Faced with their suspicions, I did not get angry. Instead, I calmly sat down on the sofa and said, "I’m not going anywhere tonight. I’ve already brought the property certificate and all my documents with me. I’ve put them right here. Tomorrow morning, we’ll go together to complete the transfer. Whether I’m telling the truth or lying, you’ll see for yourselves."
Seeing that my expression didn’t look like I was joking and that I had already started contacting the loan company to arrange a bridge loan, Martha was so overjoyed that she took off a gold bracelet she had worn for more than thirty years and slipped it onto my wrist.
She said, "Elena, thank goodness you're not like your mother. She's a vicious woman, but you are sensible and know what truly matters for a woman."
I nodded and replied, "Of course. I'm not foolish. No matter how capable a woman is, what does it matter in the end? I refused to get married before because I didn’t have a younger brother to depend on. Now that I have one, I finally have someone to rely on. I'll go on a blind date soon. That way, after the engagement gifts are settled, I can also find a good sister-in-law for my younger brother."