??Chapter 1016: Chapter 1016: Can’t Kill Their Entire Family!
Chapter 1016: Chapter 1016: Can’t Kill Their Entire Family!
“Father and Mother are doing this for your sake, aren’t they? Look at yourself; without a considerable dowry, where would Father and Mother go to find you a wife? You’re not getting any younger, yet you haven’t even seen a glimpse of a wife’s hair!”
“Exactly, if you’re capable, go find a wife for yourself, and don’t expect our son to provide for your funeral!”
“Knowing you’re no good at talking, can’t you just shut up? Do you think money is easy to make? Father and Mother are of such an age, yet they have to go out and earn money for you, while you sit at ho making snide comnts. Tell , are you even human?”
“I…”
Old Seventh Yang opened his mouth but eventually closed it without speaking.
He knew that no matter what he said, he could never win against his three sisters-in-law alone.
But in his heart, he knew all too well that Father and Mother going to Fourth Sister’s house to ask for money had nothing to do with him. A wife? He hadn’t even thought about it, not to ntion that Father and Mother never ntioned the matter to him.
“Old Seven, you coward, get out!”
Old Madam Yang glanced at her son, and her anger grew even more.
“If I had known you’d be such a coward, I never would have brought you into this world!”
Speaking of Old Seventh Yang, he truly had the best temperant in the family, even though he was quite unsightly and born with bowed legs. But he had never skimped on doing the chores around the house.
When Yang Lin got married, he was only seven years old. Before she got married, it was Yang Lin who did the household chores, but after her marriage, the seven-year-old Old Seventh Yang had taken over.
Now, Old Seventh Yang was already twenty-five but, due to his appearance and his legs, no girls were willing to marry him.
Of course, looks and bowed legs were just a small part of it. The key issue was that once any prospective in-laws heard about the Yang Family’s situation, no one wanted their daughters to suffer and toil in such a family.
Therefore, Old Seventh Yang, despite being of a marriageable age, remained without a wife.
“Hmph, tomorrow I’ll go to the Lin Family. If they don’t give us the money, watch how I’ll destroy their entire family! Unless they no longer care about Lin Changfeng’s reputation!”
Just as Old Seventh Yang was about to enter his room, he overheard his mother’s words, couldn’t help turning back to look at her, then turned around and heaved a sigh.
“That’s right, Mother, you’re right. I’ll go with you tomorrow,” Second Aunt Yang imdiately chid in.
“Mother, I’ll go too!”
Eldest Aunt Yang also joined in.
…
In the room, Old Seventh Yang sat on the futon on the floor, weaving straw mats. It was the only thing he knew how to do. When the weather got warr next year, he could sell them in the town for so money.
Thinking about what he had overheard his parents saying in the courtyard earlier, his heart ached.
“Why can’t they understand that Fourth Sister has it hard too?”
Out of the three daughters of the Yang Family, his three sisters, Third Sister was married off far away, seemingly sold to a poor mountain village. His parents knew they wouldn’t get any benefits from Third Sister’s husband.
As for Sixth Sister…
Sixth Sister was sold to the ‘tooth shop’ to exchange for money. Now, it’s unknown whether she’s a slave or a servant sowhere. His parents certainly couldn’t expect any benefits from there either.
The only one they could count on was Fourth Sister.
But many years ago, those things his mother did had probably already killed any familial affection Fourth Sister had for them, right?
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