Chapter 161 Preparing Dowry
Although he had An Chengyu to accompany him, she was just a child. What was there for him to compete with a child?
Thinking of this, he glanced at An Chengyu. An Chengyu saw the meaning in his eyes and immediately exploded.
"Uncle Master, although I really don't want to hurt your heart by saying this, your nephew is not alone~"
As soon as An Chengyu said this, everyone looked at him. An Chengyu quietly straightened his chest, raised his head slightly and said proudly: "Don't look at me so young, I am also a married man."
Shen Shixu bent his finger and tapped his forehead, "What are you daydreaming about? Where did you get a wife? And if you really have a wife, how come I, as your master, don't know?"
Shen Shixu's knock didn't hurt at all, and An Chengyu didn't care at all. She happily showed off her new playmate to them.
“I just met her recently, her name is Xu Baozhen, and she’s the granddaughter of my grandfather’s old friend.
I recently came to Beijing to visit my grandfather, and we have been hanging out together these days. I thought she was very beautiful and had a very good temper, so I asked her if she would like to be my wife, and she agreed. So I am a family man now! ”
Shen Zexi knew that they often talked like this among children and shouldn’t be taken seriously.
But this does not change the fact that An Chengyu also has a partner. Shen Zexi feels very unhappy at this moment. He cannot beat the old one and cannot compare with the young one.
I just wanted to out of sight and out of mind, so I just threw my sleeves and ran away.
Mother Shen looked at his fleeing back and stabbed him hard, "Remember what you promised me, you must bring me a daughter-in-law before the New Year!"
Shen Zexi had originally deleted this sentence from his mind, but after being reminded by Shen's mother, the words asking him to marry a wife seemed to be circulating in his mind like a spell.
Shen Shixu saw Shen Zexi stagger obviously, "Mom, don't push your brother too hard. Things like marrying a wife still depend on fate. How can we meet someone we like just by forcing them?"
"I'm not in a hurry to get your brother married tomorrow." Mother Shen sighed and said, "It's because your brother is too inactive. I see him going out every day, thinking that sooner or later he will bring back a sweetheart.
On the way, I specifically called the people around him to ask if there were any girls around Zexi who were close to him or people he could talk to?
It doesn't matter whether it's a girl or a boy, as long as he likes it, it's fine.
But people around him said that your brother doesn’t have anyone close to him, and they have never seen him go out to eat with anyone except his partners.
Your father and I are worried that your brother might be traumatized by what happened in the Wu family and that’s why he’s unwilling to interact with others. ”
Shen Shixu then understood why his parents were urging his brother so much. It turned out that they were worried about this. Indeed, after experiencing two bad things, it is inevitable that he would have a psychological shadow on getting married.
"So that's what mom and dad are worried about. This psychological problem needs time to heal. Mom and dad should not push too hard. I'm afraid that he will rebel and harm my brother even more."
Shen Shixu comforted the old couple, and Xiao Jinyi also persuaded them, "Yes, uncle and aunt, I don't think Brother Shen seems to be worried. Maybe it's just that fate hasn't arrived, so he hasn't found his other half!"
An Chengyu and the others also followed suit and started to persuade her. With so many people comforting her, Shen's mother, who was only distressed for a while, was soon coaxed into peace and began to worry about another thing.
"What you said makes sense, but even though we don't have to worry about him now, there are other things we need to worry about."
Mother Shen said as she looked at Shen Shixu and Xiao Jinyi, "Ah Xu is getting married soon, and we need to prepare a dowry for him. Jinyi, are there any rules to follow when preparing a dowry for marrying into the royal family?"
When this was mentioned, Xiao Jinyi immediately became excited, and the others also put down the melon seeds and fruits in their hands and followed along.
"The royal family does have some unwritten rules regarding dowries. The crown princess and the queen can only bring a maximum of 126 dowries, while the dowries brought by the prince's wife and the prince's wife cannot be less than 66 dowries. Most of them are around 86 dowries. The ones who love their daughters more will prepare 106 dowries."
When Shen's father and mother heard that they could only prepare these, they were very worried. The dowry they prepared for Shen Shixu far exceeded 126 loads, but now they could only prepare 106 loads at most.
Seeing the two people worried, Xiao Jinyi guessed something, "Uncle and aunt, do you think 106 dowries are not enough? If that's the case, I can ask for a favor from my father to increase the dowry to 126 dowries."
"It would be great if we could add more, but even if we add 126, I'm afraid we still won't be able to fit it all."
Shen Shixu didn't expect that his father and mother would prepare so much for him, but did this really not empty their family?
"Mom and Dad, how much stuff did you prepare for me? Did you empty the Shen family's house?"
Father Shen saw what he was worried about, and stroked his beard and said, “Don’t worry, your brother’s share has not been touched, these are all yours.
Since before you were born, your mother and I started preparing betrothal gifts and dowries for our future children as soon as we got married. Decades have passed, and we have accumulated so much of these things.
Although you have gone from taking a wife to marrying off, which has forced us to adjust your betrothal gift, the value remains the same as before.
In addition to what we have prepared, there are also the rewards you have received, and the gifts given by your friends and your apprentices. You have to take all of these with you, and they are also your dowry.
So a few boxes simply cannot fit in, but if the number exceeds that, you’re afraid someone will use this as an excuse to attack you. ”
Shen Shixu didn't expect that his parents would start preparing these for him and Shen Zexi so early.
When An Chengyu knew that Mr. and Mrs. Shen were worried that the boxes would not be enough, she came up with an idea, "Since the boxes can't hold all the things, why not just make them bigger? That way we can put more things in them!"
Jiang Bin thought this method was great, and gave him a thumbs up and said, "This is a good idea, brother, you are so smart!"
An Chengyu was praised, and she put her hands on her waist and raised her head with a very proud look.
Shen's father and mother also thought this was a good idea. So they made the boxes bigger so that one box could hold the things in two boxes. Wouldn't that way they could pack all the things?
Once they had the idea, they immediately went to find skilled craftsmen and asked them to make 126 boxes.
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