Chapter 98: Raising the Price
There was only one chair in the room.
Lu Yujing gave him the chair and had to sit on the edge of the bed.
Can……
Jian Zhongliang looked at the two people sitting side by side on the edge of the bed and always felt a little awkward.
As for what was wrong, he couldn't put his finger on it for a moment.
"Yi Yi, peel an apple for the political commissar!" Jian Zhongliang gave Jian Qingyi a wink.
"Oh!" Jian Qingyi picked up an apple from the desk and began to peel it skillfully.
As the blade gently fell, the red skin gradually peeled off, revealing the creamy yellow flesh with an enticing sweet fragrance.
"Click!" In the blink of an eye, the smooth apple was handed to Lu Yujing.
Lu Yujing stared at the apple in his hand.
I completely forgot how I took the apple from the little girl.
The fingertips that accidentally brushed against the little girl's skin had lost feeling. At that moment, his heart stopped beating and all his senses seemed to have gone on strike.
It felt like someone had poured paste into my head.
I felt dizzy all over.
"Political Commissar..." Jian Zhongliang looked at Lu Yujing who was staring at the apple and called out softly.
"Is there something?" Lu Yujing's Adam's apple rolled, and his voice was a little unnaturally hoarse when he spoke.
Just as Jian Zhongliang was about to speak, Meng Xiaoyang appeared at the door in a hurry.
"Second Uncle Jian, Uncle Jian is looking for you."
"Looking for me? What happened?" Jian Zhongliang stood up suddenly.
Just as I was about to leave, I suddenly remembered that Lu Yujing was still here.
Even though he is my future brother-in-law, it is not pleasant for a single man and a single woman to be alone in a room.
"Political Commissar, we have something else to do, so we'll leave first." Jian Zhongliang grabbed Jian Qingyi's arm and pulled him out.
"Dad, I haven't peeled the apple yet." Jian Qingyi reminded.
"Come back later and peel it." Jian Zhongliang snatched the apple and knife from her hand and put them back on the desk.
"You eat this, and I'll peel that." Lu Yujing smiled and handed over the apple in his hand.
"That's fine!" Jian Qingyi reached out and took it.
She didn't even have lunch, and when she finally managed to peel an apple, she only peeled half of it.
When Jian Zhongliang dragged Jian Qingyi down, Jian's family and Wang Xiujuan's family were all there.
Even if all the chairs from several rooms were put together, there was still not enough space for everyone to sit on. The edge of the bed, the desk, and any other place where people could sit were all crowded.
Jian Qingyi glanced at the bunk bed where six members of the Wang family sat, and moved away while biting an apple.
"Brother, what's the matter?" Jian Zhongliang glanced at the neatly packed people in the room, turned around and washed his hands in the basin at the door.
"The Luo family wants a betrothal gift of 2,000 yuan." Jian Zhongkang frowned.
In Nancheng, the average betrothal gift is only six, seven, eight or nine hundred yuan. Although there are some who give one or two thousand yuan, they are only from the richest families.
When he called before, he also asked his son, and his son said that the Luo family was also an ordinary family.
My future daughter-in-law also said that we just need to follow the rules in South City.
I think the betrothal gift of 1,200 yuan plus a ladies' watch worth 120 yuan is not unfair to my future daughter-in-law.
When they went out, they took all the 1,600 yuan in their home with them, worried that they would have to spend money elsewhere.
Who knew that once I came here...
two thousand!
At home, I could find a way to borrow some money from someone, but here I am unfamiliar with the place and have no idea where to borrow money.
Jian Zhongkang and Wang Xiujuan were extremely worried!
"Isn't that enough?" Jian Zhongliang asked.
Jian Zhongkang sighed and nodded.
"How much is left? I have some." Jian Zhongliang reached into his pocket without saying a word.
"What's the difference?! They are spoiled. Twelve thousand is not enough, they want two thousand. They really don't even know to put down the bowl after they are full." Sister-in-law Wang said angrily.
"Yes! The betrothal gift in our place is one thousand at most. We gave her twelve thousand, but they don't know how to be content. They want another two thousand? Are they marrying off their daughter or selling her?" Aunt Wang was also very angry.
"With my Yiwei's conditions, he can find any girl he wants. They are lucky to have found my Yiwei. And they still want 2,000. Why don't they ask for 20,000? Are they really afraid that the wind will frighten their tongues?" The uncle of the Wang family was also filled with righteous indignation.
Jian Zhongliang ignored the people's complaints and counted the big unity coins he took out of his pocket.
"Three hundred and sixty-five, is that enough?" After counting, he handed the money over.
"I only brought sixteen thousand." Jian Zhongkang shook his head, his voice like a sigh.
Jian Zhongliang looked at Jian Qingyi, "Yiyi, do you have money?"
Her hands were sticky from peeling an apple just now. Jian Qingyi glanced at the pocket of her down jacket and motioned for him to take it out himself.
Jian Zhongliang didn't hesitate and reached out to take out all the big unity coins from her pocket.
Look at the thickness, it's about three or four hundred yuan.
Jian Zhongliang handed them all over without thinking.
"No, how can we take Yi Yi's money?" Jian Yiwei blocked it with his hand.
"Brother, I don't like what you said. You can take your second uncle's money, but why can't you take your sister's money? What's the matter? Is my money smelly?!" Jian Qingyi swallowed the apple in his mouth and spoke slowly.
"Yi Yi, you know that big brother doesn't mean that..." Jian Yiwei said hurriedly.
"If you don't mean that, just take it. We are all family, why are you talking about different things?" Jian Qingyi nodded at the big unity in Jian Zhongliang's hand.
"Oh! By the way, I also brought two sets of clothes for my future sister-in-law and second sister. Remember to give them to them later."
Upon hearing this, Mao Chunqiao became angry again.
There were clothes to wear in the army, and she rushed to give them to people.
She had nothing to wear and she was stingy. This damn girl was just deliberately going against her.
"Yi Yi, I will pay you back when I get my salary." Jian Yiwei's eyes were slightly warm.
"It would be better if you and sister-in-law could give me a nephew as soon as possible." Jian Qingyi bit the apple with a "crunch, crunch" sound.
In one sentence, Jian Yiwei blushed.
"Jian Qingyi, do you still look like a little girl?!" Jian Zhongliang raised his hand and was about to hit Jian Qingyi on the head.
Jian Qingyi dodged and hid behind Jian Yiwei.
"Bang..." There was a loud noise.
Jian Qingyi was startled.
Following the sound, I looked.
The bunk bed collapsed.
The Wang family members sitting on the edge of the bed fell together.
Jian Qingyi thought about all the sad things in her two lives one by one, and only then did she stop herself from laughing like a pig.
Jian Zhonglan and He Xiaoyue, who were sitting at the desk, were obviously not as kind as Jian Qingyi. Not only were the corners of their mouths almost stretched to their ears, but they also showed no intention of concealing their laughter at all.
"You unlucky child, go and help your sister-in-law Wang!" Mao Chunqiao cursed, but the curve of her mouth was harder to suppress than AK.
In the end, Wang Xiujuan and Jian Yiwei went up to help the Wang family up.
"Will we have to pay for this?" Mrs. Wang looked at the bunk bed that was broken in the middle with a nervous expression.
"I'll take care of it." Jian Yiwei comforted softly.
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