"Mom, Shu Hui is heartless. Look at her, she hasn't even bought anything to visit Chu Fei in the years since her divorce. Chu Fei is so old, and she just says she doesn't want to acknowledge him anymore. What kind of mother is she?" Zhou Huilan snorted coldly.
Mentioning Shu Hui, Jiang Meifeng looked sullen. "Just thinking about her makes me furious. She has three money-losing brats, and she treats them like treasures. Chu Fei is the lifeblood of our Zhou family. No matter how much money she earns, it's all Chu Fei's! If you ask me, we shouldn't have let those money-losing brats go to school. If we spend all the money on their education, how will we get Chu Fei a wife in the future?"
Zhou Huilan was also unhappy. She felt that it was only natural for a woman to do things for her son. The money in the house belonged to her son and her nephew. Why should it all be spent on her niece?
Zhou Huilan was quite unhappy and, while holding a melon seed, came up with a bad idea.
“Mom, you can’t let her get away with this. She has to give Chu Fei an explanation. She can’t spend all her money on her daughter. No matter how much a girl studies, she’ll still get married. Once she’s married, she’s like water spilled from a cup; she’ll belong to someone else’s family and will only care about her husband’s family and her children. If they drain Shu Hui’s money, it won’t do our Zhou family any good.”
Jiang Meifeng didn't want to cause trouble, after all, she was going to flee to Hong Kong, and it was better to avoid trouble.
Besides, Zhou Jian'an swindled tens of millions of yuan from people, and all of that money was meant for Chu Fei. Chu Fei had more money than he could spend, so he didn't care that Shu Hui took a pittance.
However, Zhou Huilan's instigation ignited Jiang Meifeng's anger.
“You’re right. Girls who study too much become harder to control. If Chu Yu hadn’t gone to high school in Deyang, would she have treated us so badly? Back in the countryside, she would never have dared to talk to us like that. If you ask me, studying is a waste of money. She should have been sent home to get married and have children as soon as possible.”
Zhou Huilan slapped her thigh. "Mom, you're right. I'm not saying this to criticize, but you're her grandmother, so she has to listen to you whether she wants to or not. You shouldn't have let her go to university. If she goes to university, it's like she's grown wings. Once she's all grown up and stays in the company in Beijing, how will we relatives get a chance to get involved? It's better to find someone back in our hometown, marry her off, and keep her under our noses. Let's see what kind of trouble she can cause then."
The more Jiang Meifeng listened, the more she felt it made sense.
When Zhou Jian'an and Shu Hui divorced, Chu Yu acted like an ingrate, which angered Jiang Meifeng for a long time. She wished she could tear her granddaughter apart.
Later, Chu Yu left with Shu Hui, and she never had a chance to treat Chu Yu. Chu Yu went to university in Beijing, and with the school protecting her, Jiang Meifeng dared not do anything to her.
But things are different now. Jiang Meifeng is going to Hong Kong, and she won't have the chance to deal with this girl anymore.
Jiang Meifeng couldn't help but feel indignant at the thought of Chu Yu's arrogant manner.
"You're right, that brat is too arrogant, we can't let her get away with this."
"Mom, it's good that you understand. Once this girl graduates from university and gets a job, it will be too late for us to control her."
Jiang Meifeng was still a little hesitant. "But where are we going to find someone to marry her off to? I haven't been back to my hometown for a long time, and I can't call home."
Jiang Meifeng quickly said:
"Mom, have you forgotten? Aren't Bao Liu's relatives coming? Do you remember he has a cousin named Bao Jiadong?"
Jiang Meifeng was taken aback. Bao Jiadong was Bao Liu's elder, and even a bit older than Bao Liu.
Marrying Zhou Huilan's niece to Bao Liu's elder? That would be a very unpleasant thing to hear in the countryside.
Moreover, Bao Jiadong is quite old, has been married to three wives, and has a whole brood of children; his circumstances are rather poor.
“That Bao Jiadong won’t do, will he? I heard he lost three wives. There’s a rumor in our village that he beat all three of them to death. And his mother is a vicious woman. She’s always arguing with people, from one end of the village to the other. Everyone in the surrounding area knows she’s a bad person. If I were to marry into a family with someone like that, I’d be the subject of gossip.”
Jiang Meifeng is no good person.
But even rural people have their rules. If Chu Yu were to marry into such a family, her reputation would be ruined.
Isn't a rural person's whole life all about building a reputation?
She's too proud to do it.
Zhou Huilan was anxious. She didn't like Chu Yu, and she remembered the things Chu Yu had said to her.
Furthermore, when Bao Liu was gambling, he borrowed more than 3,000 yuan from Bao Jiadong and hadn't paid it back yet. Bao Jiadong's mother said that if she found him a wife, this money would be considered a betrothal gift.
Zhou Huilan now has money, but she still doesn't want to repay it. She'll marry Chu Yu off to him, and that will wipe the debt clean.
Zhou Huilan also had a reason she was ashamed to say: the year she got married, Jiang Meifeng married her off to Bao Liu, a scoundrel, for a dowry of one hundred yuan, ruining her life. Why should her niece be able to marry into a good family?
Bao Jiadong is no good, and his mother is even more vicious. She has a knack for dealing with her daughter-in-law, and Chu Yu will definitely not have a good time after marrying into the family. Zhou Huilan just wants Chu Yu to know how formidable she is.
“Mom, Bao Jiadong is rich. He makes a lot of money in the timber business. He built a house and bought a tractor. You will be happy if you marry Chu Yu to him. When Chu Yu is dressed in gold and silver, the people in our village will only be envious.”
Jiang Meifeng nodded repeatedly. She was about to run away, so why would she care what the villagers thought of her?
Zhou Chuyu, that little brat, caused her a lot of trouble back then, and she was determined to get revenge before she left.
"Okay, Bao Jiadong it is. Has he arrived in Beijing yet?"
"We're here! We arrived yesterday!" Zhou Huilan became more and more excited. She didn't want her niece to have a better life than her, to ruin her niece's future, and to make her niece completely under her control. Zhou Huilan became more and more excited. "Mom, let's call Bao Jiadong tomorrow and have him come with us to Tsinghua University to forcibly take Chu Yu home."
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