Farmhouse Green Plum

Chapter 439 Marriage

Song Ying rolled her eyes. "The fact that Cheng's cousin couldn't study only shows that his father is incompetent. What does it have to do with me? Could it be that she wants me, her niece, to support her son's education?"

"Hey, why are you talking so sarcastically now? Who meant this?" Yang stopped cutting vegetables and turned to look at Song Ying, her face full of surprise and helplessness, as if she was looking at a unreasonable child.

"What does that mean?" Song Ying asked bluntly, "Second Aunt is in prison and has asked you for help many times, but you are unwilling to face the Li family and Li Wu. Now there is finally a job that can help her get out of the Li family, but the eldest aunt blames you. What's going on? Can't she stand her own sisters?"

Yang was choked and could not speak for a long time. After a long while, she said helplessly: "How can you be so cunning, kid? How can your eldest aunt blame your second aunt? She saw that your two cousins from the Li family are studying now and will take the imperial examinations in the future, while your cousin from the Chen family can't even read a single word, so she is just worried."

"She is worried about her son, why should she blame me? It's not me who made her son unable to study."

"Who said it's your fault?"

"Don't blame me, why should I apologize to her?"

Yang opened her mouth but found that she didn't know what to say for a moment. Although she knew that Song Ying was very good at talking and she had seen her making Li furious more than once, she still felt very uncomfortable from her own experience.

No matter what, it was of no use to her.

She had no choice but to take a step back and said, "Your second aunt has never been to school and doesn't know a single word. She made a mistake by mistake. What I mean is that you should also find a way to help your eldest aunt's family."

“Whether it’s my eldest aunt or my eldest uncle, if they want to find a job in the city, I can help them keep an eye out, but if they want to find one like my second aunt, that would be making things difficult for me.

It is not up to me to decide how much the employer wants to pay and what kind of work they want to do in a day. How much money they can earn and whether they can support Cheng's cousin's education are their business.

As a relative, all I can do is to help keep an eye out for suitable ones. If there are no suitable ones, I can’t find one for you.”

Yang laughed dryly, "That's what I mean. Just keep an eye on them, especially your eldest cousin. They have to raise pigs and chickens at home, so they can't go out to work."

Song Ying nodded and said, "I'll keep an eye on it."

Yang cut vegetables for a while, sorted out her thoughts, and spoke again: "My father's sixtieth birthday is coming up in a few days, you can come over and have some fun."

"What should I do?" Song Ying was stunned again and looked at Yang suspiciously.

She felt something was wrong. Yang was acting very strangely today. She was not so enthusiastic before. Not only did she speak up for Li, she also advised her to be nicer to Aunt Song's family. This was very strange.

Because Li was quite fond of her eldest daughter, Aunt Song, Yang actually didn't like Aunt Song very much in private. Especially every time she came to the house, Aunt Song would come at mealtime and leave before she had sat for long after eating.

For Li, it was just that she had little time to spend with her daughter, but for Yang, it was that she was busy all the time.

After breakfast in the morning, she had to start preparing lunch. After the whole family finished eating, she had just finished washing the pots and bowls and hadn't even had a break when Aunt Song was about to leave again, so Yang had to go and cook brown sugar eggs for them.

In the past, Song Ying helped her, but now that Song Ying is back, she acts as a hands-off boss most of the time. She leaves after dinner and has to do everything by herself.

When she went to visit Aunt Song to pay New Year's greetings, she was clearly a guest, but Uncle Song felt sorry for her sister and always asked her to help with breakfast.

With such a difference, how could Yang like Aunt Song in the long run?

"Didn't you want to go there when you were little?" Yang turned her back to this side, reminiscing about the past while cutting vegetables. "I remember one year you said you would help me hold Yuanwa, and you carried him all the way to the village entrance and refused to go back..."

"You also said that you were ignorant when you were a child." Song Ying interrupted her reminiscing about the past, "I am very thin-skinned now."

As a child, she was ignorant and saw that others would go to their grandmother's house on the second day of the Chinese New Year. Song Ying did not want to be the only one and wanted to follow Yang and others to her mother's house. She went to the village entrance under the pretext of carrying Song Yuan, but was pushed back and slapped several times by Li.

She looked at Yang and suddenly said, "Second Aunt, just say whatever you want to say. There's no need to talk nonsense."

Yang stopped cutting vegetables, put down the knife and turned around. "It's like this. You are getting old. It's time to get married. My third uncle's family has a nephew who is about your age. He is eighteen this year, handsome and steady. I have already told your grandmother that I want you to meet him. If there is no problem, we can get married."

Song Ying didn't know much about Yang's family, only that they were hunters in the mountains.

"Second brother's wife!" An angry voice suddenly sounded at the door. It was Second Aunt Song who came back after wiping the tables and chairs. "How dare you say that? Yingwa is so successful now. She can find any family she wants. Why would she marry your nephew who has no father or mother?"

"What's wrong with my nephew?" Yang was also annoyed, "Song Ying has no father or mother, so why is my nephew not worthy of him?"

"How can they be the same? Yingwa is now a serious doctor and very capable. Your nephew is just a hunter. He has nothing. Will you suffer if you marry him?" Second Aunt Song was like a cat whose tail was stepped on. She changed her previous softness and spoke very bluntly and fiercely, which stunned Song Ying.

"I'm doing this for their own good. They have similar backgrounds, so they can get along better."

"Bah, what do you mean by orphans can get along with each other? What makes people get along with each other is the compatibility of personalities, not the same backgrounds! If you really want me to explain clearly, what are you guys up to? Do you really think I don't know?

Everyone knows that your Yang family has swallowed up your nephew's money and cannot come up with a single cent for the bride price, which is why no one is willing to marry their daughter to your nephew.

You have set your sights on Yingwa, your niece from your husband's family and your nephew from your mother's family. Do you want to give neither dowry nor betrothal gifts, or do you want to give Yingwa's money to your mother's family?"

"Who said there's no dowry or betrothal gift?!" Yang was so angry that she raised her voice. "We've just started dating and haven't discussed anything yet, and you've already convicted me? Is that how I am in your mind? I've been cooking for dogs all these years!"

Song Ying came back to her senses. She was quite touched by Song Ergu's protection. She also guessed that she was being extra cautious about her marriage because of her failed marriage and was not hesitant to argue directly with Yang.

"Second Aunt, Grandma and Second Uncle also eat the food you cook."