"It saves us from being laughed at by the farmers who have to take out two pounds of meat as a gift, while we only give out five pieces."

Ten yuan isn't actually a lot, but most families give only two or three yuan as a gift; it's rare to give ten yuan. Moreover, ten yuan represents one-fifth, or even a quarter, of most people's wages!

Making them hand over so much money for no reason, even if it's just a deposit for watching a show, makes them tremble with fear.

This is a small county town; how big can the people in the city be?

The neighbors who were willing to take time off work to watch the Li family's celebration were all very concerned about their reputation. If one person spoke up and the others didn't respond, wouldn't that be a huge loss of face? Wouldn't that be blatantly telling everyone that their family was poor?

They reaffirmed in their minds that it was impossible for a rural family to bring two pounds of meat as a gift, especially not for the whole village. So they smiled and asked Director Zhao to write down the amount as ten yuan.

Ke Meiyu watched with a smile as everyone crawled into the trap, and said mischievously, "Ladies, take it easy. Once you sign, you'll really lose face."

"Don't be crying when you actually have to pay!"

She will teach them a lesson: excitement is not something to be watched casually, and rumors are not something to be spread lightly!

Li Juanmei was somewhat worried, but seeing that Ke Meiyu and the Ke family looked natural and even a little eager, she calmed herself down.

The neighbors scoffed and said it was impossible, but resolutely signed and pressed their fingerprints!

It's impossible for the villagers of Luofeng Village to be willing to give away two catties of meat!

Today was just a marriage proposal, but the Ke family gave the betrothal gifts directly to show their sincerity.

After all that commotion, it was time for dinner.

The Li family had already ordered food from the supply and marketing cooperative, and relatives and friends would bring it to their home.

Ke Meiyu had already eaten on the way, so this time she was very reserved, eating slowly and carefully. However, while everyone else was talking and discussing wedding matters, she just kept her head down and ate.

By the time everyone finished speaking, the plates were empty, and the group, rubbing their half-full bellies, were filled with some mystery.

The Ke family returned to the village in a large group.

At the village entrance, they were blocked by villagers who had been craning their necks and waiting for a long time, all asking about the marriage proposal.

"Old Ke, wow, are you going to become in-laws with the director of the supply and marketing cooperative?"

"Is their house big? Is it clean? Does it have a TV and that leather sofa?"

"You two look really impressive today, don't you think? You've made your in-laws look good?"

The villagers asked with excitement and eagerness, and Mr. and Mrs. Ke, who were finally about to get married, proudly satisfied everyone's gossipy hearts by telling the whole story in great detail.

Everyone was stunned when they heard what Ke Meiyu said.

"Yu Bao'er, we all really wanted to give your family two catties of meat as a gift, but we only have half a catty left. The rest we either ate or gave to our in-laws to enjoy the taste of meat. How about we buy another half catty to make it a catty?"