Seeing this, Shen Jialiang quickly comforted Lan Meixuan.
"Mom, Jiayi can go back to her parents' house for a few days whenever she wants, or stay with me for a few days whenever she wants. Don't worry!"
Lan Meixuan and her daughter have spent a period of time together, not too long, not too short. Although it has been less than three years, they have already made up for the missing mother-daughter relationship and restored it to a normal mother-daughter relationship.
So, although Lan Meixuan said she wanted to introduce Chen Jiayi to someone, she didn't actually do anything about it. Little did she know she was being schemed against by that kind of person!
Chen Jiayi also comforted Lan Meixuan.
"Mom, it's okay. I'll be going back to my parents' home in three days, and I'll come to see you then."
Lan Meixuan nodded, wiped away her tears, and her voice was choked with emotion.
"Jiajia, what if..."
She paused, but didn't say anything more.
But Chen Jiayi understood what Lan Meixuan meant. She narrowed her eyes slightly and smiled as she spoke.
"Mom, don't worry!"
After watching her parents get into the car, Chen Jiayi felt a void in her heart.
How should I put this feeling...?
This was the first time her parents had left a place without taking her home.
After watching his father-in-law and mother-in-law's car disappear, Shen Jialiang reached out and grasped Chen Jiayi's shoulder.
"The fireworks will start at midnight. Aren't you tired? Do you want to go back and rest?"
It's already 11 o'clock, we can go back and rest for a while.
Chen Jiayi thought about it and agreed, "Then let's go back and rest."
Shen Jialiang's eyes darkened, and a faint smile appeared on his lips.
The two returned to their new home together. There was no tradition of making merry in the newlyweds' room at night, so when Shen Jialiang and Chen Jiayi returned, the two…
They're counting money!
They received a lot of money as wedding gifts. Both sets of parents gave the money to the couple. Someone kept a record of how much they received, but Chen Jiayi and Shen Jialiang still had to count it.
"Two pieces, five pieces..."
The two opened the red envelopes and counted the money as they went.
The largest denomination was 20. Chen Jiayi was in charge of opening the red envelopes, and Shen Jialiang was in charge of counting them.
In the end, the total amount of money given as gifts was about 6888, with some change and some exact.
Chen Jiayi was shocked to receive so much money as a gift. Although she would have to pay it back herself later, the total amount from relatives, friends, and her parents was truly astonishing!
When she married Ding Haowen, Ding Haowen's family held a banquet with 28 tables, inviting people from the same village to eat.
In rural areas, a table seats about ten people, and the gifts given are relatively small.
Basically, it's five cents, one dollar, or two dollars.
It is said that the Ding family received 131 yuan in gift money for the banquet, but spent more than 100 yuan on the banquet itself, so it seems they even lost money.
In rural areas, holding banquets is not profitable, but in cities, people generally give more gifts when holding banquets.
Basically, you won't lose money, but you also won't make a profit.
Today, with so much money being given as gifts, most of the Shen family relatives and Chen family relatives contributed a large amount.
Many relatives I'd never met before suddenly appeared today.
Chen Jiayi was somewhat surprised; she couldn't even tell who was who when receiving the gifts.
"Keep this safe!" Shen Jialiang counted the money again and handed it to Chen Jiayi.
Chen Jiayi exclaimed "Ah!" and then took the money and counted it.
After confirming that the amount was the same as Shen Jialiang's, he looked at Shen Jialiang with some hesitation.
"Teacher Shen..."
"Um?"
Shen Jialiang raised an eyebrow and hummed in response, reminding Chen Jiayi of their current relationship.
Chen Jiayi blushed slightly, then said to Shen Jialiang.
"Should I keep all this money?"
"So much money, plus the change-of-address fee given by my parents... it's about 7,500."
After Chen Jiayi removed the amulet, she discovered the large red envelope that Shen's parents had given her!
She knew that Shen's parents had the income of normal national-level cadres and never accepted gifts from others in private.
I originally thought the "change of address fee" would be a normal small amount, but I didn't expect Shen's parents to give such a big red envelope!
Shen Jialiang chuckled, "It's alright. Your parents gave you this money to support our new family. Just take it and do whatever you want with it."
He just wanted to give the money to his wife; as for how Chen Jiayi spent it, Shen Jialiang wouldn't care.
Chen Jiayi thought for a moment, "I'll give your parents three thousand, and put the rest in a fixed deposit, how about that?"
Shen Jialiang raised an eyebrow and glanced at the time.
What's the point of giving them to us?
"Didn't they pay for the banquet today?"
Chen Jiayi was a little confused, but also felt embarrassed.
If her in-laws pay for the wedding banquet, Chen Jiayi feels embarrassed no matter what.
Shen Jialiang chuckled and reached out to take her hand.
"No need to give it to them. The fact that my parents are willing to let us accept the money shows that they consider us family! Just take it."
Chen Jiayi originally felt that it was quite troublesome to return gifts to relatives she didn't know.
They gave Shen Jialiang's parents some money, and some of the people who didn't know Shen Jialiang's parents went to return the favor.
Since that's the case, she can keep it herself.
Take it to the bankbook and withdraw it when needed.
Chen Jiayi suddenly remembered, "By the way, how much did the Song family give as a gift today?"
When Song was mentioned, Shen Jialiang subconsciously thought of Song Zhiyan.
A cold glint flashed in his eyes, but he smiled calmly without a trace of emotion.
"I gave ten yuan as a gift."
"What?"
Chen Jiayi asked in surprise.
Ten yuan? That's a lot?
Shen Jialiang's lazy voice rang out, "Yes."
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