Chapter 235 Arranged Marriages by Parents and Matchmakers
The aroma of meat from the Chen family wafted to the Lin family's house.
Aunt Yang took a deep sniff of the meaty aroma and licked her lips.
With her hands on her hips, she sternly said to Lin Xiaohua, who was drinking wild vegetable porridge, "Why are you so useless? Why can't you win over the third son of the Chen family? Look at the Chen family now. They not only have an extra piece of land, but the village head's family also sends them meat. How prestigious they are!"
Lin Xiaohua buried her head in her porridge of wild vegetables, lowered her eyes, and murmured softly, "What can I do if they don't like me?"
Aunt Yang frowned, slammed her hand on the table, and demanded, "What did you say? Speak louder!"
"Alright! Can't we even have a peaceful meal?" Lin Feng slammed his bowl down.
The bowl spun around on the table several times before tipping over the edge and falling to the ground with a "thud".
Aunt Yang was stunned and stood there in shock.
She never expected that her usually gentle and kind husband would lose his temper today and even smash a bowl!
After a moment of stunned silence, she raised her hand and began to cry out, "Ouch..."
Lin Feng, speaking expressionlessly, interrupted Aunt Yang and recited her tearful lament: "Oh dear, why is my life so miserable? Why did I have to marry into the Lin family? My husband is useless, and my daughter is so good-for-nothing..."
He looked at Aunt Yang with a helpless and somewhat weary expression, "Can you please shut up for a while?"
Aunt Yang opened her mouth in surprise, her expression showing a hint of disbelief.
She slammed her hand on the table and sat down. "Lin Feng, what do you mean by that? What do you mean by telling me to shut up?"
The old table made a "clattering" sound with each tap, and even shook a few times.
It seems that if you slap it a couple more times, it will fall apart on the spot.
Lin Xiaohua buried her head in her food, not participating in the argument, as if she were an outsider.
Lin Feng also imitated Aunt Yang by patting the table twice.
He was stronger, so he slammed his hand on the table, which shook a few times and then wobbled twice before stopping.
"You can't even give birth to a son, and you still need a daughter to climb the social ladder. If you're so keen on that, you might as well find a way to give me a son!"
Aunt Yang glared at Lin Feng, her eyes red, and said loudly, "Blame me? If you hadn't caused me to fall and have a difficult childbirth back then, my son would be as big as Wu Gousheng now!"
As she spoke, tears streamed down her face, her voice tinged with grievance, "The baby was already fully formed when he came out. The midwife said it was a boy, a boy!"
Aunt Yang's voice grew louder and louder, and the last few words were almost shouted.
Lin Feng knew it was his fault that his family had no male heirs, so he tolerated all the trouble Aunt Yang caused over the years.
But how is Aunt Yang's behavior any different from that of her cousin who sold his daughter?
Lin Youtian eventually lost his wife and children, and even his son left for distant lands, seemingly never to return to the Lin family or even visit the Lin family ancestral graves.
Lin Feng sighed inwardly.
The Lin family is finished with this generation!
If Lin Xiaohua were to marry and have several sons, it would be good to have one left to continue the Lin family line. But now...
If what my wife is doing succeeds, the Lin family will definitely turn their fortunes around.
But if they lose, the Lin family will be plunged into utter ruin.
Ultimately, it depends on the daughter.
Lin Feng looked up and frowned slightly as he saw Lin Xiaohua still eating rice even though her bowl was empty.
His wheat-colored skin suddenly developed several wrinkles, like hills and valleys, layer upon layer.
"Xiaohua, tell your father, do you really want to marry Chen Sanyuan?"
Lin Xiaohua paused, her eyes darting around as she looked at Aunt Yang for help.
She dared not lie to Lin Feng, nor did she dare tell the truth.
"Why are you looking at your mother? Don't you know who you love?"
Lin Xiaohua met Aunt Yang's gaze and, sensing the threat in her eyes, immediately lowered her head and said timidly, "It's all arranged by my parents and the matchmaker; it's all up to my parents to decide."
After saying that, she got up and cleared away the bowls and chopsticks on the table. "I'll go wash the dishes."
She fled quickly, not wanting to be caught and questioned any further.
Lin Feng watched his daughter's departing figure and sighed, "Never mind, let it be!" His daughter was right.
Marriage has always been a matter of choice, arranged by parents and matchmakers, with little room for personal decision-making.
Just like when I married my child's mother, our parents thought it was acceptable, so we got married.
If Chen Sanyuan truly loves his daughter, that would be good.
Aunt Yang, however, did not want to let it go so easily. She had a feeling that the eldest daughter-in-law of the Chen family would come and ruin her family's good fortune.
She cleaned up the broken bowls on the floor, made up a random excuse, and stared at Lin Xiaohua as she washed the dishes, her eyes filled with venom.
Aunt Yang walked over and pinched Lin Xiaohua's waist hard.
Although she was dressed warmly in winter, Aunt Yang was a hard worker with a strong grip, and pinched Lin Xiaohua so hard that she trembled and her eyes turned red.
"Mom~" Lin Xiaohua said with a hint of grievance in her voice.
"You still remember I'm your mother?" Aunt Yang tossed the rag onto the basin, leaned against the wall, and stared sharply at Lin Xiaohua. "Just now, your father asked you why you didn't answer the way I always taught you?"
She reached out and poked Lin Xiaohua's forehead. "Xiaohua, let me tell you, if you miss this family, it will be hard for you to find such a good family again!"
Lin Xiaohua remained silent even after being pushed, lowering her head and constantly turning the bowl in her hand.
"Although the Chen family made great contributions to this bandit suppression, no matter how powerful the Chen family is, they are still people of Lianhua Village. The village head will definitely receive some of the rewards. Who knows, Village Head Chen might be promoted to an official position in the county government in the future, and things will be different then!"
Aunt Yang glared at Lin Xiaohua, her tone carrying a hint of warning, "Lin Xiaohua, I've found such a good marriage for you, don't you dare ruin it for me, or you'll be in big trouble!"
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