Chapter 70 Don’t Try to Take Advantage
Everyone in the village also knew that Ai Xiaoxia and Fang Lan'e got along well, after all, the two children often walked together.
A woman in a purple-red plaid cotton-padded jacket said, "You wouldn't know if you weren't in the village. Fang Lan'e ran away from home. She's been gone for two or three months. Neither her in-laws nor her parents can find her. Now her in-laws are anxious to have a grandchild. They said that if the Fang family can't bring Fang Lan'e back before the New Year, they'll have to take back the betrothal gifts and find a new daughter-in-law."
A woman in a gray coat said, "The Fang family's in-laws are not easy to deal with. If Fang Lan'e doesn't come back, the betrothal gift must be returned without missing a cent. Otherwise, there will be no end to this matter."
Ai Xiaoxia didn't expect that the other side was so anxious. She had heard Fang Lan'e say that there was a possibility in this regard before, but she didn't expect it to happen so soon.
After listening, she said to the women, "Thank you for telling me this, it's getting late, I'll go home first."
Lu Jingshen also said goodbye to Ai Xiaoxia and a few others and returned to the Ai family together.
The two of them naturally couldn't go back to her parents' home empty-handed, but they didn't buy anything special. They just bought some meat and two cans of food.
After entering the yard, Ai Laibao was about to go out. When he saw Ai Xiaoxia coming back, he didn't say hello and quickly ran into the house to report the news.
Ai Xiaoxia looked at Lu Jingshen and smiled. They were as surprised as if they had seen a ghost.
As soon as the two entered the door, Meng Qiuju came out: "Xiaoxia and Jingshen are here, come in quickly, tell mom what you want to eat today, and I will ask Laibao to buy it."
He was not stupid. He knew that Ai Xiaoxia would not accept a hard approach, so he had to use a soft approach. As for the way he mentioned before to get the money, she still wanted to use that method unless it was absolutely necessary.
Ai Xiaoxia also understood their tactics, which were to win people's hearts and then ask for money.
Of course, Ai Xiaoxia was not polite either. This family had wronged the original owner too much in the past, and they had to get some of it back.
She ordered the dishes directly. She wanted to eat spare ribs, but she was reluctant to give up the chicken because the chickens at home were raised by her from chicks she caught. It would be better to let them go out and buy some. She would feel good about spending their money.
Meng Qiuju quickly asked Ai Laibao to go to the village to buy spare ribs, and then asked Guan Mingyue to get apples. Needless to say, she was very enthusiastic. This was the best treatment Ai Xiaoxia had ever enjoyed in this family for the first time.
Today they didn't even let Ai Xiaoxia go to the kitchen. Guan Mingyue and Meng Qiuju cooked the meal, and Guan Mingyue also had a smile on her face today.
Only halfway through the meal did Meng Qiuju finally get to the point: "Xiaoxia, I know I wasn't right before, but we're all family. You're doing well now, so you can't really ignore your family's well-being, right? I won't talk to you about anything else, but don't you have to help out a little with your brother's marriage?"
Ai Xiaoxia said, "Mom, I'm going to the city with Jing Shen. They've allocated a family housing unit. We need so many things for our new home, and we don't have much money. I wanted to ask you today. My betrothal gift is 1,800 yuan. Can you lend me a few hundred first? Look at this family housing unit. They promise it's all furnished with furniture and appliances. We can't let people laugh at us. How much can you give me?"
"What? Ai Xiaoxia, are you crazy? You're already married, and you still have the nerve to ask your parents for money?" Ai Laibao stood up directly.
Ai Xiaoxia frowned and looked at Ai Laibao: "I'm already married, why are you still thinking about my in-laws' money when you get married?"
Ai Laibao suppressed his anger, sat down and said to Ai Xiaoxia, "I'm serious about this. No matter what, you're my sister. You can't just watch me go on and on without a wife, right?"
Ai Xiaoxia said, "Bao, you are my brother. You can't watch your sister being laughed at by outsiders, right?"
"You, Ai Xiaoxia, how did you become like this?" Ai Laibao knew that he could not beat Ai Xiaoxia and Lu Jingshen, but he was really angry.
Ai Laifu didn't dare confront Ai Xiaoxia head-on, so he could only say to Ai Weimin, "Dad, are you just going to watch Ai Xiaoxia make excuses?"
Ai Weimin said to Ai Xiaoxia earnestly, "Xiaoxia, we're doing this for the Ai family's reputation. You're young, so it's okay to endure a little hardship. Your family's Jing Shen has a high salary, so he can save enough money to buy furniture in a few months. But your brother can't wait several years to get married, right? How old would he be then? Wouldn't that make people laugh at him?"
Ai Xiaoxia laughed: "My Jing Shen got married on the 25th, and I didn't see anyone laughing at him? But he married me and gave me a betrothal gift of 1,800 yuan, which is indeed a bit embarrassing."
"Ai Xiaoxia, can you please speak nicely? This is a lifelong event for your brother. Mainly, he already has a girlfriend, and the girl is anxious. We can't drag it out." Ai Weimin said again.
"Dad, no matter how capable you are and how big the things you do, our family should have a few thousand in savings now, right? Two or three thousand is enough to build a house, and the rest is enough to marry a wife. This is still a relatively good condition in the village. Don't mention buying a color TV or a refrigerator. After all, Jing Shen is a college student in our family, and we don't have one." Ai Xiaoxia directly blocked Ai Weimin's words.
Ai Weimin put down his chopsticks angrily and looked at Ai Xiaoxia: "Why are you always right? Ai Xiaoxia, as your father, can't I borrow some money from you?"
Ai Xiaoxia also looked at Ai Weimin: "Dad, as your daughter, can't I borrow some money from you?"
Ai Weimin was so angry that his chest ached: "You, you really are... you really are not my daughter."
Ai Xiaoxia said, "If I had a choice, I also promise that I don't want to be reborn in your weird family. I have contributed enough to this family before I got married, and I have to have my own life in the future. Oh, by the way, Mom and Dad, Ai Laifu and Ai Laibao are not young anymore, and it's time for them to take on the responsibility of a family. No one can support the other forever. What if they don't grow up? How will they support their family in the future? When you are old, will they be left with nothing? Don't count on Xiaoping either. I won't let her be controlled by you."
Ai Weimin and Meng Qiuju were speechless for a moment after hearing what Ai Xiaoxia said, because what Ai Xiaoxia said was right. It was impossible for them to be with Yang Ailaifu and Ailaibao for the rest of their lives. They had wanted Ai Xiaoxia to support her brothers with her in-laws, but now they found that it was impossible.
Sister Ai Xiaoping also sat at the table for dinner today. She sat next to Ai Xiaoxia. She was sweating when she heard her sister talking to her parents like that, but in the end she realized that her parents really couldn't do anything to Ai Xiaoxia.
Seeing that everyone was silent, Lu Jingshen picked up some food for Ai Xiaoxia and said, "Wife, you like ribs, eat more."
Ai Xiaoxia took a bite of the ribs and nodded repeatedly: "Well, these ribs are delicious. This is my first time eating ribs at my mother's house. I'll eat more."
Lu Jingshen picked up two more pieces for Ai Xiaoxia: "If you like it, let's go home and make it again."
Ai Xiaoxia smiled and said, "Okay."
These two people are so sweet and don't care about others at all.
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