Chapter 125 - 119 Tenderhearted
Yu Lan’s mother’s surname was Li, and nobody in the village knew her given name. Villagers typically addressed married women by their husband’s name or their children’s names. For example, Zhu Aiqing was usually called Man Yin’s wife or Donghua’s mom by the villagers. Only her natal family or close sisters would call her by her name, Ai Qing. Yu Lan’s father was Gao Shaoyue, so Yu Lan’s mother was addressed either as Shaoyue’s wife or Yu Lan’s mom.
Granny Zhao hurriedly ran to the Gao Family’s yard without entering and shouted loudly inside, "Yu Lan’s mom, come out quickly, there’s an emergency."
Mrs. Gao was sewing shoe soles inside the house when she heard the shouting. She quickly put down her work and ran out, puzzled to see Sister-in-law Tian, who rarely went door-to-door. Weren’t Yu Lan and Shouwang at her place? Why was she here calling for someone now?
"Yu Lan’s mom, come to my place quickly. Your Yu Lan has suffered a miscarriage scare and is lying down at my house."
Granny Zhao didn’t bother with small talk and stated the matter directly, startling Mrs. Gao hugely. She dashed forward without even locking the door, only reminded to lock it by Granny Zhao’s prompt.
On the way, hearing from Granny Zhao that her daughter wasn’t in any serious trouble allowed her to feel somewhat relieved, but she didn’t slow her steps. Yu Lan was her youngest child, sensible and obedient since a young age, beautiful and of good character.
She had thought that this daughter would have the best fortune among all her children, yet who could have expected that she would be married off to such a man by that darned old man and her youngest son. Her heart had nearly broken at the time, but what could she do?
To marry and follow her husband, and upon his death, to follow her son – this was what her father and mother had taught her since she was young. How could she, a woman, change a decision made by her husband and son? All she could do was to bear the heartache and make arrangements for her daughter’s wedding.