Chen Feng on the side spoke up. If they continued chatting like this, they would not be able to get to the point before dark.
"Propose marriage to me?" Su Xiaoxiao's face was full of surprise.
Huang smiled brightly and said, "Yes, Daya, you are not young anymore, and Mr. He broke off your engagement. I'm afraid it will be difficult for you to find a husband in the future. Alas, you have the blood of our Chen family in your bones. Your uncle and I can't let you live alone for the rest of your life."
Su Xiaoxiao asked: "So, which family does my aunt want to tell me about?"
Huang said, "Of course it's our Chen family! Marrying your cousin will make us even closer relatives!"
She has three cousins in the Chen family, the eldest cousin, the second cousin, and the youngest cousin, who are 19, 17, and 18 years old respectively, and none of them have been engaged.
Su Xiaoxiao seemed to be thinking: "My eldest cousin is nineteen, he is indeed old enough to get married."
Huang immediately said, "It's your second cousin!"
My second cousin is not my aunt’s biological son, but an illegitimate son brought back by her uncle Chen Feng.
Huang made a lot of fuss about this matter, but in the end she couldn't win over the whole family, so she reluctantly kept the child.
Su Xiaoxiao pouted with a look of disgust: "So you're talking about marrying that illegitimate child. I thought you wanted me to marry my eldest cousin!"
"Your eldest cousin is a scholar!" Huang blurted out.
Su Xiaoxiao asked innocently: "What my aunt means is... I can't marry my eldest cousin!"
Huang: “…”
Of course a notoriously fat girl is not worthy of her son, but don't say it!
Huang smiled awkwardly, "Your eldest cousin is a nerd who doesn't know how to be caring. Your second cousin is about your age. He has mentioned you to me several times and he likes you very much. Besides, doesn't your father want to find a live-in son-in-law? Who would let their eldest son marry into someone else's family?"
Su Xiaoxiao suddenly realized: "Oh, so it's about marrying into the wife's family."
Huang smiled and said, "Don't worry, we are relatives. We will never take the betrothal money and then regret the engagement!"
Here comes the point.
Su Xiaoxiao asked with a half-smile, "How much do you want as a betrothal gift, aunt?"
Huang said earnestly, "Although you have been married once and are a second-time married woman, the Chen family will not despise you, and your aunt will not ask for a betrothal gift. Just give the same amount to the Chen family as your father gave to the He family."
Listen, what kind of alms-giving tone is this? It's as if he is a living Buddha and has suffered a lot.
Did Huang really think that he couldn't hear her wishful thinking?
Not only can one get rid of an annoying illegitimate child, but one can also get twenty taels of silver as a betrothal gift. It is simply a good thing to kill two birds with one stone.
But Huang didn’t come earlier or later, why did he come at this time?
Su Xiaoxiao remembered the day when she and Su Ergou rode on the ox cart in Yangliu Village, and threatened to ask He Tongsheng to return the silver.
Presumably, the driver told the Chen family about this after returning to the village. The Chen family saw that there was profit to be made, so they hurried to the door.
Huang continued, "You were publicly broken off by He Tongsheng, and no one in the surrounding area would dare to marry you, let alone become a live-in son-in-law for your family. It was only because of your uncle's consideration for your mother's brotherly love that he agreed to your marriage with your second cousin. Your grandfather originally disagreed, and your uncle and I persuaded him for two whole nights."
After two nights, the time matched.
Su Xiaoxiao was too lazy to play along with her anymore, and said bluntly: "He Tongsheng is a Tongsheng after all, why does the second cousin also want 20 taels of betrothal gift?"
It’s not that she looks down on Chen Jia Erlang, but since Huang wants to sell her son, she has to allow him to sell at a price, right?
Huang was a little embarrassed: "How can you talk like that? That's your second cousin!"
Su Xiaoxiao smiled faintly: "I am still your niece. Unless you let your eldest cousin come, there is no point in talking about the twenty taels of silver as a betrothal gift!"
"you……"
Huang was furious.
Fuck you!
Su Xiaoxiao said, "Aunt, are you reluctant to let me go? Ergou, show me around."
“Hey!”
Su Ergou, who was eavesdropping in the backyard, ran out without saying a word, and halfway through his walk, he turned back to his sister and whispered, "Sister, how do I send you off?"
Su Xiaoxiao: “…”
Women always change their temper very quickly, especially Huang, who looked down on the Su family. Seeing that Fatty Su was serious, she was too lazy to pretend to be good-tempered!
She stood up and pointed at Su Xiaoxiao's nose and said, "I let Erlang marry you because I felt sorry for you! You are fat and stupid! You are lazy and greedy! You have a bad reputation! On the wedding day, the groom left you and ran away! Folks from several villages are all laughing at you! Do you really think that anyone wants you?"
Chen Feng frowned.
Su Xiaoxiao looked at Chen Feng standing aside: "Does uncle think so too?"
Chen Feng frowned even more tightly: "Daya, your aunt's words may sound harsh, but they are also true. If your family can't afford so much dowry, less is fine."
Huang almost screamed subconsciously: "No less! What will happen to Dalang's marriage if there is less!"
Su Xiaoxiao smiled: "So, my aunt is already arranging a marriage for my eldest cousin. Are my uncle and aunt planning to sell their illegitimate child and use the money earned from the betrothal gift to marry their eldest son? It's a good plan, but it's a pity. I, Su Daya, will not be such a fool!"
The Su family made so much noise that many villagers came to watch at the door.
He, the second daughter-in-law of Liushan's family next door, arrived the earliest and heard the most.
"The Chen family is here to propose marriage to their son."
She took on the responsibility of explaining on the sidelines, "It requires twenty taels of betrothal gift."
"Come and be a son-in-law."
"yes."
"It's not the scholar's son, it's the second son! The one born to the mistress outside! Yes! The one with a lame right eye!"
The bad things that happened in the Chen family have spread all over the place.
Logically speaking, Su Pangya's situation was so bad that she should marry a lame illegitimate boy, which was a good match for them.
But the Chen family actually asked for an exorbitant amount of silver as a betrothal gift, which was really shameless.
Sun Ergua shouted, "Pang Ya! My son will be your son-in-law! Just give me two taels!"
He glared at him and said, "Go away! Where did your son come from?"
Everyone laughed.
Huang's face turned ugly. How could she not know that an illegitimate child was not worth twenty taels of silver?
It's just that the three members of the Su family have always responded to the Chen family's requests. No matter how arrogant this girl is outside, she has no choice but to be obedient in front of them.
He seems like a different person today, and refuses to listen to anything!
It was her fault that she didn't know they had saved twenty taels! If she had known, she would have come and taken the silver away earlier!
As more and more villagers gathered around, she could no longer throw a tantrum, so she forced herself to smile: "Daya, your aunt is doing this for your own good. You can only have a good life if you marry your second cousin."
Su Xiaoxiao said: "Aunt, I have a husband."
Huang laughed and said, "I don't believe it! If you have the guts, call him out!"
(End of this chapter)