Zhang Jinlin felt dejected all afternoon, as if he had lost his soul. He wanted to get married, but Xiaoxue simply wasn't the woman of his dreams. However, he had given his word to his mother; as long as his mother was happy, he would be too.
In complete contrast to Zhang Jinlin, Li Baoying walked home happily, chatting with her sister-in-law. It wasn't that Li Baoying was magnanimous enough to overlook how her sister-in-law and the second sister-in-law had once conspired to marry her off far away; it was just that her parents were still alive, and she would always have to mind the two women's moods whenever she returned. If she went too far, even if they couldn't vent their anger on her, they would take it out on her elderly parents. Having lived through two lifetimes, Li Baoying understood this principle all too well. For the sake of her parents, she would suppress her dissatisfaction for now. Once they passed away, she simply wouldn't return. If her sister-in-law's niece married Jinlin, then the sister-in-law would eventually have to mind *her* mood—or else, couldn't she just hold that over her niece? Still, come to think of it, since Xiaoxue was willing to marry without a dowry, she seemed like a good girl; there was no need to make things difficult for her.
"Baoying, my brother and his wife are thinking that the wedding should take place after the New Year. It wouldn't look right to have no dowry at all, right? Giving a few dozen yuan would save face for her family. Wh…
Chapter 86