Chapter 34: The Meeting Gift_1

Bai Qingyan looked at Mrs. Dong's joyous face and didn't want to say she would never marry, fearing it would sadden her. She only said, "I just saw Second Aunt's eyes were red. She must have cried before coming. Second Aunt loves me because I am her niece, but she won't necessarily like a daughter-in-law who has difficulty bearing children. Grandmother and Uncle care about me, but one cannot force a cow to drink. In the end, one still has to live under the mother-in-law's hand in the back courtyard. Mother, isn't that right?"

Mrs. Dong didn't speak, considering it carefully.

"Mother, Grandmother and Uncle have been so good to you and me. Are you willing to disturb Grandmother's peaceful later years by causing discord between her and her daughter-in-law over my marriage? Marriage isn't the only path in life. This is what you used to comfort me with."