Back To The 90s: The Resilient Daughter-In-Law

Chapter 29: Chapter 029 Becoming a Bride_1

“Have you seen Huo Beijiang yet? Your Granny Huo told me she’d already called him to come back home. He would probably arrive home today. I’ll arrange for you to meet him, that way, you can develop your relationship.”

At the thought of Huo Beijiang coming out of the bathroom, Nan Fei’s face turned slightly red. She had seen him last night!

Although she kept her head low and remained silent, Granny seemed quite excited.

“Let me tell you something.” Granny was reminiscing as she spoke, “Do you remember when you were little? I took you to church, and that Huo boy would come with his grandmother.”

“I don’t remember.” She was only three or four then, there was no way she could remember that.

“I knew you wouldn’t.” Granny had a told-you-so expression and her smile tightened a bit.

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“When you saw that Huo boy back then, you just clung onto him and wouldn’t let go. You even insisted you would marry him when you grew up. I couldn’t talk you out of it. Seeing you looking so foolish, I was worried about who would marry you when you grew up. So, I figured it would be better if it were him and arranged the prearranged marriage with your Granny Huo.”

“…” Jiang Nanfei felt like she’d been struck by lightning. She hadn’t expected that she had been so forward when she was little. Could that be possible? But Granny was devout and never lied.

“We were the ones who proposed this first. If our family goes back on our word now, how could I face Granny Huo? If you dare to call off the marriage and get together with one of your ill-behaved classmates, I will die and show you my disappointment.”

Nan Fei was sweating profusely. “Granny, don’t scare me. I’ll do everything you say, really!”

“Don’t worry, I’ve lived for decades, I’m sure it’s for your benefit. I’m not going to hurt you.” The more she saw that Huo boy, the more she liked him. He was different from other children when he was little, and he grew up to be outstanding. Having such an extraordinary son-in-law made Granny secretly happy for a long time.

After returning from Granny’s house, Jiang Nanfei went back to the room she shared with her sister. She took a thick pile of letters from the drawer and walked directly into the kitchen. Seeing her with the letters, Zhuanzhuan, who was cooking, was taken aback.

“Sister, what are you doing?”

“Burning letters.”

“You…” Jiang Zhuanzhuan froze in the middle of adding firewood; she couldn’t take her eyes off the letters in Nanfei’s arms. “Sister, why don’t you go see if Dad’s back yet? I can help you burn them.”

“Alright, thank you.”

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The Huo Family’s breakfast time was much later than usual today, and the mood at the table was also quite strange. Huo Jinlan’s eyes were red as she held her bowl, not moving her chopsticks. Her eyes kept drifting to the empty seat, and teardrops would fall as she stared.

“Stop crying!” Zhou Yongxian smacked her chopsticks on the table. “Your brother is out escorting your sister-in-law, why are you crying?”

Yuan Xueshan looked at her daughter with heartache. She had wanted to say something, but she held back due to her mother-in-law’s stern face. She too realized Jinlan’s feelings; at first, she too couldn’t accept it. But as her daughter cried so heartbrokenly, her heart gradually softened. @@novelbin@@

One was her beloved son; the other her most cherished daughter, who had no blood ties with the family. She would actually be happy if they could be together. They wouldn’t have to deal with mother-and-daughter-in-law disputes in the future, and moreover, she couldn’t bring herself to like Jiang Nanfei.

But these were thoughts she only dared to keep to herself. If her husband and mother-in-law found out, there would be trouble. Their thinking was old-fashioned and acceptance would be hard.

“Granny, I’m not crying.” Huo Jinlan wiped her tears, lowered her head, and tried to eat her food. Even though she choked on it, she didn’t stop.

“Jinlan, slow down. When your brother comes back, I’ll have him take you to the county seat to buy some nice clothes. School is about to start.”

Yuan Xueshan’s words only made Huo Jinlan cry harder.