Is that what Chapter 136 means?

She put her hands on her hips and said fiercely, "Why won't your mother let you marry me? Why should we starve? No way, I'm going to find her. I want to ask her face to face, why?"

"Erniu, Erniu, my mom didn't say I couldn't marry you."

Su Laosan hugged Fang Erniu's waist and said repeatedly, "She told me to marry you, she told me to marry you."

Fang Erniu paused in her struggle.

She turned to look at him, "Didn't you say your mom said if you dared to marry me, she'd make sure we both starve?"

"yes."

Su Laosan: "My eldest brother and sister-in-law have to give 40 yuan to the family every month for household expenses. If we get married, we will have to give the same amount. If I don't have the money to give, then we won't have anything to eat and we'll starve. That's why I can't marry you now."

Fang Erniu was stunned.

He said, "Is that what you mean?"

Su Laosan nodded.

Fang Erniu glanced at him and said, "I have some. My parents said they'd prepare 999 yuan as a dowry for my wedding, saying it symbolizes longevity. It's 40 yuan a month, enough for us to cover household expenses for a long time."

Su Laosan blinked, stared at Fang Erniu for a long time, and then slapped his thigh.

Huanxi said, "If that's the case, then I have that too. My mom said that when we got married, we had the money for a bicycle and 660 yuan for the bride price, which adds up to 860 yuan. Add that to your 999, and we'll have..."

He counted on his fingers for a long time, then looked up at Fang Erniu.

The two looked at each other for a while, their eyes meeting. Fang Erniu licked her lips and gave a dry laugh, "I didn't even finish elementary school, so don't look at me. I can't understand it either."

Su Laosan: "...Forget it, whatever, it's enough for us to pay and eat for a long time anyway."

Fang Erniu nodded excitedly.

“We can get married first, and I’ll look for a job slowly. When the money runs out, maybe I can find a job that my mom will be happy with. If not, I still have my mom,” Su Laosan said.

Fang Erniu was also very happy and said, "Then I'll go home and tell my parents, and you go back and tell your mom to come to my house to propose marriage tomorrow!"

"Okay!" Old Su nodded excitedly.

The two of them let out two excited shouts and then bounced around twice in each other's arms.

The Fang brothers, who were hiding not far away, were so shocked by the two men's actions that their eyes almost popped out of their sockets.

Fang Xiaodi opened his mouth several times but couldn't find the words. After a long while, he finally asked Fang Dage.

"Big brother, is second sister... naive or just stupid?"

Brother Fang thinks it would be more appropriate to change it to "single-minded".

Do you think Mom would want to marry a lazy, good-for-nothing daughter-in-law? Or does Mom want a son who lives off her parents' savings?

Fang Xiaodi shook his head and said, "I don't think Mom would want either of them."

The two brothers exchanged a glance and sighed together.

It was already foreseeable that their marriage would not go smoothly.

really.

When Su Laosan excitedly ran home and presented the results of his discussion with Fang Erniu, asking Li Banxia to propose marriage on his behalf, Li Banxia was speechless on the spot.

"I asked you to discuss with your partner what kind of job to look for? And this is all you two came up with? You're living off the dowry and betrothal gifts, what will you do when the money runs out?"

Su Laosan didn't care at all and said with a grin, "I'll definitely find a job before I run out of money."

Li Banxia glanced at the fire poker and suppressed his temper.

He asked Su Laosan, "What if you can't find a job? What if the job you find can't support you and your wife? What if your wife is pregnant and about to give birth? What will you do if you run out of money?"

"My wife..."

Su Laosan's eyes narrowed into slits with a smile. "Hehe, isn't it a good thing that my wife is pregnant?"

Li Banxia, ​​"..."

"Is that the point? It's that you don't have money and can't support your wife and children. Your sister-in-law has a job, maternity leave, and a salary. Your brother also has money. When they're eating all sorts of delicious food and buying toys and nice clothes for their children, your wife doesn't have any, and your children don't have any. How can you feel comfortable with that?"

She tried to use the eldest son and his wife to instill in Su Laosan a desire for money, however...

“It’s okay. My nephew’s leftover toys and unwanted clothes are fine for our two kids to play with and wear. We don’t mind.”

Li Banxia was so angry she laughed.

He spat at him, "Su Laosan, your elder brother and sister-in-law spent money to buy these for the child, what right do you have to complain? You remember this, don't even think about coveting your elder brother and sister-in-law's things, they don't owe you anything!"

After saying that, she glared at him and said, "You better think about what you'll do when you can't pay your household expenses and your whole family has nothing to eat."

Su Laosan curled his lip.

She retorted instinctively, "But what about Mom? She wouldn't let her grandchildren go hungry, would she? And she wouldn't want her own son and daughter-in-law to go hungry either..."

Before he could finish speaking, he suddenly caught a glimpse of Li Banxia's gaze growing colder and colder, and his heart skipped a beat. He immediately shut his mouth.

"……mom."

Li Banxia looked at him coldly, and through his youthful appearance, she seemed to see the face of Su Laosan, who said "I don't care" in her past life.

His eyes grew increasingly cold.

Su Laosan pursed his lips, a chill running down his spine, and apologized, "Mom, I was wrong."

"Su Feng Diao".

Li Banxia stared at him, her tone cold and distant, "If you still want to rely on me to support your wife and children, then you shouldn't get married."

"ah?!"

Su Laosan was completely devastated, his face falling flat. "Mom, I was wrong. I just blurted it out too fast. I said it in a rush. I'll definitely find a job. I'll definitely find a job before the money runs out. If I put Erniu and I together, that's so much money, it can last for several years..."

"Several years?"

Li Banxia sneered, watching him verbally calculate, "The betrothal gift of 860 yuan and the dowry of 999 yuan, put together it's only 1,859 yuan. That's 40 yuan a month, 480 yuan a year. Your little bit of money will only last for a little over three years at most. And that doesn't even include your usual expenses. When you go shopping, do you not buy clothes or shoes? Do you not eat snacks? Do you not spend money on popsicles, ice cream, and meatball soup? When visiting relatives or going out for social events, who can get things done with a straight face?"

Su Laosan opened his eyes slightly and mumbled something indistinctly.

"So much money, and it's gone so quickly? Oh no..."

Li Banxia slapped the table, and Su Laosan instantly snapped back to reality. He looked at Li Banxia and forced a smile, "Mom, you can continue, I'm listening."

Li Banxia, ​​"..."

"How many years has it been since you stopped going to school? Do you remember?"

Su Laosan shook his head, "I don't remember."

It must have been many years.

"For so many years you never thought about finding a job to earn money to help support the family. I gave you a month to look for a job, and you know exactly what you did at home every day. After getting married, with a wife and kids, living a carefree and happy life, you would suddenly think of looking for a job? Su Fengtiao, what do you take your mother for? Is that the kind of job you found for me?!"

Li Banxia pursed her lips, looking at Su Laosan who was shaking his head repeatedly, "If you really want to get married, that's fine too..."

Su Laosan's eyes lit up.