The rural daughter-in-law of the bank president

Lele was in her room, and when her mother mentioned abortion, she suddenly became a little nervous. She didn't know why her mother kept bringing it up. Was she trying to make her grateful that she hadn't had an abortion? Or was she expressing her regret for treating Lele the way she did?

An unknown pressure surged up in her chest, and her chest heaved violently. Every breath she took seemed to be an effort to suppress the tears that were about to burst out.

Her deep breaths and irregular gasps betrayed her inner struggle and sadness.

As the sobbing began to sound, her lungs seemed to be working hard to release her emotions, and each breath seemed particularly heavy.

The sounds outside were drowned out by her sobs; she couldn't hear them, nor did she want to hear them.

Lele locked himself in the room for the entire afternoon until the next morning.

It was just after eight o'clock when Dad started to lose his temper. He banged on the door and scolded Lele, "You're so old, but you don't understand anything. Not only do you help your mother with some work, but you also need someone to bring you food?"

Lele washed her face, fixed her hair, and opened the door.

Seeing Lele’s red and swollen eyes, his father seemed even angrier, “You read so many books, and they were eaten by a dog. Do you know what’s good for you?

People have been so nice to you since you were so young. Which girl in the countryside is dressed as beautifully as you?

Besides, if it weren't for their constant support, how would you have had the chance to go to high school? If you had passed the technical secondary school entrance exam and started working early, becoming a teacher or nurse, wouldn't you have married young by now?

What are you unwilling to do?

She's from such a wealthy family, and she's interested in people like us, but you're still unwilling? Are you feeling wronged?

......"

Dad kept scolding and Lele listened with his head down.

She had been afraid of her father since she was a child. Her father was very fierce and would beat her and her sisters with willow branches if they were disobedient.

Daddy once said that as long as he said something, her two sisters would respond and move. If they dared to delay, they would be asking for trouble.

When his father's voice became quieter, Lele sighed, "Dad, don't be angry. It's bad for your health."

"You knew I would get sick from anger? If you knew that, you should stop being so depressed all day long, like you've lost your soul." Dad walked away cursing.

Lele couldn't find her mother in the house, so she went out to look for her. She saw her mother busy in the vegetable garden. She also went to the fields. Her mother was weeding the vegetables she had planted in the spring, and she was about to do the same.

When the mother saw Lele coming, she quickly stopped him and said, "No, no, Lele, don't do it. You'll get your hands rough."

Lele ignored her mother's objection and said, "It's okay, just for a moment."

"Hehe, you haven't done any work since high school. Wow, look at your hands, so delicate and tender." Mom smiled.

"Our Lele is so lucky. He won't have to work anymore in the future." Lele's mother said while pulling weeds.

The morning dew at around eight o'clock had not dried up yet, dewdrops were rolling down the grass, and my hands felt icy cold when dipped in the dew.

Lele said nothing and just covered his head to pull weeds.

"Le Le, I know you have your own ideas, but as human beings, everything is determined by fate. Who can live their life according to their own ideas?" Mom began to nag.

"Yeah." Lele suddenly raised his head and asked his mother, "Do you regret marrying Dad?"

The mother paused and said, "Silly child, how can I say I won't regret it later? I have never been to school for a single day."

"At that time, when your father asked someone to come to your grandmother's house to propose marriage, he was wearing a white shirt, a green military cap, and riding a 28-bar bicycle. He looked very handsome. Your uncle took one look at him and said that I should marry this man." Mom seemed to be lost in memories, with a faint smile on her face.

"Although your father has a bad temper, he is kind to us in his heart."

"Hi..." Lele suddenly laughed.

Yes, how much can we expect from a mother who has never been educated?

How could she dare complain about her father, who had only three years of schooling, had become the head of the household at the age of fifteen, and had worked tirelessly to support a family of more than a dozen people? They were great, but she was just not strong enough and unable to change her own fate.

"Le Le, I can tell that Wu Ya likes you." Mom added, "The way he looks at you is very...how should I put it, gentle, right? Hehe!"

"But I don't like him, I only regard him as a brother. The love that is forced on me is not the love I want to accept, and I don't feel happy!" Lele seemed to be talking to his mother, but also seemed to be talking to himself.

"Are you still thinking about the boy who pursued you before?" Mom suddenly asked.

"Ah, which one?" Lele tilted her head. There were many boys chasing her, and she didn't know which one her mother was referring to.

"Is it the boy named Ziheng?" Mom tried hard to recall.

"Haha, Mom, no, I'm not thinking about anyone. I just think that if I can achieve the freedom I want through my own efforts, I will be very happy." Lele stopped thoughtfully, twisted a piece of grass in his hand around his fingers, and wrapped it tightly.

As they were walking around, the grass broke. Lele looked at the grass, shook his head, and threw it into the basket.

Mom has a very gentle side, and Lele only dares to speak in front of her.

Soon, it was the weekend. The day before, my mother started cleaning the room. She swept it inside and out, wiped the glass, and covered the dry toilet at the back with thick sand. There was no more feces exposed outside, but flies were still flying everywhere.

Early on Saturday morning, people from the Wei family came with two cars, a G-Class and a Hongqi sedan. In addition to the three members of the Wei family, there were two other people, a man and a woman.

The rules here are that no matter it is a free love relationship or an introduction, there will always be a middleman, so that the discussion of the betrothal gift will not hurt the relationship.

In fact, it was just a formality because Lele's father had already agreed on the betrothal gift with Wei Qifeng.

Lele is still hiding in the room and hasn't come out.

But she could hear almost every word of the laughter and chatter in the main room.

She heard them exchange pleasantries, and she heard the matchmaker say, "Old Chang, this is 20 yuan. All subsequent expenses will be paid by the man's family."

She heard her godmother say, "You are sick. If you feel uncomfortable, go to the hospital. Don't be afraid of spending money!"

She heard the strange woman say, "Now that we're engaged, we can move over there and get to know our relatives and friends there. Wuya is our only son, so he'll have to take care of a lot of things. Lele has a good education, so he can help out."

She heard her godfather say, "What help do you need? I haven't retired yet. Hurry up and give birth to a son..."

......

The more she listened, the more outrageous it seemed, and the sadder she became.

While she was still in a daze, someone pushed the door open. She looked up and saw that it was her godmother and mother.

The two mothers smiled and sat down next to Lele. The godmother touched Lele's hair and said, "Our Lele is so beautiful!"