Chapter 572 - 570 Everything is up to mother
"When your mother visited the Qi family for the first time, she knelt before Second Miss Zhou and spoke words of utmost respect and honor. Both of your uncles and your mother had a conversation, which Ah Yan and Second Miss Zhou listened to throughout. She knows what Aunt Wong means."
Jiang Yifan saw the shock on Wong Qiao’s face as he stared at him, a look of utter despondency, and continued, "However, Second Miss Zhou didn’t indicate that she was giving up. It seems she wants to wait for you to return, to hear your thoughts before making a decision."
"So, what do you plan to do?" Jiang Yifan asked.
"I..." Wong Qiao’s voice was hoarse, his eyes gradually reddening. He managed only to utter "I" before he found himself at a loss for words. That was his mother, and given her obstinate nature, changing her mind would be incredibly difficult.
Yet, such an excellent marriage prospect and Biyao being such a good girl, why wouldn’t his mother like her? This outcome was something he could never have expected; he had always thought his mother would be overjoyed upon hearing such good news, so happy she couldn’t stop grinning or fall asleep.
Jiang Yifan stared at him and asked, "Do you also think your mother had a hard time raising you, right?"
Wong Qiao looked up at Jiang Yifan, his voice filled with sorrow, "Others indeed don’t understand; my mother truly suffered a lot. Other families have fathers who work to earn money, or they have land for crops, while the mothers stay at home, tend to the house and raise children. In my family, my mother had to handle everything, both indoors and outdoors.
"Coming from a family of craftsmen with no land of our own, my mother farmed land that was rented to us. She faced the elements on her own. During the autumn harvest, she took on the hard labor all by herself. Afterward, she still had to pay the rent. Throughout the year, there were few occasions when we could eat our fill. Meals mixed with elm leaves were already a luxury; my family even ate willow leaves often.