When Su Xue heard Gu Qingmeng mention her marriage, she became unusually quiet. She had little family ties in modern times, and the same was true of this body. Fortunately, she had Gu Qingmeng.
"Mengmeng, thank you!"
Su Xue hugged Gu Qingmeng and rested her head on her shoulder. She was lucky enough to be her best friend in her previous life, and she could meet her again in this life. She only hoped that they could meet again in the next life.
"What are you thanking me for? Is there any need to thank me for our relationship? Tomorrow I'll ask the captain for a letter of introduction. The day after tomorrow we'll go to the city and buy you some dowry. Pei Weidong's stepmother is still alive! Give her the money and food she deserves for her retirement. Don't let people talk about her! We don't lack money and food."
Gu Qingmeng guessed that there would definitely be trouble over there! Previously, the matter of Pei Weidong not getting married and providing for his old age was suppressed by Pei Hei Xiong.
Now that they are married, Pei Weidong's stepmother will definitely ask for pension money! Pei Weidong grew up at home. No matter how bad his stepmother treated him, he has grown up. If he doesn't pay for his pension, he will be criticized.
"That mean-spirited little woman, she didn't even want to give her money and food. I'm lucky I didn't ask her for money."
Su Xue doesn't care about other people's opinions. She won't take the money. If you have the guts, come and rob it. See if you can snatch it away and that's it.
Even her poor parents in her previous life knew to give her money to spend. If they couldn't give her a happy family, they would compensate her with money. Pei Weidong was ignored by her father and bullied by her stepmother. Now he dares to ask them for retirement money. It's wishful thinking.
"You can ask her for money! The betrothal money."
If they don't even give the betrothal gift to their son, then it's understandable that Su Xue and Pei Weidong treat them badly, and the one who gets criticized is Pei Erzhuang.
"I have to ask her for a dowry. Should I ask for six hundred and sixty-six? Or nine hundred and ninety-nine?"
How much money is appropriate for Su Xue? No, she has to ask her stepmother how much money she has. She has to take it all!
Watching her best friend leave in a hurry, Gu Qingmeng resigned herself to taking out a pen and paper to write a shopping list. The things in the space were still too advanced, and there were many things she needed to buy for the wedding.
At least two sets of bedding, pillowcases, quilt covers and sheets should be prepared. Su Xue doesn't like sleeping on the kang, thinking it's too hard. Even when they sleep with three layers of quilts under them, she still thinks it's too hard.
Gu Qingmeng planned to find someone to make a thick mattress for her. It would be great if she had a mattress. She couldn't get used to living on a kang. The winter in Northeast China was cold, so she relied on the kang and the fire wall for warmth. She knew she had to live there even if she couldn't get used to it.
The captain's house on the west side of the village was very lively at this time because Pei Xinghe dropped a bombshell news that he was going to get engaged to Gu Qingmeng, and it was a formal engagement banquet with several tables.
Aside from Pei Dazhuang and Zhang Shuqin, the Pei family's eldest brother, Pei Fugui, was genuinely happy. He was wondering how much it would cost for his fourth son to marry an educated youth? How would he calculate the extra money he'd spent on his wedding? How could he get his parents to compensate him for the extra money?
Qian Shufen, the eldest sister-in-law of the Pei family, was thinking about what would happen if the new daughter-in-law came in and gave birth to a son before her. She only had two daughters, and it was her fault that she hadn't given birth to a male child for the Pei family. If the fourth daughter-in-law gave birth to a son before her, she would feel even more guilty towards the child's father.
Pei Jianshe, the second son of the Pei family, thought that holding an engagement banquet was meaningless. Wouldn't it be better to marry a wife who could sleep and have children? Why bother with an engagement banquet and waste money? However, since his parents didn't say anything, he didn't dare to say anything.
Wang Chunhua, Pei's second wife, disapproved of Pei Xinghe marrying Gu Qingmeng. She was a vixen and clearly not the type to live a normal life. But she knew that neither her parents nor hers counted, and the fourth son had his own ideas! She just wanted to split up the family, preferably before Gu Qingmeng had children. She had two sons, and the old man had to give her more for the sake of his grandchildren.
Pei Honglian and Pei Zhaodi were truly happy for their fourth uncle. They liked Gu Qingmeng and their fourth uncle.
Pei Zhen and Pei Hong were miserable. They didn't like studying, so they didn't like Gu Qingmeng. Fourth Uncle always beat them, so they didn't like Fourth Uncle.
"Great! You'll get married in December. Tell your sister tomorrow, she'll be so happy! Then write a letter to your third brother to see if he can come back this year. If he can, wait for him to come back and then hold the wedding. Call your great-uncle's house and ask your grandmother to come back."
Zhang Shuqin was overjoyed. Could her wish have come true? Her fourth child was getting married soon. Had her mouth been blessed?
"Gu's family should be coming over. We have to entertain them well and serve some hearty dishes for the engagement banquet."
Pei Dazhuang took a puff of his pipe and looked at his fourth son with a complicated look. Gu Qingmeng's family must be extraordinary! He didn't expect his son to have such good fortune.
Oh, I don’t know what Miss Gu is looking at this boy.
"Tomorrow we will go to the county to make a phone call. There is a high probability that someone from Beijing will come. I will entertain them well and prepare the betrothal gifts and the four major items myself."
Pei Xinghe saw that both of his brothers were unhappy, but he didn't care. The relationship between him and the eldest and second oldest brother was not good to begin with.
His third brother and sister must be happy for him when they know about his engagement!
Just ignore those who don't care.
"How can you prepare the betrothal gifts by yourself? I and your father are here. We have enough money at home for your marriage."
Zhang Shuqin immediately refuted her son's words. She and the old man were not dead yet! How could she let her son prepare the wedding by himself?
"Mom, the fourth son is capable. Don't stop him if he wants to prepare the betrothal gifts and betrothal gifts for his wife. The second son and I didn't have an engagement party when we got married. A few tables of banquets will cost a lot of money. We will have to hold a wedding when we get married in the future, which is another expense. The money in the family is not his own, so how can he waste it like this!" Pei Fugui couldn't help but speak.
If he had not had a son and was not so confident in speaking, he would have opposed the fourth son's engagement party long ago, thinking it was a waste of money.
He was the eldest son, so he would get the lion's share of the family's belongings. His parents also depended on him for support, so how could he let the fourth son waste money like this? It was all his wife's fault for not getting pregnant. If their eldest son had a son, he would have been even more confident. Without him, he would always feel inferior to the second son.
"That's right! Dad and Mom, I didn't have an engagement party when I got married. I didn't even have a meal with my in-laws. You guys gave Fourth Brother such a grand wedding, you have to compensate me, otherwise I will suffer a lot!"
Pei Jianshe only wants money. All his sons must be treated equally and he cannot be partial to one over the other.
Zhang Shuqin: ...did she refuse to feed her in-laws? She had the food ready, but she didn't take care of the second child and sent everyone else away. She's been ridiculed for this for so long, and yet she's still gloating over it. Is this something a human being could do?
"Yes, yes, we have to make up for it. Dad and Mom, I gave you two grandsons. It's reasonable to give us more when the family is divided. Big brother doesn't have a son, so he'll need us to break the pot in the future. When you're old, you'll also need us to break the pot. Our family is a great contributor to the Pei family."
Wang Chunhua's eyes lit up when she heard that she could get more money. Her man was smart. He would not spend money that should be spent if he could avoid it, and he would not spend a penny of money that should not be spent.
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