Li Xinghe opened the door and saw Lu Yangming, smiling kindly: "Yangming, come in and sit down."
Lu Yangming entered the room and quickly closed the door.
He moved a small stool and sat down: "Uncle, I want to ask you for help with something."
"If you have anything to say, just tell me." Li Xinghe still had a smile on his face.
"I'm dating someone, she's a really, really, really good girl."
"But my mother just looks down on him. I don't know why."
"They said my family had no money, so they wouldn't give me a betrothal gift and wouldn't let me get married."
"I'd like to ask my uncle if it would be convenient for me to lend me four hundred yuan. I'll write you an IOU and pay you back monthly when I start working and earn money."
After Lu Yangming finished speaking, he looked at Li Xinghe expectantly.
This uncle came from a big city. He was wearing a suit and tie, and looked like a rich man.
Four hundred dollars should be a piece of cake for him, right?
Li Xinghe stood up and took out a wallet from the drawer, pulled out four hundred yuan from it and put it in Lu Yangming's hand.
Lu Yangming was extremely surprised. He was right. His uncle was a rich man.
What he had in his hand was not four hundred dollars, but his lifelong happiness.
His voice trembled with excitement: "Thank you, uncle."
Li Xinghe: "Uncle wants to ask what kind of person is the girl you want to marry?"
"Her name is Song Tingting. She is gentle, virtuous, well-educated, and considerate..." Lu Yangming smiled with amorous feelings.
When he mentioned Song Tingting, he wanted to apply all the beautiful idioms in the world to her.
It's a pity that he didn't read much and only knows these few things. If he had known earlier, he would have read more books for Song Tingting.
Li Xinghe knew something was wrong when he saw his expression: "Why don't your parents agree with such a good girl?"
The smile on Lu Yangming's face disappeared instantly. "My mom just thinks she has a bad reputation. She says she's flirting with other people everywhere, but I know that's just nonsense from people who are jealous of her."
"Oh?" Li Xinghe scratched his head. "I don't understand. How come you and your mother see the same girl differently?"
Lu Yangming looked dissatisfied: "She is prejudiced against others."
Li Xinghe nodded: "That is indeed possible."
Lu Yangming looked at Li Xinghe with some surprise: "Uncle, do you believe me?"
"Of course, my uncle has never been married in his life, so your grandmother's grandson is my grandson."
"We are a family and there should be trust."
Lu Yangming nodded, not quite understanding what he meant. No wonder his uncle was willing to lend him money. It turned out that it was out of trust in his family.
"Then do you trust your parents?" Li Xinghe asked.
Lu Yangming answered without thinking: "Of course, aren't parents the most trustworthy people in the world? Then brothers and sisters."
Li Xinghe laughed: "Yes, our Yangming is the most sensible one, how could he not understand this?"
"Your parents love you the most in this world. How could they stop you from marrying a good girl?"
"You said your mother was prejudiced against her, so are you prejudiced against your mother?"
"Putting all the problems aside, is your mother someone who would lie, spread rumors, and slander others?"
"Do you think your mother would slander a good girl for no reason?"
"Are other people like your mother, slandering her for no reason?"
"Is anyone slandering Chunhua and Qiuyue?"
Lu Yangming shook his head instinctively.
Li Xinghe patted his shoulder and said, "I gave you the money not to support you in marrying this girl."
"Uncle wants to put the choice in your hands."
"Think carefully about what Uncle said and then make a decision, okay?"
Lu Yangming looked at Li Xinghe's sincere eyes and nodded heavily: "Uncle, thank you for telling me this. I will think about what you said when I go back. I will return the money to you first. I really need to come to you again."
"Okay, go back and think about it carefully. Your uncle will always support you." Li Xinghe smiled and put the money into his wallet.
Lu Yangming was deeply moved by this inexplicable trust.
He came out of the house, Li Xinghe's words echoing in his mind.
Maybe he really should think about it.
——
The weather was getting hotter, and Chen Lichu instructed his sons to move the dining table to the yard.
The family sat in the yard and ate noodles.
Halfway through the meal, I heard someone outside calling Lu Yangming.
Chen Lichu put down his chopsticks and listened carefully. It was indeed Song Tingting's voice.
"Hey, I'm looking for you." Chen Lichu said in a gloomy tone.
Lu Yangming didn't care. He finished the last mouthful of noodles in the bowl, wiped his mouth and went out.
When I opened the big iron gate and saw Song Tingting's harmless face, the balance in my heart tilted for a moment.
He closed the door and pulled Song Tingting to the entrance of the alley. He looked back and saw that none of his family had followed him out. Then he asked, "Why are you here?"
"I have good news for you." Song Tingting's eyes sparkled. "My parents said a 200 yuan betrothal gift would be enough."
Lu Yangming was overjoyed: "Really?"
"Really, my parents said that they hope we can get married soon." Song Tingting took the initiative to hold Lu Yangming's hand, and raised the corners of her lips shyly.
That delicate look made Lu Yangming feel itchy.
He hugged Song Tingting and placed her head on his chest: "I'll go back and collect the betrothal money. Let's try to hold the wedding as soon as possible."
"I knew you were the best to me... Ugh..." Song Tingting didn't finish her words before she quickly broke free from Lu Yangming's arms.
"What's wrong with you?" Lu Yangming's heart skipped a beat. Could she really be pregnant?
"Did you eat garlic?" Song Tingting said, covering her nose.
Lu Yangming put his hand to his mouth and blew out a breath, which smelled of garlic. He scratched his head embarrassedly: "If you eat noodles without garlic, the flavor will be half gone."
"Then I'll go back first. You hold on tight." Song Tingting covered her mouth and trotted away.
Lu Yangming looked at her back, his heart full of doubts.
Is garlic smell really that disgusting?
Lu Yangming returned to the yard.
"The betrothal gift has become two hundred?" Chen Lichu asked.
Lu Yangming's hand stagnated as he closed the door, and he turned to look at Chen Lichu: "How did you know?"
"I heard Song Tingting and Li Fugui discussing this at noon."
"What are you discussing?" Lu Yangming asked calmly.
Chen Lichu was a little surprised. Normally, when talking about this kind of thing, shouldn't he jump up and down?
"Song Tingting said that you can't even come up with 400 yuan. If you don't get married soon, you won't be able to hide your pregnancy."
"Li Fugui said, you only need to ask him for 200 yuan, and I will pay the remaining 200 yuan. He will raise my son in the future, so I have to thank him very much."
After Shen Lichu finished speaking, everyone present looked at her in shock.
Lu Yangming's eyes almost fell to the ground.
If her mother didn't hear this, how could Song Tingting really ask him for a betrothal gift of 200 yuan?
"What else did you say?" Lu Yangming asked, suppressing the anger in his heart.
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