The Zhong family was furious.
Zhong Dalong pointed at Zhong Xiaolan's nose and cursed angrily, "Look at the piece of trash you found! If Zhou Jiadong's mother is like that, what kind of good person can he be?! Your mother and I found so many for you, and you didn't like any of them. In the end, you found a country bumpkin. I think you've lost your mind!"
He Hongxiu also complained, "Xiaolan, it's not that I'm criticizing you, but I said before that Zhou Jiadong is no good. His family is from the countryside, they're dirt poor, and his mother is such a wretched person. Do you really want to marry him?"
Zhong Xiaoting's words were even harsher: "Zhong Xiaolan, you're in such a hurry to marry that country bumpkin, have you already slept with him?"
Zhong Xiaolan's face turned pale, and her eyes reddened with anger. "What nonsense are you talking about?!"
He Hongxiu glared at her youngest daughter, annoyed. "Don't talk nonsense, go back to your room!"
Zhong Xiaoting stomped her foot in anger and stormed back to her room.
Zhong Xiaolan took a deep breath and suppressed her anger, saying, "Dad, Mom, Zhou Jiadong isn't that great, but he listens to everything I say!"
"What's the use of listening to you?! Can he even come up with a thousand yuan for the bride price?!" Zhong Dalong didn't actually care who Zhong Xiaolan married; all he cared about was the thousand yuan for the bride price.
"Xiaolan, how about we just forget about it? Mom will find you someone else you like, okay?" He Hongxiu was somewhat sincere towards this daughter, but she didn't think much of Zhou Jiadong, who was from the countryside.
Zhong Xiaolan's tears fell down her cheeks. "Dad, Mom, I've never had a healthy body since birth. I've suffered enough in these past twenty-odd years. I just want to find someone who listens to me and treats me well so that I won't have a hard life after I get married. Why can't you feel sorry for me?"
She cried pitifully, her thin body swaying precariously.
He Hongxiu immediately softened, "Xiao Lan, it's not that we don't care about you, but you just saw it yourself. If you really marry into that family, she'll definitely come to our house to freeload all the time. Will we ever have any peace and quiet then?"
"Don't bother talking to her anymore. Anyway, I won't agree to her marrying him. Tomorrow, you can ask someone to find her a husband!" Zhong Xiaolan's tears were effective on He Hongxiu, the mother, but they had no effect on Zhong Dalong, the father.
"Dad, please let me marry Zhou Jiadong. He listens to me a lot. I can talk to him and ask him to come live with us. I can make him cut ties with his mother, okay?" Zhong Xiaolan knew that Zhong Dalong didn't care about her at all, and that he was the one who called the shots in the family. Seeing that he was really angry, she quickly softened her expression.
Zhong Dalong had no intention of having Zhou Jiadong marry into his family. "I don't need a son-in-law who will come to my home. As long as you can get him to come up with a thousand yuan dowry, I don't care who you marry."
He Hongxiu was somewhat tempted. "Xiao Lan, can you really persuade him to sever ties with his mother?"
“I can, Mom. If he really wants to cut ties with his mother, let him come to our house.”
He Hongxiu looked at Zhong Dalong, "Why don't we let Xiaolan give it a try? Actually, it wouldn't be bad to have a son-in-law who lives with the family..."
Although Yu Qiuying's previous words were harsh and made her feel bad, she had to admit that what she said was true: she had no son, and when she died, there would be no one to break the pot for her.
In fact, He Hongxiu had mentioned the idea of finding a son-in-law to live with her family to Zhong Dalong a long time ago, but Zhong Dalong rejected it outright. He said that a son-in-law who lives with his family is unreliable, and that only having money is the most important thing. He added that he would die anyway, so why should he care if someone broke the pot?
After he said that, she thought it made sense, so she didn't think about it anymore.
But seeing her eldest daughter like this now, she couldn't bear it. After all, it was her fault for not giving her a healthy body; otherwise, she wouldn't be twenty-four and still unmarried. Sigh...
He Hongxiu couldn't help but sigh. Just as she was about to say something more, Zhong Dalong slapped her across the face. "I said I won't take in a son-in-law! Stop talking nonsense. I'll have someone find her a man to look after tomorrow, do you hear me?!"
He Hongxiu covered her slapped face, her chest heaving, but ultimately she didn't dare to retaliate.
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