Chapter 206: Dowry
Zhang Lanxiang felt that what he said made sense. After all, they got married in such a hasty manner, and in the countryside. If Ruo Lian and Qiao Yuan moved to the city in the future, wouldn't they have everything they wanted?
"In that case, I won't make it difficult for you. Even though you don't have 36 legs right now, you should at least give a little bit of money as a betrothal gift, right?"
Qiao Yuan had thought of this a long time ago, and he had just borrowed some from two educated youth he was on good terms with.
When Zhang Lanxiang made the request, he took out two Great Unity banknotes from his pocket.
"Aunt, you know my situation. I don't have much money right now. This is all I can give you."
Zhang Lanxiang's smiling face froze instantly after she saw the two big united faces.
"Qiao Yuan...isn't this betrothal gift too little?"
"Our Ruolian is famous for her ability and gentleness. Do you think you can marry such a good girl for just 20 yuan?"
Qiao Yuan cursed Zhang Lanxiang and Shang Ruolian again in his heart: For a woman like Shang Ruolian who has been to prison, twenty yuan is still too little?
If it weren't for what happened today, he wouldn't have married Shang Ruolian even if the Shang family gave him twenty yuan.
"Aunt, this is my situation. I really can't give you more than you want."
Zhang Lanxiang disliked the small amount of money and looked at the Great Unity in Qiao Yuan's hand without taking it. Qiao Yuan's hand holding the money remained suspended in the air.
The two of them maintained this posture and talked.
Shang Jianguo has always been a money-grubber. As long as there is money, he doesn't care how much.
He walked between Zhang Lanxiang and Qiao Yuan and reached out to take the two big unity cards.
"Mom, we haven't eaten meat in a long time. We can buy a lot of meat with this money."
Zhang Lanxiang looked at her son's disappointing appearance and wanted to kick him a few times, but she couldn't bear to do so. She could only yell, "Shang Jianguo, give me the money back. You want to marry your second sister with such a small amount of money? No way!"
Shang Jianguo didn't care what Zhang Lanxiang said. There was only one thing in his mind, that is, no one could get the money back once it was in his hands.
When Shang Lichun saw that his son had received the money and was no longer guarding the door, he hurried over.
"Son, go buy some meat and buy Dad half a pound of wine."
Zhang Lanxiang looked at her husband and son's disappointing appearances, and the feeling of powerlessness in her heart grew stronger and stronger.
Qiao Yuan originally borrowed 30 yuan, and just took out 20 yuan just to test the Shang family's intention. If Zhang Lanxiang could agree to 20 yuan, he could save 10 yuan.
Seeing Zhang Lanxiang's resolute refusal to take the money, he was about to take out the remaining ten yuan, but he didn't expect Shang Jianguo to come to his aid.
No matter who in the Shang family took his money, it meant that the betrothal gift had been paid, and he would not be able to take out the ten yuan again.
"Look, Auntie, you've already accepted my betrothal gift. Does that mean the marriage is settled?"
Zhang Lanxiang opened and closed her mouth...
She originally wanted to snatch the two Great Unity notes from her son and return them to Qiao Yuan, but when she stood up, Shang Jianguo had already run away.
It was difficult for her to deny this matter now. Shang Ruolan's incident had already caused quite a stir. If she caused any more trouble, Sihe Village might not be able to accommodate their family.
Finally, she gritted her teeth and agreed: "Although the betrothal gift is a little small, after all, you and Ruo Lian are already like this, so we can only get married first. When you return to the city, you must prepare 72 legs."
Qiao Yuan agreed immediately: "Don't worry, auntie, I promise to do it."
Then, the two discussed the details of tomorrow's wedding.
Although they said they were discussing the details, there was actually nothing much to do. Qiao Yuan didn't have a house in Sihe Village, and he lived in the educated youth dormitory.
Fortunately, Sihe Village treated the educated youth well, with each person having a room.
Now, Qiao Yuan and Shang Ruolian can only get married in his small house that he found by chance.
As for other things, Qiao Yuan couldn't afford any money right now, so he had to keep things simple.
Shang Ruolan was listening to the two people's conversation in the room. The more she listened, the more aggrieved she felt. She had already started thinking about how to escape from this marriage that did not belong to her.
In the yard, Qiao Yuan and Zhang Lanxiang did not stay long after reaching an agreement.
After watching him leave, Zhang Lanxiang straightened her hair that was messed up by Shang Lichun, turned around and walked into Shang Ruolian's room.
In order to make her family relax their vigilance against her, Shang Ruolian agreed to everything Zhang Lanxiang said.
Sure enough, Zhang Lanxiang thought she had figured it out and stopped looking at her.
This was the first time that Tan Chen was angry with Shang Ruoting after they had been married for so long.
Shang Ruoting also noticed that he was in a bad mood the whole day. Since she was the one who insisted on doing this, she naturally had to take the responsibility of making Tan Chen happy.
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