Chapter 7 Who told you to say it?
Rutang is 165cm tall, which is definitely not short in this era of widespread malnutrition.
But Yu Yaoyang was too tall, at 186cm, so Rutang had to stand on tiptoe if she wanted to whisper to him.
"If there's a commotion later, we can leave while the chaos is going on. Remember to take the laundry tub away."
Yu Yaoyang's face was full of disbelief.
When he went to his future father-in-law's house to give a betrothal gift and left with a basin of worthless conchs, how could he continue to "win people over with his virtue" in the village?
"I'll explain it to you later, okay, Brother Yaoyang?"
"OK."
After Yu Yaoyang finished speaking, his eyes widened in disbelief. Was this his voice? I was thinking of a ruthless rejection, but my mouth betrayed my heart!
After thinking about it, Yu Yaoyang felt that it was all her fault. Who could resist her calling him brother in such a sweet voice?
The atmosphere in the room was a little awkward.
On such an important day as the bride price, Rutang was reluctant to show up. It was hard not to let people imagine that the bride-to-be might be running away from the marriage.
Xiao Li had a good temper and did not get angry even after waiting for her future daughter-in-law for the whole morning. Yu Yaoyue next to her had a stern face.
The 16-year-old boy didn't know how to control his emotions. He waited for half a morning, and was so angry that he said in a neither-too-loud nor-soft voice, "Maybe the top student has already run away. Everyone knows that she doesn't like my brother. We've been sitting here like idiots for a whole morning. If she is willing to marry my brother, I will eat the wash basin."
"Then I have to prepare a bottle of enema for you to take orally to prevent you from indigestion." Yu Yaoyang led Rutang into the house, and when he heard his brother's sarcastic remarks, he directly retorted.
Rutang's mouth twitched, and he took a suppository orally... Xiaoyue was unlucky to have such an unreliable brother.
The room suddenly became quiet.
Chen Fu's old face was visibly relieved. He thought the little girl had run away from the marriage, but the betrothal gift he had received could not be lost.
The matchmaker stood up hurriedly, skipping the small talk.
"I'm back! Yangzi, hurry up and take out the betrothal gifts!"
The Chen family's hospitality was extremely poor. They didn't even give them water to drink. The matchmaker wanted to finish the job quickly and go home.
When Chen Fu heard the word "bride price", his eyes lit up. All the relatives of the Chen family looked at him, their eyes full of greed.
"Brother Yaoyang has already given me the betrothal gift." Rutang took the money out of his pocket. Chen Fu smiled and stretched out his hand to take it. After Rutang showed it, he put the money back into his pocket.
Chen Fu's face was full of question marks, and the matchmaker was also a little confused. It was the first time he saw someone receiving a betrothal gift.
Xiao Li on the side didn't care who the bride price was given to, she breathed a sigh of relief.
Xiao Li was worried for half the morning, fearing that the daughter-in-law she liked would run away. After paying the bride price, the marriage was considered a done deal.
Rutang came to Xiao Li openly and said with a smile: "Auntie, I'm late because of something. I'm sorry to have kept you waiting."
"Is the job done?" Xiao Li was very satisfied with Rutang's polite attitude.
"Not yet. I want Brother Yaoyang to go out with me later."
Hearing how she addressed her son, Xiao Li's smile deepened.
"It's better to let Yaoyang come with you, so you don't go to your grandmother's house empty-handed. Yaoyang, go to the supply and marketing cooperative and buy some canned food and candy to take with you."
Hao Mei did not agree with her daughter marrying a street urchin, so Chen Fu broke her legs and she returned to her parents' home.
Xiao Li thought Rutang was going to her grandmother's house to pick up Hao Mei, and she liked her future daughter-in-law even more.
The little girl is sensible and does not abandon her mother. She is filial.
Her mother-in-law did not agree with this marriage. Xiao Li put herself in her shoes and thought that if she had a daughter as good as Rutang, she would not want to marry a notorious street urchin.
Xiao Li was well aware of her eldest son's reputation in the village. She had made up her mind that once Rutang married into her family, she would treat her like her own daughter. As time went by, she would be able to impress her mother-in-law sooner or later.
As soon as Rutang entered the room, she started chatting with Xiao Li and ignored Chen's relatives, which made those relatives who were waiting to share her betrothal gift feel embarrassed.
Old Mrs. Chen frowned and winked at her son Chen Fu. Chen Fu understood and came to Rutang, exchanged a few words of false greeting, and signaled Rutang with his eyes to go out with him.
Chen Fu was embarrassed to ask for money directly in front of so many people and wanted to call Rutang out.
Rutang ignored her father's twitching eyes, pretending not to understand his crazy hints, and said to Xiao Li, "Aunt, I'll go with Brother Yaoyang then."
Xiao Li nodded.
Seeing that his daughter did not tell him but reported her itinerary to Xiao Li, Chen Fu felt embarrassed and said directly: "Rutang, come out with me, I have something to tell you."
"I'll tell you when you get back if you have anything to say. Brother Yaoyang, let's go." Rutang felt secretly happy when he saw his scumbag father being humiliated.
She glanced at the relatives in the room, and saw that they were all unabashedly greedy. They were probably all thinking about her betrothal money, and she would not let them get what they wanted.
Rutang stepped out of the door, and suddenly, an angry old female voice came from the kang.
"It's not safe to take so much money out. Give the money to me... to your father!"
Rutang turned around and saw that the person who was talking was none other than her grandmother, Old Lady Chen.
Old Mrs. Chen is not close to her daughter-in-law Hao Mei, and as a result, she looks down on Chen Rutang.
If it weren't for Rutang's betrothal money, Old Lady Chen wouldn't even come.
Rutang came in without saying hello to her, which made Old Mrs. Chen unhappy. When she saw that Rutang actually wanted to take "Old Chen's 500 yuan" and leave, Old Mrs. Chen couldn't bear it anymore and spoke up.
Old Mrs. Chen had everything planned out. After Chen Fu got the betrothal money, she would "borrow" half of it first. Her eldest grandson needed to go to school, and her favorite granddaughter Guilan was also old enough to find a partner, so everything required money.
As for paying back the money, Old Mrs. Chen never thought about it. She borrowed it with her own ability, so why should she pay it back?
Chen Fu stopped pretending and came up to pull Rutang.
“Give me the money!”
Chen Fu pulled so hard that Rutang staggered and almost hit the door frame.
Yu Yaoyang quickly supported Rutang. Seeing that Rutang's arm was red from being grabbed by Chen Fu, Yu Yaoyang became furious and pushed Chen Fu away.
He had disliked Chen Fu for a long time. The old man had often bullied Rutang and did not act like a father.
"Yu Yaoyang, what are you doing? He is your future father-in-law! Didn't your mother teach you to respect your elders? The descendants of landlords don't know etiquette!" When Old Mrs. Chen saw her son being pushed, she slapped her thigh and blamed him indirectly.
Xiao Li frowned, feeling sorry for her future daughter-in-law. Poor Rutang, she had lived in such an environment since she was a child and had been badly bullied by this family.
Just as Xiao Li was about to speak, Rutang spoke.
Rutang knew that if she didn't speak up, Brother Yaoyang would really take action, and the situation would be out of control.
"My father said that the money was with him, and all the relatives had to borrow money, especially grandma, who never paid it back. There were also uncles and second uncles. My father's original words were, I gave you the money, but you threw it away like a meat bun and never came back. He said that he would go to the city after taking the money so that you couldn't find him. I think this may be because you didn't educate me well, otherwise why would my father not respect you?"
Old Mrs. Chen’s triangular eyes widened, and her anger was instantly directed towards her son. Is this how this bastard plotted against her?
Chen Fu's face turned purple. He was the one who said these words and this was also what he planned.
But he didn't let this girl say it in front of so many people!
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