For some things, outsiders can only give suggestions but cannot force people to make decisions.
Moreover, it is very difficult to convince others of the fundamental ideas. You can only experience and understand them yourself.
But Lin Qingping still made up his past life into a story about a distant relative and told it to Gu Youlian. Gu Youlian seemed to be thinking about it but did not express his opinion.
Lin Qingping also knew that Gu Youlian could not make the decision and had to discuss it with Du Gen, but Lin Qingping had one thing to remind her, "Sister, no matter what decision you make, there is one thing you must grasp: your money must be in your own hands."
Gu Youlian's eyelids twitched.
"Is Du Gen the one who manages the money in your family?" Lin Qingping didn't distrust Du Gen, but she was skeptical about the character of Du Gen's family.
Gu Youlian was silent.
Well, Lin Qingping felt that maybe she was thinking too simply.
"If you don't want to talk about it, forget it." Lin Qingping just chose not to get involved in the matter.
"Pingzi..." Gu Youlian grabbed her hand, "I...I couldn't help it before, and showed off in front of my mother-in-law..."
Lin Qingping understood, "Did you give your money to your mother-in-law?"
"A part of it..." Gu Youlian explained with her head down, "My mother-in-law always looked down on me, saying that I was a chicken that didn't lay eggs. I wanted to show off in front of her, so I told her about the money I made. I wanted her to look up to me, so she would keep the money for us. Du Gen said that he was the only one in the family, and it would be ours in the end anyway, so I gave her a part of it... I also wanted to shut her up."
Lin Qingping smiled, "Sister, the relationship between people is not based on flattery, but on mutual liking and appreciation. If someone doesn't share your heart with you, the better you treat her, the more she will take advantage of you and take your kindness for granted."
Lin Qingping didn't know whether Gu Youlian could understand this sentence at this moment. If not, the Du family would make her understand one day.
As they walked and talked, they arrived at the village where Dugan's family lived.
Lin Qingping was holding Zhiyuan's hand, with her second sister beside her. Gu Youlian was holding Xiaomai, and the two elders of the Gu family walked in front and entered the Du family's door.
Father and Mother Du came out to greet them happily. They were happy to see so many people coming.
It's a birthday, so we want to have some fun. Today, there are also relatives from Dugen's mother's side of the family here. The house is already full, and there are several children running around in the house.
As soon as the Gu family came in, the room became more lively. The old people greeted each other and praised each other's children.
Without a doubt, Zhiyuan and Xiaomai are the most outstanding children in this room.
Lin Qingping dressed them up deliberately. Both of them wore bright red quilted tweed coats with white fur trimmed on their hats and cuffs. She also put baby cream on their faces, making them look white and rosy, which was particularly attractive.
Du Gen's mother felt a little jealous and laughed, "No wonder Xiaomai always likes to go to her grandmother's house. Her in-laws really love her."
Here comes the words...
Du Gen's mother began to sigh, "What a pity! In the past few years, Youlian's belly has not moved. We feel sorry for her and don't want to force her. The child is destined to come, and it can't be forced out..."
Distressed? Not forced?
The Gu family all snorted in their hearts.
Du Gen's mother added, "But there must be a son in the family, otherwise Genzi and Youlian won't even have someone to break pots with. It just so happens that my brother from my mother's side has three sons. I persuaded him to adopt one for Genzi, and he will change his surname to Du from now on. Jinbao, come here."
A fat boy of six or seven years old came over.
Dugan's mother pointed at Dugan and said, "What are you going to call him from now on? Do you remember?"
Jinbao sniffed and said, "Dad."
Dugan's mother was so happy, "That's right."
Dugan was very calm, neither very happy nor unhappy.
Then, Du Gen's mother pointed at Gu Youlian and said, "This is mother."
Jinbao must have been taught by someone long ago. After hesitating for a moment, he called out "Mom" without hesitation.
Gu Youlian didn't know whether to agree or not, and her eyes were red.
Du Gen's mother didn't care about all that. She just asked Jin Bao to kneel down and serve tea to Du Gen and Gu Youlian. She served Du Gen first and called him "Dad". Du Gen took the tea and took a sip.
Seeing him like this, Gu Youlian couldn't hold back her tears any longer.
Lin Qingping couldn't bear to watch it anymore and was about to speak, but was held down by her mother-in-law Liu Fen.
Jin Bao knelt on the ground, handed the tea to Gu Youlian, and called her "Mom".
Gu Youlian was still staring at Du Gen, and Du Gen held her hand, "The child is crying, just drink it."
There was deep disappointment in Gu Youlian's eyes, but she still accepted the tea.
This is considered a ceremony.
Du Gen's mother was so happy that she dragged Du Jinbao around to change his words. She also came to the Gu family and pointed at Gu's father and asked him to call him grandpa, and pointed at Liu Fen and asked him to call her grandma.
According to local customs, such a change of words also requires a red envelope.
The two elders of the Gu family gave it all.
When she got in front of Lin Qingping, Du Gen's mother smiled and said, "This is my aunt."
Lin Qingping kept silent, feeling unhappy, but her mother-in-law Liu Fen kept pinching her legs.
She understood what her mother-in-law meant. This was the Du family's business and they could not interfere. Moreover, for Gu Youlian's sake, they had to save face.
What kind of shitty custom is this!
She is so angry!
Lin Qingping took out a penny from his pocket and gave it to Du Jinbao.
Du Jinbao didn't know what was good for him and all he got was money, which made Du Gen's mother lose face.
Too little!
She had a good reason.
What she was thinking was: Thanks to her son's ability, he made a lot of money in the factory outside, and he also took the lazy daughter-in-law of the Gu family with him to get some wages. How could she not be grateful! The Du family only gave a penny for having a son! No wonder everyone said she had a bad reputation! Sure enough, the Gu family married a jinx!
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