"How much is the betrothal gift?"
Chen Huamin had just started talking when Chen Dongxiang, who was wiping Wang Xiaojun's mouth, turned to look at Chen Huamin and asked about the betrothal gift impatiently.
Chen Huamin's face suddenly turned ugly.
She glanced at Chen Dongxiang with obvious sarcasm in her eyes.
She is just an uneducated, uneducated and unemployed country girl, how much is she worth?
If Wang Lanhua had not been so scheming and manipulative, and had not spread the news of her pregnancy with Shuoer's child to everyone and even reported it to Jiahua Factory, such a shameless, insidious and cunning woman would not have been worthy of entering the Yang family.
"Sister-in-law, could you please stop interrupting and let Aunt and Dad finish what they are saying?"
Seeing that Chen Huamin's face looked unhappy, Wang Lanhua glared at Chen Dongxiang and interrupted her.
"Just take good care of Xiaojun. You have no right to interrupt here."
Fearing that she might do something bad, Zhang Ruhua also glared at her warningly.
Only then did Chen Dongxiang shut her mouth.
"Mother-in-law, Xiaojun's mother is ignorant. Don't pay attention to her. Just continue talking."
After Zhang Ruhua scolded Chen Dongxiang, Chen Huamin's expression finally eased.
"Our Yang family is not the kind of family that doesn't know etiquette. We must give a betrothal gift."
Chen Huamin raised his eyebrows and spoke in a pretentious manner.
Hearing her say this, the members of the Wang family, especially Wang Jiashun and his wife, were secretly happy.
The Yang family is so rich, so the betrothal gift they gave must be quite a lot. With the betrothal gift given by the Yang family, they would become rich.
"My mother-in-law is right."
Zhang Ruhua smiled widely and nodded repeatedly at Chen Huamin.
Chen Huamin turned his head and glanced at Wang Lanhua. Seeing that she looked pregnant, he was afraid that her belly would be visible in less than a month.
The Yang family couldn't afford to lose face by bringing a pregnant woman to Jinhua Community with great fanfare, so they had to hold the wedding banquet before Wang Lanhua showed her pregnancy.
"Shuo'er and Lanhua are in love, and Lanhua is already pregnant with Shuo'er's child. I think the wedding of the two children should be held sooner rather than later. Comrade Wang Chunsheng, Comrade Zhang Ruhua, when do you think it would be best to schedule the wedding for the two children?"
"Aunt, I think National Day is great. If Yang Shuoruo and I get married on that day, it will be a double celebration."
Wang Lanhua spoke before Zhang Ruhua and her husband.
"Yes, yes, happy National Day! Holding a wedding banquet on a day when the whole country is celebrating is truly a double blessing."
Zhang Ruhua quickly agreed.
Wang Chunsheng nodded to indicate that he had no objection.
Chen Huamin calculated the time and found that there was not much time left until National Day, so he agreed after thinking about it.
"Okay, then let's schedule Shuo'er and Lanhua's wedding for National Day. The bride's family will hold the wedding banquet on the morning of October 1st, and the groom's family will hold the wedding banquet on the afternoon of October 1st."
According to the custom in Xiushui County, the wedding reception takes place around 3 p.m. In the morning, the bride's family holds a wedding banquet, and in the afternoon, the groom's family holds a wedding banquet.
The wedding date was agreed upon. Zhang Ruhua rubbed her hands under the table, looked at Chen Huamin, and asked with a smile, "Mother-in-law, the wedding date is set. Now we need to discuss the betrothal gifts."
Chen Huamin said readily, "Our Yang family will provide 2,000 yuan as a betrothal gift."
When Zhang Ruhua heard the word "two thousand yuan", her head buzzed as if fireworks were going off in her head, making her feel dizzy with beauty.
The expressions on Wang Chunsheng and Wang Jiashun's faces were exactly the same as hers.
When everyone was feeling really happy, Chen Huamin continued, "But the dowry must include a sewing machine, a bicycle, a watch, a large color TV, and a large freezer."
After Chen Huamin finished speaking, the smiles on the faces of the people in Old Wang's family suddenly froze.
A sewing machine costs at least one hundred yuan, a bicycle costs about three hundred yuan, a large color TV and a large freezer together cost at least one thousand two hundred yuan, and a watch, even the most ordinary one, costs about one hundred yuan.
By this calculation, they can keep at most three hundred yuan.
Three hundred yuan can only buy a small black and white TV.
But Xiaojun insisted on watching the big color TV.
"Um, mother-in-law."
Zhang Ruhua spoke with a dissatisfied look on her face.
"You only gave us 2,000 yuan as a betrothal gift, but asked us to give so many things as a dowry. I'm afraid it will be difficult."
"Comrade Zhang Ruhua, before you came, Shuo'er's father and I had already calculated. A sewing machine costs about 100 yuan, a bicycle and a watch together can be bought for 400 yuan, and a refrigerator and a large color TV can be bought for 1,200 yuan. I will give you 2,000 yuan as a betrothal gift, and you can keep 300 yuan. 300 yuan is a year's salary for many people."
Chen Huamin has been the director of the production department of Sanfu Cement Factory for so long, how could he be fooled by Zhang Ruhua?
"If you find it difficult, we can discuss it slowly."
As Chen Huamin spoke, he glanced at Wang Lanhua's belly.
"But Lanhua's belly is about to show. Do you want her to marry into the Jinhua community with a big belly?"
Chen Huamin spoke slowly, and Wang Lanhua's face turned pale when she heard it.
"Mom, two thousand yuan for a betrothal gift is already a lot."
Fearing that the Yang family would never return and keep delaying the marriage between the two families, Wang Lanhua hurriedly spoke and kept giving Zhang Ruhua glances.
"In our village, other families marrying off their daughters receive a betrothal gift of 500 yuan, which is already very good. Moreover, they use a large color TV, a large refrigerator, a bicycle, a sewing machine and a watch as my dowry. It will also bring honor to you, your father, brother and sister-in-law, right?"
After waiting for so long, the Yang family finally arrived.
Zhang Ruhua was also worried that the people from the Yang family would never come back today.
After listening to Wang Lanhua's words, she felt that there was some truth in it, so she nodded to Chen Huamin.
"Okay, two thousand is fine."
Zhang Ruhua stretched out a hand towards Chen Huamin with some dissatisfaction in her heart.
"Mother-in-law, when will you give us the two thousand yuan betrothal gift? According to the old rules, only after you give us the betrothal gift can we prepare a dowry for the girl."
Seeing her stretching out her hand to ask for money, Chen Huamin's mocking look instantly intensified.
It turned out that he was attracted by the Yang family's money, which was why he let his daughter hook up with Shuoer.
"Here's two thousand yuan, count it."
Chen Huamin opened the handbag she was carrying, took out a thick stack of banknotes from the bag, and handed the stack of banknotes to Zhang Ruhua indifferently.
Zhang Ruhua had never seen so much money at once in her entire life.
She took the money from Chen Huamin and counted it, not caring at all about the attitudes of Chen Huamin and her son.
In front of Chen Huamin and her son, all the family members, old or young, stared at the stack of banknotes, which made Wang Lanhua blush even more and feel extremely embarrassed.
I was afraid that Chen Huamin would give me one less.
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