Chapter 810: 207: Be a worldly person who drinks alcohol and eats meat. Chapter 810: 207: Be a worldly person who drinks alcohol and eats meat. Hearing this, Wu Lan’s smile brightened even more, “Of course, it counts! Auntie, have you made up your mind?”
Grandma Wu hesitated, then said, “I still need to think it over.”
Wu Lan then picked up another Egg Cake and stuffed it into Grandma Wu’s hand, “Auntie, you really should think it over. My brother has such good conditions. If Yanyun marries him, she’ll just be responsible for giving birth to a child for my brother. All she needs to do is take good care of my mom and the two kids, she doesn’t have to do any other hard work! She can just enjoy her easy life at home!”
Wu Lan had a younger brother named Wu Qiang, thirty-five years old this year. He had been widowed two years earlier and hadn’t found a suitable match, so when Wu Lan saw that Wu Yanyun was quite good-looking and still a maiden, she wanted to introduce Wu Yanyun to Wu Qiang.
Grandma Wu continued, “Lanzi, how old is your brother this year? How many people are in his family? I didn’t quite catch it last time; tell me about it in detail this time.”
Wu Lan poured a cup of tea for Grandma Wu, “My brother is thirty-five this year. That dead wife of his left behind two daughters, the oldest is 9 this year, and the younger is 7! Then there’s just my mom at home, no one else. Don’t worry, my brother’s household is very simple. After Yanyun marries him, certainly no one will be able to bully her.”
Grandma Wu frowned, “At thirty-five years old, that’s a bit old, and he has two children. Our Jinshu is also only thirty-five years old…”
Wu Lan continued, “Auntie, don’t look at my brother’s age, but he has good conditions. You see our family is doing pretty well, right? My brother’s conditions are even better than mine! My brother owns thirty apartments! The house you are renting now, just in front of that, belongs to my brother. Auntie, if this goes through, I can talk to my brother about giving you that house in front. He has so many apartments, he wouldn’t miss one.”
Wu Lan spoke with the confidence of wealth, and Grandma Wu was astounded, asking hurriedly, “The two-story western-style house with a yard just in front?”
“That’s right.” Wu Lan nodded, “That’s the two-story western-style house with a yard. I’m telling you, that house is well-insulated against the heat of summer and the cold of winter, it’s not any worse than this house we’re in.”
Grandma Wu had always envied the owner of that western-style house with a yard. She never imagined that it belonged to Wu Lan’s brother.
Getting a house upon a successful arrangement, it did seem that Wu Lan’s brother really was well-off.
Wu Lan, observing the change in Grandma Wu’s expression, added, “Auntie, Dalong and Erlong haven’t started school yet, have they? How can boys not go to school these days? Without an education, they’ll struggle to find wives in the future!”
Wu Dalong and Wu Erlong were of school age, yet neither was attending school.
It wasn’t for lack of trying, but their family’s financial situation couldn’t keep up.
Grandma Wu was worried too.
After all, they were boys – what if they truly couldn’t find wives when the time came?
It must be said that Wu Lan had precisely struck Grandma Wu’s most sensitive spot.
Watching Grandma Wu’s expression, Wu Lan pressed on, “Auntie, even if not for anything else, you should consider it for the kids’ sakes. Brother Jinshu and his wife have been in Beijing for many years and still don’t have their own place to live. If Yanyun marries my brother, not only can he ensure Dalong and Erlong go to school, but he can also solve your housing problem. With a house, you can also move your household registration here, and your family will become locals in Beijing. Then, young girls will be throwing themselves at you – why worry about Dalong and Erlong not finding wives?”
The terms Wu Lan offered were too favorable – Grandma Wu couldn’t help but be moved.
Her two grandsons would be able to attend school, they would have a western-style house to live in, and become Beijing locals – this was the life she had longed for in her dreams!
Yet she was, after all, a relative of the bride’s side – she needed to maintain some decorum. It wasn’t like her granddaughter couldn’t find a husband.
Grandma Wu took a bite of the Egg Cake and said, “Although that’s what you say, your brother is looking for a second marriage and already has two children, whereas our Yanyun is still an untouched girl.”
Wu Lan patted Grandma Wu’s hand, “Auntie, I am someone who doesn’t beat around the bush and I don’t speak falsely. If what I say sounds unpleasant, please don’t be angry. If your Yanyun wasn’t a maiden, with my brother’s conditions, he really wouldn’t consider Yanyun at all!”
Although Wu Lan’s words were a bit harsh, they were indeed the truth.
Wu Lan’s brother had superior conditions, wealth, and property; what did Wu Yanyun have? Wu Yanyun was nothing more than a few years younger than Wu Lan’s brother!