Chapter 27: Will the bride price be less?
“Let’s go back first.” Amelia Su said.
Amelia Su didn't ask why Su Xueqing had new clothes. When Amelia Su's boyfriend's parents came to the Su family, they brought a lot of things, and the fabrics were also brought over at that time. Amelia Su couldn't argue about this. If she did, it would be really laughable.
“…” Amelia Su was originally worried about what Amelia Su was going to say, but she didn’t expect Amelia Su to leave so easily, which was a bit unlike Amelia Su.
"It's ready. Wash it and put it out to dry." Old Mrs. Su said, "After it's dried, put it in the house. I'll get it for you. You can try it."
"Okay." Su Xueqing nodded.
There are also some scraps of cloth, which are made into hair decorations by Mrs. Su, which is considered a set. Mrs. Su has good craftsmanship, good stitching, and can use a sewing machine.
When Su Xueqing saw the skirt that Old Lady Su took out, she blinked and said, "It's really beautiful."
The pleats at the hem of the skirt are layered, there are three layers in total. The fabric is thin and soft, and there is a lining inside.
"As long as you like it," Mrs. Su said with a smile, "No matter what kind of clothes I make, you always say they look good."
"It's really beautiful." Su Xueqing held the skirt and tried it on her body. "The clothes my grandma made are beautiful. My classmates all say they are beautiful."
"That's because you look good. They say it looks good when they see you wearing it. If someone else wears it, it won't look so good." said Old Mrs. Su.
When Su Xueqing came back, she bought some fruits and cakes. When Mrs. Su went to get the clothes, Su Xueqing opened them and let Mrs. Su and Wei Shanshan taste them.
"Grandma, you can have some mung bean cakes. I just bought them." Su Xueqing said. She didn't go to the baking class, so she didn't bring back the cakes she made. Without bringing cakes back, Su Xueqing would come back less often. It's better to keep a distance from them, as they smell good from a distance.
"Don't spend this money." Mrs. Su said, "We have food at home."
"I'm happy to." Su Xueqing said, "It's food, it doesn't cost a lot of money."
"You." Old Mrs. Su did not put all the cakes and fruits into her room, but put them aside first.
Old Mrs. Su rarely brought food to her room unless it was specially given to her. Old Mrs. Su was always nice to her family members and never said who had to eat and who couldn't.
"Do you want to try it on?" asked Old Mrs. Su.
"No, take it back to school and wear it after you take a shower." Su Xueqing said, "I walked over here, and my body was covered in sweat, smelly and sticky."
"It doesn't stink." Old Madam Su didn't smell it. Girls' clothes are generally fragrant and soft. "Okay, then you can wear it to school. If there's anything that doesn't fit, bring it back and have it altered."
"There shouldn't be anything that needs to be modified." Su Xueqing said, "Grandma's craftsmanship is so good."
"You only know how to praise grandma." Old Mrs. Su was in a good mood.
Su Xueqing put her clothes aside, and then she sat down to help make the doll. Before making the doll, Su Xueqing washed her hands and wiped them clean before making it. Wei Shanshan sat beside her and ate cakes. In order to prevent cake crumbs from getting on the ingredients, Wei Shanshan sat further away.
"Quite well-behaved." Su Xueqing glanced at Wei Shanshan.
Wei Shanshan is so timid and cautious. Children with this kind of personality are not likable. It is difficult for them to attract other people's attention and they are easy to suffer losses. Su Xueqing did not say anything to Wei Shanshan. Wei Shanshan is her niece, but Wei Shanshan has her biological mother, so it is not Su Xueqing's turn to say those things.
All Su Xueqing could do was not ignore Wei Shanshan too much. Wei Shanshan was too easy to be ignored. She just stayed quietly in the corner, almost like a transparent person.
The Xu family next door went to do business, and their business was pretty good. Some people even went to the Xu family to buy, so they didn't have to go to the stalls outside to buy. The Su family didn't go to buy anything, just the headdress, they made it at home with scraps of cloth, and other things could be made, some small things, many people of the Su family's generation could make a little.
"It will be cold in a few months, so we should start knitting sweaters." Mrs. Su said, "Xueqing, I'll knit you a bright red one. It will look festive."
"Okay, okay." Su Xueqing said, "Grandma will be able to see me at a glance then."
"I'll knit you a longer sweater." Old Mrs. Su said, "Didn't you say before that a sweater that reached to the knees would be warmer?"
"It's not only warm, but also beautiful. A slimmer fit and longer one." Su Xueqing said, "The wind won't blow in easily."
"Okay." said Mrs. Su.
"Grandma, you have to knit a few more sweaters for Xueqing. She will be engaged in a few days." Mrs. Su smiled and said, "In a few years, she will be someone else's new daughter-in-law and stay in someone else's family."
"Third sister-in-law..." Su Xueqing was a little shy and embarrassed.
Speaking of knitting sweaters, Su Xueqing planned to buy some wool and knit a scarf for Ning Yanjing. As for whether it looks good or not, it doesn't matter. What matters is her heart. Ning Yanjing doesn't lack anything, and Su Xueqing doesn't know what to give Ning Yanjing. After thinking about it, a scarf is better.
No wonder many couples give scarves to each other as gifts. This is probably because knitting a scarf is the easiest and it feels good to do it yourself.
Su Xueqing looked at the doll in her hand and wondered what color yarn to use. If it was blue, light blue, or dark blue? If it was black, it would be pitch black, which would not look very good. However, a black scarf would not easily look dirty, so it was easier to match with clothes.
The scarf doesn't need to have patterns. If it does, it will be too difficult for Su Xueqing. Su Xueqing only knows a few simple knitting methods. If she wants to knit a pattern, she must know how to hide the stitches. No, no, she will only make the scarf look ugly.
"What? You're shaking your head. You don't want to get married?" said Mrs. Su.
"without……"
"So you want to get married early?" Mrs. Su said again.
"Third sister-in-law, stop teasing me." Su Xueqing said, "It's still too early. I'm not even old enough to get a marriage certificate. Who knows what will happen during this period of time."
"I think your boyfriend likes you very much." Mrs. Su said, "His parents are here, which shows that he values you. If he really wants to play with you, why would he need his parents to show up?"
"Yes, I know." Su Xueqing said, "Third sister-in-law, if I want to knit a scarf, how wide and long should it be? Is it too early to knit it now?"
"Not early." Mrs. Su said, "You have to study, so you can only knit when you have time during holidays. Of course, the scarf must be longer, and it will take several taels of wool. Is it for you or for your partner?"
"Third sister-in-law, why do you always talk about my boyfriend?" Su Xueqing's cheeks were burning.
"You have never knitted a scarf before, right?" said Mrs. Su San. If Su Xueqing had knitted a scarf before, there would be no need to ask those questions.
"..." Su Xueqing hadn't knitted it well before. She was just knitting for fun and couldn't knit it long. "Third sister-in-law, you can knit it for Third Brother."
"He already has one, so he doesn't need it anymore." Mrs. Su said deliberately, "We're already married, why does he need so many scarves? I knitted one for him before we got married, isn't that enough?"
"..." What should Su Xueqing say? She felt a little guilty. As someone who had never knitted a scarf before, she was not sure if she could even knit the first one well, let alone knit more in the future.
"Okay, stop teasing her." Old Mrs. Su said, "Buy thicker yarn so that you can knit faster. Buy more yarn and buy the same color. Yarn from different batches may have different colors. The scarf should be long, not too short. It should be wrapped around twice. Men are taller, so the length should be longer."
"Wouldn't it be enough to just have someone come over and try it out?" Third Sister Su said, "Is there any need to go through so much trouble? Or does my younger sister want to give her future brother-in-law a surprise, so she has to weave it first?"
"Not really." Su Xueqing said, "I just don't have anything suitable to give him."
"In ancient times, people gave purses as gifts, while people today give scarves as gifts." Mrs. Su said, "You don't have to give him anything. Just smile at him and he'll be very happy. You're so beautiful... Even if you weren't beautiful, a lover's eyes see beauty in everything, so he'd have to smile, and smile sincerely."
Su Xueqing felt that she shouldn't say these things in front of her third sister-in-law, as her third sister-in-law only knew how to tease her.
Nancheng University starts in mid-September, while elementary schools and kindergartens start earlier. Su Yamei meant to let Wei Shanshan go directly to the first grade. Kindergarten tuition is not cheap, so it would be great to save the kindergarten tuition.
The Su family decided to let Wei Shanshan go to kindergarten first. There were many first-grade students who went to kindergarten together. Wei Shanshan originally came from the countryside to the city, and she was a little behind. The Su family thought it would be better for Wei Shanshan to go to kindergarten with other children.
If Amelia Su didn't want to pay, she wouldn't care about how the Su family arranged it. Amelia Su sometimes even wondered if the Su family would take care of Wei Shanshan for a few more years. Wei Shanshan was abducted by human traffickers before, so the Su family took care of her. Amelia Su was even a little glad that the human traffickers chose Wei Shanshan, but didn't really abduct Wei Shanshan.
The Su family didn't care about Amelia Su's thoughts, nor did Su Xueqing. Mrs. Su had made a small schoolbag for Wei Shanshan before, and the cloth was originally for Su Xueqing to make clothes, and Su Xueqing gave Wei Shanshan a separate gift for the start of school.
After arriving at the kindergarten, Wei Shanshan did not cry or make a fuss, but was very well-behaved. This kind of well-behaved behavior was more like a kind of well-behaved behavior that was afraid of being abandoned. The teacher had to take care of many students, so he did not pay much attention to Wei Shanshan.
On this day, Su Xueqing and Ning Jiaxuan went to the mall to buy wool together. When Ning Jiaxuan learned that Su Xueqing was planning to knit a scarf, she clamored to go with them.
"Are you going to knit it for my brother?" Ning Jiaxuan looked at the blue wool in Su Xueqing's hand.
"Yeah." Su Xueqing nodded, "Is this color nice, sky blue?"
"A darker color." Ning Jiaxuan said.
"Light-colored ones get dirty easily, right?" Su Xueqing said.
"No, he's not afraid of dirt. He's not the one washing it." Ning Jiaxuan said, "Xueqing, don't you think my brother is a bit dark-hearted? Dark colors suit him better!"
"..." This is the complaint from a biological sister. Su Xueqing thinks that the brother-sister relationship between Ning Jiaxuan and Ning Yanjing is really good.
"Dark blue or black is fine." Ning Jiaxuan said, "Light blue and other colors make him look too young. He needs to be more mature and stable."
"Really?" Su Xueqing asked.
"Of course." Ning Jiaxuan said, "I cheated my brother...ah, no, he is my brother, how can I cheat him? I can cheat him, but I can't cheat you. If he says the scarf you knitted yourself is not good, you just ignore him and let him go to the corner to draw circles."
Ning Jiaxuan's mind flashed with the image of her brother wearing a light blue scarf. She couldn't help but shook her head. It was inappropriate, inappropriate, too inappropriate. It made her brother look like he was pretending to be young.
"Dark colors mean dark colors." Ning Jiaxuan said, "When a young man wears a scarf, everyone will see it."
"Okay, then dark colors." Su Xueqing didn't know Ning Yanjing very well. After they had been together for a while, Ning Yanjing was very tolerant of Su Xueqing, and she didn't see that he had any special preferences. Ning Yanjing was well-educated and could talk a lot about history and humanities.
"Should we keep it a secret from my brother and not tell him first?" Ning Jiaxuan asked, "It's my mouth..."
"Then tell me." Su Xueqing said, "I'm not sure what it will look like in the end."
"I thought you would stuff my mouth with a piece of cake." Ning Jiaxuan chuckled.
"Can a piece of cake shut your mouth?" Su Xueqing was surprised.
"Others can't do it, but you can." Ning Jiaxuan said.
"Tomorrow, the boys in the class are going to the ancient city area together. Do you want to go?" Su Xueqing asked.
"Are you going?" Ning Jiaxuan asked.
"Go ahead." Su Xueqing said, "If someone wants to go with you, then go. If you're alone, then don't go. School is about to start, and many people want to go."
"I thought..."
"Why?" Su Xueqing wondered.
"I thought you would take advantage of the summer vacation to develop more relationship with your brother." Ning Jiaxuan said.
"He has to go to work, and I have to study." Su Xueqing said, "We are not revolving around one of them. We also have our own careers. Yes, careers."
"You've only been in love for a short time, don't you want to be together every day?" Ning Jiaxuan said.
"We are in the same city, and we will have a chance to meet. We can't ignore the future just for the sake of meeting and falling in love." Su Xueqing said, "Your brother has his own company. What about me? If I don't study hard and don't have a good job in the future, will I be a housewife? I didn't go to college to be a housewife."
"That's right." Ning Jiaxuan said, "It's okay if I don't have to work. I have money, I can travel around and buy clothes, that's fine."
Ning Jiaxuan is different from Su Xueqing. Her family is rich. She has thought about it before. She doesn't want to do hard work. It's better to have fun. When Ning Jiaxuan gets married, the Ning family will give her a lot of dowry, and she doesn't need to worry about her livelihood in the future.
"Of course you can." Su Xueqing said, "Take care of yourself more and don't spend too much time on men. What's important is yourself."
"My little brother is okay, you can spend a little more time on him, but forget about other men." Ning Jiaxuan said, "Some people like to mess around outside, some have several girlfriends, some have multiple girlfriends at the same time, all kinds of things. Don't believe in a man's sweet talk, it will make you stupid."
So how did Ning Jiaxuan become the green tea female supporting role in the original novel? Su Xueqing couldn't figure it out, maybe she would understand it later.
After Su Xueqing bought the dark blue wool, Ning Jiaxuan also bought some wool.
"Do you want to knit a scarf too?" Su Xueqing asked.
"Well, I'll weave it and give you a control group." Ning Jiaxuan said, "Let my brother know how superb your skills are."
"Uh..." Su Xueqing never expected Ning Jiaxuan to answer like this.
"I'm just kidding." Ning Jiaxuan said, "Seeing you buying wool, I feel itchy and want to try it too. I am more curious."
Ning Jiaxuan hadn't done many things at home, and she wanted to give it a try. Last time, Ning Jiaxuan went to Su's house to try to make a doll, which was also an attempt. Ning Jiaxuan didn't want to make a doll at all now, nor did she want to pick up fine thread to sew things, which were ugly, ugly to others, and ugly to herself.
"Try it. People grow by constantly trying." Su Xueqing said.
The two of them bought thick wool and used thick long needles. This kind of wool is fast to knit and does not take a long time. The thin wool may take a little longer, which is also related to the knitting needle method.
Ning Jiaxuan returned home. She did not tell Ning Yanjing that Su Xueqing was going to knit a scarf. She had already bought wool and knitted it. If her brother was blind and did not see it, it was not her fault. Ning Jiaxuan was a little curious about what the scarf Su Xueqing would knit. She hoped that the scarf Su Xueqing knitted would be ugly. If her brother did not wear it, she would complain to Su Xueqing, hehe.
When Ning Jiaxuan saw Ning Yanjing sitting on the sofa and grinning like a fool, Ning Yanjing just glanced at him and didn't look at him again.
Ning Yanjing brought two pieces of cream fruit cake to see Su Xueqing, as well as a bottle of juice. The two sat on a bench at school. There were many mosquitoes outside, so Ning Yanjing also brought an insect repellent bag.
"You eat too." Su Xueqing said, "I'll eat one piece, and you eat one piece too."
"The two pieces are different." Ning Yanjing said.
"Then... let's each eat half." Su Xueqing said. She took a fork and tried to divide it. It was not easy to divide and she was afraid of spilling it on the ground.
"Let me do it." Ning Yanjing said. He took the fork and cut the cake, picking it up easily.
Su Xueqing quickly picked up the cake in front of her with a fork, and accidentally dropped it on the ground. Although not all of it fell, the mango pieces with cream fell on the ground. Su Xueqing looked around, but it was not easy to kick it to the side, so she had to use paper to move it to the side.
"Eat first." Ning Yanjing said.
"The mangoes have fallen." Su Xueqing said, "There are still some mangoes..."
"You eat it, no need to give it to me." Ning Yanjing said.
"You have one too." Su Xueqing gave a piece of her mango to Ning Yanjing.
Ning Yanjing looked at the piece of mango. Even before he ate it, he felt that it was sweet.
After eating the cake, Ning Yanjing remembered the main purpose of his visit today.
"It's September now, and you will start school in a few days." Ning Yanjing said.
"Yes, school is about to start. Our school usually starts around September 12th." Su Xueqing said, "It's almost there, in less than a week."
"October will come soon after you start school." Ning Yanjing said, "Before you start school, my parents will go to your house again to decide on the betrothal gift and give part of it before the engagement."
Ning Yanjing had not forgotten about the engagement, and it was not easy for the woman to talk about it. Before, the two families had set the date in October, and the engagement banquet had to be held. The closer the relationship between the two families was, the engagement banquet had to have at least four or five tables, so that everyone would know about the two of them.
"So fast?" Su Xueqing opened her eyes wide and bit the fork.
"Not any time soon." Ning Yanjing said, "I've been waiting since my parents went to your house."
Ning Yanjing wiped the cream crumbs from the corners of Su Xueqing's mouth with a handkerchief, "The time with you goes by quickly, and the time without you goes by slowly."
"I didn't even notice." Su Xueqing just felt that time passed very quickly.
After Su Xueqing stopped paying attention to her elder sister's affairs, her elder sister did not make too much trouble, and the time passed in a flash. No wonder some people say that a plain life is happiness, Su Xueqing also feels so now.
"I heard that in the past, when people gave dowries, they used tiles to replace the house and shop..."
"My family doesn't have such a dowry." Su Xueqing said quickly.
"I'm not asking you to bring a dowry. What I mean is..." Ning Yanjing took out a bunch of keys from his pocket, "The house nearby is cleaned up. Jiaxuan has lived there before, you can go over. I told her not to bring any man there casually. But... I changed the lock."
"Did you change the lock?" Su Xueqing opened her eyes wide.
"Yes." Ning Yanjing said, "She doesn't go there often, so it's convenient for her to go home, so she doesn't need to go there."
"Does Jiaxuan know?" Su Xueqing asked.
"Talk to her when we get back." Ning Yanjing said.
"..." Su Xueqing looked at Ning Yanjing and sighed, "Jiaxuan will say that you value women over your sister."
"What about her? Did she say that I was cruel?" Ning Yanjing said, "She said that I was cold-blooded and heartless. Then let her see how cold-blooded and heartless I am."
Ning Yanjing did not forget what Ning Jiaxuan intended to say in front of Su Xueqing. Look, as a brother, he values his sister so much that he still remembers what she said.
There are many children in the kindergarten. Some of them have played together before, while others have never played together. Wei Shanshan spoke little in the kindergarten and had short hair. Girls didn't like to play with her, and boys thought she was not lively.
After a few days, Wei Shanshan didn't make any friends in the kindergarten. Su's mother had to go to work, Su San's wife didn't like Su Yamei, and Mrs. Su was old. Seeing that Wei Shanshan was well-behaved, the Su family didn't ask any more questions. Su Yamei, her own mother, didn't care about Wei Shanshan, so how could others care so much?
When Wei Dashan got home from get off work, he was mainly concerned about Amelia Su. He thought that Wei Shanshan was at the Su family and the Su family would take good care of Wei Shanshan.
In this way, Wei Shanshan doesn't talk much, and others don't know what she is like in kindergarten.
Su Xueqing returned to the Su family and at most gave Wei Shanshan some food, but she didn't care about how Wei Shanshan was doing in the kindergarten. Su Xueqing told Su's mother what Ning Yanjing said, and Ning's father and mother were coming over.
"That's fine. It's better to get engaged sooner." Mother Su said, "Let others know that you have the blessings of both families' elders."
Aunt Zhao and her people were still waiting for Su Xueqing to be dumped. They all liked to say unpleasant things. They also said that Su Xueqing's partner might take advantage of the privileges of the elders, blah blah. Su's mother's few words didn't have much effect. Those people only thought that what they thought and said was correct, and what others said was wrong.
“Mom…” Su Xueqing hesitated.
"What's wrong?" Su's mother asked, "You don't like him and don't want to be with him?"
"No." Su Xueqing said, "He has a house next to our school. He gave me the key and said I could go there to rest."
Su Xueqing lives in the school dormitory. The bed in the dormitory is relatively small. Fortunately, Su Xueqing has a slender figure so it is easy for her to turn around. If she were a little heavier, it would be difficult for her to turn around very far.
Ning Jiaxuan and Su Xueqing are roommates, but Ning Jiaxuan rarely lives in the school dormitory. She dislikes the bed in the dormitory because it is too narrow and not as big as the bed at home.
When she was at home, Ning Jiaxuan could roll around on her bed without worrying about rolling onto the floor. When she slept on her bed in the dormitory, Ning Jiaxuan was worried that she would accidentally roll onto the floor. Sometimes she would fall asleep and spin on the bed. Her head would be at the head of the bed, but when she woke up, it might be at the foot of the bed.
In the school dormitory, people have to climb up to the upper bunk to sleep on it.
Ning Jiaxuan slept in the school dormitory purely out of novelty, and she didn't sleep in the dormitory twice a month. When Ning Jiaxuan didn't sleep in the school dormitory, she would tell the dormitory auntie, who knew that Ning Jiaxuan's family was rich and didn't care too much. The dormitory auntie reported it to the college at the beginning, and the college counselor told her not to care too much about Ning Jiaxuan.
Su Xueqing put the key on the table and Su's mother took a look.
"You haven't graduated yet." Su's mother said, "Don't rush into some things. What I mean is, you two shouldn't sleep together yet, okay?"
Su's mother was afraid that her daughter didn't understand, so she had to explain it more clearly.
"After you get your marriage certificate, you can sleep together in no time." Su's mother said, "Girls need to learn to protect themselves."
Although the Ning family gave a lot of money, even if Su Xueqing was sleeping with Ning Yanjing now and the two of them separated, Su Xueqing would not suffer much. However, Su's mother cared about her daughter, and she didn't want her daughter to be too sad in the future.
"I know, I know." Su Xueqing hadn't thought about this yet.
"Have you been there to see it?" Su's mother asked.
"Jiaxuan and I have been there." Su Xueqing said, "It's a small building, three stories high, with a small courtyard and some flowers and plants in the courtyard."
Su Xueqing not only went there, but also slept in the guest room there. Ning Jiaxuan invited her classmates to play together, and it was late, so she slept there.
At that time, Su Xueqing was quite envious of Ning Jiaxuan. She also thought that when she made money in the future, she would be able to buy a house like this.
"It's bigger than the house we have here." Su Xueqing said. The Su family shares the front yard with other families. The backyard is also small and the space is very limited.
"Do you like it?" Su's mother asked.
"I like it. Who doesn't like a big house?" Su Xueqing said, "The bed over there is also very big and wide."
"As long as you like it." Su's mother said. Her little daughter didn't even have her own room at home, let alone a big bed.
Mother Su looked at Su Xueqing. Her little daughter was too easy to coax. It was also her fault that her family didn't have so many things, and she didn't let her little daughter enjoy them. Not to mention that her little daughter would be tempted by those things, even she would be tempted.
At Ning's house, when Ning Jiaxuan learned that her brother had changed the lock of the house and did not give her the key, she was shocked.
"Brother!" Ning Jiaxuan said, "You are still my brother? No, you really are my brother!"
Ning Jiaxuan gritted her teeth. She should have known that her brother was of this kind of character. When they were not in a relationship, he was a flower on the mountain top. After they were in a relationship, he became a little wolfdog, a little milk dog and a little licker.
Fortunately, her future sister-in-law is her friend, otherwise, Ning Jiaxuan couldn't imagine how bad her future life would be. If her future sister-in-law doesn't get along with her, wouldn't she be doomed?
"You don't want a sister, you want a wife!" Ning Jiaxuan said, "You married a wife and forgot about your mother. Mom, sooner or later your brother will ignore you and freeze you."
"Are you still Xueqing's friend?" Ning Yanjing raised his eyebrows. "Do you want her to know what you said?"
"Mom, you think I didn't say that. I didn't say that." Ning Jiaxuan said quickly, "I'm not trying to sow discord between the mother-in-law and the daughter-in-law. That's not true."
Ning Jiaxuan quickly ran to her mother and covered her mother's ears.
"I know you all like Xueqing very much." Ning's mother said with a smile.
"The treasure I hid was dug up by that guy." Ning Jiaxuan said angrily.
"If we don't dig it up, it will become someone else's treasure." Ning Yanjing said, "Do you want her to become someone else's?"
"Of course not." Ning Jiaxuan said, "Before, I also wanted to introduce Xueqing to you, but I felt that you two were not suitable. Who would have thought..."
"You missed the opportunity to make a great contribution, so you can only make a small contribution." Ning Yanjing said.
"Humph." Ning Jiaxuan snorted, "I'm not your second aunt."
Aunt Ning liked to introduce Ning Yanjing to someone very much. After she learned that Ning Yanjing was already dating someone, she still didn't give up and wanted Ning Yanjing to meet other people. Ning Yanjing naturally couldn't pay attention to Aunt Ning, and he couldn't do anything to let Su Xueqing down.
Second Aunt Ning asked Ning Yanjing to make a comparison, but Ning Yanjing didn't listen to Second Aunt Ning at all.
"Waiting to attend the engagement party." Ning Yanjing said.
"Mom, you guys are going to Xueqing's house, right? Can I go this time?" Ning Jiaxuan said, "Last time, I didn't go with you. If you don't take me with you, I'll make it up to you on my own."
"Go if you want to." Ning's mother said, "Go, don't say anything until you are told to."
When it comes to engagement, the woman will be a little reserved, even if the two families have already discussed the time, there will still be some other things.
Ning's mother was worried that Ning Jiaxuan would mess things up because of her noise. Before Ning Yanjing knew Su Xueqing, Ning Jiaxuan said a lot of things that were misunderstood when she described Su Xueqing. The main reason was that Ning Jiaxuan spoke directly. Different ways of saying the same thing would give different feelings to the listeners. There are a thousand Hamlets for a thousand readers.
Two days before the start of the school term at Nancheng University, Ning's parents brought Ning Yanjing and Ning Jiaxuan over. Ning Jiaxuan had been rubbing her hands and waiting impatiently since early morning. It was Ning Yanjing and Su Xueqing who were going to get engaged, but Ning Jiaxuan was even more excited than Ning Yanjing, and kept asking, "Is it ready?" "Is it ready?" "Can we leave?"...
After arriving at the Su's house, Ning Jiaxuan stood quietly behind her parents, and she even winked at Su Xueqing.
Ning Yanjing couldn't bear it any longer, so he slapped his sister's arm, but he didn't use much force.
Ning Jiaxuan wanted to scream "ouch", but she didn't. She glared at her brother, tilted her body, and whispered, "The future sister-in-law is my friend."
"..." Ning Yanjing was speechless. Of course he knew that Su Xueqing was Ning Jiaxuan's friend, and his sister was still showing off here, "Your friend will live with me for the rest of my life in the future."
Ning Jiaxuan glared at her brother again. Did her brother have to be superior to her?
Su Xueqing looked at Ning Yanjing and his sister, and once again sighed that they had such a good relationship.
"We don't want much for the betrothal gift, just 888 yuan." Su's mother said. She saw that the Ning family had given Su Xueqing a bankbook with tens of thousands of yuan, and Su Xueqing could accept it. As for the betrothal gift, it didn't need to be that much, because people around would ask about it, and Su's mother didn't want to ask for a too high price.
The Su family is not selling their daughter, they really want their daughter to live a good life. Eight hundred and eighty-eight is relatively high compared to the betrothal gifts of some ordinary families, but it is just a drop in the bucket for the Ning family. Su's mother does not need the Ning family to pay more money to express their appreciation for Su Xueqing, the previous passbook is enough.
"Okay." Ning's mother had no objection. Not to mention 888, even if it was 8,888, they could take it out.
Ning's mother asked the Su family to talk about the bride price out of respect for them. They had no intention of lowering the bride price.
"Is it too little?" Ning Jiaxuan asked Ning Yanjing in a low voice, "I don't mean to look down on my sister-in-law."
Ning Jiaxuan's voice was loud and the Su family heard it.
"It's not low." Old Madam Su said, "When girls get married in this area, the betrothal gifts are rarely this high."
The Su family wanted these gifts not for the Ning family to see, but for the neighbors to see. Let those neighbors know that Su Xueqing's gift is not low, the Ning family values Su Xueqing, and it also shows that the Su family is not selling their daughter.
As for whether others would think that the Ning family looked down on Su Xueqing, or that the Su family did that on purpose for future benefits, the Su family could not control it and could only let those people do as they pleased.
Ning Jiaxuan originally thought that the two sides would talk to each other for a few rounds, but it turned out that it was so easy to decide. Of course, Ning Jiaxuan didn't think Su Xueqing was cheap, but she felt that it was too fast. She hadn't watched it for long, and she wanted to take another look.
"Wait until you get engaged, then you'll see." Ning Yanjing reminded Ning Jiaxuan.
"..." Ning Jiaxuan looked at her brother and then at Su Xueqing. The Su family was still there, so she didn't tell her brother about those things.
The date of the engagement was officially set, and the restaurant was also decided. On the Su family side, there were the Su Sange and his wife, Su's father, Su's mother, Su's old lady, Su Yanan and his wife and three children, Su Yamei and his wife and Wei Shanshan, a total of thirteen people. Su's old lady also gave birth to other children, not all of them were in Nancheng, but they had to be arranged. The Su family said that two tables for their own relatives would be enough. The Ning family gave three tables, and the Ning family's relatives would naturally be arranged by the Ning family.
The Su family doesn't need to worry about the restaurant's affairs, they just need to invite relatives over.
After the Ning family left, Su's mother and father began to think about who to invite.
"Don't ask the eldest brother." Mrs. Su said, "your eldest sister."
Aunt Su has never respected Old Lady Su. She once went to a restaurant and said that Su Xueqing was in love with the restaurant owner and she wanted to take advantage of him.
Mr. Su is gone, and Mrs. Su thinks that they don't need to interact with Aunt Su. Father Su and Aunt Su are half-sisters, so Father Su can interact with Aunt Su, but he doesn't need to bring Su Xueqing along.
"Don't invite her." Su's mother said firmly.
Su Xueqing's brothers and sisters must go, Su's mother's maternal relatives, Su Xueqing's uncle must go. Relatives from Su's father's side, that is, the children born to old lady Su, please go.
After returning home, Ning Jiaxuan dared to ask, "Is this how marriage proposals are always made? Did they say more the first time? I wish I had gone there the first time, and I missed it."
"When you say kiss, you'll see for yourself." Ning Yanjing still said the same thing.
"Stingy guy." Ning Jiaxuan curled her lips, "Brother, you are becoming more and more petty. Are you jealous?"
"Yes!" Ning Yanjing nodded, "I can't let you steal the limelight."
"..." Ning Jiaxuan thought for a while, "When I get engaged, you go and grab the limelight. You go and grab it back."
Ning Yanjing's mouth twitched slightly. He had no intention of stealing his sister's limelight. If he had that time, he might as well spend more time with his partner.
On the first day of school at Nancheng University, Su Xueqing's other two roommates returned to school. When they learned that Su Xueqing was going to get engaged to Ning Jiaxuan's brother, they were all shocked.
"No, are you guys developing so fast?" asked my roommate.
Xiang Yutong and Yu Li are Su Xueqing's roommates, and they are both from other provinces.
Before, no one thought that Su Xueqing would be with Ning Jiaxuan's brother.
"Did Jiaxuan introduce her to you?" Yu Li was curious.
"She didn't introduce me to her, but it was also because of her that I met her brother." Su Xueqing said it openly without hiding anything.
"That's right." As soon as Su Xueqing finished speaking, Ning Jiaxuan came.
Ning Jiaxuan brought some food with her, as she knew that the other two roommates would probably come back today. It was no secret that Su Xueqing and Ning Yanjing were dating, and Ning Jiaxuan did not intend to let Su Xueqing face these two roommates alone. The most important thing was that her brother gave her a large amount of pocket money.
Ning Yanjing was worried that Su Xueqing would feel uncomfortable and that others would misunderstand her. Ning Yanjing simply asked Ning Jiaxuan to go to school to take a look. Since Su Xueqing and Ning Yanjing were not secretly together, Ning Jiaxuan could tell them.
"I wanted to introduce her, but I felt that my brother was not good enough for Xue Qing. Unexpectedly, when my brother came to pick me up by chance, he fell in love with Xue Qing." Ning Jiaxuan said, "My brother didn't know Xue Qing was my college classmate at first, and thought she was someone who took the baking class with me."
"Is that so?" Yu Li was surprised.
"Yes, it's that simple." Ning Jiaxuan said, "My little brother has high standards. She doesn't even look down on ordinary people."
Ning Jiaxuan didn't like Yu Li very much. Yu Li was the kind of person who wanted to take advantage of others but also wanted to save face and self-esteem. Yu Li once said that Su Xueqing was too good at flattering Ning Jiaxuan. She said that jokingly in front of Su Xueqing, and Ning Jiaxuan was present at the time.
It’s normal for people in the same dormitory, from all over the world, to have their own little thoughts.
Ning Jiaxuan thought that her brother did the right thing by asking her to come back to the dormitory.
"I didn't expect it... I didn't expect it." Yu Li said. She thought Su Xueqing was just a follower of Ning Jiaxuan, picking up some things that people didn't want. Yu Li also thought that Su Xueqing couldn't marry into the Ning family. She even said in private that Su Xueqing wanted to turn from a sparrow into a phoenix. Did she think that she was really beautiful because she was beautiful?
"If it were you, I wouldn't even look at you and would treat you as a stranger," said Ning Jiaxuan.
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