeply involved. She is too confused and may not be able to see clearly. If someone gives her some pointers, she will soon understand what to do,” Shen Qiaoyue added.
Jiang Jinyao thought for a moment, then nodded and said, "Actually, what you said makes sense."
Shen Qiaoyue sighed and said, "Actually, there are many girls like this in our factory. They work for their families and the money they earn goes to their families to help their brothers get married. And the wives or sisters-in-law who marry into the family may not even treat them well. It's really sad for many girls like this! They are taken advantage of their whole lives."
"The most frustrating thing about life is that it gives us the ability to empathize, but not the ability to change things." When Jiang Jinyao said this to Shen Qiaoyue, Shen Qiaoyue's heart skipped a beat!
She understood perfectly well, but when she thought of her past self, she wondered why she would have returned if she didn't have the ability to change things, and why she would have changed her own fate.
Jiang Jinyao's point is valid; it can't be changed, and thinking about it too much is useless.
"By the way, is your uncle going to stay and help you take care of the children?" Shen Qiaoyue could only change the subject and ask Jiang Jinyao.
“Yes, my dad will stay here to take care of my son. I’ll rest for another month and then go back to work.” Jiang Jinyao sighed and said, “That’s good. He’s away from trouble, and I’ll save money and time on hiring a nanny. I also don’t have to worry about outsiders not taking good care of my son.”
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