Kissed and Seduced By the Most Rough Man in the Village-Chapter 401: A Daughter Who Is Married Is Not Water That Has Been Poured Out

However, Granny Lin and Grandpa Gu did not give her much time to think, and immediately turned their attention to Jiang Yexun, who was standing beside her, smiling gently.

"Jiang, although it’s the same old thing, as Xiaoxiao’s grandparents, we must once again ask you to treat our sweetheart well. We know that people live a lifetime, and hearts and emotions are hard to predict, but if one day, you truly no longer like our Xiaoxiao, please be straightforward and let her go, allowing her to return to our side. We will spoil her properly and won’t trouble you.

But if you refuse to treat her well and want to make her work like a servant in your family, we absolutely will not allow that. In our family, a daughter who is married is not water that has been poured out. That kind of absurd saying does not exist here. No matter where she is, how old she is, whether she is a mother or a grandmother, she is first and foremost our Gu family’s granddaughter, Su family’s daughter, and we will not allow any children or grandchildren to be used as an excuse for her to endure in silence.

Even if your family is thousands of kilometers away, if we find out that you treat her badly, we will certainly not let you off the hook." Granny Lin’s words were spoken gently, but the meaning behind them was particularly firm.

Jiang Yexun immediately straightened his back and solemnly bent down to bow to them, promising, "Grandpa and Grandma, please rest assured. I worked hard to get Xiaoxiao to agree to marry me, and I will never squander such a blessing. Also, I guarantee that within three years at the most, I will bring Xiaoxiao back to your side."

"Good, good, good! Since you’ve made such a promise, I and Xiaoxiao’s grandpa will trust you. You two kids must be well, and if you encounter any troubles over there, remember to always tell us. Don’t try to bear it all by yourselves." Granny Lin said with a cheerful smile.

"Alright! I definitely won’t try to bear anything alone for the sake of face, and I won’t let Xiaoxiao suffer with me." Jiang Yexun responded again. 𝚏𝕣𝐞𝗲𝐰𝕖𝐛𝐧𝕠𝕧𝚎𝚕.𝐜𝚘𝗺

He looked completely docile, and if anyone from Hong Feng Production Team saw him, they would probably be so shocked their eyes would fall out.

Zhu Peini, who had been listening to their conversation for a while, finally spoke, "By the way, how many tables do you plan to have for the wedding banquet? Have you found the chef?"

"Uncle and Aunt said at most two tables. My mom and my friends are thinking of preparing the big dishes a day in advance, so it should be manageable." Jiang Yexun explained.

But as soon as Zhu Peini heard this, she immediately shook her head. "Before, two tables would be enough because Xiaoxiao’s dad had an issue, and you wanted to keep the wedding low-key to avoid causing any trouble. But didn’t you say you’ve already found out that Xiaoxiao’s dad had nothing to do with it, and he was completely wronged? Although it hasn’t been officially announced yet, it definitely won’t be long before they formally clarify it.

By then, your colleagues from the steel factory and the Women’s Federation will add up to three or four tables. The First Steel Factory is one of the key factories in our Shanghai, and the Women’s Federation is also a government department. Plus, with Hongchen’s identity, some leaders from the city will definitely come. This will also serve as a bit of compensation for Xiaoxiao’s father.

You also need to consider Xiaoxiao’s classmates. It won’t be enough with just five or six tables. And these people are all true-blue Shanghainese. While Northeastern food is great, we also need to consider whether everyone will be able to adapt to the taste. Xiaoxiao’s grandparents happen to know a very skilled master chef who specializes in local Shanghai cuisine. How about we invite him over? This way, we’ll have more people to help, and we can accommodate both regional tastes."

"Good! You’re the most thoughtful, Aunt." Jiang Yexun quickly agreed.

They continued to discuss the wedding menu, and Su Xiaoxiao, sitting aside, was starting to feel a little drowsy.

After quite some time, they finally finished discussing the wedding matters.

Su Xiaoxiao hurriedly asked, "Aunt, how are my two cousins doing at the commune?"

"Not bad, not good. They still have to work in the fields every day to earn work points. They’ve earned full work points now, and both of your sisters-in-law can earn about seven or eight work points a day. Altogether, each family gets nearly forty yuan a month, and they can also receive some grain, so they can definitely get by. It’s just that working the fields is never as easy as working in the factory. I’m just worried that their bodies can’t handle it and they’ll wear out."

Zhu Peini started to feel a headache when mentioning her two troublesome children.

Back then, she and her husband had planned to pass the work onto the two of them, but the children refused to agree no matter what. They thought they were already earning thirty-six yuan a month, and life was easy and carefree. There was no need to pass on their wages and work to them, and they didn’t want to go through the hardship of doing factory work.

They also thought that even though the rural life was far and tough, the country provided subsidies every month. They were planning to save the subsidies to buy their way back to the city.

Now, one of them had been in the countryside for six years, the other for four. Both had married local educated youth, and even had children. Yet, after all this time, they still hadn’t been able to get a work opportunity back in the city.

In these times, jobs were hard to come by, and if someone was willing to pay for a job, most families had relatives eyeing them, making it nearly impossible to get a chance.

Factory jobs required examinations, and the two children at the commune couldn’t possibly return in time to take the exams.

But thinking about the hard-won job she had just purchased, Zhu Peini couldn’t help but sigh. "Xiaoxiao, now that you’re here, I just happen to have something I want to ask you."

"Aunt, please go ahead. I will definitely tell you everything I know," Su Xiaoxiao immediately responded with a serious posture.

Zhu Peini smiled bitterly and patted her hand. "You don’t need to be so nervous. I just happened to have bought a job, but you have two cousins, and I really don’t know who to give it to, nor how to tell them."

"Your cousins have a good relationship. You can just tell them directly. They can discuss it themselves." Su Xiaoxiao didn’t understand why Zhu Peini was so anxious about this issue.

But Zhu Peini shook her head. "Things are not as simple as they seem. Your two cousins had a good relationship before because they didn’t experience hardship in the city. But now, after working in the fields for so long, I can tell they are desperately hoping to return to the city, and they want their children to return as well.

So, I’m worried that when they find out there’s a job opportunity, there will be arguments. You know that they’re not just thinking about themselves now. They have wives and children. If one of them gets the job, the whole family can return to the city, and I’m afraid your two sisters-in-law might have some thoughts about it."

"I don’t think my cousins will change their original intentions just because the rural life is too hard. If they really wanted to return to the city, they would not care about family ties and would have figured out a way to ask you and uncle to give them the job. Since they’ve never said anything after all these years, it proves that their feelings haven’t changed because of hardship.

But if Aunt is worried about giving the job to one cousin, then I think the decision should be left to the two cousins. They’ve always made decisions together. If they both don’t want to give in, Aunt can give them the job opportunity and let them split it. And tell them that, in the future, you won’t be helping them out with job matters here in Shanghai anymore."

Su Xiaoxiao gave a suggestion, which immediately received praise from the entire Gu family.

"Our sweetheart is really smart! Then I’ll call your two cousins later and let them discuss it properly. I’ll ask for a reply as soon as possible." Zhu Peini smiled brightly.

Fortunately, she had the foresight back then. Both kids were sent to the countryside, so she spent fifty yuan to send the younger one to the older one’s commune. This made it easier for the two brothers to help each other out and avoid being bullied by the educated youth dormitory and people in the commune.

Now, when there was something to be done, she just needed to make one phone call.

Sending a letter only required one envelope for both kids’ letters, saving quite a bit on postage.