Daily Life in the 70s-Chapter 48 - Trust

It’s not surprising if there are contradictions.”

Upon hearing what she wanted, Shen Yixiang felt not joy but a towering rage.

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Such lowly riff-raff dared to fancy her brother!

She immediately went to Pan Shuiqin and severely chastised her, prudently extinguishing that thought within herself.

When she returned home, she saw Mrs.

Shen consulting her second uncle’s wife about the protocol for visiting the Yang Family, “It’s my first time taking a daughter-in-law, although I’ve seen other families’ arrangements, I still feel uneasy.

Could you please come and check if this is appropriate?”

Two pounds of sugar, two pounds of meat, two pounds of pastries, and two meters of fabric—the traditional even-numbered gifts for such visits were already quite generous in that era of scarcity, surpassing even what some people brought back to their marital homes during their first new year.

The second uncle’s wife squinted her eyes and nodded, patting her hand and said cheerfully, “This seems quite appropriate to me.

You’re about to be a grandmother, aren’t you supposed to know these things?

It seems you are just excited about taking a daughter-in-law and wanted to drag this old woman over to talk.”

Mrs.

Shen, amused, responded with a smile on her face, “Don’t make fun of me; you don’t know how envious I’ve been seeing other boys his age with their own children already.

I’ve had quite a few anxious moments with him, but anxiety did no good, as he never took a liking to anyone.

But now, at last, that rascal has finally opened up, and the huge weight in my heart has lifted.”

Shen Yixiang couldn’t stand seeing her mother like this.

Furious, she walked up to her and yanked the two meters of fabric from her mother’s hands, “Mother, I need to talk to you!”

Mrs.

Shen looked at her somewhat taken aback and then glared disapprovingly, “What kind of behavior is this?

Don’t you see that the second uncle’s wife is still here?”

“Second uncle’s wife, my apologies, I have urgent matters to discuss with my mother, please don’t mind.”

Mrs.

Shen glared at her again.

The tactful second uncle’s wife waved her hands cheerfully and left.

“What exactly is the matter?” Mrs.

Shen asked, displeased.

“Mother, we cannot marry into the Yang family!” Shen Yixiang declared solemnly, like an ancient counselor.

“What nonsense are you talking?

Are you overly tense?” Mrs.

Shen raised her hand as if to smack her on the back.

Shen Yixiang grabbed her hand and sat down next to her, anxiously saying, “Mother, listen to me, that girl from the Yang Family really cannot be married.

You don’t know, but today I went to inquire about her temperament and I was shocked when I heard about it.

In our village, there’s still such a lazy girl.

She’s almost twenty and can’t even cook a meal, and her sister has to wash her clothes for her.

Tell me, if you marry a woman like that, is she to be revered like an ancestor?”

Mrs.

Shen looked at her skeptically, “Where did you hear that from?”

“Don’t worry about where I heard it from, these aren’t secrets in Xiahe Village.

Just inquire a bit and you’ll know; it’s just that Daji Village is far away, so the news hasn’t reached us yet.”

Mrs.

Shen still didn’t quite believe it, “This…

If she is immature, wouldn’t the elders of the Yang Family stop her?

If this gets out, it won’t sound good for their reputation either.”

“Speaking of which, I have another important point to make.

It’s because that girl is frail.

Her parents can’t bear to see her working.

Mother, our family only has one precious son; how can we marry him to a sickly girl?

What if she can’t bear children?”

“This…” Mrs.

Shen was still somewhat astonished and doubtful.

When she was young, she had only given birth to one son, and she had spent most of her life under her mother-in-law’s scorn and amidst gossiping sisters-in-law.

She hoped that her future daughter-in-law would be able to bear several sons.

If the daughter-in-law turned out to be barren, what then?

“We still need to ask your brother about this.

He can’t possibly still want to marry this girl knowing these issues.” After a moment of thought, she chose to trust her son.

Shen Yixiang stomped her foot, “Mother, I’m telling the truth.

Not only is the girl physically weak, her character is also not good.

She’s spoilt and willful, throwing tantrums that could kill when things don’t go her way until people give in to her.

How can such a person be a match for my brother?”

“My brother might have been deceived by her sweet words temporarily.”

Mrs.

Shen looked at her, also hesitating, “Your brother went to his comrade’s home today, let’s wait for him to come back and talk about it then.”

Today was the second day of the new year, and Mrs.

Shen’s four daughters had also returned home.

Shen Yixiang felt like she had found her allies.

She exaggerated what she had heard and told it to her sisters.

Shen Yidong, the fourth sister, was the most supportive, “Exactly, we can’t afford such a high maintenance!”

The older sisters thought more broadly.

Without solid evidence, they hesitated to reach a conclusion and told Shen Yixiang not to spread baseless rumors before Shen Yiguang returned.

But everything changed when Zhao ManCang brought a letter to Shen Yixiang, which instantly bolstered her spirits.

The content of the letter was full of shameless self-praise from the Yang Family girl, advising them not to believe the rumors and subtly expressing her fondness for Shen Yiguang.

Shen Yixiang was furious.

“Sisters, look, this shameless girl.

She must have found out from her cousin that I inquired about her and feared we would reject this marriage proposal.

She immediately wrote a letter over, claiming all the rumors are from jealousy toward her and advising us not to believe them.

She really has such gall; who would even bother to envy her?

The second sister, Shen Yixia, frowned after reading the letter, “This girl is really bold.”

The fourth sister immediately added, “Not just bold, she’s shameless.

Look how cunning she is.

We absolutely cannot let such a woman enter our family!”

Even the most composed third sister, Shen Yiqiu, agreed.

This finally unified all the sisters’ opinions.

The fourth sister, being the most cunning, thought it best that only they knew about this letter and not to show it to Shen Yiguang, lest it solidify his intention to marry the Yang Family girl.