novelraw Chapter 102 She has no obligation or need to care about any of your opinions.
Chapter 102 She has no obligation or need to care about any of your opinions.
"Forget it, I don't need the house anymore. I'll stay in the dormitory and go back there when I need to rest!" Liu Fengyi didn't intend to let his wife and daughter leave Chenjiatun.
He still didn't feel a sense of belonging here and didn't want to settle down. His eldest daughter said that they would definitely have the opportunity to return to Yan City in the future, and the younger children would also take the college entrance exams; it was just a matter of time, so they could make do for the next few years.
Liu Fengyi wanted to marry a widow with seven maids. This matter went through many twists and turns, and finally reached his older brother and sister-in-law. They couldn't sit still anymore and came over to make a fuss, asking him if he had gone mad and insisted on marrying a widow.
"Third brother, let me tell you, you can't marry a widow, she'll bring you bad luck! If you want to find a wife, my second uncle's cousin is a good choice. She's just a little slow-witted, but she's still a young woman, only four or five years younger than you, which is perfect!" Sister-in-law Liu objected directly, and even pushed her uncle's mentally challenged daughter forward.
"Heh, sister-in-law, you've finally given up. You schemed to make me marry a fool twenty years ago, and you still haven't given up?"
Back then, Liu Fengyi's parents had just passed away when he was only thirteen years old. His older brother was discussing marriage with this woman, but seeing that her family was poor and that his brother had to take care of two brothers, the woman was about to back out.
Sister-in-law Liu suggested sending the third son to her second uncle's house, where he had an eight or nine-year-old mentally challenged daughter, and wanted them to arrange a marriage between them.
His second uncle's family has two other sons, both very young. Although Liu Fengyi is thirteen years old, he can do a lot of work. They only value him because he is a good laborer.
He had been sent away for more than two months, where he was often hungry and beaten, so he secretly ran away. He spent his days in the county town begging for food with homeless children, catching fish in the reed marshes, and even eating reed roots.
Later, his second brother found out he wasn't at his sister-in-law's second uncle's house, so he asked the uncles and elders in the village to look for him and brought him back to the village from a group of little beggars. His eldest brother saw that he was capable, so he didn't send him away again, and the arranged marriage was dropped.
He heard these things from the aunties and older women in the village when he returned. He didn't know much about the original owner's past, but he learned the general outline by chatting with the village elders. From then on, he had some resentment towards this older brother and decided to stay far away from them in the future.
"What are you saying? My uncle doesn't mind that you can't have children!" Sister-in-law Liu was anxious, but when she saw Liu Fengyi's cold eyes, she shut her mouth in fear.
"Who told you I couldn't have children? I hadn't met the right person yet, so I deliberately turned them down! I just didn't want anyone to scheme against me!" Liu Fengyi was referring to her.
"You say you only have a hundred or so yuan a month, why are you spending it on other people's children? Those widows only have daughters, can they take care of you in your old age and see you off when you die?" His older brother, Liu Fengyu, also strongly opposed it.
"Heh, then who can I rely on? My nephew? I've only been in the hospital for about ten days, and he's only been there twice. Did he come to see me, or did he just want to go out for a meal?" Liu Fengyi said to them.
"That's your own nephew. He's young and doesn't understand things yet, but he'll be fine when he's older. When you get old and can't move in bed, won't you be counting on your nephew to take care of you?" Sister-in-law Liu hurriedly explained to her son.
"Third brother, think about it again. Marriage is a big deal..."
The second son usually doesn't contradict the eldest son directly, and he also hopes the third son will contribute more to his family. He'd heard before that the third son couldn't have children, and he'd already educated his son and daughter that their third uncle was good to them, so they couldn't abandon him in the future.
"I've made up my mind. You'd better not object, because it won't make a difference!" Liu Fengyi said firmly.
He said to his sister-in-law, "Sister-in-law, there are some things I don't want to say too clearly. Just because I'm lying in bed and can't move doesn't mean I don't know anything."
I didn't say anything because I wanted to save face for both of us! I want to have my own home now, so you can all just wait to attend my wedding banquet!
"What did you say? You're getting married and not holding the wedding banquet in Magpie Valley? What kind of nonsense is this!" The eldest brother jumped up again.
"I want to go and see what kind of vixen is so good at seducing people!" Sister-in-law Liu jumped up as well.
"Third brother, you...you're going to marry into the family! This won't do! How will we face our parents after this? This won't do!" The second brother, Liu Fengnian, also felt that this was unacceptable. Wouldn't the third brother become someone else's son?
"Sister-in-law, don't say I didn't warn you beforehand. If you go and cause trouble for Jia Hui, don't blame me if you get a beating!" He had already given prior notice that if the Liu family came to cause trouble, they wouldn't give the original owner any face.
"What, does she want to hit me, her sister-in-law? Doesn't she know that an elder sister-in-law is like a mother? I haven't even asked her to be filial to me yet!" Sister-in-law Liu brought up her status, and Liu Fengyi gave her a disdainful look and chuckled softly!
"Pshaw! I only married into the family because I didn't want her to suffer any hardship. She has no obligation or need to be subservient to any of you! And you call yourself the eldest sister-in-law acting like a mother? Fine, then I need three hundred yuan for a bride price when I get married, you, as the eldest sister-in-law, can pay that!"
He naturally didn't need a bride price for his marriage. Normally, it would be Tong Jiahui who would give him a bride price if he married into the family, but given their situation, it didn't really matter who gave it to whom.
"You, you've really lost your mind! You can't even ask for a dowry of three hundred yuan when you marry a young woman! I'm going to go find my second uncle to teach you a lesson!" Brother Liu was indignant. He couldn't get any advantage from her now, how could he accept this!
"You don't need to go find him, I'll go right now. If you think it's shameful for me to marry into his family, then I'll get my second uncle to be a witness, and we'll sever all ties!" Liu Fengyi stood up, grabbed his older brother, and walked out.
"Big brother, second brother, this is the police station. Making noise here is obstructing official business. I can let it slide this time. Next time, you'll be locked up for a week. Don't say I didn't educate you on the law!"
"Second brother, let's go home. Since we don't need to worry about the third brother, we'll leave him alone." Seeing that the third brother was determined, Liu Fengyu had no choice but to go back for the time being, thinking about how to mess up this marriage.
The group, seething with anger, returned to the village, where the eldest son and his family immediately began discussing countermeasures.
They thought that since the family consisted entirely of women, and they were educated women from the city, they would definitely care about their reputation. They decided to go over and give her a good scolding, accusing her of seducing men and smashing up her house. Once the woman was scared, she wouldn't marry the third son!
What can the third brother do if he's angry? We're his own brother and sister-in-law. Does he really think he can send us to prison?
Liu Fengyi: Perhaps the original owner wouldn't, but I would! My soul doesn't recognize you, you heartless and ungrateful older brother!
Liu Fengyi's eldest nephew, Liu Daping, was also listening. He was a hoodlum, but because his third uncle was in the police force, everyone gave him some face. When he was a kid, he would occasionally steal chickens and dogs, but because he was a child, no one really punished him. They would just go to his house and talk to him and that would be the end of it.