Chapter 5 Chapter 5 A Match Made in Heaven
Chapter 5
"What are you thinking about? You can't hear me even if I call you." Han Lin moved closer, and from behind, it seemed as if he was holding Yang Dai in his arms.
"It's nothing. I plan to take these books with me. I'll go back tonight and talk to my parents about dividing the family property." Yang Dai packed up the books.
This room no longer belongs to her. If the book continues to stay here, it will be torn into pieces in a few days, like an expired newspaper, stuck to the walls and windows. It would be better to let her take it back and read it a few more times. After all, the knowledge written here is quite interesting.
"Okay, take whatever you say. You have the final say in our family." Han Lin smiled at Yang Dai through the reflection in the window. "Do you remember the approval document given by the Imperial Master?"
"Yang Dai, we have been husband and wife for generations."
The elongated melody reminded Yang Dai of Han Lin's changeable temper again. The hairs on her neck stood up. She didn't know what this man was going to do.
But after Han Lin said this, he stepped back, opened the door, and went to the yard to get some fresh air.
Only Yang Dai was left sitting alone at the table in front of the window.
Yang Dai naturally remembered the imperial master's prediction of their marriage compatibility.
"It's a match made in heaven."
The eight-character comments were written on the imperial edict, stamped with the imperial seal, and sent to the mansion of Duke Chengguo. My grandfather specially requested the construction of an ancestral hall for this purpose, and enshrined the eight-character comments together with the imperial edict granting the marriage before the ancestors' ranking.
But Yang Dai never believed these eight words. Her engagement with the prince was the result of bargaining among several parties and was promoted by the prince's mother's family. At that time, the prince was young and the emperor had just ascended the throne and his position was unstable. As a last resort, the engagement was granted to stabilize the court.
The Imperial Master serves the royal family, and since the engagement is set in stone, he can only say nice things based on the fortune-telling.
Now, listening to what Han Lin said, he actually believed in the eight-character divination?
Yang Dai sneered and looked at the sky outside. The sun was already setting, so the two of them were not planning to have dinner at the Yang family.
Thinking of the matter of dividing the family, Yang Dai prepared to go to her parents' room to talk to them again.
I still heard voices from inside before I knocked on the door.
"How is it? Is your waist still hurting? I suggest we just quit. We are not young anymore. How can we work as laborers in a brick kiln every day like we did when we were young?" Mother Yang's voice came through the thin door panel. Yang Dai was a little further away, but she could still hear it clearly.
"In two months, I know how my body will perform. Yang Dai just got married, and I still have to rely on this job to support her."
"Our family got this job because of the blessing brought by Yang Dai. Now that Yang Dai is married, this blessing no longer belongs to us. Don't worry, I'm not the kind of person who forces things, so I won't be reluctant."
"Besides, although everyone says Secretary Ma is about to retire, the date of retirement has not been set yet. For Secretary Ma's sake, even if I'm idle at the brick kiln, no one will say anything to me. Just think of it as letting me get two more months' wages for free." This was the voice of Yang's father.
"Let's take advantage of these two months to arrange the second son's marriage. You should also teach Yang Dai a lesson and tell her to stop getting angry with her eldest sister-in-law. I've lost my salary and I'm old, so we'll have to rely on the eldest son for our retirement. Now that Yang Dai is married, we can't always favor her like we did before, making the eldest son and his wife feel uncomfortable."
"I'll go around the commune again in the next two months and risk my reputation to ask Secretary Ma to give me some face. I'll see if I can find a job and let Yang Dai take over."
"I heard that the Lin family seemed to have made some mistakes and couldn't take care of us. Yang Dai has a job, and Han Lin is smart, so we don't have to worry about them anymore."
"Secretary Ma..."
"Don't worry, I'll find a way. We still have some dried mushrooms at home. Find them, I can use them."
The conversation in the room ended with Yang's mother letting out a long sigh.
Yang Dai stood outside the door, hesitated for a moment, and ultimately did not go in.
She couldn't explain how lucky she was, as she had caught the couple talking in private twice in a row.
But precisely because of these two private conversations, Yang Dai truly felt that both of Yang's parents were unwilling to let their daughter suffer any injustice from the bottom of their hearts.
The Secretary Ma mentioned by Yang's father is the head of the commune's brick kiln factory. The reason why Yang's father could work as a temporary worker in the brick kiln was arranged by Secretary Ma.
That year, Yang's father went to the county to sell the chicks raised by his family. On his way home, he met Secretary Ma who was seriously injured.
At that time, Secretary Ma was breathing more than breathing in. If Yang's father had not passed by and sent Secretary Ma to the hospital for timely treatment, he would probably have lost his life.
After Secretary Ma woke up, he was grateful and used his position as the head of the brick kiln to arrange for Yang's father to be the head of the brick kiln and become a mud mixer.
Secretary Ma also secretly promised Yang's father at the time that if there was an opportunity in the future, he would turn Yang's father's temporary worker status into a regular worker. However, twenty years have passed and Yang's father is still a temporary worker.
Half a year ago, Yang's father sprained his waist while mixing mud.
Many people in the brick kiln factory said, either openly or secretly, that Yang's father was old enough and should retire.
Yang's father knew his family's situation. If he lost this job, he would no longer be the boss of the family.
At least the eldest brother and his wife will definitely change their attitude towards Yang Dai.
The Yang family's parents doted on their daughter all their life, and they didn't want to find themselves unable to protect her when they were old.
So he thought of finding a good family for Yang Dai and marrying her off. This way, she would naturally have less contact with her brother and sister-in-law, and no other trouble would arise.
When Yang Dai first agreed to marry Han Lin, her parents did not agree.
After all, Han Lin's reputation spread throughout the entire brigade.
That was a piece of rat shit that spoiled the whole pot of soup for the Han family.
But Yang Dai was attracted by Han Lin's face, and the Han family's conditions were indeed good in the brigade.
In desperation, Yang's parents inquired about Han Lin carefully again, and finally found a few good points in his bad reputation, and reluctantly agreed to their marriage.
Yang Dai did not knock on the door before entering the room, but waited until Yang's parents came out before talking to them about separating the family and living separately.
Yang's parents were both happy and worried.
The good news is that Yang Dai will not have to live with her mother-in-law in the future, so she naturally does not have to worry about conflicts between the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law. It will also be more convenient for Yang's mother to visit her daughter in the future.
The worry is that her daughter will not be able to take care of the family, and after the family is separated, she may not have enough food to eat or warm clothes to wear.
Yang Dai was not worried about this. She could take things from her warehouse at will. There were plenty of things in it, so she would never go hungry.
And judging from her current situation, separation will only benefit her, not harm her.
But seeing that Yang's mother looked like she was about to cry, Yang Dai still said a few more words.
"If I move out after the separation, I'll be the head of the family and won't have to endure my mother-in-law's anger. You should be happy for me."
"Han Lin is idle. I have to keep an eye on him while he works. He may not have much time to go home. If you miss me, come to my house and we can talk."
Hearing her daughter say this, Yang's mother stopped crying and reluctantly saw Yang Dai off.
When the two arrived home, it was already dark. The Han family had prepared dinner and was waiting for them to come back.
The meal was very silent. After the meal, Han's father went out first and soon came back with the village party secretary and the oldest elder of the Han family.
"Please both of you be witnesses." Father Han invited the two to take the main seat and glanced at his three sons and three daughters-in-law standing in front of him.
He quickly announced his decision.
Although it was called a division of the family, in fact, Han Lin was mainly separated. Han Jing and Han Hui still lived in the same house with their parents and ate from the same pot, but they had to give their parents an extra ten yuan in pension and food every year.
As for the old house that Han Lin was allocated, his family had no money to rebuild it, so Han Lin did not have to pay pension or food for the first five years.
These have all been discussed by everyone, and they were just announced tonight, so there won't be any trouble.
Early the next morning, Yang Dai was still drowsy when she heard the sound of singing outside.
I lifted a corner of the curtain and looked, and found that it was my sister-in-law who was singing and cleaning her bicycle.
Yang Dai sat up, twisted her stiff body, and actually began to look forward to moving.
At most, she had been traveling here for three days, so drinking grits porridge and eating pickles was fine. Yang Dai didn't eat much herself, so she could just endure it.
But Yang Dai couldn't stand sleeping at night. The bed was too hard. She felt sore in her back and waist after sleeping all night, and had no energy at all.
But because she lived here, she didn't dare to take out the good things in her warehouse.
Yang Dai was shaking her body to massage her back, and the moderate force relieved the pain in her back.
"Just bear with me. I'm going to buy some bricks today and we'll move in a few days."
Yang Dai didn't say anything and subconsciously wanted to get rid of Han Lin's hand, but was restrained by Han Lin. She had no choice but to sit there and enjoy Han Lin's service.
I have to admit that apart from the psychological discomfort, Han Lin's massage technique is still very good.
After dinner, Yang Dai and Han Lin went to take a look at the old house.
The house had not been occupied for many years, and the roofs in the yard were covered with weeds. A part of the roof of the main room had collapsed, but the floor and walls were fine.
"Let's first ask my father-in-law to buy some bricks, convert the three rooms in the main hall into half brick and half mud, and then build the roof with tiles. Don't touch other places for the time being. We can clean up the rest of the house slowly after we move in." Han Lin felt a headache when he looked at the dilapidated house.
But the conditions were there, and he only had so much savings, so he couldn't be picky.
Yang Dai had no objection, she really wanted to move out as soon as possible.
Living together as a family, eating feels like robbery, and Yang Dai just can't adapt to it.
Moreover, although Yang's eldest sister-in-law no longer said anything, her eyes made Yang Dai very unhappy.
Yang Dai has been here for three days and is still exploring this world bit by bit. She doesn't want to have conflicts with others at this time, so she can only pretend not to see them.
But this peace will not last long, so the right thing to do is to separate as soon as possible.
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