Her Cultivation Diary
Chapter 423 - Chapter 423 423. Grandmas Urge to Marry_1

Chapter 423: 423. Grandma’s Urge to Marry_1 Chapter 423: 423. Grandma’s Urge to Marry_1 The aunt gazed at her nephew Wu Lei, stern and serious as he worked in the video on her phone, and now she couldn’t help but feel a mix of happiness and a sour twinge in her heart:

“I’ve raised him for decades and never saw him lift a finger to help me out; gets himself a girlfriend and whatever she says goes…”

Song Tan pretended not to hear that and instead kept on praising:

“How can it be otherwise when you’ve raised him so well, Auntie! Although Brother Wu Lei is a bit rebellious, he’s really proactive when it comes to working on Tea Mountain!”

“This morning my dad told him to stop picking watermelons, but seeing Uncle Zhang’s bad legs, he was particularly enthusiastic! He insisted on working!”

“Uncle Zhang really likes him, has been singing his praises from morning till night, even made a special call to my dad to say so…”

“Really? Don’t just say what sounds nice…” The aunt was skeptical but the corners of her eyes and eyebrows betrayed her pride:

“I always said your Brother Wu Lei is a bit stubborn, but he’s not a bad kid at heart–see, just needs a bit of training.”

Which mother’s heart doesn’t feel this way?

A rascal son is still her precious one, isn’t he?

Song Tan went along seamlessly and even offered flattery of his own: “Exactly!”

“By the way, Auntie, how about this? Let’s give Brother Wu Lei a break after a few more days of work–it’d be too hard on him to keep working without any days off.”

“Absolutely not.”

Praise is praise, but the aunt was still sensible–this kid, working hard in Tantan’s family farm for the sake of his girlfriend, was surely committed to the idea of buying a house… needed more training!

Song Tan, all smiles, didn’t insist, but…

Once the aunt made her golden proclamation, Brother Wu Lei, oh Brother Wu Lei, for the next two months, no single days off, no weekends off, no leave either… that’s not too much, is it?

She quickly switched the topic:

“Come on, Auntie, let’s go together and bring down the watermelon Brother Wu Lei specially picked for you! He selected the biggest ones with great care!”

All the watermelons were that big in the field anyway, and since he would be the one carrying them, they were all the same.

As the car door opened, two giant watermelons were indeed revealed before the aunt, so large they rivalled winter melons.

“This silly boy…” The aunt couldn’t help but laugh and scold: “It’s not his melon, how can he be so generous? Those two watermelons could sell for a pretty penny, so why give them to us for nothing?”

“And another thing, such huge watermelons, how long will it take for your uncle and me to eat them?”

Yet she couldn’t help smacking her lips, remembering the taste of the watermelons Song Tan had brought last time–they had been haunting her dreams for days.

If it weren’t for being an elder and knowing those were meant to fetch a high price, she would have felt too embarrassed to ask… by now she might have taken root in the watermelon patch!

Gotta say, Leilei has a knack for picking watermelons–they must be really enjoying themselves, eating such a big watermelon just between the two of them.

Song Tan was earnest: “How can you say they’re not from his own home? Brother Wu Lei puts in all that effort precisely because he’s working for his own family. Not just two, twenty would be well worth it.”

“Auntie, don’t be picky, this is all Brother Wu Lei’s heartfelt gesture.”

The aunt huffed and puffed as she picked up a melon, feeling even more touched.

…

As they chatted, time slipped by.

Song Tan checked the time: “Grandma, have you packed everything? Let’s get going if you’re ready, otherwise it’ll start getting hot later.”

“All packed.”

Grandma beamed with a somewhat uncomfortable expression–after all, it was awkward for both of them to be visiting their daughter’s home.

But in the end, she came around:

“I’m off to enjoy the good fortune of staying with my granddaughter in her big house!”

Song Tan stepped forward to push Grandpa’s wheelchair, while the uncle was just about to come over and lift Grandpa into the car, he saw Song Tan had already effortlessly picked up the increasingly frail old man, placed him in the back seat, and fastened his seatbelt.

Then, the wheelchair was also securely stowed in the back of the vehicle.

“Wow!”

Even Grandpa was taken aback, “Tantan’s got some real strength now! How much work have you been doing at home!”

“A girl should not appear too capable,” Grandma also imparted her quirky wisdom, “those who seem capable always work hard…”

“Our Tantan is so good, once she gets married, she must do less work.”

Song Tan laughed out loud, “Okay, okay, when I get married, I’ll play dumb, I won’t know how to do anything.”

“That’s not good either.”

Grandma worried she might take it too far, “We don’t do heavy labor. Tasks that are leisurely and show skill–do those efficiently–we shouldn’t suffer, but we also can’t let others pick on us…”

Such a simple idea of how to be a wife!

But it makes a lot of sense.

Song Tan was responding casually while starting the car.

But she got happy too soon. Grandma’s concern clearly did not end there.

Once in the car, Grandma continued asking:

“Tantan, you’ve been graduated for two years now, when do you plan to find someone?”

“What kind of person are you looking for? I can ask around.”

Song Tan shivered inside.

With her mom, she could joke around, but with an elder like Grandma… if she said to ask around, she’d really use her connections to inquire!

This time she dared not bring up harvesting rice or digging at Tea Mountain, so she racked her brains:

“Grandma, there’s no rush, I’m still young.”

“Grandma knows you’re young!”

Isn’t that why they say the older ginger is spicier?

The old lady chuckled as she looked at her granddaughter… she was good in every aspect!

“Being young doesn’t stop you from dating.”

“Don’t worry, I’m not rushing you to get married, just date first. Date for a couple of years, marry at twenty-six or twenty-seven, you’ll still have time to have kids…”

My goodness!

Song Tan felt herself trembling.

Her grandma had thought everything through!

If we stayed in the car for half an hour longer, she might well have figured out which university the kids should go to!

Unfortunately, she had missed the early opportunity, and it was even harder to speak now.

Song Tan could only pretend to be contemplative:

“At home, I still haven’t organized the fields properly, I don’t have time for that.”

“Dating doesn’t get in the way, why wouldn’t you have time?”

Grandma, as someone with experience, had her own logic:

“These days, young people don’t need to do much when dating, isn’t there someone at home for that? Do you have to do everything yourself? Just go date! Watch a movie, stroll around… isn’t that happier than doing farm work at home?”

Song Tan thought to herself that it really wasn’t.

Indeed, no matter the age, people still need to have their own careers and pursuits.

Her grandma had spent years doing farm work at home, caring for Grandpa, and now she seemed a bit harder to communicate with than Granny.

But no worries, Fairy Tan had her own ways.

So she also heaved a sigh,

“Grandma, actually, this is what I’m thinking–right now, Qiaoqiao is learning a craft, and I’m farming at home. We’re both exploring and progressing.”

“These next two years, I don’t want to consider dating. I want Qiaoqiao to master her craft first, so she can later take care of herself.”

“I’ll save up some money, so my parents won’t have to worry about their old age. Afterward, when I have money in my hands, won’t I be able to pick someone who’s a better match and has better conditions?”