Volume 1 Chapter 40 Sheng Xiuying gets married
Sheng Wanyan returned home and told this story during dinner. When Sheng's mother heard it, she was so angry that she refused to eat.
"Where does she get such a big face?"
"Her brothers and sisters didn't prepare red cloth for her, and they came all the way here to find you, their cousin!"
"I also want you to give her the bicycle to make it look more impressive!"
"Why doesn't she ask her brothers and sisters for a bicycle? Huh?"
The family members all looked unhappy. Sheng Xiuying would definitely invite them to the wedding.
After all, the Sheng family only has two brothers, Uncle Sheng and Grandpa Sheng. One lives in the village and the other in the city, so it’s not far to go back.
If I don't go back, the villagers might say that Grandpa Sheng's family is full of workers and they look down on their eldest brother in the village.
After all, we all come from the same ancestor. Even if our bones are broken, they are still connected by blood. No matter what, we have to give face to our ancestors.
“Because they don’t have any…”
Father Sheng said this carefully, and Mother Sheng looked over.
"Shut up."
Sheng Wanyan couldn't help laughing. It was just Sheng Xiuying's brother and sister who didn't have a bicycle or red cloth.
Mr. Sheng spoke very bluntly and directly exposed the past of Uncle Sheng's family.
"Okay."
"Tomorrow morning, ride your bicycle and go have a good chat with the ladies in Hongqi Commune."
Grandma Sheng’s words made Mother Sheng’s eyes light up. It turned out that her mother-in-law was really smart.
She knew how to chat and how to convey Sheng Xiuying's wishful thinking.
As for how the ladies in the commune spread the news, that was none of her business.
The next morning, Sheng's mother rode her bicycle to the commune before dawn.
It takes about an hour to get to the commune from the city by bike, and about three hours on foot.
The ladies in the commune are chatting under the tree at this time.
Just then, Sheng's mother went to the supply and marketing cooperative in the commune to buy something, and soon she started chatting with the aunties who were sitting under the tree in front of the supply and marketing cooperative.
"Sister, are you talking about Sheng Xiuying from the Red Flag Second Team? The one who's getting married?"
"I don't know if she's from the Red Flag Second Squadron, but she's definitely getting married."
Sheng's mother was vague and did not say that she was Sheng Xiuying's relative.
Anyway, she had only met these aunties once, so who would remember her unfamiliar face?
Even if she recognizes her in the future, she is not afraid. Sheng Xiuying wants to bully her daughter, so what's wrong with her as a mother venting her anger?
By then everyone will praise her for being a good mother.
"That's definitely right. Sheng Xiuying from the Red Flag Team 2 is getting married now."
"I thought she was a good girl, but I didn't expect she was so shameless as to ask her cousin to prepare a dowry for her."
"When I opened my mouth, I saw a piece of red cloth and a bicycle. Oh my God!"
"As parents, you don't give your daughter such good things when she gets married, right?"
"How can she have the nerve to ask a cousin for it?"
"She's a cousin who doesn't have the same grandparents, but she has the same ancestor."
"It's a good thing I didn't introduce it to my son, otherwise there would be a lot of trouble in the future."
"Isn't it? You really can't tell at ordinary times."
Mother Sheng listened to these ladies talking to each other, and the corners of her mouth curled up slightly.
Sheng's mother had achieved success and quietly left the gossip group chat and rode her bicycle back to the factory.
In less than a day, the news spread throughout the commune. Once the news spread, none of the women in the several brigades were idle.
The news was passed on to the Red Flag Second Team one by one, and Sheng Xiuying was waiting to get married in a few days at home.
Her future in-laws have agreed to pay 100 yuan as a dowry, and she can spend it however she wants when the time comes.
However, before Sheng Xiuying could finish her fantasy, her future husband's family came with people to settle accounts with her, saying that she was an unmarried girl and was so shameless that she brought shame to their family.
She finally persuaded him with all her might, but her future husband's family simply reduced the betrothal gift by half to 50 yuan.
If her family does not agree, the engagement will be cancelled. The marriage is about to begin, and the great-grandchildren of the family whose engagement is cancelled will be affected in their future marriages.
Grandma Sheng directly agreed to the offer of 50 yuan, and did not give a penny of the betrothal money to Sheng Xiuying.
"Our family hasn't split up yet!"
"You just thought you could hold onto the betrothal gift? Do you think I'm dead?"
Grandma Shengda started to curse immediately, saying that she would use the money to help her great-grandson get married in the future.
She is just a little girl, and she is still too young to play tricks on her here.
Sheng Xiuying's parents didn't dare to say a word. If they angered Grandma Sheng, their lives would be even more difficult.
At least they can fill their stomachs now, and in this village, if the family does not split up, they have to hand it over. Only Sheng Xiuying wants to compete with Sheng Wanyan.
There is not a single girl in the Sheng family who does not envy Sheng Wanyan.
But if you are reborn into the wrong family, no matter how wishful thinking you have, it is not yours. Their fighting spirit has long been worn away by reality.
The matter was resolved by Sheng's mother in this way. Sheng Xiuying hated Sheng Wanyan in her heart, but she knew that Sheng Wanyan really intended to break up with her this time.
I can't go to settle the score, otherwise my marriage will be over.
I finally got to date a salesperson in the commune. If this marriage fails, my good life in the future will be gone.
When she gets married and receives her husband's salary every month, Sheng Wanyan will regret it.
Sheng Xiuying's wedding was in a week, but Sheng's mother didn't let her go back with her because she was afraid that Sheng Xiuying would have some bad ideas again.
I just need to go back with Mr. Sheng to give him face. Grandpa Sheng and Grandma Sheng are old, and it is not convenient for them to travel a long way by car.
The two old people wanted to go back and visit their hometown, but the thought of running around all day again made them feel uneasy.
That’s fine. Since my son and daughter-in-law have specially asked for leave to go back, it won’t give people any reason to talk about me.
So, Mr. Sheng and Mrs. Sheng took a day off and rode their bicycles back to attend Sheng Xiuying's wedding.
Grandpa Sheng and his family invited the villagers to a wedding banquet, but the food made the villagers laugh.
There were more than a dozen people at the table, and the only dish was stewed cabbage with minced meat. The rest were steamed corn bread, stir-fried vegetables, cold dishes, and wild vegetable soup.
There are only five dishes on the table, and the minced meat has to be picked out specially.
Sheng's father and mother gave a red envelope of two dollars. Sheng Xiuying originally wanted to show off her man, but when she saw that Sheng Wanyan didn't come, she could only feel frustrated.
When Sheng's mother saw the groom, she found that he was over 1.7 meters tall and looked relatively gentle, but she could clearly see that he looked down on the villagers.
Sheng Xiuying might have chosen the wrong person and her life will be difficult in the future.
She had also heard about her in-laws' family. There were many people in the family, and her mother-in-law was a mean person. She often beat and scolded her daughter-in-law and did not feed her enough.
Although the youngest son worked as a salesman in the commune's supply and marketing cooperative, he listened to his mother in everything.
She was a notoriously evil mother-in-law in the commune. No one knew what Sheng Xiuying was thinking when she chose to marry into this family.
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