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Chapter 25
Hearing her words, Jiang Meishu fell silent. She pursed her lips tightly and said, "Thank you."
The word she said most often in front of Liang Qiurun was thank you.
She was no fool, so she could naturally sense Liang Qiurun's kindness towards her. It was both material care and spiritual concern.
He even took her self-esteem into consideration and deliberately did not give her money or tickets.
Liang Qiurun's hair was blown up by the cold wind, revealing her complete facial features: a high forehead, thick eyebrows, a straight nose, and thin lips. She was truly handsome in every way.
"Comrade Jiang, this is the sixth thank you you've said to me today."
When Jiang Meishu heard this, she paused and muttered, "Director Liang, you're so thoughtful."
I even remember clearly how many times she said thank you.
Seeing her like this, Liang Qiurun pursed her lips and raised her head slightly. "Okay, should I take you home or back to the hospital?"
He raised his wrist to check the time.
"I don't want to go anywhere."
"Please take me to my sister's house."
"But, is it convenient for you?"
Liang Qiurun, "On the way."
After getting in the car, he asked Jiang Meishu, "Can you tell me your address?"
Jiang Meishu carried the things and said, "Let's go to the Lantern Alley."
The Shen family and the Jiang family actually live in the same alley, separated only by a few large courtyards.
Liang Qiurun nodded and said to Secretary Chen, "Go get the lantern alley."
Secretary Chen glanced at him, wanting to say that it might be too late, but he saw the leader shaking his head at him.
Secretary Chen gritted his teeth, stepped on the accelerator, and drove very fast. From Maoer Hutong to Qudeng Hutong, which should have taken half an hour, he arrived in just ten minutes.
He doesn't seem as steady as a leader.
He became worried when he thought about Director Zhu still waiting for the leadership to hold a meeting to discuss such a big business deal.
The key point is that his leader acts as if nothing happened.
Secretary Chen secretly glanced at him several times through the rearview mirror, but unfortunately, Liang Qiurun remained indifferent.
All the way to Qudeng Hutong.
The car stopped.
Liang Qiurun then said to Jiang Meishu, "Do you want me to take you in?"
When Secretary Chen was asked this, he cried out in his heart, "What time is it now, Leader? You're still delivering it? It's already at my doorstep."
Sure enough, the next second he heard Jiang Meishu say, "No need to send me off. The car can't enter the alley."
She stood up and got out of the car. "Thank you, Director Liang, and thank you, Secretary Chen."
Liang Qiurun waved his hand and watched her disappear at the entrance of the alley. Then he said to Secretary Chen, "Go back to the factory."
"Take me to the office."
Secretary Chen wiped his sweat and said, "Leader, I thought you were not in a hurry."
Such a big order.
If their factory could reach a cooperation agreement with the pig farm in Heilongjiang Province, their production could at least double.
Even more than that.
Liang Qiurun's voice was methodical, "You can't accomplish anything big in a hurry."
"Besides, I promised Director Zhu yesterday too readily. I should leave him alone today."
That's how business is.
Alternating tension and relaxation, pushing and pulling, this is the correct answer.
*
Jiang Meishu had just gotten out of the car, and she didn't know why Aunt Li in the alley had such sharp eyes. "Meilan, am I seeing correctly? Did you just get out of the car?"
She just came to take out the trash, and she was surprised to see a car like that parked at the entrance of their shabby alley.
Did I stop at the wrong place?
Before I could take a closer look, I saw Jiang Meilan getting out of the car.
Aunt Li's eyes widened, and she immediately stopped and asked Jiang Meishu some gossip.
Jiang Meishu lied with her eyes open, "Auntie Li, you're mistaken. How could someone like me possibly get out of a car? Even if all the families in our alley were put together, I'm afraid they wouldn't be able to afford a car, right?"
After hearing this, Aunt Li really thought she was dazzled, but when she turned around, she found Jiang Meishu wearing beautiful new clothes.
"Is this corduroy? It's made of the same material all over." She touched it and said, "Oh, it's even padded."
"Cotton is a special supply item now, and ordinary people can't buy it, let alone corduroy fabric. This set requires at least seven feet of cloth. Let's not talk about the money, even if I save up the cloth coupons for a whole year, it will not be enough."
"Meilan, are you rich now?"
Jiang Meishu didn't expect that Aunt Li's eyes were so sharp that she recognized them all at a glance.
She calmly turned away, "Don't you know my family's situation?" Her mind was racing faster than ever before, "I can't even afford a new set of clothes in this cold winter. You can tell with your toes that the clothes I'm wearing are borrowed from someone else."
"You forgot, I even borrowed the school uniform for the blind date from my aunt's child."
"Okay, Aunt Li, I'm going to go find my sister first. We'll talk later."
They all lived in the same alley, and Jiang Meishu didn't want to fall out with Aunt Li, not to mention that Aunt Li also had a nickname called "Gossip Girl".
This was said in a crackling manner.
Aunt Li really remembered the scene when Jiang Meishu and her sister were going on blind dates, and their mother Wang Limei was so anxious that she ran around the compound to borrow clothes.
She murmured, "Is it really borrowed?"
"But it's not that serious. My eyes can still thread a needle. How could I be so mistaken?"
Jiang Meishu didn't care what Aunt Li thought. She turned around and ran to Shen's house before she ran to her own home.
She ran home with the goodies in her hands, but it was not her sister's turn to get them.
Even though her sister Jiang Meilan married into the Shen family, Jiang Meishu had never been to the Shen family. She had only heard of it, but she didn't know which house the Shen family lived in.
Jiang Meishu ran to the gate of the Renda compound and asked, "Sister, where does Shen Zhanlie live?"
This question.
The other party looked at her suspiciously, Jiang Meishu, "I am the sister of Shen Zhanlie's wife."
The other party immediately understood, "I was wondering why you and Shen Zhanlie's wife look so much alike. You are Meilan, right?"
We all live in the same alley. Although we don’t see each other often, at least we are familiar with each other.
Jiang Meishu sighed, "I'm looking for my sister, Jiang Meishu, is she there?"
"Looks like you're home." The other person pointed to the room in the middle of the compound, "That's the Shen family over there, go over and take a look."
Jiang Meishu thanked the other party sweetly.
After taking a look around, she walked towards the middle room. She also lived in the slum, so she knew it best.
The middle room is usually the smallest room in the entire compound.
This also means that the Shen family is probably much smaller than theirs. When Jiang Meishu thought of this, her heart sank. She walked to the door of the Shen family and knocked on the wooden door. "Godmother, is my sister home?"
As soon as these words fell.
Mother Shen came out gropingly. She had cried too much in the early years and one of her eyes was blind. However, the other eye could see.
"Are you Meilan?" Mother Shen could only see a vague shadow of Jiang Meishu through the door.
Jiang Meishu sighed, "It's me, is Meishu home?"
Mother Shen called into the house, “Meishu, your sister is here.”
Jiang Meishu did not go to the hospital to visit Jiang Chenliang today because Jiang's eldest brother was on vacation today. Together with her mother and Liang Rui, three people were enough to take care of one patient.
Hearing the noise outside, she put down the matchbox in her hand and trotted out, "Mei, sister, why are you here?"
Jiang Meishu looked at her sister carefully. The thin calluses on her hands were covered with a thick layer of paste, obviously from working at home.
She pursed her lips and said, "I wanted to come and see you. Is it convenient to talk?"
At this point, Shen's mother immediately understood, "You two sisters talk, I will take this batch of matchboxes to Zhang's daughter-in-law."
This is to make room for the two sisters.
Mother Shen is a very smart and kind person.
Jiang Meishu sighed and thanked the other party.
Jiang Meilan then pulled Jiang Meishu in. She didn't live in the main hall, but in a small shack next to it.
It’s not big, probably only two or three square meters. The shack is not high either, so you have to lower your head when you go in. The wind is blowing outside and there are some leaks inside.
Jiang Meishu only took one look and tears fell from her eyes. "Sister, do you live in a place like this?"
"Why are you crying?"
Jiang Meilan pulled her to sit on the edge of the bed and said, "I think it's pretty good here. At least, no one will chase me away."
"Besides, it's quiet and independent, and no one is going to come in through the curtains at any time."
"Meishu, don't sympathize with me."
This was the day she had chosen herself.
Jiang Meishu said, "I don't have sympathy, I just feel heartbroken." She was heartbroken. "It's still drafty at night, how can I sleep? The weather is getting colder, what will I do in winter?"
Jiang Meilan poured her a glass of boiled water, touched her forehead, and smiled wickedly, "Hold your brother-in-law to sleep. He's like a stove. You'll feel warm with him around."
Jiang Meishu didn't want to pay attention to her, and she didn't take the boiled water. Instead, she turned her head to the side, feeling a little sulky.
"After so much searching, I finally chose a place that's so drafty that I can't even sleep on it."
She knew that the Shen family was poor, but she never expected them to be this poor.
This is not even half of what the Jiang family has. The Jiang family's 1.2-meter small bed is at least inside the house. The Shen family is better. They just got married and did it outside. What's the difference between this and living in the open air?
Jiang Meilan was optimistic. "Life is a little bit difficult now, but it will get better in the future."
Anyway, Shen Zhanlie will not be bad in the future, and of course, she will not be bad either. This means they will just suffer for two years after getting married.
"How did your blind date go this morning?"
She was still worried about Jiang Meishu.
Jiang Meishu said, "It's okay. Director Liang and I have basically settled on it. However, I plan to come back and discuss the marriage certificate with you guys."
As she said this, she opened the bag she was carrying and took out two big white meat buns.
"You keep these two."
"And this roast duck, I'll give you half, and you can take the rest back."
"A plate of donkey rolls only has six pieces. I ate two, so I have four left. I'll give you half."
Seeing her sister stuffing things into her like a little hamster, Jiang Meilan felt soft in her heart, "I don't want them. You can take them all back. There are many people at home."
Jiang Meishu glared at him, and for once, she showed her toughness. "If I give it to you, then keep it. If I really take it back, will you still have a share?"
"Sister, you need to eat more." She looked down at Jiang Meilan's belly, "I'm worried that you won't get pregnant and won't get enough nutrition."
According to the current situation of the Shen family, there is no nutrition at all.
When Jiang Meishu said this, Jiang Meilan did not refuse, "I think I will have a baby soon."
Her brows were gentle, "It would be nice if you really put it in your pocket."
"What a bullshit! You can't even eat enough, and you want your child to starve?" Jiang Meishu said in a somewhat unhappy tone, "Sister, our family conditions are too poor right now. Don't rush into having a baby. Can you wait until things are better?"
This is exactly what she really means.
In her previous life, she had seen too many friends and classmates whose lives became fragmented after they had children.
She didn't want her sister to be like this.
Jiang Meilan sighed, "I'm going to leave it to fate as far as having a child is concerned. If I get one, I'll take it. If not, I'll find a way to make money."
Jiang Meishu knew what she was thinking. She looked around and touched the quilt. "It's a little thin. I'll go back and ask Mom to bring over the quilt you used before you got married."
Jiang Meilan said subconsciously, "No need."
"If you don't take it, how will you sleep in the winter?"
"Let me tell you."
Jiang Meilan looked at her carefully and said, "Why do I feel like you've matured a lot after going on a blind date?"
Her sister never used to worry about these details.
Jiang Meishu lowered her eyes, revealing her slender white neck, "Sister, I suddenly realized that Mom loves us, but she doesn't love us that much."
"We always have to think about ourselves."
As soon as these words fell, the room suddenly became quiet. Jiang Meilan raised her hand and touched her face with some heartache, "You've grown up."
"But don't mention the quilt to Mom. She won't agree."
She is not Jiang Meishu.
She is Jiang Meilan.
In her mother's eyes, she doesn't need help. The only one in the family who needs her mother's pity is Jiang Meishu.
I can't say I'm jealous.
Jiang Meilan thought she was born this way.
A sister who is one minute older is always a sister.
Jiang Meishu, "I haven't tried it, how do you know it won't work?"
She stood up, and Jiang Meilan saw the clothes she was wearing, "New clothes?"
Jiang Meishu actually didn't want to bring up this topic, because once she brought it up, she would feel a little guilty because she and her sister had swapped marriages.
She enjoyed the resources that belonged to her sister.
It wasn't until Jiang Meilan asked that she slowly nodded, "Yes, Lao Liang thought my clothes were too worn out, so he took me to the tailor shop to buy them."
She was worried that Jiang Meilan would be angry.
Unexpectedly, Jiang Meilan was not angry at all. She just looked at her with admiration and said, "You have fair skin, and this color of clothes looks good on you. Just wear it and don't take it off."
Jiang Meishu still didn't quite understand why she wasn't allowed to take it off.
The next second, she heard Jiang Meilan say, "Putting aside Liang Qiurun's shortcomings, he's very generous. From that perspective, he's a good marriage partner."
"Since the blind date was successful, go back and ask your parents for their opinion. If there's no problem, settle the marriage as soon as possible."
"Meishu." She looked up at her with a serious expression, "Whether it's Shen Zhanlie or Liang Qiurun, they are the only ones we can catch. Let's catch them."
"Don't listen to what your family says."
"Also, be careful of Mom."
After hearing this, Jiang Meishu was still a little confused, "Are you on guard against mom?"
"What's there to be defensive about, Mom?"
In Jiang Meishu's eyes, although Wang Limei is not perfect, she still believes that she loves her, otherwise she would not have survived after being ill for so many years.
Of course, when it comes to blind dates, Wang Limei was willing to let her go on a blind date with Shen Zhanlie because she had the idea from the beginning that she could go back home to live with her parents after marriage.
She really didn't understand why Jiang Meishu had to be on guard against Wang Limei under such circumstances.
Jiang Meilan walked her out, a look of worry on her face. "Just think of me as overthinking it."
"Mom is a good person, but remember, she's not just the mother of us two. She has an older son, a younger son, and two grandchildren."
"We have a place in her heart, but we can't be number one."
"So, if you think Liang Qiurun is suitable, then hold on tight. Don't let go no matter what anyone says."
Although Jiang Meishu didn't understand, she knew her sister wouldn't harm her, so she nodded, "I know."
"Okay, don't send me off. It's cold and windy outside. Go inside quickly."
Jiang Meilan hummed, but didn't listen. She watched Jiang Meishu leave and murmured, "Mom, you love Meishu the most. You won't let her down, right?"
*
When Jiang Meishu returned home, Wang Limei had already returned from the hospital.
She left, leaving Jiang Dali to look after her in the hospital.
Seeing Jiang Meishu coming back, Wang Limei noticed her daughter's new clothes and her smile widened. "Did the blind date go wrong?"
Otherwise, why do they say that people become more cunning as they age?
Just by looking at her daughter's new clothes, she knew the blind date would definitely be successful.
Otherwise, her daughter would not wear new clothes.
Jiang Meishu hummed and put the things on the table, "It's done."
"However, I told Director Liang that I need to come back and talk to the adults first before discussing the next step."
She was not as anxious as her sister last time. She went on a blind date in the morning and got the marriage certificate in the afternoon.
For Jiang Meishu, it still felt a little unreal.
"That's how it should be."
Wang Limei walked over and touched her new clothes. "The material is good, corduroy, and it's padded."
"It seems Director Liang is quite satisfied with you, otherwise he wouldn't have put so much effort into it."
Jiang Meishu didn't like this tone very much. She shouted unhappily, "Mom."
"Okay, okay, I know you young girls are shy, so I won't say anything more." Wang Limei was really happy and pulled Jiang Meishu to sit down. "I'm relieved that you can settle down with Director Liang."
"Xiaolan from next door, her mother submitted her application to go to the countryside this morning."
When Jiang Meishu heard this, her heart skipped a beat. "What does Xiaolan think?"
Chen Xiaolan is one year younger than her.
"She couldn't find a suitable partner, so she had to go to the countryside."
"There's no use crying."
"So," Wang Limei looked at her, "Meishu, you and your sister should be good and get married, otherwise you won't be able to see her even if you want to go to the countryside in the future."
This is the truth.
Jiang Meishu hummed, touched the quilt, and was about to move her sister's sleeping place. When there was no thick quilt, she didn't speak yet.
Wang Limei rushed out and said, "I'm going to call your aunt back. We'll discuss the matter between you and Director Liang tonight and make plans for the next step."
When a younger girl marries into a wealthy family, she cannot be as careless as the older girl's wedding.
Jiang Meishu watched her mother leave and immediately swallowed her words. The three children from her eldest brother's family smelled the scent and ran over.
Jiang Meishu thought for a moment and took out three pieces of roast duck from the bag, including the skin, meat, and bones. "Taste it first, and save the rest for tonight. My aunt and the others might come over."
Dale nodded, twisting the bone and savoring the taste, completely reluctant to let go, and the other two children were the same.
In the afternoon, as soon as Jiang Lamei got off work, Wang Limei called her to Jiang's house.
Almost the whole family sat here.
"That's roughly what happened. Director Liang and my daughter Meilan had a successful blind date."
"What do you think we should do next?"
There is a difference between marrying up and marrying down.
Jiang Lamei didn't expect that her niece would find her a big one and they arranged a blind date right away.
Jiang Lamei stood up and paced around the small room. "Let me think about it."
It took a long time.
Jiang Lamei turned around to look at Wang Limei and Jiang Meishu, "Let me ask you, do you want Meishu to be able to gain a foothold there?"
"Of course."
Wang Limei said subconsciously, "Of course I want my daughter to live a good life after marriage and not be bullied by her in-laws."
"It's just..." She became worried, "The Liang family is not like the Shen family. We all know what kind of personality Shen's mother has. We have never met this Liang mother. We don't know what it will be like if Meishu marries into the family."
"Her aunt, what do you think?"
Jiang Lamei also had a headache when she mentioned Liang's mother. She had met Liang's mother that day, and her cold look made her unforgettable.
"Or, why not just get the marriage certificate and make it a done deal?"
this--
Wang Limei subconsciously said, "If we really get a marriage certificate, and if we meet a wicked mother-in-law, won't my Meishu be finished?"
That’s true.
Jiang Meishu, who had been silent the whole time, said, "When I went on a blind date this morning, Director Liang told me that after we get married, we'll live separately and won't live with his parents."
"That's feasible." Jiang Lamei was also evaluating Jiang Meishu's opinion in Director Liang's mind.
"This blind marriage meant I had no idea what kind of person my mother-in-law was."
"How about inviting both parties over for dinner? Then discuss the details of the marriage?"
Now, Wang Limei also felt it was a good idea. "Then let's do it this way."
Then, she became embarrassed again, "But, our house is so small, I'm afraid the Liang family will dislike us when they come."
"It's also a bit embarrassing for Meishu."
Jiang Meishu didn't care. "Liang Rui has been to our house before."
"Then let's do as your aunt says. See if we can invite the Liang family to come over for dinner so our two families can discuss the marriage."
This is the difference between the Jiang family and the Liang family.
When the eldest daughter married Shen Zhanlie, the parents of both parties neither had dinner nor met each other. They just got a marriage certificate and Jiang Meilan went to live in Shen's house that night.
But there are so many procedures for my little girl and Liang Qiurun.
Jiang Meishu hummed, a little hesitant, "Do you want me to talk to Director Liang?" She had never been married, and she really didn't know anything about these procedures.
She doesn't quite dare.
"What do you want me to say?" Jiang Lamei laughed at her. "You're still a fool yourself. This is a matter for us adults."
"How about this, I'll go ask Director Xialiang's mother."
She was the one who initiated this blind date, and it seemed to be in accordance with the rules for her to ask the other party's elders.
With the elders supporting her, Jiang Meishu breathed a sigh of relief. "Then go and ask."
She smiled and said, "Director Liang treated us to a meal this morning and bought a roast duck. He ate half and still had the other half. Auntie, if you don't mind it being too little, you can bring some to Xiaojuan."
At this point, Jiang Lamei couldn't help but smile, "No wonder Xiaojuan likes to play with you."
It's also strange. Obviously, in terms of affection, Meilan and Xiaojuan are closer, but in fact, Meishu has a better relationship with Xiaojuan.
Jiang Meishu divided the half roast duck into two halves and gave them to Jiang Lamei. When Jiang Lamei left, Wang Limei looked at her in confusion. Jiang Meishu touched her face and asked, "What's wrong?"
"Grown up."
"You understand the ways of the world now." Wang Limei said with some emotion, "When we had food at home and wanted to give it to your aunt, you would hold onto the half pig's trotter and cry, refusing to give it to her."
When Jiang Meishu was reminded of what happened back then, she felt a little embarrassed. She covered her face and said, "I was young and ignorant back then."
Wang Limei looked at her and said, "Yes, now that you are a grown-up girl, it's time to get married."
Speaking of this, Wang Limei felt inexplicably melancholy. "You are different from your sister. I raised you, and you married into a wealthy family like the Liang family."
"If the dowry is too little, I'm afraid the man will look down on me."
"I'll discuss with your father in the next few days and see how to prepare a nice dowry for you."
Jiang Meishu hummed a sound. She only brought it up after no one else was home. "I went to see my sister this morning. She lives in a small shack with a very thin quilt. Mom, please give her the quilt she used to live in."
As soon as these words fell.
Lin Qiaoling, who was washing dishes, said subconsciously, "I've already covered Dale with that quilt. There are five of us, and two quilts are not enough to cover us."
"I'll take it."
Jiang Meishu immediately frowned, "I'm not not coming back, what are you doing with my quilt?"
Lin Qiaoling immediately put down the bowl. She didn't want to offend her sister-in-law who was about to get married, so she immediately pulled Dale out and said, "Look, your niece is so cold that her nose is running. Without a quilt, she's going to catch a cold all winter."
Jiang Dale looked at Jiang Meishu timidly, "Aunt."
Jiang Meishu rubbed her brows, not wanting to look at the child. She said to Lin Qiaoling, "Before my sister got married, the children at home couldn't be left without any covering in the winter, right?"
This made her feel that the whole family was looking forward to her and her sister getting married.
In this way, not only can the room be freed up, but also all the necessary utensils can be freed up.
"That's why we used to cover ourselves with clothes," Lin Qiaoling said defensively. "My children also caught colds every year."
Cotton is a strategic commodity, even harder to buy than cloth. Therefore, my family cherishes it very much.
Jiang Meishu went to see Wang Limei and asked, "Mom!"
"Didn't my sister have any dowry? A four-piece cotton quilt set, a tin kettle, an enamel pot, do you have these?"
It seems like none of them.
Because she had never seen her mother prepare it.
Wang Limei opened her mouth and said, "The Shen family's conditions, even if it's a dowry, it will also be a bargain for the younger brothers and sisters."
Jiang Meishu, "My sister wants to use the quilt, she will use it herself, she won't give it to others for free."
this--
Wang Limei went to see Lin Qiaoling, but Lin Qiaoling was unwilling to do so. "Mom, other people ask for a dowry when their daughters marry, so that they can support their sons. Not only did you not ask for a single cent of dowry, but you also asked Dad to take care of Shen Zhanlie at work. If you give Meilan a dowry, that would be giving her nothing."
She is the daughter-in-law, yes, the eldest sister-in-law, and she gave a lot of dowry to the eldest sister-in-law.
In essence, it is an infringement of her interests.
Jiang Meishu, "Sister-in-law, when you got married, your parents didn't give you a penny as a dowry?"
this--
The air suddenly became quiet.
Jiang Meishu has always been gentle, both her personality and her temper have never been so sharp.
After asking this question, the air suddenly became quiet.
Did Lin Qiaoling have a dowry when she got married?
Of course there are. The pair of Double Happiness enamel basins they are using now are one of them. Not to mention, she is often proud that her parents value her. When she got married, her parents gave her 66 yuan.
This is why she is highly regarded in the entire compound.
Of course, this is also why Lin Qiaoling believes she can hold her head high in the Jiang family. In her eyes, whether a woman lives well in her husband's family depends entirely on whether her parents value her.
Jiang Meishu's words left Lin Qiaoling speechless.
She doesn't speak.
Jiang Meishu was about to say, "My sister just got a marriage certificate and got married without anything else. You can go out and ask around. Which other girl gets married like this?"
"If you don't know, you might think her parents are dead."
This is a bit harsh.
Wang Limei immediately raised her voice, "Jiang Meishu, do you want to listen to what you are saying?"
Jiang Meishu also got angry. She was usually a tough person. "Did I say something wrong?"
"Mom, my sister is getting married. Not only will our family not give her a dowry, we won't even give her the quilt she used before she got married."
"Mom, does my sister really have parents?"
She broke off relations with her family because of Jiang Meilan.
If some things are not said, the atmosphere will be harmonious, but once they are said, it is no longer harmonious.
Instead, it felt like popping an abscess.
Where the pus flows, there is desolation.
Wang Limei raised her hand and was about to hit Jiang Meishu. Jiang Meishu did not dodge or avoid it. "Sis doesn't say anything, I will say it. If she doesn't fight, I will fight."
"I can't hide behind my sister for everything."
"Mom, you promised me that if Shen Zhanlie and I were successful in our blind date and married, I could come back to my parents' house. Now, I'm not going to come back to my parents' house to eat, but I think I should at least give her her share of the dowry."
"Just like you're worried about whether I'll be looked down upon if I go to the Liang family, similarly, aren't you worried that my sister will be looked down upon by her in-laws if she goes to the Shen family?"
"Mom, I was once your beloved daughter."
As soon as she finished speaking, Wang Limei closed her eyes and said, "Meishu, your sister is different from you. The Shen family married your sister, which is a great honor for eight generations. That's why I didn't give her -" a dowry.
By marrying Meilan into the Shen family, their family lost money, but the Shen family gained.
"Mom, didn't you tell me that as a family we shouldn't worry about these things, but should live in harmony and happiness? Isn't that why you chose the Shen family for me?"
"I went up to see my sister. She and Shen Zhanlie lived in a shack. It couldn't block the wind or the rain. If it got cold, they would get sick from the cold."
She doesn't understand.
Even Liang Qiurun, whom she met for the first time, was worried that she was not wearing too thin and was afraid that she would get sick.
Why doesn’t her mother worry about her sister?
Wang Limei was silent for a moment, feeling somewhat powerless. "This is something the Shen family should worry about, not ours."
At least, when Meilan was in the Jiang family, she never let Meilan go hungry or cold, but after Meilan married into the Shen family, she became a member of the Shen family.
This is the path she chose.
Jiang Meishu looked disappointed. "If I get married, will I be like my sister and belong to the Liang family instead of the Jiang family?"
She doesn't understand.
What's wrong with people of this generation?
Their biological mothers will also think that their children belong to someone else's family just because they get married.
Wang Limei sighed, "Meishu, why do you care about these things?"
"Ask your sister-in-law if she is married and is she a member of the Jiang family?"
"Go ask the other young wives in the compound, do they follow the same pattern when marrying a chicken?"
Jiang Meishu felt that she was not sick.
It is this era and the people in this era that are sick.
They all treat their daughters as if they were water poured out once they are married off.
Treating the daughter who was once related by blood as a stranger.
"Mom, I don't care about others, I just want to ask you, is my sister your daughter?"
"Just answer this question for me."
Wang Limei said with difficulty, "Yes."
"Then return my sister's quilt to her." Jiang Meishu said, "Also, give half of my dowry to my sister."
As soon as these words fell, Wang Limei frowned, "Meishu, do you know what you are saying?"
"Your sister married into the Shen family, and you married into the Liang family. Given your sister's abilities, she certainly wouldn't be bullied by her mother-in-law in the Shen family. But you're different. Our family is of low status to begin with. If your dowry isn't big enough, you'll definitely be looked down upon by the Liang family."
Jiang Meishu, "I don't care."
"Mom, I don't care."
"I just care about my sister. Can she cover herself with a thick blanket this winter and avoid being cold?"
"You—"
Wang Limei was a little angry and raised her hand to poke her forehead, "Idiot!"
"Your sister stole your girlfriend, and you're still protecting her like this, are you stupid?"
Jiang Meishu, "We are exchanging marriages, and we are willing to do so."
"I just know that my sister has always protected me when I needed her."
She persuaded her mother and turned around to take out Jiang Meilan's thin quilt, as well as the money that Jiang Meilan had compensated her.
Jiang Meilan said that the marriage exchange was unfair to her, so she gave her all the money she had.
"What other dowry is there?"
Jiang Meishu held the quilt and the money and asked Wang Limei, "What do I have for the dowry? Give my sister a little of everything."
this--
Wang Limei said subconsciously, "I haven't bought it yet."
"However, I originally planned that if your blind date with Director Liang was successful, I would give you a pair of Double Happiness enamel basins as a dowry."
Jiang Meishu asked subconsciously, "Anything else?"
this--
The air suddenly became quiet.
Wang Limei went to see Lin Qiaoling, but the usually sociable Lin Qiaoling did not go out but stood inside the house.
This made Wang Limei speechless. She lowered her head and said, "It's just this pair of enamel basins."
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