It turned out that her mother pretended to be sick and asked her to come back so that she could get married to the son of the deputy director of the commune.
"Dad, I'm still in school and don't want to get married yet."
"Oh my, why don't you want to get married? You're already twenty this year. People who are sixteen or seventeen here are all married. You should have been married a long time ago. As for going to school you mentioned, I've asked others and they say you can still go to school after getting married.
Think about what kind of family the deputy director's family is. If you marry into them, you'll just enjoy a good life. After you graduate from college, you won't necessarily be able to find a family with better conditions than the deputy director's family. If you weren't a college student, they wouldn't look down on you either."
Shen's mother also came over to persuade: "Wenxiu, the girl is grown up and will get married sooner or later. Think about our family's conditions. If you can marry into the deputy director's family, we should be content."
He has two daughters and two sons. Shen Wenxiu is the eldest, and his two younger brothers are not much different in age. They are both at the age of marriage. The family is not well off, and he wants to find good wives for his two sons. If his daughters can marry into a good family and get more betrothal gifts, they will naturally be able to establish relationships with the commune cadres, and they will be able to take advantage of them in the future. He can ask the deputy director to use his connections to find a job for each of his two sons, and their family will prosper.
Shen Wenxiu felt very uncomfortable: "Dad, Mom, this is a new society now. Arranged marriages are no longer popular. I want to decide my own marriage. I want to find a partner for myself."
"What? You want to find a partner for yourself." Father Shen stood up, walked over, and slapped Shen Wenxiu in the face: "You have grown up and become independent. You can find a husband for yourself and you don't even listen to your parents."
Shen Wenxiu felt very wronged after being beaten. She covered her face and shed tears silently, not daring to say a word in rebuttal.
Since she was a child, as the eldest in the family, her parents were lazy and gluttonous. She not only had to take on a lot of heavy work at home, but also had to take care of her younger siblings.
Whenever she did something wrong or her brothers cried, her parents would beat and scold her, regardless of whether it was her fault or not.
When she reached school age, they said she was a girl and would not let her go to school. She saved a teacher's child by the river that time, and the teacher was grateful to her and asked her what she wanted. She said she wanted to study, get into college, stay away from here, and pursue the happy life she wanted.
The teacher agreed, gave her some books, and asked her to go to her home to tutor her in the evening.
With the help of her teacher, she ranked first in the whole commune in the midterm exam, and the teacher agreed to subsidize her tuition. At first, Shen's parents didn't want her to go to school, fearing that it would interfere with their work.
Someone told Shen's father and mother that if their daughter studied hard, she would be able to marry into a capable family in the future, and they would all benefit from it. Only then did the couple let Shen Wenxiu go to school.
She has always been very hardworking and was excellent in all aspects when she was in school. Her good reputation was known to everyone. Later, the principal of her high school made an exception and recommended her to the Workers, Peasants and Soldiers University.
She originally thought that by going to college, she could escape the control of her parents and take charge of her own life. Unexpectedly, she would still be under their control in the end.
Mother Shen wiped away her tears: "Is it true that girls are no longer under the control of their parents when they grow up? Wenxiu, I gave birth to you and raised you, but now that you are a college student, you don't listen to me. Woo woo woo, what sin have I committed? My daughter doesn't listen to me anymore."
Father Shen said angrily: "The deputy director's family is such a good family. Several girls from our village wanted to marry into their family, but they looked down on them. You have to agree to this marriage, whether you agree or not. I tell you, when they come later, you have to give them a good welcome. If you do anything that makes them dissatisfied, I will not forgive you, and you will forget about going to college. Humph, if you don't obey me, I have plenty of ways to deal with you. I don't believe that I am your father, and I can't do anything to you."
Shen Wenxiu's heart skipped a beat. Father Shen had said that. If she still didn't agree, and they didn't let her go to school, or even made trouble at school, she really wouldn't be able to go to school.
Mother Shen: "Wenxiu, Wenxiu, just agree to it, don't make your father angry. Think about it again, your parents are doing this for your own good."
Shen Wenxiu closed her eyes in pain and clenched her fists.
"Okay, I promise you."
An hour later, the matchmaker brought Zhang Hongqi, the son of the deputy director of the commune, to the door.
Zhang Hongqi doesn't look very good. He is short, dark-skinned, a little fat, and has a square face. He is not too ugly, but definitely not good-looking. There is still a big gap between him and the person Shen Wenxiu has in mind.
He is 23 years old this year. Probably because he is the son of the deputy director, he has been influenced by his family environment since childhood. He is very talkative, his words and deeds are very appropriate, he knows how to act in moderation when dealing with people, and can be described as smooth.
He had seen photos of Shen Wenxiu before, and now he was even more satisfied when he saw her in person.
When the two of them were talking, he seemed like an old man who was well versed in the ways of the world. Shen Wenxiu seemed much more reserved in front of him. She did not like this unattractive man, but rather this man with a heart as thick as a plug. When she was with him, she always felt that she was being pulled and controlled by him all the time.
However, if she did not agree to the marriage, she would not be able to go to college.
Zhang Hongqi was very satisfied with Shen Wenxiu. She was beautiful and a college student, all of which could give him a good reputation. She was also gentle and easy to control, which would not affect his extramarital affairs.
Unlike the one he married before, who was too strong-willed and interfered too much in his affairs outside, and ended up in divorce.
If Shen Wenxiu graduates and does well in a big city in the future, he will follow her and hang out there.
On the surface, the two of them seemed to have no problem with each other, so the matchmaker discussed with Mr. and Mrs. Shen: "Wenxiu won't stay at home for a few days this time. Why not let them get the marriage certificate the day after tomorrow and have the wedding banquet the day after. Even if they are married, Wenxiu can still go back to school after the wedding."
Mother Shen felt it was a bit hasty, but Father Shen had no objection, "You can get married anytime, I'll listen to what Deputy Director Zhang means."
The two sides discussed that since Shen Wenxiu would not be staying at home for a few days, there was no need to buy a dowry, and of course the betrothal gift would be reduced accordingly. Both Shen's father and mother agreed.
After Zhang Hongqi and the matchmaker left, Shen's father and mother were overjoyed, while Shen Wenxiu quietly hid in the house and cried.
At noon, when it was time to get off work, Jiang Yang followed Shen Wenxiu's instructions and asked the rest of the family to go home first. He went to Shen's house to borrow a book from Shen Wenxiu.
He came to the Shen family's yard, but didn't see anyone. He called out to Shen Wenxiu, "Sister Wenxiu."
Shen Wenxiu heard Jiang Yang's shout in the house, wiped her tears, took a few books and walked out, handing the books to Jiang Yang.
"Jiang Yang, these are all for you to take away. Look carefully and study hard."
Seeing her red eyes, Jiang Yang couldn't help but worry: "Sister Wenxiu, why are you crying? Did someone bully you?"
"It's okay, don't worry about it, just take the book and go."
"Sister Wenxiu, what happened?" Jiang Yang was very anxious. Who made Sister Wenxiu cry?
"I'm really fine, Jiang Yang. I just burned my eyes, so they're a little red."
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