Chen Zhaoci seemed somewhat interested and asked her, "And what about you? What do you think your aunt will do?"
Xu Zhi smiled and said, "I think my aunt and uncle will get a divorce sooner or later."
Chen Zhaoci was somewhat puzzled by Xu Zhi's words, saying, "Your aunt's good days are just around the corner, why would she give up such good days and insist on getting a divorce?"
Xu Zhi said very seriously, "When people see hope, they will want to gain more. It has not been easy for my aunt since she married into the family. Now, my cousin Xing can see the future. Although my cousin Shen is only ten years old, he is not ungrateful. Most importantly, although my cousin Yan married into a higher social class, we sisters all know that her life is not very good. The Yongping Marquis's Mansion does not support her at all and always tries to get benefits from my aunt. My aunt's temper is not so gentle and easy. Since she has my grandfather to support her and now she has my father, a promising brother from her own family, how can my aunt continue to endure it?"
Chen Zhaoci and Xu Rao looked at each other in surprise. They never expected that their youngest daughter could think of so many things and could distinguish the different levels of things so clearly.
Xu Zhi said with some pride, "Look, I can think about so many things now. I'm no longer that little girl hiding behind you."
Chen Zhaoci said somewhat helplessly, "Yes, yes, you're an adult now, but no matter how old you are or how mature you are, you're still my and your father's child. In our eyes, you're still a child."
Xu Zhi waved her hand and said, "Of course I know that. Let me continue. I was hiding outside my grandmother's courtyard when I heard her tell my aunt to go into the room to talk. My aunt angrily said that the room was too stuffy and it was more comfortable to stay in the courtyard. Over the years, the family has seen enough of her making a fool of herself. What is this little thing?"
Chen Zhaoci sighed and said, "If only your aunt had figured these things out a few years ago."
Xu Zhi shook her head and said, "Mother, unless Aunt hadn't had children yet at that time, if Aunt hadn't had children, she would have known that the Yongping Marquis's mansion wasn't a good place, and she would have divorced him. But since she had children, she naturally thought more about them. Look at my aunt now, two of her three children are already married, and the remaining one is still young. The Yongping Marquis's mansion has actually declined somewhat. It's because she divorced Uncle and took Cousin Shen back home. How could Cousin Shen not find a good marriage?"
Xu Rao thought for a moment and said, "Then what does your grandmother mean?"
Xu Zhi said with some regret, "I wanted to listen a little longer, but the nanny in my grandmother's courtyard came out to close the gate and saw me. I had no choice but to slink back."
Chen Zhaoci laughed and said, "So you got caught doing something wrong. You'd better think carefully about what kind of expression you'll have when you meet your aunt later."
Xu Zhi stuck out her tongue and said, "I'll bow to her then. She never lets us sisters go near her. Before Cousin Yan got married, she came with my aunt. We didn't want to play with Cousin Yan. My aunt always felt that none of our daughters could compare to hers."
Upon hearing this, Chen Zhaoci smiled and said, "There's a saying: 'Other people's crops are like one's own children.' No matter how many children are together, one's own children are always the best and the ones who win one's heart the most."
Xu Zhi smiled and nodded, then sighed as if remembering something, and said, "Actually, we all feel sorry for Cousin Yan. Cousin Yan is a very gentle person. She does whatever Aunt says. We all say that the most resolute thing Cousin Yan has ever done in her life is probably marrying Yang Siying. And if Yang Siying hadn't been the eldest son of the Marquis of Zhongyong, Aunt probably wouldn't have agreed to the marriage. It's just a pity that Cousin Yan married the wrong person. After so many years of marriage, she doesn't have a single child by her side. I heard that Yang Siying has a rather volatile temper. I don't know how Cousin Yan manages to live with him."
Looking at her daughter, who was talking with great interest, Chen Zhaoci said, "What are you sisters talking about when you're together? Why do you have to comment on other people's private affairs?"
Xu Zhi said somewhat embarrassedly, "We're all married now, so isn't it normal to talk about things like this? I've even overheard my aunt and other aunts chatting about it, and what they said was even more unpleasant."
Chen Zhaoci looked at Xu Rao with some helplessness. It involved driving, and it was in front of her daughter. Even Xu Rao, who had received a progressive education, couldn't bring herself to do it.
Seeing that Xu Rao looked somewhat uncomfortable, Chen Zhaoci said to Xu Zhi, "You can't talk nonsense like that in the future. Wouldn't it be uncomfortable if people knew you were being talked about?"
Xu Zhi nodded and said, "Then we'll be more careful when we talk about it in the future. Mother, Grandmother might invite you and Fifth Aunt over later. I ran into Eldest Aunt on the way back just now. Grandmother sent someone to invite Eldest Aunt over, and Eldest Aunt even winked at me. I could tell from her eyes that there must be something going on."
Chen Zhaoci said nonchalantly, "What could possibly be wrong? Isn't it just that your grandmother thinks it will affect the reputation of the girls in the family if your eldest aunt really gets a divorce and goes home? Your eldest aunt is an elder among you sisters. If there's an elder in the family who's getting a divorce, people will always gossip about it."
Xu Zhi thought about it seriously and asked Chen Zhaoci, "Mother, if it's up to you, and Grandmother asks you to state your opinion on Aunt's divorce, would you agree or disagree?"
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