Chapter 183 Mother-in-law wants to shout super loudly
Zou Zhou was prepared to be beaten.
There was bound to be quarrels when she came back this time. She even made plans for the worst, which was to break up with her family.
Just hit her, she is her mother and I am her daughter.
But I didn't expect Li Dong to stand up.
Zou Zhou's eyes became sore when he saw the blood oozing from Li Dong's arm.
"Who are you? What does it have to do with you that I discipline my daughter?" Zou's mother actually guessed Li Dong's identity by watching Li Dong's actions. Zou Yan came home and exaggerated and said that Zou Zhou had an affair with a country bumpkin. Zou's mother knew about it but didn't mention it because she didn't want to confirm it.
Her daughter was going to marry the son of a high-ranking official, so how could she possibly marry a country boy with no parents?
Li Dong didn't say anything, but looked at Zou Zhou to see if he was injured.
Zou Zhou shook his head and said to Zou's mother, "You already knew it a long time ago, why are you still pretending? My cousin is right, I have a crush on this country boy, and I want to marry him."
From childhood to adulthood, Zou Zhou has always been an obedient daughter, and it is precisely because of her obedience that she has ended up in this situation.
This time she didn't want to obey anymore.
Seeing Zou's mother's eyebrows twitching with anger, and obviously looking like she was about to get angry, Zou Zhou actually felt very happy.
You have come to this day.
"If you were still my daughter, I would also tell you that since ancient times, marriage has always been a matter of parents' orders and matchmaker's words. I will not agree to this marriage."
"It's no use if you don't agree. I'll be in the countryside these two days. We..."
"Zou Zhou,"
Guessing what she was going to say, Erhe walked over and shook her head at her, stopping her from speaking.
She knew that Zou Zhou was speaking in anger and wanted to force Zou's mother to agree to her and Li Dong's relationship, but there was no need to damage Zou Zhou's reputation.
In this way, we would kill 800 enemies but lose 1,000 of our own. There is no need for this.
"Aunt Zou," Erhe called out politely, though only superficially. "You just said that marriage is a matter of parents' decisions and matchmakers' words. Today, we are here to discuss Zou Zhou's marriage with you according to the proper procedures."
"There's nothing to discuss. I won't agree." Zou's mother refused outright, looking at the beautiful woman in front of her with disgust in her eyes.
She knew this person. She was Zou Zhou's former classmate in school. She was originally a girl from the Du family. It was said that she was taken away by mistake. In fact, she was a country girl. She didn't know what happened afterwards.
Erhe also didn't say that she didn't need to use the Nie family's prestige to intimidate others.
You still have to use your power, as long as you don't do anything that goes against your conscience, morality, and law.
"There's no room for negotiation?" Erhe said slowly, watching Zou's mother still smiling. Suddenly, she exclaimed, "Does that mean you agreed to the Xiang family coming over without even discussing it?"
Hearing her mention the Xiang family, Zou's mother's expression changed slightly. "What's wrong with the Xiang family? They are officials. Zou Zhou won't have to suffer for the rest of her life if she marries into them."
"If that's fine, then why don't you let your eldest daughter get married? Since you said earlier that marriage is a matter of parents' decisions and matchmaker's words, and the old saying goes that seniority should be respected, the eldest daughter hasn't married yet, so when it comes to marriage, the eldest daughter should be considered first. Why do you think it's the other way around?"
Erhe spoke softly and was reasoning with Zou's mother.
Zou's mother's face turned red and white. It was indeed true. When looking for a partner, the eldest daughter should be arranged first.
But she couldn't admit that she was biased.
Even if he was not right, he would still make a false argument, "Of course it's because the Xiang family is well-off, and I'm also good to Zou Zhou, so I found a good match for her."
Zou Zhou almost laughed out of anger.
A good marriage?
Is this a good marriage?
"You obviously wanted to find me a good job. Don't think I don't know anything. With my ability, I can't go to the post office at all. You agreed to the Xiang family's conditions, so I can go to the post office to work. Not only is the work easy, but the salary is also high."
Originally, Zou Zhou didn't want to say this, but Zou's mother was really too much.
Hearing this, Zou's mother became flustered, her eyes darting back and forth. "You silly girl, you're talking nonsense! Your sister got the job at the Post Office based on her own abilities. What does that have to do with the Xiang family? You're talking nonsense without knowing anything. Are you trying to harm your sister? You're not that old, how can you have such a vicious heart? How could I have raised someone as vicious as you?"
Zou's mother had already made up her mind that this matter must not be implicated in any way.
So she just bit her youngest daughter to death for being so cruel.
But Erhe will not let her get what she wants.
"Post office? Okay, I'll ask my grandma to ask about it later." Erhe said casually.
Zou's mother didn't take it seriously. "Who is your grandmother? What does the post office have to do with her?"
"My grandmother. Everyone in this county calls her 'Auntie Nie.'"
As soon as she finished speaking, Zou's mother's expression changed completely.
The county town is a tiny place, and the Xiang family’s official position is quite high, but which county town doesn’t have a leader?
There are too many leaders in counties across the country to count.
But how many can the commander have?
If a high-ranking official emerges in a county, even if you haven't seen him, you must have heard of him.
And I will be proud of it.
So, Zou's mother knew about the Nie family.
At this moment, she looked at Erhe in horror, "You and the Nie family..."
"Don't worry about my relationship with the Nie family. You've sacrificed your youngest daughter's lifelong happiness for your eldest daughter's future. Today, I have only one thing to say: if you insist on making this marriage happen, not only will your eldest daughter's job be in jeopardy, but I'll also make sure the Xiang family can withstand the investigation from above!"
Don't look at Erhe's young age. When she said this, coupled with her cold expression and arrogant eyes, she was really very imposing.
Zou's mother was frightened by her aura, "You, you dare not..."
"What am I afraid of? As long as I don't do anything against my conscience, I dare to do anything!"
Mother Zou was stunned and took a big step back holding the feather duster.
Erhe looked at her cowering expression and asked politely, "Can we talk about Zou Zhou's marriage now?"
Although Zou's mother was reluctant, she finally let them into the house.
"The elders of the Li family are gone, so I'm taking the liberty to speak for Li Dong. These are the betrothal gifts for your Zou family." The daughter-in-law obviously had Zou's mother in her control. Wang Xiu was not afraid at all. She even looked down on Zou's mother. She ordered people to move the things into the Zou family and piled up a lot of them against the wall in the main hall.
If you think about getting married at this time, this amount of betrothal gifts is really not too small.
Zou's mother didn't care about these things at all, or rather, she cared about what benefits this marriage between Zou and Zhou could bring to the family.
Rather than simply receiving some gifts.
After all, these things can be bought anywhere with money.
Wang Xiu noticed Zou's mother's expression, but pretended not to notice. She called Li Dong again, "Li Dong, come here and give the gift money to your mother-in-law."
"Who is his mother-in-law?" Zou's mother found these three words irritating.
So what?
She didn't like to hear it, but Wang Xiu let Li Dong shout.
Li Dong also came forward and shouted loudly, "Mother-in-law, please keep this 500 yuan gift money."
Mother Zou really wanted to hit her with the feather duster again, but she saw Erhe standing next to her, with a tall and strong man beside her.
Thinking of her eldest daughter's future, she gritted her teeth and endured it.
He grabbed the money.
"Okay, okay, accept the betrothal gifts, and the marriage is settled. If anyone wants to go back on their word, we will report to the police!" Seeing Zou's mother accept the money, Wang Xiu deliberately said loudly.
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