Chapter 18 Changing the Son-in-Law
The eldest aunt pounded her chest a few times in anger before she began to speak: "That bastard of a sister of yours, has she lost her mind or is she blind? How could she..."
Jiang Yanfen was only one year older than Jiang Jiani. Because her parents and grandmother all favored boys over girls, she stopped going to school after junior high school.
The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law started introducing potential partners to Jiang Yanfen when they were eighteen, but every single one they introduced ended in failure.
Even after Jiang Jiani graduated from university, Jiang Yanfen was still alone.
The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law got angry.
Aunt Jiang was only worried that her daughter couldn't get married later than her second son's daughter, and she didn't think about anything else. After Grandma Jiang inquired about Jiang Jiani's boyfriend, she came up with a terrible idea to arrange a marriage between them.
After being turned back by the second son's family, Grandma Jiang did not give up.
Instead, he talked to his eldest daughter-in-law, wanting to first persuade Jiang Yanfen, then get to know Jiang Jiani's boyfriend, and finally secretly force Jiang Jiani to leave.
Aunt Jiang felt this was not a good idea, but when she thought of Lu Xiangyang's superior conditions, she didn't hesitate.
As a result, this pressure on Jiang Yanfen actually forced her to reveal her true feelings.
Jiang Yanfen has a boyfriend she started dating in junior high school.
The two have been dating for eight years now.
However, the man's family was poor, and Jiang Yanfen knew that her mother was greedy for money, so the two of them had been secretly dating and planned to save more money before getting married.
Then he blew up the whole family and forced Jiang Yanfen to break up with him.
However, Jiang Yanfen, who was usually obedient and well-behaved, was as stubborn as a mule and refused to agree to break up.
Grandma Jiang and her husband's mother and daughter-in-law locked her in a room for three days without food or water and refused to compromise.
The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law immediately became anxious.
Although they favored sons over daughters and were counting on Jiang Yanfen's dowry to make money, they never really intended to drive her to her death.
Jiang Jianni sneered: "So what?"
Aunt Jiang hesitated for a long time before she could speak.
Grandma Jiang complained that she was useless: "You're so loud and capable at home, but when you ask you to speak seriously, you can't even fart. What good are you?"
Grandma Jiang, leaning on her cane, said sternly, "Jia Ni, I was wrong to ask you to give your boyfriend to your sister last time. Don't take it to heart."
"But as you've seen, your sister has been badly hurt by that man, and she might even be pregnant with his child."
"Didn't you love playing with your older sister the most when you were little?"
"Here's what we'll do: you and your sister switch partners. Let your sister marry that guy named Lu Xiangyang, and you marry your sister's partner."
“I’ve seen your sister’s boyfriend. He’s just as good-looking as Lu Xiangyang. You won’t regret marrying him.”
She has a beautiful dream.
Jiang Yanfen was just an ordinary female worker in a garment factory, earning seventy or eighty yuan a month. She married Lu Xiangyang, who earned a high salary, and could also help out her eldest son's family. If anything happened to her or her husband, her grandson-in-law could help find a good doctor and also help out her third son's family.
Anyway, Jiang Jianni has a good job and a high salary, so marrying Jiang Yanfen's boyfriend can be considered a form of compensation. Even if his family is not satisfied, they have no complaints.
Moreover, Jiang Jianni is quite assertive; if she really can't get along with that man, she can simply get a divorce.
With Jiang Jiani's qualifications, it would be easy for her to find a partner with similar qualifications, but not Jiang Yanfen.
Jiang Yanfen is of average appearance. If she can't make it work and gets divorced, she might not be able to find a good partner again.
Jiang Jiani almost laughed out of anger.
Grandma Jiang is truly a talent; she has one outrageous move after another.
Yang Yuemei's face changed drastically: "Mom, what are you saying!"
Jiang Yanfen suddenly broke free from her mother's grasp, rushed to the kitchen, grabbed a kitchen knife, and held it to her own neck, screaming shrilly, "Grandma, Mom, are you trying to force me to my death?"
She hadn't eaten or drunk anything for three days. Her mother let her out and gave her some food and drink, telling her to go to her second uncle's house to ask Jia Ni for advice.
She thought they wanted Jiang Jiani to help persuade her, and she spent the whole way thinking about how to convince Jiang Jiani to stand on her side.
Unexpectedly, they were plotting to have Jiang Jiani and her exchange spouses.
If she had known they were planning this, she would have preferred to starve herself rather than come to her second uncle's house with them.
Aunt Jiang's face changed drastically: "Yanfen, what are you doing?!"
"Let's talk this out. What are you doing with that knife? Put it back right now."
Grandma Jiang completely disregarded Jiang Yanfen's threats: "Go ahead and chop, chop as hard as you want, if you're so capable, then really chop it down."
Jiang Yanni opened the door a crack, trembling with fear, and quietly tugged at Jiang Jiani: "Sister, what should we do, sister? What if Sister Yanfen really dies in our house?"
Jiang Jianni: "..."
For a moment, it was unclear whether the girl was worried that Jiang Yanfen would commit suicide or not.
She pushed Jiang Yanni inside, then took out a megaphone from inside and came out while things were still in chaos outside.
Blood began to seep from Jiang Yanfen's neck. Jiang's aunt cried and tossed and turned, saying that she had raised her for nothing. Jiang's grandmother jumped up and down, telling Jiang Yanfen to die if she wanted to. Yang Yuemei wanted to take the knife away but was afraid of upsetting Jiang Yanfen, and the stabbing hand was at a loss.
Jiang Jianni tapped the horn and put it to her lips: "Hello, hello?"
The group of people who had been making a ruckus suddenly stopped moving.
Grandma Jiang stared at her blankly: "You brat, instead of helping to persuade your sister, you're just spouting nonsense."
Jiang Jianni tilted her head and smiled: "Grandma, I remember you doted on Third Uncle and his son Xiaobao the most?"
Grandma Jiang immediately became wary: "What do you want to do?"
Jiang Jianni: "I heard that my third uncle is working very hard and is about to get a promotion?"
Uncle Jiang is pretty impressive. Before he was even forty, he went from being an ordinary worker to a workshop director.
I heard that someone was promoted in their factory and was chosen as the factory director from among the deputy factory directors, which left a vacancy in the deputy factory director's position.
Jiang Sanshu was one of the candidates for deputy factory director because of his outstanding performance.
Grandma Jiang asked, puzzled, "Yes, yes, so what?"
Jiang Jianni asked again, "I heard that Xiao Bao is very unruly at school. He even beat up two other kids in kindergarten, and they were hospitalized?"
Grandma Jiang's bad premonition grew stronger: "What, what exactly do you want to do?"
Jiang Jianni said nonchalantly, "I don't want to do anything."
"I was just thinking that I would go to my third uncle's factory later to help him publicize his mother's glorious deeds."
"First, they pressured their granddaughter to give up her son-in-law, but when the son-in-law's idea didn't work out, they wanted their granddaughter to find another son-in-law."
"In the five or six thousand years of feudal society, the things you did could be listed as typical examples of those five thousand years."
“My third uncle is a very filial son. At this crucial moment when he is competing for the position of deputy factory manager, I will help him publicize the good deeds of his mother, who is a very filial son, and give him a boost.”
"Grandma, what do you think?"
Aunt Jiang couldn't help but shiver, shrinking back in fear.
It's been a while since I last saw Jiang Jianni, how come she's even more capable than before?
Grandma Jiang felt her heart pound again: "You, you, you..."
Jiang Jianni laughed again: "I just don't know if this publicity will lead to Uncle San getting a promotion, a demotion, or even being kicked out of the factory."
"Sigh, without his father, who was the workshop foreman, I wonder if Xiao Bao will be sent back to kindergarten?"
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