Chapter 103 Engagement

Mother Lin was worried about Lin Qi bringing so much money and bills with her, so she asked her to take out all the money and bills in her pocket and only take twenty or thirty yuan.

Lin Qi was wearing a military coat with several pockets. She took out the money and Lin Ma and Lin Mo helped her count, one counting the money and the other counting the tickets.

After she took out all the money and tickets, Lin Ma and Lin Mo had counted them, and both of them had complicated expressions.

Mother Lin: "The total is six hundred and fifty-three dollars and sixty-eight cents."

Lin Mo: "There are 205 tickets, covering almost all types of tickets on the market, including a bicycle ticket."

Mother Lin: "All our family savings add up to only about 40 yuan."

Lin Mo: "We've spent almost all of our tickets on New Year's shopping, with only a few left. Qiqi, this bicycle ticket alone is worth more than a hundred yuan. Didn't he tell you when he put it in your pocket? You really didn't know?"

Lin Qi shook her head. "No, since he released it, it should be for you. If it was for me, he would have delivered the bike to me directly."

Mother Lin and Lin Mo looked at each other and saw helplessness in each other's eyes.

"You are not even close to getting married, so it's not nice to take someone else's valuable things." Mother Lin said seriously.

"Mom is right. You took such valuable things from others. If you can't make it in the future, it will be very troublesome when you separate." Lin Mo said earnestly, "Listen to your brother and return these to the owner."

"No." Lin Qi refused, "He and I will not separate. Besides, he eats my food, drinks my drinks, and gives me some things, so what's the problem?"

"Eat yours? Drink yours?" Lin Mo was shocked.

"Yes, I can grow crops, but he can't, so he eats my vegetables. I can hunt, but he can't, so he eats my prey." Lin Qi didn't think there was anything wrong with it at all.

Lin Mo was silent.

Mother Lin also fell silent.

Finally, Lin's mother compromised, "Just get along with each other the way you want. If you feel it's enough, go get the certificate. I think your partner treats you very well. If you get the certificate, everything will be legal and you can avoid those rumors."

They haven't even gotten married yet, but she has already given them a watch and a bicycle. Mother Lin is very satisfied with this future son-in-law whom she has never met.

"Let's talk about it later." Lin Qi looked indifferent and reminded Lin Mo, "Brother, if we don't leave now, we will be late."

When Lin's father came in, he saw his wife sighing at the table and couldn't help but ask curiously, "What happened?"

"It's your daughter. I think she is just stupid and blockheaded." Mother Lin wanted to scold her younger daughter, but she couldn't bear to do it.

She repeated what happened to Lin's father and put the money and bills on the table. "Look for yourself, this much money and bills, all our family assets combined are not worth this much."

The house belongs to the unit, so she didn’t include it in the calculation.

Father Lin's eyes widened, "It's only been half a year, and she's already made so much money!"

Think about it, his current monthly salary of 42 yuan is already considered a relatively high income in the factory, but his daughter has saved so much in half a year. And judging from her extravagant appearance, she must have spent a lot.

Mother Lin nodded. It still felt unreal. It was the first time she had so much money in her hands! Looking back on the past ten years, her family had almost always lived on debt. Suddenly she had money, and she felt a little uneasy.

Father Lin looked at the money and then at the tickets. "The dates on these tickets are very new, and they are national tickets. They must have been specially exchanged. Qiqi's boyfriend has put a lot of thought into Qiqi."

"She is very thoughtful. It is difficult to get a bicycle ticket alone. Look at your machinery factory. The welfare is good, but there are only seven or eight bicycles." Mother Lin sighed, "I thought since he is a good person, we might as well settle him down when Qiqi turns seventeen next month."

"Get engaged first?" Father Lin frowned, "Isn't it a bit too hasty? Even if the person is good, you can't rush it."

"There's no other way. We're eating and drinking together now. If we don't settle their status first, there will probably be bad rumors spread in the team. Qiqi looks so stupid. Do you really plan to let her get married when she's 25?" asked Mother Lin.

Father Lin hesitated for a moment and said, "But the matter of engagement should be brought up by the man's parents, not us."

"Let Qiqi hint to her boyfriend after she goes back. We should take advantage of this good time to prepare the engagement gifts and let Qiqi take them back." Aunt Lin said, "Nowadays, in the city, engagement is when the man sends cakes, meat and wine to the woman's family, the man buys cloth for the woman, and the woman gives the man a set of clothes in return. Qiqi's boyfriend gave her cakes, tea and wine, and also gave her a watch and bicycle ticket. These are enough for marriage, not to mention engagement. I will go buy cloth now, and when Qiqi comes back in the evening, she will ask for her boyfriend's size and make clothes for her boyfriend."

"Isn't one set of clothes too little? People gave us so many as a gift." said Lin's father.

Mother Lin thought for a moment and said, "Let's make the clothes first. As for the rest, we'll ask Qiqi when she comes back in the evening. We'll see what she needs and whether she should buy it from Zhoucheng or go to Yao County after getting the money and notes."

Lin Qi suddenly sneezed.

"Are you cold?" Lin Mo, who was wearing the same military coat, felt very warm.

"It's not cold." Lin Qi said, "I guess someone is talking about me."

"Your boyfriend." Lin Mo had a complicated expression. As the eldest brother, he should have been hostile to the man who had taken his sister away, but now he really couldn't hate that man.

The reason was simple: that man was too kind to his sister. He felt relieved to leave his sister to such a person.

Lin Qi rubbed her nose and said, "Let's not talk about my partner first. Your partner is here."

Today, Li Min was wearing a light blue cotton jacket and black cotton pants, with two black braids. The jacket and pants were too big, but Li Min was slender and tall, so she didn't look bloated in them. The plain blue made her look demure and elegant, and her young face was only smeared with a little vanishing cream, clean and beautiful.

She really deserves to be the factory flower!

Lin Qi glanced at her elder brother and found that he didn't dare to look at Li Min at all.

Tsk tsk, brother is shy!

"Good morning, Lin Mo, Qiqi." Li Min gave a reserved smile.

"Good morning, Sister Li." Lin Qi also smiled at her and tugged at her eldest brother's sleeve. "Brother, doesn't Sister Li look good today?"

Li Min's face suddenly turned red. She realized her feelings yesterday and dressed up specially for going out today. Now Lin Mo was in front of her, and she was so nervous that her heart was pounding.

She was a little embarrassed and annoyed with Lin Qi, but she also wanted to know the answer.

Lin Mo's sister is so beautiful, will he still think others are pretty?

Li Min didn't dare to look at Lin Mo. She waited for a long time but didn't get any answer from Lin Mo. Her heart sank. Just as she was cheering herself up and comforting herself that Lin Mo didn't like her yet and she had to keep working hard, a deep voice sounded above her head, "Yeah, it looks good."

Li Min raised her head suddenly and looked at Lin Mo's mouth in disbelief. Was he the one who was talking just now?

But she was so familiar with that voice, how could she have heard it wrong!

It was really him who was talking, he praised her for being pretty!

"It seems you don't need me as a light bulb anymore. You guys continue chatting. I'm leaving now." Lin Qi waved at Lin Mo and Li Min.

"Where are you going?" Lin Mo was a little worried.

"Walk around. Don't worry, I have a mouth and I can read. I won't get lost."