In 1985, the family planning policy was very strict, with many people discarding their daughters hoping to have a son instead.
Who could guarantee that they would have a son on their first try?
So, when Shangguan Xi and that male classmate were dating, not only did Grandma Shangguan disagree, but both Shangguan Dehui and Ni Cuihua disagreed as well.
Ni Cuihua, deeply affected by the preference for boys over girls, did not want her daughter to experience the same pain she had.
Although Shangguan Xi was not her biological daughter, she loved her no less.
Upon hearing this, Mrs. Zheng shook her head firmly, "It’s good that it ended, good that it ended! Xiaoxi is such an honest child, she couldn’t have coped in that kind of family."
Shangguan Xi’s personality resembled that of the deceased Xu Fen, gentle and slow-spoken. If she had to deal with a difficult mother-in-law, she wouldn’t manage.
Mrs. Zheng continued, switching the topic, "Xiaoxi would be more suited to a scholarly family. I think the Wu Family is quite suitable, that young man over there is already twenty-five or twenty-six, right?"
The Wu Family was also well-known in their circle, and Wu Chenjun was their only son. If Shangguan Xi married into their family, she would just need to be a wealthy wife.
Grandma Shangguan nodded, "Seems like it."
Mrs. Zheng, ever the matchmaker and considering that Shangguan Xi was her granddaughter, hoped for a good marriage for her, "Old sister, if you agree, I’ll speak to both children and try to arrange it?"
Grandma Shangguan brightened up at the suggestion, "That would be fine. I’ll ask around tonight to see if she has completely broken up with that male classmate."
"Alright," Mrs. Zheng nodded.
That night, Grandma Shangguan approached Shangguan Xi, "Xiaoxi, how are things with Xiaozuo?"
Zuo Ling was the name of Shangguan Xi’s boyfriend.
Shangguan Xi replied indifferently, "We broke up."
Grandma Shangguan beamed, "Really broke up?"
"Grandma, I’ve already broken up with him, why do you seem so happy about it?" Shangguan Xi was a bit speechless.
Grandma Shangguan thought to herself, how could she not be happy that she broke up with that kind of person?
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