Father Zhou handed the betrothal gifts list to Father Lu and Mother Lu, and said sincerely: "Father-in-law and Mother-in-law, I come here today with sincerity. These betrothal gifts are a gift from me as a father to my child."
"Qi Zheng also has his own ideas. He said that he wants to prepare an extra list to express his love for our daughter. As for the betrothal gifts, I have also prepared one according to our local customs. You can take a look at this gift list and betrothal gifts."
Father Lu reached out to take it, and together with Mother Lu, opened the betrothal gift list written in black and red. The bright red color made the palms of the two elders feel warm.
At first, their eyes just slowly scanned the neat horizontal and vertical handwriting, but gradually, their eyes widened and their breathing became a little rapid.
After carefully reading the contents listed on the gift list, her eyes finally fell on the countless amounts of betrothal gifts. Mother Lu subconsciously covered her mouth, her face full of surprise and shock.
For a moment, both of them stood there in a daze, totally unsure of what to do.
Seeing that the two hadn't said anything for a long time, Zhou's father went on to say, "Father-in-law, mother-in-law, if you feel that something is wrong, or if you have any other requests or suggestions, please don't be polite to me. As long as I can do it, I will never refuse. I will definitely do it for you and make you satisfied."
Father Lu finally reacted and hurriedly said, "No, no, no, this is great. We have no objection. Don't add any more! We won't keep any of this, including the betrothal gift. No matter how much you give, I will let Xiao Qiao take it all back."
Just as Zhou's father was about to speak, Lu's father raised his hand to stop him: "My dear, I have only two requests. The first is that my daughter must take these things back home. I will not keep any of them. The second is that you must promise to treat my daughter well. If you agree, we can continue the discussion."
After hearing what Mr. Lu said, Mr. Zhou had no reason to refuse, so he had to agree to his request and asked his son to show more respect to his father-in-law. After all, it was not easy for him to raise a girl.
Now that this matter has been finalized, we will start discussing the wedding date.
Lu Xiaoqiao has been excited since morning because she was going home. She only felt sleepy now. She was so sleepy that she couldn't even open her eyes and just leaned on Zhou Qizhen beside her.
Zhou Qizheng asked her quietly, "Are you sleepy? Do you want to go to your room and take a nap?"
Mother Lu glanced at Lu Xiaoqiao and saw her dozing off like a chick pecking at rice. She was a little confused, but then she thought that her daughter might have gotten up too early in the morning because she was in a hurry.
"Xiao Qiao, go to sleep later."
No matter how much she loved her daughter, she couldn't let her daughter go to bed when everyone was discussing marriage.
Zhou Qizheng said, "Mom, let Xiaoqiao go to sleep. Is the heater in her room warm?"
Father Lu was delighted to see his son-in-law doting on his daughter: "The stove has been lit, the kang is warm, let her go!"
Zhou Qizheng sent Lu Xiaoqiao to her room and settled her down before returning to continue discussing the marriage.
When Zhou's father saw his son coming back, he said, "I asked someone to look at the two dates for the wedding, May 1st and May 6th. I personally think May 1st is the best. What do you think, father-in-law and mother-in-law?"
After hearing the wedding date, Mr. Lu was stunned: "Didn't they say it was October 1st? Why is it set on May 1st?"
Mother Lu was also surprised and said, "Yes! May Day is too early! It's already the beginning of April, and there's no time to prepare for many things!"
After the two finished speaking, Zhou's father turned his gaze to Zhou Qizhen with some confusion, asking his son what was going on with his eyes. Could it be that the old couple didn't know that Xiao Qiao was pregnant?
Zhou Qiyue lowered his head and asked Zhou Qizheng in a low voice: "You didn't tell Xiaoqiao's parents that she was pregnant?"
Zhou Qizheng's Adam's apple moved, and the palms on his knees were a little sweaty. When he thought of the teasing words his sister and friends had said to him, and then looked at the questioning look in Lu's father's eyes...
More than two months after getting the marriage certificate and more than two months pregnant, Zhou Qizhen thought to herself that she was really doomed this time!
If I had known earlier, I would not have let my wife go to sleep. She would have been here to help me block the way.
As soon as Zhou Qiyue saw his brother’s guilty look, he knew what was going on. He found it a little funny at the moment. How could his brother, who had always been fearless, end up in this situation?
Zhou Qizhen opened and closed his lips slightly, repeating this several times, while quickly organizing his words in his mind. In just a few seconds, several explanations came to his mind, but he abandoned them all as he felt they were inappropriate.
Finally, he took a deep breath, looked at Mr. and Mrs. Lu, and said cautiously, "Dad, Mom, Xiao Qiao is pregnant!"
Father Lu: “…”
Mother Lu: “…”
"What did you say? Pregnant? You said Xiao Qiao is pregnant?" Father Lu was the first to react.
Zhou Qizhen nodded: "Yes, we just found out about it, so we wanted to hold the wedding earlier while she is feeling better."
After a moment of shock, Lu's mother finally reacted, feeling both happy and worried.
"The child didn't tell me either. I was wondering why she was so sleepy." After saying this, Mother Lu looked up at Zhou Qizheng and asked, "How long have you been pregnant?"
Zhou Qizheng's Adam's apple rolled, and he swallowed hard, then said, "More than two months."
"More than two months?" Father Lu chewed on these words and waited for a few seconds before he responded.
He stood up from the stool with great force, and because of his too much force, the stool behind him was knocked to the ground with a clang.
"Two months? You two have only been registered for a few months?" Father Lu pointed at Zhou Qizhen with great sorrow.
After finishing, he scanned the house, trying to find something easy to do. Lu Xiaodong knew his father's "signature" move too well. This was the prelude to a beating.
He hurried over to stop Father Lu and said, "Dad, don't do it!"
When Zhou's father, who was standing nearby, heard that Lu's father was going to fight, he stood up and held his hand: "Don't get excited, dear relative, this is a good thing! Why are you still angry?"
Father Lu panted and said, "Of course you are happy to be the grandfather. My daughter has only been registered with your son for a short time, and she is already more than two months pregnant. No wonder this guy is anxious to ask me for the household registration booklet. He has no good intentions and is full of bad intentions."
Zhou's father agreed that his son was full of bad intentions, but he couldn't admit it: "My dear, I am a grandfather now, and you are also a grandfather! We are celebrating together!"
Father Lu snorted coldly: "That's reasonable, but it's not the way to do it! Your son is so much older than my daughter, and she's pregnant right after registration. How can I feel about that? You have a daughter yourself, too. What would you do?"
Zhou's father thought to himself: What can I think? She is my daughter, so I will skin her alive.
But for the sake of his grandson, he could only speak against his conscience: "My dear relative, don't be angry. I will make up for it. Is it okay for me to make up for it?"
Father Lu looked at him and said, "You're already pregnant, how are you going to make up for it?"
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