They heard people talk about their mothers and sisters having their own
plans, about Laurie. They were very angry, but as a mother, Mrs. March
wanted her daughters to be happy.
Meg heard them discussing gossip about her and Laurie, and also heard
them say that their mother wanted to marry one of them to Laurie.And she
feels angry.
She heard gossip about her family and Laurie, who said that her mother
was ambitious enough to marry any of their girls into Laurie's family,
for wealth. She was angry and couldn't understand why people would say that?