Unlimited Resources: Raising a Minister with a Space Supermarket-Chapter 462 - 420: Manqing Doesn’t Want to Return to the Northern Land
Sun Manyun secretly tugged her mother’s hand.
Sun Wulin’s wife snapped back and said incredulously, "That Zhang Kui must be over thirty, right?"
Old Sun nodded somewhat embarrassedly, "He’s thirty-five."
Actually, he didn’t want his granddaughter to marry someone who could be her father, but what good family would want a woman with a tarnished reputation?
"Ah?" Sun Wulin’s wife was shocked, wouldn’t that make him a full twenty-one years older than their Manyue?
"No!" Sun Manyun spoke before her mother, and said no to Old Sun.
"Grandpa, Manyue can’t marry Zhang Kui!"
That Zhang Kui is big and rough, with a scraggly beard, looking like a wild man, obviously very crude; her sister absolutely cannot marry such a person.
Moreover, Zhang Kui is signed to a death contract with the Yu Family as a Protector. Anyone with a death contract wants to regain their freedom. Who knows what Zhang Kui is plotting, maybe he wants to use Manyue to escape his lowly status.
"My mother has decided to go to the Northern Land. Once Manqing and Mansheng are there, someone will be around to maintain the old Sun Family graves. Grandpa, you should let them go back?" Sun Manyun instantly saw through Old Sun’s thoughts, knowing her grandfather couldn’t bear to part with his two grandsons.
But that doesn’t mean sacrificing Manyue for Manqing and Mansheng by pushing her into a pit of fire!
Old Sun appeared somber and remained silent for a long while.
After a moment, he exhaled deeply and said, "Fine, if you want to go back, then go back!"
Having spoken, Old Sun turned and walked away.
Sun Wulin’s wife actually hadn’t made up her mind yet, but her eldest daughter had already decided for her.
"Pack your things, and make sure you pack your own belongings. I heard from your Aunt Chunfang that Yu Xiaolian won’t be at home for much longer, it seems she’ll leave in the next couple of days. Let’s take these days to bring along all the things we need." Sun Wulin’s wife felt like she was being forced into a choice she couldn’t refuse.
The Sun family’s children immediately went to their rooms to pack their clothes. Since splitting the household, both Sun Manqing and Sun Mansheng had their own rooms. They thought in a few years they’d get married, have wives and kids, and enjoy a warm life, but didn’t expect more upheaval so soon after settling.
Sun Manqing sluggishly packed his clothes. He really didn’t want to leave Luocheng and Taohua Village, remembering how tough life was at River Bay, barely eating any white rice meals throughout the year.
Currently, their good life depends on their Aunt Chunfang’s workshop. If they return to the Northern Land without a place to earn wages, they would surely finish all their savings.
He’s already sixteen this year, and his grandfather has already arranged several times to discuss marriage for him. However, he feels that now, with good family conditions, there are too many girls in the village wanting to marry into their family, causing him to feel overwhelmed, so the marriage decision remains unsettled.
If they return to River Bay, everything must start anew, and their originally shaky grass house has probably already collapsed. If they return, fixing the house will definitely be on him and Mansheng.
Mansheng is only twelve, and a few years back he was sent to the academy by his mother, growing frail and unable to do much labor; ultimately, if they go back to River Bay, all the hard work at home will come down to him alone.
The more Sun Manqing thought about it, the more annoyed he became, and he simply tossed his packed clothes onto the bed and sat heavily on the edge.
This house is so good, he has his own room now. After getting married, he and his wife could work together at the Yu Family’s workshop, earning more than two taels a month, how good!
Where could one find a better job than this?
Sun Manqing suddenly had a bright idea and ran to Old Sun’s room.
"Grandpa, didn’t you say a few days ago that the daughter of Liu the butcher, Liu Erni, seems quite good? I met her on the road a few days ago, she does look quite pleasant. I... I want to marry her!" Sun Manqing nervously clenched his fists.
He could guarantee, if his mother knew he didn’t want to go to the Northern Land with her, she’d use a big stick to beat him to death.
Old Sun was stuffing crushed tobacco leaves into his pipe and looked somewhat stunned upon hearing Sun Manqing’s words.
But only for a moment, then Old Sun chuckled.
It’s better to keep one of the grandchildren rather than losing both.
Besides, who knows if Manqing’s mother will remarry over there. If she does, won’t these grandsons belong to someone else?
The two grandsons are so old now, and he hasn’t let them do much heavy work at home. If they go labor for a stepfather, the thought of it makes Old Sun sick.
Fortunately, this grandson Manqing sees things clearly; he knows where to live a good life.
"Logically speaking, your mother is a widow, if she wants to go somewhere, I wouldn’t bother, but she cannot take our family’s grandsons.
Though I’ve considered her difficulties, I haven’t forced you brothers to stay. If you want to stay, then that’s wonderful.
As for Liu the butcher’s Erni, if she doesn’t suit you, we can keep looking slowly. No need to force a marriage just to stay here, as marriage is a lifelong affair." Old Sun finished speaking, happily lit his pipe with a fire starter and took a puff with eyes slightly closed.
"Grandpa, no way!" Although he wasn’t very particularly fond of Liu Erni, he definitely couldn’t tell his mother the truth.
He had to make his mother believe he had fallen for someone, and was staying in Luocheng for Liu Erni, hoping his mother might not be so sad.
"Grandpa, if you could persuade Yu Xiaolian to take Manyue away, it would be great. Why can’t my mother see this clearly? Leaving a good life to willingly go back to the impoverished River Bay." He actually didn’t want to part with his mother.
But thinking of how his mother disregarded her sons’ futures for one daughter, Sun Manqing felt a belly full of resentment.
Old Sun took another puff of the pipe and then looked at his wife, "Old woman, why don’t you try to persuade her again?"
Old Sun’s wife wasn’t as strong as Old Sun. Even though she’s five years younger than him, having given birth many times and not resting properly during postpartum caused many health issues, and now her body is particularly weak. She often lies in bed not moving for half the day.
Old Sun’s wife asked Old Sun, "Persuade whom?"
"Who else, persuade Manqing’s mother. That Yu girl is stubborn as a mule. Even her parents can’t sway her, who dares to persuade her?
Talk to Manqing’s mother, say Manqing has set his eyes on Liu Erni and wants to marry and settle here, not return to the Northern Land. Ask if she wants grandchildren and the joy of having a daughter-in-law serve her, if she does, stay!" Old Sun thought it absurd to move back to the Northern Land for just one Sun Manyue.
Is it so hard for a girl to find a husband? There are plenty of bachelors out there who can’t find wives.
Why insist on marrying into a wealthy family? Doesn’t she know herself? Has she no self-awareness? In his opinion, even if his granddaughter hadn’t been involved in this incident, she’d still be unlikely to marry into a high-status good family.
