Chapter 106 Dowry
Even if you find someone else to mediate now, the fundamental conflict cannot be resolved and endless trouble will arise in the future.
"You have to be patient with girls. Marriage is a lifelong thing for two people. When entering into a marriage, the girl has put in more effort than you men have."
As Cheng Er's wife spoke, she looked not far away. Cheng's second son had just returned from the fields and was already impatiently coming to find her.
"Wife, this is the fruit I just found. Don't you like eating it recently?" The second son of the Cheng family didn't bother to greet Huo Jinzhi, and took out the brightly colored fruit from his pocket first.
Huo Jinzhi had also eaten this thing. It had a sweet and sour taste, but it was juicy and could be used to quench thirst. However, it had a lot of thorns on it, and he would get pricked even if he wasn't paying attention.
"I told you to be careful. Look, your hand is injured again. When will you learn to take care of yourself?" When Cheng Er's wife saw the tiny thorn on her husband's hand, she immediately glared at him and scolded him.
The second son of the Cheng family just smiled and didn't mind being scolded at all. He pushed the fruit in front of her as if he was presenting a treasure.
Cheng Putao and Cheng Yaozu wanted to eat it eagerly, but they did not look at their father. Instead, they looked at their mother expectantly.
"No one is allowed to eat it. This is picked specially for your mother. If you want to eat it, pick it yourself!" The second son of the Cheng family immediately scolded the two children, and then pulled Cheng's second wife and walked forward quickly.
Children may not like to eat this kind of thing. Sour and sweet are only for adults, but children will find the taste more sour. In the final analysis, they are just a little greedy.
The second daughter-in-law of Cheng, who was being pulled, smiled helplessly and waved her hand at Huo Jinzhi: "Remember what I told you, if the little girl chooses the wrong person, it will be her whole life. You have to protect her."
Her voice was quite loud, and many parents around immediately looked at her, and they seemed to be even more anxious than Huo Jinzhi. For a moment, Huo Jinzhi was a little at a loss.
Although he had been married twice, once for a mission and once just to make do. This was the first time he followed his heart and just wanted to marry her home, and many things were not prepared properly.
After thinking for a while, Huo Jinzhi took the initiative to walk towards the village chief's house. He needed to think more about what to give Chen Zhuyi.
Although it was something that had not yet been decided, the women who heard the news could not wait to spread it.
The first moment Shen Wantang heard the news, he couldn't help but be surprised.
She looked at Ye Xumei who was packing up her things and took the initiative to ask, "Do you know that my sister is getting married?"
Ye Xumei put her clothes neatly in the closet without even raising her eyelids. Getting married was a big deal. The rumors outside could only be considered as proof that Huo Jinzhi was ready to propose, but if they really got married, she would definitely be Chen Zhuyi's bridesmaid!
Therefore, before Shen Zhuyi finalized the matter, there was no need for her to discuss it with others. If she said something wrong and it was deliberately magnified and spread as a rumor by people around her, she would be causing more trouble.
"Hey, we're going to live together from now on, why don't you even want to say a word to me? Are you going to be mute for the rest of your life?"
Chen Wantang was very dissatisfied with being ignored. She walked directly in front of her and stared at her. "Besides, we are just two women here. We should take care of each other. You are being too disunited now, aren't you?"
"You can't unite with someone who hides a knife behind a smile." Seeing that she was still trying to get information from him, Ye Xumei sneered, "Besides, you keep calling me sister so affectionately, why don't you just go and ask her in person?"
She snorted, locked the small cabinet, and then walked out with her head held high.
Faced with Ye Xumei's vigilance, Shen Wantang couldn't help but grit her teeth, and a hint of harshness flashed in her eyes. Even though she had just arrived, she was already interacting with people from the same village. She should first familiarize herself with the situation in the village before dealing with this little bitch!
After Ye Xumei finished her meal here, she walked to find Chen Zhuyi. Although she appeared calm, she still needed to ask about this matter clearly.
If he really planned to get married, Huo Jinzhi should have behaved better, prepared all the necessary gifts, and then found someone to propose marriage in a proper manner. There are many elders in the village who are responsible for such matters, instead of spreading such rumors outside the school!
These news have a huge impact on a girl. Although Chen Zhuyi doesn't care much about her reputation, she shouldn't be treated like this!
Ye Xumei held his breath and rushed to Chen Zhuyi's house in a rage. Seeing that she still had the heart to play with the dog, he felt helpless: "You...it's almost burning outside, and you can still be so calm? Then I really have to admire you."
"What's wrong?" Chen Zhu had been thinking about how to deal with this matter since he came back. Seeing that she was so angry, he first gave her a glass of sweet water and then asked, "Did Chen Wantang say anything?"
"There are rumors out there that you're getting married to Huo Jinzhi. I thought I hadn't even received the news, so how could it happen so soon?" Ye Xumei had no appetite to drink at all. He put the cup aside and finally told everything he knew.
Chen Zhuyi choked on his own saliva and coughed heavily several times before widening his eyes: "How did it come to this?"
It’s not like Huo Jinzhi hadn’t gone to school to pick her up before, and people had speculated that the two of them were dating, but they hadn’t done anything excessive, and those who were gossiping didn’t dare to make a scene in front of them.
"It is said that someone heard Cheng Er's wife discussing the betrothal gift with him at the school gate. After a while, it turned out that you two were going to get married." Ye Xumei told what he knew.
She was barely able to find any useful information clues among the countless rumors.
Huo Jinzhi is so irresponsible!
"He has indeed proposed to me." Chen Zhuyi winked at Zhou Siwei. He pricked up his ears and wanted to listen to gossip, but after being warned, he walked towards the room with a wronged look on his face, but he could still see a blurry figure on the window.
Ye Xumei covered his mouth, his eyes widening. "Are you two really sure you want to be together? What else do you need to prepare? What about the betrothal gift? And how much dowry can you bring?"
After she finished asking, she looked at Chen Zhuyi with worry in her eyes.
A teacher's salary is not high, twenty yuan a month, which is enough for Chen Zhuyi to survive. However, she has to repay the favors she receives, and she cannot ask others to pay for the dowry when she gets married. So, what she can give is definitely not more than what Huo Jinzhi can give.
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