"I've kept this quilt cover for a long time. I originally intended to make it for Zhou Xing when he got married. You can give it to Tang Long's mother and ask her to have someone make a set of quilts. A Lei is a modern person and may not like such traditional things. You don't have to use it, but it's part of my dowry." Zhou Xing's mother brought out two colorful satin quilt covers, one red and one green.
There's a local saying, "Red for the groom, green for the bride," meaning that at the wedding, the groom wears red and the bride wears green. Even the red quilt cover is dazzlingly bright, adorned with auspicious floral patterns.
The green is unique; it's not green in the traditional sense, but rather a bluish-green, both elegant and luxurious. The magpie perched on a branch pattern paired with the seal script inscription is simple and generous, and Qin Xiaoyu likes it from the bottom of her heart.
"Mom, I can't bear to use it. Let's save it for my little sister." Qin Xiaoyu lovingly touched it in her hand.
“I left some for her, you can use it.” After saying that, Zhou Xing’s mother hesitated for a moment and then said, “Xiaoyu, actually I’m not that busy right now, and I still have time to take care of my little sister. But I’ve been thinking, I’m getting older every day, and you two have been together for a long time. You’re getting married soon and will have your own children after that, so you won’t have time to maintain your relationship with your little sister. Why not take advantage of this time to spend more time with your children?”
Qin Xiaoyu then realized that everyone was perceptive, they just hadn't said it out loud. Zhou Xing's mother also loved her to the core, she didn't know how to make up for it, she was completely devoted to her.
When her cousin-in-law heard that she was going to make bedding, she immediately had someone find several pounds of the best cotton and sewed it herself without asking anyone else, her eyes bloodshot from staying up all night.
"Sister-in-law, you're so tired, why do it yourself?" Qin Xiaoyu said with concern.
“There are rules for making quilts for newlyweds. You need to have both a son and a daughter, and both parents alive, to bring good fortune. Look at me, I have both a son and a daughter, both parents alive, and there’s an old lady in my family who I think will live to be a hundred. Fengqin is pregnant with a child too, five generations ahead of her. Can you imagine how much good fortune that brings?” My cousin-in-law said confidently.
"Auntie! Someone's delivering something!" Xiao Jin shouted from downstairs.
Qin Xiaoyu hurriedly ran downstairs. Recently, Lei Bingzheng had been sending a lot of things over, such as curtains and some small decorations. It seemed that Lei was controlling them remotely. Qin Xiaoyu let them do whatever they wanted without asking any questions.
But something doesn't look right today. Lei Bingzheng's men always arrive in cars, so where did this tricycle come from?
"Where did this come from?" Qin Xiaoyu asked, seeing that the tricycle driver looked unfamiliar.
"I'm delivering goods, I don't care where they come from, ugh, what kind of humanity is that!" The tricycle driver, seething with anger, spat a mouthful of phlegm onto the ground.
"What's wrong?" Qin Xiaoyu asked quickly, sensing the hidden meaning in his words.
"It's perfectly fine to negotiate the price when hiring someone to pull your pedicab, and I'll accept a lower price. But if the person wants to sit on the pedicab, and there are two of them sitting together, it's unreasonable not to charge extra, isn't it?" The tricycle driver asked her for her opinion.
Qin Xiaoyu glanced at the contents of the car; it was bulging and full of things, so she casually asked, "How much is the ride fee?"
"They brought it from the third dormitory and gave me eight mao!" The tricycle driver kept wiping his sweat shirt down, he was so hot he was about to get heatstroke.
"Eight mao?" Qin Xiaoyu knew that this price was too steep. The journey was not short, and it was the middle of summer. If two more people got on, the driver would probably be exhausted.
"I guess I'm just unlucky! Where should I unload my things?" The tricycle driver saw that Qin Xiaoyu was dressed neatly and patiently talking to him without putting on airs, so his anger had subsided.
"Master, I don't know what this is, and I didn't order it, so I can't unload it yet. Please come over here; it's shady here. I'll have someone bring over some watermelons." Qin Xiaoyu asked the tricycle driver to sit under the grape trellis, and Xiao Jin brought over two large slices of watermelon.
The tricycle driver seemed embarrassed, unsure whether to sit or stand. Qin Xiaoyu, worried that he might feel awkward, went back inside.
After quite a while, a man riding a bicycle with a woman on the back turned into the yard. Upon seeing who it was, Qin Xiaoyu felt even more refreshed than if she were standing under an air conditioner.
These troublemakers have come to cause trouble. Didn't they say they bought it all out for a thousand yuan? What are they doing here?
Needless to say, it was her adoptive father and stepmother.
"What are you doing here! Come here and unload these things!" Little Fish's dad started yelling as soon as he entered the yard.
"They wouldn't let me unload, so you're blaming me?" the tricycle driver muttered as he walked out, not daring to raise his voice too much, as he hadn't received his fare yet.
"Get it to the building entrance, hurry up!" Little Fish's dad was wearing a chiffon blouse, which was very cool and breathable, but his back was still soaked. The stepmother was in an even worse state, her face as red as a monkey's butt.
"What is he going to do?" Zhou Xing's mother asked worriedly as she came downstairs after hearing the news.
"Whatever, nothing is allowed in my house." Qin Xiaoyu was determined, and she opened the door and walked out.
"Don't unload it, just take it away."
"Oh my! My dear daughter, I heard you're getting married! This is such a joyous occasion. You're my daughter, how could I, as your father, not make some arrangements? Your mother and I have done all of this; your dowry is all here, and even the bedding was handmade by your mother herself. She stayed up all night working on it." Little Fish's father kept rambling on and on.
The tricycle driver, after observing the expressions of the father and daughter and pondering their words, understood somewhat. He lifted his shirt to fan the wind and watch the commotion, refusing to unload his vehicle.
"No need, thank you. What did you say when you took a thousand yuan last time?" Qin Xiaoyu smiled coldly.
“Look at this child, do children hold grudges against their parents? No matter what, you are still my own daughter. Those words spoken in anger don’t count. Come on, look at this pile of things, it adds up to more than a thousand yuan. This is what your mother and I have saved up, you can’t refuse to accept it!” Xiaoyu’s father was really good with words.
“I’m serious, and I hope you’re serious too. I don’t want to bring this up again. Our family relationship is over. If you think the price you asked for last time was too low, I’ll add another thousand, and you can take it back.” Qin Xiaoyu showed him no mercy.
"You're wrong. I'm still your father. I raised you, and you can't be ungrateful!" Little Fish's father said anxiously.
"I told you, this ingrate can't be tamed! Look at you! You've wasted all my effort! You're a jinx, a money-loser!" The stepmother couldn't hold back anymore and started scolding Yang'er.
"Shut up! You bitch, if it weren't for you, would I be in this situation today?" This was probably something Little Fish's dad had always wanted to say but dared not, and he finally said it today.
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