Inside the box was a Shanghai brand 17-jewel watch. The entire watch was silver-white and emitted a faint glow in the sunlight. Yu Yue glanced at the watch and then at Xie Yan, her delight evident in her expression!
Xie Yan was happy to see that she liked it. After all, a wedding only happens once in a lifetime, and he couldn't have a big celebration. He didn't even have the tickets to buy the "three turns and one sound" (a traditional Chinese wedding ceremony), so a watch was good enough. With it, at least Yu Yue wouldn't be laughed at when she went out!
At first, the Yu family didn't pay much attention, but now that they saw Yu Yuehui so excited, they all rushed over to see what the thank-you banquet had given that could make Yuehui so excited!
They were all incredibly surprised when they saw the watch in Yu Yuehui's hand!
This is a watch! A Shanghai brand watch, and nobody in the entire village owns one!
Let alone the high-end brand of watches, very few people even own a watch!
Unlike the others who were fascinated by the watch, Yu Shan's expression changed slightly upon seeing it. He was somewhat knowledgeable, and he knew that the watch was obviously expensive. Unlike the others who were happy, he had more to say.
If the son-in-law can afford this watch, his family must be well-off. It's good that he'll be living in the village; otherwise, his daughter might suffer a lot at her in-laws' place.
Fortunately, the son-in-law is a good person. He was willing to buy his daughter such a watch, which shows that he cares about her and has relieved a lot of his worries about her.
Judging from that watch, you can tell that Xie Yan values his daughter. Although he had previously said that he didn't want a dowry, and his daughter didn't want things like the "three turns and one sound" (a traditional Chinese stringed instrument), he wouldn't force her.
But even today, on the day of the wedding, he hasn't seen Xie Yan make any gesture, and to be honest, he still feels very uncomfortable.
At least buy his daughter an outfit! If he doesn't show any appreciation, he feels like the other person doesn't value his daughter at all. These past few days, seeing his daughter happily laughing like an idiot, he's been so worried!
I feel like I've gotten a few more gray hairs!
He was afraid his daughter would suffer in the future! Although his daughter would still live under his nose after the marriage, given how much she liked Xie Yan, she definitely wouldn't complain about any grievances she might suffer!
As a man, he naturally understands men's thoughts better. Someone like his daughter, who doesn't want anything, might not be cherished as much as the other person. After all, you would cherish the one you get easily more than the one you get by spending money and effort!
Now it seems he was overthinking everything; Xie Yan is actually quite capable! He didn't misjudge him!
(Yu Yue replied: "Father, isn't this the person I've chosen? Didn't you look down on him?")
Yu Yuehua looked at the watch in his younger sister's hand, feeling a little envious. He shamelessly asked, "Yuehui! Can I take a look at your watch?"
Looking at her brother's ingratiating smile, Yu Yuehui said with some reluctance, "Of course you can! But you have to be careful! You really have to be careful!"
She actually wanted to try it on herself! This was the first gift Xie Yan had given her, and it held special significance! But her older brother hadn't seen it either, so she had to give it up!
Yu Yuehua carefully took the watch from her younger sister's hand, looked at it from left to right in the sun, and liked it more and more the more she looked at it!
His wife also watched, but seeing that her silly husband only knew how to watch and even held it so high, she angrily pinched the soft flesh on his waist!
Can't we look at it from a lower perspective?
Yu Yuehua winced in pain, baring her teeth and crying out, "Ouch! Ouch!" "Wife, you're too strong!"
Then the watch in his hand fell into someone else's hands.
Yu Yuehua looked at the watch in her mother's hand, then glared angrily at her daughter-in-law. "Look at this! Now neither of us can see it!"
Sister-in-law Yu rolled her eyes at her husband. "Hmph! You can't stand it!" She went over to her mother-in-law and continued watching. "Wow! It's really beautiful! It even glows!"
This is a watch!
How strange!
Xie Yan looked at what Sister-in-law Yu had just done and felt a pain in his waist. He turned to look at Yu Yuehui with a little fear.
Yu Yuehui had been keeping a close eye on Xie Yan, taking in his every expression. So she smiled sweetly, leaned closer to Xie Yan, and whispered, "Don't worry, I won't be like my sister-in-law, resorting to violence at the drop of a hat! I'm very gentle!"
Xie Yan was still a little uncertain! It seemed like many of his women liked to pinch their husbands' waists! What if, after marriage, Yu Yuehui discovered he wasn't as good as she imagined? Would she then also become violent towards him?
Xie Yan was very worried!
Seeing Xie Yan's disbelief, Yu Yuehui continued, "I promise, I will never lay a hand on you. You have to believe me!"
Seeing her so confident expression, Xie Yan reluctantly believed her. "Then I'll believe you. You mustn't let me down!"
Yu Yuehui obediently shook her head, "No way!"
How could she treat Xie Yan like this? Xie Yan is the person she likes, and she finally managed to win him over. Of course, she should cherish him!
After the people on the other side had finished looking at the watch, Yu Yuehua reluctantly handed it to Yu Yuehui.
Seeing his expression, Qian Hong was so angry that she slapped her son on the back. "Hurry up and give it back to your sister!"
My poor child, didn't you see Xie Yan was right there? Have you no self-respect? How can you be so clueless? What if you cause my daughter to be looked down upon by Xie Yan?
Yu Yuehua winced in pain from the slap; damn, that hand was really strong! He was sure there was a handprint on his back after that slap!
But she was his mother after all, so he couldn't say anything and could only silently endure it. At that moment, he felt like he was the greatest hero in the house!
To avoid embarrassing her mother in front of her brother-in-law, she endured a lot on her own.
Xie Yan was also frightened by the strength of his mother-in-law's hand. He had just seen his brother-in-law stagger after being hit!
It seems that Yuehui's great strength comes from his mother-in-law!
After the matter of the watch was settled, Xie Yan took Yu Yue back to the city. The two borrowed a bicycle from the village secretary, as the village secretary was the only person in the entire Xiliu Village who owned a bicycle.
If anyone in the village has an emergency, they can borrow the village secretary's bicycle for 20 cents a day!
It wasn't cheap either, so the villagers preferred to ride in oxcarts or walk rather than borrow the brigade secretary's bicycle.
Xie Yan actually wanted to ride in an oxcart; he had never ridden in one before.
However, the team's oxen had just finished the busy farming season and were resting. Grandpa Yu, who was in charge of feeding the oxen, absolutely refused to take his precious oxen out to the market. In his words, these oxen were the great contributors to their busy farming season! They needed to rest well!
So Xie Yan and the others had no choice but to ride bicycles.
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