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"Is it true that the Third is going to marry a girl from Beijing? Did she really look past his rural background and not mention any conditions?" Liu Zhaodi, Tang Zhicheng's sister-in-law, remarked.
"Yeah, she's a girl from Beijing! I'm not belittling the Third, but our family is from the mountains. Can she really see something in him?" Zhang Man, another sister-in-law of Tang Zhicheng, added.
Hearing her daughters-in-law belittle her son, Aunt Tang, the matriarch of the family, was not pleased.
"What are you two talking about? What's wrong with the Third? My son is quite accomplished!"
"Go ask around in the eighteen villages; who else is more accomplished than my Third?"
"He's already a company commander in the army. If it weren't for his injury while saving someone, he would have been promoted further."
"Even though he was injured and discharged, he still deserves to be with someone from a big city like Beijing."
"What’s wrong with a girl from Beijing? Our Third is just as worthy!"
"You two are wasting time gossiping here; hurry up and wash the dishes!" Aunt Tang scolded her daughters-in-law with her hands on her hips.
Once Aunt Tang raised her voice, Liu Zhaodi and Zhang Man fell silent, shrinking their necks as they began to clean up.
Watching his mother scold his wife and sister-in-law away, Tang Zhicheng's elder brother, Tang Zhizai, pondered what this meant for the Third. "We should be celebrating his marriage. But August 10th is right in the middle of the busy farming season; I doubt the village chief will grant us leave."
Tang Zhizai was the eldest son of the Tang family, and his words carried weight.
"This is indeed a problem. During busy farming times, it's rare for the village chief to grant leave. Especially not for an entire family."
"How about your father and I stay home to work while you all go?" Aunt Tang suggested after some thought.
"No way! You and Dad are getting on in years and have never traveled far," Tang Zhicheng opposed.
Aunt Tang fell silent at this point. When she mentioned that she and her husband could go alone, it was just a thought. The truth was that she felt anxious about it.
After all, neither of them had ever traveled far; the furthest her husband had been was to the county town, and she had never even been there.
"So what do we do? The Third is getting married; we can't just ignore it."
"If we do that, won't our in-laws think we don't value our daughter-in-law?" Aunt Tang worried about how their in-laws would perceive them.
Her son had already faced enough challenges outside; they couldn't afford to hold him back any further.
"Hmph, biased! When we got married, the old Tang family didn't care this much," Liu Zhaodi said softly to Zhang Man while squatting by the well to wash herself, recalling the old lady's words.
"What can we do? After all, they're city folks from Beijing," Zhang Man murmured.
"True enough. People are judged against each other; it's a harsh reality. Once the third family's daughter-in-law comes in, our place will be even more precarious," Liu Zhaodi said indignantly.
Hearing Liu Zhaodi's complaints, Zhang Man's eyes flickered. She seemed to comfort her as she said, "Sister-in-law, you're overthinking it. Even if the third family's daughter-in-law comes in, you are still the eldest daughter-in-law of our old Tang family."
"And you have given birth to the eldest grandson for the Tang family. No one can overshadow you there."
"As for me, it's different. My Zhifu is a simple man and has never had much say at home. With just one little maid in our household, I fear we will have even less voice in the future."
Upon hearing this, Liu Zhaodi couldn't help but feel proud of being the only granddaughter-in-law of the old Tang family, her satisfaction evident on her face.
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