Transmigrated as My Aunt in the 70s
Chapter 151 - 144 Life Event

Chapter 151: 144 Life Event

"The bride is so beautiful! Ping Gui, that lad, is truly blessed."

The villagers saw the bride’s looks, and one after another, they let out exclamations of praise. There were those who were envious, and those who were jealous. The praise entering Tian Pinggui’s ears had his face wearing a rather proud expression as he held the bride even tighter in his arms.

Tian Chusheng was also quite proud. The busy and worrying work of this period had long turned into joy; his mouth was grinning all the way to his ears as he and his wife stood at the front gate to welcome guests, offering cigarettes to each arrival with utmost politeness.

Tian Xinhua kept holding Tian Sisi’s little hand, afraid that she would be bumped by someone. Persuaded by the crowd, Tian Sisi also caught sight of the bride’s appearance: a face like the full moon, large almond-shaped eyes, and well-proportioned features, fitting the current beauty trend well. Although in Tian Sisi’s eyes she may not count as a great beauty, she was truly a pretty girl.

"Ah Nan, let’s go inside to drink." Tian Xinhua spoke loudly into her ear, for the sound of firecrackers and gongs was too loud, and you couldn’t hear anything without raising your voice.

"Oh!"

Tian Sisi responded loudly as well and followed Tian Xinhua into the crowd looking for Granny Zhao and the others.

This time, Tian Chusheng was really splurging, hosting more than forty tables of banquets. Not only were his own yards fully occupied, but his brothers’ houses were also packed to the brim, making a grand display. The relatives from the bride’s side were very satisfied, grinning from ear to ear, constantly nodding their heads in approval.

Granny Zhao, Li Yuedi, and several other old ladies sat at a table. Tian Sisi and Tian Xinhua, holding hands, came over to greet them, calling out to each of the old ladies there, delighting them all as they kept touching Tian Sisi’s cheeks and endlessly complimenting the young girl’s good looks.

Tian Sisi wore a stiff smile on her face, enduring the urge to sweep them off angrily as those rough hands caressed her face. An old lady kept on touching and pinching as she nodded her head, as if checking tomatoes for their firmness.

Tian Xinhua, barely holding back his laughter, told Granny Zhao and Li Yuedi that they were going to eat at Tian Manjin’s table, and thus rescued Tian Sisi, who was about to burst. After they had walked a good distance from Granny Zhao’s table, Tian Sisi took out her handkerchief and kept wiping her face, as one old lady’s greasy hands had left her face oily.

"Alright, stop wiping, your face has already turned red."

Tian Sisi’s strength was too great, and her skin too tender; both her little cheeks had turned red. Tian Xinhua hurriedly stopped her, lest she rub her skin raw.

They ran too quickly, thus they did not hear the conversation of the group of old ladies behind them.

"Sister-in-law Tian, your Zhaodi has really grown up more and more charming. With her looks and temperament, I don’t know how your family raises her, but I guess she might even surpass those noble young ladies from the past."

"Zhaodi isn’t called that anymore, she’s long been renamed Sisi. You really are out of the loop." The interjector was one of Tian Chusheng’s aunts-in-law, a bit of a loudmouth, but still a good person overall.

"Sisi, what a good name, it’s like those of city folks."

"Yes, my Old Man was adamant about changing it to this name, saying it’s to remind us to ’remember the bitterness, think of the sweetness’."

Granny Zhao replied with a smile. The Tian Family told everyone it was the Old Man who had the name changed. If the villagers knew that Tian Sisi, a young girl, herself insisted on changing her own name, it could lead to a bad impression of Tian Sisi, thinking that she, a young girl, was too willful.

"Brother Liujin is really conscientious, an old revolutionary is just different from us farmers," said the women present, all speaking favorably with a smile.

Granny Zhao and Li Yuedi both smiled genially, saying little. Although the women in the village were not ill-intentioned, they were known for their gossiping nature, and even a casual household remark could morph into something completely different once it spread from their lips.

Thus, they were careful not to say too much in public gatherings to avoid stirring up trouble.

"Sister-in-law Tian, your Sisi is such a good girl, I wonder to which family she’ll be an unexpected boon in the future," a woman suddenly asked.

Granny Zhao hadn’t expected them to bring up Ah Nan’s lifelong matter and hurriedly replied, "There’s no rush, Ah Nan is still young; there’s no need to hurry this."

"Not young anymore, right? Sisi must be ten years old this year? Girls are ready to look for a prospective family around sixteen or seventeen, time flies by so quickly, you’ll blink and it’ll be here."

Granny Zhao felt an inexplicable pang of sadness—why should her painstakingly raised treasure have to go to someone else’s family? Would another family treat Ah Nan as well as her own? With this thought, Granny Zhao’s expression soured.

"My old man has said that we should let Ah Nan consider marriage after she’s twenty, and he must have a say in it. If he doesn’t approve, no one can marry off Ah Nan."

The other elderly ladies could see that Granny Zhao was reluctant to let her granddaughter marry out, and Aunt Tian Chunsheng chuckled.

"Oh, Sister-in-law and Brother Liujin really can’t bear to let their granddaughter go to another family, huh?"

Granny Zhao smiled sheepishly, and Aunt Tian Chunsheng added, "If Sister-in-law really can’t bear it, isn’t there an easy solution? Just keep the granddaughter at home, so you can see her every day."

"That won’t do, how can my Ah Nan stay at home as an old maid? That would ruin her," Granny Zhao misunderstood and objected at once.

"Oh, Sister-in-law, you’ve misunderstood me. I’m saying, keep the good fortune within the family; why not have the Tian Family marry Ah Nan? With so many young and talented men in your Tian Family, just find one of a suitable age. I think Xinhua is not bad, haven’t you seen how he and Sisi together look just like a perfect match, a golden boy and jade girl? How fitting!"

"How could that be? They are cousins!" Granny Zhao and Li Yuedi instinctively opposed the idea.

"What cousins? Who in Yuequan Village doesn’t know that Sisi is not from the Tian Family? Besides, taking a fostered girl as a daughter-in-law couldn’t be more perfect. It’s kinship on top of kinship, the affection couldn’t be better!"

The others also agreed, expressing that Aunt Tian Chunsheng’s suggestion was very good, and even used examples to convince Granny Zhao and Li Yuedi. They mentioned how common it is for sisters to become daughters-in-law in Wangjiazhen, like in Hongxia Village where there were several families who now live happily.

Granny Zhao still smiled and played along on the surface, indicating that the decision for her granddaughter’s marriage lay with the family’s Old Man, and no one else had a say. Li Yuedi redirected the conversation away from Tian Sisi, and the group of old ladies once again chatted away merrily.

Although it was just a small digression, both Granny Zhao and Li Yuedi were intrigued. Granny Zhao genuinely thought Aunt Tian Chunsheng’s idea wasn’t bad—if Ah Nan married Xinhua, wouldn’t she have no concerns about her granddaughter being bullied in the future?

Moreover, Xinhua and Ah Nan were childhood sweethearts with great affection for each other. It was settled; she’d discuss it with the Old Man after the meal. Granny Zhao was impatient, wishing she could rush home and talk to the Old Man about Tian Sisi’s lifelong matter right now.

Li Yuedi was also moved. She genuinely liked Tian Sisi and had her own motives; Sisi was treated like a treasure in her older brother’s family and even had an impressive godfather. If Xinhua married Sisi, their two families would become even closer, and the children at home would get more support. (To be continued. If you enjoy this work, you are welcome to cast your recommendation vote and monthly ticket at Qidian (qidian.com). Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users please visit m.qidian.com to read.)

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