Xu Xiangyang, who was listening from the side, was completely stunned. What was going on? He was being arranged to get married?
no……
He's not ready yet. He's just gotten used to going to the toilet. How can you expect him to have a wife?
this……
"Grandpa, isn't it too early to get married?" Xu Xiangyang looked conflicted; he really didn't want to get married.
Wang Zhongshan was taken aback by his words, then smiled and said, "This is just a delaying tactic. If you want to get married, you'll have to wait for your parents to meet you."
Although he was the maternal grandfather, he never intended to interfere in his grandson's marriage.
Xu Xiangyang breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this, as long as he wasn't allowed to get married.
It's not that he thinks he'll never need to get married, but rather that he genuinely doesn't have that thought right now.
Now that Wang Xiumin felt at ease and thought there was hope for the family to separate, she helped Grandma Wang tidy up the table and hurriedly ran home with Xu Xiangyang.
Xu Xiangyang didn't know what had gotten into his mother. Separating the family was a good thing, but he felt that this matter still needed to be considered carefully.
To be fair, Old Mrs. Xu hadn't lived to such an old age for nothing; if the topic of marriage came up suddenly, she would definitely think of the matter of dividing the family property.
Although it may not come to mind immediately, if you think about it carefully, you'll definitely be able to figure it out.
Therefore, Xu Xiangyang felt that this matter should not be acted upon impulsively and that it needed to be discussed further.
Once they got home, he quickly stopped Wang Xiumin from going to the main room.
"What's wrong? Gou Dan, don't you want to separate the family?" She looked at her son with some confusion.
Xu Xiangyang was already immune to that title, and then shared his opinion.
“Mother, look, it’s not even the first month of the lunar calendar yet, and we’ve just distributed grain. Even if we’ve separated the family, I doubt the old lady will give you much grain.”
"Also, we haven't even looked at the work yet, so don't worry, we'll discuss it when Dad gets back tonight." He didn't seem particularly anxious.
After all, their work arrangements haven't been finalized yet. If they're in such a hurry to break up, where will they eat?
Wang Xiumin thought the child was right, so she said, "Okay, we'll discuss it when your dad gets off work."
Xu Xiangyang watched as snowflakes began to fall outside, his mind elsewhere.
It's really hard to find a good job right now, and although temporary workers are paid, they're not a real job.
Moreover, because he left in such a hurry, he didn't even have time to ask what kind of job it was.
He was really worried that if it was physically demanding work, his small frame wouldn't be able to handle it.
Around four o'clock in the afternoon, Xu Laosan returned. He went inside, brushed the snow off his body, and then sat on the kang (a heated brick bed) to warm up.
"Father," Xu Xiangyang called out.
Xu Laosan nodded. "Does your head still hurt?" He was quite worried that Xu Xiangyang's head might affect his health, so he had been concerned about it.
Xu Xiangyang wore a hat when he went out today, so he didn't feel uncomfortable.
"It should be healed by now, it doesn't hurt anymore." He only occasionally felt the wound itch, which was normal and meant that the wound was healing.
Xu Laosan breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this. What would he do if something happened to his son?
He only has one child, he must be worried sick.
"You're back?" Wang Xiumin, who was carrying firewood, saw him return and quickly dropped the firewood and ran over.
"What's wrong?" Xu Laosan asked, wondering what she was up to.
"I have something to tell you." Wang Xiumin lowered her voice and whispered in his ear.
Xu Xiangyang didn't listen carefully; he knew they were discussing the division of the family property.
After listening to Wang Xiumin's words, Xu Laosan looked at Xu Xiangyang with a complicated expression.
Xu Xiangyang: ? ? ?
Why are you staring at him like that?
"What are you thinking? Tell me!" Wang Xiumin nudged him with her elbow.
Xu Laosan knew in his heart that if this kind of life continued, his family would probably never be able to turn their lives around.
But after years of oppression by Old Mrs. Xu, he now wants to separate from the family. His wife doesn't want to do chores for others, and if he doesn't do any, the family will go hungry.
He wanted to escape his current life, but he was afraid that he wouldn't do well and would become a burden to his wife and children.
Therefore, he is very hesitant now.
Wang Xiumin rolled her eyes and said fiercely, "Let me tell you, Xu Laosan, if you don't agree to divide the family property, I'm taking Gou Dan back to my parents' home. Not only are we suffering here with you, but you don't even care about us, mother and son?"
Her words immediately frightened Xu Laosan. He was already an uncared-for person, and if his wife and children were gone, he would be nothing at all.
"Fine!" he gritted his teeth. "I'll do whatever you say."
At worst, I'll just do more work; I can't starve to death, can I? If all else fails, I can go to my father-in-law's house; he doesn't care who takes care of me in my old age.
Wang Xiumin was happy that her husband was being obedient, and she never imagined that he was already thinking about going back to her parents' home.
Seeing that the family had reached a consensus, Xu Xiangyang said, "Since you've all decided, then Dad should talk to them. If Grandma disagrees, then Mom can speak up."
The couple had no objection to what the child said, and Xu Xiangyang also sat down at the dinner table today and obediently ate his meal.
The meals were still just corn porridge, which was considered good; some families couldn't even afford that.
The side dish was pickled radish shreds, just a small bowl.
Xu Xiangyang didn't eat much, he drank a bowl of corn porridge, and then stopped eating.
There's basically no work now; everyone gets the same amount, and they won't give you more than that.
Actually, everyone gets hungry in the middle of the night, but if they want to eat, they have to wait until dawn.
After finishing their meal, Wang Xiumin coughed, signaling Xu Laosan to speak.
Xu Laosan sat at one end of the kang (a heated brick bed), feeling conflicted, but fearing his wife, he had no choice but to speak.
"Mom, Gou Dan is of marriageable age, I think it's time to find him a wife." He got straight to the point, without any attempt to beat around the bush.
Xu Xiangyang felt helpless, but this was also good, as it saved him from dragging things out.
"Arranging a marriage?" The old lady raised an eyebrow.
Everyone else looked at Xu Laosan, their eyes full of doubt.
"How old is Gou Dan? Xiang Min hasn't even arranged a marriage yet, what's the rush?" The old lady clearly didn't agree.
Wang Xiumin also realized this, but she didn't want to wait. Although her family didn't earn many work points throughout the year, she couldn't let her child suffer.
She refused to let them earn money to fill these gaps!
“Mom, Xiangmin is in college, isn’t he? How can he be the same as other kids? Gou Dan isn’t very promising either. Getting married and having a child is the right thing to do.” She deliberately brought up the topic of having children.
Xu Laosan's family only had one son, unlike Xu Lao's family which had two sons and one daughter, and Xu Lao'er's family which had three daughters.
The only son in the family line must be married off in a hurry, otherwise their lineage will be broken.
Grandma Xu was taken aback by her words. Logically speaking, there was nothing wrong with it, and no one could stop her, right?
But getting a wife requires money, and she doesn't want to pay!
Old Master Xu glanced at the others but didn't say anything, clearly intending to get away with it.
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