Chapter 325

325 Not Getting Married

When Shi Lian saw Duan Mei leave, she crossed her legs proudly and said sarcastically, “Now, she’s throwing a tantrum? Why didn’t she think of this today when she was ignoring us previously? Does she really think that her daughter is in high demand and my son is grass?! Does she think I’ll regret it? Dream on!”

The two of them had completely fallen out.

On the other side, at Jiang Chun’s house, after a few days of peace, Old Madam Jiang came looking for her again. This time, in addition to Jiang Yu, she also brought her eldest son and daughter-in-law.

After Jiang Mei opened the door, she felt vexed when she saw that it was her mother-in-law and greeted timidly, “Mom, Brother, Sister-in-law.”

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Old Madam Jiang snorted in response. Jiang Yu’s parents no longer had their usual arrogant attitude and smiled as they chatted with Jiang Mei. Although Jiang Yu was as rude as usual, he didn’t call the couple useless, as he usually did.

Jiang Chun was changing her father’s dressing in the room. When she saw the Jiang family, she greeted them. She was a junior, so she didn’t want to give them an excuse to make an issue out of etiquette and accuse her of being ill-mannered.

Old Madam Jiang sat by the bed as she looked at Jiang Wu and said, “How’s your leg? We came to see you.”

Seeing that his mother was concerned about him, Jiang Wu was in a good mood. “Mom, I’m much better. Brother, Sister-in-law, Jiang Yu, thank you for visiting me.”

After Jiang Wu finished speaking, he smiled at Jiang Mei. “Honey, quickly bring a few stools in for my brother’s family to sit on.”

Jiang Mei wasn’t as happy as Jiang Wu. She knew that Old Madam Jiang must have come for Jiang Wu’s job again, but she still brought three stools in.

Only then did Old Madam Jiang continue, “I didn’t come to visit you because I was worried that it would affect your rest. As soon as we found out that you were feeling better, your brother’s family suggested coming to visit. You have to remember your brother’s family’s kindness!”

Jiang Chun couldn’t help but sneer.

Old Madam Jiang immediately glared at Jiang Chun.

If not for the fact that there was something important to deal with at the moment, she would have taught Jiang Chun a lesson already!

“Brother, you need to climb a ladder in order to count the goods in the warehouse. If your legs are crippled, don’t climb up and down. I’m doing this for your own good. Let Jiang Yu take your place.”

Jiang Chun couldn’t help but mock, “Grandma, my father only has a temporary fracture, not a broken leg. He can recover!”

Old Madam Jiang endured her anger and didn’t respond to Jiang Chun. Instead, she said to Jiang Wu, “Brother, I made this decision for your own good. Your family doesn’t have a son, and Jiang Chun won’t be of much use after she marries someone. At that time, she will focus on her in-laws and won’t care about you guys.”

“If you give the job to Jiang Yu, our entire family will be grateful to you. When you and Jiang Mei are old and need help, Jiang Yu will also help you.”

After Uncle Jiang pushed his son’s arm gently, Jiang Yu immediately said what they had discussed at home, “Third Uncle, Third Aunt, don’t worry. In the future, when you’re old, call me if there’s any heavy work at home!”

Jiang Wu was a little hesitant when he heard this. His daughter would get married sooner or later, so he and Jiang Mei indeed had to consider their retirement.

Jiang Chun didn’t expect Old Madam Jiang to bring this up. Her father was only in his early forties and was still about twenty years away from retirement!

Jiang Chun made up her mind and said, “I’m not getting married! When my father retires, I’ll come back to take over and stay by my parents’ side to take care of them!”

Jiang Yu’s mother smiled and said sarcastically, “Which girl doesn’t get married? Be careful, or your parents will be mocked.”

When Jiang Mei heard this, she panicked. “What nonsense are you talking about? How can you not get married? If you don’t get married or have children, who will take care of you when you’re old?”

In this day and age, not many people had the courage to get a divorce, let alone not get married. They felt that this would be very embarrassing.

There was a saying that family scandals couldn’t be aired in public. Therefore, no matter what the situation was at home, in order to maintain the integrity of the family, there were many people who chose to tolerate each other for the rest of their lives. The Civil Affairs Bureau handled very few divorce certificates a year.

In order to get her mother’s support, Jiang Chun could only change her words. “Then I’ll work at both sides and marry a man who can accept it.”

Jiang Mei and Jiang Wu also felt that this was a good idea. Other people’s children would never be like their own. How could they be as assured as their own daughter taking care of them?