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anwhile, in the next room, seeing that it’s almost noon and ti to cook, the daughter looks exhausted, but the son-in-law and his sister-in-law are still in good spirits.
Aunt Niu, as a mother, is naturally concerned for her child. After coaxing and persuading them to settle into their respective rooms, she pulled her daughter aside and asked:
"Don’t rush to sleep just yet, tell clearly, when you two got married, didn’t ntion Jian Country had a younger sister!"
Niu Hong was also frustrated: "When I was pregnant with the first girl, he brought the introduction letter claiming she’s his aunt’s cousin, saying her family was all gone."
Speaking of this, even the most open-minded person would harbor so resentnt.
"...At ho, she does nothing, just waits for food and drink. If you say a couple of words, her tears start falling, and when Jian Country cos ho, he gets mad at ..."
Niu Hong said helplessly, "I just treat it as raising another daughter."
Aunt Niu’s eyebrows were sharply raised!
"Who raises a daughter like that! Tell honestly, did you get any sleep on the train yourself?"
Niu Hong, being straightforward, ant she wasn’t very good at lying, and hesitated for a mont, so Aunt Niu noticed.
"Alright then! Their sibling act earlier really tugged at the heartstrings, but how co no one seems to care about you?"
After thinking for a bit, she added:
"Hong, you’ve got to find a way to stay in Beijing!"
"Didn’t you say before that Jian Country wants a son? But you definitely need to go to college, so what is going on with going to school with a big belly? Can you really learn anything?"
"By the ti you graduate, you’ll be older, and having another one won’t be suitable either."
In this era, giving birth at an older age is still very risky.
"And what if it’s another daughter!"
Aunt Niu spoke with a compassionate heart, not wanting to be deflating, but seeing sothing was off today, she had to clarify.
As for Chen Jian Country wanting a son, she didn’t react as strongly.
After all, according to today’s mainstream thinking, a man without a son has no ability to continue the family line, and the won in the family will be gossiped about!
But any mother loves her own child.
Currently, conditions are as they are, and if they have another son, how could Chen Jian Country manage the household alone?
Aunt Niu suggested her daughter stay in Beijing, also thinking that her family is here, so if any conflicts arose, they could assist and support her daughter, preventing her from being wronged.
Truly from a mother’s heart.
Niu Hong listened with tears welling up in her eyes.
—After all these years in the countryside, how could there be no grievances?
Not to ntion, she is properly educated, having morized the leadership quotes thoroughly, and she is unwilling to give up the opportunity to attend college!
"Mom!"
Her voice carried a sobbing tone:
"It’s still you who treat well..."
Once she started, she couldn’t control the words she had bottled up inside.
"You don’t know, while I was preparing for exams, I still had to take care of the younger sister-in-law at ho, and both daughters. One ti, when the kids had a fever, Jian Country lost his temper, saying since I already had two kids, why bother going to college..."
"I should make sure everything at ho is fine so he can study without any distractions."
There was only one set of study materials, two people using it is nothing like one person using it, right?
Aunt Niu was almost exploding with anger!
Right then, she wished she could grab a big broom and chase that foolish son-in-law out, but no matter how open-minded she was, family affairs should still prioritize harmony.
At this mont, she had to grit her teeth and decide to use other thods to give the big son-in-law a little nudge.
"And your little sister-in-law doesn’t help out at all?"
Niu Hong looked exhausted:
"She’s preparing for exams too."
With three people using one set of materials, how could Chen Jian Country not complain that she couldn’t manage the household well?
There simply weren’t any workers at ho.
After work every day, eating was just gulping down cold water with stead buns, fearing it would waste even a little ti.
Rember, there were no conditions for staying up all night, where in the village would there be electric lights? Even kerosene required ration coupons!
So, every bit of usable ti was truly precious.
Aunt Niu was trembling with anger—
Alright. You two siblings are focused on university entrance, but want my daughter to stay ho, what does this an?
"Da Hong, you’re doing the right thing!"
"Even if you haven’t gotten into university yet, I’ve heard of many people having divorces, saying their minds can’t keep up."
"If you support him now, by the ti he goes to university, who knows if he’ll still be your husband!"
Speaking with her own daughter, Aunt Niu finally got to the point, thinking about it made her teeth itch.
But now that it’s all in the past, for the sake of family harmony, she could only grit her teeth and say:
"I’ll gently remind him later!"
"In our Old Niu family, daughters are also treasures in the family, not just to be beasts of burden for n!"
These years, inside and outside the house relied on Da Hong, didn’t they? Managing the household, there’s no reason to serve even the little sister-in-law to the fullest!
With this in mind, the matter of settling in Beijing becos urgent!
Aunt Niu took a look outside, and asked in a low voice:
"Honestly, how much money do you have in hand?"
Niu Hong replied in a low voice: "We have 795 on the surface, but I’ve secretly saved so myself, it’s 120."
This was all from what her family mailed over the years, bit by bit saved over the years in the countryside.
Otherwise, what they earned in the countryside was only enough to survive.
Aunt Niu imdiately made a decision: "They’re sleeping now, if you’re not tired, let’s set the house down now, put the household registration in your na!"
"I’ll lend you 200 first for daily needs, don’t tell the two of them."
This was originally her daughter’s money, with the son-in-law being unclear, she had to straighten things out.
Niu Hong widened her eyes:
"Mom, this isn’t..."
"Listen to !"
Aunt Niu’s eyes widened, her heart pounding.
She didn’t know why she made such a decision, but over the years, the family lived peacefully relying on her mind, so this ti, without room for discussion, she dragged her daughter out the door.
As soon as they had left, Chen Wen Juan carefully knocked on Chen Jian Country’s room door:
"Brother, the two of them have gone out."
Now, only the two sleeping daughters and Old Man Niu, who was tidying up things in the yard, were left at ho.
The entire house was empty.
Chen Jian Country hugged her waist—
"Wen Juan, don’t worry, once we get into college, I’ll definitely make sure you have a good life!"
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