Everyone in the East Room, who were on the verge of a fight, turned around and looked at the person lying on the ground.
Shen Hongmei fell in front of everyone in such an extremely indecent posture, which made her face turn red with shame. She tried several times to get up from the ground.
As a result, the more anxious she became, the more mistakes she made. Wang Huilian couldn't stand it anymore and took two steps forward to quickly pull her daughter up.
I cursed him in my heart for being so tactless and still coming out to cause trouble at such a late hour.
Old man Shen, who was sitting on the kang, looked at his little granddaughter who was still lying on the ground. Suddenly, he had an idea. He pointed at Shen Hongmei and said to Zhao Changgui happily: "Hongmei, let Hongmei marry you. She will be 18 after the New Year."
The more I talked about it, the better I thought this idea was. My eyes were shining. I was just worrying about how to solve the current predicament, but I didn't expect that the solution would be right in front of me.
Zhao Changgui, who had just stared with eyes wide open as if he wanted to eat someone, looked at Chen Hongmei on the ground, opened his mouth, and was a little dazed.
Compared to Shen Siyue, who is as thin as a bamboo pole, Shen Hongmei has a round face and a stronger body than Shen Siyue, which is indeed more in line with the current aesthetics.
If Shen Siyue was replaced by Shen Hongmei, Zhao Changgui felt that it would not be unacceptable.
Thinking of this, he sat down silently, and his arrogant and domineering demeanor subsided.
Just when Old Man Shen was happy and Zhao Changgui agreed, Wang Huilian yelled, "Dad, what are you talking about?"
Wang Huilian couldn't believe what she heard!
Just now, my father-in-law said that he wanted to marry Hongmei to Zhao Changgui, a middle-aged man?
She would rather die than agree.
Wang Huilian's angry expression was as if she had seen the murderer of her father, which made Old Man Shen's face turn black on the spot.
"What did I say? I said Hongmei will marry Siyue instead, and that's it."
After saying that, he turned around and looked at Zhao Changgui flatteringly: "Changgui, Hongmei is right in front of you, and you can see that my little granddaughter is no worse than Si Ni'er in appearance. What do you think?"
This dramatic scene made everyone in the room look at each other in surprise. Who could have thought that the bride could be changed on the wedding day?
Zhao Changgui wanted to nod, but he felt a little embarrassed. After all, he had just vowed to cancel the engagement, and now he felt a little embarrassed.
Old man Shen was waiting for Zhao Changgui's reply, but Wang Huilian was not happy about it.
She screamed at the top of her voice: "I don't agree, I won't agree even if I die. Our Hongmei is determined not to marry an old man like him."
After that, she helped Shen Hongmei up and was about to walk out: "Hongmei, come on, follow your mother. Your mother will never let you marry him no matter what you say. You don't have to be afraid."
Shen Hongmei was already frightened at this time. How could it be that she was going to marry Zhao Changgui just when she fell down?
When Old Man Shen saw that the eldest son's wife actually refuted him in front of so many people, he instantly became furious.
"Stop, I have the final say in this family. Whoever I decide to marry gets to marry. It is not your turn as an outsider to make irresponsible comments."
Wang Huilian felt as if she had chewed a piece of Coptis chinensis in her mouth. She cried to Old Man Shen, "I am her mother. Why can't I make the decision?"
"If you want my Hongmei to marry an old man, you have to step over me."
After saying this, tears started to fall like beads from a broken string. She turned to look at Chen Chunshu and said, "Boss, why don't you say something? Hongmei is your own daughter. Can you bear to let her marry an old man?"
Chen Chunshu's face was as black as the bottom of a pot. He felt as if he was being roasted on the fire. He didn't dare to refute his father in front of everyone, but he also felt it was shameful to marry his daughter to Zhao Changgui.
Shen Chunshu was still hesitating, and Zhao Changgui next to him was fed up.
"If you don't want to marry me, I don't want to marry you either. Return the money quickly. I'm so unlucky to be associated with your family."
Calling him an old man again and again, do they really think he is made of mud and can do whatever they want to him?
When Old Man Shen saw that Zhao Changgui was angry and insisted on breaking off the engagement, he became very anxious: "Changgui, don't be angry. I am the one who makes the decisions in this family. As long as I recognize you as my grandson-in-law, no matter what others say, it won't matter."
"Wait for me for a while. They are just having a hard time thinking it through. I will give them a good scolding and this marriage will definitely be successful."
After saying that, Old Man Shen glanced at the eldest son and his wife and said, "Come on, follow me to the west room."
He turned around and said to Liu Changshan, "Brother Changshan, please help me out for a while. I'll be back soon."
Liu Changshan knew that he was going to discuss marriage with the eldest brother and his wife, so he waved his hand and told him to go and that he would take care of things here.
Wang Huilian was just about to clear things up with Old Man Shen, so she dragged Shen Hongmei towards the west room.
When passing by the outer room, Shen Hongmei saw Shen Siyue standing there looking at her with a smile on her face, and suddenly felt that the person who pushed her just now must be this dead girl.
Just as she was about to open her mouth to shout, she was dragged into the west room by her mother.
As soon as the four people entered the west room, Shen Hongmei finally had the opportunity to speak, crying and shouting: "It was that damn girl, it was that damn girl who harmed me, she..."
Before Shen Hongmei finished speaking, Old Man Shen raised his hand and slapped her, interrupting her: "Shut up, it's not your turn to speak here."
Old Man Shen thought she resented marrying Siyue and wanted to scold her, but there was a group of people waiting in the east room, so he didn't have time to listen to her nagging.
Shen Hongmei covered her burning face with her hands, feeling extremely angry, but she did not dare to speak any more. She could only look at her mother anxiously.
Wang Huilian looked at Old Man Shen with red eyes: "Dad, it's useless to beat Hongmei. Even if you say anything today, I won't agree to Hongmei marrying him."
"She is my only daughter. Zhao Changgui is already so old, and his son is almost as old as Hongmei. How are you going to let Hongmei live the rest of her life?"
Wang Huilian cried and said a lot, but Old Man Shen ignored her and turned to ask Shen Chunshu with a gloomy face: "What did you say?"
Chen Chunshu scratched his hair in distress: "Dad, the age difference between Hongmei and Zhao Changgui is really quite big."
Old Man Shen interrupted him unhappily: "She is only one year younger than Si Nizi. If Si Nizi can get married, why can't she?"
Seeing that the eldest son was still frowning and unwilling, Old Man Shen simply used his ultimate move: "I will keep 5 yuan of the betrothal gift from the Zhao family for the third son to find a wife, and the remaining 3 yuan will be given to you two. I will add 2 yuan to make up the total 5 yuan for you."
"You can use this money to find Weimin a great wife. If there's any left, keep it for yourself."
When Old Man Shen said this, Shen Chunshu and Wang Huilian were stunned.
The financial power of the Shen family has always been in the hands of Old Man Shen and Old Lady Wang.
Even though Shen Chunshu and Wang Huilian were both over 40 years old, they did not have a penny. They knew how many work points they earned during their normal working hours. The food and money distributed during the New Year were all collected by Old Lady Wang.
Hearing that Old Man Shen was willing to pay 5 yuan, Shen Chunshu looked up at Old Man Shen excitedly: "Dad, do you keep your word?"
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