After Chen Zhaodi and the others got off the bus, they saw the Wang family members standing there in a neat row, staring at them in a daze.
On the way here, Huang Qinqin asked about Wang Yingxue's information.
But now that she's arrived, looking at Wang Yingxue's uncle and aunt, she doesn't think they'd mistreat Wang Yingxue.
Huang Qinqin took small, quick steps and whispered in Chen Zhaodi's ear, "Mom, why don't I feel like they're not heartless relatives?"
"I don't think so either. Let's see how things go first."
Chen Zhaodi didn't think that way based on their appearance; after all, bad people don't write that on their faces.
She mainly noticed that Wang Yingxue was clearly surprised when she saw them get out of the car. In her surprise, she immediately reached out and took her aunt's hand.
If Wang Yingxue had truly been abused, or if her aunt had treated her badly, she wouldn't have been so naturally physically involved with her aunt.
Aunt Wang, acting as the matchmaker, immediately stepped forward to introduce them to each other.
“Yingxue’s uncle and aunt, this is Huang Jianguo, 21 years old, a driver at the steel plant.”
"These two are Jian Guo's parents, this is his sister Huang Qinqin, and this is his brother-in-law."
Then he introduced her to Chen Zhaodi and the others: "This is Wang Yingxue, she is 20 years old. These two are her uncle and aunt."
Hello.
Hello.
After exchanging greetings, Chen Zhaodi handed the things they had brought to Aunt Wang, saying, "These are just a small token of our appreciation."
"It's nothing valuable, just a small gift to mark our meeting. Please accept it."
The first thing Aunt Wang saw was the green vegetables. She didn't think Chen Zhaodi was stingy; instead, she happily accepted them.
"Alright, then we'll shamelessly accept it. We'll cook it together for lunch. Please sit down and let's talk."
Aunt Wang asked Wang Yingxue to pour them water, and then she took the things Chen Zhaodi had given her and went into the kitchen.
Because Aunt Wang assumed that everything Chen Zhaodi gave them was vegetables. She planned to take them out and cook them together at noon.
It would be bad if there wasn't enough food at lunchtime. If there are leftovers, they can eat them tonight.
She added with a smug look, "Looking at it this way, Jianguo's mother is actually quite nice; she even brought us food."
Wang Yingxue thought so too: "Yes, I heard that everything costs money in the city, these vegetables must be worth a lot of money!"
Aunt Wang nodded, and then she was about to take the vegetables out to wash them when she saw the meat underneath them.
She quickly opened the other bag and looked inside. She found it contained sponge cakes and candy.
Startled, she immediately grabbed her things and went outside, stammering, "Um, Jianguo's mother, these, these are too valuable, you can take them back and eat them yourselves."
We can't accept it!
Aunt Wang was terrified. She looked at the meat and it must have weighed at least a pound!
Her family couldn't even afford that much meat in a year, so she didn't dare accept it.
And those candies, they looked very expensive, and there were so many of them, she didn't dare accept them.
Looking at Aunt Wang like this, Chen Zhaodi felt even more puzzled.
This doesn't seem like the kind of person who would ask for a high dowry and then say they don't need to see each other anymore.
"It's alright, please accept it. Normally, this meal should be our responsibility, but we've gone to all this trouble. Consider these dishes as our contribution."
Despite Chen Zhaodi's words, Aunt Wang still dared not accept the gift.
Because Wang Yingxue's appetite has been increasing in recent years, her family often has to borrow money and grain.
What they fear most now is overspending. Even when they borrow grain, they dare not borrow too much, for fear of not being able to repay it.
Aunt Wang was afraid that if she accepted the meat, and the matchmaking didn't go through, they wouldn't be able to repay it if Chen Zhaodi asked them to.
"No, thank you. We don't have anything good to offer you for lunch. You should take it back."
Looking at Aunt Wang's somewhat timid expression, Chen Zhaodi always felt that she was the kind of person who dared not refuse others.
Chen Zhaodi decided to test the waters, her expression turning serious as she said firmly, "Just accept it!"
really.
As soon as Aunt Wang saw that Chen Zhaodi's attitude had hardened, she immediately nodded and took her things back to the kitchen.
Seeing this, Huang Qinqin gave Chen Zhaodi a wink.
After understanding, Chen Zhaodi said to the others, "Qinqin and I have been in the car for so long, let's go for a walk and loosen up our legs."
"You two talk first, we'll be right back."
Xu Junhui immediately wanted to stand up, but Huang Qinqin stopped him: "Mom and I are just going out for a walk, we'll be back soon."
"You stay here with Dad and the others, and chat for a while."
After saying that, he linked arms with Chen Zhaodi and left without looking back.
Xu Junhui could only stay behind, staring blankly at the table.
Chen Zhaodi and Huang Qinqin deliberately walked a little further away before they started talking.
"Girl, you're quick-witted, can you help me analyze this? I feel like Yingxue's aunt has a rather gentle personality."
"Why do you think their family asked for a dowry of 50 yuan and said there wouldn't be any dowry?"
Huang Qinqin shook her head: "I don't understand either, but I feel that the Wang family seems to prioritize Wang Yingxue's opinions."
"When you asked her to accept it, Aunt Wang glanced at Wang Yingxue, and only accepted it after seeing Wang Yingxue nod."
Huang Qinqin had an extremely bold speculation: "Mom, do you think it's possible that the bride price wasn't what Aunt Wang wanted?"
"Or was it that Wang Yingxue asked for it on behalf of her uncle's family?"
Chen Zhaodi: (?｀?Д?′)!!
"No, that can't be, right?"
Chen Zhaodi thought, surely no one would be that stupid?
“Wang Yingxue couldn’t possibly not know what it meant for a girl from the village to ask for such a large dowry without any other gifts.”
"It couldn't have been her who suggested it..."
Huang Qinqin shrugged: "I'm just guessing. Because I think their family relationship should be pretty good."
"I just felt that their family was having some difficulties. I noticed just now that all the vegetables in their yard had been picked."
"And they don't even raise a single chicken!"
That's completely unscientific. Every household in the village raises a few chickens.
If it weren't for the current restrictions on raising too many, I'm sure I would have raised more than just a few.
But Wang Yingxue's family didn't have a single chicken, even though chickens lay eggs.
They could eat it themselves or exchange it for money at the supply and marketing cooperative. This was one of the few sources of meat and income available to rural people.
If she doesn't raise any chicks, Huang Qinqin really can't think of any other possibility besides the fact that her family is too poor to afford chicks or feed them.
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