Rebirth: She is Ready for a Counterattack!-Chapter 137 - 136: No One Comes to the Temple Without a Reason
Gu Xiaoqing found it most strange that Jiang Caifa could remain so calm about it, after all, she wasn’t his biological daughter.
Gu Xiaoqing thought of that Gu Xiaomei being Jiang Caifa’s child because the timing of the child’s appearance was too suspicious.
However, she couldn’t figure out how the second aunt and second uncle persuaded Jiang Caifa not to reveal this matter.
But soon, Gu Xiaocheng returned home.
In Gu Xiaoqing’s mind, Gu Xiaocheng’s arrival signified that her family was about to enter a state of preparedness.
No one else knew, but Gu Xiaoqing was well aware that the second aunt’s scheme would soon target her own elder sister.
The village was on summer vacation.
Gu Xiaoqing and her peers were on vacation.
Gu Xiaoqing would go to the town to help with the stall whenever she had time, spending the rest of her time at home studying the third-year junior high courses, which Teacher Fang Nan had already borrowed for her.
As for the competition, Gu Xiaoqing achieved fourth place in the city’s math competition this time, missing the national competition by just one point.
However, she was lucky enough to gain ten bonus points for the high school entrance exam and received an honorary certificate, with the fourth-place prize being a 500 yuan reward from the city. The county also awarded Gu Xiaoqing with a bicycle.
This was the highest reward.
The villagers were envious at that time.
They kept eyeing that Feige bicycle for a long time.
Many adults in the village would mention Gu Xiaoqing when talking about their own kids.
"Look at how you can’t study like Gu Xiaoqing."
"See, she even managed to win a bicycle."
Gu Xiaoqing almost didn’t dare to go out.
She was happy because she could ride the bicycle to school when the term starts.
Just on the tenth evening of Gu Xiaoqing’s summer vacation, Gu Ruhai’s house welcomed Gu Rushan and Jiang Xiulan.
Gu Xiaoqing had been well aware of this for a while.
This visit was about Gu Xiaocheng’s matter.
All the vigilance, day and night, was just waiting for them to come to the door.
There was no way to guard against it; they had to come first for her father to refuse.
Gu Xiaoqing was confident.
Her family wasn’t like the poor and struggling daughters of the past in Gu Ruhai’s household; the current Gu Ruhai was full of confidence, with money in hand, so surely, Gu Ruhai felt secure.
Gu Ruhai now had four thousand yuan saved up.
That counted as a wealthy family in the village.
Every evening, Gu Ruhai and Li Xuemei would be woken up by laughter because the future looked promising.
For the children at home, Gu Ruhai and Li Xuemei had long-term plans; the eldest, Gu Xiaoying, had been held back by the family, missing the chance for education, but now she was at the age of marriage, and Gu Ruhai was intent on compensating his daughter.
The chosen family must have good character, looks, and honesty, and most importantly, no troublesome in-laws; wealth was not a concern.
Because Gu Ruhai had prepared a dowry for Gu Xiaoying.
Three major pieces and five hundred yuan in cash.
This was considered the highest standard for marrying off a daughter in the ten-mile area.
Of course, this was just Gu Ruhai’s thought which hadn’t been implemented yet.
Gu Rushan’s arrival was something Gu Ruhai was used to; you deal with the situation as it comes.
Deal with it accordingly.
"Big Brother, Sister-in-law, finished tidying up and enjoying the cool breeze, huh."
Jiang Xiulan warmly greeted them and pulled over a bench to sit next to Li Xuemei. Talking woman-to-woman was always easier, and after all, marriage matters involve the mother.
This was a woman’s matter.
Gu Ruhai gave a hmph.
Gu Rushan sat next to Gu Ruhai and started chatting about everything under the sun.
Seeing they were having an animated conversation, Jiang Xiulan tugged at Li Xuemei and whispered, "Sister-in-law, let’s go inside, I have something to tell you."
Li Xuemei was pulled into the house.
Gu Xiaoqing automatically went into the inner room; Jiang Xiulan wouldn’t want to speak outside either.
She could hear from the inner room too. 𝚏𝐫𝚎𝗲𝕨𝐞𝐛𝕟𝚘𝐯𝚎𝗹.𝕔𝐨𝗺
Li Xuemei asked as she sat down on the kang bed, "Second Aunt, what’s the matter?"
People like her wouldn’t visit without reason; what good could come to her family?
Jiang Xiulan smiled, "I’m here to tell you some happy news."
"Happy news? What happy news for my family?"
Li Xuemei was taken aback.
"Oh, it’s about your Xiaoying’s marriage."
Jiang Xiulan laughed vibrantly, slapping Li Xuemei’s hand.
Li Xuemei thought to herself, indeed Gu Xiaoying was grown up, already eighteen this year.
It was time to talk about marriage, and many had been asking recently.
Her family had thought to wait and see, not wanting to let Gu Xiaoying marry if it wasn’t ideal.
"Second Aunt, who has asked you to arrange this proposal?"
If Li Xuemei didn’t understand Jiang Xiulan’s meaning, she’d be a fool.
Jiang Xiulan looked around, then whispered, "Sister-in-law, this family is good; they value your Xiaoying’s character, seeing she is hardworking and honest, so they asked me to come. It’s someone who eats a government meal, you see."
These are the good points first, never mentioning the shortcomings.
Gu Xiaoqing cursed in her heart, why don’t you mention the age, or what kind of person it is?
Someone nearly fifty, wanting to marry my eighteen-year-old sister, a cripple wanting to marry a decent girl.
It’s not that Gu Xiaoqing looked down on people with disabilities but despised those who flaunted their disability to gain advantages, thinking they could bully others.
That poisonous mother of Feng Quezi, who wanted her sister to be subservient all her life, was evil, treating Gu Xiaoying like cattle only to work but not feed well.
She and her son ate lavishly, using her sister as a beast of burden.
This kind of life was unrealistic, just a pipe dream.
Li Xuemei was rather curious, who wouldn’t want their daughter to have a good prospect, find a good family?
Finding a family with government employment was considered good, as long as the character was good, the person looked decent, Li Xuemei wouldn’t mind if Jiang Xiulan arranged it as a matchmaker.
One could just give more to the matchmaker as a thank-you.
Her family wasn’t short on cash.
"Which family is it?"
Jiang Xiulan smiled, "It’s Feng Yuejin, the son of Feng Dachang in the town, their only son, the family only has one old lady, no father-in-law, no sisters-in-law. Xiaoying would take over once married. It truly is a prominent family."
Hearing this, Li Xuemei was somewhat moved, from what she heard, it sounded good.
The family had a simple setup, meaning fewer future petty issues.
Indeed considered a good family.
Li Xuemei hesitated, asking, "How old is Feng Yuejin?"
If the age matched, Li Xuemei was curious, why couldn’t such a family find a wife?
Every mother needs to ponder carefully. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to come to Qidian (qidian.com) to cast recommendation votes and monthly votes. Your support is my biggest motivation. Mobile users please go to m.qidian.com to read.)
