Chapter 72: Filial Mother Forces Marriage (Tiger M)

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  "What to do, what to do now!" Xiaoyi Frost was about to worry herself to death. She really didn't expect her family members to knock on her door at this time. Li Mang was still taking a bath in the bathroom, and if she was discovered, even jumping into the Yellow River wouldn't be able to wash away the scandal!

  "Zi Shuang, why don't you open the door?" A woman's voice came from outside, it was Xiao Mu, Zi Shuang's mother.

  Although flustered, her mother was outside and couldn't ignore her. Xiaoyi Frost had no choice but to force a smile and open the door, intentionally or unintentionally placing her body in front of it, coquettishly asking: "Mom, do you need something from me?"

  "What are you doing blocking the door, kid? I have something to say to you." The mother at the door said irritably.

  "No, I'm not too tired. I just need to wash up and then sleep!" Xiaoyi Frost's beautiful eyes darted back and forth as she lied, clearly feeling guilty.

  "Hey, you little girl, didn't we agree to rest after finishing the stew?!" Xiaomu was somewhat angry, but also sensed something from her daughter's unusual behavior and asked suspiciously: "Could it be that you're hiding something in your room?"

  "How could it be? Mother, please come in!" Xiaoyu Frost was shocked with a guilty conscience, but she could only bite her red lips and open the door.

  The mother felt that her daughter was a bit strange today, but after glancing around the room with two eyes, she didn't find anything and didn't pursue it anymore. In a girl's home, how could there be no secrets? She didn't enter the bathroom to check, plus the thunder and rain outside mixed together to form a very loud noise, if you don't listen carefully, it's really hard to distinguish whether there is water sound in the bathroom or not.

  This made Xiaoyi Frost, who was still worried, slightly relieved, although she was full of guilt and anxiety in her heart. If Li Mang appeared at this time... She didn't dare to imagine it, but now that things have come to this point, she can only pretend to be calm with a stiff upper lip.

  The mother and daughter sat on the edge of the bed. The mother directly entered the topic: "Zi Shuang, you're not young anymore, have you found someone?"

  “……Mom, I'm only 22 this year, still young, no need to rush into marriage.” Xiao Yixiang said with a bitter smile, although it's not the first time she was asked about marriage, but every time she felt suffocated. At 22 years old, for modern women, it is a golden period of fighting for life and career, emotions are really not urgent.

  "Nonsense! Think back to when I was 17 and married your father. All the girls in the village who were around your age were already married, and even Wang Mei from next door has two kids. Only you are not making an effort. At 22, you're still not married, who will want you when you're old?" Hearing her daughter's 'foolish words', the mother immediately criticized her severely.

  In her generation, twenty-two years old is indeed the time to get married, and twenty-five years old is an old maid who can't get married, so Xiaomu is in such a hurry.

  Although Xiaozhi Frost understands that her mother is doing it for her own good, she can't help but feel frustrated. Her concept isn't wrong, and the concept of filial piety isn't wrong either. The problem lies in the fact that the concepts of two generations are not consistent. It's okay in urban areas, but the ideas of rural women are difficult to integrate with modern society.

  Just as she was worried, her mother acted as a matchmaker for her daughter and said with flying eyebrows: "The son of the village head next door is not bad, the family conditions are good, he is tall and handsome, and he has that intention towards you. He even asked me to discuss the marriage through a matchmaker some time ago, but unfortunately you had to go off work and couldn't come back..."

  Xiao Zixiang couldn't bear to listen, the son of the village head next door was someone she knew, because they were classmates in elementary school, junior high school and high school. The person indeed looked handsome, but actually he was a scoundrel, how could she possibly have an arranged marriage with that kind of person?

  "Mom, I'll tell you the truth! I already have a boyfriend, so you don't need to worry about me anymore!"

  "What!" Xiaomu suddenly sat up in bed, staring at her daughter in shock.

  Xiao Zixiang couldn't help but shrink her neck, secretly asking herself if she had gone too far.

  Who would have thought that the next moment, her mother's shock turned to joy, and she laughed: "Gege, I said my daughter is so beautiful, how could it be that no one pursues her?"

  "......Hehe." Xiaoyi Shuang could only stiffly smile, she found herself unable to keep up with her mother's train of thought, what was going on here?!

  "What does he do?" Mother Xiao asked solemnly.

  "Civil servant." Xiaoyi Shuang could only make up a vague lie.

  "A civil servant? That's not bad, at least he has an iron rice bowl and won't be unemployed and unable to support his family." Xiaomu nodded in satisfaction and continued to ask: "How old is he?"

  "Twenty... two!" Xiaoyi Frost's head was dizzy, and even she didn't know what she was answering based on. Boyfriend? Where would she find one.

  "What does he look like..." Xiaomu asked a string of questions, and Xiao Yifeng answered randomly. Fortunately, Xiaomu didn't have any suspicions, otherwise she would have easily seen through his lies.

  "Nowadays men are unreliable, don't you still have two days off? Tomorrow, bring him home to be a guest, let me and your father take a look." Mother finally made the decision.

  "Good... what?" Xiaoyi Frost was shocked, she jumped up from the bed and stared at her mother in disbelief. What was she talking about? Where did she want her to find a boyfriend? She only realized now that she had made a big fuss!

  "......Mom, I've just started dating him, and now you're asking him to come over? That's not appropriate." Xiaoyi hastily tried to salvage the situation, pretending to be shy.

  "It's just beginning, don't get too deep and then find out the problem, daughter, it's you who will suffer at that time!" Xiangmu scolded with a bitter tone.

  "But... tomorrow he might be busy with work and it's too far for him to come!" Xiaoyi begged her mother with a sad face, asking her to withdraw the order.

  "You silly girl, tomorrow is Saturday, why would a civil servant go to work? Don't make excuses for him. If he finds reasons not to come, it means he doesn't care about you at all. You'd better break up with him as soon as possible. Tomorrow I'll arrange for you to meet the son of the village head from the neighboring village!" The mother-in-law made this decision without hesitation, with an air of authority reminiscent of Wu Zetian.

  "It's settled then, you'll contact him later... don't forget to go drink the stew." Before Xiaoyi Frost could say anything else, her mother stood up and prepared to leave.

  Xiaozhen thought of stopping her mother, but thinking of Li Mang in the bathroom, she could only keep silent.

  "Oh no, a woman's home, the room is all wet and she doesn't even use a mop to dry it. When you get married and go to your husband's house, they will definitely be dissatisfied with you!" Just as Filial Mother was about to walk out the door, she turned her head back and saw the large water stain on the floor, shaking her head in disapproval while reaching for the doorknob of the bathroom to grab a mop.

  The water stain on the wall was brought in by Li Mang, but at that time, the atmosphere between the two people was awkward and they didn't notice it. Who would have thought it would end up like this?

  “……” Xiaozhen didn't expect that the robbery, which had already passed, would still lead to such a twist. She wanted to stop it, but it was too late, and she could only pale-facedly hold her breath, praying that Li Meng was locked inside so she could find an excuse to persuade her mother to leave.

  "Crack!"

  However, what made her lips twitch was that Li Mang didn't lock the bathroom door, and Xiaomu directly pushed it open with a twist.

  "... Filial daughter Zhang stared at the bathroom with her mouth agape, disbelieving, disappointed, and humiliated, as various emotions swirled across her face.

  "It's all over... Why didn't you lock the bathroom door, ahhhhh!!! Xiaoyi felt like the sky was going to collapse on her, and she was so embarrassed that she buried her head directly into the blanket."