"Do you need me to come and help you?
"No need. If you come here, you really don't have the courage to stay. It's too embarrassing. I'll find you when I have something else."
Wen Xin nodded, "Okay, you are pregnant, remember not to get too excited."
"Well, bye."
Wen Xin looked at the phone call that Xiao Han hung up and frowned. It seemed that Xiao Han's life was not as easy as hers.
Even though her parents favored boys over girls since she was a child, when she grew up and finally found a job to earn some money, she was still exploited by her parents and became a supportive brother.
She thought she had found happiness, but she never expected that both her husband and her mother-in-law were not people to be trifled with. She really jumped from one abyss into another.
My parents don’t spoil me, and my in-laws don’t love me.
Even her younger brother and sister-in-law rode on her head.
Just as I was thinking about it, Lin Haiyan's voice rang out, "What happened to Xiao Han?"
Wen Xin came over and looked at Lin Haiyan's healthy face. She felt a little better. She sat down beside her, buried her head in her arms and said, "Mom, it's great to have you."
"Haha!" Lin Haiyan touched her head and said, "You're still acting like a spoiled child even at this age."
"Xiao Han's parents brought their entire family to seek refuge with Xiao Han. I think Xiao Han's good days are over."
"What do you mean?"
"Her parents favor boys over girls. Now Xiao Han's brother sold his house for gambling, and moved his family to live with Xiao Han. Her mother-in-law and husband are not good people either. They don't let them move in, and they don't even let them enter the door. The two families are now quarreling."
Lin Haiyan smiled and said, "Don't worry. Every family has its own problems. Xiao Han is an adult now. You don't need to feel sad for her. She will handle it. You should live a good life with Mo Han now. It would be best if you could give him a child. This is what you should think about."
"Oh! The child must be born, but..."
Her face blushed and she hesitated to speak.
"Is it that Mo Han doesn't want a child?"
"No, it's just that I can't have a baby with him yet."
......
In front of Xiao’s house.
Mr. Xiao knocked hard on the door. Mrs. Xiao was sitting at the stairs with her grandchildren.
Xiao Han's younger brother Xiao Fei was squatting beside him playing games.
Xiao Fei's wife Qiaohua was leaning against the wall cracking melon seeds. The melon seed shells were all over the corridor, and her pockets of large and small bags filled the stairs.
The neighbors coming and going up and down the stairs looked at them with contempt, said nothing, and hurried upstairs.
Inside the house, Xiao Han looked at Wang Guodong and Wang Qiang who were eating and seemed to be hesitant to speak.
She stood there, feeling extremely humble.
The knocking on the door became louder and louder. Xiao Han turned around to open the door, but was stopped by Wang Qiang.
"If you dare to open the door, our Xiao family won't even want you anymore."
"What's going on? I'm in trouble for finding a wife."
Xiao Han stopped and turned to Zhang Guodong and said, "Guodong, it's not a good idea for my parents to sit outside. They will disturb the neighbors in the building and it will embarrass us."
"Why don't we let them come in and sit down, and both sides can discuss it, and then I'll let them go back to the countryside."
Zhang Guodong put his chopsticks on the table and said coldly: "Can your parents go back? Will they listen to you?"
Xiao Han frowned, "Just let me try! Otherwise it would be too embarrassing."
Wang Qiang heard this and said, "Okay, I'll let them in, but I don't want any money. I can give them a meal this morning, and they have to leave immediately after eating. Otherwise, don't blame me for being rude."
"Yes, I will send them away after dinner."
Xiao Han opened the door, and the Xiao family came in, dragging in large and small woven bags. Then the two children happily ran in to look for food and toys.
Father Xiao looked around and saw Wang Qiang and Zhang Guodong eating. He smiled and said, "Mother-in-law, if you had let us in earlier, we wouldn't be so embarrassed, right?"
"I can provide you with a meal this morning. Please leave immediately after eating," Wang Qiang stood up, unable to eat any more, walked out and ordered them to leave.
Mother Xiao said, "Mother-in-law, this is not very kind of you. We came all the way from the countryside, and you didn't entertain us, but you want to send us away as soon as we entered the door. Isn't this too much!"
"And you, Zhang Guodong, we are Xiao Han's parents after all. How come you don't have any manners at all and don't invite us to have breakfast?"
Zhang Guodong was accused and said with a bad face: "What kind of parents are you?"
"You favor boys over girls. Xiao Han has lived such a miserable life in your family. The word 'parents' seems to be tainted when it comes out of your mouth."
When Father Xiao heard this, he roared, “What do you mean?”
"Why do you need me to explain it clearly? Xiao Han has already told me about what you two elders did. Hurry up and eat and go back to your hometown."
Mother Xiao smiled and said, "If you want to send us back so badly, then fine. Let's talk about the gift."
When the betrothal gift was mentioned, Wang Qiang's face darkened. She said coldly, "Okay, let's talk. I'll see what you want to do."
Several people sat down on the sofa, and no one even poured them a glass of water.
Wang Qiaohua was not polite and directly invited her two little babies to come to the dining table to eat the remaining breakfast.
Zhang Guodong and Wang Qiang felt that this family was shameless, but they didn't say anything.
Xiao Han held her breath. What Wen Xin said really came true. The parents of both sides were going to fight over the bride price. It seemed that divorce was almost certain.
She was secretly worried about what would happen to the child in her belly if she got divorced.
How can I raise this child without money?
Xiao Han clenched his hands nervously.
Mother Xiao said with a smile: "Mother-in-law, you are really calculating. You just secretly married and didn't even discuss such an important matter as marriage with us. You didn't even give us the betrothal gifts, three golds, or a car. Although my daughter is a money-loser, there is no need for her to be insulted by you like this!"
Wang Qiang said coldly: "You should ask your daughter about this. I didn't even know about their flash marriage. They acted first and asked for permission later. What does your daughter's silence have to do with our family?"
"It's over now, and I don't want to talk about it. It's not bad to pay the betrothal gift now. We'll leave immediately after we get the betrothal gift, and we won't even have a meal. Otherwise, we plan to stay for a long time."
"Why?"
"Xiao Han was born after ten months of pregnancy and raised by us. We paid so much to raise her. How could she be given away to your family for nothing? Moreover, she is pregnant now, which is a great contribution to your family. You should give her a betrothal gift."
Father Xiao said, "Yes, as for the betrothal gift, don't be too generous, just give us a hundred thousand, and then you don't have to buy the three golds, just give us a discount in cash, about ten thousand. You also need to give us a car when our child marries in the city, and as for the car, none of us have learned to drive, so just give us a discount! Give us a discount of one hundred thousand, the total is..."
Father Xiao counted on his fingers, "Two hundred and ten thousand, I'll give you a discount so it'll be two hundred thousand."
Xiao Han opened his mouth slightly in silence.
Dad is lying with his eyes open!
Wang Qiaohua was extremely envious. It turned out that the dowry in the city was so high. When she got married, she only had 18,000 yuan, not even the three golds. Her parents paid for the dowry out of their own pocket.
It’s really cheap when you think about it!
Wang Qiang said coldly: "You think this is a robbery! We city people don't ask for so much in betrothal gifts. Don't think we don't understand the market situation in your countryside."
"The bride price is 28,000 yuan, and you also have to bring a refrigerator, washing machine, and a two-wheeled motorcycle as a dowry."
Zhang Guodong said coldly: "Yes, you can ask for a betrothal gift, but it can only be based on the amount in your village. You must also remember to buy these three things."
Father Xiao crossed his legs and said in a haughty manner, "We bought these three items for 28,000 yuan, and there is nothing left. 200,000 yuan each is not a small amount, otherwise we will just waste it here."
Mother Xiao also said: "Yes, it just so happens that we have no home. Your home is so nice, it would be a waste if we don't live there."
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