Song Lan smiled and continued to comfort Li Jumei. Hearing this, Li Jumei finally sighed and said, "That's right. Being able to successfully turn down the Han family's marriage proposal is indeed a great thing for your brother and our family."
"Little sister, thank you so much!"
Song Qingbin spoke up at this moment, his eyes sincere and his tone earnest, thanking Song Lan with more than just words.
After completely cancelling the engagement with the Han family, Song Qingbin, to be honest, breathed a sigh of relief.
Even though the engagement was called off because Han Bailan had cheated on him, when the two families exchanged the items they had given to each other during the engagement ceremony, not only did Song Qingbin breathe a sigh of relief, but Song Sanhe and his wife also felt a sense of relief.
"What are you thanking me for? You're my older brother, I can't just watch you get fooled by Han Bailan."
Song Lan smiled, her voice clear and relaxed: "Besides, the fact that I noticed Han Bailan's unusual behavior is also a sign that God is helping you, brother! So, don't take that to heart. Just focus on your work from now on, and your destined partner will come to you sooner or later."
“Lanlan…”
A hint of hesitation crossed Li Jumei's eyes. Seeing this, Song Lan asked, "What's wrong? Mom, just say what you want to say."
"From what you just said, you're suggesting that your older brother shouldn't be dating for the time being?"
Hearing Li Jumei's words, Song Lan smiled and shook her head: "What I mean is to tell my elder brother not to take the broken engagement with Han Bailan and the fact that I discovered something strange about Han Bailan to heart, so as not to overthink it and cause himself more trouble."
Furthermore, marriage between men and women sometimes really depends on fate. My older brother broke off his engagement not long ago, and if the family hastily arranges a blind date for him, the woman's conditions in all aspects are probably not very good.
In that case, let's wait and see.
"Why are you arranging blind dates for your older brother now? The women aren't exactly great in any way."
Li Jumei was puzzled. Seeing the doubt in her eyes, Song Lan said, "Mom, my eldest brother broke off the engagement with the Han family. Although the fault lay with the Han family, it was our family that took the initiative to break it off. But breaking off an engagement is not a pleasant thing to say. If others wanted to find out the specifics, it wouldn't be hard for them to find out."
As a result, there will inevitably be a lot of rumors about Han Bailan, but this is something she brought upon herself and has nothing to do with our family. However, we cannot guarantee that no one will think of the broken engagement between the two families in a malicious way.
For example, my older brother has some kind of problem, to the point that his fiancée would rather risk her reputation than be involved with another man.
"What problem could your older brother have?"
Li Jumei was still puzzled.
"For example, some gossipy people, just for the sake of a momentary pleasure, talk about my older brother's health..."
Song Lan didn't say what happened next, but Li Jumei understood her meaning and gritted her teeth in anger: "I'd like to see which woman dares to speak ill of your elder brother!"
"Mom, I was just assuming you don't need to get angry."
Song Lan laughed and said, "If your dad and I insist on finding a match for my older brother in the near future, then just pretend I didn't say anything. Maybe I'm just worrying unnecessarily."
However, you'd better ask my older brother's opinion first. After all, this blind date is to find a partner for him, and the woman is going to spend her life with him, so it's only appropriate if my older brother is willing to go through with the arrangement.
"Boss..."
Li Jumei looked at Song Qingbin.
Song Sanhe also turned his attention to Song Qingbin, his eldest son.
Receiving his parents' questioning gazes, Song Qingbin said, "Let's talk about it again in a while." He wasn't interested in seeing her now, or to be more precise, in the near future.
It's not that he's been bitten by a snake once and is afraid of ropes for ten years; he just wants to adjust his mood. Otherwise, even if he agrees to go to the matchmaker's house, he probably won't get any results.
Recalling the days leading up to the annulment of his engagement with Han Bailan, Song Qingbin felt a pang of urgency when he saw Han Bailan's father at work. He couldn't help but think about quitting his job and returning to the village to earn work points.
The former prospective father-in-law and son-in-law suddenly became strangers, and this stranger even brought them embarrassment. This feeling is really not good!
"You're not young anymore."
Song Sanhe suddenly said something.
"Not yet 24."
Song Qingbin felt that he was not yet an old youth.
Besides, he has a formal job, so getting married a little later isn't a big deal.
“People in the village who are about your age already have children old enough to run errands, and some of them have more than one child now.”
Li Jumei added insult to injury.
"Mom... I just want to find a woman who is compatible with you and Dad, who is filial to you and Dad, who loves her younger siblings, and who wants to live a good life with me. I'm not just marrying anyone to carry on the family line."
Upon hearing what Song Qingbin said, Li Jumei rolled her eyes and said, "Did your father and I ever require you to carry on the family line? Our family doesn't have a throne to inherit. Whether you have children after marriage, or how many children you have, your father and I won't care. Anyway, we've had three sons and one daughter in our lives, and we're content!"
Song Lan thought Li Jumei was very open-minded. She joked with a smile, "Mom, are you sure you won't be worried if my older brother doesn't have a son after he gets married?"
In Daxia, the prevailing ideology was to favor sons over daughters.
In today's world, although everyone is talking about gender equality, old ideas are still deeply ingrained. The vast majority of families still take pride in having a boy and believe that girls are a financial burden. They think that if they raise a girl with great effort but she doesn't contribute to the family, she will end up in someone else's house.
As a result, very few girls in the village are able to attend school when they reach school age.
It's clear that very few families are willing to invest in their daughters!
"Women hold up half the sky. Raising a daughter well is still a matter of face. I never think that raising a daughter is a waste of time."
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