Cai Qinghe is the eldest daughter in the family. Cai's wife has given birth to five children, four of whom are girls. Her youngest son was born last year. It should be noted that Cai's wife is only one year younger than her mother, Guo Mingli. She is already an older mother, and on top of that, she is not well-nourished. She also works hard every day to run the shop. It is said that Cai's wife almost died when she gave birth to her youngest son.
But she didn't complain at all, as if her life would be a complete failure if she couldn't give birth to a son.
Han Yunqi was very suspicious. If the fifth child was also a girl, would she still try for a sixth child?
The Cai family's business was comparable to the Han family's, and they actually earned quite a bit of money each year. However, the Cai family lived in abject poverty, being very frugal with their food and clothing. The reason was simple: they had one child after another, and naturally, they had to pay fines one after another. In addition, it seemed that Cai Gao, the head of the Cai family, had parents back in his hometown who needed to be supported, and he had to send a large sum of money back home every year.
Therefore, this family lived a very frugal life.
When Cai Gao was pregnant with his third child, he found it was another girl. He was reluctant to pay the fine. He would have been willing to go bankrupt if it had been a son, but how could a shrewd businessman be willing to lose a large sum of money for a worthless child? So the couple discussed it and gave their third daughter away.
Han Yunqi didn't know who the daughter was given away to, but he knew that his fourth daughter was also given away. It wasn't until last year when he gave birth to his fifth son that his family was finally complete.
The eldest and second eldest sisters, who were fortunate enough not to be given away, didn't know whether they were lucky or unlucky. Although they were able to live with their parents, the two sisters lived a life of misery. Cai Qinghe was relatively better off, after all, she was the first child in the family and received some love from her parents when she was young. However, the Cai family only supported her to finish high school and then wouldn't let her continue her studies. The second eldest sister was even worse off, losing her eligibility to go to school after nine years of compulsory education.
The two young girls are so young yet they manage all the housework and run the shop so well. Others only praise the girls for their abilities, but they have no idea about the hardships they endure.
Especially since that Mr. Cai is a domestic abuser, it's common for him to hit his wife when he's in a bad mood. After being beaten, Mr. Cai's wife doesn't fight back, but she takes her anger out on their two innocent daughters afterwards.
Therefore, it is said that there is always something hateful about a pitiful person. When Han Yunqi was young, he thought that Aunt Cai always looked exhausted and miserable, having to work and be beaten, which made her seem very pitiful. After growing up and becoming more sensible, and learning about her various actions, he could no longer feel any sympathy for her.
Almost all the merchants in the market knew about the Cai family's messy affairs, and it was often used as a laughing stock. Han Yunqi couldn't understand why his own mother would agree to marry into such a family.
Does she really think her son is that bad?
That's a bit unfair to Guo Mingli. No matter how confused Guo Mingli is, when it comes to her only son, her mind works faster than anyone else's.
Although Cai Qinghe has a lower level of education, she is quite capable and handles interpersonal relationships very well. Marrying such a girl would be a great help to the family business.
As for the Cai family's preference for sons over daughters, what does that have to do with the Han family? She's marrying off a daughter, not a son. Once she's entered the Han family, the Cai family can't reach her no matter how far they try.
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