He Wenlin answered in Mandarin, so the Xia family could understand her. Upon hearing words like "arrested" and "fine," they were all startled.
He Wenlin smiled and said to Xia's father, Xia Lijuan, "Uncle, sister-in-law, as long as Lifeng has no other intentions and works honestly for me, given the relationship between our two families, I will certainly not mistreat her. Do you have other intentions if you don't want to sign the contract?"
Xia Lijuan quickly waved her hand: "No, no."
He Wenlin: "Actually, it doesn't matter. I can just let her work for me for a year and learn as she goes."
For the first six months, we'll crack eggs and knead dough; we'll start teaching gradually later.
There's no way you can learn for free, and forget about getting a salary. If you perform well, you might get a bonus or something similar, though.
The Xia father and daughter did not look well.
He Wenhua said, "Lifeng just arrived, let her play for a while first, there's no need to rush to work, we'll talk about it after the holiday."
“Yes, let’s talk about it later.” Mr. He glanced at the time. “It’s getting late, let’s go back first. We’ll talk about it again when we have dinner during the Dragon Boat Festival. Let the kids have some fun these next few days.”
Mr. Xia's face stiffened slightly, then he nodded and said, "Alright, we'll talk about it later."
He Wenhua and the Xia family father and daughter saw He's father, He's grandmother, and He Wenlin off.
On the drive back, Grandma He sighed and said to Grandpa He, "Wenhua told me this morning that the Xia family wants a dowry of 50,000 yuan. Lijuan has also been thinking that with both families present, we can set a wedding date."
Mr. He: "A bride price of 50,000 yuan is quite a lot."
Grandma He: "That's right. Who in the ordinary family can afford such a large dowry? Wenhua is not even twenty years old. What family can afford to pay so much money for a boy that age? We're not a wealthy family."
“I think they’re asking for more because they see my brother’s business.” He Wenlin said, “This family is no pushover. Just now, my sister-in-law’s father told my brother to buy more good food and wine to take care of us. He spoke like a host, which is not how most people treat others.”
Logically, these words should have been spoken by Grandma He and Grandpa He, telling He Wenhua to buy more good wine and food to entertain his future father-in-law, but now it's the other way around.
Xia's father treated this place as his territory.
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