Chapter 15: The Dowry Left for Daughter-in-Law, Qiao Qiao Deserves It
Ye Qiaoqiao came back to her senses and was very angry.
No matter what, this is because Fu Juechuan thinks highly of her and respects her, so he gave her so much. It is not right for outsiders to question or throw dirty water on her.
"Do you think Brother Fu is stupid? He blatantly took out so much money just for face?" Ye Qiaoqiao retorted, "Brother Fu is not you."
"I just have a reasonable suspicion." Xu Zhengqing smiled without hesitation, obviously wanting Fu Juechuan to give a reasonable explanation.
"you……"
"Qiao Qiao, I'll take care of it." Fu Juechuan stood in front of her, with a protective attitude, but he didn't look kind to Xu Zhengqing. His voice was dignified, "These are the betrothal gifts my mother left for her daughter-in-law before she died. Qiao Qiao deserves it."
"That's right." Jiang Yuan deliberately teased Xu Zhengqing in a sarcastic tone, "I know you envy my sister-in-law, but don't envy her yet, because you can't envy her."
Xu Zhengqing was so angry that his face turned red. He never thought that Fu Juechuan had an inheritance and was not just a small soldier as they thought. This made the grand engagement party held by Brother Zhou a joke.
He wanted to save face, so he snorted coldly, turned around and left.
Section Chief Xu was so angry that his face turned black. His rebellious son left, but he quickly went to find Commander Ye to apologize.
This time, Commander Ye did not give Chief Xu any face and ignored him completely. He almost fainted from anger and was ready to go home and give Xu Zhengqing a good beating.
After leaving, Xu Zhengqing went straight to Zhou's house.
When he arrived, it was past eleven o'clock and the Zhou family's wedding banquet had already begun. Most of the people who came to attend were businessmen and low-ranking cadres. The 10,000 yuan betrothal gift that Zhou Chong took out was still being talked about.
Jiang Yao became the envy of the other girls who came to the engagement party with their parents, and her face was filled with joy at the compliments.
Out of the corner of his eye he saw Xu Zhengqing walk into the living room of Zhou's two-story building with a sullen face and head towards the second floor.
Her eyes flashed, knowing that Xu Zhengqing didn't like her.
She was worried that the other party would say bad things about her in front of Zhou Cong, so she immediately stood up, took a fruit plate and followed him.
In the study.
Xu Zhengqing stood in front of the desk with a grim expression.
Zhou Cong drank a lot of wine, his face was red with intoxication, "Old Xu, you're back? Have you finished watching Fu Juechuan's show?"
"Brother Zhou, Fu Juechuan did not embarrass himself. He gave a betrothal gift of 200,000 yuan." Xu Zhengqing said gritting his teeth.
"Twenty...ha..." Zhou Cong's face was full of sarcasm. His expression gradually stiffened. His misty eyes opened and his expression gradually became serious. "You said...two hundred thousand?"
"That's right, two hundred thousand, not including the house, the gold jewelry, and the three turns and one ring." Xu Zhengqing thought to himself that the two hundred thousand that Fu Juechuan took was a very subtle number, and it might be a satire on Brother Zhou who rescued Jiang Yao, but the two hundred thousand was wasted.
Of course, he would not say this guess out loud, after all, Brother Zhou would definitely be angry if he heard it.
What's more, among Fu Juechuan's betrothal gifts, the three turns and one ring were the least impressive. No wonder this generous gift shocked and envied the officers in the military region.
Now no one will laugh at Ye Qiaoqiao for marrying a poor soldier.
No one can say that Fu Juechuan is poor.
"Impossible!" Zhou Cong gritted his teeth, his eyes bloodshot with anger. He suddenly stood up and angrily swept all the objects on the table to the ground. The crackling sound reflected his anger.
"Brother Zhou, I wouldn't joke about this kind of thing. The betrothal gifts Fu Juechuan brought out were all his mother's relics." Xu Zhengqing told Fu Juechuan about what he had questioned at that time.
Zhou Cong narrowed his eyes, "You were deceived by his words. If he really had so many relics, it is impossible that he would not be willing to buy a watch. The one he wears on his wrist is an old item from 20 years ago. He deliberately made up an excuse and said it openly to make everyone subconsciously believe his words."
"You arrange for someone to investigate, starting with how he bought the color TV. Jewelry can be considered a relic, but a color TV requires a permit from the factory to buy."
"Even if he is a second lieutenant, it is a violation if he wants to ask an acquaintance for help."
"After all, he just decided to get engaged to Ye Qiaoqiao half a month ago. With so little time, even if he gets the approval, there may not be any goods."
"Brother Zhou, what you said makes sense." Xu Zhengqing's eyes lit up when he listened to the reasons Zhou Chong came up with. He really deserves to be a big boss. He is smart and he did not follow the wrong person.
"Brother Zhou, I'll go down and investigate now."
"Go." Zhou Chong had already sentenced Fu Juechuan to death in his heart. He was just waiting to see Ye Qiaoqiao's regretful look after Fu Juechuan was imprisoned.
Outside the study.
Jiang Yao pretended to have just arrived and bumped into Xu Zhengqing who was coming out of the sliding door. "Zhengqing, when did you get here? I just happened to bring some fruit with me. Want some?"
"No need." Xu Zhengqing didn't look at Jiang Yao well. Zhou Cong spent more than 200,000 yuan on this worthless woman. He snorted angrily and strode away.
Jiang Yao's face looked grim, and Zhou Cong's voice calling her was heard in the room.
Jiang Yao immediately put on a gentle smile, "Brother Zhou, I saw that you drank a lot of wine, you must be feeling uncomfortable, eat some fruit to relieve the alcohol."
As she walked towards the study, she was distracted while digesting the news of Ye Qiaoqiao's 200,000 yuan betrothal gift. In the end, she was unhappily driven out by Zhou Cong.
Jiang Yao was feeling depressed, so she didn't even mention it.
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Ye family.
After a wedding banquet, the guests in the compound had lunch and left. Commander Ye asked Xie Wu to arrange for the soldiers in the kitchen to clean up the tables, chairs, benches, and bowls and chopsticks, and then return them to the canteen.
He called Fu Juechuan into the study to talk.
Ye Qiaoqiao looked at Fu Juechuan's back worriedly as he went upstairs.
Xie Lin closed the book beside her and jokingly asked, "Why? After such a short while, you can't bear to leave your fiancé?"
"I didn't." Ye Qiaoqiao quickly retracted her gaze and coughed lightly, refusing to admit that she was a little worried that her father would force Brother Fu to answer about his background because of the bride price.
To be honest, she now just felt that she had caused trouble for Brother Fu.
If he hadn't been fighting for her, how could he have been forced to give out so much betrothal gifts? He just wanted to keep a low profile and conceal his identity while joining the army.
Although I don't know why Brother Fu did this, it is his private matter.
At least in his previous life, Brother Fu revealed his identity only after he was promoted to group leader, which was five years later.
upstairs.
It was pretty much the same as Ye Qiaoqiao had imagined.
Commander Ye asked Fu Juechuan to sit on the chair opposite him. He said in a gentle manner, "Juechuan, can you tell me now where the money you prepared for the betrothal gift came from?"
He is more knowledgeable. Now in 1984, those with a net worth of over 600,000 are mainly businessmen who became rich overnight by moving south to do business after the reform and opening up, or those who are engaged in illegal activities such as smuggling antiques.
"Dad, it is indeed my mother's inheritance." There was almost invisible guilt in Fu Juechuan's eyes.
Originally, he was going to tell Commander Ye about his life experience.
But...this time preparing the betrothal gift...
He just made a phone call home, but his father in the capital started to blame him and told him to go back immediately to meet the woman he liked.
His father never had the patience to communicate with him.
He hung up the phone on the spot.
He knew that he could not break the agreement with his father: no one in the military region could know that he was the son of a chief.
Otherwise his father would interfere in his private affairs.
"Dad, my uncle went to Hong Kong City and opened a company there." Fu Juechuan was silent for a while before revealing a name, "My uncle's name is Zhong Wen."
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