During this period, Huo Changlan went out every day except for going to work.

She has already asked several aunts and older women to help Yao Tingting find a good family.

Ideally, they should be wealthy.

When the matchmaker next door found out about this, she actually came to our door.

Matchmaker Wang knew they wanted to find a wealthy family.

They knew that Huo Changlan had a bad relationship with the Huo family, which is why they dared to act so recklessly.

"Changlan, let me tell you, I heard that your daughter is looking for a husband right now."

"You know what, a few days ago a family in town asked me to find a wife for their son."

"Don't worry, this family is definitely rich. Their son works at a meat processing plant."

"He has a slight leg problem and is of average appearance."

When Huo Changlan heard that he would be working at a meat processing plant, she began to look forward to it.

If Tingting marries him, there will be an endless supply of meat to eat.

From now on, their family will eat meat for free.

Working at a meat processing plant, with so much meat every day, what's the difference between that and the meat from your own home?

Huo Changlan beamed with joy and asked with a smile, "How's the boy?"

The matchmaker stammered, not giving Huo Changlan a direct answer, and kept praising how wonderful the boy's family was.

Huo Changlan was overjoyed to hear this.

"Why don't you bring it over so we can have a look?"

The matchmaker smiled and said, "The meat processing plant is very busy lately. The boy has to go to work every day, and there are few staff available now, so we probably won't be able to meet."

Huo Changlan nodded: "I wonder how much dowry they can offer?"

The matchmaker gave a thumbs up.

Huo Changlan asked in confusion, "One hundred?"

Matchmaker Wang shook her head: "The other party is offering a dowry of one thousand, hoping to marry a wife who will be a good wife to settle down with."

"One thousand yuan!"

Huo Changlan stared wide-eyed in shock.

"so much!"

Huo Changlan had never seen so much money in her entire life.

Is Tingting really worth that much money?

It was worth it to support them for 20 years.

She immediately wanted to agree, but then she thought that maybe the family could offer even more dowry.

She started to put on an act.

He said, "Let me ask my daughter first!"

"If Tingting doesn't want to get married, I won't force her."

She said that on purpose for the matchmaker to hear.

Matchmaker Wang was getting a little anxious.

With such a large dowry, what else is there to ask?

Anyone would agree to that!

“Changlan girl, listen to me, I won’t hide it from you anymore.”

"The boy from that family actually has a slight disability in one leg."

"But there is no problem with walking normally."

“He’s a little older than Tingting, and he’s also been married before and has a son.”

Huo Changlan immediately wanted to refuse, as her daughter was a virgin.

But Wang the matchmaker's words made her hesitate.

“Changlan girl, they said that as long as you are willing to marry into their family, they will add 500 yuan after the engagement.”

"What?"

"Add another five hundred yuan?"

"So much money?"

Huo Changlan couldn't sit still any longer; she even wanted to marry Yao Tingting off right now!

This family is so rich, this is a good opportunity to take more money so that she won't have to worry about her retirement in the future.

"Hey, sister-in-law, he's been married before, what are you talking to us about?"

“We’re still young women, how could we possibly become stepmothers?”

“We’re not like some people who are foolish enough to rush into becoming someone’s stepmother.”

She was naturally referring to Niu Cuicui.

"Besides, that man is a cripple and much older than our Tingting."

In her heart, Wang the matchmaker cursed Huo Changlan for being so shrewd.

Isn't it just that you want more money?

If I didn't know your temperament, I wouldn't dare to come for this marriage.

But despite her inner thoughts, she still wore a smile on her face.

“Changlan, since you’re not satisfied, I’ll go back and talk to them about it.”

"See if they can increase the bride price a bit more. What do you think? We can discuss it later."

Huo Changlan nodded and said, "Alright, let's see how sincere they are."

Her expectation was two thousand yuan.

If she could get a dowry of two thousand yuan, she wouldn't starve even if she did nothing in the future.

As soon as Wang the matchmaker left, she couldn't wait to go find Yao Tingting.

He went up to Tingting, took her hand, and said earnestly, "Tingting, someone just came over and proposed a marriage to you."

"They are workers at the town's meat processing plant."

Yao Tingting exclaimed in surprise, "Really?"

Huo Changlan nodded, a look of joy on his face.

"Just you wait! I haven't finished discussing things here yet. You two will meet up later."

Yao Tingting nodded. She had been thinking about how to rekindle her relationship with Zhang Youcai.

Well then, since Zhang Youcai is heartless, we shouldn't blame her for being ungrateful.

She'd rather marry a peasant than work at a meat processing plant.

But her joy was short-lived. That evening, the arrival of Matchmaker Wang poured cold water on her from head to toe.

In the evening, she and Huo Changlan went home after work.

The two of them were cooking in the kitchen, and not long had passed.

Then the matchmaker, Wang, came over.

"Changlan, Changlan, good news! I've asked around, and they're willing to offer a dowry of 2,000 yuan, as long as your Tingting can marry into their family."

Yao Tingting felt a chill run down her spine; she thought of Yao Qingqing.

Yao Qingqing was swindled out of a dowry of 500 yuan, and now she's being asked for another dowry of 2,000 yuan!

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