Liu Ruonan shyly pounded Zhuang Sheng's chest: "Hate it! It's broad daylight, stop making trouble."
Zhuang Sheng, however, held her in his arms and did not let her go. He looked at her lovingly, with a hint of affectionate smile on the corner of his mouth.
"Little girl, tell me, how come you are so smart!"
"Brother Zhuang Sheng, you have to ask why you are so slow!"
Zhuang Sheng leaned over and pecked Liu Ruonan's lips gently, looking at her with eyes full of doting. If possible, he really wanted to stuff her into his heart and keep her by his side all the time.
"Brother Zhuang Sheng, when my eldest brother and Xiaofang get married, do we have to give them a big red envelope?" Liu Ruonan sat up straight and asked Zhuang Sheng.
Zhuang Sheng nodded. "Yes! Big Brother has put a lot of effort into your small business."
"Then what number should we set?" Liu Ruonan understood that this was a matter concerning Zhuang Sheng's family, and this matter had to be discussed with him.
"This needs to be carefully considered. Aside from my eldest uncle's eldest brother, the others are still unmarried. When the time comes to give gifts, we can't be biased."
Zhuang Sheng was lost in thought, not knowing what to say for a moment.
"Their children can't compare to my eldest brother. How much has he helped us?" Actually, Liu Ruonan still had some opinions about them. Especially her uncle Chen Jianguang, who was particularly harsh. When Zhuang Sheng was driven out of the house by Zhuang Qiang, he said a lot of harsh words to avoid being a burden.
When she went to him to borrow money to treat Zhuang Sheng's illness, he repeatedly scolded Liu Ruonan, saying that he had thought Zhuang Sheng was a burden at the time, and now that they were married and had a family, he still wanted to borrow money. He couldn't lend her the money. As a woman, she had no ability to make money. The man's body was probably not going to recover, and the money would be gone forever.
Liu Ruonan was actually very sad at the time. After all, Chen Jianguang was Zhuang Sheng's uncle, so how could he say such a thing? He was clearly worried that the money could not be repaid, so he would not lend it even if he had it!
Liu Ruonan had never told Zhuang Sheng about this, as he was already feeling very down at the time. Zhuang Qiang's incident had already caused him great distress, and if he were to hear what Chen Jianguang had said at this point, he would probably have completely lost faith in family ties.
There was also Chen Jianguo from my uncle's family. Although Chen Jianguo never spoke, my aunt said a lot of harsh words to him. The meaning behind her words was the same as Chen Jianguang's. Chen Jianguo's silence was a sign of acquiescence.
At that time, Chen Lei had been following behind Liu Ruonan. Chen Jianhua and his wife didn't say anything, but just kept crying poor. Compared with the two uncles, Liu Ruonan felt that they were relatively gentle.
Zhuang Sheng pinched Liu Ruonan's nose and said, "That being said, we have to keep it together on the surface. This is what happens when you have so many relatives. Don't let a little money cause any more conflicts."
"Let's do this! Give big brother a gift of one hundred yuan openly, and give him another two hundred yuan secretly." Liu Ruonan thought for a while, stood up from Zhuang Sheng's body, stretched, and said lazily.
Wouldn't that make the problem easier to solve? From now on, when the children of my uncle's family get married, they will give the same gift money as Chen Lei did, which is a hundred yuan.
Zhuang Sheng looked at Liu Ruonan in surprise. Wasn't this girl a little too generous? For a family wedding, even those with close relationships would only spend thirty or fifty, which was too much. She would spend a hundred at a time and even secretly give two hundred! Moreover, she never felt bad about spending money on Gao Shanshan.
Zhuang Sheng was naturally happy that Liu Ruonan was so kind to his family. However, she was running a business and needed money in many places. It was true that she was making money now, but she couldn't just ignore it, right?
What era is this? Money is very valuable.
Seeing Zhuang Sheng just staring at her blankly without saying anything, Liu Ruonan asked, "What's wrong? Do you think it's not enough?"
Zhuang Sheng shook his head. "Isn't that a bit too much? How are our relatives going to pay for it?"
Liu Ruonan pondered for a long while, not knowing what to decide for the moment. She said to Zhuang Sheng, "Anyway, the marriage hasn't been finalized yet. We'll see how things go when the time comes. Ask my aunt and the others how much they'll give, and then we can just publicly give the same amount as them."
Zhuang Sheng nodded in agreement. This was a good idea. It would prevent her family from thinking that Liu Ruonan had made a little money outside and was showing off when she got home.
"It's good that my eldest brother is getting married. When the time comes, I'll have an excuse to pick up my grandparents and my aunt." Liu Ruonan said.
She and Zhuang Sheng had been thinking all along about what excuse they could use to bring them here so that the other three uncles wouldn't have any excuses to find fault with them.
Now, they took advantage of Chen Lei’s marriage and said they would bring them over to play for two days, and then kept Chen Jianmin and Gao Shu.
The next day, Chen Lei took Xiaofang on a long-distance bus home.
Xiaofang was very nervous. All along, what she longed for most was to have a family of her own. Parents were the kind of family love she could never hope for in this life. However, she was still grateful to God for giving her a man like Chen Lei who valued friendship and loyalty.
Although Chen Lei was a bit rough at times, he was still very good to Xiaofang. Xiaofang was very happy to have met such a man.
After going around in circles, we finally arrived at the station.
At that time, transportation in the village was not very convenient. After getting off the bus, you still had to walk for a while to reach Lelin Village.
Xiaofang was dressed very fashionably and appropriately. Liu Ruonan had chosen all her clothes with her, and they looked very elegant and graceful. Xiaofang now had her own salary, and she had bought some gifts for the elderly in her family. It was her first visit, so she didn't want to go empty-handed.
The dirt road was difficult to walk on. Chen Lei looked at Xiaofang and asked with concern, "Are you tired? I'll carry you."
"No need. I've already walked this long distance for three years. This little distance is nothing to me!"
This road, a road to happiness, was of extraordinary significance to Xiaofang. Although she looked happy and relaxed on the outside, she was still somewhat nervous inside.
"Brother Lei Zi, tell me, will your parents like me?" Xiaofang finally expressed her inner doubts.
Chen Lei smiled and said, "You are so pretty, I'm sure you will be chosen."
"What if I don't like him?" Xiaofang lowered her head shyly.
"There's nothing I can do if we don't like each other. You live with me, and they can't do anything about it." Chen Lei's attitude was firm.
Although Chen Lei looked silly, he was indeed quite opinionated, as evidenced by his insistence on following Liu Ruonan. Now, facts have proven that he did not choose the wrong path.
As they were talking, they had already arrived at the entrance of Lelin Village.
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