Chapter 336 Talking about Dowry

Two thousand yuan for a bride price is not a small amount, enough to allow an ordinary family to live in relative affluence for several years.

Aunt Wang widened her eyes and looked at Lin's mother with surprise. She opened her mouth and it took her a long time to find her voice, "Sister, you are amazing. Who can be so generous when marrying a daughter-in-law... This is the first time I have seen it."

At least there are no such things in the military compound. Even if a family is very rich, they can only give four major items at most, which cost about five hundred yuan to buy.

Aunt Li was also stunned. She rubbed her hands unconsciously on the corner of her clothes. She was obviously shocked by the number. "Oh my god, your family must be very rich..."

"We are just a peasant family, how much money can we have? We just feel sorry for our daughter-in-law, and we would rather sell everything we have than let her suffer. Besides, we are a united people, so it is not difficult to borrow some money."

Mother Lin said this beautifully, making her attitude clear, and pushing Jiang Bilan even harder.

Aunt Hu raised her eyebrows, also feeling quite surprised, but she quickly returned to normal, didn't say much, and looked at Jiang Bilan, waiting for her reaction.

While they were surprised, they were also a little envious of the Du family.

It turns out that raising a daughter who joins an art troupe can earn you so much in dowry?

Jiang Bilan had a lot of grievances that she couldn't express.

The Fan family said they would give her two thousand, which meant they were literally putting the money into her pocket.

The Lin family said they were going to give Dujuan two thousand, but it was obviously for her. Not only would they not get anything good out of it, they might even have to pay for the dowry.

"Mother-in-law, this, this is really too much. Compared with your Zihuai, Dujuan is quite ordinary. Her personality, appearance, and talent are not good enough..." Jiang Bilan said stutteringly.

She tried to shirk it, but everyone just thought it was strange.

Mother Lin smiled, and there was some deep meaning in her smile, "Mother-in-law, I don't like what you said. Dujuan is such a good child! She and my Zihuai are so in love, and I am happy to see them.

I naturally hope that they can live smoothly after marriage. This money can be regarded as support for the young couple, so that they can have a good start. What do you think? "

Aunt Wang was a little jealous. If she had known that the Lin family was so generous, she would have married her daughter to him!

With thoughts in mind, these sour words came out, "That's right, Lao Du's family, you see that Renda sister is sincere! You have to arrange this wedding well, don't let down the children's feelings, and don't let down the Lin family's kindness."

Aunt Li also nodded and said, "It's not easy to meet such generous relatives these days. Just be happy!"

Aunt Hu asked: "Old Du's family, your dowry...is it also special..."

Jiang Bilan was in a dilemma because of what everyone said. Although she was extremely reluctant, she knew that if she refused at this time, she would probably be branded as being greedy for money and not caring about her daughter's happiness.

She gritted her teeth and forced a smile. "You know, my husband, Lao Du, has always been frugal and can't stand extravagance! My daughter is married to live a life. She can't just think about pleasure all day long, right? We still need to discuss the dowry."

Mother Lin pretended to be surprised, "Ah? Didn't my mother-in-law come here today to discuss the gift and dowry? Then you are..."

Halfway through her words, Lin's mother showed a slightly skeptical look, "Mother-in-law, you look like a sensible person. I hope you can treat Du Juan equally and not let her get wronged. After all, we will all be a family in the future, and it is better for us to live in harmony."

Jiang Bilan smiled and nodded, "Of course, of course. Du Juan is also my daughter, I will definitely love her."

"Then shall we continue discussing this? Or should you go home and ask Brother Du first?" asked Lin's mother.

"I……"

Aunt Wang pursed her lips and said sarcastically, "Oh, are you looking down on us outsiders? We are all neighbors, and we won't tell anyone."

Aunt Hu calculated faster than Aunt Wang. "There is a young man in my mother's family. He is very handsome. He is a small financial officer in the sugar factory. He is very promising and is looking for a partner! Moreover, she is the only daughter in the family. Both her parents are capable. She will have a dowry, including a pair of gold bracelets..."

Mother Lin's eyebrows jumped, and she tried to smooth things over by saying, "The girl from the aunt's family must be good, and she will definitely find a good boy."

Jiang Bilan was speechless...

She actually wanted Lin Zihuai to marry someone else as soon as possible and stop getting involved with her family.

But she knew in her heart that this was impossible, so she just shut up and listened.

Seeing how calculating Aunt Hu was, Aunt Wang also tried to test him: "Oh~ Your young man is so far away from you, it's not suitable! In fact, there are many good girls in our compound. My Xiaohui is still looking for a partner, but she doesn't like men in the army. She has to find a handsome boy..."

A few people talked to each other and actually recommended three or four young girls, all of whom had good conditions.

Mother Lin raised her hand to call a halt, and brought the topic back to the topic, "Our Northwest Military Region is great, the elders at home love girls and are reluctant to treat them badly, unlike us in the countryside, where boys are always favored over girls.

To put it bluntly, some families don't even treat their daughters as human beings. That's not called marrying off a daughter, it's simply selling a daughter. I hate to see that."

really!

As soon as the issue of favoring boys over girls came up, everyone stopped talking and responded with a few perfunctory remarks.

Seeing that the topic was back on track, Mother Lin continued to look at Jiang Bilan, with a gentle smile on her face, but her eyes were firm and unquestionable, "Mother-in-law, I also know that you have your considerations. But we still have to decide on the gift and dowry as soon as possible. After all, the children's marriage can't be delayed. Look, I have already expressed my intentions, and you should give me a definite answer."

Jiang Bilan bit her lip, feeling torn between her conscience and her desires.

On the one hand, she really didn't want to spend a penny on Du Juan's marriage, but on the other hand, she was afraid of being gossiped about.

After hesitating for a long time, she finally spoke, "Mother-in-law, it's not that I don't want to arrange Du Juan's marriage, but my family is really in trouble. As for the dowry, I... will try to get as much as possible, and I can't let Du Juan suffer in her husband's family."

Mother Lin nodded slightly, "Mother-in-law, I understand your difficulties. Let's not be too rigid about the formalities. As long as the intention is there, it's fine."

Jiang Bilan quickly responded, "Yes, yes, yes."

At this time, Lin Anan spoke up, "Mom, the Northwest is different from ours, don't underestimate your aunt. Just take your cousin's dowry as a reference. Although she married into the family of the director of the Revolutionary Committee of the government compound, the betrothal gift was only 888."

Aunt Wang and the others immediately remembered the dowry they saw during the National Day...

"I remember there were ten quilts, a sewing machine, three sets of brand new enamelware dishes and chopsticks, towels, socks and other items."

"Yo~ So many?"

"Yes, I saw it with my own eyes, it was a full truck!"

Jiang Bilan couldn't bear to listen any longer and cried out, "Ouch!" "I ate something cold this morning and my stomach aches!"

After saying that, she stood up holding her stomach, apologized to Lin's mother repeatedly, and said that she had to go back first and had to ask Lao Du about the gift and dowry first.

"Okay, then you take it slow."

This time Lin's mother did not stop her. Even though she knew she was pretending, she still let her go.