Although the process is indescribable and feels bittersweet, at least the persuasion work is successfully completed.
Next, it’s all about minimizing the negative impacts to ensure my husband can go to school smoothly!
Of course, how to work this out still needs a discussion with Brother Liu.
After all, with the team leader and accountant being as close as siblings, they are not only intimate in life but also inseparable strategic partners at work.
Brother Liu always spoils his sister without limits, so Shuzhen is very confident about this matter.
Unexpectedly, when the siblings brought this up, Brother Liu was silent for a while, then frowned and asked her, "Who came up with the idea of sending Lianshan to school? Was it yours or his?"
Wow, he didn’t even call him brother-in-law anymore; this question seems a bit serious!
Shuzhen wondered why her brother, who had always been a thousand times satisfied with Lianshan, suddenly changed his attitude. She replied honestly, "It’s mine! I’m just thinking of letting him study agriculture and forestry for two years, to research good seed cultivation and farm management. It would lighten my burden and allow him to practice what he learns. Unfortunately, Lianshan is unusually stubborn, insisting that he can’t be at ease with me and the kids at home, refusing no matter what. To get him to agree, Brother, I’ve put in a lot of effort..."
Recalling how her waist almost got broken from the struggle, Shuzhen’s eyes drifted, and her face couldn’t help but turn red.
Liu Shouren, feeling a headache, was speechless at his little sister’s pure stubbornness, always doing her best for the one in her heart without reconsidering.
Getting tripped up once already, why hasn’t she learned to be more cautious?
There are so many progressive female students at the university. What if this brother-in-law also meets the daughter of a high-ranking official who will do anything for true love? How will the hurt little sister survive then?
As close as they are, despite such worries, he didn’t feel it was appropriate to express it so frankly and personally.
He just said that going to university these days is indeed a big deal. It would be best for the Liu family’s three siblings and the Lian family’s three siblings to sit together and discuss it properly. After all, going off to school for two years is quite significant...
Shuzhen was a bit dumbfounded, not understanding how something that she and her husband had agreed upon needed a serious discussion involving both families.
However, since it was out of good intentions, Shuzhen didn’t object.
Just treat it as a gathering to strengthen family bonds!
Before nodding, Shuzhen never expected that this routine consultation would lead to collective opposition from both in-laws.
"Why is that? Isn’t it good to go to college, learn more, and get a degree? Many people wish for such an opportunity, and since we have it, shouldn’t we seize it tightly?" Shuzhen wondered, looking skeptically at the raised hands of opposition filling the room.
One could say that perhaps her brother and sister-in-law love her too much to leave her alone at home with the kids, busy with everything.
But shouldn’t Lian Hai and Lian Yue be even more hopeful for their brother’s success?
After all, if her husband succeeds, wouldn’t they, as younger siblings, be able to rely on such a big tree and enjoy the benefits?
Lian Hai scratched his head, "Well, sister-in-law, you’re busy with work, and Xiao En is still young. If big brother is at home, he can help you manage everything, but him not being at home would be so tiring for you!"
"Exactly! It’s really not easy for a woman to stay home with the kids, and on top of that, sister-in-law, you’re shouldering the entire production brigade of the Liu family village!" Qiu Fang quickly nodded, extremely concerned for the sister-in-law, reluctant to see her suffer. In her heart, she too feared the brother would turn into a philanderer once capable.
Her precious son was saved by the sister-in-law, and the good life they enjoy now is due to her support. In Qiu Fang and her husband’s hearts, sister-in-law Shuzhen is both a benefactor and family.
As long as sister-in-law and big brother live happily, what’s the point of university?
Many illiterate couples live a good life, while the outside world is full of temptations. If big brother gets carried away, the family would fall apart.
To prevent such a tragedy, after Brother Liu privately passed on the news that sister-in-law wanted to send big brother to university, both Lian Hai and Lian Yue opposed it.
Although they didn’t really think their big brother would turn into a philanderer, it’s better to be safe than sorry.
Shuzhen was dumbfounded, never expecting that after all her effort persuading (or coaxing) her husband, anticipating his glorious return, her plan to send him to school was met with unanimous family opposition.
This, this, this doesn’t seem right!
Nowadays, college students don’t have to pay tuition; the state gives subsidies, and after graduation, job assignments are provided. It’s an excellent opportunity to jump out of rural life, enhance the family reputation, and change one’s life for the better.
When those three spots were distributed, oh my, the entire Liu family village production brigade was ecstatic!
Using connections, offering gifts and money to secure a spot; it was like a fierce battle with endless strategies.
If not for the strict statement that the Worker Peasant Soldier University selects talents who can contribute to the country’s modernization without regard for personal connections and without accepting any form of bribery, they would have trampled down their doorstep, lining up to offer gifts.
Why is it that when it comes to her own husband, first he declines, then the entire family opposes?
Sister-in-law, who was always smart and quick-witted, managing the large village flawlessly, now showed a dumbfounded expression, much to Lian Yue’s mixed feelings of anger and amusement.
Due to social conventions and gender differences, even though everyone worried for her, there were things that were hard to say out loud.
But it was the two of them, sister-in-law and younger sister-in-law, who were in the best position to bring it up.
Feeling a sense of duty, Lian Yue patted her forehead and finally pulled sister-in-law aside to say bluntly, "Why? Carrying a pig trough across a thousand miles is for you! You don’t even split your smart mind between village affairs and your home, not knowing how tempting the world of Beijing is. Female students from all over the country don’t have much shame, pursuing if they fancy someone. There’s plenty of homewreckers under the guise of shared ideals or love!
What if my big brother encounters such a marvel of a flower, what would you do?
It’s wise to take precautions and avert danger before it comes. For the peace and unity of your little family, give up that university spot! It also avoids others accusing you of abusing power for personal gain..."