Time passed bit by bit, and soon it was the day when the Cheng family was ready to formally propose marriage. On this day, Cheng's mother brought a basket of sweet potatoes to the door and discussed the betrothal gift with the Xu family.
Mother Xu took the backpack handed to her by Mother Cheng with a smile on her face. She glanced at the things in the basket, her expression did not change at all, and she still warmly welcomed Mother Cheng with a smile.
"Mrs. Cheng, come in quickly."
"good."
"Please sit back down first. I'll get you a glass of water."
After saying that, he quickly walked to the kitchen, poured a glass of boiled water and put some sugar in it.
"Here, drink some water first."
Mother Cheng took the cup of water, took a sip, and found that what Mother Xu poured for her was still sugar water. She couldn't help but look up to her and muttered to herself: You know that I only brought a basket of sweet potatoes, but you poured me sugar water. It seems that you are quite satisfied with Cheng Jiawen and don't mind the small betrothal gift.
"Aunt Xu, I came here today to discuss with you the issue of betrothal gifts for our two children." Mother Cheng took a sip of water and went straight to the point.
Xu's mother nodded and said, "I know. Jiawen told me last night."
"I'm prepared to pay 50 yuan, plus 100 kilograms of sweet potatoes as a betrothal gift. Do you think that's okay? You know, we have many children in our family, and we really can't afford too much betrothal gift." Mother Cheng acted pitifully while secretly observing Mother Xu's expression.
When Xu's mother heard this figure, her expression remained unchanged, but her attitude grew a little colder. "Aunt Cheng, I'm not trying to embarrass you on purpose. As for our betrothal gift, we will let Jiaojiao take it back intact. It's only 50 yuan, and it's embarrassing for both of our families."
Mother Cheng pulled the corner of her mouth and said embarrassedly: "Aunt Xu, this 50 yuan is not a small amount. Look at how many people marry their daughters nowadays, and they don't even ask for betrothal gifts."
Hearing this, Xu's mother's smile completely disappeared. What kind of family was she comparing their family with? Where did she put Jiaojiao? No betrothal gift? Then what about our Jiaojiao's dignity?
"Aunt Cheng, what do you mean by this? Are you really asking to marry our Jiaojiao? Who do you think our Jiaojiao is?"
When Cheng's mother saw Xu's mother's reaction, she realized that she had spoken inappropriately. After all, Xu Qianjiao was a child from a respectable family, and it was indeed inappropriate to compare her with the girl who did not ask for a betrothal gift.
She quickly put on a serious face and apologized, "Aunt Xu, it's my fault. I said something inappropriate. I apologize to you. We really do want to ask you to marry Jiaojiao, but this is the situation at home, so I hope you can understand."
Seeing that she apologized, Xu's mother took a deep breath and suppressed the anger in her heart. She also didn't want the marriage to fall through, so she had to suppress her temper and continue chatting with her.
After several rounds of negotiation, the final result was a betrothal gift of 170 yuan, plus 200 kilograms of sweet potatoes, 100 yuan of which would be returned to their family after Jiaojiao got married.
In fact, the betrothal gift was 70 yuan plus 200 kilograms of sweet potatoes.
Xu's mother had no objection to this result. They didn't marry their daughter off for the betrothal gift. Moreover, they had just agreed that they would separate after Jiaojiao got married. Moreover, Cheng Jiawen only needed to deliver 200 kilograms of sweet potatoes to the family every year. He didn't need anything else.
"Okay, then the betrothal gift is settled. We will come to formally propose tomorrow." Mother Cheng said enthusiastically with a smile on her face, holding Mother Xu's hand.
Xu's mother patted Cheng's mother's hand and said, "Okay, we'll wait for you."
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The next morning, Cheng's mother changed into appropriate clothes, combed her hair in front of the mirror, and just as she walked out of the room to wake up Cheng Jiawen, she found that he had already gotten up early and was already dressed.
"Mom, good morning~" Cheng Jiawen greeted his mother with a smile on his face. Seeing his excitement, his mother felt a little funny and helpless. It seemed like she hadn't seen him so close to her for a long time.
Except for when his grandparents had just passed away, he was still young and was close to me for a while. But after he grew up, they never got close to me again. They usually just greeted me with a faint expression.
And I never took him to heart. Whether he was close to me or not didn't matter much to me. Now looking back, I realized that my relationship with him was irreparable.
Forget it, let it be. After we separate, we will probably become even more unfamiliar with each other.
She calmed herself down, forced a smile on her face, and went to the house with Cheng Jiawen, who was dressed up, and the matchmaker, carrying the betrothal gifts.
On the other hand, at the Xu family's side, the three of them had cleaned up early, changed into appropriate clothes, and sat in the living room waiting.
Some time ago, the Xu family had just finished building the kitchen, and then expanded the yard a little bit, and built an additional bungalow, which was used as a living room, usually used for eating and entertaining guests.
"Aunt Xu, Aunt Xu, happy news has arrived~"
Xu's mother heard the matchmaker's festive voice coming from the door in the living room. She smiled and prepared to go out to greet them. She looked at Xu Qianjiao and said, "Go and pour a few cups of sugar water."
"Oh, okay." Xu Qianjiao nodded and turned to walk towards the kitchen.
Mother Xu walked to the door and said, "Aunt Cheng, you are here. Come in quickly."
After saying that, he led everyone in with a smile on his face. After nodding to a few people, Xu's father sat aside, completely handing the home court to Xu's mother.
"Come, come, sit on the kang. Don't be polite." Mother Xu took Mother Cheng's hand and asked her to sit on the kang. Then she handed over the peanuts and sunflower seeds that she had prepared long ago. "Come, have some peanuts and sunflower seeds."
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