However, Bai Xiuying scolded for a long time, but she became more and more angry, and not even a word of comfort was heard.
This made her feel bored. After all, the stage performance was so exciting that it would be boring without the audience.
It was at this moment that Bai Xiuying finally realized the purpose of her trip. Suppressing her dissatisfaction, she heaved a long sigh and said:
"All the money in our house was stolen by a thief, so I thought of borrowing some money from you for emergency. After all, I have already made an agreement with that distant relative, and I can't go back on my word.
As for the money I borrowed today, I will pay it back immediately when Lao Xu and I return."
Although she said this, Bai Xiuying had no intention of paying it back if she really borrowed the money.
The Xu family is in trouble now. As the daughter-in-law of the Xu family, it is only natural for Tang Wanning's family to help the Xu family. Since they are all family, there is no need to talk about not paying back and being so unfamiliar.
Bai Xiuying looked at Su Meijuan with anticipation, imagining in her mind how much money she could lend her this time.
Based on the relationship between the two families, I have to borrow at least 200 yuan. Any less would be a bit too much.
As long as she could successfully see her son, she and Lao Xu would not have to worry. After all, her son was still alive, and he must have saved a lot of money over the past year.
Looking at Bai Xiuying's calculating eyes, Su Meijuan almost laughed out of anger.
This person is so shameless. Her son is about to get married, but she still has the nerve to come to their house to borrow money. Is she really making fun of the Tang family?
Looking at the few people who came with Bai Xiuying, Su Meijuan rolled her eyes, then sighed and said, "Mother-in-law, it's not that I don't want to help you, it's just that our family can't afford it!"
Without waiting for Bai Xiuying to respond, Su Meijuan began to complain, "Mother-in-law, you know that I have three children in my family, and Ningning is the eldest.
But she had just graduated from high school, and just to bring good luck to Mr. Xu from your family, she married into your family. At that time, in addition to giving Ningning six new quilts as a dowry, Mr. Tang and I also bought all the daily necessities for her.
In addition to this, we also gave Ningning an extra dowry of 300 yuan. As for the betrothal gift your family sent, we didn't keep a single cent of it and gave it all to Ningning.
Huaixu and Zaozao have been studying all these years, and their earnings are really not enough to cover their expenses. To be honest, I was planning to borrow some money from your house for emergency, but I couldn't bring myself to do it.
I’m not afraid of you laughing at me, but right now, we can’t even come up with ten dollars.”
Hearing Su Meijuan's words, the aunts and aunties who followed her were instantly furious.
Zhang Chunhua's eyes widened. "Oh my god, these old couple Tang are really generous. They actually gave a dowry of 300 yuan just for their daughter's marriage. Not only that, they didn't keep a single cent of the betrothal money and took it all to the Xu family. They are really generous."
Li Ailian continued, "I only knew that the Xu family gave the Tang family 400 yuan as a betrothal gift, as well as a television, a sewing machine, a radio, and a bicycle. I had no idea that the Tang family actually gave them 300 yuan as a dowry and gave all the betrothal gifts to Ningning to take back to the Xu family."
"If it weren't for the Tang family's generosity, we would have thought they were just greedy for the 400 yuan betrothal gift from the Xu family, so they let their daughter marry into the Xu family to bring good luck. But who knew that not only did they not ask for the betrothal gift, they even gave a large dowry."
"Don't you think the Tang couple are stupid? It's just a daughter, but they are so willing to spend so much. You know, these three hundred yuan can marry their son off."
"What do you know? The old Tang couple really love their daughter. Unlike you, you said you were marrying off your daughter, but in fact, it's almost like selling her."
"What did you say?" The woman's eyes widened, like a rooster with its feathers blown off. "Who sold my daughter? Believe it or not, I'll tear your mouth apart!"
This kind of thing is tacitly understood. Now that it has been pointed out in public, it would be strange if the woman did not get angry.
Seeing that the two were about to fight, the others hurriedly stopped them, thus preventing a disturbance.
Su Meijuan, who was standing by, was already overjoyed when she heard these words. She had always just wanted her daughter to be happy, and as for the dowry, it was enough for both families to know about it.
After all, no girl in the village would get married with such a generous dowry. If this were to be made public, who knows how much gossip it would cause.
Moreover, the idea of favoring boys over girls is particularly serious in the village. Most families in the village say they are marrying off their daughters, but in fact it is no different from selling their daughters.
Not only can the bride price given by the man not be taken away, but the dowry is also pitifully small. Not only that, after the daughter gets married, her parents will still ask her for help if there is any problem!
Most girls in Taoyuan Village are like ATMs for their natal families.
In this situation, how could Su Meijuan take the initiative to tell these things to others? Wouldn't this bring disaster to her daughter?
Su Meijuan had heard of the saying that three people make a tiger.
However, things are different now. They are about to fall out with the Xu family. Saying this now can not only prevent Bai Xiuying from borrowing money, but also get her daughter's dowry back after the two families fall out.
Su Meijuan didn't want her daughter's dowry to be given away to the Xu family, a group of people who were worse than beasts.
But Bai Xiuying, who was standing opposite Su Meijuan, was not in such a good mood after hearing these words and the discussions of these people.
His face turned blue and purple, it was a spectacular sight.
Su Meijuan, that bitch, if she doesn't want to lend the money then don't lend it. Why did she bring up the betrothal gifts and dowry for no reason? And the fact that Wan Ning married into the Xu family was actually to bring good luck to Old Xu.
Isn't this destroying her Xu family's reputation?
Originally, the villagers thought that the Tang family took a huge betrothal gift from the Xu family, and then killed their own son, so they always felt that the Tang family owed the Xu family.
But now that Su Meijuan mentioned this, the villagers must have remembered that Wan Ning married into the Xu family and cured Xu Dingbang's illness.
In addition, the Tang family not only did not accept the betrothal gift from the Xu family, but also brought over 300 yuan. It can be said that the Tang family did not owe the Xu family anything.
The more Bai Xiuying thought about it, the uglier her expression became. However, now was not the time to break up. After all, she and Lao Xu were still counting on Tang Wanning to serve them for the rest of their lives.
If a quarrel breaks out now, what if Tang Dehou and his wife force Wan Ning to remarry?
By then, even if the couple disagreed, it would be of no avail. After all, their son was already dead, and the choice of whether to remarry or stay was in the hands of the Tang family.
No matter how deep Tang Wanning's feelings for her son were, she could not overcome his strength.
What bad luck! If she had known the result would be like this, she shouldn’t have come!
But now that it has happened, it's too late to say anything. I can only try my best to make amends.
"Mother-in-law, I was inconsiderate." Bai Xiuying looked guilty. "This house was suddenly robbed, and my head is still buzzing. I was so anxious that I lost my composure. I'm really sorry."
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