An's mother nodded. "Didn't you say that no matter how much we buy, we won't be able to take it all away? I'm sure all I bought will fit in the cart."
"Where's the color TV?"
“If you don’t buy it, you can’t take it away.”
The legs of the first and second aunts went weak, not to mention the refrigerator and washing machine, which were bigger than a color TV and could not be taken away.
"What about the dowry? How much are you prepared to give?"
"2,000 yuan."
Two thousand? With all these messy things, I can't even spend four thousand. How can I intercept the twenty-six thousand betrothal gift?
Second Aunt, "Little sister! Do you really not understand or are you pretending not to understand? How could anyone intercept so much betrothal gifts? How will the people in this town view us?"
But that wasn't what my aunt was worried about. "Does Wenwen know?"
Mother An nodded. "I see. That damn girl said she'd just pretend she didn't have a family anymore. I can see how well she'd live with her husband's family without one!"
The eldest and second aunts looked at each other and thought, "Has my little sister gone crazy? She doesn't even want her daughter anymore."
"Little sister! Jin Chao's family is here. They drove four cars and there are more than 20 people, big and small."
"Yes! Little sister, while there is still time, hurry up and add some more to your dowry."
An's mother shook her head. "If I don't add more, it's useless. Wenwen won't feel comfortable even if I give her all the 30,000 yuan. If we break up, then we break up. When I die, she will definitely come back, right? If she doesn't, it would be unfilial."
The aunt was very regretful. Knowing that her younger sister was so stubborn, why did she give her such bad advice?
Second Aunt was very regretful. Little Sister was so stubborn that once she made up her mind, no one could change it. Wenwen had found such a good in-law family, but her younger sister had cut off all future ties with them.
The eldest and second aunts left helplessly, but An's mother smiled with tears in her eyes. Do you regret it now? What about when you were causing trouble?
All the conditions proposed by Jin Chao and his daughter were rejected by the eldest and second sisters. As a serious mother-in-law, she couldn't get a word in. Fine! Is it not okay for me to listen to you all?
It's just right that my daughter breaks up with him, so that she won't become a stepping stone for her cousins. If it weren't for the confidentiality of Wenwen's work, my elder and second sisters would have asked Wenwen to pull them apart long ago.
Haha, anyway, I only have this one daughter in my family. I wonder if the girls from both your families can still get married after Wenwen’s incident.
My mother passed away early, and my elder and second sisters are more than ten years older than me. It is true that my elder and second sisters took care of me like a mother when I was growing up, but this cannot be an excuse for them to control me and my children.
My aunt and second aunt were discussing as they walked.
"Sister, what should I do if my younger sister refuses to listen? We'll be the laughing stock of the town tomorrow."
The aunt shook her head. "I can't help it. You know my little sister's temper. Sigh! I really don't know how to talk to her. Every time there is something, we advise her, but she does it and won't change it at all.
I've almost forgotten her bad temper. My worry now isn't about the town laughing at us; over time, I'll slowly forget about it.
I'm worried about Wenwen. Among all the children in our three sisters' families, including my brother's, Wenwen is the only one who has made it big. Not only did she join the army, she also stayed in the capital to work. Now, her dowry has become a joke. She will not only resent her mother, but she will definitely resent us as well."
After hearing this, Second Aunt became anxious and asked, "Sister, how about we add some dowry?"
Auntie sighed, "What can we add to the dowry? Let's add some dowry money! I hope Wenwen can understand our feelings."
Lu Zhaochong and Ling Ran had already noticed Second Aunt's snooping, and Zhou Xiang told them to ignore it, "Don't worry, she's just here to find out the truth."
After packing some food for Xia Fei who stayed behind, the group returned to the rented yard.
Seeing that there was no one who needed help, everyone went back to the county hotel to rest.
They stayed healthy, and Tian Cheng and Xia Fei promised to take good care of them.
On February 12, 1996, the 24th day of the twelfth lunar month, Xia Fei drove to the hotel early in the morning, and everyone in the hotel had also gotten up.
Ling Ran called a few people and drove to the flower shop. Zhou Xiang asked everyone to go downstairs to have breakfast together. After breakfast, they waited for the car to come back and went to Shuangzhen's yard together.
After a busy day, it was soon seven o'clock and the car finally came back.
Xia Fei drove the main car directly back to Shuangzhen. Ling Ran, with the drivers and cameramen of the three rented cars, had breakfast downstairs and called everyone to come downstairs.
Four small bouquets of flowers were pasted on the hoods of the five cars, in a diagonal line with the flowers on the rearview mirrors on both sides. Two flowers were also pasted on the front and rear door handles.
We pulled the curious children into the car and drove towards Shuangzhen.
Arriving at the Shuangzhen yard, Ling Ran took out a bouquet of red roses from the trunk and walked up to Zhou Xiang affectionately, "Wife, this is for you."
Zhou Xiang happily took it and said, "Oh! That's great! I forgot about the matchmaker's boutonniere. Just opened it and gave me two to use."
Ling Ran's smile froze, and Zhong Xiong and the others covered their mouths, but they couldn't stop their giggling.
Zhou Xiang turned around and looked coldly at Zhong Xiong and the others. Zhong Xiong was immediately choked by his saliva and kept coughing while bending over.
Fisher laughed at him and said he deserved it for daring to laugh at Ling Ran. Ling Ran was protected by Zhou Xiang.
Ling Ran's heart was soothed again. He took the bouquet of flowers and said, "I'll help you open it."
"good!"
The 33 roses were separated into branches. Zhou Xiang broke off two branches of fresh flowers and inserted them into the collar of his down jacket.
Then he said to Wang You and the others, "Come here and put this flower on your left chest."
Zhong Ying ran the fastest, "Think about it, auntie, help me put it on."
"good!"
Then, a row of children lined up behind Zhong Ying.
Ling Ran glared at Xia Fei and Tian Cheng. "Why? Do you still need me to put on your corsages?"
"No, no, we can do it ourselves."
Zhou Hua was the third best man. Among these men, he, Xia Fei and Tian Cheng were the only unmarried young men. He slowly picked up the best man's boutonniere and put it on himself.
Zhou Xiang put the flowers on the children and told them to be careful not to drop the petals. Then he picked up the corsage with the word "mother" written on the label and put it on the blind lady.
The blind lady's eyes turned red again. Zhou wanted to comfort her, "Blind lady, today is a happy day, you must smile."
"Yes! Okay!" The blind lady wiped away her tears.
The truck arrived, and Zhou Xiang stuffed the remaining flowers and tape to Ling Ran and asked him to go and stick them on the truck.
Because the nanny car had a sunroof, it was placed first in the queue as a photography car.
The Audi was the main wedding car, followed by Zhong Xiong, who drove the second car, followed by Ling Ran's car, Zhu Hang's car, and three rented cars.
Zhou Xiang, Zhou Hua and Brother Chao got into the main wedding car together, while Xia Fei, Tian Cheng, Wang Qiao and the others got into the cars at the back respectively. Just make sure the car wasn't empty.
The photography car in front started slowly. Lu Zhaochong stood on the roadside and set off firecrackers. The main wedding car started, and the cars behind also started slowly.
This is what Zhou wanted to ask for, that is, to slow down. In a small town, why run so fast? Run slowly, let the townspeople see the excitement.
When the people in the town heard the sound of firecrackers, they all came out of their homes to watch the fun.
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