Chapter 9 Rejection of Marriage
The Shen family had a big commotion yesterday, and they were the center of gossip. When the Xu family arrived at the Shen family's house early this morning, everyone in the neighborhood stared at them.
A middle-aged woman came with a matchmaker and a young man.
The middle-aged woman looked smart and capable. When she saw the Shen family, she immediately said, "I brought my son here to meet them today. We will be a family sooner or later."
Old Mrs. Shen gave a dry laugh.
Second Aunt Zeng Juhua hurriedly said, "Please come in. No wonder I heard the magpies chirping so early this morning. It turns out it's my mother-in-law who's here!"
Her face was full of enthusiasm, and there was no trace of the ferocious look she had when she was kicked yesterday.
Third Aunt Liu Yu looked at her sister-in-law and curled her lips. She knew that her second sister-in-law was a fake person. Now she saw that she really didn't say anything unfair to her.
She didn't hear the magpie's chirping, but the couple had a pretty loud argument yesterday.
The one who came was the White Widow, carrying her son Xu Tian, and the matchmaker with her to propose marriage.
Generally, when proposing a marriage, the man will prepare a four-sided gift, so that the woman will feel good when she takes it along the way.
But the White Widow took nothing.
Widow Bai was afraid of being criticized, so she spoke first, "People in our village heard that I wanted to spend a thousand yuan to marry my son. They said, 'What kind of girl would cost a thousand yuan? Is she really that expensive?' But I didn't listen to them. I just wanted to find a girl who was pretty and could do housework."
As soon as Widow Bai opened her mouth, the people in the Shen family looked a little unnatural.
When Xu came to his in-laws' side with this thousand yuan betrothal gift, he felt a bit superior and there was a hint of sarcasm in his words!
Although the Shen family wanted to sell Shen Qingyue for a good price, they didn't expect that they would suffer before the wedding.
Second Uncle Shen and Third Uncle Shen both looked unhappy.
Xu Xiuzhi was afraid that the other party would notice, so she quickly said, "Come in, let's talk."
Zeng Juhua also hurriedly said, "I'll pour you some tea."
The White Widow curled her lips with a look of disdain. People like this really don't know how to put themselves in the right place.
You want to get the money, and you want to act like a relative. There is no such good thing in the world.
I watched the Shen sisters fetching water and feeding chickens in the yard. They were all skinny.
The White Widow said, "Oh, it takes several people to do such a small job. Your family is quite good at spoiling the children."
Liu Yu didn't take these children seriously on a daily basis, which was her fault, but she still felt unhappy when outsiders said that. She was not like her second sister-in-law, who had such a good temper, and she was almost about to lose her temper.
She was held by her husband Shen Daye, who kept pointing a thousand yuan at her.
Liu Yu took a few deep breaths before suppressing his anger.
The White Widow entered the house. The old lady brought out some peach cakes and some sesame seeds, and made several cups of oil tea noodles.
The White Widow ate and picked at the food, "What did we have when we got married? We only gave thirty or fifty yuan as a gift, and my parents even gave me a similar dowry."
The White Widow laughed heartily, but no one joined her, and her expression darkened again. She had finally noticed.
The Shen family was determined to get a betrothal gift of 1,000 yuan from her and had no intention of giving a dowry at all.
Widow Bai stopped talking when she saw this and asked, "Where's Shen Qingyue? We're all here, why don't we see her?"
Widow Bai said, "My boy earns a lot of money and is capable. Many girls want to marry him, but my son said he wants to find a stunning beauty. That's why he found Shen Qingyue and arranged for the children to meet her. If it works out, I will pay a thousand yuan for the betrothal gift without missing a cent."
The Shen family members were sweating on their foreheads: "You didn't tell us you were coming in advance, and Yueyue went to visit her uncle's house!" Zeng Juhua said.
The white widow said, "Where is her uncle's house? Let's go and get to know him." She could offer a thousand yuan as a betrothal gift. She would be a guest of honor wherever she went.
The Shen family members hesitated and talked about other things.
Widow Bai saw something was wrong and quickly gave Xu Tianshi a look. Xu Tian said he was going to the bathroom. After leaving the house, he went outside to inquire.
After going out, he didn't need to ask specifically, as everyone had heard about the Shen family's Tiangan War. The more Xu Tian listened, the more he felt something was wrong, and then he returned to the Shen family panting.
Seeing the Shen family still making excuses, he suddenly felt angry: "Mom, we are late. We missed the good show yesterday."
Xu Tian's words made everyone in the Shen family feel a pang of fear in their hearts.
The White Widow quickly asked, "What's going on?"
Xu Tian said: "Just now when I went out, the neighbors told me that Shen Qingyue didn't want to get married. They wanted a thousand yuan betrothal gift to build a house for her parents. Shen Qingyue was almost killed yesterday."
Xu Xiuzhi immediately complained, "Who's got to do with them? They're all getting involved."
Zeng Juhua said, "My mother-in-law never said anything like this. This is all just rumors from outsiders. The villagers are jealous. Our family has found such a good marriage, so it's natural that they will say some things behind our backs. How can you, a smart person like you, believe this?"
Widow Bai, who had raised her son alone, had a strong personality. She flew into a rage upon hearing her son's words. Then, hearing Zeng Juhua still using her clever tongue to explain, she smacked her hard with a big ear hook.
"Okay, do you think I'm stupid?"
Zeng Juhua only felt a buzzing in her ears and her face quickly swelled up.
The White Widow was furious: "I felt something was wrong the moment I walked in. Your family is hiding something from me. And even now you're still playing tricks on me!"
The white widow grew angrier as she thought about it. "What's wrong with my son? He's got the right build and looks. Spending a thousand yuan on a bride is a fortune nobody in the surrounding villages would pay, and you're still making excuses. If I hadn't come here, I wouldn't have known about it."
The White Widow angrily said, "Let's go. Son, let's not get married."
She walked out of the yard, still furious, and spat loudly: "You want to use my family's money to build your house? Why don't you take a piss and look at yourself to see if you are worthy enough?"
Many people gathered to join in the fun. The White Widow left with her son, leaving the matchmaker and her son staring at each other.
The matchmaker had been a big help in this matter, and she thought it had been secretly agreed upon and was a sure thing. She was just waiting to drink the thank-you wine!
Now that things have broken down, the matchmaker said, "What's wrong with you? You all begged me to find you someone straightforward and generous. I put so much effort into it. Now it's like this. Oh, what are you going to do?"
The matchmaker was making a fuss. Normally, if the marriage was successful, the matchmaker would have to give the Shen family a ten-yuan red envelope. Now that it was cancelled, the matchmaker insisted on asking the Shen family to pay the ten yuan.
How could the Shen family be willing to spend this money?
The matchmaker was so angry: "Think carefully, you still have so many granddaughters and grandsons who are not married yet. If you don't pay me this time, I can't introduce you to anyone next time."
The Shen family has no words to express their suffering.
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