"You old woman, you say everything," Old Man Chi complained.
Aunt Chi was so angry that she reached out and twisted his ear!
"Ouch! Ouch! Ouch!"
"Why would I wring it if it doesn't hurt?"
Old Man Chi: ...
"I was wrong, I was wrong, isn't that enough?"
"snort!"
Aunt Chi, feeling a surge of excitement, directly ordered Chi Erchuan: "You must get married this year, and try to have a child within two years. Your father and I can still help you then."
"Does she need your help? She's a young lady from a prominent family; she has plenty of servants and maids to wait on her. Does she need... Fine, tell me, why are you resorting to violence?"
This time, Old Man Chi brought a stool and sat diagonally opposite the boss.
They were terrified of getting beaten up.
Aunt Chi rolled her eyes, feeling somewhat angry, but she didn't vent her anger on Chi Erchuan.
"Second son, your mother knows that your wife's family is capable and wealthy, and they don't lack people to serve them."
If I, as the grandmother, don't watch over or take care of my daughter-in-law when she gives birth, it won't look good if word gets out!
Especially your eldest brother's and third and fourth brother's children, we've all seen how old they are, what will become of yours if you don't take care of them?
She serves people whether they need it or not.
This is her attitude and the price she pays as a mother-in-law and grandmother.
Seeing that his mother was serious, Chi Erchuan said, "Mother, it won't work this year. Her grandfather passed away last year, and she has to observe three years of mourning."
We can't get married until the year after next.
Aunt Chi was so shocked that she stood up: "Three years?"
Even if they get married the year after next, and get pregnant in the first year and give birth in the second year...
“At that time, your father and I will both be sixty years old… If you two don’t have a child so easily, and it takes three to five years to have one, will your father and I still be able to see your child?”
Aunt Chi's mouth tasted bitter, and her heart felt as if it had been pounded hard by a sledgehammer!
Why is this happening?
"Mother, you and Father are still alive, and you're supposed to be watching my child get married. How come you only have a few years left?"
Chi Erchuan didn't like hearing such words.
Aunt Chi: "How many people can live to seventy?"
In the village, how many old men and women can live to be seventy?
Sixty-something is a very old age!
"Why are you telling the child this? It's normal for people to observe mourning when their grandfather passes away. Even people like us from humble backgrounds have to observe mourning, let alone wealthy families!"
Old Man Chi also felt somewhat uncomfortable.
But he has to persuade him.
If he doesn't try to persuade her and just keeps sighing and complaining with his wife, then that old woman won't be able to sleep tonight!
They're all so narrow-minded!
"I...sigh!"
Aunt Chi wanted to say something, but she didn't know what she could say, so she could only sigh.
Let it be.
We agreed that we wouldn't interfere in our children's or grandchildren's affairs.
Okay, whatever, we can't interfere, got it.
"Father and Mother, don't worry. Xiran is a good girl. After we get married, we will definitely treat each other well and won't cause you any trouble."
"Um."
"Go to sleep."
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Early the next morning, Chi Erchuan found his parents practicing boxing in the yard!
Upon closer inspection, I realized it was the same method that Chen Yi had taught me back then.
"What made you suddenly decide to box?"
"Live a couple more years, then. Your father and I have been useless these past few years. We'll buy two acres of land in Longmen County and take care of you!"
Aunt Chi said cheerfully.
People shouldn't stay still! If you stay still, your bones will go limp and you'll become useless!
We still need to get moving.
"Then you'd better lose weight first, otherwise with that belly of yours, you probably won't even be able to squat down to pull weeds."
"Chi Yongcai! You're asking for death!"
In the blink of an eye, the elderly couple were back at work.
However, it's quite obvious that Chi Yong-jae was just teasing his wife.
Having eaten a bellyful of dog food (a Chinese slang term for witnessing public displays of affection) early in the morning, Chi Erchuan shook his head and hurried to the county government office.
To everyone's surprise, when they arrived at the county government office, they saw Master Du with two handprints on his head.
"...Did your sister-in-law find out that you went to Chunfeng Garden?"
Chi Erchuan asked.
Master Du rushed over anxiously, trying to cover Chi Erchuan's mouth!
The latter kicked him away.
Master Du roared, "You little bastard, don't you dare get me into trouble! If my wife hears this, I'll be crippled!"
Luckily, my wife wasn't there.
Chi Erchuan found it amusing: "Then how did you get slapped?"
Generally speaking, unless it's something as important as going to Chunfengyuan, my sister-in-law wouldn't be so ruthless.
They would still give Master Du some face.
Master Du said sheepishly, "My aunt smoked it."
Yao Niang is his aunt.
"Nonsense! Your aunt is so good to you, how could she possibly hit you?"
"Or did your aunt find out you went to Chunfeng Garden?"
After hearing Chi Erchuan's words, Master Du wished he could pounce on him and give him a good beating!
His small eyes narrowed fiercely!
"Can this ever end? Can we ever go back to Spring Breeze Garden?"
"Then tell me."
"Oh, I gave that old lady ten taels of silver. She said it was for her precious grandson to get a wife, and she made it sound so pitiful. I mainly didn't want to put my aunt in a difficult position, so I gave it to her."
Master Du was kind-hearted and remembered kindness.
If it weren't for the fact that she had to bring him along, Yao Niang wouldn't have had to marry into the Zhou family.
Now, with a family to support, so many burdens, how much suffering have you endured?
Now that his own son can't get married because he has no money, how can he just stand by and watch?
"You deserved to be beaten," Chi Erchuan concluded.
It's not because he's poor and can't find a wife, it's because he's not good enough!
And then there's that demanding, unreasonable grandmother. What family that loves their daughter would marry her off to such a family?
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