The culprit is gone, and the Qin mother and daughter can't take their anger out on the Gu family. It's late at night, and they can't chase after the Xiao family.
If it weren't for her third aunt's husband stopping her, Guo Wan would have insisted on going home. The mother and daughter, both looking quite unhappy, went to bed.
Guo Yan also said she had a headache and was going to sleep.
The third aunt's husband felt quite ashamed, so he went to the second wife's side to help prepare the food to be sold the next day.
"This A-Yuan seems like a very polite young man, but he doesn't hold back at all when he speaks!" Grandpa Gu exclaimed.
“Look at Old Xiao, Ah Yuan is her own grandson, how could he not have learned a lot from Old Xiao?” Grandma Gu said.
"Father, Mother, I want to tell you something!" Seeing that everyone was busy again, Zhang ran to Grandma Gu's side and smiled ingratiatingly.
"You want to go to sleep? Go ahead and go. Am I going to stop you from taking care of the baby?" Grandma Gu glanced at Zhang Shi.
The eldest son's wife is used to being lazy; she's gotten used to it.
"No, how could I! My parents are busy, how could I, as their daughter-in-law, go to sleep? Wouldn't that be unfilial and get struck by lightning? Hehe." Zhang said righteously.
"Oh my! What magic pill did you take to become so enlightened, sister-in-law? You even know that being unfilial will get you struck by lightning! I remember last year you had a stomachache and went to bed early, the year before last you had a headache and went to bed early, the year before that you said you had a cold and went to bed early, and the year before that you said you had a cold and went to bed early, and the year before that..." Aunt Gu was about to read them out one by one when Zhang interrupted her.
“Auntie! I’m talking to my parents about something important! Don’t interrupt. It’s very important, and you can’t afford to be responsible if it gets delayed,” Zhang said with a hint of smugness.
As Gu Hui was helping to put a large jar of oil into the cabinet, she suddenly had a bad feeling.
“Mother, Aunt Qin just said there’s a good marriage prospect! She wanted to arrange a marriage for my second brother’s wife with Gu Nian, but she refused. I was thinking that Gu Hui is also looking for a partner, so I asked her out. She’s a really good person.” Zhang Shi quickly added, afraid that Gu Sangu would change the subject again.
Gu Hui paused, and she knew that her premonition was very accurate.
"Who is it? What's the best way to ask for it?" Grandma Gu turned her head and glanced at Zhang.
My eldest granddaughter is indeed of marriageable age. Although she has lofty ambitions, we should still advise her to find a suitable match.
“She’s from the street next to Aunt Qin’s, she runs a business. She’s twenty years old, and she’s good in every way – character and looks! We’re relatives, Aunt Qin can’t possibly harm our family, can she?” Zhang said.
"What family? Do you know them?" Grandma Gu looked at Aunt Gu.
"Mother, you've seen this man before. He's Huang Cheng, the oil seller next to Guo's rice shop. He lost his child after getting married, and his wife died too. I heard he's asking for a hundred taels of silver as a bride price," Gu Sangu said with a sneer.
Her sister-in-law is really something. Is her niece really that bad? Why would she be so eager to become someone's second wife?
One of the things Gu Sangu disliked most about Zhang was her preference for sons over daughters, as if she herself wasn't a woman.
"Eldest daughter-in-law! Although we are a farming family, we haven't reached the point where we have to give our daughters away as second wives because of the bride price! If you don't care about Huihui and Sisi, then don't worry about their marriages! Your mother and I are still alive, we'll take care of them!" Grandpa Gu was a little angry, and his tone was quite harsh when he spoke to Zhang Shi.
He usually doesn't scold his daughter-in-law, and he doesn't even scold his son.
He takes matters of the heart very seriously, especially when it comes to issues that affect his child's entire life.
"Father, you've misunderstood me. I really didn't mean it was about the bride price!" Zhang panicked and quickly explained.
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