Zhou Cunming, who had disappeared for some time, finally returned home.
"Dad, I did it!" As soon as he got home, Zhou Cunming happily shared his joy with his father.
Zhou Qingyun raised an eyebrow. "Successfully? Did the marriage go through, or did you secure a job?"
"Yes, I have them all, hehe."
Before Zhou Cunming went to "interview" Li Yulan's son-in-law, Zhou Qingyun gave his son a crash course in repair skills.
His wife boasted that he had taught himself the skills for twenty or thirty years, and he himself proved his abilities with a secondhand bicycle.
Therefore, it is acceptable for him to teach his son repair skills.
Zhou Cunming only received two days of intensive training from Zhou Qingyun, yet he passed his future father-in-law's test.
The main point is that Zhou Cunming promised that after he became a son-in-law, his children would take the Li family name, no matter how many there were.
Although this is the basic rule for sons-in-law who move into their wives' homes, some people are still reluctant to let their children take their mother's surname, fantasizing that the woman should have more children so that one or two of them can take the father's surname.
Zhou Cunming stated directly that no matter how many children Li Yulan has in the future, they will all bear the surname Li, not his.
The main point was to express that he would definitely be filial to his parents-in-law and treat Li Yulan well.
Zhou Cunming was tall and handsome, had basic repair skills, and Li Yulan knew about his family situation, so he stood out among those who wanted to marry into the Li family.
"The Li family agreed to give a bride price of 280 yuan, a sewing machine and a bicycle."
Zhou Qingyun nodded, "That's a good idea, what do you think?"
He looked at Chen Suwen, but whether he was satisfied or not still depended on his wife's approval.
Chen Suwen looked at Zhou Cunming and asked, "After you get married, you'll be living in the city, right? Did you make it clear that if you start working, you'll be handing over your salary to the family?"
"Your father and I have raised you for so many years. We can't expect you to find a job and then not give a single penny to your family, can we?"
Zhou Cunming nodded, "It's settled then. My salary won't be much when I first start working, but I can give 5 yuan to my family every month."
"If there's a pay raise later, I'll give you another one."
Chen Suwen said it was alright.
Although she initially demanded a dowry of 500 yuan and three turns and one sound (referring to a radio, a sewing machine, and a bicycle), the 280 yuan dowry, sewing machine, and bicycle that the Li family gave was actually quite good.
She planned to give Zhou Cunming 280 yuan, and also give him the bicycle as part of his dowry, leaving the rest at home.
She certainly doesn't know how to make clothes, but Xu Huixue does.
It's good to leave the sewing machine to her; she can make clothes for the whole family.
As for why the betrothal gifts from the Li family, which Zhou Cunming received for his wedding, were kept at home and used by his sister-in-law, don't ask. The answer is that once they were sent to the Zhou family, they belonged to the Zhou family and could be used by whomever they wanted.
Since the marriage was being discussed, the parents couldn't very well not show up, so they arranged for Chen Suwen and Zhou Qingyun to visit the Li family in the county town.
The Li family had already received the message from Zhou Cunming and were waiting for the couple's arrival.
The family compound of the transport team.
Who is that?
When a tricycle appeared in the residential compound, many people were curious about who it was, as it seemed that no one in their compound owned a tricycle.
Although this tricycle looks dilapidated, it is indeed a vehicle, and few people would dislike it.
Because I was paying attention to the tricycle, I noticed the people on it. When I saw Chen Su and her family of three get off, I was very curious about who they were.
“I recognize them. That young man seems to be the girl from the Li family’s boyfriend.”
"What? A girl from the Li family? Wasn't the Li family looking for a son-in-law to live with them?"
"That's right, that young man is the son-in-law of the Li family. He must be here today to discuss the marriage, right?"
"He looks tall and handsome, so why did he become a live-in son-in-law?"
The term "son-in-law who lives with his wife's family" sounds disrespectful; what decent family's son would willingly become a son-in-law who lives with someone else's family?
"I heard this young man is from the countryside. It must be because his family is too poor that he is willing to become a live-in son-in-law."
"From the countryside? Really? No wonder he made his son a live-in son-in-law. He's hit the jackpot marrying a city girl."
Some say that Zhou Cunming came from the countryside and became a son-in-law of the Li family. Many people looked at the Zhou family of three with disdain.
I always felt that their family was going to squander their wealth. What decent family would be willing to let their son become a live-in son-in-law?
Anyway, they were unwilling.
Although the Li family is indeed well-off, it is absolutely impossible for them to abandon their "dignity" and let their son become a live-in son-in-law.
They also felt that Li Yulan was not good enough for their son, and they wouldn't even marry her, so how could they possibly let their son marry into the Li family?
Despite the myriad thoughts in their minds, none of this prevented Chen Suwen and her family from arriving at the Li family's door.
"Hello, Uncle and Aunt." Li Yulan's home wasn't on a very high floor, so she was aware of what was happening downstairs.
He was already nervous because Zhou's parents were coming to visit, so he came out to see what was going on downstairs when he heard the noise. To his surprise, he saw Zhou Cunming arriving on a tricycle.
The people sitting in the back of the tricycle look like Zhou Cunming's parents.
This made Li Yulan even more nervous.
But she looked at the tricycle.
The fact that the Zhou family could afford a tricycle shows that their conditions weren't particularly bad, so there wasn't much concern that the Zhou family was trying to take advantage of them by having Zhou Cunming marry into their family.
Seeing Zhou Cunming bring his parents up, Li Yulan retreated back into her room.
She needs to be more reserved. She can't just fawn over people as soon as they arrive; that would be too undignified.
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