The "Grandma Chen" that Zhang Cuicui mentioned was actually Chen Ahua's wet nurse, Old Lady Chen!
Oh wow!
There's more to this story!
Su Nanxi hadn't expected this turn of events; this is quite interesting!
Wasn't Old Mrs. Chen unwilling to let her eldest granddaughter marry? Why did she suddenly change her mind? What interesting thing happened in between?
Zhang Cuicui scoffed, "What new things could there be! It's all about money and going hungry!"
Now that you put it that way, everyone understands a bit. It seems that Old Mrs. Chen doesn't love her eldest granddaughter as much as we thought!
Before, with my granddaughter taking care of everything, I didn't have to lift a finger; I only needed to talk. It was so comfortable!
Now that my granddaughter is gone, there's a huge loss of labor, and the people who used to take care of her are all gone. It's hard to get used to it all at once!
People who live too comfortably find it hard to go back to a life of hardship!
That's how Old Mrs. Chen is. She's used to her third son's family serving her wholeheartedly and working tirelessly without complaint. Suddenly losing that treatment is a real problem!
Is it possible to expect an old woman like her to do this and that? Is that reasonable?
Of course not!
The eldest and second sons were asked to take charge of the two households, but they were not the type to fight often, so a lot of chaos ensued, and the seeds of conflict were sown from there!
They couldn't stand seeing the other do less than them, so they started nitpicking and finding fault with each other. It was quite a lively scene!
Old Mrs. Chen was furious. She had to shout for anything to be done, and even if she got someone to do it, they wouldn't do it to her liking. She didn't have a single moment of peace all day!
The two families began to compete, secretly scheming to gain advantages for themselves and not giving up an inch, since money was no objection!
To be fair, we must treat everyone equally and not favor one side over the other!
They already had little wealth, and with all this infighting, it won't be long before they're severely weakened and become even poorer!
Unfortunately, while working in the fields, Old Mrs. Chen tripped and fell, twisting her back and unable to get up.
The doctor said I need to rest well, and with both topical and oral medications, it will definitely take effect soon!
But this will cost a lot of money!
Are the Chen family rich? No!
Even if they did exist, they weren't in Old Mrs. Chen's hands; her two daughters-in-law had tricked her!
What do you do when you run out of money?
Should we just give up on treatment? No way!
Wouldn't it be better for Old Mrs. Chen to walk around and run around instead of lying in bed right now?
I don't know if the doctor was deliberately exaggerating, saying that it couldn't be delayed and that if it was delayed too long, I might have to spend the rest of my life in bed!
What else can we do? Make money!
There's no income, so where would we get any money!
These days, medicine isn't cheap, and seeing a skilled doctor can be quite expensive!
After much thought, Old Mrs. Chen decided to use her granddaughter's marriage as an opportunity to make money by collecting a bride price.
She didn't want to lie in bed without dignity; she wanted to live!
No one can disobey her!
Old Mrs. Chen thought Chen Ahua's previous marriage was excellent. She married into a wealthy family and didn't care about the man's age, as long as he was rich!
If it really is an old man, there are advantages too. He can be upgraded directly and get half of the property later!
What's there to be ashamed of!
I'm starving to death, that's what's truly shameful!
With so many granddaughters, let's start by marrying off the eldest one this time!
Marry as many as you can!
Anyway, they're asking for high bride prices, saying that's how it is in the village!
The family that had been there before was furious and vowed never to go to Changna Village again. The villagers were acting like they'd gone mad!
They all want to find a rich husband and wish they could all marry into a wealthy family. They're all obsessed with money!
There aren't that many rich families. Besides, what rich family doesn't need maids and servants? Wouldn't a well-matched young lady be more attractive? Why would they choose a rough-looking peasant girl?
If I didn't have some ulterior motive, I wouldn't have bothered with this!
We got nothing!
I don't know if it was karma or what, but I've been incredibly unlucky. I can't do anything right, and everyone around me is having problems every day!
Later, someone gave me some advice, and I went to ask a charlatan who was said to be very effective. That's when I realized what I had done wrong!
They rich people are born to enjoy life, and they can't be associated with peasants, especially not with low-class farm girls, let alone marry them. It would ruin their good luck and bring them bad fortune!
Why not just find a rich girl from your social circle? Why did you have to ruin yourself like this!
From then on, everyone in that wealthy family, young and old alike, gave up on their schemes and put their plans aside!
Those petty gains are nothing compared to the lives of my own family!
The charlatan said that bad luck is contagious, and everyone around you will suffer bad luck along with it!
Isn't it better to just live a good life?
There's nothing to agonize over or choose between!
The wealthy family listened to the charlatan's words, took some things home to ward off bad luck and bring good fortune, and even sent someone to pick pomelo leaves to boil in water for bathing!
It really worked! Everything recovered in just a few days!
He'll never mention marrying a farm girl from Changna Village again. If he wants a recipe and to make money, there are plenty of other ways! There's no need to jeopardize his entire family!
You have money but no life to enjoy it!
The wealthy families gave up, but Old Lady Chen didn't!
She doesn't even consider why a wealthy family would want to marry her granddaughter. She thinks it's because she's lucky and her ancestors have blessed her, giving them a chance to turn their lives around!
After much difficulty, they finally managed to find the matchmaker from back then and asked her to pass on their message. They waited for her reply with great joy!
Instead, good news came!
They're already engaged; the girl is from a wealthy family, a perfect match for them!
Old Mrs. Chen's plan failed, and the exorbitant bride price vanished, leaving her furious!
She pinned all her hopes on this dowry, and now that her life-saving money is gone, it's going to be a disaster!
If I can't be the principal wife, then being someone's concubine is still acceptable, right?
I heard that concubines receive a fairly high dowry!
As long as you have money, it doesn't matter if you're a wife or a concubine—you're both just serving men! You get to wear silk clothes, eat delicacies, and have maids and servants to wait on you!
The only difference is their status!
They're all enjoying themselves!
So, unable to get money from her daughter-in-law, Old Mrs. Chen decided to send her eldest granddaughter to be someone's concubine in exchange for a high dowry!
Actually, Old Mrs. Chen had some money of her own. Despite being such a stingy and calculating person, no matter how much her daughter-in-law tricked her, she still kept her guard up and firmly held onto her bottom line!
But she couldn't bear to spend it, because she only had so much money, and it was hard to increase it further. Once she spent it, it would be gone!
We'd rather dig money from elsewhere than touch her last savings for her funeral!
Anyway, it doesn't matter who her granddaughter marries, she just wants money!
Old Mrs. Chen's daughter-in-law naturally disagreed with her daughter becoming a concubine, feeling that she was inferior and would suffer a lot. Another important issue was why only this granddaughter was allowed to be a concubine!
They were arguing so fiercely that it was practically a war of words!
Sure enough, quite a few people heard it!
"How melodramatic! What happened next?"
"What else can we do? Is Granny Chen the type to change her mind so easily?"
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