Chapter 314 What do you want me to do?
Erniu's mother suddenly turned her head and stared straight at the matchmaker.
The matchmaker winked at her, gestured towards Li Banxia, and then glanced at Su Laoda sitting to the side, subtly reminding her, "...Your eldest son's future depends on his wife's family. It's not good to bully his younger brother and manipulate his mother like this."
This mother of her own family is really clueless.
How can you force your in-laws to stop working and stay home to take care of their daughter's children?!
Why force someone's in-laws to do something you yourself wouldn't do?
How much more money do you need? I'll give you that much.
What are you thinking about!
This isn't how she shows love for her daughter.
She ruined her daughter's good marriage prospects and, by doing so, destroyed her son's bright future.
That's insane.
Her daughter's future mother-in-law has a pension, and although her family doesn't own a government-owned house, they are not short of money.
Her husband has an older brother and a cousin, both of whom hold military ranks. His wife is also kind-hearted, and her family works in the municipal government.
Where could her daughter find such a high-quality sister-in-law? Where could she find such a close relative? Where could she find such generous, kind, and good-natured in-laws?
The matchmaker thought her words were clear enough, but Erniu's mother's face turned pale and then red, and she glared angrily at Li Banxia.
She felt that the woman surnamed Li had deliberately asked the matchmaker to say that, and that she was using her eldest son to threaten her!
Su Laosan was comforting Fang Erniu, who was crying uncontrollably, while Su Laoda was trying to console himself. The room was noisy, and Li Banxia didn't hear what the matchmaker was saying to her.
Seeing Fang Erniu crying uncontrollably, she paused, sighed, and said, "Erniu, don't cry. Your mother is right. From her perspective, she is indeed thinking of you. It's just that your aunt really can't do it. Your aunt has spent most of her life on her brothers and sisters. In her remaining time, she wants to do something she has always wanted to do. I can't give in, nor can I persuade your mother to give in. I raised the third brother and the others single-handedly. I know the bitterness of being burned at both ends like a candle, with no one to help or support them. As a mother myself, I understand your mother's good intentions..."
"aunt……"
Fang Erniu shook her head, sobbing, and said, "We wanted to have the child ourselves, and we'll take responsibility for it ourselves. We don't need Auntie to interfere. We've never thought that way. My mom... my mom means well, but she can't live my life for me. I know what kind of life I want..."
After saying that, she turned to look at her own mother and said, "Mom, I beg you, please stop dwelling on these two points, okay?"
Erniu's mother pursed her lips and stared intently at Li Banxia.
Li Banxia sighed.
Su Laosan clenched his fists and said with red eyes, "Mom, if I can't marry Erniu, my life is over."
"...Then what do you want me to do?" Li Banxia slightly raised her eyes to meet his gaze.
Su Laosan opened his mouth, but clenched his fists even tighter.
He couldn't let his mother give up her career, just as he couldn't give up his second daughter.
He didn't know what to do.
Su Laosan was utterly desperate. He knelt down at Li Banxia's feet with a thud and cried out again, "Mom..."
Upon seeing this, Fang Erniu also knelt down in front of her mother with a thud.
Clutching her clothes, he said, "Mom, I know you're doing this for my own good. You've seen it all in the past six months; Auntie has been really good to me. If you're worried I won't have time to take care of the child, Su Laosan and I have focused on running our business and opening shops to make money these past few years. Once the shops are up and running, and we have people who can support us, our own people, then we can have another child. I'll take care of the child with Grandma Qiu and Arno. By then, Su Laosan's eldest brother and sister-in-law's child will be old enough to go to elementary school, and they won't need to take care of the child anymore. Mom, I don't need Auntie to make any sacrifices for me. Su Laosan and I can support ourselves. Mom, I've never seriously asked you for anything before. I'm begging you, though. If I leave Su Laosan, I'll never meet someone who loves me so much again in my life. We truly...love each other. Mom, please don't make things difficult for Auntie, okay?"
Erniu's mother was furious at her kneeling down and her biased words in favor of Li Banxia.
She raised her hand and poked Fang Erniu's forehead, saying angrily, "You still begged me for him?! Do you know what they said to the matchmaker? They threatened me with your brother's future! They said if I didn't bow down and agree to your marriage, they wouldn't let Su Laosan help your brother. With such a scheming and opportunistic family, you'll be schemed to death if you marry into their family! Erniu, I'm doing this for your own good."
Upon hearing this, Fang Xiaodi's expression changed drastically. He turned to look at Fang Dage, his lips moved, but due to the presence of so many people, he swallowed his words back, his brows furrowed, and he glared at Su Laosan.
Brother Fang's body was tense, his facial features showed no emotion, and he did not express his opinion immediately.
Fang's sister-in-law was filled with worry and looked at her mother-in-law with some resentment. What was her mother-in-law doing with this marriage?
Su Laosan is good-looking, earns money, and treats his sister-in-law well. Where can she find another good family like that for her sister-in-law?!
Fang Erniu burst into tears.
He said, "Mom, you're not doing this for my own good. You're making it impossible for me to marry Su Laosan. We have no relationship. Sister-in-law Yao is a complete stranger to our family. Why should she help a stranger?"
When her daughter asked her that question, Erniu's mother's face turned even more unpleasant, and Grandma Fang and Grandpa Fang's faces also turned extremely grim.
Erniu's dad tugged at Erniu's mom, "Stop making a scene."
"Who's making a fuss? I just want my daughter to suffer less after she gets married, how is that making a fuss?" Erniu's mother's eyes also reddened, feeling that no one understood her.
"Fang Erniu, are you really so fixated on Su Laosan? Are all the men in the world dead?"
Seeing her mother's sadness made Fang Erniu sad too, but she thought, "Mom, without Su Laosan, who else can I marry? And which mother-in-law would help her daughter-in-law take care of the children? Which mother-in-law would give me whatever money she asked for? Mom, have you ever helped my sister-in-law take care of her children? When my older brother and younger brother asked you for money, could you give them whatever they asked for?"
Fang Erniu shook her head.
"...Why do you insist on making your aunt do things that you can't do yourself? At least your aunt has Grandma Qiu and Arno to take care of the children, but what about our family? You..."
Erniu's mother glared at her and scolded, "You brat, shut up! Even if you could change the world today, if Su Laosan's mother doesn't agree to my conditions, this marriage is off! I'm not going to watch you suffer the same hardships I've endured!"
"Mom!" Erniu immediately sat up straight, grabbed her sleeve and called out.
With a sudden pull, Erniu's mother yanked her sleeve back, sending Fang Erniu stumbling backward. Su Laosan quickly crawled over and caught her shoulder, "Erniu..."
Erniu's mother glared at her, "Let go!"
After Su Laosan helped her steady, he slowly let go of her hand, and Fang Erniu burst into tears.
Su Laosan glanced at Erniu's mother's resentment, opened his mouth as if to say something, then gave a self-deprecating laugh. The light in his eyes was gradually swallowed by despair. He slowly stood up, supporting himself on his knees...
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