Reborn in the 70s: Pampered by Regiment Commander
Chapter 288 - 205 Good Mother-in-law VS Good Husband

Chapter 288: Chapter 205 Good Mother-in-law VS Good Husband

Chuxia had never expected that the conversation her mother-in-law wanted to have with her alone would be about this matter. Even as a new generation person from the twenty-first century, she was suddenly unable to hold her composure. Her face instantly turned bright red and her eyes wandered, not knowing where to look.

When her own mother had tried to teach her about this matter, she hemmed and hawed without saying anything clear, but her mother-in-law, without any preamble, just asked outright. Did she have to be so fierce?

Lin Yanqiu, seeing Chuxia’s reaction, regretted her abruptness. For such a matter, was it ever so straightforward?

She was, in fact, thrown off by the agitation caused by Zhu Xinqin. Actually, when her son and daughter-in-law came downstairs that morning, she noticed that her daughter-in-law was still a virgin. Having been trained in medicine, she could spot such things with just a glance.

Originally, she had planned to find an appropriate time to talk with her daughter-in-law, but Zhu Xinqin’s rambling had made her lose her patience. If her daughter-in-law entered the Jing Family as a pure virgin, it would be a disgrace to her son and the Zhou family.

Now that words had been spoken, there was no taking them back. She had to continue, albeit reluctantly: "Chuxia, Mom may have been a bit too direct and you might not be able to accept it, but you have to understand a mother’s feelings. Hoping against hope, I’ve finally brought you into this family. I don’t want it to be for nothing."

At this point, Chuxia had regained her composure and offered a smile: "Mom, it’s not what you think, we aren’t faking our marriage."

"Then..." Lin Yanqiu looked at Chuxia suspiciously, "Chuxia, did Xiaomi ask you to lie to Mom? Don’t be mad that Mom doesn’t believe you, but Xiaomi is at the age full of vigor. If it’s not a fake marriage, how... how could this be the result?"

Chuxia could only say, "Mom, I’m still two months shy of eighteen years old." According to the current law, the legal age for marriage is twenty for males and eighteen for females. Unable to tell the whole truth, she had to explain from this aspect.

Lin Yanqiu sized up Chuxia: "Is it that you don’t want to?"

"Yes!" Chuxia bluntly admitted, "I never thought about getting married so soon, so, I need some time to adapt."

Disappointment, even a hint of anger, flickered in Lin Yanqiu’s eyes, but she strove to keep her voice calm: "Chuxia, all women have to face this day. In the past, girls would get married at twelve or thirteen years old."

Chuxia could only apologize: "Mom, I’m sorry."

"Sigh!" Lin Yanqiu let out a deep sigh, "You’re not sorry to Mom, you... you don’t know how many people envy you for being able to marry Xiaomi."

Chuxia understood that Lin Yanqiu’s words were to save her face. The real meaning was probably, ’you don’t know how lucky you are to be marrying Xiaomi.’

Seeing Chuxia hanging her head in silence, Lin Yanqiu tried to soften her voice further: "Chuxia, tell Mom, do you feel wronged marrying Laosan?"

Chuxia quickly responded: "Not wronged!"

"Mom doesn’t want to pressure you. There’s been no sign from your eldest brother and sister-in-law, and if after you two get married there’s still no sign..." Lin Yanqiu sighed again before continuing, "People may not say anything to your face, but behind the scenes, who knows what unpleasant things they’ll say.

Remember, no matter what people’s status or position, when it comes to some matters, their curiosity to see what happens is never far behind that of common people.

Whatever small conflicts or frictions we have in our family, we resolve them internally. We absolutely cannot let outsiders have a laugh at our expense."

"Mom, I understand. When I encounter Aunt Zhu, I’ll know what to say and what not to say."

A smile appeared on Lin Yanqiu’s face: "You’re clever, Chuxia, which I love about you. Jiping and Xiangping are not as sharp as you in this regard. If I don’t spell things out, they never understand."

It wasn’t that they didn’t understand; as daughters, they could afford not to mull over such things—with her as a daughter-in-law, could she afford that? Thinking that to herself, Chuxia nevertheless could not say it aloud: "Mom, my second sister and fourth sister are much smarter than me."

"You don’t need to sing their praises, but..." Lin Yanqiu changed the subject, "Mom hopes that one day, you can be as self-sufficient before her as they are."

In reality, this fierce mother-in-law understood everything, so Chuxia didn’t beat around the bush: "Mom, I understand what you mean, but I need time, a time for mutual understanding between both sides."

"Hmm, you’re down to earth, child." Lin Yanqiu then sighed again, "You might think your mom and Aunt Zhu are like children squabbling. To tell the truth, I also find myself rather childish."