Su Qingzhi was a pushover; she couldn't be swayed no matter what she did, which made Su Qingzhi so angry that her chest ached.
She recalled her previous encounters with Su Qingzhi.
When has she ever not suffered in silence?
They were either bullied to the point of being unable to back down, or forced into making a fool of themselves.
The wedding is just around the corner.
She didn't want to be publicly humiliated by Su Qingzhi at this moment.
After thinking it over and over, she was at her wit's end.
He had no choice but to reach into the hidden pocket inside his clothes and rummage around for a long time.
Finally, she pulled out two ten-yuan bills.
Reluctantly, she slapped the two pieces of paper into Su Qingzhi's hand, gritted her teeth, and whispered, "Here, twenty yuan! Use it wisely and pick out something decent!"
Su Qingzhi gently pinched the two frayed bills with her fingers.
"Mom, only twenty? Do you think I've already suffered enough, or are you planning to buy my second brother a mourning outfit?"
"He's going to be the groom! He's going to the village chief's house to make a good impression! At the supply and marketing cooperative, even a decent piece of fabric, including the workmanship, costs less than a hundred yuan, and they won't even bother with you!"
"This is a major event in his life, and you're only willing to spend twenty?"
"one hundred?"
Zhu Xiuqin jumped up, her eyes wide, and her voice rose considerably.
He seemed somewhat out of control due to his excitement.
"Are you kidding me? Twenty yuan is more than enough. If you pick carefully, you can even buy a piece of good quality fabric! Don't try to fool me!"
"Whether it's enough or not, Mom knows in her heart."
Su Qingzhi said it casually, then sighed, her tone somewhat perfunctory.
"Alright, alright, let everyone see how magnificent my second brother's wedding attire is!"
After saying that, she shook the money in her hand, clenching each bill tightly with her fingers, then turned and walked out of the kitchen.
The sound of footsteps clicked and faded into the distance.
Zhu Xiuqin stood there, stunned.
She stood alone in the middle of the kitchen, the excitement from her earlier speech still lingering on her face.
But a hint of hesitation surfaced in his eyes.
The thought of Shen Zhiyu, dressed in tattered clothes, standing next to Liu Yuelan for the wedding ceremony made her feel like something was blocking her heart.
She could almost see that day, with the village chief standing on the platform, his smile a condescending one.
Chen Chunxiang watched coldly from the sidelines, a mocking smile playing on her lips.
I imagined the villagers gathering in small groups, whispering and commenting.
They said things like the Zhang family's son was poor and the bride had chosen a worthless woman...
She was about to explode.
Anger burned in her chest like gunpowder, making it hard for her to breathe and causing her face to flush red.
"Come back here! Come back now!"
She suddenly shouted and practically rushed out of the kitchen.
He ran to the door in a few steps, just as Su Qingzhi stepped out of the threshold.
Hearing the voice behind her, she stopped in her tracks.
Zhu Xiuqin rushed forward, grabbed Su Qingzhi's arm, and pulled her so hard she almost fell.
She ignored all of that, gritted her teeth, and took out a roll of banknotes with curled edges from her bag.
That was money she had saved up one bill at a time by living frugally.
With a heavy heart, she pulled out eight ten-yuan bills, smoothing out the wrinkles one by one, her eyes filled with reluctance and struggle.
But in the end, he gritted his teeth and threw it out.
"Here you go! Take this! One hundred dollars! Buy it! You must buy the best!"
"The fabric must be the best!"
Her tone was warning, and her voice was angry.
"If we could save even a penny..."
I'll skin you alive!
However, his emotions were too intense, and his actions were too hasty.
The roll of money suddenly slipped from her hand and spilled all over the ground.
Several banknotes were even blown by the wind and almost floated out the door.
Su Qingzhi clutched her waist, her face contorted in pain, and squatted down, crying out, "Ouch, Mom, my back hurts, I can't bend over, I hope the money doesn't blow away in the wind!"
She looked like she was about to collapse, her expression one of extreme pain.
But his eyes secretly glanced at Zhu Xiuqin, and the corners of his mouth curled up slightly.
You want her to run errands, and you still want to make things difficult for her?
It's not that easy.
Su Qingzhi was secretly pleased with herself, but her face still maintained a "painful" expression.
Zhu Xiuqin was waiting to pick up the scattered banknotes.
Zhu Xiuqin understood that she was doing it on purpose.
She knew perfectly well what was going on, but there was nothing she could do.
She knew that the most important thing now was to let her son have a grand wedding.
She gritted her teeth, squatted down, and picked up the banknotes from the ground one by one with her rough hands.
Su Qingzhi, who was pretending to be asleep, was awakened by his stealthy approach and slowly opened her eyes.
After recognizing that the person standing in front of the bed looking down at her was Shen Zhiyu, her gaze turned icy.
"What's the matter?"
He subconsciously took a small step back, feeling a slight sense of dread.
He always felt that her eyes were just like the venomous snake that bit him in the room a few nights ago—cold and vicious!
This woman...
He's no pushover, and he's really ruthless.
He felt inexplicably uneasy and was actually a little afraid of her!
But the thought of getting married and not being able to even afford the two thousand yuan dowry came to mind.
Shen Zhiyu then mustered his courage again and put on an unreasonable act.
"Sister-in-law, didn't you originally promise to marry me first? But in the end, you still married my brother."
“You and my brother owe me something, and now that I’m getting married, it’s only right that you, sister-in-law, help me out financially.”
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