Chapter 282: Spilled Water
By the time Wang Yongzhen reached the age to marry, her suitors were chosen by Old Granny Zhang through intermediaries, and there were several families.
But in the end, it was Old Lady Lin and Wang Laozhu, who were still alive at the time, who made the decision. Among these candidates, the Sun Family was the wealthiest, yet according to Old Granny Zhang, had Wang Yongzhen been her own daughter, or had their relationship not been so deteriorated, she would never have let her marry into the Sun Family.
Why, you ask? Because the Sun Family’s matriarch was notoriously shrewish far and wide.
With Wang Yongzhen’s temperament, marrying into that family was like sending a lamb into the lion’s den, wasn’t it?
Moreover, the member of the Sun Family who was to marry Wang Yongzhen was the Eldest Brother, named Sun Daming, known to be a paragon of filial piety. Truly obedient, he would do anything his mother asked of him.
If one really cherished their daughter, how could they allow her to jump into such a pit of fire?
But what Old Lady Lin valued was different. The Sun Family was wealthy, their son was the eldest, and in the future, wouldn’t it fall to the eldest to inherit? Once Wang Yongzhen was married and had established her position, couldn’t she lend a hand to her own grandson in the future?
Thus, Old Lady Lin agreed to the match with the Sun Family, and even persuaded Wang Yongzhen to consent as well.
Wang Laozhu, being a man, didn’t understand the intricacies involved. Seeing that the Sun Family’s background was clean and their conditions favorable, he agreed as well.
Given it was his first daughter getting married, and remembering the affection he held for his deceased wife, he provided a generous dowry and saw Wang Yongzhen off to her new home.
Old Lady Lin regretted the decision immediately after, but thinking about how Old Granny Zhang probably felt even worse and anticipating a future return on her investment, she bore it.