Xiang Tiezhu touched his head and sighed, "We still don't know whose daughter our Gangpao will marry."
He didn't have to worry about his nephew. People like Xiang Lihua who joined the army were quite popular. In addition, Xiang Hongqi's family was well-off, so it was natural for him to marry his son off.
On the contrary, Xiang Liwei's parents are from rural areas, so it is difficult for him to find a partner even if he has a job in the county town.
The couple thought about finding a capable wife for Xiang Liwei in the countryside, and many girls were willing to marry him, but Xiang Liwei refused.
He felt that if he had the ability to work in the city and marry a city girl, they would not have to live apart, even if his father-in-law's family was not well off.
If you don't have the ability to pass the exam and get a job, then just go back to the village, get married and support your parents.
Xiang Liwei not only thought so, but also discussed it with his parents. His speech was well-reasoned and organized, and quickly convinced Xiang Tiezhu and his wife.
If there is no other way, who would be willing to live apart from his wife and only see her once in a long time?
Now Xiang Liwei got his wish and got a job as a teacher in the county. Xiang Tiezhu knew that the boy was planning to find a wife in the county. The problem was that his family was poor and he was afraid that others would look down on him.
It is important to marry someone of equal social status.
If you marry a wife whose abilities are too incompatible with yours, it will easily bring disaster upon you.
Yuan Huimei obviously thought of her son's words back then: "Okay, children and grandchildren will have their own blessings. Let's work hard for another two years and save some money for him to get married."
Xiang Tiezhu opened his mouth, but in the end he didn't say what was in his mind.
But as he walked home, the sky darkened but his eyes became brighter, as if he had made up his mind to create a bright future for his son.
Not long after returning home, Yuan Huimei discovered that her husband seemed like a different person.
Ah, don't get me wrong, it's not that Xiang Tiezhu is out there flirting with other girls, but that he learned some sweet words from somewhere and spends the whole day around Old Lady Xiang to show his filial piety.
It can’t be said that he suddenly learned the sweet words. In fact, Xiang Tiezhu has been able to make Old Lady Xiang happy since he was a child.
He had just experienced the death of his nephew Xiang Liming, and saw through the heartlessness and tyranny of Old Lady Xiang, and was unwilling to put on a fake show of family happiness with his mother anymore.
The youngest son, the eldest grandson, and the old lady’s lifeblood.
He quickly mastered the skills he hadn't used for many years after reviewing them. In the face of the resentful look in his sister-in-law Chen Daya's eyes, Xiang Tiezhu made Old Lady Xiang laugh heartily.
As the only two surviving sons, since Old Lady Xiang didn't love Xiang Hongqi, how could she not love him?
But this boy was like a stubborn donkey, refusing to give in to her. He also refused to bow his head to the old lady and beg for peace with her son. The two of them just remained in a stalemate.
As a result, Xiang Tiezhu figured it out after going to the county town and took the initiative to give his mother a way out. Wasn't it that Old Lady Xiang just took advantage of the situation?
She was paralyzed in bed, unable to move, her words slurred, but her eyes were still full of love as she stroked her youngest son Xiang Tiezhu's head.
Old Mrs. Xiang even took the initiative to take out some money from the bedside table and gave it to her youngest son with trembling hands.
If Chen Daya, who worked so hard to take care of her mother-in-law, saw this scene, she would definitely be defeated, and even very defeated, and angrily scold the damn old woman for being conscienceless.
Even though Old Lady Xiang is paralyzed and can't speak complete sentences, she is still the head of the Xiang family's main branch.
The main reason was that the 20 yuan monthly alimony from her second son Xiang Hongqi was so enviable that Chen Daya was coerced and bribed by her and had to serve her obediently.
The old lady Xiang, who was supported by the family, had a huge sum of money and future money in her control and could rest easy.
Of course, Chen Daya thought about beating up Old Lady Xiang and then asking her where the savings were, so that she could become the new head of the family and act tyrannically.
But there are so many people in Xiangjia Village that they will not watch her do such an unfilial and unjust thing.
In addition, the younger brother-in-law Xiang Tiezhu built a house next door. He could hear the noise happening at the old lady's place through the wall and rush over quickly, so Chen Daya had no choice but to give up.
Even when she was looking at the old lady with a stern face and gloomy eyes, Chen Daya couldn't help but turn back into the young wife.
It's like when a cow is put in a nose ring when it is young. It will feel pain when the nose ring is pulled. It knows that it cannot get rid of the nose ring, so when it grows up, even if it has the ability, it will habitually not break free.
The power of habit is strong.
Xiang Tiezhu felt complicated when he got the money, but he still didn't stop.
He knew that this money was a gift from his second brother Xiang Hongqi to Old Lady Xiang. What did he mean by this? Was he sucking blood from his second brother?!
But Xiang Tiezhu had no other choice. For the sake of his self-esteem, he could be arrogant and ignore Old Lady Xiang.
Even though they lived just two doors down, he wouldn't come to see Old Lady Xiang any more.
But what about the future of his son Xiang Liwei?
He had been working in the fields for so many years, and could only support his four children and send them to school. He no longer had much money in his pocket, and he had to rely on his second brother for help in renting a house for Xiang Liwei in the county town.
Now, relying on old lady Xiang for support is his best option.
What is gratifying is that Old Lady Xiang would rather let Xiang Tiezhu live off her because she is too lonely. Chen Daya is scolded by her like a quail and dares not say a word.
There was originally a girl named Xiang Yaoyao who was raised by Old Lady Xiang. The two could communicate with each other, but she has disappeared.
The eldest grandson Xiang Ligong has started a family and has a lot of farm work to do. It is impossible for him to be around Old Lady Xiang every day. Wouldn’t Old Lady Xiang be lonely?
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