The Diamond Daughter-in-Law

Li Zheng loves Hongdou more than anyone else does. (This book’s nickname is also its first title: “The Blind Date.”) University Arc: Grandma: “What difference does it make if Hongdou goes to university? She can’t hear or speak. All that studying would be a waste. She didn’t get into the school she should’ve, but she got into one she shouldn’t have.” Grandma’s attitude was just like when Hongdou was little and said she wanted to learn to dance. Grandma had looked at her granddaughter and sneered, “You’re deaf, you’re mute. What makes you think you can learn to dance?” Her eldest aunt said, “I don’t know what you and your husband are thinking. Have you considered what will happen if Hongdou marries a normal person and then gets divorced? Who’ll take care of her? She should marry someone with a disability, so things are fair for everyone.” How could their deaf and mute daughter possibly find someone with such good prospects? Her younger aunt chimed in, “That’s right. You two need to think this through. You know Hongdou’s situation, don’t you? As for Li Zheng, forget it. Don’t bring this humiliation on yourselves. The whole family will lose face. Call it off before Li Zheng’s family even meets Hongdou. Hongdou’s standards are just too high. Doesn’t she know her own situation?” Her younger aunt wasn’t a bad person, really. She just had a nasty way of speaking. The words themselves were one thing, but they sounded especially harsh coming from her own aunt. Li Zheng thought loving someone was simple. When you met the right person, you just knew. It didn’t matter if they were from different backgrounds. He loved her and only wanted to make her happy, and to be happy himself.