Chapter 11 The intimacy in front of others is indeed fake
Shen Sisi had no idea what he was up to and felt unsure.
Seeing how he was eating Chen Jianguo up and the two of them were chatting and laughing, the doubts in her eyes became even stronger, but due to Gu Chengfeng's eyes, she suppressed them on the spot and could only look at him eagerly.
Gu Chengfeng's expression remained calm, and his tone was mysterious, as if he was playing a riddle: "Then it's settled. I'll go prepare it first, and it will be delivered tomorrow at noon."
Chen Jianguo nodded and bowed, looking at him as if he was looking at a goose that laid golden eggs.
"Okay, I'll go move Tingting's dowry out."
Zhao Shilan's expression paused slightly: "Old Chen, do you want to touch Tingting's dowry?"
Chen Jianguo waved his hand and wanted to push her away, but Gu Chengfeng glared at him intimidatingly, and he withdrew his hand angrily.
"What do you know? Go away..."
Zhao Shilan slumped down on the sofa, feeling very disappointed. Tingting's dowry was their last fortune.
If it is given to Gu Chengfeng, what will Tingting do when she gets married?
Gu Chengfeng snorted in disdain: "Since it's my cousin's stuff, forget it. It's too troublesome to move to the provincial capital. I'll convert it into money and give it to Sisi. I'll barely give you 700!"
Seven hundred!
Chen Jianguo was so shocked that he almost jumped up. Seven hundred was not expensive. To marry off a daughter from a good family in Lin County, they would need to buy a few dragon and phoenix satin quilts, a full set of pots and pans, solid wooden cabinets, a dressing table, a sewing machine and so on, which would cost at least seven or eight hundred.
The question is, is Shen Sisi worth the price?
He is in debt all the time, where can he get these seven or eight hundred?
But thinking about the betrothal gift that Gu Chengfeng had received, he hardened his heart and gritted his teeth: "Okay..."
Zhao Shilan couldn't sit still anymore: "Seven hundred, are you crazy? We don't have seven hundred at home..."
Chen Jianguo glared angrily, wanting to explode but worried about Gu Chengfeng, so he quickly pushed Shen Sisi out: "Sisi, send Comrade Gu back first, I have something to say to your aunt."
Shen Sisi remained unmoved, her big black eyes filled with a fierce and suppressive expression: "You deliberately sent me away, how do you plan to deal with my aunt?"
With a backer, Shen Sisi felt more confident when speaking.
The tall curved eyebrows revealed a threat: If you dare to touch my aunt, I will let my man beat you to death!
Chen Jianguo was furious. The man behind her glared at her gloomily and lost his temper in an instant: "How can that be? Go!"
Only then did Shen Sisi turn around and go out with peace of mind, closing the door behind her.
Her deliberately suppressed voice was filled with anxiety: "Gu Chengfeng, what kind of magic potion did you give my uncle?"
Gu Chengfeng smiled and pretended to be mysterious, making a silent gesture: "You'll know tomorrow."
This guy was even keeping her in suspense!
He didn't want to say it, but Shen Sisi guessed it roughly.
Based on her understanding of Chen Jianguo, he would not let her go easily, let alone give them her cousin's dowry.
Unless... there is a huge benefit!
Just as she was thinking, a rough and dry big hand gently held her small hand: "Don't worry, I'm fine. Anyway, he can't keep anything that he shouldn't have taken. What belongs to you... I will get it all back for you!"
His eyes were determined, and he had already made up his mind, and it was not just talk.
Although Shen Sisi had doubts, seeing that he was calm and confident, she thought that he was not that stupid to jump into the pit even though he knew his uncle had dug it!
Feeling the heat from his palm, the storm in Shen Sisi's heart gradually subsided and she stopped asking questions.
"Okay, I believe you!"
Then she let him hold her hand and walked shoulder to shoulder with him to the gate of the family compound.
Along the way, I was looked at like a monkey.
"It's strange, why is Old Chen's family so quiet? There's no fighting."
"I just heard Lao Chen laughing downstairs."
"The sun rises from the west..."
Countless pairs of eyes stared at the young man's stuck hands.
"Tsk tsk, they've even held hands, and there's actually someone who wants this slut!"
Shen Sisi tried to pull her hand back embarrassedly, but he held it tightly, making her stick even tighter.
"Ignore them, they're just a bunch of barking dogs with shit in their mouths!"
His voice was so loud that those who were talking at once fell silent and became red in the face with anger.
Shen Sisi burst out laughing: "If I cared about these words, I would have killed myself in the countryside. Don't worry, these words can't hurt me. I'm just worried about you..."
"Me?" Gu Chengfeng's frown immediately relaxed. "I don't have to worry about that. I, Gu Chengfeng, have heard all kinds of unpleasant things since I was a child. Just treat it as a dog's barking!"
"That's right, just treat it as a dog barking!" Chen Sisi held her head high and chest out, facing the setting sun, her steps light and quick.
When they reached the outside of the family compound and there was no one around, Shen Sisi quickly pulled her hand out of Gu Chengfeng's big grip.
"Senior Gu, thank you!"
Senior Gu?
The corners of Gu Chengfeng's eyes twitched slightly, and his head felt like it was being pricked by needles.
Sure enough, the intimacy in front of others is all fake!
His face was gloomy, and his warm smile gradually froze.
Shen Sisi didn't know what had upset him. She only saw him pursing his lips, his broad jaw was tense, and his eyes were cold and sinister.
Before she could continue, Gu Chengfeng said in a deep voice, "Go back. I'll pick you up on time tomorrow... I'll keep an eye on the hospital. I'll send the Rifampicin to you when it arrives."
His voice was very pleasant, and even though it was suppressed, it still carried an unconscious tenderness.
"Thank you..." Shen Sisi raised her eyes gratefully, but he had already turned around and walked away.
Looking at Gu Chengfeng's hurried back, she was a little confused: Why is this man so moody?
Anyway, the parents' hurdle has been overcome, and Niu Niu's medicine has been found. Everything is moving in a good direction...
Gu Chengfeng is really her benefactor!
When I got back to my aunt's house, I found the house in a mess.
Zhao Shilan sat on the sofa counting the money. The money in her hand was in dime-sized pieces, and after scraping together all the money, she only had about a hundred yuan.
"Sisi, take this money first. Your uncle will borrow the rest." Zhao Shilan rolled up the money, tied it with a rubber band, wrapped it with a handkerchief, and stuffed it into Shen Sisi's hand.
She stared at the cloth bag in her hand in a daze: "Aunt, what's going on? Are you really going to prepare a dowry for me?"
Zhao Shilan lamented, "Your mother passed away early, and as your aunt, I should have prepared a dowry for you. I was negligent."
"Back then, your mother helped your uncle and I get our jobs. Otherwise, we would still be working as peasants in the countryside. How could we live in this small building? How could we have such a high salary? Your sister Tingting wouldn't have had the opportunity to join the provincial art troupe."
"Speaking of which...we owe you so much..."
Zhao Shilan wanted to cry whenever she thought of the past. When her sister and brother-in-law were alive, they had such a good family background. One was the principal of Lin County No. 1 Middle School, and the other was the director of external publicity. Shen Sisi was also considered a daughter of a scholarly family and the son of an official. Who knew...
When she mentioned her mother, Shen Sisi felt as if her heart was being cut by a knife.
She knew that her aunt felt guilty towards her and her mother, and she couldn't bear to see her aunt digging out all the family assets.
But thinking about Niuniu's illness and how it would cost more to go to a large hospital in the provincial capital, she accepted it without hesitation: "Thank you, auntie..."
She was not surprised that her aunt could prepare the dowry. What really surprised her was that Chen Jianguo actually ran out to borrow money.
Soon, everyone in the entire family compound heard that Shen Sisi was going to get married.
It is said that the betrothal gift will be delivered the next day.
Everyone was very curious about who this sucker was and what kind of junk he would send over.
After all, how much can a broken shoe be worth?
They were all waiting to see Shen Sisi's joke...
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