Rebirth in the 90s: Her Counterattack and Redemption

Chapter 1317: Chapter 785: Eager for Marriage (Part 2)

“Mom, you’re right, but if I don’t dress nicely, I’ll look even more like a silly goose.” Sun Min tried the clothes against herself, “Mom, how about this one?”

“No, it’s too old-fashioned.” Shangguan Yunhong pointed at an orange one, “Sales assistant, bring that one over.”

“Mom!” Sun Min grimaced, come on, that color, it’s totally not suitable for her, right?

The sales assistant hesitated for a moment, but eventually took down the clothes, looking at Sun Min with eyes full of sympathy. Clearly, this wasn’t her first time seeing such a mother and daughter.

“This one’s good, it’s cheerful and makes you look younger.” Shangguan Yunhong decided.

“Mom, I don’t like this one, look, my skin tone…” Sun Min tried to persuade her mom to change her mind, but her mom interrupted stubbornly, “What skin tone, soon you’ll be twenty-seven, if you don’t wear this color now, when will you?”

Sun Min’s face turned red: “Mom, I’m only twenty-five, you know?”

“It’s over a month till New Year, add the nominal age, isn’t it twenty-seven then? If I didn’t remind you, would you even remember how old you are?”

Shangguan Yunhong paid while speaking, shoving the clothes into her daughter’s arms, “Your Aunt Yu agreed to introduce you to someone, you’ll meet either tomorrow or the day after in the morning, wear this then. If they ask your age, say you’re twenty-three, remember, don’t mess it up.”

“Didn’t you say I’m twenty-seven? How did I suddenly become twenty-three?” Sun Min looked at her mom speechlessly, “If this requires lying, I’d rather stay single.”

“You silly child!” Shangguan Yunhong punched her daughter on the shoulder, “Why can’t you just listen and save me some worry? You’re just like your deadbeat dad, always arguing with me.”

Sun Min automatically shut her mouth, knowing her mom could drag a small issue out into a lecture from this topic to that. If you dared to argue, she’d criticize you nonstop for four or five hours.

With the sales assistant’s sympathetic look, Sun Min followed her mom out of the clothing store and walked a long way before Shangguan Yunhong finally stopped grumbling. Sun Min had to ask, “Mom, where are we going now?”

“Going home, where else?” Shangguan Yunhong glared at her daughter, “I’m all flustered because of you, we even walked past the bus station, alright, let’s go back.”

“It’s so cold, shall we take a bus back?”

“How much do you earn that you can ride back? If you were like Nuonuo and found a Governor’s son to marry, I’d take the bus every day.”

Sun Min: “…” Her mom’s thoughts were too far-fetched. Even taking a bus could lead to something completely unrelated. Honestly, even if she met the perfect man, upon meeting her mom, he’d probably hesitate to marry her.

After a while of nagging, Shangguan Yunhong suddenly slapped her daughter lightly, “By the way, have you heard Nuonuo mention her Governor boyfriend recently?”

Knowing her mom’s wording was off, Sun Min didn’t correct her, going along with her, “No.”

“Do you think something’s happened between them?” Shangguan Yunhong’s eyes suddenly showed a bit of pleasure, “Last time I went to your uncle’s, Nuonuo happened to call her boyfriend, and it seemed a girl answered, then hung up.

By that, it seems possible that boy’s having an affair and ditched Nuonuo. Well, now it seems too influential families’ kids aren’t meant to marry.

Xiao Min, though Mom’s pressing you to find a boyfriend, I don’t want you to be wronged, so let’s not consider sons of Governors or Mayors…

Sun Min’s face went dark, with her mom’s logic, it was like she could marry anyone just because she wanted to.

At the end, Shangguan Yunhong, who was raging with anger, suddenly turned upbeat. Unable to watch this transformation, Sun Min had to say, “Mom, Nuonuo is your niece, can’t you wish her good things?”

“Of course I wish her well.” Shangguan Yunhong straightened her face, “But it’s just that having your younger sister settle down before you is a bit embarrassing, right? Back in the day, if the older one hadn’t found a husband yet, the younger ones couldn’t either.”

Knowing her mom was being unreasonable, Sun Min pursed her lips, saying nothing.

“Mom’s telling the truth, there were cases where the younger found someone before, but that’s often because the older had some faults, or was too picky and aged, which is why they were bypassed.”

“Mm.” Sun Min casually replied.

“Of course, this mostly happened among blood siblings, but in families with strict rules, it also applied to cousins and extended families…”

Amid her mom’s endless rationalizing, Sun Min felt herself longing to become deaf. At that moment, she decided that no matter what, she would get married as soon as possible, just so she wouldn’t have to be nagged by her mom anymore.

The mother and daughter were halfway home when they received a call from Mr. Shangguan, saying there was an important matter at home and they should come over.

“What is it?” Shangguan Yunhong inquired.

“Just come, I’ll explain when you get here.”

“Dad…”

As Shangguan Yunhong wanted to ask more, the call ended.

“What’s your Grandpa doing, saying there’s something important but not elaborating. Xiao Min, what do you think could be the big news at your Grandpa’s place?” Shangguan Yunhong asked her daughter.

“We’ll find out when we get there.” Sun Min said, gesturing to the phone, “Mom, aren’t you calling Dad?”

“Who knows what’s the matter? We’re not going to your Grandpa’s. What does it matter if he comes or not? Let’s check it out first.”

Sun Min watched her mom leading slightly ahead, her eyes full of helplessness. Since retiring, her mom seemed to become more unreasonable, perhaps it was menopause?

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