Chapter 98 No Dowry

Seeing this, Zhou's father and mother laughed and said, "Hey, that was my eldest son and his wife arguing!"

As she spoke, Zhou's mother called into the house, "My eldest son, come out quickly! Your brother is back with his wife!"

After saying that, a short, fierce-looking man walked out, pulling a woman with disheveled hair.

Mingyin and Yuanyuan were stunned when they saw it.

The woman looked a little confused, her face was dirty, and most importantly, there was a hint of fear in her eyes.

Who is she afraid of?

Seeing the looks of the two girls, Zhou's mother quickly explained, "This is my eldest daughter-in-law. She has some mental problems. Please don't mind."

As she said this, Zhou's mother exchanged a look with her eldest son, and then he dragged the woman back to the inner room.

"Let's go in too!" Zhou's mother said to them with a smile.

**

Inside the house, Mingyin was holding a black cat in her arms.

Zhou's mother looked at them and said, "Why do you girls like to bring cats with you when you go out?"

After saying that, Mingyin immediately asked, "Is there anyone else bringing a cat into the village?"

Zhou's mother's arm was suddenly pinched by her husband. She panicked, then smiled and covered it up, "No... I just saw you, a little girl, bringing a cat."

Mingyin: “Oh.”

Then Zhou's mother changed the subject and turned her attention to Yuanyuan.

"Girl, where do you live?"

Yuanyuan smiled and said, "My home is in Shitou Village. I am currently working in the city."

"Oh...so that's it." Zhou's mother's thoughts raced.

The girl is also from the countryside. Even if her parents find out that their child is missing, they will not have the energy or financial resources to look for her.

She thought that the girl brought by the neighboring Deng family had a complicated background. The last time her father came here, he turned the whole village upside down and almost found her daughter.

This time when they are looking for a daughter-in-law, they want to ask about her background to avoid running into a family that is too rich and getting into trouble.

But I don’t know the family background of her best friend.

Zhou's mother pretended to ask, "Who is your best friend?"

Yuanyuan said shyly: "My best friend and I are from the same village, and we even work together."

"Is that so?" Zhou's mother and father's eyes narrowed into slits.

This puts them at ease.

"Yuanyuan, look, what do you think of my Zhou Hu? Are you satisfied with our family?"

Hearing this, Yuanyuan blushed and said, "As long as Brother Zhou Hu is satisfied, that's fine with me."

When Zhou's mother saw the girl's love-struck look, she thought she was simple-minded and easy to control, and she couldn't help feeling happy.

"As long as you are satisfied with our Zhou Hu and are willing to marry into our Zhou family, you can decide the betrothal gift money?"

Upon hearing this, Yuanyuan shook her head and said, "Auntie, my family doesn't need your family's betrothal gift."

Mother Zhou was startled and glanced at Father Zhou.

Then he asked uncertainly, "What did you just say? You don't want my family's betrothal gift?"

Yuanyuan nodded and smiled, "Yes. My mother said that your family is not easy, and I am the only daughter in my family, so my parents said that as long as my future husband treats me well, it doesn't matter whether there is a dowry or not."

There was surprise in the eyes of Zhou's mother and father.

This was the first time they had encountered such a thing.

The couple looked at each other, and then Zhou's mother said, "You two sit here for a while and take a rest. My husband and I will go out to discuss this, okay?"

Yuanyuan nodded obediently: "You guys go ahead."

Afterwards, Zhou's mother and father went out.

Seeing this, Mingyin put the cat down from her arms.

"Chunchun, go and listen to what those two are plotting. Remember to be careful."

Chunchun nodded: [Okay.]

After saying that, the black cat raised its claws to pry open the door in front of it, then quickly slipped out.

**

Next to a haystack outside the door, Zhou's mother propped up her chin and said, "Do you think that girl is lying to us? She doesn't want a dowry. I have never heard of a girl getting married without a dowry since I was a child."

Father Zhou: "Whether what she said is true or not, she will stay in our Zhou family in the future."

Zhou's mother: "But what that girl said is true. Why would we go to such great lengths to kidnap her? Besides, that girl particularly likes our Zhou Hu."

"We don't have to do anything. She will be willing to stay with us. Then we won't have to worry about being accused of kidnapping young girls."

Father Zhou: "You are right. Our eldest son's wife is a troublesome one. She almost escaped several times. We have to tie her up every day to guard against her. If we have another daughter-in-law like this, we will not be able to handle it. The second son's wife is easy to control. We can just marry her in a formal ceremony and save some trouble."

Zhou's mother: "I just don't know whether that girl is telling the truth or a lie."

"Then let's take it one step at a time. Try to keep the two girls here and find out whether what she said about not asking for a dowry is true."

"I think it's OK!"

Then, when the two were about to go in, a black cat slipped in before them.

Mother Zhou looked at the two of them with a smile on her face.

"It's not easy for you two girls to come all the way here, why don't you sleep at our house tonight."

Yuanyuan: "Auntie, this is not good, right?"

"What's wrong with that? You're going to be my daughter-in-law soon. This will be your home from now on. Just treat me as your mother." Mother Zhou smiled and held her hand and patted it.

Yuanyuan said obediently: "Okay."

Zhou's mother: "Your father and I just discussed your marriage outside. Can you guys decide when to get the wedding done?"

Yuanyuan pretended to be surprised: "Ah, Auntie, but Zhou Hu and I have only known each other for a short time. Are we going to get married so soon?"

Mother Zhou said with a smile: "Don't you want to marry into our Zhou family as soon as possible?"

After saying this, Yuanyuan blushed.

"…think."

"That's fine. I heard you two met online and today is your first time meeting, right?"

Yuanyuan nodded: "Yes."

Mother Zhou: "I just asked my Zhou Hu, he really likes you and wants to marry you as soon as possible."

After hearing this, Yuanyuan blushed again.

Mingyin thought: I didn’t expect the police could be so professional even in acting.

Then, Zhou's mother stood up and said, "It's settled then. You take your best friend to walk around the room, and I'll go cook first."

After that, she and her husband left.

While Zhou's mother and Yuanyuan were talking just now, Chunchun told Mingyin about their secret conspiracy.

Yuanyuan: "It turns out that couple doesn't trust us enough. They are really vigilant."

Suddenly, the woman just now ran out from the inner room like crazy.

She grabbed both of them and seemed to want to say something while trembling.

The short man followed closely behind.

"What the hell are you doing there?"

When the man reached out to grab the woman, the woman quickly slipped them a small note.