"Of course I can't go to the Qin family. Not only is Qin Tianhua in such a bad condition, but she also has two children. How could a grown-up girl possibly go?"
Liu Pan'er clapped her hands. "That's all, then. We'll just say that the Third Brother asked us to go, but we refused. It'll cost us money, and we won't even have a place to stay. And the Third Brother said he'll come back after the wedding to recognize us. Then we'll see if he really is fed up with us."
"That's all we can do."
Just as Liu Pan'er was about to lie down, Xie Dazhu continued, "The third brother called today and asked for money."
When Liu Pan'er heard this, she immediately jumped up half of her body.
"What money do you want?"
"It's a betrothal gift."
"How many?"
"1,000 yuan."
Liu Pan'er, who had just let go of her worries, sat up with a start. "What?"
"A thousand yuan, a city girl is gilded! The eldest son's wife spent 50 yuan, the second son's family's bag of grain, the third son's first one was only 88 yuan. This one costs 1,000 yuan, it's crazy."
Xie Dazhu covered his ears and said, "Keep your voice down! Are you trying to wake up the whole family?"
"Dad, you're not really going to give it to me, are you? That's 1,000 yuan, not just one dollar."
"Of course I know it's 1,000 yuan, but for the sake of the third and eldest brothers, we have no choice but to give it. Think about it, the third brother has a father-in-law who is an official. If he can protect the third brother in the army, wouldn't it be easier for the third brother to go on the road? The third brother said on the phone that he is about to finish his further studies and will be reassigned soon. If he can really stay in the capital by then, when the eldest brother Zhaofeng is old enough, maybe he can also go to the capital to serve in the army. How great is that!"
"Also, today I heard from Lao Qin's family that their betrothal gift was also 1,000 yuan, and that Lao Qin's family had sent it all to them. Lao Qin's second son doesn't have a father-in-law who's a soldier, and they already took 1,000 yuan. What's more, Lao Qin's father-in-law is also a soldier. How can we not take it?"
Liu Pan'er was persuaded by Xie Dazhu, "Will the eldest and second eldest families agree?"
"What if they don't agree? This money was sent back by the third brother. Besides, what does this have to do with them? They don't know how much money the third brother has sent home over the years, but you don't know? For the sake of our grandchildren, for us to have a good life with the eldest brother in the future, give it to us."
"Then tell them tomorrow?"
Xie Dazhu shook his head. "No, they definitely won't agree if I tell them. Let's give it to them secretly. When the third brother comes back, we can tell him not to let anyone know."
"Okay, then you'll send the money tomorrow?"
Xie Dazhu said unhappily, "You can't read, so of course I have to go!"
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