Chapter 249: Discussions for a Wife |
Ji Guangzong's mother was one of them with regrets.
Ji Guangzong was the only son of Mother Guangzong and Father Guangzong. He was their treasure.
Originally, the old couple was ready to give up on continuing their family line, but the heavens took pity on them and gave them a son.
So how could he not be a treasure?
The people in the village were ready to laugh at the idea that they could raise a child well. And did they end up laughing?
No, they didn’t. Guangzong strived for success. He has been striving for success since he was young. When he grew up, he became even more filial.
Therefore, Mother Guangzong wanted to find a good marriage for her son. She started looking after he finished middle school at the age of sixteen and stopped studying.
But she has been searching until now and still hasn’t found anyone she was satisfied with.
Recently, there’s been more talk about Ji Jianyun’s wife. Mother Guangzong told her husband, “If the Su family had another daughter to marry Guangzong, then Guangzong will not have a worry for the rest of his life.”
In the Lao Su family, there was only one daughter, Ji Jianyun's wife, and no other.
“When Ji Jianyun's mother spent extravagantly to have them marry, didn't you dislike her?” Father Guangzong asked her.
“It was then, and this is now. How can it be the same?” Mother Guangzong replied to him. “And when I look at the way Danhong looks now, she is really becoming more and more blessed. Let me tell you, when we pick someone for Guangzong, we must pick someone like her who will make the family prosperous!”
“How can we find someone like her?” Father Guangzong questioned.
He only had one son. How could he not wish his son to be well and filial? The old couple definitely did not want to be worried in the future. Now that his son is twenty years old, he is not young anymore. When Father Guangzong was his age, his second sister was about to be born.
“Do you think it would be okay to ask Danhong about it?” Mother Guangzong wondered.
“Yes.” Father Guangzong nodded.
When Ji Guangzong came back, his mother told him about it.
Ji Guangzong was the one who currently made the decisions about their family's affairs. He has been supporting the family since he was eighteen years old.
After hearing what his mother said, Ji Guangzong waved his hand. “Even if you want to talk about it, you have to wait a while. Our family's current conditions are not good, and I haven't thought about it yet.”
He was not worried at all about whether he was able to marry a wife. If he couldn’t marry a wife, then wouldn’t none of the other young men in the village be able to?
Yes, Ji Guangzong had this confidence!
He wanted to work hard for another three to five years. It could be as short as three years or as long as five years. By then, he would definitely be able to save some money to support his wife and children. He never thought about asking his wife to tend to the fields. He wanted her to take care of his parents at home, and he'll do the outside work.
“Why do you think our family's conditions are not good enough? I saved this amount for you to get a wife!” Mother Guangzong felt like it was a slap to the face.
She was referring to their family’s savings of 500 yuan.
Mother Guangzong was very sure of the family’s conditions. This was because even now, if the family could save 500 yuan, it was very good, and they could be considered a very good family.
Moreover, there were many growing industries in their hometown this year, so there will be a lot more money made later.
The most important thing that happened this year was that her son found a job with Ji Jianyun. Starting next month, he will be paid 40 yuan!
“Mother, you and father can just keep the money. I save my monthly salary now. When I save enough, I will marry,” Ji Guangzong said.
He knew that his parents had some money, but he also had his own. He didn't give his money to his mother, he kept it for himself. From the time he started working, he saved a lot.
Although her son didn't agree with her, Mother Guangzong still went to talk about it privately with Mother Ji. Of course, she didn't do it directly. She did it while picking cherries with Mother Ji in the mountains while talking about family matters.
“My Guangzong is not young now, but the boy is not in a hurry. It's my fault for never finding a suitable one for him,” Mother Guangzong said.
Mother Ji laughed when she heard this. “Why are you worried about Guangzong? He has his own ideas, and he is good-looking and hardworking. How many young men in our village can compare with him?”
Mother Guangzong had a smile on her face. How could she not be happy when her son was praised? As she was thinking this, she still said, “But we can't keep waiting like this, right? How old were our children by the time we were 20 years old?”
“That's true.” Mother Ji nodded.
“I heard that the marriage of Ji Mayi's daughter, Ji Yulan, was because of Danhong and Jianyun?” Mother Guangzong asked.
Hearing this, Mother Ji understood what was going on and asked with a smile, “Why? Do you want Danhong to introduce someone to Guangzong?”
“If there's anyone good, then ask Danhong to help take a look. If she likes the girl, then that’s good,” Mother Guangzong said with a smile.
She had noticed how Ji Yulan, the daughter of Ji Mayi's family, was a hard worker. Everyone in the Ji family, both immediate and not, were good workers.
Although they had Ji as the last name, they were far apart in how they were related to Ji Jianyun’s family. The only bad thing was how Ji Mayi said that if anyone wanted to marry his daughter, he would have to pay 300 yuan. He was talking big. When Ji Mayi’s daughter marries, will the son-in-law have to carry the rest of the family?
So Mother Guangzong gave up on her thoughts, but she had no objection to someone like Ji Yulan. Su Danhong had arranged for one of Jianyun's workers to marry Ji Yulan. She was quite good-looking. She was from Dawa Village. It was a bit far away from them, so that's pretty good.
Ji Yulan got married and never went back. She went to help make zongzi, and she went back to visit. As for the zongzi, her mother complained that not even a single zongzi was brought over.
When Mother Guangzong heard this, she scoffed. They got 300 yuan when their daughter was married, which was pretty much selling her off. It was already considered great if their daughter came back to visit. What else do they want?
Mother Guangzong complimented Ji Yulan secretly to her old man, saying that she was a sensible person.
It's okay if she didn’t give anything to her family. Once she gave out a small zongzi, it would be endless. If her family needed anything in the future, they would come to her.
But now that she was like this, she had basically broken off her parents’ family. If she didn't even give her family a zongzi, what else would she give to them?
Ji Yulan had two brothers who were at the age of marrying. The older one had already made arrangements and was about to get married.
It was obvious that the money from marrying off the daughter was used to find a wife for the sons.
There were many families like this in their area. Ji Mayi's family was not the first.
