Ruling the Historical Romance Novel as the Female Supporting Character-Chapter 356: Proposing to Xia Weiguo

"Dad, why should we let others take responsibility for our family’s matters?"

Mi Baoqian, who had been silent, suddenly spoke up. The two sisters stood, bowing apologetically to Su Yijia. "Sorry, our grandma can be quite impulsive; we didn’t mean to disturb you."

Su Yijia’s previously cold expression softened slightly at their words. Having such a grandmother wasn’t easy for the two girls. As long as she enjoyed the delicious food without any drama, she would treat it as a show.

"Enough, Commissar Mi, do you remember what I told you last time?" Xia Weiguo interjected, clearly uninterested in seeing Old Mrs Niu again.

Mi Hongwei’s face instantly stiffened, and Fang Xuewei reached out to pull Old Mrs Niu away. But Old Mrs Niu swatted her hand away. "My son hasn’t done anything wrong! Why should he be pressured to change jobs? I’m just being kind! Your team loves matchmaking, and I thought since Weiguo is still single, I’d introduce my granddaughter to him."

"What?!" Xia Weiguo was taken aback, his expression darkening. His usually authoritative gaze turned chilling, like a cold winter breeze seeping into one’s bones.

"Mi Hongwei, your mother is truly muddled, meddling where she shouldn’t! Should I just let her take my place?" Xia Weiguo’s tone dripped with sarcasm.

"I’m not wrong! I’m just trying to help! My son married Fang Xuewei through a matchmaker too!" Old Mrs Niu felt wronged. With two beautiful granddaughters, why shouldn’t they have a chance with a man over twenty?

She remembered previous leaders doing the same. Why could they, but not her?

"Divorce! If it comes to it, I’ll support my daughters through college no matter what!" Fang Xuewei was utterly exhausted.

"Dare you divorce my son?!" Old Mrs Niu couldn’t believe her ears. Just as she voiced her disbelief, there was a loud crash. Xia Weiguo slammed his bowl on the table, shattering it into pieces.

"Sort your own family matters out; don’t think of dragging me in. If you’re unhappy, go find whoever made the match."

In the past, the old leaders had been kind and made matches for both him and Mi Hongwei, but he had rejected them because of his heart’s desire. Matchmaking was merely a way to meet people; whether to marry or not was up to them. 𝒇𝙧𝙚𝓮𝙬𝙚𝓫𝒏𝓸𝓿𝓮𝒍.𝓬𝙤𝓶

Xia Weiguo’s fierce gaze landed on Old Mrs Niu, making her shiver. But she felt confident in her position today, thinking that as long as her son did nothing wrong at work, she wouldn’t face any consequences.

She had caused a scene in the village before without any repercussions. It was all about who was bold enough to push forward to gain an advantage.

At her age, even if she created trouble, it would fall on Qin and Weiguo’s heads. Why couldn’t they just give her a little leeway?

"Mom, come back with me." Mi Hongwei reached out to pull Old Mrs Niu away, not wanting her to say another word.

Old Mrs Niu looked at her furious son, then at her cold daughter-in-law standing with her two daughters, clearly distancing themselves. A wave of sadness washed over her.

In the end, she was just trying to benefit the family. Her son had a good position, her granddaughters would have powerful husbands, and it all hinged on them being more capable.

If only her granddaughters were more ambitious, she wouldn’t have to embarrass herself by proposing such a thing.

Old Mrs Niu felt the urge to throw a tantrum, as she used to do, but Mi Hongwei carried her away instead.

"Let me go!" Old Mrs Niu screamed, clawing at Mi Hongwei as if she’d lost her mind, but he ignored her struggles, heading outside.

Fang Xuewei, along with her two daughters, once again bowed apologetically to Su Yijia and the others.

"I’m sorry. We knew she had something to say when she came here today, but we didn’t expect her to have such outrageous intentions."

Initially, Fang Xuewei thought her mother-in-law might just come to flaunt the crabs she had or insist on finding good husbands for her two granddaughters.

After all, the two young men Mi Hongwei introduced earlier hadn’t been interested in her daughters, but frankly, Old Mrs Niu wasn’t impressed by them either.

Her mother-in-law was intent on finding grandsons-in-law who were successful, influential, and from prominent families within the unit.

Fang Xuewei had planned to let her mother-in-law come and embarrass herself or perhaps use her words to seek Xia’s help in securing good matches for her daughters.

Even though it was certain that the college entrance exams would be reinstated this year, marrying well would save her two daughters from enduring so much hardship.

Su Yijia’s gaze shifted subtly to Fang Xuewei before falling on her two daughters. Finally, she spoke calmly:

"Since the college entrance exams have been reinstated, it’s better to pursue a university degree. Even graduates from worker-peasant-soldier universities are treated like treasures. And for the first batch of students to gain admission through their own efforts, the future is boundless.

Think about it—if you didn’t already have a job outside the home, would you have dared to speak so confidently about wanting a divorce just now?"

The perspective of each generation changes dramatically over time.

Fang Xuewei, as a mother, had already done well by firmly supporting her two daughters through high school despite dealing with such a difficult mother-in-law.

However, in this era, the prevailing belief for women was still to marry and have children, ideally with a good man.

But since they were all women, Su Yijia offered this simple reminder without much expectation. Whether or not they heeded it was their choice.

"Thank you!"

Mi Baoqian and Mi Baoxin, touched, bowed deeply to Su Yijia.

Su Yijia silently watched as the three of them left.

The cold wind hit them as they walked out, causing them to shiver. Thinking of the chaos awaiting them at home, they began to long for the warmth behind them.

Once they were gone, Xia Weiguo was still fuming, his face dark with frustration.

"In the future, let’s have less contact with these kinds of absurd people. Neighbors or not, it’s just asking for trouble!" he grumbled irritably.

He couldn’t believe that at nearly fifty years old, someone would still try to target him.

Grandma and Grandpa Lin thought that while Xia Weiguo wasn’t the type to chase after young women at his age, it wasn’t unreasonable for him to seek companionship.

Still, they figured that a man who had remained unmarried for so many years must have his reasons.

Not knowing the details, they decided it was best not to meddle blindly.