Hua Zhao nodded and asked, "How old are your grandparents?"
She knew that her grandmother was Tao Lan's father's fourth wife, and that his brothers and sisters were all step-brothers and step-sisters.
Doing the math, his grandparents must be quite old. It is rare for their grandson to get married, and they come all the way.
Tao Lan said: "My grandfather is 82 years old and my grandmother is 80 years old."
"What a long life." Hua Zhao said, but looked at Tao Lan's face and stopped.
After chatting for a few more words, everyone dispersed.
There's nothing to do now, all that's left is a banquet.
There is no need for any ceremony or process. Nowadays, getting married is relatively simple. Just say a few words before the meal and it is considered a ceremony.
When everyone left, Zhang Guilan did not leave, looking like she wanted to share gossip with Hua Zhao.
"What's wrong?" Hua Zhao asked.
"I forgot to tell you about the Tao family before," Zhang Guilan said.
"What's the matter?" Hua Zhao asked.
"Your grandma is Tao Lan's father's fourth wife. It is said that his previous three wives all died in accidents." Zhang Guilan said with a look that you know.
At this time, there are many cases where wives "accidentally" die.
The "accident" may not kill you, but it can also make you so angry that you hang yourself, jump into a well, or take medicine. Then the man turns around and marries a new wife, if he has money.
Zhang Guilan didn't see how Tao's three previous wives died, so she can't draw any conclusions.
"I also heard your grandma say that she and Tao Lan have always had a hard time in the Tao family. The Tao family married her just to have a free servant to serve the Tao family, but they never thought about letting her have children.
"Later, your grandma had Tao Lan, and they tried to get rid of her several times, but failed. Later, when the baby got older and bigger, they were afraid of causing death, so they asked your grandma to give birth to her.
"It turned out to be a boy, and he was even more unpopular."
Urban boys are not rural boys. Urban boys do not have labor advantages, and their share of rations is the same as girls.
But they have plenty to eat and wear, they have to spend money to go to school, and they will have to pay for their wives in the future, so the Tao family, who have no shortage of grandchildren, hate having another boy.
He is still a boy who has no maternal family, cannot help them, and can only eat hard food.
This is how Tao Lan's hard life came about.
"So when you meet the Tao family, you don't need to be nice," Zhang Guilan said.
"I understand." Hua Zhao nodded.
I only knew that Tao Lan had a bad life before, but I didn't expect that he was not liked by others in his mother's womb. No wonder he developed his current character.
Hua Zhao suddenly felt that it was a miracle that he was not completely evil now.
...
Three days later, the wedding was held as scheduled.
Hua Zhao didn't make any big fuss because the person getting married was her "cousin" and his surname was not Ye, so the people she invited here were all families who had extremely good relations with the Ye family.
The others are all guests from the Zhao family.
It was because of this that Father Zhao was so happy that he didn't even shut his mouth.
I heard him say "hahahaha" at a wedding.
Others only thought that he was happy to marry Chenglong's son-in-law.
The Tao family sat at a table alone, and Ye Ming personally accompanied them.
He prefers to spend time with the Tao family than with relatives from the Zhao family.
He was also quite interested in Tao Lan, especially after hearing about his experience.
The Tao family members were a little dazed throughout the whole process, looking around with dreamy expressions.
Those who knew it was at Tao Lan's niece's house, but those who didn't know thought they were entering the palace.
This kid Tao Lan, after finding such a rich maternal wife, he didn’t even say anything until now!
Are you afraid that they will catch the autumn wind?