Chapter 85 Dowry
Xia's father and mother said this for Xia Wanyang's sake. If the dowry was put out in the open for everyone to see, it would show that she was valued in her natal family, and her in-laws and neighbors would look up to her.
Zhang Heping took a deep breath. He thought that three turns and one ring were already very impressive, but he didn't expect that the other party actually gave a TV as a dowry.
This TV set is not something you can buy whenever you want. I heard that TV tickets are only available to those who have made contributions. However, looking at Father Xia's military uniform and rank, having a TV ticket is not a big deal.
Xia Shuqian and Xia Shuhan also quickly took out the envelopes they had prepared, "Yangyang, this is the dowry that your brother prepared for you."
Xia Wanyang took it and squeezed it. Each one had at least 20 big unity notes. "Thank you, big brother and second brother!"
Liu Yue said with a smile: "Yangyang, I bought you a lot of beautiful sheets, embroidered with mandarin ducks, you will definitely like them!"
"Thank you, second sister-in-law!"
Aunt Qiao secretly sighed, is the Xia family so rich? Not only did my brother give so much dowry to his wife, but even my sister-in-law was so generous.
As if she had seen through her thoughts, Gu Ning explained, "My second daughter-in-law and Yangyang grew up together, and they are closer than real sisters. My eldest daughter-in-law also prepared something, but she didn't come along because she just got pregnant."
Aunt Qiao was a little embarrassed, "Mother-in-law, you have prepared so much dowry, I don't know what to say!"
Father Xia replied: "We are all doing this for the good of the two children. As long as they live a good life, we will be relieved!"
Zhang Heping didn't expect his in-laws to say that, and quickly agreed: "Yes, we are all for the children!"
Yuan Hong had already prepared the meal. Knowing that the Xia family would arrive in the next two days, Aunt Qiao had already made all the preparations. Almost all of the eight dishes were meat, and the portions were very large.
"My dear relatives, let's go inside to eat and try some of the local produce from our countryside."
The family sat at the table, Father Xia and Zhang Heping sat at the main seats, Mother Xia and Aunt Qiao sat on both sides, the two brothers of the Zhang family automatically sat next to the two brothers of the Xia family, and Yuan Hong also sat next to Liu Yue.
This had been discussed long ago, as everyone had guests to accompany.
Zhang Shiye and Xia Wanyang looked at each other and sat together helplessly.
At the dinner table, Father Xia took out three red envelopes and handed them to the three children of the Zhang family. "We also bought toys for the children. They are all in the luggage. We were in a hurry to come here and didn't bring them. Bring them over later. This is a meeting gift from Grandpa Xia. Take it quickly!"
Zhang Shifeng and Zhang Shijing were very surprised. They didn't expect that the Xia family had made such thoughtful preparations even for their child.
"Thank you, my in-laws!" Aunt Qiao nodded to Zhang Shifeng and Zhang Shijing. The eldest and second children took the red envelopes and said, "Thank you, Grandpa Xia and Grandma Xia."
Zhang Shijing also accepted the red envelope for his son, "Thank you, Uncle Xia!"
The family had a pleasant meal. After the meal, Zhang Heping insisted that the Xia family must stay.
"My dear relatives, although the educated youth camp is large, there are many male educated youths. You will definitely not be used to living here. My mother has already washed and dried the luggage and children's luggage long ago, just waiting for you to come. Don't be afraid of you laughing at me. My eldest and third sons are divorced and are now two bachelors. The three brothers can live in one room, and I will vacate two rooms for you to live in!"
Gu Ning looked at the enthusiastic Zhang family and didn't know what to say. "Okay, then I'll trouble you, my in-laws. Xiaoyue and I will live with Wanyang, and I'll help her pack up her things. Then we can let Old Xia and the two sons live in the same room!"
Seeing that Mother Xia agreed to stay, Aunt Qiao said happily, "Okay, let's arrange it this way. I just heard that you have arrived. My eldest brother has already cleaned up Shi Ye's room. I think you are a little tired. Go and take a rest first. After you have rested, we can go and see the new house!"
Xia Qingshan was a little tired after drinking some wine, so he nodded in agreement.
The father and his two sons went into the house to rest, and Zhang Shiye sent them back to the educated youth site.
When the bell rang, Xia Wanyang put on a straw hat, got on her bicycle and prepared to go to work. "Mom, sister-in-law, you guys go to my room and rest for a while. I'm going to work first. I'll be back after I distribute the tools!"
Liu Yue jumped on the bicycle and said, "I'll go too. Mom, you go and have a rest!"
The two of them came to the warehouse. Liu Yue looked around and touched everything, feeling extremely curious. "Yangyang, you have a great job. It's sheltered from the wind and rain. You can bring some snacks and books to kill time. It's more comfortable than my work!"
After counting, Xia Wanyang smiled and said, "How about you come too?"
Liu Yue shook her head. "No, I won't. What will happen to Xia Shuhan if I come? He will definitely miss me!"
"Tsk, you miss my second brother, right?"
Liu Yue blushed, "You little bitch, you only know how to tease me when we meet. But Yangyang, I saw Feifei at the educated youth center, she didn't talk to me, how come she came here by chance? Are you two okay?"
Xia Wanyang smiled, "She came with Lin Long, but the two of them have fallen out. Lin Long is now with the daughter of a production team leader. Feifei has let it go. We didn't get along very well at the beginning, but now things have eased a lot and our relationship is pretty good. It's not that she doesn't want to talk to you, she's just embarrassed. Let's meet her up tonight to catch up!"
In fact, Liu Yue and Lin Feifei had no hatred, it was just that Liu Yue and Xia Wanyang were better friends. After the two broke up, Xia Wanyang stopped talking to Liu Yue.
After distributing the tools, Xia Wanyang rode her bike and took Liu Yue back to the educated youth site. Xia's mother did not rest, but took out the things one by one and placed them on the kang.
"Mom, why don't you take a break?"
Gu Ning saw her daughter coming back and hurriedly pulled her over, "Yangyang, this is the wedding dress that mom made for you, take a look."
A red cheongsam was placed in the center, and Xia Wanyang fell in love with it at first sight.
"Quick, try it on!"
Liu Yue quickly got on the kang and closed the curtains.
Xia Wanyang changed her clothes with the help of her mother and second sister-in-law. For a moment, Xia's mother and Liu Yue were so surprised that they didn't know what to say.
The conservative and elegant cheongsam looked as if it was tailor-made for her when worn on her. It tightly wrapped around her body curves, making her look particularly fitted. The cheongsam was embroidered with patterns made of gold thread, extending from the neckline to the hem of the skirt. At the hem of the skirt, there was a side slit that was neither too big nor too small, perfectly showing off her slender and straight calves.
"Mom, this dress is beautiful, but..."
Xia Wanyang looked at the two big buns on her chest and sighed.
Liu Yue laughed loudly, "Yangyang, your figure is really...tsk tsk, you are such a cheap brother-in-law!"
Xia Wanyang's old face turned red, and he couldn't help but glance at Xia's mother. Liu Yue followed her gaze and stuck out her tongue.
Gu Ning took out a white gauze shawl and handed it to her, "Put it on and try it on!"
Sure enough, it just happened to cover up the embarrassing area on my chest.
After trying on the clothes, Xia's mother packed the four sets of dowry luggage one by one. When they were mailed, they were stacked together for convenience. On the wedding day, each set had to be separated.
There is also a silk shop, 6 enamel basins, 6 new cups, 6 tea trays, 6 thermoses...
"Mom, why did you buy so many thermoses? I don't need six thermoses to take a bath."
Gu Ning glared at Xia Wanyang, "Who said this is for you to take a bath? This is your dowry, it means six sixes and sixes are lucky, everything comes in this amount."
Xia Wanyang nodded and stopped talking. She understood her parents' intentions. Although they appreciated Zhang Shiye's character, her parents didn't know that her eldest and third brothers were divorced. They always thought that the Zhang family had many sisters-in-law. This was to win face for her in her husband's family. After all, who would marry into the family with so much dowry? Even if she did nothing, no one would say anything.
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