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Chapter 820: 208: The Truth!_5
Wu Jinjin closed the door after Yanyun left and immediately took out two chicken legs wrapped in oil paper from her bag, "Mom, these are the chicken legs I saved especially for you. You should eat them while they’re still warm, and make sure none of those kids see them."
Having chicken legs, Grandma Wu certainly didn’t want to eat them herself; she wanted to save them for Wu Jinshu and her two grandsons.
Although her son was somewhat disobedient, she was still a mother. How many mothers would hold a grudge against their son?
Grandma Wu carefully put away the chicken legs, "I just had dinner and can’t eat anymore right now. I’ll save them for later."
Wu Jinjin did not know Grandma Wu’s cautious thoughts and continued, "Mom, what’s going on with you? Lying in bed in the middle of the day, are you feeling unwell?"
Speaking of this, Grandma Wu sighed deeply, "It’s like this..."
Grandma Wu recounted the entire story to Wu Jinjin without missing a word.
Wu Jinjin, surprised, said, "Such a great opportunity and my brother disagrees?"
Wu Lan’s family conditions, in high society, might only be considered ordinary, but compared to families like Wu Jinjin’s and Wu Jinshu’s, they were definitely wealthy!
For Yanyun to marry into such a family would be marrying above her status!
Grandma Wu said, "That stubborn brother of yours, he says he won’t sell his daughter!"
Wu Jinjin grabbed Grandma Wu’s hands, "Mom, you can’t listen to my brother on this. While you’re still here, you should be the one calling the shots! Not to mention Yanyun isn’t even my brother’s biological child; even if she were, marrying into such a well-off family would be a huge stroke of luck for her! If it were someone else, they might not even be able to marry so high!"
Grandma Wu sighed, "The man is as old as your brother and already has two daughters. Your brother probably feels pity for Yanyun marrying into a family and becoming a stepmother."
Being a stepmother is not easy these days.
Wu Jinjin said, "What about being a stepmother? Who you marry is who you marry. Rather than marrying some poor guy, it’s better to marry someone with good conditions and later become a wealthy lady! Times have changed—back in the day, decent families’ daughters still became concubines to landowners and rich merchants! There were even old men at eighty marrying eighteen-year-old girls! At only thirty-five, he’s not old at all!"
In Wu Jinjin’s eyes, these weren’t problems at all.
If she hadn’t married, she would have even considered marrying in place of Yanyun.
She was sick of struggling through poverty, which is why she had promptly found a local man from Beijing to marry.
Even the poorest local man from Beijing lived better than countryside folks.
Grandma Wu holding onto Wu Jinjin’s hand, "If only your brother could think like you."
Wu Jinjin speechlessly said, "Why care about my brother? Yanyun is your eldest granddaughter. Even if you make this decision for my brother, he can’t do anything to you. After you’ve raised him through such difficult times, is he going to deny you as his mother?" n𝚘𝚟𝚙𝚞𝚋.𝚌o𝚖
Wu Jinjin was young but full of cunning ideas.
Learning that her niece could marry into such a good family, of course, she couldn’t miss this opportunity.
"Jinjin, now you’re the only one I can rely on. Tell me, mom, what should I do?" Grandma Wu eagerly held Wu Jinjin’s hand.
Wu Jinjin smiled, "Mom, listen to me..."
Wu Jinjin whispered a lot into Grandma Wu’s ear.
After listening, Grandma Wu felt a burden lift from her heart and smiled, "The old saying is right; a daughter is a mother’s little quilted jacket."
Wu Jinjin continued, "Mom, since Yanyun is so beautiful, you should ask for a larger dowry."
Grandma Wu said, "Lanzi already promised me that once it’s settled, he’ll give our family that two-story townhouse with a courtyard, and he’ll also sort out our household registration issues, and take care of Dalong and Erlong’s schooling."
"Mom, do you have such low aspirations?" Wu Jinjin continued, "The reason they’re offering such favorable terms is because they really fancy Yanyun! Our family has only one beautiful girl like Yanyun. Once this chance is missed, there will be no next shop, so why not ask for more while you can?"
"Besides, our family has raised her for so many years; it’s time she gave back."
The more Grandma Wu listened, the more she felt Wu Jinjin was making sense.
"So, Jinjin, what should we ask from them?" Grandma Wu asked.
Wu Jinjin said, "Why ask for objects? Objects are trivial! Of course, it’s most reliable to ask for money! Their family has money, right? Besides those three promises you were given last time, ask for an additional two thousand yuan."
