Chapter 36 Free Food and Drink
Upon hearing this, Huang Zhijian immediately crossed his legs and said, "That depends on the relationship between my biological father and my dad! They're so close, it wouldn't be right for me to put on airs. Of course I have to treat this place like my own home, right, Dad?"
Liu Xiangqian smiled and said, "Yes, Zhijian has always been like this when he comes to our house, and we're used to it."
Zhao Fengxiu said, "No wonder! It turns out that both families are spoiling her! Alas, she will definitely have no worries about food and clothing from now on!"
"You're not worried about work or money anymore, so you and Zhenyu can just live a good life. You don't need to worry about anything, right?"
Huang Zhijian said, “How can it not take effort? I have to take care of my grandmother, and Zhenyu will also have to have children for me and take care of the family in the future. I can’t do my job well, so I will definitely have to rely on Zhenyu!”
I go out and have fun from time to time, which costs money, and Dad knows that. Why should you, my aunt, interfere?
Zhao Fengxiu said, "This child is really not polite at all. I didn't mean to interfere with you! I was just asking casually, why are you getting so worked up?"
Remembering Zhao Fengxiu's earlier suggestion, Old Lady Yang rarely agreed, saying, "She's right. How can you be so disrespectful? She's still your aunt. Zhenyu will marry you in the future!"
Zhenyu hasn't been working for many years and doesn't have much savings. When are you going to give us an answer about the bride price? It's not just four or five hundred here, at least a hundred or two as a token!"
Huang Zhijian didn't take Grandma Yang's words to heart. Instead, he asked Liu Xiangqian, "Dad, bring out all the food that my family sent! I'll be coming to eat here every day for the next few days. We're all family now, no need to hide anything."
Liu Xiangqian said, "There's not much left. We gave some to your uncle and aunt, and we'll keep some for ourselves. We ate some yesterday, so there's not much left."
Huang Zhijian was immediately displeased.
"Dad! How can you let outsiders benefit from this? What kind of uncles and aunts are they? I think they're just here to freeload! Instead of leaving them to eat, give me, your future son-in-law, to eat!"
"Isn't a son-in-law like half a son? My own father is to you, why are you giving this to an outsider instead of me?"
Ignored, Old Lady Yang pressed on, "Zhijian, you still haven't answered me! When are you going to give me an answer about Zhenyu's betrothal gifts?"
When pressed for details, Huang Zhijian became impatient. "What are you asking? Do we still need a bride price? Our two families are already so close, I'll definitely treat Zhenyu well in the future!"
"What do you mean one or two hundred? Didn't we give them a lot of things? We're all family now, why would we need money? It'll hurt our feelings!"
Grandma Yang was somewhat embarrassed, thinking of her granddaughter on one hand, and fearing that her granddaughter would be sad on the other.
Zhao Fengxiu wasn't afraid and said directly, "Your family's approach is quite good. You don't even need to give a bride price. Since the two families will be in-laws sooner or later, you've saved some money. You just send some food over, and you still come over every day to freeload. Isn't that... a scoundrel?"
Huang Zhijian exclaimed in shock, "What mangy dog? What nonsense are you spouting! Dad! How can you let her talk about me like that? I came here to build a relationship with Zhenyu, and I've been at your house every day. Why don't I go back to my own home?"
"How dare she say that! She's not even part of this family! Grandma, aren't you going to do anything about it?"
Huang Zhijian called out to the two of them, and Old Lady Yang's expression was not good at this time. "Don't call me grandma! You haven't married my Zhenyu yet! How can you call me that so casually?"
You keep calling her "Grandma" and "Dad." Didn't anyone teach you that? You can't do that again!
Looking at it this way, Grandma Yang also realized the seriousness of the problem.
This child used to be spoiled and used to seeing things, but now that Zhao Fengxiu has pointed it out, he feels that something is wrong no matter what!
How could Zhenyu entrust his affairs to such a person?
Huang Zhijian was speechless, but Old Lady Yang continued, "When are you going to give us a definite answer on the bride price! You often come here to freeload, isn't that all a gift to us?"
You, on the other hand, just come here and eat like a glutton every day. Are you feeding us or just eating for yourself? When are you going to get a job? Can you bring your mother to meet us?
Let Zhenyu meet you, to confirm your future work arrangements, and how we'll support you! Our Zhenyu can't marry into your family and live a hard life, can she? Zhenyu has been spoiled since childhood.”
Under pressure from Grandma Yang, Huang Zhijian stood up and said, "Oh dear, I can't argue with you. I'll go to the kitchen and see how they're doing with the food."
Huang Zhijian chose to flee.
Grandma Yang and Liu Xiangqian were dumbfounded.
How come I never noticed before that he was so good at lying and making excuses?
In fact, Liu Xiangqian was somewhat aware that this was very similar to Huang Weifeng, but Huang Weifeng was just his buddy. If someone of similar nature were to harm his daughter, it would definitely not work.
Zhao Fengxiu chuckled, "This person really has no manners. He treated my aunt and grandmother like this when he came in. No wonder you said you were used to it. So that's what happened. He's even worse than me!"
Grandma Yang's face turned red with anger. At her age, she still had to worry about her granddaughter's happiness.
Zhao Fengxiu is right; she's been through it all, being a daughter-in-law, a mother, a grandmother, a mother-in-law, and a great-grandmother.
Grandma Yang said to Liu Xiangqian, "Third son, Huang Zhijian is so uncertain, it won't work for Zhenyu to marry into that family."
Liu Xiangqian nodded. "I'll definitely ask him about it after we finish eating."
...
An hour later, the food and drinks were served.
Without saying a word, Huang Zhijian began to wolf down his food, afraid that Liu Shiping and Zhao Fengxiu would get there first.
Moreover, the wine was supposed to be for Liu Shiping, but Huang Zhijian just hoarded it and drank it like crazy!
Liu Zhenyu couldn't stop him no matter what she did; she never expected Huang Zhijian to be so rude today!
She quickly explained to Zhao Fengxiu, "Auntie, I'm sorry, Zhijian is just starving. He's not usually like this."
Zhao Fengxiu calmly replied, "It's alright, we'll have food when we get back anyway, and your uncle hasn't been drinking for a long time."
"Zhenyu, why are you explaining this to me? I'm just an aunt; my words don't count. Besides, he's starving. Doesn't he have food at home? Why would he come to your house begging for food?"
The Liu family fell silent.
Especially Liu Zhendong and Liu Zhenyan, who are also the eldest sons in their families, didn't get to eat much. It was all thanks to Huang Zhijian who ate so much!
Liu Shiping and Zhao Fengxiu came over, but only ate a simple meal.
After they had almost finished eating, Liu Xiangqian hurriedly asked, "Zhijian, now that we've finished eating, shouldn't you tell us how you're going to give Zhenyu a betrothal gift? Given the relationship between our two families, we can't just have nothing, can we? Even if it's not four or five hundred, a hundred or two hundred would be acceptable."
After he finished speaking, Huang Zhijian finally started to pay attention, but he was already somewhat drunk.
He let out a burp and said, feeling dizzy, "Dad, why are you pressuring me like this? My own father said that our two families don't need a dowry!"
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