Chapter 221 Are you crazy, girl?
"She's our own daughter. We traveled thousands of miles to attend her wedding. As parents, we should give her some travel expenses. Isn't that the natural thing to do? Ruan Chuxia has been reaping the benefits, and now she's asking us for money?"
Ruan Dejun exhaled a smoke ring.
"That's what she said, but Chen Shuang said that the Xiao family is very rich, not just any other family. Ruan Chuxia married well, and her daughter is going to marry into a wealthy family, so how could she not have money? If we ask for it now, there's no reason for her not to give it to us."
His eyes gleamed with a gleam that clicked like the beads on an abacus.
"Besides, Chen Shuang also specifically told me to take this opportunity to ask for a larger betrothal gift, saying that the Xiao family is not stingy. We can save it for Tianyu to marry in the future! Tianyu will be discharged from the army next year, so how can he marry without money?"
Xie Guihua was originally grumbling with displeasure.
When I heard this, I couldn't help but slap my thigh.
"Oh my! No wonder Chen Shuang was able to marry into the Jiang family and become a wife. She's so quick-witted and cunning. She's truly the smartest person in our village! Her calculations are so flawless!"
But before his smile could fully unfold, his brows furrowed.
"But...but the problem is, where can we go to ask Ruan Chuxia for money?"
"I don't know her phone number, nor do I know which street or building the Xiao family lives in. How can I ask for help when I can't even find a single person? This money can't just appear out of thin air, right?"
Ruan Dejun calmly took out a note from his pocket.
"My daughter has already arranged all of this for us! Look, this is the Xiao family's phone number. Chen Shuang wrote it down for us to take with us!"
Xie Guihua leaned over and took a look at the note.
The handwriting looks familiar, it is indeed Chen Shuang's handwriting.
As soon as she finished reading it, she pushed it back again and again.
"You, you come and fight! You can't let me get involved in this!"
She usually speaks loudly in the village and scolds chickens and dogs without hesitation.
But when I really go out and meet strangers, I don’t even dare to speak loudly.
She didn't even dare to think about calling city people to ask for money, let alone do it.
Ruan Dejun hesitated. "How about... we fight together? You stand aside and listen, I'll dial the number, and you can add a few words at any time to boost the momentum."
Xie Guihua gritted her teeth, her eyes fierce. "Alright! I'll be a ruthless person for once! For Tianyu's marriage, I'll risk everything! Beat him!"
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But if you want to fight, you can only borrow it from the village party secretary Yuan's house.
The two of them walked nervously all the way to the Yuan family yard at the entrance of the village.
Secretary Yuan was sitting on the doorstep repairing his hoe.
When I looked up, I saw it was Ruan Dejun.
His brows immediately twisted into the shape of the Chinese character "川".
"You called?"
Ruan Dejun rubbed his hands and nodded awkwardly: "Yes...it's urgent, I want to make a phone call."
"no!"
Secretary Yuan refused outright.
"This phone is public property of the team and is under collective management. The team also pays for the call fee, and every minute is recorded! You're using it for personal matters? That's called taking advantage of public property and breaking the rules. Absolutely not allowed!"
He paused and glared at Ruan Dejun.
"I just received a call from Ruan Chenshuang. That was a special situation. She called me first, and I couldn't stop her. But now you want to call me back? No way! No one can stop her!"
The couple looked at each other.
Finally, Ruan Dejun seemed to muster up a lot of courage and whispered, "Then... I'll pay for the phone call, okay?"
Secretary Yuan looked back and forth between Ruan Dejun and Xie Guihua.
Seeing the couple's determined expressions, he slowly spoke.
"Well, these days, not just anyone can make a phone call. I understand. But don't be too long-winded. Phone bills are expensive. Saying more than one word is a waste."
When Xie Guihua heard the word "not cheap", she immediately became nervous.
She hurriedly asked, "Secretary, how do you charge for making these phone calls? Please explain it clearly!"
Her family barely sent a telegram a year.
How can I understand these strange rules in the city?
Secretary Yuan cleared his throat.
"The minimum charge is three minutes. If it's less than three minutes, it will be rounded up to three minutes. As for the price, the farther you are, the higher the price. If you're calling Beijing... it's about 1.5 yuan for three minutes."
"What? One dollar and fifty cents?!"
Xie Guihua almost jumped up and her voice changed tone.
"That's too much! One dollar and fifty cents! That's enough to buy half a hen!"
She subconsciously grabbed Ruan Dejun's arm.
"How about... we don't go? I haven't even earned any money from this phone call yet, so why should I just give myself $1.50?"
Who can stand this!
Ruan Dejun also felt sorry for the money.
But he thought more than Xie Guihua.
My son Ruan Tianyu is about to get married.
The family has been so poor that they can't even afford to eat.
If I don’t go to the capital to find Ruan Chuxia, where will the money come from?
Thinking of this, he gritted his teeth and his eyes became firm.
Xie Guihua suddenly came to her senses, and was replaced by a ruthlessness.
She stamped her foot hard.
"Fight! We must fight! What's one and a half dollars? When I get to the capital, if the Xiao family doesn't pay fifteen hundred dollars, this matter will not be over! I don't see who dares to stop me!"
Ruan Dejun stared at the wall clock.
Every tick of the second hand felt like a knock on his heart.
He took a deep breath and spoke quickly and sharply.
"Hello, is this the Xiao family? I'm looking for Ruan Chuxia. I'm her father, Ruan Dejun."
Then, a voice that couldn't be more familiar came from the receiver: "It's me."
God, please open your eyes!
It was really Ruan Chuxia who answered the phone!
He was so happy that he almost jumped up with excitement.
"I heard from Chen Shuang that you're getting married soon, so your mom and I want to come too. As parents, how can we not see you get married? But we're short on money right now, and we really can't afford the travel expenses, so we can only borrow money. When we get to the capital, you have to make up for the travel expenses. We're a family, you can't just ignore this little thing, right?"
Before he could catch his breath, he heard the other party's immediate reply.
"No way!"
Ruan Dejun was stunned and could hardly believe what he heard.
Immediately afterwards, a surge of blood rushed to his forehead.
He slammed the phone and his voice suddenly rose.
"You girl, are you crazy?! We are your biological parents! We carried you for ten months and raised you with great difficulty. Now you are getting married, and we came all the way here, and we have to pay for it ourselves?"
He was so angry that the veins on his forehead were throbbing and his face turned red.
"If you don't give me money, don't recognize me! From now on, whoever you marry will have nothing to do with my Ruan family!"
He felt that Ruan Chuxia would definitely panic after hearing these words.
Which family would marry off their daughter without the parents being present?
When I think of Ruan Chuxia's pitiful look when she begged him humbly.
He couldn't help but think in his mind that he wanted the lion to speak.
I was happily fantasizing about...
Suddenly, a sneer came from the receiver.
Ruan Dejun's hands tightened and his heart skipped a beat.
sneer?
Ruan Chuxia actually sneered at him?
The girl who had been ordered around by him and Xie Guihua since she was a child and didn't even dare to speak loudly, actually dared to sneer at him in such a tone and with such an attitude?
"What do you mean? Do you think I'm joking..."
He wanted to tear the other person to pieces over the phone.
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