Chapter 79: Guaguagua can introduce anyone to his family...
Xiang Yao hadn't said anything yet, but Zhang Juhua's eyes lit up as she listened. Before Ye Fangniang finished speaking, she slapped her thigh and said,
"My mother-in-law is right. Don't girls marry to live a good life? I think we should discuss this matter carefully."
Zhang Qin, however, became arrogant and said, "If you ask me, it seems that these girls are not very good after reading too much. They are all too ambitious and have high expectations but low skills. They are arrogant and think they can match someone without any flaws. Don't you agree?"
Zhang Juhua said awkwardly. Ye Fang's mother sensed that the atmosphere was not right and quickly added, "Everything has its pros and cons. People who read a lot naturally have a lot of knowledge, which is a good thing. Look, if Xiang Yao hadn't been educated, I probably wouldn't even look down on your Fumin family!"
Zhang Qin felt relieved by these words and nodded. "That's right. This guy keeps telling me that I want to marry someone educated, not someone who can't even read, saying we'll have nothing in common to talk about! I ask him what common topics a married couple needs in life, and he insists I'm too old to understand. Look at that."
Zhou Aihua smiled and said, "That's right. People who have studied like to live with educated people. I understand that. When our Yaoyao was in school, her grades were always top-notch. She will definitely have something to talk about with Fumin."
Zhang Juhua nodded, feeling that her eldest daughter-in-law had some speaking skills today, and knew how to show off the advantages of her family.
Zhang Qin also said, "That makes sense. That's how my husband Fumin feels. He's a good person, patient, and very good at making money. But he has high standards and doesn't look down on ordinary girls."
The adults resumed their greetings, praising their own people in various ways, as if they were salespeople promoting the bright and dazzling goods on the shelves, eager to display all the advantages, both real and unreal, just waiting for a price to be set.
Xiang Yao didn't want to continue hanging around here. She had inquired about the Zhou family's situation in advance, but she was still worried and wanted to come and find out for herself.
However, the result was obviously within expectations, and was exactly the same as what Nie Baichuan had found out.
She blinked, interrupting their chatter and getting straight to the point: "But I heard that Comrade Zhou had a girlfriend before, but ended up breaking up with her."
She looked at Zhou Fumin, a hint of malice in her eyes, and said, "Comrade Zhou, is beating people one of your hobbies?"
Zhou Fumin was completely focused on Xiang Yao's beautiful face, feeling that her every frown and smile had captured his heart. Unexpectedly, when he heard these words, the spring in the corners of his lips had not yet disappeared, but his face froze.
"W-what..." He was stunned, his face flushed as he quickly defended himself, "Where did you hear that? It's just something someone made up out of jealousy. Don't believe it."
He looked at the person in front of him with affection and said gently, "If you marry into my family, I will definitely not hit you."
Xiang Yao snorted and stood up, not intending to be polite: "Don't worry about where I heard it. Anyway, I know that it is true that you beat up the woman you were dating before. I dare not go to a family like yours."
She raised her lips and said, "My family beat up a domestic violence man during the holiday the day before yesterday. I don't want to bring my brothers to beat him up, Comrade Zhou, don't you agree?"
After saying this, Xiang Yao looked around, his eyes lingering on Zhang Juhua and Zhou Aihua for a moment: "No matter what plans you have in your hearts, in short, don't try to control my marriage. I won't marry."
She no longer looked at the expressions of the crowd and turned to leave the hall.
There was deathly silence in the main room.
No one spoke, and everyone's face was frosty.
After a long while, Ye Fang's mother gave an awkward laugh and whispered, "Mother-in-law, your granddaughter, ahem, has a very bad temper..."
Zhang Juhua pursed her lips expressionlessly and said dryly, "I don't know where this girl heard this from, that's why she's like this."
As she spoke, she glanced at Ye Fang and her daughter, feeling a little annoyed. These two were not very honest and had kept all these things secret.
But what annoyed her more was Xiang Yao, this stinky girl, she was such a disgrace!
However, she didn't like Xiang Yao in the first place, and of course she didn't care about the Zhou family's habit of beating people.
As a man, what kind of man would not touch someone when he gets angry? What's the big deal?
But this matter is beneficial for her to negotiate the price of the bride price. If the Zhou family really wants to marry a daughter-in-law, they will have to raise the price now.
Thinking of this, Zhang Juhua's old face broke into a smile again: "The little girl is young and naive. She has no right to say anything about this kind of thing. Come on, have some tea and snacks, let's talk, let's talk!"
Zhang Qin concealed her anger, looked at Zhang Juhua, and said unhappily, "Sister-in-law Zhang, I brought my son here to see her because I heard your girl was sensible and well-behaved. I didn't expect your girl to have such a bad temper. This doesn't seem like a good way to live."
Zhang Juhua: "Oh, she's young and doesn't have parents to supervise her, so she's like this. But she wasn't like this before. After she gets married, she'll have her own family to discipline her. She'll definitely correct herself. It's not a problem at all."
Zhang Qin was hesitant, but seeing that her son seemed to have lost his soul, his eyes were still following the direction where the little girl left, and he didn't turn back for a long time, she felt unhappy and helpless.
In the end, he skipped over this and asked, "She just said that she beat someone up a few days ago. Will she bring her brothers to my house to cause trouble after this? My family can't afford a daughter-in-law like that."
Zhang Juhua: "How could that be? You all know this girl's situation. No one would follow her to beat someone up. As the elders, we certainly wouldn't agree to such a thing. It would be so embarrassing."
Zhang Qin could tell that her emphasis was on the first half of the sentence, and she understood.
Even if other people can call on their brothers from their mother's side to support them, Xiang Yao has no biological brothers or sisters, and her father is dead, and her mother is not with her husband's family. Who can support her?
If I marry into the Zhou family, won't I be at their mercy?
What's more, people who don't have a natal family won't always try to use things from their husband's family to subsidize their natal family.
Thinking of this, Zhang Qin felt even more satisfied.
It's just that I have a bad temper. It's all because I don't care about my family.
When we get to their Zhou family, I'll make sure she gives me a good beating. Not to mention throwing a tantrum, even if she pouts, I won't let her teach her a lesson!
Although she thought so, Zhang Qin did not show it. She was very smart. If she showed too much satisfaction, the old woman Zhang Juhua would definitely raise the price.
No matter how well-off her Zhou family is, they can't afford to pay more.
Both parties were usually very shrewd in their calculations. After a long discussion on this matter, they finally agreed on the date for the gift-giving ceremony and finalized the matter. As it was getting late, the Zhou family went back first.
These days, every household doesn’t have much surplus food, so when looking for a partner, the sensible ones won’t stay for dinner.
However, the pound of fruit candy that Zhou Fumin brought was kept, which also meant that the Xiang family did not reject this marriage.
Xiang Yao was wandering outside at the moment, thinking that since he had said such a cruel thing, this blind date was definitely a failure.
A heart from modern society never thought that even if she did not agree, the Xiang and Zhou families would still continue to discuss this matter.
When she returned to Xiang's house at noon, she saw Xiang Xiaoyi playing with stones in the yard with a candy in her mouth, slurping her saliva from time to time.
Ye Fang was mending clothes again. When she looked up and saw Xiang Yao, she gave him a very friendly smile, exactly the same as before.
Xiang Yao's eyebrows tilted slightly upwards: "My sister-in-law's family is really good at matchmaking. They can introduce any cat or dog to their family."
Ye Fang's smile froze, and she pretended not to understand: "Yaoyao, it's not what you think. We are also worried about your lifelong affairs, and there is nothing we don't care about for you."
Xiang Yao nodded: "Yes, yes, yes, think about me, find me a disabled domestic violence man, I think I should be able to sell for a good price, and once I get married, you can live in my room openly."
She smiled with her eyes curved. "That's great! The Xiang family gets the betrothal gift, and you get the room. It's a win-win situation if you think about it."
Ye Fang was caught off guard by what she was thinking. Her smile disappeared completely and the guilty conscience that had been hidden deep in her heart surged up.
She stammered, "Yaoyao, I, I...my great aunt's family is really nice. If you marry into their family, you will definitely live a good life."
Xiang Yao: "Yes, yes, it's a good life. Being beaten by a man every day is a good life. You are relatives, so you must have known it a long time ago. Would you be happy to marry a man who likes to beat people like this?"
Ye Fang stopped talking.
When Xiang Yao reached the well to wash her face, she suddenly said, "Think whatever you want. Grandma and Mom have already settled the matter with the Zhou family."
Drops of water slid down her fair and clear face, splashing onto the mossy stones beside her, and in an instant gathered into a small puddle.
Xiang Yao didn't bother to wipe the remaining water droplets off his face. He raised his head and frowned, "You said they have reached an agreement?"
Ye Fang finished sewing a patch, wrapped the blue thread around the needle a few times, and tied a knot neatly. She leaned forward and bit off the remaining thread, then said slowly:
"Yes, since ancient times, marriage has been decided by the family. If your family asks you to marry, how can you not marry?"
As she spoke, she laughed: "We all went through this, so why should you be an exception?"
Xiang Yao frowned, ignored Ye Fang's sarcastic words, shook the water off his hands, and went to find Zhang Juhua.
Zhang Juhua was counting money in her room. She put her fingers to her mouth and began to count. She quickly glanced at Xiang Yao who was standing at the door. She kept her hands busy and said angrily: "Who are you showing such a dead face to? You lost such a big person today. I'm lucky I didn't come to you."
But although she said this, she was not actually very angry. After all, the amount of betrothal gifts given by the Zhou family and the sewing machine they promised made her very happy and she no longer had any temper.
Xiang Yao's eyes were dazed, and his tone was extremely cold: "Didn't I say I won't get married?"
Zhang Juhua carefully tied up the counted money and placed it under her butt, staring straight at Xiang Yao:
"Your words mean what you say? There's no such thing in the world. Can we, as your elders, really harm you?"
Xiang Yao smiled coldly and said softly: "Yes, you are harming me."
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