As soon as Guan Xiao and Guan's mother sat down, Liu Qin diligently poured them tea.
Guan 꿵 thanked her with a smile, and Guan's mother called the waiter at the door to come in and take the order.
Without asking Yang Meifeng and Liu Jianping what they wanted to eat or what they didn't, they just ordered five dishes and a soup.
The waiter left, and Guan Yu looked at Liu Jianping and Yang Meifeng and said, "Today our two families are getting together. The main purpose is for the two families to meet and discuss the betrothal gift."
"Look at what your family is asking for in terms of the betrothal gift. If you want one, just ask directly. You're welcome."
When Liu Jianping heard that they were asked to raise the issue directly, he opened his mouth to speak but was held down by Yang Meifeng's thigh.
Yang Meifeng: "We don't ask for anything. The betrothal gift is just a courtesy. Just give it as you see fit. We are not selling our daughter."
"It doesn't matter to us whether you give her a lot or a little. As long as Qinqin marries into your family, is filial to you, and lives a good life with Mingyue, that's all that matters."
A hint of sarcasm flashed in Guan's mother's eyes. If she hadn't heard about the Liu family's situation in advance, Yang Meifeng's words would have made people mistakenly think that they were a respectable family.
"Since you say so, our family will prepare the betrothal gift." Guan 꿵 said.
Yang Meifeng smiled and nodded, "Just make your preparations."
Although the Guan family was in charge of the preparations, Yang Meifeng felt that since Guan's mother was so respectable, the betrothal gift would definitely be necessary.
Guan Xiao: "As for the wedding, we thought that since Qinqin is getting married for the second time after all, a grand ceremony might not be appropriate, so I wanted to keep it simple."
"Just set up a few tables at a restaurant and invite some close friends and relatives."
"We don't need to go through the whole process of picking up the bride at home, and we don't need a dowry. We can just go to the restaurant together."
Liu Qin bit her lower lip. She had not married Lin Jianshe in the first place, and her wedding with Ming Yue now would not be so simple.
She originally wanted to wear a wedding dress to get married, but her uncle was right. This was her second marriage and she had just divorced, so it was really not suitable for a grand ceremony.
Yang Meifeng thought about it and nodded, "That's fine. We don't have many relatives or friends here. They looked down on us for being poor a long time ago, and those relatives cut off contact with us. So there's no need to invite relatives."
"For the wedding, we can just arrange seats for me and Qinqin's dad."
The betrothal gift and the wedding were finalized. The Guan family wanted to hold the wedding as soon as possible, so they set the date on August 28th.
On the third day after meeting his in-laws, Guan Mingyue delivered the betrothal gifts.
Guan Mingyue brought over the betrothal gift prepared by the Guan family with both hands.
"Oh, Mingyue is here." Yang Meifeng welcomed Guan Mingyue into the house and looked towards the door for a long time, but did not see anyone else enter the yard.
"Auntie Yang, what are you looking at?" Guan Mingyue asked.
Yang Meifeng retracted her gaze, turned around with a smile, and said, "Mingyue, are you here alone?"
"Yes." Guan Mingyue nodded.
Liu Qin took the thing from his hand and put it on the table.
Yang Meifeng looked at the things on the table and her eyes twitched. Could these be the betrothal gifts prepared by the Guan family?
"Is this all the betrothal gift?" Liu Jianping asked.
Guan Mingyue nodded, "Yes, my mother said that even if we buy the three-turn and one-ring and send it to you, you still have to let Qinqin bring it to our house as a dowry. We don't lack these things at home, so there's no need to bother preparing them. Anyway, we don't have a wedding reception or a wedding send-off."
Liu Jianping's face darkened. Yang Meifeng's eyes twitched as she laughed dryly, "Yeah, that's right."
Although she had never thought of letting her daughter take away the three-turn and one-ring betrothal gift as a dowry, normal and respectable families would let their daughters take it away.
Now, in front of the Guan family, they are respectable relatives who are not greedy for money and only want their daughters to get married and live a good life. Naturally, they will give the three turns and one ring to their daughters.
Just like what Guan's mother said, three turns and one ring were given as a betrothal gift, and they had to be taken back as dowry. The Guan family was not short of these things, so there was really no need to buy more.
"Yes." Guan Mingyue said with a smile, "So my mother simply prepared some edible and useful things for you and uncle as betrothal gifts. Dried fruits, biscuits, cigarettes, alcohol, candy, fabric for making clothes, and cash gifts."
As Guan Mingyue spoke, he took out a red envelope from his pocket and handed it to Yang Meifeng.
When Yang Meifeng saw the thickness of the red envelope, she felt something was not right.
"How much is this?" she asked.
Guan Mingyue said: "Two hundred. I am the only one in our family. I haven't taken in a wife yet. I don't know how to give the cash gift now. My mother asked the neighbors and they prepared two hundred."
"In our area, the number is basically the same. This shouldn't be a small number, right?"
"Hehe, cough cough..." Liu Jianping was originally sneering, but he started coughing while sneering.
Yang Meifeng's hand trembled as she held the red envelope. The betrothal gift for an ordinary family is basically two hundred yuan, but the Guan family is not an ordinary family.
Their family is so well-off and Guan Mingyue loves Qinqin so much, there is no way they would give a cash gift of only 200 yuan.
Besides, the three turns and one ring are already gone, so the cash gift should definitely be higher.
Seeing that Liu Jianping was just coughing and Yang Meifeng was silent, Guan Mingyue asked, "Uncle and aunt, do you think the cash gift is too little? If you think it's not enough, I'll go back and ask my mother to add some."
Liu Qin took his arm and said, "It's okay. Isn't this the normal amount? Why would my parents think it's too little?"
In fact, she herself also felt that the cash gift of two hundred yuan was a little too little, as there was no three turns and one ring.
But then I thought again, it was their family themselves who said that the betrothal gift was just a courtesy and they just had to give it according to their opinion.
Now that they have been given the normal amount, they naturally cannot complain that it is too little.
Besides, the Guan family has already given her a gold bracelet, so the betrothal gift can be as little as possible.
"Right, Mom and Dad?" Liu Qin frowned and winked at her mother.
Yang Meifeng nodded and said, "Yes, it's normal. We don't think it's too little, not too little."
Guan Mingyue smiled and said, "I'll be relieved if you don't mind it being too little."
Guan Mingyue had dinner at Liu's house and left. Liu Qin sent him to the gate of the courtyard.
Liu Jianping sat on a stool, slammed his hand on the table, and shouted at Yang Meifeng, "I told you we had to negotiate the betrothal gift, but you refused. Now look, they're only giving this little rag and two hundred yuan in cash as a betrothal gift."
"He's a rich man, the section chief of the Finance Bureau, and his betrothal gift is even more stingy than the Lin family's."
Yang Meifeng sat sideways on the stool without saying a word. She had not expected the Guan family to give so little, and in her heart she felt a little regretful for not discussing the betrothal gift.
When Liu Qin came back from sending someone off, she heard her father banging his hands on the table.
She walked into the room, rolled her eyes, and closed the door behind her.
"They are respectable people with money. The betrothal gift is just a formality, just a formality. They don't give much."
"Didn't we agree beforehand that we would give it in public? Now they've given according to the amount given by the neighbors, and you're trying to save face in front of Nagoshi."
"Don't you think about it? If Mingyue sees that you think it's too little and tells his parents, what will his parents think of our family?"
Wouldn't people think that their family is just pretending to be respectable and not caring about money?
Once she enters the Guan family, will they still look down on her?
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