Aunt Gu is a strong-willed person. She will not follow Zheng Qiulian's wishes and "harm" her second son's family.
Aunt Gu had already hidden half a bottle of pesticide under her bed, waiting for the matter she was worried about to be resolved, and then she would choose to end her life. She, Gu Huixiang, did not want to drag anyone down.
"Aunt, the old secretary just called and said he will return to Zhaojiagou tomorrow." When Zhao Youtian mentioned this, his eyes and brows were filled with joy.
Over the years, Zhao Qingshan had been away from the village, and Zhao Youtian felt like he had lost his backbone. After the old secretary returned, he would consult him on all the difficult issues at work.
"Zhao Qingshan is coming back? That's great!" The sadness on Aunt Gu's face dissipated a little, and a hint of joy emerged in her heart.
Zhao Qingshan is going back to the village to finish the matter with Ming Cao. After that, Baolian's grave will finally be taken care of. She, an old woman, can also...
"Aunt, let me congratulate you first! The old secretary has returned to his hometown and brought his grandson to propose marriage to your family." Zhao Youtian said happily.
"Propose...propose marriage? Propose to whom?" Aunt Gu was so shocked that she stuttered.
Zhao Qingshan's family and her own family are getting married? How is that possible? Aunt Gu pulled out the grandchildren of the two families and weighed them, but there was no match at all.
Marriage is a marriage between two families. Aunt Gu felt she couldn't marry into a family as high and mighty as Zhao Qingshan. Unless... she had Cao deliver a message to Zhao Qingshan, and he'd offended him severely. Was Zhao Qingshan trying to mess with their family?
"Aunt, you have taught Cao girl well! Old Secretary, his grandson has taken a fancy to your girl Cao." Zhao Youtian saw Aunt Gu's reaction and saw that she obviously didn't know about Cao and Zhou Jiasheng, so he quickly explained.
"Oh my! This... this..." Aunt Gu was a little flustered. Her Cao and Zhou Jiasheng? Impossible! Cao had only been in Kyoto for a few days, and the two children had already fallen in love?
Zhao Youtian was in a good mood and his voice was quiet.
Zheng Qiulian, who was working in the yard, pricked up her ears and heard everything Zhao Youtian said clearly.
Aunt Gu was still in a daze, and Zheng Qiulian quickly dropped the half-finished work in her hands and jumped out.
"Brother Youtian, is the old secretary's grandson Zhao Yunxiang's son?" Zheng Qiulian asked anxiously.
Zheng Qiulian was very nervous and kept her eyes on Zhao Youtian, afraid that he would shake his head.
"Yes! The old secretary has only one son and one daughter. Who else could his grandson be if not Yunxiang's son?" Zhao Youtian was puzzled by Zheng Qiulian's question.
"Brother Youtian, I heard that Zhao Yunxiang made a fortune in Kyoto City and donates a lot of money to the county to build schools every year! Is this true?" Zheng Qiulian's eyes sparkled, making Zhao Youtian's heart beat fast.
"Hongsheng's and Yunxiang's family must be the best. When Cao marries them in the future, she can just wait to enjoy a good life! And there's that guy Zhou Jiasheng. He lived in our Zhaojiagou for a while! Now he has graduated from university and works in a government agency in Kyoto City. Jiasheng is as handsome as his father Zhou Zhixin." Zhao Youtian thought Zheng Qiulian was worried that Cao would not have a good life in the future, so he quickly showed off the guy's conditions.
Zhou Jiasheng's job was confidential, and Zhao Youtian only knew that Zhou Jiasheng had a good job, but he didn't say what kind of job it was.
Just as Zhao Youtian finished, he heard a crisp "pop" sound.
Zhao Youtian was stunned. He didn't understand why Zheng Qiulian hit herself.
Hearing that Zhao Youtiancao's future mother-in-law was really Zhao Yunxiang, Zheng Qiulian was overjoyed. She was afraid that she was dreaming, so she quickly slapped herself in the face. A burning pain came from her face, but Zheng Qiulian raised her chest and bared her teeth.
Zhao Yunxiang is so rich, if she just lets a little bit of money slip through her fingers, won’t her family’s life improve?
Zheng Qiulian thought so and said it out loud: "Oh my! That's great! Yunxiang's family has so much money. This time, my Lei brothers will finally have money to get married."
"Mr. Hongsheng, you can't do anything rash!" Zhao Youtian was anxious.
In rural areas, it's understandable that a girl's bride price is a bit high. But I've never seen anyone like Zheng Qiulian, who wants to marry three daughters-in-law with the bride price of one daughter.
If Zheng Qiulian messed up Cao's marriage, Zhao Youtian would definitely hate himself. He was careless! If he had known, he wouldn't have made this trip. With Zheng Qiulian's character, with an extra night to figure things out, who knows how much she'd ask for in terms of the bride price!
"Why am I being so stupid? Damn, she's my daughter. Isn't it up to us, her parents, to decide how much the betrothal gift should be? Zhao Yunxiang's family is so rich. Three thousand yuan, no, five thousand yuan shouldn't be too much!" Zheng Qiulian became happier the more she thought about it.
Three thousand? Five thousand? Still not enough? Zhao Youtian's eyes almost popped out of their sockets when he heard this.
Zhao Youtian's son had just married off to a girl from town who asked for a 200-yuan gift from his family, a move that had already caused a stir throughout Zhaojiagou. Zheng Qiulian was asking for 3,500 to 3,000 yuan for her three daughters-in-law? Who would believe that?
"Mrs. Hongsheng, don't be ridiculous. In our Zhaojiagou, three or two hundred yuan is already the highest price for marrying a daughter-in-law." Zhao Youtian reminded Zheng Qiulian.
"Brother Youtian, this is the price in our Zhaojiagou. People in big cities must have different standards for marrying a wife than we do in the countryside. Don't worry about it. I'll call Hongsheng to come home quickly and discuss it." Zheng Qiulian became happier the more she thought about it. She turned around and ran towards Daqingshan.
After lunch today, Zhao Hongsheng went to his cousin Gutiezhu's house. Gutiezhu's new house had been built two months ago under Zhao Hongsheng's supervision. However, Gutiezhu hadn't returned home, and the new house was unoccupied. Zhao Hongsheng would go there every now and then to have a look.
"Hey~!" Zhao Youtian wanted to call Zheng Qiulian, but he didn't know what to say.
Zheng Qiulian ran a few steps, turned around and ran back, shouting at Zhao Youtian: "Brother Youtian, I'm going to kill a chicken later. You can have dinner at my house tonight and have a couple of drinks with Hongsheng."
After Zheng Qiulian finished speaking, she ran away excitedly without waiting for Zhao Youtian to answer.
OK! Look at Zheng Qiulian, running around like a headless fly, is she having a blast?
"Auntie, what should we do when we see Hongsheng's wife like this?" Zhao Youtian was at a loss whether to laugh or cry.
"Forget it, let her be! We'll deal with tomorrow's matter tomorrow." Aunt Gu sighed heavily.
Aunt Gu didn't believe Zhao Youtian's words at all. She had just offended Zhao Qingshan, and Zhao Qingshan wanted to marry her? How could it be possible?
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