Lao Wai made tea at home to entertain his niece and son-in-law.

The aunt took her niece and children to see the new house that had been framed and roofed.

On the way, my niece asked her cousin what was going on with his partner.

"I have thought to myself that the marriage is settled," the aunt said wilfully, "Yesterday morning, Director Zheng from the commune and his wife came over."

The niece hurriedly interjected: "Is it possible that my daughter has taken a fancy to my cousin? Her parents think that we are from the village and the conditions are not good, so they do not agree to this marriage?"

Auntie shook her head:

"You just said the opposite, Director Zheng and his wife are willing to do it.

They say that a daughter-in-law is half a son-in-law, and that is absolutely true.

When my daughter and her mother talk about your cousin, he is a true relative, and I almost wish he could be his biological son."

"Since we all agreed, why did you say we were done with it?"

"I don't agree." The aunt said firmly.

The niece was very surprised.

The daughter of the director of the commune is said to be so beautiful that if she falls in love with her cousin, she will get married. This is a good thing that we can't even think of.

Fortunately, my cousin worked hard and was admitted to college, and his status also improved.

My parents still agree with this.

How can we disagree?

The aunt's face was full of deep sadness.

She seemed a little afraid to face this topic.

Arrive at the newly built house.

The frames of the three large tile-roofed houses outside the building have been built, the roofs have been sealed, the tiles have been installed, and the courtyard walls and gatehouses have been built.

Just wait for the rainy season to pass, repair the interior and exterior walls, make doors and windows, and move in by the end of the year for the New Year.

My niece followed her aunt in and took a look around. She was really happy. This house is already the most fashionable style at the moment.

Life at my aunt's family is really getting better and better.

But what really concerned her was her cousin's marriage.

I couldn't help but ask again: "Auntie, why don't you agree to such a good marriage?"

The aunt let out a long sigh:

"This is a long story, and we have to start with the eldest son getting admitted to college.

The university he got into is said to be the best in the country, but we haven't gotten into one yet in our county.

But our family's situation now depends entirely on the eldest son. If he goes to school, not only will he not make any money, he will also have to spend money, and we can't afford it.

So later the boss tore up the notice and decided not to go-"

"How can you not go up?" My niece became anxious when she heard this:

"Listen, how difficult is it to get into such a good university?

If we can't afford it, we can think of a way, relatives and friends can help -"

The aunt raised her hand and interrupted her niece:

"We won't discuss this matter anymore. All the twenty-one people in the family, old and young, all cried together.

Anyway, it’s been decided.”

Well, since your whole family has cried together, how can your niece be left out of the crying process?

Even my niece's daughter was so frightened that she started crying when she saw her mother crying so sadly.

The aunt had no choice but to coax the younger one and the older one.

It was so easy to coax the two women into not crying anymore.

The niece couldn't calm down her inner sadness for a long time, so she choked and asked, "Is it because my cousin doesn't go to college, so his parents won't approve of this marriage?"

"That's not the case." Auntie said:

"Director Zheng and his wife must have known about your cousin not going to college.

The couple came yesterday.

What Director Zheng means is that if our family's financial situation does not allow it, their family can pay for the eldest son to go to college."

My niece's eyes lit up and she shouted:

"Yes, their family must be rich. After all, they are their daughter-in-law and they are not taking advantage of others. Isn't that good?"

The aunt rolled her eyes at her niece:

"You are right, you are definitely not giving others any advantage.

They thought just as you did, it was just right.

Anyway, they only have this daughter, no matter how much family property they have in the future, they will still be their son-in-law?"

Now my niece understood everything, and she couldn't help but turn pale: "They only have this daughter, so they must hire a son-in-law to provide for them?"

"Yes!" Auntie's tone suddenly hardened:

"That's what they mean, they want to recruit a son-in-law to support the elderly.

So no matter how much money the eldest child spends on going to school, they are still willing to spend it.

They are willing to give up money, but I am reluctant to give up my son."

The niece quickly took hold of her aunt's hand: "Auntie, don't be impatient, we will discuss this matter slowly -"

"No need to discuss!" The aunt suddenly became irritable:

"Even if my son is a bachelor for eight lifetimes, I won't let any of my sons become anyone's son-in-law.

Do you think it’s so easy to take over someone else’s share of the family fortune if you recruit a new wife?

You have to serve other people's parents, that's like marrying someone else, and you have to look at their face in their home.

At home, he is treated as a grandson, but among people he is considered a great-grandson.

When someone's parents get old, you have to provide for them until they die.

Even if his son-in-law dies, he will not be able to return to his ancestral grave.

He has to be buried in someone else’s cemetery, next to his mother-in-law, and he has to serve his parents even after he dies!”

The niece cried again, and she held her aunt's hand tightly: "Aunt, aunt, I know, I know all this, I understand, you are right!"

"You know? I know you can't keep up with me!" Auntie's emotions surged up like a volcano about to erupt:

"Don't you see, your now eldest uncle!

This is a living example right before our eyes.

You see, he is wilting, and he is neither a man nor a ghost. He was not like this when he was in his own village.

This is not like sitting on a mountain looking for a husband on someone else's one-third of an acre of land, and being shorter than everyone you meet.

Among the people in Liangjiahe Village, who regards your uncle as a person?

That's my man too. He can't hold his head up in the village. I'm his wife, so I can hold my head up?

Even if he died, he wouldn't even be able to enter the Liangjiahe cemetery and would have to return to his own village.

Even if you die, you will be a lonely ghost——"

The aunt couldn't talk any more, so she suddenly covered her face, squatted down, and started to cry.

My niece also squatted helplessly beside her aunt, hugging her and crying.

The child hugged her mother and cried...

Originally, Okura-niang, as an ordinary housewife, must have been very nervous and frightened when she met a big cadre like the third in command of the commune.

But yesterday, when she faced Director Zheng and the top brass of the state-owned hotel, her attitude was very tough and her words were decisive.

In addition to politely expressing gratitude to Director Zheng for his kindness, he did not hesitate to reject Director Zheng's kindness.

And what I mean is that now my big tile house has been built, and I can move in by the end of the year at the latest.

So she can marry her daughter-in-law at any time. She just hopes that the eldest brother will get married as soon as possible and set a good example for the younger brothers below.

Going to college will delay marrying a wife, so the eldest son is unwilling to go. As a mother, she also does not agree with her son going to college.

Who are Director Zheng and his wife? How could they not understand the meaning of Xiaoliang's mother's words?

And when she said these words, her attitude was quite bad.

This made these two cadres quite embarrassed.

The words didn't make sense, so he left quickly and left in despair.
To be continued...