"You're still not satisfied with the bride price? What do you want a sewing machine for? Your son is marrying into the family; what would you need a sewing machine for?"
“Isn’t a bicycle good? That way, when Cunming and Yulan get married, they can ride their own bicycles.”
Hu Xiuying firmly disagreed with adding a sewing machine to the bride price. She also knew very well that Zhou Cunming was a man and he didn't need a sewing machine at all.
It was agreed that Zhou Cunming would marry into her family and work with her husband in the transportation team.
Driving around all day, is Zhou Cunming going to learn how to sew clothes with a sewing machine? Did he quit being a driver and become a tailor?
Although there are men who can be tailors, Zhou Cunming is simply not cut out for it. Wasn't he supposed to be a truck driver?
Given that, she couldn't possibly give a sewing machine as a dowry.
It's obvious that if this sewing machine were given as a betrothal gift, it would definitely stay with the Zhou family and be used by them.
Why should I?
She wanted to give a bride price because she believed that once Zhou Cunming and her daughter got married, the bride price would be used by the young couple themselves.
She didn't really want the Zhou family to benefit from her.
"Why not? My son, whom I carried for ten months and raised with great care, is going to 'marry' into your family. Am I not going to get any benefit from it?"
"Of course, he'll bring back a portion of the bride price, but what benefits will we get? Are we just going to give away our son to your family for nothing?" Chen Suwen retorted.
Actually, marrying off a daughter is pretty much the same.
Why should a child who has been raised with such care and effort be given away to someone else after all these years?
Do you think she's doing charity work?
Although Zhou Cunming was a man, and although she was a son-in-law who married into another family, he was still the son she had raised with great care for eighteen years.
Why can't she ask for benefits?
“If you are unwilling to pay a bride price, you can marry your daughter into our family. We guarantee that we will provide a bride price. Remember to let them take all the bride price back for their own use,” Chen Suwen said to Hu Xiuying with a half-smile.
She admitted that she didn't want the sewing machine for Zhou Cunming, but so what?
She raised her son, and now that he's about to "get married," can't she get any benefit from it?
She considered this sewing machine as "compensation for her son's marriage."
Hu Xiu's English was blocked.
She knew her question was a bit unreasonable, but she was still unhappy that the bride price was for a sewing machine, which neither her daughter nor her son-in-law could use.
“Even if Cunming is a man and doesn’t know how to use a sewing machine, it can still be given to Yulan.” Hu Xiuying thought for a moment. She could buy a sewing machine, but she wanted Zhou Cunming to bring it back to the Li family.
Chen Su scoffed, "Has your family never considered forming a marriage alliance with our family?"
"In that case, there's no need to discuss the marriage anymore."
"It's just a job, isn't it? Giving away a son for free, I feel like I'm losing out."
Chen Suwen has never had a harmonious relationship with her in-laws. She used to have a falling out with He Caiping, and later they broke off all contact.
Although she didn't become her mortal enemy out of respect for Shen Wenxiu, she couldn't be bothered to pay any attention to her.
Xu Huixue rarely interacted with her parents; it was mostly Zhou Cunzhi who brought his wife and children to visit her parents.
Chen Suwen didn't go to the Xu family, and the Xu family rarely visited the Zhou family either; everyone lived in peace.
Hu Xiuying was someone she wouldn't have bothered to deal with in her previous life.
The original owner was angry that her son had become a live-in son-in-law without her consent, and she had always disliked the Li family.
Even after Chen Suwen transmigrated, she did not change her attitude and rarely had contact with the Li family couple.
Hu Xiuying maintained the same attitude throughout her life, and Chen Suwen was too lazy to continue playing along with her.
If the marriage negotiations fall through, so be it. If Zhou Cunming and Li Yulan are not meant to be, it doesn't matter.
Chen Suwen stood up, grabbed Zhou Cunming by the collar and pulled him over, "If your Li family is unwilling, then so be it. It doesn't matter if my son loses the opportunity to be a transport team driver."
"Then you can join the army. It just so happens that your future brother-in-law is in the army. I'll arrange it for you."
I already said it, apart from her son-in-law being in the military, there's no one else in her family who's in the military.
Her husband's brother's family doesn't count.
So it would be good if Zhou Cunming could join the army; it would be an honorable thing.
After all, it's about serving the country and protecting the homeland.
Zhou Qingyun didn't expect that his wife's talk to her future husband about taking leave would fall apart, but he didn't embarrass her and stood up to protect her slightly.
"Sorry to bother you, but since the two families can't reach an agreement on the marriage, let's call it off." Zhou Qingyun unconditionally supported his wife's decision.
Chen Suwen pulled her son by the collar and walked out, causing Zhou Cunming to back away repeatedly.
"Mom—Mom—let's talk this out—"
Zhou Cunming was actually quite reluctant to part with it.
Although he thought being a soldier was a good thing, he also looked forward to becoming a driver for a transport team.
The main reason was that he really liked Li Yulan and didn't want to miss the opportunity to marry her.
He really didn't want to miss out on such a wonderful wife.
"What's there to say? She wants me to give away my son whom I've raised for eighteen years? How could that be possible?"
"Actually, it's good that you joined the army. I heard that you can get married a few years later if you join the army, and you can send your salary and allowances home during those years."
"I've raised you for so many years, and you haven't given me much in return. Don't even think about getting married so soon."
Chen Suwen was strong, and Zhou Cunming didn't dare to struggle too much, since his clothes couldn't withstand the strain.
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