Chapter 13 is too specific.
He rummaged in his pocket, slipped a dime into each of their hands, then patted their bottoms and told them to go away.
"At such a young age, you're already trying to tell your uncle what to do? This is none of your business. You two go play with Big Yellow."
His tone was a bit fierce and impatient. Chu De'an shrank back a little and pulled Shen Xuewei to lean against Chen Fangli's leg.
Chen Fangli was cooking when she glanced down at the two of them and saw Chu De'an pouting. She asked, "What's wrong?"
Chu De'an glanced cautiously at Chen Fangqiu not far away, and whispered, "Mom, my uncle was mean to me just now."
Chen Fangli smiled, not taking his words to heart, and said only, "Mom knows. You and your sister go play over there for a while, and Mom will help you teach your uncle a lesson later, okay?"
Chu De'an nodded heavily, then pulled Shen Xuewei to poke at the ant nest again.
Shen Xuewei wasn't interested in the ant nest, but there was nothing else she could do, so she could only keep Chu De'an company.
The two of them poked the ant nest to pieces, and dinner was finally ready.
There were five or six dishes on the table, a very lavish spread.
While eating, Shen Xuewei listened to her uncles and aunts being scolded by her maternal grandmother.
"Ah Yang, you're not young anymore. You'll be twenty-five in a few months. You can't be so lazy anymore. Start working and save the money so you can get married in the future..."
“Alan, don’t smirk there. How are you any better than Ayang? You were born on the same day as him, and you’re not young anymore. It’s time for you to get married. When I was your age, I already had your older brother and sister. If you don’t get married soon, you’ll be an old maid.”
"And Ah Qiu, don't just eat without saying a word. Do you remember what I said before? Stop causing trouble outside. Your dad was a teacher all his life, and now that he's old, he has to humbly apologize for you. He's so ashamed he doesn't know where to put his face."
After rambling on and on, he glanced at Chen Fangli, who was quietly eating beside him, and said with satisfaction:
"If you were as sensible as Ali, I could rest assured."
When Chen Fangli's name was mentioned, she simply smiled and said, "They'll be more mature when they grow up a bit more."
Chen Fanglan pouted, "I don't want to be like my second sister. Anyway, I know what I'm doing, so you don't need to worry about me."
On joyous occasions, there are reunions, but arguments are also inevitable.
As soon as Chen Fanglan retorted, Grandma Xi's attention turned entirely to her, and she ignored Chen Fangqiu and Chen Fangyang.
Chen Fanglan, who had been subjected to all the firepower, had no choice but to surrender and agree to the blind date arranged by her maternal grandmother.
"Mom, Mom, Mom, I promise you I'll go see that person later, please stop talking."
Grandma Xi stopped talking. "That's more like it. I'll talk to them and have the guy come and meet you when you have your next vacation."
Chen Fanglan, who was not on her first blind date, nodded casually, without any expectations.
Shen Xuewei paused, her chopsticks still, unsure if this had happened in her past life.
However, even if it did happen, it probably didn't work out, otherwise her aunt wouldn't have married her first husband later.
Suddenly remembering this, Shen Xuewei's eyes became wary.
The man was good-looking, but he loved to drink. Every time he drank, he would beat his wife. His first wife was driven away by him.
Her aunt is beautiful and loves to dress up. When it comes to her partner, the most important thing is looks.
They got married quickly after dating for only a few months.
After getting married, he suffered terribly from being beaten. It took him two or three years and a great deal of effort to finally get a divorce.
This time, she has to stop the two from getting married and change her aunt's unfortunate fate.
After finishing the meal, she ignored Chu De'an and followed Chen Fanglan around like a little shadow.
After finishing her meal, Chen Fanglan returned to her room and began choosing her clothes for the next day.
Seeing Shen Xuewei leaning against the door, looking at her with a curious yet innocent expression, she simply beckoned her in.
She rummaged through her clothes, glancing at Shen Xuewei, who was sitting obediently on the edge of the bed, and said, "What are you doing here? Your auntie doesn't have any candy for you."
Shen Xuewei smiled and said, "Auntie is beautiful. I like Auntie and want to be close to her."
Chen Fanglan, who loved hearing such words, laughed heartily, her face radiant.
She nodded slightly at Shen Xuewei, flicked her exaggerated round earrings, and said reproachfully, "You have good taste. Auntie likes Weiwei too."
She picked out an outfit from the closet and held it up against herself, then asked Shen Xuewei for her opinion, "Does this outfit look good on Auntie?"
Shen Xuewei nodded vigorously, "It looks good, Auntie looks good in anything."
"It looks good, right? Okay, since Weiwei says it looks good, then Auntie will wear this outfit."
After graduating from junior high school, Chen Fanglan went out to work, initially as a waitress in a restaurant.
However, she found being a waitress dirty, tiring, and poorly paid, so she only worked there for a few months before quitting.
Later, I did many other jobs: factory worker in an electronics factory, hairdresser, ticket seller... Now I work as a beauty apprentice in a small beauty salon in the county.
After going to the beauty salon, she seemed to have found her purpose in life, and she estimated that she would be able to become a beautician soon.
The beauty apprentice didn't earn much, and she spent money extravagantly. As soon as she got her salary, she would buy clothes, cosmetics, and skincare products, and she didn't save any money.
However... I've accumulated a whole closet full of clothes.
She took a mirror out of the drawer and had Shen Xuewei hold it while she poured some makeup remover oil on it to remove her makeup.
Holding up a mirror, Shen Xuewei looked at Chen Fanglan removing her makeup and seized the opportunity to speak:
"My aunt is so beautiful, she can't be easily married off to someone else."
Chen Fanglan snorted, "That's right, I don't want to get married so soon. Even if I do get married, I won't marry someone ugly."
“Exactly, exactly.” Shen Xuewei first expressed her agreement, and then added:
"Auntie, you can't marry a man who's ugly, and you also can't marry a man who's been married before, divorced, and has a child. Think about it, if he's already married and his wife still insists on divorcing him, what kind of good man could he be?"
"Maybe he's a thug, a drinker, doesn't care about making money, and isn't even hygienic!"
Chen Fanglan paused for a moment, then nodded and said, "That makes sense."
Shen Xuewei leaned even closer. "Right, Auntie, remember this. Never marry a divorced man who is 1.78 meters tall, has a buzz cut, likes to wear leather shoes and suit pants, whose surname is Xu, always wears a watch, and has a child?"
Chen Fanglan paused, looking at Shen Xuewei with suspicion.
This description is so specific; it's practically like they're revealing the person's ID number.
How do you know there is such a person?
Shen Xuewei's eyes flickered, and she quickly came up with a reason.
"Last time I was at the town market, I overheard an old woman selling things telling someone that the man had beaten his ex-wife terribly, to the point that she couldn't even get out of bed."
Seeing that she spoke through gritted teeth, her fear mixed with anger, Chen Fanglan found it somewhat amusing.
For someone so young, this is just worrying unnecessarily.
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