When Niu Dali heard that Liu Damei wanted an old hen, he didn't think it was a big deal, but when he heard that it cost 500 yuan, his pupils widened.
500 yuan was not a small amount of money for rural areas in the 1980s!
When Niu Dali heard Liu Damei ask for a betrothal gift of 500 yuan, he thought of Chen Guihua's betrothal gift.
When he was young, he married Chen Guihua with only a few pieces of pork, hens and eggs as a betrothal gift.
At that time, Chen Guihua looked at such a simple betrothal gift without any disdain. She just smiled and said, "As long as you treat me well for the rest of my life, it doesn't matter whether there is a betrothal gift or not."
Niu Dali thought about the past and sighed.
Seeing Niu Dali was silent, Liu Damei asked, "What do you mean by not speaking?"
"Big sister, isn't 500 yuan a bit too much for a betrothal gift?"
Liu Damei frowned. "Why is it so much? I was the village beauty when I was young. How many men came to our house to propose marriage? If it weren't for the little affection between us, I would ask for more than 500 yuan!"
"Big sister, you know, I've given you a lot of money over the years," Niu Dali pursed his lips, "and the total amount is more than 500 yuan..."
"Those are those, and the betrothal gift is the betrothal gift. How can you confuse them?"
Niu Dali had almost spent all of Liu Damei's money, and he didn't have that much money on hand.
He grabbed the corner of his clothes and rubbed it casually. "Look, 200 yuan, okay?"
When she heard the number 200 yuan, Liu Damei's pupils widened and the smile on her face disappeared.
"Do you think I'm some low-end product? It's only 200 yuan, and you still dare to say that."
Niu Dali was a little dazed when he saw that the usually gentle Liu Damei suddenly showed him a disdainful smile. She was not like this before. Did he make her unhappy, or had she always been like this and only revealed her true nature today?
"Big sister..."
Liu Damei also noticed the change in Niu Dali's eyes when he looked at her. She thought that she couldn't get rid of this sucker who spent money on him and find a richer man. She couldn't scare him away all at once.
A gentle smile appeared on her dark face again. "Da Li, I just asked you to give me 500 yuan as a betrothal gift. I didn't ask for it right away. You like me so much, I believe you can definitely get 500 yuan to marry me."
Liu Damei's voice softened a bit, but she still did not give in on the betrothal gift. The agreed 500 yuan was not reduced by a cent.
But Niu Dali, who was confused as to what he had done, only saw Liu Damei's smile and her words "you didn't say you wanted it right away", and thought that she was understanding him.
"Big sister, you are still so gentle..."
"That's because you deserve my gentleness," Liu Damei smiled gently and leaned into Niu Dali's arms. "After we get married, will you still be so good to me?"
When it comes to marriage, Niu Dali has already begun to fantasize about a wonderful life after marriage.
Liu Damei, who is more gentle and virtuous than Chen Guihua, keeps the whole house in order and prepares meals for him to come home. If he is lucky, he also wants to have a child in his old age.
If she had divorced Chen Guihua some time ago, Liu Damei would not have had to have an abortion, and their child would have grown up healthy.
Alas, what a pity, he had a son in his old age.
Thinking of this, Niu Dali stroked Liu Damei's head again and said, "When we get married, I will definitely take good care of you and won't let you suffer any grievances."
Leaning in Niu Dali's arms, Liu Damei nodded and said, "I believe you."
"Oh, Dali, my family's wedding has started, and we've spent all the money we had before," Liu Damei stepped out of Niu Dali's arms and looked at him, "Did you bring any money today?"
Niu Dali looked at the pitiful Liu Damei, felt in his pocket, took out 5 yuan and handed it to her.
"I didn't bring much money with me today, so you'll have to make do with it for a few days," Niu Dali said with an embarrassed look on his face. "In a few days, when I've raised 500 yuan for the betrothal gift, life won't be so difficult anymore."
When Liu Damei heard that Niu Dali was going to raise money for her, a smile spread across her face, "I'll wait for you!"
After saying that, Liu Damei kissed Niu Dali on the side of his face.
Niu Dali touched the side of her face that was kissed by Liu Damei, and wanted to be affectionate with her, but when he thought about the 500 yuan, he had to give up for the time being. He had to borrow money quickly, and once he had the money, he could marry Liu Damei and bring her home to help her with housework.
He just chatted briefly with Liu Damei for a few words and then left Liu Damei's house.
In the next few days, Niu Dali was busy running around to borrow money.
And Chen Guihua was equally busy.
A sign for the production base was erected, and their land was enclosed with a bamboo fence.
As promised, Director Zhao brought reporters to the scene and held a press conference.
In order to thank Director Zhao, Chen Guihua wrote down the flavors of mooncakes she had eaten in her previous life that had not yet been produced in this life and gave them to Director Zhao for free.
Chen Guihua may not know the proportions of various ingredients, but she wrote down the main ingredients to Director Zhao, and then the smart Director Zhao adjusted the proportions based on the ingredients to make it taste the best.
In this way, after the press conference of the production base and the new flavor mooncake ingredients provided by Shen Guihua, Director Zhao's business gradually became prosperous.
The winter melons at the production base also had a good harvest. In addition to supplying the food factory, the surplus was sold in the market, making a lot of money.
Chen Guihua gradually became a celebrity in the surrounding area.
Niu Dali finally raised enough money to get a marriage certificate with Liu Damei, but since both of them were getting married for the second time, they didn't have a wedding ceremony. They just lived together after getting the certificate.
"Mom, where did these three bicycles come from?"
Niu Chunsheng and Niu Xiahe, who had just returned home from school, saw the extra bicycle at home and asked curiously.
Now that Chen Guihua is rich, she doesn't want to squeeze Liu Xiaofen anymore, so she bought a small three-bedroom apartment in town, with one room for each of the three of them.
The town where they live is not far from the village. It only takes 30 minutes to walk or 10 minutes to ride a bike.
Firstly, it makes it convenient for Chen Guihua to go back to the village to visit her production base every day, and secondly, it makes it convenient for her two children to go to school.
Shen Guihua, who was cooking in the kitchen, heard the two voices and immediately called the two children in to eat. "Come in and eat first, I will tell you later."
"Okay, Mom!"
After the two children went into their respective rooms and put their school bags away, they went into the kitchen together.
Shen Guihua had already put the food on the table before the two children entered the kitchen.
"Those three bicycles belong to the three of us, one for each of us."
Niu Chunsheng's eyes widened, his eyes lit up, and his face was full of joy. "Mom, do you mean we each get one?"
"Mom, this is too expensive, isn't it too wasteful?"
"How can it be spent? This money is earned to be spent. There is no such thing as spending or not spending, haha..."
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