However, there was one thing Chen Fengmei was still concerned about: "Old Lin, how much gift did the Xie family give?"
"one thousand."
"One thousand?" Chen Fengmei thought she had heard it wrong.
"You heard it right, it's indeed one thousand," Lin Shan said. He was not surprised at all that Chen Fengmei was so surprised.
He was also surprised when he first heard that the Xie family wanted to give a dowry of 1,000 yuan.
One thousand yuan is not a lot, but it is not a little either.
Currently, the salary level of workers is only 40 or 50 yuan. It takes several years to save up just the salary, not to mention the daily expenses of a family. How long will it take?
If the Xie family was a working-class family, it would be fine and the whole family could come up with the money if they gritted their teeth.
But how long would it take for the Xie family, a farmer who works in the fields, to save up a thousand yuan?
Lu Dingyuan's family is also farmers, but he himself has a formal job, which is much better than the Xie family. However, the Lu family only gave Lin Huihui a dowry of 500 yuan.
Even though Xie Qingxiao had no job, the Xie family still came up with a thousand yuan to marry Lin Xiangyi, which showed their sincerity.
This is also one of the reasons why Lin Shan agreed to let Lin Xiangyi get married so quickly.
Chen Fengmei: “…” Her face looked visibly ugly.
"What's wrong?" Lin Shan's inquiring eyes fell on Chen Fengmei's face, and he said in an ambiguous tone: "Xiangyi accidentally married a reliable family. Isn't that good?"
"...Okay, of course," Chen Fengmei quickly adjusted her facial expression, "I was just too surprised. I didn't expect that his family would still give him so much money after what he and Xiangyi had done..."
In her opinion, since Lin Xiangyi had a relationship with Xie Qingxiao, then marrying Xie Qingxiao was a foregone conclusion. Why would the Xie family spend so much money to marry Lin Xiangyi?
But it doesn't matter, anyway, the money was given to Lin Shan, so in a sense, it was also given to her...
"I don't plan to keep the betrothal money," Lin Shan suddenly said.
Chen Fengmei was dreaming of getting so much money, but Lin Shan didn't intend to take it?
She was really anxious: "Why don't you leave it? Isn't the betrothal gift for the bride's parents? If you don't leave the money, they might think Xiangyi is worthless and won't treat her well in the future."
Lin Shan: "That's not what I meant. I meant that whatever gift the Xie family gave me, I would give it to Xiangyi."
Lin Shan was afraid that his daughter would suffer any injustice if she got married so suddenly, so he decided to leave some money for her to rely on.
Chen Fengmei: “…” Lin Xiangyi, Lin Xiangyi, it’s Lin Xiangyi again. He really cares about his own daughter!
"Don't worry." Seeing Chen Fengmei's unhappy face, Lin Shan thought she was thinking of Lin Huihui, so he said, "I'll give Xiangyi's betrothal money to her. I don't want Huihui's betrothal money either, so let her take it."
However, Chen Fengmei was not much happier.
How much is Huihui's wedding gift? How much is Lin Xiangyi's wedding gift?
Chen Fengmei was originally quite satisfied with Lu Dingyuan as her son-in-law, but now she suddenly felt that it was not so good after all.
"By the way, I have something else to discuss with you," Lin Shan said after thinking for a moment.
Lin Shan has always been a straightforward person. He says whatever he thinks, especially in front of his family. When has he ever been so shy?
Chen Fengmei looked at Lin Shan like this and had a bad feeling in her heart. As expected -
"I want to discuss with you the dowry for Xiangyi and Huihui."
Chen Fengmei's heart skipped a beat.
Lin Shan has no son, so the money he saves will sooner or later belong to Lin Xiangyi and Lin Huihui.
Of course, she favored Lin Huihui. When discussing the marriage between Lu Dingyuan and Huihui, she whispered a lot to Lin Shan, asking him to give Huihui more dowry.
Lin Shan was persuaded by her, and generously offered to give Huihui the most popular three-turn and one-ring dowry.
Three turns and one ring cannot be bought with money alone, a ticket is required, and it is usually prepared by the man.
Now they are prepared by the woman.
After the Lu family found out about this, they thought highly of Huihui. Even if they wanted to bully Huihui in the future, they would have to think carefully.
What does Lin Shan mean by this dowry now? Huihui's dowry has already been decided, is he going to go back on his word?
Definitely!
Over the years, Lin Shan's salary was enough to support a family of four and to pay for Lin Xiangyi and Lin Huihui's studies, so they did not save any money.
Last year, we spent more than a thousand yuan to buy a job for Lin Huihui. Now, there is only about a thousand yuan left in the family savings. After buying the dowry and three turns and one ring for Lin Huihui, there is basically nothing left.
Now that Lin Xiangyi is getting married again, Lin Shan will definitely prepare a dowry for her.
Wouldn’t it be necessary to give Lin Xiangyi a portion of the dowry originally given to Huihui?
Chen Fengmei was very reluctant. After all, Lin Huihui's dowry had already been agreed upon with the Lu family. If she went back on her word, how would the Lu family view Huihui?
However, this is still reasonable. Lin Huihui has so much dowry. If Lin Xiangyi doesn't have a dowry, if people tell others that this is not only Lin Shan, but also her, the stepmother, will be criticized.
"Yes, this does need to be redistributed. Why not give the sewing machine and radio to Xiangyi..." Give the bicycle and watch to Huihui?
Chen Fengmei took the initiative to speak. She had a good plan and thought that by taking the initiative, she could show her generosity and understanding, and also give Lin Huihui something that was relatively more expensive and more practical.
But before she could say anything, Lin Shan said hesitantly: "Actually, what I mean is, let Huihui take the betrothal gift herself, and I won't give her the dowry."
Chen Fengmei's hands trembled, and she asked in disbelief: "Lao Lin, what do you mean by this? Do you mean that the dowry originally given to Huihui will not be given to Xiangyi?"
"Yes," Lin Shan nodded and said, "I did break my promise regarding Huihui's dowry. I thought Xiangyi would not get married for a few years, so I did not prepare her dowry, but I did not expect this accident to happen."
"She is marrying into the Xie family now. This is unexpected. She needs a dowry more than Huihui. What's more, the Xie family has given so much betrothal gifts. Although I plan to give these gifts to Xiangyi, I plan to let her keep them secretly. So, on the surface, the dowry cannot be less."
He always scolds Lin Xiangyi and despises her for not living up to expectations, but he knows exactly who is his biological daughter between Lin Xiangyi and Lin Huihui.
At this critical moment, of course he had to focus on Lin Xiangyi first.
"What about Huihui?" Chen Fengmei cried out. He was worried about Lin Xiangyi, but didn't he worry about Huihui?
Even if Huihui is not his biological daughter, she is still his daughter!
"As for Huihui, I don't want her dowry, she can use it to keep the family in good stead," Lin Shan thought, "and Huihui has a formal job in the county. Even if she doesn't have a dowry, the Lu family will definitely not dare to look down on her."
Chen Fengmei looked at Lin Shan in disbelief. In her excitement, she pushed Lin Shan and shouted, "Lin Shan, Huihui is also your daughter. How can you be so partial to her?"
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