Zhou Xiaolan dared not beg for mercy, because doing so would only result in a more severe beating and scolding. "Our family has a good tradition."
Bai Ailian felt much better after hearing this. She let go of his hand and sneered, "What's the use of our family having good traditions? We don't get any real benefits from it."
If you're really serious about it, don't delay. Otherwise, you'll regret it when someone else snatches Hua Zhian away.
If Hua Xiangyun can date Jiang Yi quietly, why can't others do the same?
Seeing that Zhou Xiaolan was still standing there, Bai Ailian assumed that she didn't understand, so she directly said, "If you have to use methods, then use methods. If all else fails, I'll have your brother help you."
Zhou Xiaolan was so frightened that she quickly shook her head. With Zhou Xiaojun's good-for-nothing character, she didn't want to make things any worse.
“It’s alright, I’ve made progress on my end,” Zhou Xiaolan said confidently. “At the latest, the matter should be settled within the next two months.”
"Two months is too long," Bai Ailian said with some disdain. "Next month we'll start compiling statistics on the people who went to the countryside. You don't want your name to be on the list and impossible to change, do you?"
Zhou Xiaolan looked shocked. "When was this news released? How come we haven't heard about it?"
Bai Ailian asked with some disdain, "Besides going to school, what else can you do every day?"
The news has been circulating for the past few days that Jiang Yi has made a decision: instead of rushing things every year, he wants to prepare in advance this year.
"What's there to prepare for? They'll just distribute them to each household when the time comes. He's the one who makes a fuss."
Zhou Xiaolan agreed, "They say a new broom sweeps clean, but why are they only starting to do so now?"
"How would we know?" Bai Ailian suddenly reminded Zhou Xiaolan, "Do you think that in order to prevent Hua Xiangyun from going to the countryside, Xun Liangfen might give up that job first?"
That's quite possible, the mother and daughter thought at the same time.
That won't do. If Hua Xiangyun takes this job away, what will she get after marrying into the family?
Bai Ailian was actually still somewhat attracted to the man the matchmaker had mentioned. Although he was a divorcee, the conditions he offered were really good.
However, the Hua family lives nearby, so if Xiaolan marries into the family, she can better help them.
Besides, they're all in-laws now. If the Hua family has any difficulties and just stands by without helping, the people in the compound will surely criticize them.
The thought of such a scene filled Bai Ailian with immense joy.
If my daughter were to be a little more ambitious and keep the second son of the Hua family firmly in her grasp, then who knows who would be in charge of the entire Hua family in the future?
Zhou Xiaolan was also anxious. She had originally planned to proceed gradually, but it seemed that she really needed to make some changes.
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Hua Xiangyun lay on the kang (a heated brick bed), looking at the moonlight outside the window, her mind blank.
Hua Zhian is not a bad person, but he is a bit easily influenced.
When his family talked to him about Zhou Xiaolan's situation, he readily agreed that he wouldn't associate with the Zhou family. But after Zhou Xiaolan made a few attempts to be friendly, he started to waver.
Although I agreed to my family's request today, I may not be without other thoughts in my mind.
Turning over to look at the wall, Hua Xiangyun sat up again.
She really wanted to just let things slide and let the plot continue. At worst, she would simply stop living under the same roof as Zhou Xiaolan and find another place to move out.
But the people living here are all her family members whom she cares about. In the story, apart from Zhou Xiaolan and her husband, none of the other members of the Hua family had a good ending.
Tian Guihua, who lived just a wall away, couldn't sleep either. "Old man, do you think Zhi'an listened to what we said?"
"How would I know?" Hua Guangzong stared wide-eyed at the roof. "Anyway, I won't allow that little girl from the Zhou family into the house. If Zhi'an really wants to get involved with her, then for the sake of the peace of this family, we have no choice but to give him up."
"This is too serious," Tian Guihua said, still somewhat reluctant, after all, he was her grandson whom she had raised herself. "How about starting tomorrow, I'll take him to work every day, and have his older brother wait for him when he gets off work?"
Since it's impossible to guard against everything, let's start taking strict precautions now.
Not to mention that Tian Guihua's clumsy method was the only way, "You don't need to take me. Every morning I'll go with him and fish in the river behind their factory. When I get off work, I'll come back with him."
Zhiping picks up his wife every day, so he doesn't have time to keep an eye on her.
"You old man, you're making up excuses to go out again," Tian Guihua said irritably. "But this is fine too, that girl can't just rush into the factory, can she?"
No, I still need to go to the factory and say hello to those old buddies, asking them to keep an eye on things for us when they have some free time.
“Keeping an eye on things like this isn’t a long-term solution. If all else fails, let’s settle Zhi’an’s marriage.” Hua Guangzong said with his eyes closed. “Don’t be too picky. As long as his family is decent and he doesn’t cause trouble, it doesn’t matter whether he has a job or not.”
"At worst, we can swallow our pride and find a temporary job."
When the topic of work came up, Tian Guihua thought of her little darling again, "Do you think Liangfen really doesn't want to give up her job?"
Their long absence might be a sign that they're avoiding us.
This little darling is graduating soon, can you believe what's going on?
Hua Guangzong, "..."
“I thought about asking Jiang Yi if he could help me with the job, but then I thought that wouldn’t work. Our little darling isn’t married yet, and if I make such a request, won’t she look down on us?”
Hua Guangzong said, "You're right not to go. There's always a way to handle this."
If all else fails, just have Baoguo give up his job; that way, we won't have one or two people watching him.
"That's why I said Zhi'an's marriage can't be settled so quickly, otherwise there will be more disputes when the new bride comes in."
There are only a few jobs available in the family, and Baoguo is still young with high salaries. He won't retire unless absolutely necessary.
What Tian Guihua really wants is the job she's looking for with Liangfen. She can hide for a while, but can she hide forever? At worst, she'll make a trip to the city. I don't believe she can pretend to be deaf and dumb anymore.
Hua Zhian also tossed and turned, mainly because the events of the past month or so kept replaying in his mind.
He also wondered why Zhou Xiaolan always seemed to run into him by such coincidence.
Even if he has time to commute to and from get off work, there have been several times when he doesn't go straight home. If we happen to run into him like that, it's definitely worth investigating.
The lesson his family taught him today has made him somewhat sober. These days, many people in the factory have been talking to him about which girl is good and which girl is suitable for him.
From this perspective, Zhou Xiaolan's purpose is quite obvious.
If it were any other girl, he might have been secretly pleased with her efforts.
But Zhou Xiaolan is a different story. Not only does her family dislike her, but she also has some reservations about it now.
He rolled over and lay face down on the kang (a heated brick bed), scratching his head in frustration. "What kind of mess is this? They can't even give me a moment's peace."
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