Two days later.
Qiao Haixing asked a matchmaker to find a good family. They were willing to pay a dowry of one hundred yuan, as long as their daughter married into the family.
The reason for giving so much money is that the bride is already 30 years old and has a leg disability. Furthermore, the family lives deep in the mountains, and that 100 yuan dowry likely represents all the money the family has.
You can imagine how poor they must be. If someone marries into that family, they'll definitely suffer.
Qiao Haixing, however, didn't think that way. Rather than letting his daughter run away and ending up with nothing, he figured it was better to choose this marriage partner who lived deep in the mountains, where it wouldn't be so easy for his daughter to escape.
If their legs are still able to move after the children are born in a few years, they can go and see them.
After telling Wang Qin about this idea, he sat down and waited.
Wang Qin glanced at her daughter's room with resentment. These past two days, she had started pretending to be dead again, not saying a word.
"Alright, I agree to the marriage. Tell them to get things ready quickly, preferably to pick her up in the next two or three days. With this money, our lives can be a little easier."
Qiao Haixing received the agreement and quickly went to report back to the matchmaker.
Qiao Lingling had overheard their conversation.
She sat back down on the bed. In the past, she would have definitely cried. But now, even if she wanted to cry, she had no tears left; too much had happened these past few days.
There's no way she'd marry someone for money. If she could get that 100 yuan dowry, she could leave. With that in mind, I decided to stay put for the time being.
Qiao Haixing spoke with the matchmaker again and learned that the person was afraid of being a swindler, so they had to sleep together first before the betrothal gifts could be exchanged.
Considering the girl's temperament, this matter was probably going to be difficult. The first thing he did after getting home was to take Wang Qin outside and explain the other party's requirements.
After thinking it over, Wang Qin said, "That's easy. Just drug her and she'll be asleep and won't know anything. Once we consummate the marriage, we'll have the money."
"Well, that's the only way." Qiao Haixing no longer doted on his daughter as he used to. Now he's unemployed and relies on his wife to work to earn money. It's not because he's lazy, but because he's also tried to find work. As soon as employers hear who he is, they refuse to hire him. Later, he found out that his actions at the factory had been publicized.
He cut corners, lacks any marketable skills, and is getting old. It's really hard to find work. If I had some money, it could help ease my family's financial difficulties.
They raised their daughter, so it's only natural that she should contribute to the family. He doesn't see anything wrong with that? Besides, they've been the ones who took the blame for all the mistakes their daughter made before.
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After several discussions with her parents, Qiao Xiaoni finally decided that Qiao Xiaoshan would stay and take over the snack bar. Ma Yulan would be in charge of the operations, while he would be in charge of bookkeeping and managing the money.
Qiao Haisheng will talk to Third Uncle. If they really don't want to come, then we'll have to make other plans.
The next day, seeing that the weather was nice, Qiao Haisheng took what he had prepared and returned to the old house. He first checked on the old man's health, which was much better than a few days ago. He left him 20 yuan so he could buy whatever he wanted to eat, and then went next door. He needed to tell his third younger brother about this first, and then tell the old man.
Qiao Hainan was worried about where to work after the New Year, and after hearing Qiao Haixing's plan, he quickly agreed.
"Brother, I'm willing to go. I promise I'll do a good job and won't let you down."
Regardless of whether he could do it or not, he wanted to give it a try, because no matter how tiring it was, it wouldn't be as tiring as working on a construction site.
Zhang Ru was so excited that she didn't know what to say.
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