She had not only heard about this from Li Xue'e, but also from Yuan Dasheng.
Yuan Dasheng would bring it up every time they argued.
Later, she asked Li Xue'e, and Li Xue'e told her what had happened that day.
On the day of their return visit, they had a falling out.
The Li family felt the bride price offered by the Yuan family was too low, but they didn't mention it when the bride price was given.
Instead, they were calculating that they would slowly ask Li Xue'e and her husband for money after Li Xue'e married into the family.
The Li family is far more cunning than the Yuan family.
So on the day of the bride's return to her parents' home, Yuan Mengge's maternal grandfather and uncles wanted to take advantage of Yuan Dasheng's drunkenness and then trick him into giving some money to Li Xue'e's older brother to build a house.
But they didn't expect Yuan Dasheng to suddenly come to his senses. He felt that he had already given a lot, as he had given two thousand yuan as a bride price.
Now they actually want money from me to build a house for my brother-in-law?
Yuan Dasheng was unhappy about this, so he started arguing and even got into a fight with his brother-in-law.
What should have been a pleasant homecoming banquet ended in a fight.
In fact, Yuan Dasheng was right at the time.
The unreasonable party was indeed Yuan Mengge's maternal grandfather's family.
Because of this incident, Yuan Dasheng became increasingly angry after returning home, and even slapped Li Xue'e, leading to several days of arguments.
Although Li Xue'e did not express her feelings at the time, Yuan Mengge could understand how wronged she felt.
Moreover, this incident became a thorn in the side of Yuan Dasheng and his wife.
Later, whenever they argued, Yuan Dasheng would bring up this old grievance from time to time.
Yuan Mengge needed to figure out how to deal with her maternal grandfather, great-grandmother, and uncles.
Tonight, we need to give Li Xue'e a heads-up.
This is something that can't be stopped, but at least we should try to prevent her from being so devastated and panicked.
After eating the steamed buns, she strolled around the village, wondering whose house she could mooch dinner at.
Just as she was thinking this, she heard someone call out to her: "Aping, aren't you going home for dinner?"
She turned her head and saw a middle-aged woman.
This woman used to be called "auntie," but now she has to be called "auntie."
She's not my aunt, she's my cousin.
This aunt and Yuan Xiangyong are cousins from two generations apart. Their fathers were also cousins, and their grandfathers from the previous generation were their biological brothers.
She remembered that this aunt was a nice person who had spoken up for Li Xue'e, and she liked to go to her house to play when she was a child.
Yuan Mengge replied, "My dad's going to beat me, so I don't dare go back to eat."
Her aunt immediately beckoned to her: "Come, come, come to my house for a meal. We're all family here in the village, how could I let a junior like you go hungry? Come on over."
Upon hearing this, Yuan Mengge thought for a moment and replied loudly, "Okay~ Thank you, Aunt Lan! I'll be there in a bit!"
Then he turned around and ran back to the convenience store.
She remembered that this aunt's name contained the character "Lan," and when she was little, some younger relatives called her Granny Lan.
Aunt Alan saw that she had agreed, but then said she would come back later. She looked at her with some confusion and ran off again.
"Where is this girl going next?"
Yuan Mengge ran back to the convenience store, pointed to the liquor on the shelf, and said, "Boss lady, give me a bottle of liquor. And two large bottles of soft drinks too."
Then he carried these things to Aunt Alan's house.
You can't go to someone's house empty-handed for a meal.
Entering Aunt Alan's kitchen, I saw that everyone else was already sitting at the table, ready to eat.
Aunt Alan's family has four children: two sons and two daughters. The eldest daughter is two years older than Yuan Pingping, the second is the son, who is the same age as Yuan Pingping, the third is the daughter, who is about ten years old, and the youngest is the son, who is three years old.
"You went to the convenience store?" Aunt Alan asked in surprise when she saw the bag she was carrying.
The uncle said to his eldest daughter, Liu Mingyu, "Go get a stool for Aping."
Liu Mingyu got up, went to the living room, found a stool, and carried it down.
Yuan Mengge put the bag on the table and said, "How could I come to dinner empty-handed? So I bought a bottle of wine for my uncle and two bottles of drinks for my brothers and sisters."
When her uncle Liu Wenjun heard that she had bought wine, his eyes lit up.
"Oh dear, you girl, you're just here for a meal, why did you spend so much money? Really!" Aunt Alan scolded her, but her face was all smiles.
When her younger siblings heard that she had bought drinks, they immediately reached into the bag and took the drinks out.
A large bottle of Coca-Cola and a large bottle of Jianlibao (a popular Chinese herbal tea brand).
"Hey, Ping, you're quite sensible." Liu Wenjun held the bottle of wine and praised Yuan Mengge with a smile.
Then he said to his children, "You should learn from A-Ping, you know? When you visit someone's house, don't go empty-handed."
Liu Mingyu brought out a stool and offered it to Yuan Mengge: "Come on, sit down."
Liu Mingyu, the eldest daughter of the Liu family, has dropped out of school and is now working in town. She comes home for dinner every night.
The second child, Liu Minghui, is in the same grade as Yuan Pingping, and is in the same class as Yuan Pingping.
The third child, Liu Mingzhu, is in the third grade.
After Yuan Mengge sat down, she said to her uncle and aunt, "Then I'll take my leave."
Aunt Alan gave her a set of chopsticks and a bowl of rice.
"Eat up, eat up, don't be so polite. We're all family."
"Aping, what are you arguing about with your dad? Why is he so angry?" Liu Mingyu asked her curiously after sitting down.
Yuan Mengge said with a smile, "This story begins with feeding the chickens..."
Then she recounted the argument she had just had with Yuan Xiangyong.
After Aunt Alan and her family finished eating her melon, they all laughed.
He didn't say anything, just that she had suddenly become bolder and dared to talk to her father like that.
Their family knew that Yuan Xiangyong favored his son, and the villagers were used to it and didn't think much of it.
That's normal, sons are generally considered better than daughters.
Aunt Alan's family cooked a few simple dishes and a lot of rice.
Because there are many people in my family, I always cook extra rice.
That way, there won't be a situation where there isn't enough food just because there's one more person.
"Eat more, there's still plenty of rice. If you don't have enough vegetables, I'll stir-fry some sweet potato leaves." Alan would occasionally urge Yuan Mengge to eat more.
"Don't be shy when you come to your aunt's place, make yourself at home. If you're too scared to go back, sleep with your sister for one night and go back tomorrow. Your dad will be calmer by tomorrow and won't hit you."
My uncle also said something.
Yuan Mengge smiled and said, "It's okay, I need to go back and talk to my sister-in-law tonight. My dad will be calmer after he finishes eating."
"Then play a little longer and go back later," Alan advised her.
So Yuan Mengge stayed at her aunt's house for two more hours, and even took a shower there. She didn't go home until after 9 p.m.
As soon as she stepped out of her aunt's house, she saw Duoduo lying at the intersection, as if waiting for her.
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