CHAPTER 1284: CHAPTER 1285: THE LITTLE WIDOW OF THE SIHEYUAN 12

Auntie Zhao started crying again, "Your dad said I was supporting my family."

"To help my family, I introduced my relatives from back home," Auntie Zhao admitted she was a bit selfish, but it was mostly for Zhao Juan’s sake.

There’s only one son in the family, and all the rest are sisters. When the son-in-law has problems, shouldn’t the older sisters help out a little?

But the old man insisted it was bad, and even brought up the time when he went to another place to support construction, "Your dad said it was all my fault for holding back his career."

Auntie Zhao admitted that at that time she didn’t want Zhao Gui to go out of town, so she couldn’t support her family.

"But your dad himself didn’t want to go either. At that time, he said if the leader went out of town, he could get promoted."

"In the end, the leader went to support construction, but he wasn’t promoted, and someone was just parachuted in as a leader."

Auntie Zhao wouldn’t take the blame, "If your dad had just tried a little harder, it wouldn’t have been like this."

Zhao Gui had already started to calm down, but he didn’t expect his wife to say in front of their daughter how useless he was, which completely ruined his dignity.

This made Zhao Gui’s anger rise uncontrollably, "I’ve given you face, yet you speak about me like this."

"Why don’t you mention how much you spent on your brothers?" Thinking about the money spent on the Yue family, Zhao Gui was furious.

Zhao Fu was aware that his good sister-in-law was always helping her family, but he didn’t expect her to support them so much, spending both money and effort.

Zhao Fu glanced at Zhao Gui, "What a great brother and sister-in-law we have, living right next door, not even bothering to help out a bit while we’re struggling to raise a few kids."

"Not helping is one thing, since we are all married and have our own families, but going all out to help the brothers-in-law from the Yue family with money and effort."

Zhao Fu was infuriated. The slightest thing Zhao Gui and his wife did was made into a big deal, known by the whole factory and entire neighborhood about how they helped Zhao Fu’s family.

In short, this time, Zhao Gui’s job and his house, all needed to be handled, "Such a great sister-in-law, supporting her family is not enough; she even plans to wholly move the Zhao family over."

Zhao Fu snorted a few times, "Brother, if mom and dad knew underground how you’re helping the Yue family, what would they think?"

Zhao Fu really didn’t want to see Zhao Gui anymore; otherwise, thinking about his actions, he was worried he might really take action against him if he couldn’t restrain himself.

Zhao Juan knew that Auntie Zhao was always about helping her family, but she never expected it to be to such an extent.

"Mom, how could you be like this? You know uncle and them are just good-for-nothings." Zhao Juan looked down on her uncles.

They never worked, always came over when they ran out of money, and the more money given to them, the less there was for her.

Yes, even though Zhao Juan knew she was going to get married, she had long thought that all the things from home belonged to her.

"How can you talk about your uncles like that?" Auntie Zhao exploded; she admitted her brothers weren’t hardworking, but as a niece, how could Zhao Juan say her own uncles were good-for-nothings?

Old Master Zhao saw his wife dissatisfied with their daughter for speaking the truth, "What’s wrong with you? You don’t even let the child speak the truth."

"Xiao Juan, I heard what your mom said about how good the guy is, but I’m thinking, even if he’s an only child, with several older sisters, their family is bound to want a son."

"If you have a son, it’s fine. But what if you have a daughter like your mom?"

"I regretted that your mom didn’t give me a son, but I never complained about your mom over it." After hearing the situation, Old Master Zhao thought it was inappropriate.

"His mom only had a son in her forties; they surely want a grandson."

"And his mom is already in her sixties with poor health. If you marry over, and the mother-in-law is unwell, are you counting on the sisters-in-law to help?"

"When you have kids, who will help you with the childcare? You can’t always rely on your mom to help."

"In such a case, might as well consider a live-in son-in-law." Old Master Zhao had previously suggested this to Auntie Zhao, but she always had various reasons.

Previously, Old Master Zhao thought what Auntie Zhao said made sense, but upon reflecting, he felt all her reasons were for her family’s benefit.

"This way, the house is all yours."

"After having kids, your mom can help look after them."

"Stop the remarks about only having one and relying on nephews in the future."

"We have our grandson to focus on, not relying on the nephews." Old Master Zhao used to think only Zhao Fu was scheming against their family. Now he knew the Yue family was no different.

Ah, Zhao Juan didn’t expect Old Master Zhao to suggest a live-in son-in-law. She knew her partner’s situation; as an only child, he would never agree to that.

"Dad, I like Liu Ming." Zhao Juan really liked Liu Ming, he made her happy, "He has a good personality and looks fine."

"And his family’s situation isn’t bad; they have two houses as well." Zhao Juan kept talking about how good Liu Ming was.

"He’s their only son, and everything is for him. Besides, Xiao Ming said his sister is married near their home, so she can help take care of the parents-in-law, and when I have kids, she can help with childcare."

"I know his family wants a son, but I asked him, what if I have a daughter, and he said he likes daughters because they’re more affectionate with parents."

"They won’t force me to have a son." Zhao Juan happily expressed that Liu Ming promised to listen to her.

Auntie Zhao kept nodding, "Old Zhao, I know you have your grievances with my family, but Xiao Juan is my daughter, there’s no way I would set her up."

"I know you want a live-in son-in-law, but you should also realize good boys are not willing to become live-in sons."

"In this courtyard alone, our daughter is outstanding, not to mention in the entire alley, she’s one of the best."

"Do you want to see our daughter end up with a mediocre man?"

Auntie Zhao snorted a few times, "You might be willing, but I’m not."

"I want to hear people say, ’Auntie Zhao, your daughter is successful, and your son-in-law even more so.’" Auntie Zhao knew this would hit home with Old Master Zhao.

I have to say, Auntie Zhao’s words really struck a chord with Old Master Zhao, as he too wanted a successful son-in-law.

"Tell me more about Xiao Liu," Old Master Zhao felt that his wife’s words made sense, even if she was helping her family; she wouldn’t hurt their daughter.

Zhao Juan sensed a slight concession in Old Master Zhao’s attitude and happily continued to tell him about Liu Ming.