Famine Bride: Marry into the best in-laws and win

Lin Luoxia lowered her eyes and said nothing.

Shen Lao Er lowered his head to eat, as if he didn't hear about it.

The old lady glanced at everyone and had some guesses in her mind. She glanced at Shen Lao Er and asked, "Lao Er, what do you think?"

Shen Lao Er put down his bowl and chopsticks, raised his eyebrows and smiled, "I don't have any ideas, I think it's feasible."

Anyway, Xiaoshan can go to junior high school, and his daughter will also have to go to junior high school in the future. It is fair to have one child in each family.

Xu Manyue ate in silence.

She didn't interfere in the matter anymore. She had done everything she could. The rest had to be fought for by Shen Qingqing herself.

At this time, Shen Qingqing immediately stood up from the stool, "Grandma, I want to go to school too."

As soon as these words came out.

Everyone looked at her, with surprise, complexity, and various other emotions.

Mrs. Shen pulled her off and said, "Why are you, a little girl, joining in the fun? The family is already struggling enough to support your brother and Baozhu, how come you are so ignorant?"

"Hurry up and sit down."

Although Shen Qingqing knew that her mother liked her son more, she still felt upset when she heard these words again.

She didn't sit down, but looked at the man who had been silent, "Dad, do you think so too?"

Boss Shen frowned, "Qingqing, you're not young anymore. You're fifteen now. The girls your age in the team are all engaged."

"If you go to school for another two years, you'll be seventeen already. All the men in the brigade are already taken. Who would want you?"

"There aren't many young men in the brigade right now, so it's time for you to find a marriage partner. Ask your mother to help you find someone suitable in a couple of days. If there is a suitable one, decide on it as soon as possible."

When Mrs. Shen heard this, she realized that this was indeed the case.

She is a good girl, I hope she won’t be wasted on me and won’t be able to get married.

"Qingqing, your father is right. In a few days, your mother will help you pick out a young man. You can stay at home and make your own clothes and soles. It would be better if you can get married soon."

Shen Qingqing was stunned and looked at the two people in front of her in disbelief.

"You...you want to marry me off?"

Although people get married early in rural areas, it is not uncommon for some to get married late. It is normal for girls to get married at the age of seventeen or eighteen.

Third Aunt got married when she was eighteen years old.

Xu Manyue was also surprised when she heard this, and couldn't help but look at Boss Shen and his wife.

It is considered early for a rural girl to get married at the age of fifteen. Generally, they get married around the age of sixteen or seventeen. This couple is too impatient.

Boss Shen didn't look at Shen Qingqing again. "My daughter will get married sooner or later. What's wrong with settling it earlier? I'm not asking you to marry her now."

"I just want you to settle the marriage first and get married tomorrow."

Shen Qingqing's whole heart felt like it was soaked in cold water. It was a very hot day, but she was freezing all over and her face was pale.

"No, I don't want to get married. I just want to study." She shook her head frantically, ran to the old lady, took her hand, knelt down, her eyes red.

"Grandma, I don't want to get married so early. I just want to go back to school. I will study hard and try to get into a technical secondary school to reduce the burden on our family."

"When I graduate and have a job, I will definitely treat you well and repay our family."

"Please let me continue studying, please. I really want to go back to study..."

Now in this family, the only one who can save her is her grandmother.

Grandma is the head of the family and the backbone.

Seeing Shen Qingqing making such a fuss, Mrs. Shen's face turned ugly. She was afraid that she would anger the old lady, so she stepped forward and tried to pull her away, "What are you doing? Get up quickly, you are so embarrassing."

"Every girl doesn't want to get married. I'm not asking you to get married now, but you still have the nerve to cry, making it seem like your father and I are abusing you."

Shen Qingqing knelt on the ground, holding the old lady's hand but unable to get up. She shook her head and cried, "No, mother, please let me continue to study."

"Xiaoshan is the same age as me, so why can he continue to go to school but I can't? Do you and my father think that I, your daughter, am not as good as him?"

Mrs. Shen was so angry that she pulled Shen Qingqing's ear hard without caring how hard she hit her.

"Xiaoshan is a boy, he can carry on the family line. When your father and I die, he can even break the basin and carry the coffin for us. How can you compare with your brother?"

"Your father and I were able to raise you and provide you with food and clothing. That's already pretty good."

"Look at the girls your age in our brigade. In this famine year, they would be sold for just half a pound of food."

"Compared to them, your life is pretty good. And you still dare to mention going to school? I think you're crazy."

As Shen Qingqing listened to these words, her heart began to turn cold. It seemed as if all the strength in her body had been drained away, and she fell to the ground.

Just when she was about to accept her fate, Xu Manyue suddenly said, "Sister-in-law, mother hasn't spoken yet. Go back and sit down and listen to what mother has to say first."

Mrs. Shen's hand froze when she tried to pull Shen Qingqing's, and she subconsciously looked up at the old lady.

Sure enough, the old lady's face looked very bad, and as she watched her actions, the coldness in her eyes could not be hidden.

She quickly let go of his hand and smiled awkwardly, "Mom, don't be angry, I'll go back and sit down."

The old lady snorted coldly, "Look at your posture, you are more powerful than me. If you don't know, you would think that our family has changed its head."

She tapped the bowl with her chopsticks and glanced at everyone present. "Listen, everyone. Although our family's conditions are pretty good, most of our income comes from the money sent back by the third child every month."

"He used to send ten yuan a month, but in the past year, the third brother has been sending fifteen yuan a month. I save part of the money he sends back for him and his wife to give to them later, and I use the rest as a supplement to support the family."

"At the end of the month, there's not much left, and I can't even afford to send my two children to junior high school."

"To make it fair, let Qingqing and Xiaoshan take the test. Whoever gets the higher score will go to school."

"As for the test questions, let the third daughter-in-law come up with them, and all of you watch them do them to prevent them from cheating."

Boss Shen frowned, "Mom, this is too much trouble. Qingqing is just a girl, why would she go to school? Let Xiaoshan go."

Anyway, daughters are raised by other families, while sons are your own. There is no need to spend all the money on daughters.

Mrs. Shen opened her mouth and was about to agree, but the old lady glared at her fiercely, "What's wrong? You don't even listen to me?"

Boss Shen shook his head, "Mom, that's not what I meant."

The old lady rolled her eyes at him and asked, "Are you saying that my daughter is no longer worthy of studying?"