Chapter 1024 - 1026: Don’t Even Think About Those in the Earth Pit_1
"Hey, why should I care how many sons they have?"
Ms. Liu Junior’s brother felt depressed, thinking his wife’s brains must have been kicked by a donkey, bringing up such matters in the dead of night.
So he yanked at the blanket, deciding he might as well continue sleeping.
"Oh come on, just hear me out, what’s the rush?" Seeing him like this, Ms. Liu Junior’s sister-in-law got annoyed.
"Fine, speak your mind, let’s see if you can charm flowers out of speaking." Ms. Liu Junior’s brother couldn’t sleep anymore because of her, so he turned over and sat up.
Ms. Liu Junior’s sister-in-law was satisfied and continued, "Last time during Qingkang’s nephew’s one-month celebration, I happened to see Dayong’s niece. Now that that Juren is serving as a County Magistrate elsewhere, Dayong’s niece has become a lady officer, everyone calls her Madam Ye. The Ye family has two sons, now over seven months old, I saw them that day too, they were so pretty, one in blue clothes and the other in red. Plump and fair, with gold necklaces and bracelets on their necks and hands, you can tell at a glance they are children born of wealth and status."
Ms. Liu Junior’s brother didn’t interrupt her, just kept listening as she went on, "I’m pondering, the Ye family will definitely be wealthier in the future, these two children will never have to worry about anything for life. If our daughter could marry into the Ye family when she grows up, wouldn’t that mean diving into a pile of money to live?"
"So what are you getting at?" Ms. Liu Junior’s brother still didn’t understand what she was trying to say.
Ms. Liu Junior’s sister-in-law then pushed him and said, "How can you be so dense? By the time the Ye family’s two children are grown, there will surely be countless suitors at their door. If we want to get connected with the Ye family, we can’t wait until they are grown, we need to lock it in while they’re still young."
"Get connected with the Ye family?" Ms. Liu Junior’s brother finally began to understand a little. "Who will get connected with the Ye family?"
"Are you dumb or what? It’s obvious, I’m talking about our daughter." Ms. Liu Junior’s sister-in-law said gleefully, "I’ve given it some thought, the Ye family’s two sons are just over seven months now, and our daughter is over nine months old, isn’t the timing perfect? Later on, I’ll ask our second younger sister to go and talk to them, have our sister’s husband help arrange a betrothal, to secure a wealthy future for our daughter through a childhood engagement to the Ye family. That way, not only will our daughter be set for life, we as parents can also enjoy the good fortune."
The more Ms. Liu Junior’s sister-in-law thought about it, the better she felt her idea was, and the more she appreciated her own ability to birth such a daughter.
Ms. Liu Junior’s brother watched his wife speechlessly and finally said nothing, just turned over to sleep.
He thought his wife’s ambitions were sky-high.
"Hey, why are you lying down again? I’m talking to you, don’t you think my idea is good?" Ms. Liu Junior’s sister-in-law was very dissatisfied seeing her man falling asleep again.
"Good my ass!"
Ms. Liu Junior’s brother glared at her and said, "Do you think your daughter is some kind of golden egg? What kind of family do you think the Ye family is? They may have been peasants before, don’t be fooled by them living in the village, they are now a family of officials. Would an official family marry into a peasant’s household? You’re dreaming. Let me tell you, it’s not going to happen. It doesn’t matter if the kids are young or grown, they will surely seek to marry daughters of official families in the future, or if not official, then daughters of rich and learned families from the town."
With that, he looked at his own daughter and said bluntly, "Just look at our daughter, those beady little mouse eyes, unlikely they will sparkle in the future. I’ve heard that wealthy families all like girls born from golden nests who are bright and easy-going. Girls from our earthen nest shouldn’t even think about such things."