Rebirth 90: The Long Road to Finding a Son

After comforting Zhao Hongjun, Luo Changshun took the medical kit and followed Luo Dajiang out the door.

On the way, Luo Changshun asked Luo Dajiang tentatively: "Dajiang, you and your sisters have grown up under our watch, but I didn't expect your eldest sister to marry into a family like that. Do you still remember what your eldest sister looked like before she got married? She is completely different from now. For a woman, getting married is like being reborn. It's such a pity for your eldest sister..."

Luo Dajiang replied: "My eldest sister got married too early, so I don't have much impression of her. But when she comes home, she always mentions that she was a good student when she was in school, and she blames my parents for not letting her go to school."

Luo Changshun added: "Your elder sister was a good student when she was in school. Your elder sister Xinmiao was a classmate of your elder sister. When she was in elementary school, your elder sister always ranked first in the exams. When she entered junior high school, she was always ranked at the top among the students from several elementary schools nearby."

After listening to Luo Changshun talk about these things, Luo Dajiang didn't know how to respond and fell silent for a while.

Although his eldest sister married someone from a nearby village, she could only return to her parents' home a few times a year. Like other girls who married far away, she would usually only return to her parents' home during the Chinese New Year and other festivals.

But every time she came back, she was not close to her family and rarely talked to herself. Even if she did, she had nothing good to say to Luo Dajiang. She blamed her parents for favoring Luo Dajiang, which ruined her life and made her marry early and suffer in her husband's family.

Seeing that Luo Dajiang didn't say anything, Luo Changshun changed the subject and said, "Dajiang, Second Uncle wants to ask you something. Do you remember what happened when you were three or four years old? Your fourth sister is a tough girl. She fought with you a lot when you were young. She must be sixteen or seventeen now, right? I heard that she has found a partner now?"

Luo Dajiang nodded and replied, "She just brought her boyfriend back a few days ago. My parents said that her boyfriend's family conditions are not bad. She said that she will meet with his parents soon to discuss the marriage!"

Luo Changshun sighed and said, "Oh, your parents are really good. It would be better if they could keep their good daughters at home for a few more years. They all married off early. They are young and don't know how to judge people. Your parents only look at the economic conditions of the man's family. They should have checked his character at least."

Luo Dajiang had no say in the affairs of his sisters. In the first few months, his third sister Luo Xiaoshuang, who had just turned 18, also got married in a hurry.

In their place, it is very common for boys or girls to get married at the age of 17 or 18 as long as they are no longer in school. Some will get a marriage certificate after reaching the legal age, while others feel that they are a couple recognized by the law after having a wedding banquet, so they have not yet obtained a marriage certificate even though their children are already grown up.

Luo Dajiang's newly promoted third brother-in-law looked a little out of tune, like a street urchin. He was dressed up slickly, but he was not a serious worker, just like Qian Longbin in the village, wandering around every day.

Luo Dajiang once reminded his third sister and parents that the man did not seem like a good person and that they should not rush into marrying him just for the sake of the bride price.

But his sisters always had a spirit to go against him. The more Luo Dajiang said something was not right or good, the more those sisters insisted on going against him. Even when it came to the important matter of marriage, they could not keep a clear head.

His third sister Luo Xiaoshuang said that Luo Dajiang just couldn't stand seeing her doing well, and seeing that she had found a rich in-law family, he wanted to ruin the relationship. He also said that her partner was not doing well, and that it was because of her family's confidence that her in-laws were wealthy, so the couple could live a good life without having to do anything.

Luo Changyou and his wife also told Luo Dajiang to stop meddling in other people's business and focus on his studies. They also said that when his sisters got married, they would ask for as much dowry as possible so that he could use it to find a wife in the future. Neither his parents, who were thinking about him, nor his sister, who was against him, would listen to his opinions.

What was the result? Just two months after getting married, Luo Xiaoshuang got pregnant. It was supposed to be a happy thing, but after she got pregnant, the man rarely came home. Not only did her parents-in-law not care, they also said that Luo Xiaoshuang was ignorant and that it was not good to keep a close eye on the man.

The man that Luo Dajiang's fourth sister Luo Xiaoxue brought back was five or six years older than her. When he was brought home that day, he seemed to be very obedient to Luo Xiaoxue. He wore a pair of glasses and looked very literary. It was hard to tell whether he was a good person or not.

His second sister Luo Xiaoyu married far away. She met the man when she went to work in a factory in the south after graduating from junior high school. Luo Changyou and his wife disagreed at the time. Later, although they agreed to let their second daughter marry, they wanted a dowry of 3,000 yuan. In the past few years, workers only earned about 200 yuan a month. Even if they didn't eat or drink, they had to save up for nearly two years.

Luo Xiaoyu simply went back to her hometown with the man, without giving her family a penny, and left a message: "You want to use the money from selling me to marry your son? Dream on!"

Luo Changyou was reluctant to spend a penny on his daughters, and even asked for dowry money from his in-laws when they got married, but he was very good to his purchased son. Luo Changyou's parents loved Luo Dajiang like the apple of their eye.

In such a family, Luo Changshun sighed for the fate of the girls and worried about Zhao Hongjun. It would be fine if Luo Changyou's family treated Luo Dajiang badly, but the reality is that the couple treated him very well. In this case, the child must have a deep relationship with Luo Changyou and his wife. If his biological parents really came to find him, he might not be willing to follow them.

As they were talking, they arrived at Luo Changyou's house and heard his wife Chen Jinfeng cursing: "This beast, he beat my daughter like this, I won't forgive him! I'm going to find that bastard now, and use the loudspeaker to broadcast in their village to make their family famous!"

Luo Changyou held Chen Jinfeng and said irritably, "Come on, calm down and see Xiaoyun first!"

Luo Changyou's mother came over when she heard that her granddaughter was beaten half to death by a man. When she heard that her son wanted to take her granddaughter to see a doctor, she asked angrily, "Does medical treatment cost money? Whoever caused the trouble has to clean up the mess. I think we should go to his house and make a scene, and ask for as much as we can. When Xiaoyun gets better in a few days, will that family still pay?"

Luo Changshun entered the house listening to the weird talk of this family. He said to the family: "In my opinion, it is better to call the police for this kind of thing. What has the child become after being in his home for several years? You parents and grandmothers should also pay attention to it and stop asking for money all the time and not caring about the child's life or death.

If it really doesn't work, let the child divorce that family. She is still young and has a long life ahead of her. Can you bear to see such a good girl ruined by someone else?"

When Luo Changyou and his wife heard what Luo Changshun said, they didn't know what to say. Although it was obvious that they favored boys over girls, they didn't want others to point it out.

Mrs. Luo is old now, so she doesn't speak so carefully, and doesn't care much about face. She said to Luo Changshun: "If my son is as rich as your family, I don't want to talk about money all the time. But is it okay not to mention money?

You come to treat Xiaoyun for free, or you go to the hospital for free? My granddaughter has been raised with great difficulty, and now she was beaten like this, and you don’t allow us to ask for money? "

Luo Changshun was choked by the old lady and was speechless, so he simply shut up and stopped interfering in other people's family affairs. He went into the house to see Luo Xiaoyun's injuries.