dognovel Chapter 1537 Fundraising
Chapter 1537 Fundraising
Snowstorms are merciless, but humanity is full of love.
Sun Shan and Sister Yun discussed the fundraising event. The next day, Sister Yun sent out invitations to the wives of officials and wealthy women from all over the country to come to her house for a small gathering.
Yun Jie said gently, "Mother, you can just sit up there, smile and nod, and say a few words in Yuanlu dialect to everyone."
The first sentence is "Greetings, everyone," and the second sentence is "Goodbye, everyone."
Yun-jie didn't expect Su-shi to do anything; she just wanted to settle down and be content.
Su was a little intimidated and said reluctantly, "Why do I have to step in? Just say I'm not feeling well or that I'm going out to pray for blessings."
When Su heard Sun Shan say he was going to hold a "fundraising event", she was not only uninterested, but also very distressed.
It's one thing to donate to other people's homes, but why do you have to donate your own too?
The disaster victims are pitiful, but it's a natural disaster, and it has nothing to do with them.
When Su thought back to her own youth, she was destitute and no one pitied her or donated any food or clothes to her.
Even if they didn't understand the big principles, if Sun Shan wanted to do it, how could the Su family object?
Shanzi was her support; she would go wherever he pleased.
So the Su family decided not to participate in the fundraising activities, but to stay in bed or go to the City God Temple to pray for a good grandson.
Speaking of her grandson, Madam Su couldn't help but glare at Yun Jie'er's belly.
He muttered to himself: "It's been almost a year since she came, and there's still no news. My daughter-in-law is really useless."
The doctor examined me, I took the fertility pills, and we even prayed to the gods, but why is there still no news? It's all because this daughter-in-law is useless; she's causing my precious grandson to be delayed.
Of course, no matter how much Su complained about Yun Jie'er, she never thought of arranging for Sun Shan to take a concubine.
It wasn't that she didn't want to, but rather that the concept of it was simply not part of her life. Having lived most of her life in Sunjia Village, she had never seen anyone take a concubine.
Now that she's come to Yuanlu County, she's heard of the concept of taking a concubine, but unfortunately, she can't communicate with the locals and spends her days tending to the vegetables in the backyard and taking care of her little chubby girl. No one is instilling the idea of taking a concubine in her.
Yun Jie had no idea that Su Shi was scolding her for not being able to bear a son. If she had known, she would have scolded herself, without Su Shi even having to scold her.
She was very aggrieved. The doctor examined her and said there was no problem. She took the fertility medicine, but it had no effect. She prayed to the Goddess of Fertility again and again, and even went to pray to the deity with three little teeth, but still there was no news.
We've done everything we can, what else can we do?
She's fine, and as for Brother Shan, he's fine too.
Then we can only blame God. And Grandpa, everyone says she has great supernatural powers, why didn't he bestow upon her a taro root?
Yun-jie explained softly, "Mother, not only will Madam be coming, but Old Madam will be too. We can't be absent, right? Besides, we're leading this fundraising effort, so we should all get together and set an example."
After saying that, she took out a thick gold hairpin from her pocket, which was the one that Sister Yun and Sun Shan had bought from Chenzhou Prefecture to give to Madam Su.
She said helplessly, "Mother, this hairpin was originally a New Year's gift for you. Now we can only use it for now. When my daughter-in-law and Brother Shan have time to come to Chenzhou Prefecture, we will buy you another one."
When Su heard that the hairpin was to be placed in the donation box, she felt so heartbroken that she bled.
She glared at Yun Jie'er and said, "How can you donate such a fine gold hairpin? I think donating a silver hairpin would be fine. No, donating 100 coins will do. No need to spend too much."
The biggest expense in Su's life was when Sun Shan got married.
The only remaining option is to ask for a grandson.
As long as her grandson can come, Madam Su is willing to give away the large gold bracelet.
As for the disaster victims, what does that have to do with her? Giving them some rice, food, and clothing is already generous enough.
Madam Su snatched the hairpin from Yun'er's hand and stuffed it tightly into her pocket, determined not to donate it.
Sister Yun sighed helplessly.
I really don't want a mother-in-law with such a narrow mind.
But marrying Brother Shan means marrying into the Sun family.
She was forced to give Shan Ge to her mother-in-law; she can only get rid of him if she doesn't want him anymore.
With a gentle smile, she advised, "Mother, Shan-ge is the county magistrate, the highest-ranking official in Yuanlu County. He should set an example in everything he does. Your daughter-in-law cares about him too."
If we don't donate something substantial, we'll be looked down upon by our subordinates. Mother, Brother Shan holds a high position; his donation must be commensurate with the local area's status. Sigh, there's no other way; we can only suffer for the sake of saving face.
Mother, Shan-ge is a very diligent and hardworking official. We, from the backyard, can't hold him back. Mother, you've always loved Shan-ge the most; you wouldn't want to make things difficult for him, would you...?
Yun Jie muttered to herself, saying that Su Shi's head was huge, and her wrinkled black face was even more wrinkled.
She said with heartache, "Alright, stop talking, I'll donate, okay?"
The hairpin hadn't even been worn for a day before it was to be donated.
Family members, who understands this feeling?
Sister Yun breathed a long sigh of relief.
He tugged at the little chubby girl and said, "Xiaoxiao, this is your gold bracelet. It was originally a New Year's gift, but now many uncles, aunts, brothers, and sisters outside are suffering from this disaster."
We need to help them through this difficult time. These gold bracelets should be donated to them, you understand?
The little girl's eyes darted around. She couldn't quite understand what her mother was saying, but she keenly caught the words "donate to them".
Does that mean the gold bracelet is gone?
The chubby girl said unhappily, "Mother, these gold bracelets were given to me by Father, so I can't donate them."
After saying that, the chubby boy reached out and snatched the gold bracelet from Yun Jie'er's hand, hiding it tightly in his pocket and trying not to let Yun Jie'er see it.
Sister Yun was furious!
Su spent a long time trying to persuade her, but now the little fat girl is causing trouble again.
What's the matter?
Yun Jie patiently continued to explain, "It's funny. Father and Mother will buy you another one when they have time in Chenzhou Prefecture, okay? There are many pitiful people out there who need gold bracelets to get through their difficulties."
If Xiaoxiao donates the bracelets, they won't starve or freeze to death. Xiaoxiao is a kind-hearted girl who is always happy to help others.
The chubby girl shook her head repeatedly: "Mother, the gold bracelet belongs to Xiaoxiao, we can't give it to anyone else. Mother, give it to someone else instead."
Yun-jie continued to persuade, "Xiao-xiao, other things are other things, but the gold bracelet must be donated. You are an official's daughter, your status is different, you must donate something valuable. That way you won't be impolite to Father, do you understand?"
Sister Yun didn't want to donate the pair of thick gold bracelets either.
There are also some smaller gold bracelets at home. Unfortunately, they all have sentimental value.
For example, the first pair of gold bracelets that Brother Shan gave them were engraved with names and had been blessed by a master for good fortune...
Of all the options, this pair from Chenzhou Prefecture has the least symbolic meaning, so we can only donate this pair.
Compared to gold bracelets with auspicious connotations, Little Fatty prefers the robust Chenzhou Prefecture bracelet.
She shook her head vigorously, like a rattle: "Mother, no, this is Xiaoxiao's, we can't donate it."
Sister Yun, having reached her limit, raised the feather duster high.
The chubby girl looked at Sister Yun in horror: .....
She squatted down next to Su, sobbing pitifully.
Madam Su said with heartache, "Fei Mei, don't struggle. Just donate, just donate. Your father is a high-ranking official, and you are the daughter of an official. You should set an example."
He secretly scolded Sister Yun, shifting all of Sun Shan's responsibility onto her, and directly blaming his daughter-in-law for being wasteful.