Lu Jiangang really didn't want to deal with the old lady, and Ye Zhiguo was the head of the family, so such a big matter naturally had to be discussed with the person in charge.

The old lady glared with her triangular eyes and was about to say she disagreed, but Ye Zhiguo glanced at her and she had no choice but to shut her mouth and remain silent.

Ye Zhiguo nodded repeatedly with a smile, "Sure, sure, we're becoming in-laws, not enemies. Everything can be discussed!"

The old lady was heartbroken and cursed her son inwardly for being a spendthrift. With just a few words, five thousand yuan was gone.

But in front of outsiders, she couldn't embarrass her son, so she had to keep quiet!

Lu Jiangang's smile became more genuine, and Lu Qingquan and Yue Hongxia breathed a sigh of relief. Lu Qingquan glanced at Ye Lan and winked at her, and Ye Lan nodded slightly.

Ye Qingqing had been secretly observing the two adulterers, and she could clearly see their flirtatious glances, which made her wary.

They're definitely up to no good again!

Yue Hongxia took out five thousand brand-new banknotes from her bag. She had just withdrawn them from the bank. Originally, the bankbook had a five-digit number starting with the number two, but now it had become a number starting with the number one, with a large gap missing.

It hurts more than cutting her heart with a dull knife!

Yue Hongxia looked at the five thousand yuan with reluctance, hesitated for a long time, and then gritted her teeth and put the money on the table, saying, "Here's the bride price."

The old lady's eyes lit up, and her small body burst with tremendous energy. She quickly reached out her hand and snatched the five thousand yuan before Shen Yanhong could.

"I'll nod."

After the old lady finished speaking, she spat on her fingers, which moved swiftly as she muttered incantations. The crisp new banknotes rustled against her fingers, and her voice was quite pleasant.

Lu Jiangang's expression changed. He looked down on the old lady's vulgarity. She was counting money in front of him. Did she think he would be short a few bills?

What an unreasonable old woman!

Yue Hongxia was furious and said sourly, "Not a single penny was missing. It was counted at the bank counter."

The old lady glanced up and sneered, "The counter is definitely correct, but I'm afraid someone might steal a few when it's resold."

Yue Hongxia glared at the old woman resentfully, holding back her curses. She wanted to get the money first and settle accounts with the old hag later.

The old lady counted twice and nodded in satisfaction. "Five thousand yuan is correct. From now on, our two families will be related by marriage."

Lu Jiangang and Yue Hongxia both breathed a sigh of relief; the matter was temporarily put to rest.

Lu Qingquan glanced at Ye Lan again, then at the money in the old lady's hand. Ye Lan bit her lower lip and nodded slightly.

Once the matter was settled, Lu Jiangang lost patience with Ye Zhiguo and took his leave. Ye Zhiguo escorted him to the courtyard, and he soon returned with a beaming smile.

Ye Lan's marriage had always been a concern for him, so he was very happy that she could marry Lu Qingquan.

As for Ye Qingqing, Ye Zhiguo didn't count on Lu Qingquan at all. He had already found a handsome and charming young man in the factory. He was very sweet-talking, and the women in the factory, from those in their fifties and sixties to those in their seventeens and eighteens, were all infatuated with this young man.

Ye Qingqing will definitely not escape the young man's offensive either.

Ye Zhiguo was very confident.

Ye Lan was worried about the five thousand yuan, but she couldn't find a single penny on the table. The thick stack of five thousand yuan from earlier had vanished. She became anxious and kept giving Chen Yanhong meaningful glances.

Shen Yanhong cursed the old lady inwardly for being shameless, but smiled and said, "Old Ye, I'll save that five thousand yuan for Lan'er, as a dowry for her in the future, how about that?"

Ye Zhiguo frowned. Five thousand yuan was too much of his savings. The family needed money for everything. He had originally planned to use the five thousand yuan to pay for Xiaotong's living expenses.