"How can you be so stubborn?"
"These days, who doesn't use their older sister's or younger sister's gift to marry a wife?" An Qionglan was so angry that her neck turned red.
She couldn't sleep at night because she was worried about her son's marriage, and now her son wanted to make her angry.
Han Weixian couldn't help but speak for his eldest brother, "Mom, my brother is right, we can't take Sister Fengzhi's betrothal gift."
"Besides, Sister Xiao Nuan kept the betrothal gift for herself and didn't give it to those people in the Su family."
"In my opinion, the betrothal gift and the dowry should correspond to each other. If you accept so much betrothal gift from others, shouldn't you also give back a dowry of similar value?"
"Even if you can't get back the dowry in equal value, at least you should get back half of it, right?"
An Qionglan was so excited that her voice became louder. "I only asked for half of the betrothal money. Sanguanyixiang only asked for the bicycle and sewing machine. The rest will be left to Fengzhi."
Han Weixian analyzed calmly, "What you left behind was originally the betrothal gift given to your sister by others. You didn't give any dowry yourself."
"The dowry is what you bought for your sister with our family's money, not calculated from the betrothal gift."
An Qionglan suddenly didn't know what to say. She had put a lot of thought into planning for them, thinking that there would be a big item for her eldest son's wedding and a big item for her youngest son's wedding. However, she never expected that people would think that she was selling out her daughter and coveting her daughter's dowry!
"Both of you should stop talking and don't make your mother angry."
"She did this because she was thinking about you two boys, right?"
As soon as Han Zhushan finished speaking, he heard his youngest son say, "Dad, Mom, this is your own idea. My eldest brother and I have never thought about asking for a dowry from my sister."
"You can't do things we don't like in the name of caring about us."
The more An Qionglan listened, the more she felt that she had heard this from Su Nuan. Her youngest son liked playing with this cousin the most and was greatly influenced by her. Now that she thought about it, she didn't know whether it was a good thing or not...
Military family compound.
Old Mrs. Ling and the others were also discussing the issue of the bride price. Han Fengzhi originally wanted to give all the bride price to her family, leaving the watch and the radio. As for the sewing machine and the bicycle, she planned to give them to her older and younger brothers so that they could each have a big item when they get married in the future.
What could Su Nuan say after hearing this?
People of this era seem to be living for others, accustomed to sacrificing their own interests for the benefit of everyone else.
It’s different for Old Lady Ling, she is the elder and has the final say.
"Leave half of the betrothal money to you for your own comfort."
"Pick three pieces from the three turns and one ring, and leave the other one for home."
"Also make her two new sets of clothes, and buy her a mandarin duck quilt and two mandarin duck pillows."
"We can't marry off our daughter by just collecting gifts without giving her a dowry."
If the other party had only given a few dozen yuan as a betrothal gift, she would not have said these things.
But now the man is sincere in wanting to marry her granddaughter, and there is indeed a situation of marrying up in their family, so she has to save face for Han Fengzhi and not embarrass her.
"Grandma, isn't this too little for our family?"
Seeing this, Su Nuan quickly spoke up for her grandmother, "Fengzhi, think about it, 60 yuan for the betrothal gift and a big item, is that too little?"
"How many people do you know who can afford these gifts?"
Han Fengzhi also realized that this was not a small amount. On the contrary, it exceeded the betrothal gifts of those people she knew.
"But if I only keep one big piece, what will happen when my brother gets married?" Han Fengzhi expressed her concerns.
Su Nuan replied, "Weixian is only in the first year of high school this year. Maybe he will be able to enter university in the future. As long as he studies hard and gets into university, he will have a good future. Are you still worried that he won't have money to buy something big?"
"I'm only giving one big thing to my family. Even if I agree, my parents won't agree, right?"
"For matters like the bride price, isn't it the parents who decide whether to stay or go?"
Han Fengzhi's voice became lower and lower, and she secretly glanced at her grandmother's expression.
Old Lady Ling made the final decision, "I will talk to your parents about the betrothal gift tomorrow."
"You don't have to worry about it."
Han Fengzhi stopped talking. In the past, it was basically her grandmother who had the final say at home.
Will my parents listen to grandma this time?
She was a little uncertain. After all, the bride price was such a big thing. How many people relied on their daughter's bride price to improve their family's life and find a wife for their son?
…
The news that Jiang Tianyou had filed a marriage report spread throughout the entire family compound. When Old Mrs. Li heard the news, she staggered and her face was full of disbelief. How could it happen so suddenly?
"Who is Captain Jiang going to marry?" She asked her son Lu Xiuyuan, holding his hand.
"She is the cousin of Captain Song's wife."
Old Mrs. Li reacted and realized that it was no wonder that she saw Su Nuan outside Jiang Tianyou’s dormitory that day. It turned out that it was her who did it.
If Jiang Tianyou marries someone else, what will happen to her daughter?
Old Lady Li got anxious and started to curse without caring about anything, "You little bitch!"
"She did it on purpose!"
"I knew clearly that I was going to introduce Shao Jun to Captain Jiang, but she also wanted to introduce her cousin to Captain Jiang. She just wanted to piss me off!"
Lu Xiuyuan finally understood that the person his mother was scolding was Su Nuan. He was so scared that he quickly scolded Old Lady Li, "Shut up!"
"Have you forgotten the last time I was criticized?"
"You think being a burden to me isn't enough? Do you want to cause me to be demoted?"
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