Raising the Stakes

As Aunt Yang spoke, her voice began to waver with emotion. Yang Zhen watched her in silence, her eyes glistening with unshed tears. She smiled and said, "I understand you, and it's all in the past now. Mother, I promise you, if my brother can come to his senses and treat you better, I will help him find a stable job. I don't object to you taking care of Yuan Yuan. This way, I can come to town more often to see you."

Aunt Yang looked at her daughter with immense satisfaction. Indeed, no one understood a mother better than her own daughter. She was content, knowing she had such a wonderful daughter.

After the formal wedding banquet at noon, there was another meal in the evening. To keep the guests entertained during the gap between the two meals, Lin Hun and Gui Hua had rented two mahjong parlors next to the garden.