Chapter 191 Soft Rice
Chu Dashan walked out of the courtyard with a calm expression, "Everyone, be quiet for a while! Let me see how many families have arrived."
The people from other villages didn't listen at first and kept shouting.
"We're here to settle accounts with you!"
"Demand compensation!"
"Beat you, you bastard..."
Chu Dashan pulled out a thick stack of money from his pocket and waved it. "Each family, send a representative. If you keep making noise, the compensation will be halved!"
The families of the women he had affairs with basically all loved money, except for Liu Dafang, of course.
Liu Dafang had distanced herself from him in time, so the Liu family did not come to visit today.
Widow Qiu was waiting for him to marry her, so her family naturally wouldn't join in the commotion with this group of people.
A total of three companies came to us.
He plans to give each family 300 yuan in compensation.
These three families came here because they heard that Chu Dashan was going to marry Widow Qiu.
I also heard that Chu Dashan has a lot of money and owns several courtyards.
They had agreed before they came to take advantage of this opportunity to ask for more compensation.
Everyone quieted down and each family sent a representative into the house.
Chu Dashan was willing to give, and they were willing to accept, so they hit it off immediately.
In the end, there was no fuss and Chu Dashan ended up paying each family 300 yuan in compensation.
Chu Xuan was a little disappointed, but this incident made both her and Mu Chenze realize that Chu Dashan was not an ordinary person.
Feng Shuai, who was watching the excitement in the crowd, also realized this.
Usually Chu Dashan seemed very afraid of Feng Chunhua, but now it seems that he was just pretending...
Half an hour later, Chu Xuan finished lunch at Mu Chenze's house and whispered, "Ze, I'm going to the beach tomorrow. Do you want to go?"
Mu Chenze really liked this nickname, like a spring breeze. "You have to go! I won't be going to the city to sell seafood during this period, so I have plenty of time to go fishing with you."
I plan to go to the city to sell seafood after I get engaged, and buy some rare goods to sell back in the county and town.
These days, he didn't go out to earn money on the pretext of recuperating from his injuries. His family members didn't urge him or give him a cold shoulder. Instead, they took great care of him.
He was quite touched by this.
After sending Chu Xuan home, he did not stay at her place, but went to the village office to make a phone call.
It was confirmed over the phone that the ordered silk long-sleeved cheongsam was ready and could be picked up at any time or delivered to the door, but an additional 10 yuan would be charged for travel expenses.
Mu Chenze requested door-to-door delivery on the spot.
After about ten minutes, I returned home.
Qin Mahua was looking at the new clothes he brought back.
"Did Xiaoxuan buy this for you?"
Mu Chenze said proudly, "That's right. Your future daughter-in-law loves me very much."
"I really love you. This dress and shoes can't be bought for 500 yuan, right? I'll only give you 500 yuan to buy Xiaoxuan clothes. So Xiaoxuan will even lose money! I'll give you another 500 yuan. You can buy Xiaoxuan a piece of gold jewelry, but you have to keep it a secret. Say you bought it with the New Year's money you saved, so your brother and sister-in-law won't feel bad when they find out."
Every Chinese New Year, Qin Mahua gives New Year's money to his two sons and eldest daughter-in-law. This reason is completely valid.
As he spoke, Qin Mahua took out five hundred yuan and stuffed it into Mu Chenze's hand.
Mu Chenze happily put the money into his pocket and diligently massaged Qin Mahua's back and shoulders. "Mom, you are so good to me! When I make more money, I will buy you some gold jewelry."
"Okay! I'll wait. You still haven't told me how much your clothes and shoes cost!"
"It cost more than 800 yuan in total..."
Qin Mahua gasped, "Xiao Xuan is really willing to give up on you. You said you are the same, don't you know how to stop it?"
"I tried to stop her! If I hadn't stopped her, she would have bought one for you and Dad too."
"Your father and I have plenty of new clothes, so there's no need to buy any. You were right to stop me! Xiao Xuan is so devoted to our family, so we have to treat her well. Xiao Xuan is coming with a motorized fishing boat worth tens of thousands of yuan! We can't give her the same betrothal gift as your eldest sister-in-law did."
"On the surface, it should be the same as it was back then with my sister-in-law! Privately, you can subsidize us more!"
"You're right. Wait until I give her five thousand dollars privately."
Qin Mahua spoke so calmly that Mu Chenze's eyes widened.
"Mom, are you really giving me five thousand? Is that too much?"
Qin Mahua smiled and waved her hands repeatedly, "It's not much. If Xiaoxuan doesn't bring a fishing boat as a dowry, your father and I will buy you a boat when we split up in the future. Now that I'm only giving Xiaoxuan 5,000 yuan, your father and I will save a lot!"
Mu Chenze massaged Qin Mahua's back even more attentively. "Mom, you're truly the best mother and mother-in-law in the world. So, are you going to give the five thousand yuan directly to Xiaoxuan or should I transfer it? When do you plan to give it to her?"
"I'll go to the county town to get some money tomorrow, and then secretly give it to Xiao Xuan."
"Mom, don't rush to withdraw the money. I suggest you give it to me later when we divide the family property. Then, explain directly to my eldest brother and his wife that they will keep the family boat and not buy another one for Xiaoxuan and me. Just give us a subsidy of 5,000 yuan."
Mu Chenze felt that even if he gave Xiaoxuan 5,000 yuan, Xiaoxuan would definitely not accept it.
When the family business was divided, it would be easier to accept giving the boat to the eldest brother and the money to him and Xiaoxuan.
The family’s boat was originally bought for more than 10,000 yuan, so my eldest brother and his wife would definitely be happy to have the boat.
Qin Mahua said amiably, "Xiao Ze, you have a point, but I have my own considerations. The five thousand yuan must be given before the engagement. You must obey me on this matter. As long as Xiao Xuan accepts it, I will pretend not to hear any rumors that you're a gigolo."
"Let the villagers spread rumors that I'm a gigolo. Xiao Xuan said she's happy to spend money on our family and is willing to give a fishing boat as a dowry. No one else can interfere! If you give it to her tomorrow, Xiao Xuan will definitely not take it."
"Don't worry about that. Your sister-in-law asked you to go to her house to help with the electrical wiring. I think you're free now, so go!"
"All right."
Mu Chenze rode his bike out.
After turning a corner, he went to Chu Xuan's house to get some information.
"Xiao Xuan, my mother might come and give me some money tomorrow. She said it's a hidden gift, something that won't be shared with anyone."
Chu Xuan remembered that there was no hidden gift in her previous life. "Is it because I gave her a fishing boat as a dowry?"
"That's right. Five thousand dollars."
"You've already paid 6,000 yuan. I can't ask Aunt Qin for more money."
"Xiao Xuan, don't let anything slip tomorrow. Don't even mention the six thousand yuan. If you don't want Mom's five thousand yuan, you can tell her I'll give it to you after we get married. Actually, I really hope you'll accept it."
"How can I accept this? By the way, how much is the official betrothal gift?"
"One thousand yuan. The same as my eldest sister-in-law's betrothal gift. Compared to your dowry boat, it's really too little. Otherwise, my mother wouldn't be so anxious to give you 5,000 yuan as a hidden betrothal gift. My mother said that as long as you accept it, she won't hear any rumors in the village about me being a gigolo."
Chu Xuan was surprised, her eyes widening. "I haven't mentioned the dowry boat to anyone, so how could someone spread rumors about me being a gigolo?"
"It was my family who first spread the story about the boat. They wanted to praise you, but they didn't expect the villagers to spread it like this."
"Do you mind if people say you're a gigolo?"
"Of course I don't mind. Because I want to be a gigolo anyway! Others can't have it even if they want to."
Mu Chenze's hearty laughter rang out.
Chu Xuan didn't mind and said generously, "No problem! After we get married, I'll support you! I'll support you for the rest of your life!"
Mu Chenze said half-jokingly and half-seriously, "Then I will still be able to have the final say and be the head of the family?"
(End of this chapter)
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