Battalion Commander! Leng Yingying has even risen to the position of battalion commander.
After all, they had ripped off Zhou Jinglan quite a bit back then. As battalion commanders, they knew all too well how much income that rank could bring.
Leng Yingying is now much fatter than usual.
"Anyway, Shuyao said that her mother won't budge unless there's a dowry of 1,000 yuan!" Leng Yaozu said anxiously.
Leng Yaozu genuinely likes Bai Shuyao.
After settling down in the suburbs of the capital, Leng Yaozu often went out to play around in the area, which is how he met Bai Shuyao.
The Bai family wasn't exactly well-off, but their daughter was very beautiful, a well-known beauty in the area, and quite attractive. Many eligible young men in the neighborhood had their eyes on her.
Leng Yaozu's methods were quite good. It took him a while, but he did manage to win her over. However, when it came to marriage, he couldn't rely solely on his smooth talk.
No matter how happy he makes Bai Shuyao, whether or not she marries him still depends on Bai Shuyao's mother's approval!
Bai Shuyao's mother was not easily fooled. Leng Qisheng and Xu Fangfang went to see her several times, but she kept her mouth shut. No amount of hard or soft talk worked. She insisted on a dowry of 1,000 yuan, saying that this was the threshold. If they couldn't get past this threshold, they couldn't talk about anything else!
The Leng family is really worried about this!
But Leng Yaozu was in love with Bai Shuyao and insisted on marrying her.
"Yaozu, Mom knows. Don't worry, Mom and Dad will definitely find a way to raise the money and make sure you can marry Yaoyao!" Xu Fangfang said, especially after meeting Leng Yingying, she was even more confident.
"Honey, about this..."
Although Leng Qisheng didn't say much, he shared the same thoughts as the other two, especially since Leng Yingying was his child. Therefore, even if Leng Yingying flew to the heavens, he would still have to acknowledge him as his father and give him money to spend.
“You two, don’t rush. This matter needs to be considered carefully. Don’t forget, she was hiding in the army before, and we couldn’t do anything about her. Now that we’ve run into her at the shooting range, she might come back a second time. That would make things easier…” Leng Qisheng’s eyes flashed with a sinister and calculating light.
"What if my sister denies it again?" Leng Yaozu asked, after all, there were precedents for this.
Back when Leng Yingying was just a lowly soldier, she already didn't take them seriously. Now that she's a battalion commander, she should be even less likely to be bullied.
Leng Yaozu's concerns were not unfounded.
"Didn't you say that Big Shadow is with a rich man? If Big Shadow doesn't want to pay, we'll ask that man for it. As long as he's interested in Big Shadow, why are we worried about not getting the money?" Leng Qisheng sneered.
"Besides," he said, chewing on peanuts and taking a sip of wine, "she's about to be promoted to battalion commander. If she still doesn't acknowledge us, we'll cause trouble at the army base and ruin her reputation. If she doesn't get promoted then, isn't she afraid?"
"That's right, if she wants to get promoted smoothly, she has to shut us three up!" Xu Fangfang said excitedly, feeling that she had Leng Yingying firmly under her control.
"Mom, you need to keep a close eye on things at the shooting range these days. If my sister goes there to play again, you should let me and Dad know so we can go find her together!" Leng Yaozu couldn't wait for Leng Yingying to come right now; he was practically itching to marry Bai Shuyao.
"Don't worry, Mom will take care of this!" Xu Fangfang said. She had already made up her mind to talk to the other cleaner and have them switch shifts. She would keep an eye on things during this time.
Even when it was her turn to rest, she would keep an eye on things, making sure she didn't miss a single opportunity.
Leng Yaozu finished the last sip of wine in his glass, wiped his hands on his clothes, licked his lips, and said he was going out.
"I need to hurry up and tell Yao Yao this good news so she can wait for me without worry!" Leng Yaozu said happily.
Before leaving to see Bai Shuyao, he tidied himself up a bit, making sure he was clean and presentable, showing that he was very conscious of his image in public.
Leng Yaozu went straight to the Bai family.
"Yao Yao! Yao Yao!" he shouted at the door.
Bai Shuyao's mother, Bai Juan, heard this and rushed to the door, putting her hands on her hips and cursing Leng Yaozu.
"Are you trying to summon my soul? What, are you ready with the thousand yuan dowry? If not, don't even bother coming to the Bai family's door. Let me tell you, not just anyone can marry our Yao Yao!" Bai Juan's voice was very shrill, and she wasn't afraid of being heard at all, she just shouted like that.
"Auntie, don't worry, I promise you the 1,000 yuan dowry, it's no big deal!" Leng Yaozu said shamelessly.
"Oh, everyone knows what's going on with your family. What are you pretending for? It's nothing. You're probably just making this up, aren't you?" Bai Juan said sarcastically.
"No, that's not true, Auntie. You don't know, I have an older sister who's in the military—"
"Come on, don't try to fool me with your military nonsense. What's wrong with the military? Does that mean they can abduct women? Let me tell you, bring me a thousand yuan as a bride price first, and that's all you have to say!" Bai Juan said disdainfully.
"You've really misunderstood!" Normally, Leng Yaozu felt disgusted just looking at Bai Juan's face.
If it weren't for the fact that Bai Shuyao only has Bai Juan as her mother and has no father, and that Bai Shuyao is completely controlled by her mother, he really wouldn't be so humble.
But today was different. He felt particularly confident, and Leng Yingying was his source of confidence.
“You don’t know much about my family. I have an older sister who’s in the army and is about to be promoted to battalion commander. You can ask around and find out what a battalion commander is. This 1,000 yuan dowry is nothing to us. Don’t worry, we’ve already told my sister about my marriage. She’ll definitely help me with the dowry!” Leng Yaozu said confidently.
"Sister Battalion Commander?" Bai Juan was indeed not as arrogant and sarcastic as she had been at the beginning.
Bai Juan knew all too well what kind of people the Leng family was.
She genuinely looked down on her daughter, believing that with her daughter's looks, she could definitely find a better husband and a family that would offer more dowry, which is why she kept putting on airs.
As it turns out, Bai Shuyao is brainless and actually fell for the incompetent Leng Yaozu.
Fortunately, Bai Juan was able to control her daughter, which is why she asked for a dowry of one thousand yuan.
"You're not lying, are you?" Bai Juan asked suspiciously.
"How could I lie about this? It's true, really!" Leng Yaozu noticed that Bai Juan's expression had softened, and he was extremely pleased with himself. He knew that this snobbish mother-in-law would fall for this. He then called out to the door, "Yaoyao, Yaoyao, come out quickly, I'm here to take you out to play!"
Bai Shuyao had been listening inside for quite a while. She had wanted to come out earlier, but her mother had stopped her. Now she couldn't stand it anymore and immediately ran out.
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