Han Jingjing's age of eighteen is only one of the factors that led to Han Mu's change in attitude.
The more important factor is naturally because of the strange era. It is obviously outdated to continue to cling to the old ideas and adhere to the Sunshine Era.
Of course, Mother Han did not reveal the most important factor.
This time the whole family mobilized and came to Star City. The gathering was just a fancy way of saying it. In the final analysis, there were still people within the family who couldn't sit still and were fanning the flames to put collective pressure on their family.
Mother Han said she was not worried, which was a lie.
In her generation, the old Han family also has several daughters. They are her husband's sisters and Han Jingjing's aunts.
All of these daughters took the marriage route.
It cannot be said that these sisters-in-law have a bad life, but without exception, they are all trapped in a circle, and they are definitely not very happy.
This kind of marriage is only for the outside world to see. When it comes to the happiness of the marriage, it is completely out of the question.
If it were the Sunshine Age, this kind of life would not be particularly bad, at least the dignity would still exist, and the wealth would still remain the same.
But now we have entered a strange era. Each of these sisters-in-law has been raised as a canary. Once the bird cage is broken and no one feeds them, their ability to survive is almost negligible.
In troubled times, once they are impacted, they are like beautiful vases, which may break into pieces if touched even slightly.
Mother Han never wants her daughter to follow this old path.
In strange times, this is destined to be a road without any guarantee.
What's more, my daughter grew up in Star City and has been independent since she was a child. She has not been pampered according to the rules of the rich and nobles. If she really throws herself into the circles in the capital, the sharp edges in her character will inevitably cause strong discomfort.
Whether this is a blessing or a curse is difficult to say.
Wherever there is water and soil, one person can be nourished.
For this girl Jingjing, at least for now, Star City is a more suitable place for her.
As for going to the capital, maybe she still needs some experience.
Mother Han was extremely determined. No matter what, she would never agree to the request of those in the family and let Jingjing go to the capital this time.
Listening to their tone, it seems that they are doing it for Jingjing's benefit. The stage in Beijing is bigger, which is conducive to Jingjing's growth, and her future will be brighter in Beijing.
It's true in theory.
But the old Han family's intention in letting Jingjing go to the capital was very clear. They didn't just plan to train Jingjing into what they wanted to see, and then wait until a certain time, sell it for a price, and sell it out in exchange for the resources that the old Han family needed.
Mother Han never wanted her daughter to become a sad deal and a ridiculous bargaining chip like the previous generation.
As the mother and daughter were talking, the door of the villa opened and two women's figures walked out.
One is Han Mu's sister-in-law, who is also Jingjing's eldest aunt.
The other one is Han Jingjing’s aunt.
These two women are several years older than Han Mu. Compared with Han Mu, these two women are obviously more fashionable in their clothes.
"Hey, sister-in-law, why don't I see you in the house? Are you two hiding outside to take some time off?" The eldest sister-in-law spoke first.
The eldest aunt also followed: "Brothers and sisters, everyone has come all the way to Star City to congratulate your family. Isn't it appropriate for you two to hide like this?"
These two people had a normal relationship with Mother Han at first, and they were the first to object to Mother Han's association with Han Yiyang. These two people also had relatively strong opinions.
However, one of them is the eldest sister-in-law and the other is the eldest sister, and they have the right to speak in the old Han family.
Mother Han was young at the time and didn't have much to do, so she naturally suffered a lot of injustices.
Twenty years later, although Han's mother's original knot has not been resolved, it is difficult to show off her face when facing these two people, let alone break her face.
These two are not successful enough, but they are definitely more than capable of failing.
Apart from anything else, if they return to the capital, as long as they spread some rumors and make some slanderous remarks in front of the old man, life will not be easy for themselves and their husbands.
Although the old man is not confused, he is also very optimistic about his second son.
However, people close to you who have been around you for a long time always blow the wrong wind, and it is inevitable that some moths will come out.
Mother Han is a smart person, so naturally she doesn't want to be tough with these two.
"Sister-in-law, sister, how can you hide from everyone? Jingjing said she was feeling dizzy and had tightness in her chest. I'll accompany her to get some fresh air."
Of course Han Jingjing knew that these two people were the most notorious in the family, so she could only pretend to smile and greet them: "Auntie, eldest aunt."
The aunt took advantage of the situation and took Han Jingjing's hand, and exclaimed: "The good girl raised by the second family, sister-in-law, look at it, is she more energetic than our sisters when they were younger? If this is said in the capital, people who propose marriage will not be allowed to do so. Break through the threshold of our old Han family."
The eldest aunt glanced at Han Mu meaningfully, and said as if she was pointing out something: "Her aunt, the second son's family may not be willing to listen to what you are saying. A daughter raised in Star City may not necessarily think highly of the capital city. "
"Can't you? The majestic capital is the capital of the Great Zhang Kingdom. Isn't it inferior to this Star City?" When the aunt mentioned the capital, the undisguised pride in her tone was the same as when she mentioned Star City. A touch of contempt, forming a sharp contrast.
At this point, the aunt rolled her eyelids and glanced at Mother Han: "From the second child's family, you don't still hold grudges about what happened in the past and plan to extend the grudge to the next generation, right?"
This guy is obviously used to being domineering.
When you are happy, I call you brother or sister, but when you are unhappy, you immediately fall out and become the second child's family member.
Mother Han didn't want to offend them, but she didn't mean to let them rub it in her face. She smiled lightly and said, "Sister, I'm serious. It didn't matter much at the beginning. There's no question of holding grudges or not. How can we extend it to the next generation?"
"Really?" Auntie looked a little unconvinced, "Then how come I heard that you have been pushing back and blocking Jingjing's decision to go to the capital?"
"Auntie, you can't let my mother take the blame for this. I am very happy in Star City and have no plans to go to the capital for the time being. My mother is very open-minded and respects all my decisions."
When Han Jingjing saw her mother being criticized, she was naturally unhappy and couldn't help but stand up to defend herself.
But the aunt said with a straight face: "What a joke! Our old Han family is not a small family. The so-called enlightenment of those small families does not work in our old Han family. In such a big family, we must follow rules and regulations.
It comes first. If everyone loses their rules, then the family will be in disarray and there will be no inheritance."
This principle is so comprehensive that it is quite bluffing.
Han Jingjing said with a smile: "Auntie, I'm thinking, I haven't violated any of the family rules since I was a child. But the family didn't say that family members can't develop outside the capital, right? I didn't remember it.
If I'm wrong, isn't your cousin Yan developing in a certain city in the Jiangnan region?"
"What do you know? Your cousin is pursuing an official career. Being an official abroad is to accumulate qualifications for better development in Beijing in the future. It is a springboard for others."
Han Jingjing smiled and said: "Auntie, you are being unreasonable! As far as I know, Star City is higher than cousin Yan's city. It makes no sense that it is a springboard for your cousin, but Star City cannot be your niece's.
Springboard?"
Han Jingjing is different from her mother, her surname is Han.
She can say what the mother cannot say.
Auntie, you are the daughter of the old Han family, and I, Han Jingjing, am also the daughter of the old Han family.
They are all daughters of the old Han family, so you can't rely on your old age to live in old age, right?
The aunt obviously didn't expect that her niece would become so sharp-tongued after not seeing her for several years.
She originally thought that when the elders spoke, Han Jingjing, a junior, should listen obediently. How could she have the right to speak?
His face turned livid with anger, and he complained to his eldest aunt: "Sister-in-law, have you seen it? I just said that the water and soil in Star City have brought out the blood of our capital city. Have we, the old Han family, ever been so unruly?
?The elders speak, and the younger generation contradicts them?"
The eldest aunt smiled faintly and said: "Sister, whose children marry whomever, they will naturally listen to whoever they are. The same goes for you. What's the point of calling someone younger?"
These words may appear to be extinguishing the fire, but in reality they are extinguishing the fire.
The aunt was furious: "I really want to call this a real thing today. I'll ask the second brother later, how did he raise the child?"
Han Jingjing said with an innocent face: "Auntie, you really made my niece do this for no reason."
"Hmph, which one of our children from the Han family is so ignorant of the rules and contradicts his elders?"
Han Jingjing said depressedly: "Auntie, let me give you an analogy. If someone wrongly accuses my grandpa, you, the younger generation, will you stand by and watch indifferently, or will you stand up and defend yourself?"
"Nonsense, if the elders are being criticized, how can the younger generation sit back and watch?"
"Yes, this is the rule of our old Han family. My aunt and aunt misunderstood my mother. As a daughter, I should stand up and defend myself. Shouldn't I deserve it? If in front of outsiders, others would treat my aunt and aunt
No disrespect, I’m in a hurry with them too.”
These words left the two elders speechless for a moment. Even if they wanted to find fault, they couldn't find any words to argue.
The eldest aunt chuckled and said: "Sister, it seems that this kid Jingjing is not only smarter than you sisters, but also has a eloquent mouth, and is also popular among her younger siblings."
This aunt who looked like a living Bodhisattva had a smile on her face all day long.
But every word she said was actually fanning the flames, or it contained the connotation of Han Mu.
It can be seen from this that they say that Han Mu remembers the grudge they had in the past, but in fact, deep down in their hearts they have never let go of their original grudge.
The reason why there is no objection in person now is that it has been too long, Han Jingjing is already eighteen years old, and the second eldest child, Han Yiyang, has had a smooth career in recent years and has made rapid progress.
Even if they are unhappy in their hearts, they would not like to be evil again and offend the whole family. If Han Yiyang, the second eldest child, climbs higher than the eldest brother in the future, it will not look good on their face.
The aunt's anger obviously hasn't gone away, but she also knows that it's hard for her to get anything good in front of her niece because of her talk.
You can't just wallow in mischief and rely on your old age, right?
They are all decent people, but if things get really tense, they are surrounded by surveillance cameras.
She wants to rely on her elder advantage to slander others and try to cheat her niece, but she may not be able to do so.
"Sister-in-law, it seems that the second family's wings are really strong, and the old Han family is probably unable to do anything. I don't think we should worry about it. If they are willing to stay in Star City, can we force them to hold them back?"
"That's right! Don't underestimate the second child. In a few years, he might be the highest-ranking official in our old Han family. You, please be more careful with your words in the future."
The eldest aunt continued to be angry as always, and every word she said seemed to be a persuasion, but in fact, every word was heart-breaking.
"Hmph! No matter how high your rank is, what's the point if you don't have the same heart as everyone else? This time the old Han family has spent so many resources, can you hear a sound? Not even a smiling face, right?" The aunt was extremely unhappy.
road.
Mother Han did not want to participate in the previous argument because she knew that whatever she said would be wrong in the other party's eyes.
She chose to follow Han Yiyang in the first place, which meant she was wrong in front of these women from the old Han family.
Therefore, she never wanted to get too close to them or argue too much.
But when it came to her husband's issues, she had to speak up.
"Sister, the family has spent some resources on Yiyang this time, and he has always been very grateful. After the resources in Star City were integrated, he also had plans to give back to the family. Moreover, he also agreed to go through the family's recommendation channel for Xiaojiang.
Private passage. This can’t be considered as not hearing a sound, right?”
"Xiao Jiang? Is he that kid from an ordinary family in Star City who became a guest of the old Han family?" the aunt said with disdain in her tone.
Han Jingjing didn't like hearing this, but she opened her mouth but still didn't say anything.
She also saw that her aunt had no intention of being reasonable today.
Facing the elders who have lost their minds and are unreasonable, speaking more will only intensify the conflict.
Mother Han nodded slightly: "Xiao Jiang's background is indeed not as good as that of the old Han family, but he is the number one awakener in Star City. He has rejected even the Central and South Region military's attempts to woo him. In today's world, he is not an ordinary person."
"Haha, sister-in-law, from your tone, it seems that you really think highly of that Xiao Jiang. Are you planning to recruit a son-in-law in the future?" The eldest aunt suddenly asked with a smile.
"Sister-in-law, they are still young, and things like recruiting a son-in-law will only happen in ten or eight years. As for young people's affairs, as long as they don't obviously go astray, her father and I aim not to interfere."
"It's strange. In the capital, the awakened people with good family backgrounds and outstanding people have gone to sea. If you stay in Star City for a long time, don't sit back and watch the sky, and be deceived by people from small families. Children of this kind of people have been shrewd since childhood.
, sharpen your head and try to arch it upward. Our old Han family may be the thigh that others have been targeting for a long time."
Han Jingjing couldn't stand hearing these words at all.
"Auntie, I don't understand your family theory. But from the beginning to the end, Jiang Yue has never received any benefit from the old Han family. On the contrary, the old Han family has always been a favor to me. He has saved me and helped me.
My dad still goes through the recommendation channel of our old Han family. In the final analysis, it is the old Han family who owes us, not what they want for us. In this world, not everyone cares so much about the so-called family. Auntie, you
Those words make others look down on them, and also downplay the structure of our old Han family."
If the aunt just said that Jiang Yue was from a small family, Han Jingjing could bear it.
The key is that when they talked about the small family, they clearly glanced at their mother. This meant that their mother's background was not as good as that of the Han family.