A 1970s mom raises a cute baby, and a crazy boss spoils her

Yan Lijun cried all day at home, not showing any joy as a newlywed because she didn't know what she would face after losing the betrothal gifts.

If the Xu family were more easy going, they would at most just curse at them verbally.

If they hate her from now on, she will probably never have a peaceful life. The thought of it is scary.

On the day her brother proposed, she did not go. She hated this sister-in-law who had not yet married into the family. She threatened her family with the baby in her belly and ruined her life.

Seeing their daughter crying so hard, Yan's parents couldn't bear it anymore and looked for relatives and friends, but they could only borrow a watch ticket.

The family pooled the remaining money together and bought her a watch to take with her. At least she would not be left alone and could give an explanation to her in-laws.

Yan Lijun knew that this watch could not eliminate the resentment of her husband's family, but it was better than nothing, so she accepted it.

The wedding of Dadi and her was scheduled for one day.

The whole family was worried about what would happen if Xu Huaiyu came to pick up the bride on the wedding day and was unable to get the betrothal gift that had been given, and caused a scene.

According to the custom here, the betrothal gifts are sent to the bride's house when the engagement is made, and then on the wedding day, they are moved from the bride's house to the groom's house to appear more prestigious.

There are some parents who will steal one or two things, but most of the parents who love their children will return the things intact.

Unexpectedly, at this time someone from Xujiatun came and said that Xu Huaiyu had injured his foot while climbing the mountain and was now lying in bed unable to walk.

But the Xu family hoped that the wedding would be held as scheduled, but Xu Huaiyu could not come to pick up Yan Lijun on the wedding day, and hoped that she would find a way to go to Xujiatun by herself.

This dirty trick was of course from Liu Guifang. She thought that Yan Lijun's fate was bad and that she had brought bad luck to her son, so she tried every possible way to deal with the new daughter-in-law.

The person who brought the message had already prepared himself to be driven away. After all, who would let the new bride come to their house on her own, especially a girl from the city? If she was so eager to come, how could she have a good life in the future?

Unexpectedly, Secretary Xu's relative was also a weirdo. He happily agreed and politely sent him out.

Strange things happen every year, especially this year.

This news was great joy to the Yan family. They were afraid that Xu Huaiyu would have a fit when he came to pick up the bride and affect their son's wedding. They didn't expect that God would have eyes and he wouldn't be able to come. What a good thing!

I feel a little sorry for my daughter. It's a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, but it was turned out so shabby that there wasn't even anyone to pick her up.

The family's money had been used up recently, so after discussing it with Yan's father and mother, Yan's mother sold a pair of gold earrings that she had brought as a dowry in her early years, and exchanged them for a few dozen dollars for her daughter as a dowry, for she was afraid that her husband's family would hold a grudge against her because of the bride price issue, and that her life would be difficult.

Having some money in her hands at least won't starve her. Besides, she and her son-in-law both have jobs. At worst, they can move to the city and out of sight, out of mind.

It’s just that it’s hard to say about my son-in-law.

The night before the wedding, the strict mother took her daughter aside to have a private conversation.

"Lijun, you're getting married tomorrow, so stop looking so miserable."

"Mom, it's so easy for you to say that. Why don't you think about me? What will I do after I get married?" Yan Lijun hated her parents' partiality in her heart, but she just thought of the friendship between the family in the past and couldn't tear their faces apart.

I used to think that my parents were very open-minded and treated us sisters equally. The fact that they let her graduate from high school was a good proof of that.

But now she deeply feels the difference between boys and girls. When her parents have to choose between her and her older brother, they will choose her older brother instead of her without hesitation.

He also used their past friendship to force her to submit.

She doesn't want any blood relationship anymore.

"Mom knows that you are wronged, but your brother and sister-in-law's family can really do it. If they don't get married, your eldest brother will have to be a prisoner in a labor camp for the rest of his life. He is the only male in the Yan family. How can your father and I bear it?

If we could come up with that much money, we wouldn't set our sights on your betrothal gift.

Mom hopes you're well. "

"You don't have the heart to destroy your eldest brother, but you have the heart to destroy me?

Money, money, money. I have been giving you my salary since I started working. My dad also earns money. It is impossible that our family has no savings at all!

If worst comes to worst, we still have this house. I can sell it for money to help my eldest brother get married.

In a word, you can't bear to part with the house or your elder brother, but you can bear to part with me.

You knew clearly that a woman would leave all the betrothal gifts to her parents' family, and how my husband's family would treat me, but you still forced me to swallow my anger." Yan Lijun's anger reached its peak.

The strict mother felt guilty and did not dare to look her daughter in the eye.

She really couldn't bear to break up the family, so the whole family had to sleep on the streets to fill this hole. Anyway, it just so happened that her daughter was also going to get married.

Sometimes you really shouldn’t delve too deeply into things, because you’ll discover that human nature is extremely ugly.

Even parents, when they have many children, cannot treat them all equally and have to weigh the pros and cons.

"Didn't you just happen to be in time when you were having a hot fight with that kid from the Xu family?

Why are you talking about this now? You should have a good rest, because you have to get up early tomorrow morning. "Mother Yan got up and left her daughter's room in a panic. She was afraid to see the ridicule and disappointment in her daughter's eyes.

Could it be that she was really wrong?

No, this has been the rule since ancient times. A daughter who is married off is like water spilled. She will eventually depend on her son for the rest of her life, so she must stand firm.

In fact, if a family takes a desperate measure and scrapes together enough money, is it really impossible for them to come up with that much money?

No.

It just so happened that their daughter had a dowry, so they took it as their due and made full use of it under a high-sounding excuse, even saying that their family was poor and couldn't afford it.

Her strict father and mother did love her, but not much. She had to give way to her older brother.

Yan Lijun looked at her mother's fleeing back, a sarcastic smile appearing on the corner of her mouth.

From now on, she can only rely on herself.

The next morning, the eldest brother of the Yan family dressed in new clothes and went out to pick up the bride.

Yan Lijun looked at the lively scene outside, as if everything had nothing to do with her. She tidied herself up and put on thick powder to cover her dark circles and puffy eyelids.

The person in the mirror showed no joy, only disappointment and confusion and fear about the future.

Her dowry consisted of a few sets of old clothes and a quilt, a small package in total.

Carry your watch and the money at the bottom of the box with you.

Yan's father borrowed a suitcase from a relative to save face and asked her to carry it to Xu's house. He also told her in person that she must bring it back and return it to the family when she returned.

If Xujiatun wasn't far from the county town, her strict father would even let her get married like this.

Finally, she found an acquaintance who gave her a ride on his bicycle.

Without any relatives or friends to accompany her, without any flowers or applause, and even without any firecrackers, she left home quietly.

Just as she went out, she looked back and saw her mother brought a basin of water and poured it at the door, which meant that a daughter who is married off is like water poured out.

Yan Lijun felt cold all over.