Zhong Xiaolan: "..."
She caught a breath in her throat, unable to swallow it down, and the word "aunt" that was on the tip of her tongue was swallowed back down. She was really angry inside, but she had to force a smile on her face. "Um, I am Xiaolan. You mistook my sister for me the other day."
"What? You're Xiaolan? That won't do! You're several years older than my Jiadong, and you're so skinny, how are you going to give me a big, healthy grandson? Your face is so pale, who knows what kind of illness you have? No, no, my family doesn't want a daughter-in-law like you!" Yu Qiuying said, taking a few steps back with a look of disgust.
Upon hearing Yu Qiuying's words, Huang Guifang's eyes lit up and her ears perked up, her inner gossip burning fiercely.
Zhou Cailian curiously glanced at Zhong Xiaolan. She had only heard her mother and third brother mention Zhong Xiaolan before, but had never met her. Her mother said that she had inquired about Zhong Xiaolan's situation and that Zhong Xiaolan was in poor health and had been drinking Chinese medicine for many years.
Looking at her now, it's clear that Zhong Xiaolan's complexion is indeed much paler than that of an average person—no, it should be said that her skin is paler than that of an average person.
However, she was quite pretty, with long, smooth, black hair half-tied at the back of her head and draped with a white lace bow hair clip. She wore a plain dress with a light green light jacket over it and black leather shoes.
This outfit makes them look like city people.
Zhou Cailian only had an elementary school education and didn't know what words to use to describe the feeling Zhong Xiaolan gave her. She just felt that Zhong Xiaolan should speak gently, but looking at her thin, bloodless lips, she felt that Zhong Xiaolan was probably not easy to get along with.
Zhong Xiaolan didn't notice Zhou Cailian's scrutiny. Yu Qiuying's words almost made her lose her composure. Those few words hit her sore spots, and every single one of them made her feel uncomfortable!
She was really angry!
If this person weren't Zhou Jiadong's mother, she would have torn that lousy mouth of hers to shreds!
That vulgar old woman, just wait and see, once she's inside, she'll be in for a world of hurt!
Zhong Xiaolan took a deep breath, unable to even manage a forced smile. "I heard Jiadong was injured, so I came to see him."
Yu Qiuying snorted, "What's so interesting about it? Did your family agree to let him become a live-in son-in-law?"
Huang Guifen's ears twitched, and she blurted out, "What? You want your son to become someone else's son-in-law?"
“Yes, it’s because her family is asking for a thousand yuan as a bride price. My family can’t afford that much money. So I thought about it and decided to let Jia Dong become her son-in-law. Her parents don’t have a son either, so my family won’t have to borrow money to help Jia Dong get married. And when her parents die, there will be someone to break the pot. Gui Fen, don’t you think this is a win-win situation?”
"Hehe...it's really good, really good." Huang Guifen was completely baffled by Yu Qiuying's words. She really didn't expect that the widow Yu would actually want her eldest son to become someone else's live-in son-in-law!
She had just felt a pang of jealousy, thinking how capable Widow Yu's son was to have found such a beautiful city girl, but now she felt a little sorry for Widow Yu.
Tsk tsk... This person is definitely not as indifferent as she appears. Who would want their eldest son to become a live-in son-in-law?
It must be because the bride's family demanded too much dowry, and her son insisted on marrying her. Widow Yu couldn't afford the dowry, so she had no choice but to let her son become a live-in son-in-law.
Yu Qiuying could tell from Huang Guifang's expression what she was imagining, but she didn't care. She was just saying these things to Huang Guifang on purpose. With this big mouth around, this matter would spread quickly without her having to spread it around.
Anyway, no matter what others say, it's not her who's embarrassed. As long as she can disgust Zhong Xiaolan, she'll feel good!
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