When Li Qiuju found out, she was very angry, but since her daughter had already moved into Lin Dongsheng's house and given herself to him, there was nothing she could do.
Even so, Li Qiuju did not forget to ask Lin Dongsheng for the bride price.
"Lin Dongsheng, I've given you my innocent and virtuous eldest daughter, so the bride price can't be less."
"No need for much, just make it an auspicious number, eighty-eight will do," Li Qiuju said to Lin Dongsheng as soon as she arrived at his house.
When Lin Dongsheng heard Li Qiuju's purpose, his expression turned sour, especially after hearing that she wanted a bride price of eighty-eight yuan.
"Mom, asking for so much money isn't appropriate, and besides, I don't have that much on hand," Lin Dongsheng said, looking troubled.
"I just got my salary this month, and I have about twenty dollars left. Do you want it?"
As Lin Dongsheng spoke, he pulled out a handful of small bills from his pocket, some a few cents and some a few dollars, scattered here and there.
"Lin Dongsheng, I've become your wife, a virgin, and this is all you've offered?!"
"Stop talking nonsense, the bride price cannot be reduced by a single cent!" Li Qiuju's face darkened after hearing Lin Dongsheng's words.
"Mom, I really don't have that much money. I have so many children to raise. If you want this money, take it. If not, you can keep it to improve our meals."
Lin Dongsheng had a roguish expression on his face.
"Mom, Brother Lin has had a tough time too. For my sake, please don't make things difficult for him." Li Qiuju's daughter chimed in.
His face still showed dissatisfaction with Li Qiuju, but he felt very sorry for Lin Dongsheng's predicament.
"Shut up! I haven't settled accounts with you yet!"
"Who gave you the right to move into someone else's house like that! Don't you have any self-respect?!"
"If you hadn't moved in directly, would I be in such a passive position!" Li Qiuju was furious after hearing her daughter's words.
"Mom, I'm already Lin's woman, so please don't make things difficult for him."
"Lin Dongsheng, this amount is too little. Sixty is the minimum!" Li Qiuju ignored her daughter and spoke directly to Lin Dongsheng.
"Mom, I really don't have any. There are so many people in this family who need to eat, and even if we take out this much, we still have to be frugal with our food afterwards."
"Take a look and see if you want it, that's all." Lin Dongsheng said, handing the small bills in his hand towards Li Qiuju's direction.
Li Qiuju looked disgusted, but when she saw the small bills in front of her, she didn't pretend to be reserved and just grabbed them.
Then they started counting.
After counting it, Li Qiuju found it was nineteen yuan and fourteen cents, and she didn't look happy.
Not even twenty yet!
However, after glancing at the rebellious daughter beside her, who hadn't even poured her a glass of water since she'd been there so long, she felt quite disappointed.
Looking around at the surroundings, the house was as small as a pigeon's nest, with beds squeezed together. I knew that if I stayed any longer, there wouldn't be much point.
"If you don't want to marry him, I'll return the betrothal gifts to him and find you a second-in-command."
Driven by a mother's love, Li Qiuju looked at her daughter and asked with a serious expression.
To be honest, with these conditions and three children to raise, it's like walking into a wolf's den.
Upon hearing her mother's words, Li Qiuju's daughter's face flashed with determination.
"Mom, I won't leave Brother Lin. He's a good person and he'll treat me well." Her face still held a hint of sweetness.
"You'd better think this through. Lin Dongsheng still has three children to raise," Li Qiuju said, looking at her daughter with a disappointed expression.
"Mom, I've met them all. The children seem quite well-behaved, so don't worry."
"Fine, since you insist on following him, I won't interfere anymore. You chose this path yourself, and you'll have to bear the consequences, whether it's good or bad."
After putting the money in her pocket, Li Qiuju said to her daughter.
After speaking, he didn't look at Lin Dongsheng again and walked straight out the door.
When Li Qiuju's daughter saw her mother's departing figure, a look of sadness flashed across her face. Upon seeing this, Lin Dongsheng immediately pulled Li Qiuju's daughter into his arms.
"Brother Lin, you're all I have left."
"Yes, I will be good to you."
...
When Li Qiuju got home, she found that the pot she had used to cook breakfast in the morning hadn't been washed yet, and a swarm of flies were buzzing around it.
I immediately got angry.
She stormed into her son's room in a rage.
"Xiao Hong, what did I tell you? I told you to wash the pot! Why didn't you wash it? It's all stuck to the pot!"
"Fine, you won't cook, but I had to go out today, and you wouldn't even wash the dishes!"
"I've never asked you to do anything before, but this time I'm asking you to do some work and you won't do it. What do you want to do?!"
"What kind of wife is like you, not even doing any chores!" Li Qiuju angrily lashed out at Xiao Hong.
"Alright, stop babbling. I don't want to do it. Now that you're back, go ahead and do it."
Xiao Hong remained unmoved by Li Qiuju's words, her face showing no sign of weakness.
"Do I owe you guys something? You all just finished eating, wiped your mouths, and left. You won't do it, and neither will I!"
Li Qiuju couldn't contain her anger any longer and threw a quilt off the table onto the floor.
"Once the others return, we'll split up!" Li Qiuju said resolutely.
"Dividing the family property? Mom, you only have one son, why would you want to divide the family property?" Xiao Hong said with a look of surprise after hearing Li Qiuju's words.
"So what? It's still one son, we'll divide it the same way!"
"I'm not going to serve you anymore. Do whatever you want!" After saying that, Li Qiuku slammed the door and left.
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