Travel back to ancient times and open a Sichuan restaurant

Chapter 169

Mother Chen blinked her eyes and looked embarrassed. "Aunt, you know that Dongzhi in our family is very opinionated. Although I am anxious about this matter, I can't make the decision for him. Besides, I think that children and grandchildren will have their own blessings. It's better for us not to interfere in this matter."

Aunt Wu was a little stunned. She didn't expect that Chen's mother could say such a thing. Doesn't this mean that she doesn't care about her son's marriage?

What mother wouldn't care about her children's marriage? Is she still a real mother?

She stammered, "But, but if we as parents don't plan for our children's future, who can we count on?"

She became more and more confident as she spoke. "Just think about it. When we are old, our sons and daughters still don't have someone who understands us. Can you die with peace of mind?"

Chen's mother did have this idea before, but after talking to her son several times, she gave up. Fortunately, after she stopped urging him, her son found a good daughter-in-law for her.

Chen's mother just smiled and said, "Aunt, you just worry too much. Children and grandchildren have their own blessings. We have worked hard to give birth to them and raise them. Now we have to worry about what they will do when we are old. This is too tiring. You should think more about yourself."

When Aunt Wu heard this, she didn't know that Mother Chen actually didn't like her daughter, so her face turned a little unhappy, but she still thought about whether she could talk about it further.

"Mother Dongzhi, you know that I only have this one daughter who has not been promised to anyone yet. As a mother, I always want to find a better family for her so that she won't have to suffer. Your Dongzhi is one of the best young men in our village, so I am shameless enough to ask for this. Why don't you ask Dongzhi and let them spend some time together?"

Chen's mother really wanted to tell him directly that she already had a wife, but she endured it because her son said that they were not engaged yet and should not tell anyone for the time being to avoid ruining Ruyi's reputation.

She has seen Zhong Qingqing many times. After all, they are from the same village. If not every day in a month, she can see her at least eight or ten times.

Just based on what she had heard recently about what Zhong Qingqing and her sister-in-law had done, if she married a girl like this, there would be big quarrels every three days and small quarrels every two days.

"Oh, that's right, Qingqing's mother. Qingqing is a good child, but I have promised Dongzhi that he can decide his marriage himself and he will only marry the girl he likes."

Aunt Wu was a little anxious, "How can we know if he likes it if we don't spend time with him?"

Mother Chen shook her head. "Mother Qingqing, although I gave birth to him, I can't make the decision on this matter. I can't find him someone he doesn't like to spend the rest of his life with, right?"

Aunt Wu was dumbfounded. She didn't expect Chen's mother to say such a thing. Whose son or daughter's marriage is not arranged by the parents? It's enough for them to live together. Who cares whether they like each other or not?

Besides, they haven't even gotten to know each other yet, so if she says she doesn't like him/her, who knows what might happen if they really fall in love with each other.

"Mother Dongzhi, how about this? Since you said you can't make the decision, then you can tell Dongzhi. Maybe he is willing. If he is willing, then you can get married. It's so simple. By this time next year, you will be able to hold your grandson in your arms!"

She was still unwilling to let go of such a good family, for she was really worried that her daughter would never find such a good family again.

Mother Chen shook her head and changed the subject. Aunt Wu felt uncomfortable seeing her like this. Even if her daughter was scolded at home, she would still be unhappy if outsiders disliked her.

After seeing Aunt Wu off, Xiaoxue came over. She had heard a few words when she was hanging up the clothes, but she didn't come over because there were guests at home.

Now that the person had left, she immediately came over to ask Chen's mother, "Mom, does Aunt Wu want to find a girl for my brother?"

Mother Chen just saw her peeking outside, so it was normal for her to ask. She didn't take it to heart since she had already rejected Aunt Wu anyway.

"Yes, your Aunt Wu said that she wanted to let her daughter Qingqing and your brother get along with each other and let them get married if they are suitable."

"What?" Xiaoxue was surprised. She had guessed that Aunt Wu was here to introduce a girl to her brother, but she didn't expect that she was here to introduce her own daughter.

"Mom, you didn't agree?"

Mother Chen rolled her eyes at her. "What do you mean by promise? Your brother already has your sister Ruyi, how could I possibly agree to something like this?"

Xiaoxue also knew that her question was redundant, so she felt relieved and said with a smile, "Sister Ruyi is so nice, I don't want Sister Qingqing to marry my brother."

She had met Zhong Qingqing before. When they were collecting firewood in the mountains, everyone had almost collected enough, but she was still sitting aside, refusing to move. No matter how Aunt Wu called her, she was unwilling to move.

In the end, Aunt Wu was so angry that she picked up a small wooden stick and started beating her. She came here but didn't even help collect some firewood for the family to burn, and she didn't do any housework at all.

Even after being beaten, Zhong Qingqing still didn't want to go on. She said that there were so many people at home collecting firewood, why did they want her to come along? It would be better for her to sleep at home.

At the time, she just thought that Zhong Qingqing was extremely lazy, but since she was not a member of her family, she just treated it as a fun thing and watched it.

But I didn’t expect that Aunt Wu actually wanted to marry her lazy daughter to my brother. This is really terrible.

As soon as the family finished dinner in the evening, the village chief Zhao Ganwei came and said, "Tomorrow the county magistrate will interrogate the Zhou family, and someone from you must be present."

Mr. Zhong was a farmer. When he heard that he was going to meet the official, he was still a little scared. Even though he was not the one who did something wrong, he still felt a little panicked.

But then the village chief said that he would go with them tomorrow, and he felt relieved.

After seeing off the village chief, Zhong Ruyi said, "Dad, my eldest and third brothers are going to the market with my brother Dongzhi to sell wild goods tomorrow. I want to go back to the store with them to take a look."

Father Zhong nodded, "I'll go with you."

The next morning, Zhong Lao Da and Zhong Lao San went to Chen's house, each leading a deer. Several pheasants had already been sold, and now there were only ten left.

After bringing everyone along, the group headed for the town. Since Zhong's father was also with them, Chen Dongzhi and Zhong Ruyi didn't dare to be too conspicuous.

After rushing for more than half an hour, they arrived at the town. The village chief took Zhong's father and Zhong Laosan to the government office and waited.

Chen Dongzhi and Zhong Lao Da brought the wild animals to the market to sell. It was about time now, so they hurried over to find a good spot.

Zhong Ruyi arrived at Zhong Ji first. It was almost time to open, and there were already several guests holding wooden signs waiting at the door.

I saw her standing at the door and started talking to her.

"Miss Zhong, I haven't seen you these days. I asked my aunt and found out that you rented another store to do business. You are really capable!" This is Zhang Sheng, the one whose wife is pregnant with twins.

Zhong Ruyi smiled and asked him about Mrs. Zhang's situation.

Zhang Sheng said a little embarrassedly, "Your sister-in-law has been eating more recently than before. Before she knew she was pregnant with twins, she was always worried that if she ate too much, the baby would be too big and difficult to deliver. Now that she knows there are two babies in her belly, she eats when she's hungry, but she doesn't dare to eat too much. She also sleeps well, and the baby is quite sensible and doesn't make a fuss."

The guests next to him were all regular customers. They knew that his wife was pregnant with twins. Some women who had given birth before told him some precautions. Zhang Sheng nodded as he listened.