Chapter 109 Chapter 109 Adding fuel to the fire
That night, Shu Guodong and Li Guifen counted their family fortunes again and again, but they couldn't find a penny. They were so worried that they couldn't sleep. "We have three children. Let's not talk about Wenhui for now. If we use all the money to buy dowry for Nian Nian, what about Wen Qiang? He has already arranged to marry Wang Yiping from Xiaowang Village, so we should keep some for Wen Qiang."
Li Guifen didn't want to mistreat any of her children, so she divided the money into two parts.
have to!
This is even less impressive.
In the end, it was Shu Guodong who made the final decision and used all the money to buy Nian Nian's dowry. There wasn't much money in the family to begin with, so they had to deal with the present matter first!
The next day, Li Guifen was going to take Shu Niannian to the county town to make new clothes and pick out quilt covers. This was standard for a rural girl getting married. Although the countryside was poor, every time a girl got married, no matter how rich the family was, they would have to make a few new clothes and quilts for her.
Li Guifen was smiling happily, but Shu Niannian still noticed the dark circles under her eyes. "Mom, did you not sleep well last night?"
Li Guifen wanted to say no, but she changed her mind and told Shu Niannian about the family situation. Shu Niannian didn't know whether to laugh or cry after hearing this. She patted Li Guifen's hand and comforted her, "Mom, you don't have to worry about the dowry. The Ye family won't care at all. Besides, they know that our family is poor. You can just prepare for me according to the configuration of Sister Cuihua next door when she got married. Oh, by the way, I don't want Dacron clothes, just buy me some cotton ones."
Seeing Shu Niannian saving money for her family, Li Guifen immediately smiled. Her daughter was about to get married, and she had to teach her the ways of the world now. If she didn't, her husband's family would laugh at her. "I know you don't care, and the Ye family doesn't care either, but what about the Ye family's relatives, friends, and neighbors? What will they say? Rumors are scary. The Ye family gave such a generous betrothal gift, and mother only made you a few coarse cloth clothes. If this gets out, won't people laugh at you for nothing?"
Li Guifen sighed again, "It's okay to tell a few jokes, but I'm afraid those bad-hearted people will gossip about you in front of Ye Jinhong and your mother-in-law. Ye Jinhong and your mother-in-law may value you more now, but after you marry into the Ye family, you have a long life ahead of you. I'm also afraid that they will look down on you after the novelty wears off. Your family has no power and no one to back you up. The trivial days will wear you down and make you unable to lift your head."
Seeing Li Guifen's worried face, Shu Niannian felt warm in her heart. This was the worry that only a mother would have. Shu Niannian raised her hand to smooth the wrinkles between Li Guifen's brows and decided to change Li Guifen's mind. "Mom, I'm not a vine that depends on Ye Jinhong for life. I have my own studies and career. If the Ye family looked down on me because I am a country girl, they would not have come to propose marriage. Ye Jinhong's conditions are not bad. He can marry any girl he wants. Since he chose me, he must have chosen me as a person, not our family background, don't you think?"
Shu Niannian added, "Besides, if Ye Jinhong really changes his mind in the future, I won't be afraid anymore. Maybe by then I will have become a powerful female tycoon. Mom, think about it, if a female tycoon gets divorced, can she pick any handsome guy she wants?"
Li Guifen was stunned by what Shu Niannian said. When she realized what it meant to pick any handsome guy at will, she was so angry that she chased Shu Niannian and slapped her, "You are going to die, you stupid girl, what are you talking about? If others hear this, they will chew their tongues to pieces!"
"Don't say that again from now on! Do you hear me?"
"Who did you learn these words from? Are you trying to piss me off to death?"
Shu Niannian said that on purpose. She and Li Guifen chased each other and jogged all the way, successfully dispelling the depression in Li Guifen's heart.
While the two families were busy preparing for the wedding, Ye Jinhong went to Erjun again. Liu Guoan handed me a handwritten document from Liu Qin. "According to Liu Qin, the person who provided her with the clue was Shu Meilan, and this Shu Meilan said that she was Shu Niannian's cousin."
Ye Jinhong frowned, it turned out to be Shu Meilan?
Liu Guoan patted Ye Jinhong on the shoulder and continued, "I have arranged a blind date for Liu Qin. I will keep her under control. Don't worry, she won't cause you any more trouble. But you should investigate your fiancée's cousin. The obvious thieves are not to be feared. The unexpected internal traitors are the most difficult to guard against."
Ye Jinhong nodded and said yes.
At the same time, Shu Meilan also knew that Shu Niannian's marriage partner was Ye Jinhong. She gritted her teeth in hatred, "I really didn't expect that she would hook up with Jianjun's uncle. That's Jianjun's uncle! How could Shu Niannian be so shameless?! She couldn't get her nephew, so she went after his uncle?! How could she do that?! That Ye Jinhong is also shameless. He actually picked up the old shoes that his own nephew didn't want!"
Shu Guoqiang sneered, "This is not surprising at all. Men like young and beautiful women. The emperor Li Longji of the Tang Dynasty even wanted his own daughter-in-law to be his concubine. Shu Niannian is pretty and all men like her. Lu Jianjun and Shu Niannian are not married, and it is not a big deal for Ye Jinhong to ask for marriage after he broke off the engagement. But Shu Niannian, this little bitch, really makes me look at her in a new light. Not only did she quietly become the top scorer in this year's college entrance examination, she even hooked up with a high-ranking official. She is really capable!"
Shu Guoqiang looked at Shu Meilan with disdain in his eyes.
If Shu Niannian was his stepdaughter, then he would never have to worry about food and clothing in his life.
Shu Meilan was unwilling to accept this, and deliberately stirred up trouble with her mother-in-law during dinner, trying to get her to ruin the marriage. "Mom, is it inappropriate for Shu Niannian to marry Jianjun's uncle? Niannian is my cousin, and she was once Jianjun's fiancée. Now Jianjun's fiancée is going to marry Jianjun's uncle. Do you think this is inappropriate?"
Ye Hongan also felt upset, but what right did she have to ask Ye Jinhong not to marry Shu Niannian?
In name, she is Ye Jinhong's sister, and she has been carrying the halo of the eldest daughter of the Ye family over the years. But in reality, her identity is so embarrassing that she wants to hide in the ground every time she sees the Ye family.
She is the orphan of Ye Zhiqiu's ex-girlfriend, but she has no blood relationship with Ye Zhiqiu. Her mother was engaged to Ye Zhiqiu at that time, but she had an affair with Ye Zhiqiu's comrade-in-arms. When Ye Zhiqiu learned about this, his comrade-in-arms died in a mission to cover his retreat, and his fiancée also died of dystocia while giving birth to his comrade-in-arms. Ye Zhiqiu sat in front of his comrade-in-arms' grave for a whole night, and then took her back to the Ye family, lying that this was his own child.
Ye Zhiqiu is not his biological father, and Lin Xuanyin is not her biological mother. Although they treat her well, they have always been separated from her, not to mention the old man and the old lady of the Ye family. They only have Ye Jinhong in their hearts.
Although Ye Jinhong treated her very well, who knew that Ye Jinhong's kindness was not just a show?
Ye Anhong was so depressed that she scolded Shu Meilan in a cold voice, "Just stay calm and take care of your baby! If it weren't for you, Jianjun would have married Shu Niannian now, and there wouldn't be such a bad thing."
Shu Meilan pretended to sob and said, "Mom, I am also thinking about you. I am from the countryside, what should I be afraid of? I am just afraid that those people outside will talk about you and gossip about you behind your back."
After spending a few months together, Shu Meilan has come to realize that Ye Anhong is very concerned about her reputation. No matter what the matter is, as long as it damages Ye Anhong's reputation, Ye Anhong will definitely get involved.
Shu Meilan pretended to be hesitant and considerate of Ye Anhong. Although Ye Anhong scolded Shu Meilan a few more times, she felt relieved in her heart. Although Shu Meilan was not a presentable person, she was on her side in her heart.
As Shu Meilan expected, Ye Anhong was going to talk to the Ye family to try to stop Ye Jinhong and Shu Niannian's marriage. She felt that she was not close to other people in the Ye family, so she decided to talk to Ye Jinhong about the disadvantages of marrying him and Shu Niannian. But when she met Ye Jinhong, before she could say anything, Ye Jinhong threw Liu Qin's "confession" to Ye Anhong, "Niannian will soon be my wife, I will not allow anyone to hurt her, if there is a next time, sister, don't blame me for being rude."
Ye Anhong finished reading the entire "confession" and immediately broke out in a cold sweat. However, thinking of the child in Shu Meilan's belly, Ye Anhong first thought of protecting Shu Meilan. "This must be fake. Meilan is kind-hearted and weak. She is afraid of her aunt killing chickens at home. How could she collude with others to harm her cousin?"
Ye Jinhong crossed his legs and his cold eyes fell on Ye Anhong's face. He was very good to Ye Anhong. Even after he learned that Ye Anhong was not his biological sister, he still respected and loved Ye Anhong. However, people's feelings have priorities, just like Ye Anhong defended Shu Meilan without thinking. For Ye Jinhong, between Ye Anhong and Shu Niannian, he would choose to defend Shu Niannian unconditionally.
"Big sister, let me tell you again, Shu Niannian will soon be my wife and the daughter-in-law of my Ye family. This time, for your sake, I choose to let Shu Meilan go, but if it happens again, I will definitely send her to prison. Calculating the time, Shu Meilan will give birth in a few months, right? You don't want your future grandson to be without a biological mother to take care of him, right?"
Ye Jinhong didn't believe that Shu Meilan would mend her ways, just like a stray dog would never stop eating shit, but he felt that Ye Anhong would do her best to restrain Shu Meilan.
After Ye Jinhong left, Ye Anhong held the "confession" in a daze, not knowing what to do. She came to persuade Ye Jinhong not to marry Shu Niannian, but not only did she not say a word she should have said, but she was told that her daughter-in-law was vicious and almost ruined her cousin's future.
Ye Anhong took the "confession" home. She wanted to interrogate Shu Meilan personally. She would never allow a vicious troublemaker to appear in her family.
Zhang Chunyang wrote to say that the container business in Haicheng was booming. Even though production had been expanded, supply still could not meet demand. Shu Niannian smiled and said that she was indeed not destined to enjoy life. After the college entrance examination, she wanted to relax at home for a few days and could not even behave like a newlywed.
On the morning of the day when there were still 6 days left before the wedding countdown, Shu Niannian and Shu Wenhui boarded the green train to Haicheng again.
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