"My Xuan'er lived with her sister for two years when she was a child. She has always regarded her as her mother..."
As soon as these words came out, Grandma Du looked unnatural.
Back then, Aunt Chen wanted to have a son, but her body was ruined after giving birth to Chen Xuan'er.
While recuperating, she had no energy to take care of Chen Xuan'er, so she fostered Chen Xuan'er into Lao Bai's house.
Lao Bai's family didn't have a daughter, so he happily agreed.
At that time, Lao Bai's family was very poor. Grandma Du felt that she could not let Lao Bai's family help Aunt Chen raise her daughter in vain, so she took the initiative and proposed that Chen Xuan'er marry Bai Sanzhuang, who was about the same age.
Both the Bai and Chen families agreed.
But two years later, the Chen family's grocery store business became prosperous, and the old Bai family became poorer and poorer. The Chen family took Chen Xuan'er back and ruined their baby marriage with the Bai family.
Because of this incident, Mrs. Bai once complained about Grandma Du, and Grandma Du did not dare to step into the Bai family for a long time.
At this time, Aunt Chen took the initiative to mention this matter, and Grandma Du's face became very ugly.
"Now that Panmei is getting older, she will definitely have a promising future after studying at Huaishui Academy. But I heard that someone is trying to capture her son-in-law. If Panmei is captured, the daughter-in-law of a wealthy family will not respect her." Mother-in-law. How about our two families getting closer and marrying Xuan'er to Panmei..." Aunt Chen said while looking at Zhen's face. Seeing Zhen's calm face, she became bolder and decided to attack her this time. The purpose of coming to Bai's house was stated.
"Is this your idea or your brother-in-law's?" Zhen asked.
"I proposed it, and my family is also happy to do so. Although Xuan'er is older than Panmei, they all say that junior girls hold gold bricks. When the time comes for Xuan'er to marry into the Bai family, and she is your niece, she will definitely respect her. I respect you and respect you." Aunt Chen said.
"No! How dare you mention this to my mother-in-law?" Mrs. Zhen simply laughed angrily.
"It was because I didn't dare to mention it to Aunt Bai that I brought it up to my sister. Since ancient times, parents have made the final decision on marriage matters. If my sister agreed, Aunt Bai would not object." Aunt Chen actually ignored Zhen's refusal. .
In Aunt Chen's heart, Mrs. Zhen had no option of not agreeing.
After all, Chen Xuan'er had been with her for two years, and she cared for her as if she were her own daughter. Zhen missed her a lot in the first few years after she brought Chen Xuan'er home.
She felt that Mrs. Zhen was angry with the Chen family for breaking the contract because she wanted Chen Xuan'er to marry into the Bai family.
Now is not the time, the Chen family took the initiative to marry Chen Xuaner in.
"Not to mention that my mother-in-law doesn't agree to this, your brother-in-law and I don't agree either." Ms. Zhen refused, "Mei Pan doesn't agree either."
"Sister is still angry about what happened back then? Besides, the three strong men are already married." Aunt Chen didn't understand and frowned, "Didn't sister always treat Xuan'er as a daughter?"
This is moral kidnapping.
What Aunt Chen didn't know was that Mrs. Zhen once did treat Chen Xuan'er as her daughter.
But when she didn't have a daughter, since she had Xiao Fuyuan, other girls were no longer ranked in her heart.
What's more, Chen Xuan'er has never taken the initiative to visit her aunt in so many years.
Now Chen Xuan'er, to Zhen, is just an ordinary girl from a relative's family.
Not to mention compared to Xiao Fuyuan, even her son and daughter-in-law are not comparable.
"Second Miss, are you really confused or are you pretending to be confused? When it comes to girls, your sister is not lacking. Xiao Yuanbao is not only handsome but also considerate, and she is a country owner. There is no need for your sister to recognize another child as a girl. And Xuan'er, she If you really think of your sister as your mother, why have you been unwilling to come to the door for so many years?" Grandma Du couldn't help but said when she saw Aunt Chen's confident look.
"Xuan'er is young and thin-skinned, so she is embarrassed to come to the door." Aunt Chen said.
"Xuan'er is young, don't you understand? Have you ever come to your sister's house during the Chinese New Year? Your sister's poor family has no money to go to school and become an apprentice. Why don't you help me at that time? Your sister?" Grandma Du said unceremoniously, "Second Miss, don't think I'm being harsh. Now that your sister's family is having a better time, it's good that she's willing to let you come. Forget about getting married, Xuan'er and Panmei are not suitable. "
Mrs. Zhen looked at Grandma Du gratefully.
Grandma Du knew that there were some things that it was not convenient for Zhen to say. Since the fall of the Zhen Mansion, Aunt Chen has been the Zhen family's only relative of the Zhen Mansion, apart from the current Queen Mother. No matter how wrong Aunt Chen was in the past, Zhen would never be able to sever ties with her because of their past relationship.
So when she said these words, she was not afraid of offending Aunt Chen.
Aunt Chen clutched her chest angrily, resenting Grandma Du for not helping her even though she knew she wanted to marry her daughter to Bai Panmei.
There is also Luo Shi. Zhen Shi has always had a good relationship with this cheap sister-in-law. She asked Luo Shi to help her raise this matter with Zhen Shi, but Luo Shi didn't answer her every time.
"Mom is right, Xuan'er and Panmei are not suitable for each other, don't mention this again in the future." Madam Zhen said with a cold face, completely dismissing Aunt Chen's idea.
Aunt Chen endured her anger and went out to look for Chen Xuan'er.
Only Mrs. Zhen and Grandma Du were left in the room again.
"I didn't raise her temper well. When she followed me, I always felt that she suffered a lot during the fall of the Zhen Mansion and that I was somewhat manipulating her." Grandma Du said.
"How can you blame mother for this?" Zhen said with a smile, "Don't blame yourself."
"There is also the child Xuan'er. She used to be such a good child, but she was brought up like this. She is very lazy and arrogant. She likes to pinch the needle to be strong. Now she can't even lift a needle. I think many people think she is poor. She just thinks that the family property is not big enough... If she doesn't have a bad temper, she will suffer a loss when she comes to her husband's family." Talking about Chen Xuan'er, Grandma Du sighed, "Your sister knows this, so she planned to marry her into your family. She will never be offended by her biological aunt as her mother-in-law."
When Mrs. Zhen thought of Chen Xuan'er, she felt sorry for her and said, "Xuan'er can just be a little kid, but it's a pity that she was raised."
I'm afraid that my sister will want to find a good match for Xuan'er when she finds out that the fourth aunt is the current Queen Mother.
It's just that someone from a well-off family has big rules, so it's better to marry into a well-off family and live a stable life.
My sister just can't figure this out.
"Xuan'er, have you seen your aunt's embroidery workshop?" Aunt Chen asked quietly when she saw Chen Xuan'er walking over in the yard.
"Mom, my aunt's family is really prosperous. The embroidery workshop is huge, with eighteen embroiderers." Chen Xuan'er said. At this time, she no longer objected to marrying Bai Panmei. She just passed by the kitchen and saw the pile of dishes. There were plenty of meats and vegetables, some of which his family could only eat during the Chinese New Year. He became increasingly convinced that Lao Bai's family was living a better life than his own.
"Also, Xiao Yuanbao said that her aunt has bought her a house in Yangfeng County, which is bigger than her sister's house." Chen Xuan'er looked envious.
Aunt Chen felt uncomfortable.
"Mom, that's Qiuniang." Chen Xuan'er leaned over, pointed at Qiuniang and nuzzled Aunt Chen's ear, "I asked around, she is a distant relative of the Bai family. The man died, and now she is in charge of the Bai family's embroidery workshop."
Aunt Chen didn't understand why her daughter said this so politely.
Seeing her mother's puzzled expression, Chen Xuan'er bit her lip and said, "Didn't Mom say that my sister only has a daughter and has nothing to do for so many years? Didn't my sister's mother-in-law always want to give her brother-in-law a concubine..."
(End of chapter)
