books44 Chapter 377 Daughter-in-law
Chapter 377 Daughter-in-law
"You want me to say it? Well then I'll say it—Jin Suoyin, you should marry her and make her our daughter-in-law!"
"what?"
"What? Old Jin, what are you saying?"
"What's wrong? You always say how great Song Tingnan is, and you're already in your mid-twenties, it's time for you to get married and have children. Isn't this killing two birds with one stone? You're helping your junior sister and solving your life's most important matter. She's so smart, her future son will also be..."
"Shut up, Lao Jin! You're driving me crazy! What kind of crazy idea is this!" Jin's mother was so angry that she pounced on Jin's father and beat him up. She knew he was unreliable.
"I don't agree either!"
Jin Suoyin and her mother both strongly opposed it. After hitting the girl, Jin Suoyin's mother calmed down for a long time before saying, "That girl is just my son's junior sister. No matter how good our friendship is, it's not enough to jeopardize my son's entire life. Marriage is a serious matter, how can it be treated so lightly? No matter how outstanding she is, she's just a country girl and she's not good enough for my son..."
"Mom!" Jin Suoyin hurriedly interrupted his mother, afraid that she would say something even more offensive and insult Tingnan.
"Son, what's the rush? Do you really like that girl? Does she want to be with you?" Jin's mother was anxious. Her son was so outstanding—handsome, highly educated, with a house and a car, a city hukou, and a family business to inherit. There were plenty of women who wanted to be her daughter-in-law. She couldn't let him be rejected by a country girl.
Jin Suoyin, with his large head, hurriedly defended himself: "Mom, what are you saying? My junior sister is simple-minded and didn't mean it that way at all. I just genuinely treat her like a younger sister. She's several years younger than me."
"Really?" Mrs. Jin still didn't believe it.
"It's true, absolutely true! And Tingnan isn't some country bumpkin; her family is in business..."
“What big business can she do in the countryside? Can she compare to our family? Who knows…” Jin’s mother pursed her lips, but seeing her son’s angry eyes, she quickly swallowed her words.
Jin Suoyin said angrily, "Mom, please respect my junior sister. You may not like her, but please don't belittle her. She is really outstanding, very independent, and has lofty ambitions, unlike those spoiled young ladies you've met."
"Alright, alright, I understand!" Jin's mother nodded hurriedly. As long as she didn't try to get close to her son, she didn't care about her junior sister's ambitions.
Of course, it's fine to have such an excellent girl as Ting Nan as a junior, and she can also be a resource for my son in the future, as long as she's not my wife, so I should help her if I can.
Jin Suoyin glanced at Jin's mother, knowing that she was only giving a perfunctory answer, and didn't care anymore, since she wouldn't have any interaction with Ting Nan anyway.
He then said to Jin's father, "Dad, I thank you for your suggestion, but this method of escaping and admitting it won't work. Have you forgotten that I am also the man in the photo? It's more reliable for me to find the source of the photo."
Mr. Jin didn't say anything. Although he sincerely wanted his son to succeed, there was nothing he could do if his only son disagreed, just like how his son refused to inherit the family business and wanted to study medicine.
He sighed. When will he ever be able to relax? Back in the day, he was also unruly, but now he's getting old and still has to manage a ton of affairs. What's wrong with him wanting to find a capable daughter-in-law to take over?
Du Hongxue kept his word and agreed to Song Tingnan's request. He was busy receiving Zhao Man and her group, and because there were women present, he also specially brought Zuo Jinyue along.
"So you're Teacher Zuo? It's truly amazing to see you in person! Beautiful, highly educated, intelligent, elegant, and virtuous—no word is too much for you. It's just a pity that my cultural level is limited, and I'm at a loss for words!" Zhao Man was a natural social butterfly. She went up to greet Zuo Jinyue from afar and hit it off immediately, chatting happily with her.
"Your Sister Zhao Man is no less impressive than me, you know. My Tingnan has been praising her Sister Man to me countless times. Don't believe me? Let me recite it for you: 'Fish sink and geese fall, birds startle and cry; flowers blush and the moon hides its face, flowers grieve.' 'Graceful as a startled swan, lithe as a swimming dragon; radiant as autumn chrysanthemums, flourishing as spring pines.'..."
"Hahaha, this girl, I believe her, I believe her. Her mouth, she flattered me like a fairy who has fallen to earth the first time we met..." With Song Tingnan as the matchmaker, the two sides got along very well, investigated the market together, and discussed cooperation projects openly and frankly.