"Well, I'm getting married, and my mother asked me to come and tell you. I also wanted to come and see how you're doing."
Xia Yang scratched his head, and when he said the last sentence, he secretly glanced at Shen Nian.
Shen Nian raised his eyebrows, was he afraid that he would bully his sister?
"Brother, are you getting married? Have you set a date?" Xia Tian was very happy. "When is it?"
"It's settled, April 18th." Xia Yang said embarrassedly.
Xia Tian calculated, "That's only a few days away!"
"Yeah." Xia Yang replied.
"Have you prepared everything for the wedding?"
Xia Tian was very touched. Although this elder brother was usually quiet, he was very caring towards his younger siblings.
Normally, when Old Lady Xia withheld food from her younger sisters-in-law, she would secretly give them the steamed bread she had saved.
"Yes, everything is ready." Xia Yang replied.
"Si Ya, will you come that day?" Xia Yang was worried that his sister would hold a grudge against the family and would not want to come.
"Of course I'm coming. My elder brother is getting married, so how can I, his younger sister, not come?" Xia Tian said affirmatively.
Xia Yang looked at Shen Nian again, and Xia Tian understood immediately, "Don't worry, big brother, Big Brother Shen treats me very well, you see I have gained some weight."
Xia Tian said this and stood up to show Xia Yang.
Xia Yang looked at Xia Tian carefully. Indeed, he looked much better than the dark and thin one at home, and his face had a little more flesh on it.
Xia Tian turned around and asked Shen Nian, “Brother Shen, do you want to go together?”
Shen Nian shook his head, “You go.”
It is not convenient for him to go out now, so as to avoid being discovered by someone with ulterior motives and causing trouble.
Xia Tian thought about it and decided, “Okay!”
Shen Nian is in poor health and usually doesn't talk much. He probably doesn't like crowds of people, and he doesn't like social events, so he would feel uncomfortable if he went.
Usually, when Mrs. Yao came to chat with Xia Tian, she rarely came into the house. The two of them talked in the open space outside the courtyard gate. She said that she felt a little scared when she saw the head of her family.
Xia Tian thought it was a little funny at the time.
She felt that Shen Nian had a good temper and had never lost his temper with her, so of course they could only say a few words.
Maybe she was already familiar with Shen Nian, otherwise she would be scared.
Xia Tian explained to Xia Yang, "Brother, Brother Shen is not in good health and can't walk far. He usually just sits in the yard. He won't go that day, but I will go."
Xia Yang understood, and he had no right to ask Chen Nian to do anything. After all, everyone knew what the Xia family had in mind when they married off their daughter.
The three of them talked for a while. Xia Tian saw that it was noon and time to make lunch, so he asked Xia Yang to stay for lunch before going back.
Xia Yang originally wanted to leave before lunch, but Xia Tian pulled him aside and insisted that he come back after dinner. Seeing that his brother-in-law had no objection, he stayed.
Xiatian quickly prepared lunch and the three of them talked while eating.
It was mainly Xia Tian who asked questions and Xia Yang who answered, while Shen Nian listened to the back and forth questions and answers between the brother and sister.
After dinner, Xia Tian had a pretty good understanding of the situation at home, and he began to brainwash Xia Yang.
"Brother, now that you're married, you can't just work all day long. You have to think more about your family.
You can't rely on your parents' temper anymore, you have to stand up for yourself.
You are the pillar of our second house, and you will have to support us sisters in the future."
Xia Tian saw Xia Yang nodded and continued speaking.
"We, the second branch, are not favored by grandparents. Why? Isn't it because we are obedient and easy to bully?
They say that crying children get milk. Look at your uncle, your third uncle, and Xia Shan and the others. They are all grown up, but they start to act sneaky as soon as they get home.
Of course, I'm not asking you to be sneaky, I'm asking you to be less honest."
"It's okay for me to do more." Xia Yang replied honestly.
Xia Tian was about to be pissed off at Xia Yang. Was it a question of who did more or less?
Looking at Xia Yang's dull brain, he probably couldn't think very far ahead, so Xia Tian patiently explained it to him in detail.
"Brother, this isn't about how much you work, I'm saying that what grandma and grandpa do is unfair. You shouldn't just work hard, you should also think more about your own family."
Xia Yang looked at Xia Tian's angry look and touched his head embarrassedly. He had never thought about it this way. They were all family, and he had lived like this since he was a child.
Although I sometimes feel that my grandparents are a little biased, I have never thought about refutating them.
Xia Tian looked at Xia Yang with his big, stupid eyes and sighed helplessly, but she also knew that it was probably impossible to expect Xia Yang to accept her idea quickly.
It can only be infiltrated slowly, at least to plant a seed in his heart so that he will no longer be so foolishly filial.
"Also, after you marry your sister-in-law, as long as she's not being unreasonable, you have to stand by her side and protect her. Don't let her be bullied by others, even by your grandparents, parents, etc.
In this world, women have a hard life already. Getting married is like being reborn. You have to make your sister-in-law feel that you are her support.
Also, if your family members bully your sister-in-law, don’t keep silent. You should feel sorry for your own daughter-in-law.
Don't tell your sister-in-law to just be patient and do more work if there's nothing wrong. Don't learn from your parents.
If it's okay, why wouldn't others do it?
Any man who says this to his wife is a sign of incompetence."
Xia Yang felt that Si Ya had changed a lot. She used to quarrel with her family often, but she never argued like this.
No one had ever said this to him in his life. At home, his mother and sister were bullied, and his father never defended them.
He thought all women went through this and never thought about whether their lives were hard or not!
In this world, who can live an easy life?
But as Si Ya said, there is a difference between hard work and hardship, and he can also do his best to make his wife and daughter live a better life.
Xia Tian saw that Xia Yang looked thoughtful, and guessed that he had taken what he said to heart.
He continued to say to Xia Yang, "Brother, don't you often go out to work during the slack season? When you earn money from working in the future, you should secretly save some for yourself, and don't be stupid and hand it all over.
What if your wife or child needs money urgently in the future, can you give it to them?
Or do you expect grandma to give you money?
You have to know that the only one who can spend your life with you is your wife, so be nice to her, understand?"
"I will, don't worry, Si Ya." Xia Yang saw Xia Tian staring at him and quickly made the assurance.
Xia Yang was stunned by Xia Tian's rapid-fire output.
No one had ever told him to do this.
Xia Tian was afraid that Xia Yang might not take it to heart, so he emphasized it again. Only after seeing Xia Yang nod did he let him go.
Shen Nian listened thoughtfully, he had never heard such remarks about his daughter-in-law before.
If you think about it carefully, it makes sense!
Xia Tian was so busy brainwashing Xia Yang that he didn't notice that Shen Nian was also listening with great interest.
The brainwashing is almost complete, and Xia Yang can only digest the rest slowly by himself.
Xia Tian took a sip of water and asked Xia Yang, "Brother, have you and your parents ever considered splitting up the family?"
Xia Yang was so shocked by what Xia Tian had just said that he hadn't recovered yet.
Unexpectedly, Xia Tian dropped another bomb right after that.
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