Chapter 256 Meeting between Ji and Jian
"Did you tell me how much the betrothal gift was?" Jian Zhonglan was more concerned about this.
He Xiaoyue also raised her head from the delicious food on the table.
Jian Dashan and Mao Chunqiao also looked at Jian Zhongkang and Wang Xiujuan.
When Jian Yiwei got married, the Jian family gave out 1,200 yuan, and now it is their turn to receive the betrothal gift.
Beijing is a big city after all, so it can't be less than them, right?!
"No." Wang Xiujuan shook her head.
"Did Li Qiu not tell us, or do you not want to tell us?" Jian Zhonglan looked at Wang Xiujuan with a squint, and the corners of his mouth drooped slightly.
"I'm just asking, I don't want yours, why are you doing this?!"
"We really didn't know. It was Yiwei who called us that day and just told us the date of the wedding. He didn't say anything else." Wang Xiujuan suppressed her anger.
They are marrying off their daughter, not selling her.
"We haven't even discussed the betrothal gifts and you're already talking about holding a wedding banquet?" Mao Chunqiao's brows were furrowed so tightly that they could have pinched a fly to death.
How could she raise two such idiots?
When the eldest grandson got married, the Luo family knew to ask for two thousand. Why didn’t they ask for these two useless things?
If we don't make this clear in advance, and they only give us 800 or 1,000, what are we going to do then?!
"Mom, as long as they treat Li Qiu well, it doesn't matter whether the betrothal gift is more or less." Jian Zhongkang came out to persuade.
As long as their daughter lives well, they as parents will feel relieved.
As for the betrothal gift, it’s just a token of your appreciation.
There's no need to exaggerate.
"What are you talking about?" Mao Chunqiao exploded.
"He's not willing to spend money on your daughter, how can he be nice to her?"
"Can you wear a three-dollar dress the same way as a three-hundred-dollar dress?"
"Mom, they didn't say they wouldn't give the betrothal gift, why are you so anxious?" Jian Zhongliang hurriedly advised.
"Eight hundred or one thousand is also a betrothal gift, but how can eight hundred or one thousand be compared with two thousand or three thousand?" Mao Chunqiao almost jumped up.
"Yes! There are also refrigerators, color TVs, washing machines, and electric fans. These are very popular now." Jian Zhonglan glanced at the several large appliances in Jian Zhongliang's living room.
Wang Xiujuan frowned slightly, thought about it, and still said nothing.
"Yi Yi can wear a watch that costs more than three thousand yuan. Even if our Li Qiu doesn't buy the same, she should at least wear one that costs three or four hundred yuan, right?" Jian Zhonglan put down his chopsticks, took out a handkerchief from his pocket and wiped the oil off his mouth.
"Li Qiu and her boyfriend are both in the military area. They are very busy. They can't use the things they bought!" Jian Zhongliang came out to smooth things over.
The Lu family's wealth was accumulated by generations of ancestors. How could ordinary people compare?!
The appliances in his house alone cost thousands of dollars. How could the average person afford that?!
Even if they can afford it, they can't empty their family's pockets just for a daughter-in-law.
All the money has been spent, how can we make a living in the future?!
If something happens to the elderly at home, you can't go to the hospital and laugh in front of the doctor, right?!
"If they don't need it, they can give the money to buy these things to Li Qiu!" Jian Zhonglan said as if it was a matter of course.
"That's a good idea." Mao Chunqiao nodded in agreement.
"Mom, please don't make things more complicated. What should we do about the wedding? Li Qiu will discuss it with her boyfriend. We will just be responsible for drinking the wedding wine and eating the wedding candy." Jian Zhongliang advised.
"Second brother, you are wrong. Just when Yi Yi and Yu Jing were engaged, you took the Lu family's big refrigerator, big color TV, big washing machine, and big electric fan. Now that Li Qiu is getting married, you say they can't use them..." Jian Zhonglan snorted.
"What? You can take things from the Lu family, but Big Brother and Big Sister-in-law can't take things from the Ji family? You're being a little too much."
Jian Zhonglan was being sarcastic to the extreme at this moment.
She originally thought that Jian Zhongliang could help her and solve her daughter's work problem.
result……
Jian Zhongliang, however, denied it completely.
He doesn't even treat her as his sister, so she doesn't have to treat him as her second brother.
"I think his second uncle is right. Li Qiu and Ji Lei are both in the military region. They don't need those things and there is no need to buy them." Jian Zhongkang expressed his attitude again.
From the beginning to the end, Jian Zhongkang never thought of making a fortune by relying on his daughter.
The son also told us a little about the situation of the Ji family.
The family was a farmer. A few years ago, Ji Lei's father fell ill, and later he married his eldest daughter-in-law...
No matter how you look at it, this doesn't seem like a family that can afford a dowry of several thousand.
"Not having to buy and not buying are two different things. I'm telling you, don't get confused." Mao Chunqiao reminded with a dark face.
That damn girl even asked the Lu family for a big refrigerator and a big color TV for her engagement...why can't she ask for them for her eldest granddaughter's wedding?!
How is her eldest granddaughter any worse than that damn girl? !
"Mom..." Jian Zhongkang wanted to say something.
"Stop talking. If you have anything to say, wait until you meet the Ji family tomorrow." Jian Dashan slammed his chopsticks on the table.
The cups, plates and bowls on the table all trembled.
Now no one dared to say a word.
The next day was the day when the Jian and Ji families met officially.
The meeting place was agreed to be at Jian Zhongliang's home.
Don’t ask why we had to choose Jian Zhongliang’s house.
Asking is...
Jian Zhongliang's family has the same style as the Lu family.
Ji Lei and Jian Liqiu went to their superiors to ask for leave early.
Li Ma even went to the vegetable market before dawn.
Not to mention the huge amount of fish and meat he brought back.
Jian Zhonglan also asked Li Ma to drown two pigeons.
I vowed to bring everything that flies in the sky, swims in the water, and runs in the woods to the table.
When the Ji family arrived at the candy factory's staff quarters, the sun was already high in the sky.
Jian Liqiu had been standing on the balcony watching when Ji Lei's family appeared at the gate of the candy factory's staff quarters.
Jian Liqiu went downstairs to greet him.
"Aunt, brother, sister-in-law..." Jian Liqiu was inexplicably nervous.
She was afraid that the Ji family would notice something was wrong with her.
Huang Yingying looked down at her bright red waist-cinching dress and said nothing.
"Hey!" Ji Ben gave Jian Liqiu a simple smile.
"Good boy!" Ji Lei's mother smiled and walked forward to hold Jian Liqiu's hand.
Knowing Huang Yingying's personality, Jian Liqiu didn't take it to heart.
"Aunt, brother, sister-in-law, let's go up first!" Jian Liqiu took Ji Lei's mother's arm and led the way.
"Li Qiu, I heard from Lei Lei that your second uncle is the deputy director of this candy factory?" Ji Lei's mother looked around.
"Yeah!" Jian Liqiu nodded with a smile.
"Will we disturb your second uncle by coming here?" Ji Lei's mother frowned slightly, seeming a little uneasy.
"No, my second uncle is a very nice person. He knew you were coming, so he asked someone to buy some vegetables early." Jian Liqiu said hurriedly.
"Will this cause too much trouble for your second uncle?" Ji Lei's mother asked again.
"No, my second uncle treats me like his own daughter." Worried that Ji Lei's mother would have a psychological burden, Jian Liqiu patted her hand soothingly.
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