Gu'er listened in silence.
Third Grandpa's words sounded like he agreed to let Sun Jiaming go to the city, but he had a condition: Grandma Sun had to go with him. Cao Qiu would never agree to that.
Cao Qiu didn't want to even lay eyes on her mother-in-law, much less care for her. Drag the woman to the city? She'd rather die. It was even more impossible considering Third Grandpa's threat to send villagers to check in on Grandma Sun every few days. He was clearly worried Cao Qiu would mistreat her. Between the constant visitors and a paralyzed old woman, a person like Cao Qiu agreeing to such a thing was out of the question.
"Third Uncle, that won't work. It's not that I'm unwilling to care for my mother-in-law, but the girl's family said they're worried about... a clash. That's why my mother-in-law can't come to the city. If she brings bad luck, Jiaming's marriage will be off. What would we do then?"
Cao Qiu was making an excuse, implying her mother-in-law was unlucky.
