"It's cold outside, Xiaoxi, come in quickly!" Xu Tiantian, as the hostess, immediately stood up and pulled Xu Xiaoxi inside.
"What are you two talking about?" Xu Xiaoxi asked with a smile as she sat down.
"What can we talk about? It's just about where we'll be working next year. Xiaoxi, you're so lucky, you married a rich man, you'll be a boss's wife from now on." Xu Tiantian said with a smile, she was genuinely envious of Xu Xiaoxi.
According to Xu Xiaoxi's mother, the man's family owns a button factory, has a five-story self-built house, and has even bought a car! They probably have a lot of savings, so Xiaoxi is really living a good life.
Xu Xiaoxi covered her mouth and chuckled softly, then waved her hand and said, "It's not as good as you make it out to be. I'm hardly the boss's wife. Don't say that, or people will laugh at me."
He said that, but his expression told a different story, revealing a smug look on his face.
Xu Mingwan smiled and congratulated her, "Congratulations again, Xiaoxi! By the way, when are you getting married? I wonder if I'll be able to attend your wedding banquet."
"Both sets of parents agreed on March 8th, saying that day is an auspicious day. Xiaowan, you should be at work by then! We'll hold the banquet in town. If you can't make it back from work, that's okay, I understand. Tiantian, you too."
Xu Xiaoxi knew that although Lida liked her very much now, what if he saw Xu Mingwan and changed his mind about marrying her, since he hadn't seen Xu Mingwan before?
She knew that her in-laws were not very satisfied with her; they had always wanted to find Lida a girl from town with good conditions.
If I hadn't used a little trick to get pregnant, I probably wouldn't have had the chance to marry Lida.
Xu Mingwan and Xu Tiantian exchanged a glance. They weren't stupid; they knew exactly what this meant.
He could only smile and reply, "Don't worry, even if we can't make it in person, we'll definitely send our gifts."
"Do we need to be so polite between us?" Xu Xiaoxi said, extending her wrist from under her clothes to reveal a gleaming gold bracelet.
"Wow! Xiaoxi, a gold bracelet, did your boyfriend buy it for you? I'm so envious of you, it looks quite heavy!"
Xu Tiantian's eyes lit up, and she immediately noticed the gold bracelet on Xu Xiaoxi's wrist.
Xu Xiaoxi smiled smugly, glancing at Xu Ming with a hidden look in her eyes. Seeing that Xu Ming also had an envious expression, she felt even more smug.
"Not only that! Look, I'm wearing a gold necklace. It's one of the three gold pieces my future in-laws bought for me. I was also supposed to have an earring, but I haven't gotten my ears pierced yet, so I'm not wearing it."
As she spoke, Xu Xiaoxi pulled out a gold necklace with a flower design from around her neck.
"That's great, this is worth a lot of money! And it looks good too," Xu Mingwan praised.
When Xu Mingwan praised her, Xu Xiaoxi's smile widened, but she still said, "I've already told Lida that we don't need to buy it. Saving a little money is always good."
But he said that he wanted to have what others had, and he also wanted to have what others didn't have.
His parents thought the same way, so they not only bought me the three gold pieces, but also gave me a bride price of 28,800 yuan!
They even bought a new three-bedroom apartment in town, saying it would be our wedding home.
As Xu Xiaoxi spoke, she felt even more certain that her previous decision was correct. If she hadn't blocked Xu Mingwan's opportunity, all these benefits would be hers now.
"Really? Such a large dowry? And they're even buying a new house for you! Your in-laws are really generous!" Xu Tiantian smiled and gave a thumbs up. In their village, a dowry of two or three thousand yuan was considered very good for a girl's marriage. Xu Xiaoxi's boyfriend's family, on the other hand, gave twenty-eight thousand yuan. It's something that most people can't compare to.
After showing off enough, Xu Xiaoxi waved her hand and said, "Stop talking about me! What about you guys? Do you have a suitable partner? We're all about the same age. I'm getting married soon, so you guys should hurry up too."
Xu Mingwan knew that Xu Xiaoxi had come to show off, so he said with a smile, "We don't have your good luck. Why don't you introduce her to us later?"
Upon hearing this, Xu Xiaoxi quickly laughed it off, saying, "Haha, you still need me to introduce you? There are matchmakers lining up at your doorstep."
Oh right, my mom asked me to cook lunch! I need to go home early, you guys keep having fun! I'll be going now.
Xu Xiaoxi was afraid that Xu Mingwan would think she was married well and insist on introducing her to potential partners. She didn't want to be overshadowed!
Xu Tiantian watched Xu Xiaoxi run off in a hurry and pouted, "Look how scared she is. She's afraid we'll beg her to introduce us to someone. She really thinks we can't get married."
“She did marry well, but we can earn money just as well,” Xu Mingwan said with a smile, trying to comfort her.
"That's right, I'll tell my mom later that I'll go to work with my cousin after the New Year."
Xu Tiantian was really spurred on and started thinking about making a lot of money.
"Okay, okay, if you make a lot of money, you have to take me under your wing!"
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The Xu family ate lunch early today. Granny Liu and her daughters-in-law cooked a delicious pork stew, which everyone enjoyed with gusto.
"Yes, Mom, your cooking is really good. I've been craving this kind of food while I'm away from home." Xu Minghan gave Granny Liu a thumbs up. Putting everything else aside, the pigs raised by the farmers themselves are just delicious. The pork cooked with pig's blood is incredibly tasty.
"Eat more if you like it. It only happens once a year." Granny Liu is a good cook, and everything she makes tastes better than what others make. So the Xu family children are naturally gifted in cooking.
Zhang Xuemei stared intently at the pig's blood and small intestines in her bowl as she ate; she never got tired of this combination, eating it for every meal.
Moreover, the people here eat pig's blood several times a year, saying that it can expel spider webs, cotton wool, and other debris from their bodies, and that once a year they are clean.
Of course, whether it's true or not is unknown, but she loves to eat it anyway.
After lunch, Xu Minghan took the two children to play, while Zhang Xuemei dragged a chair to the yard to sunbathe, until she became drowsy.
Xu Mingwan sat down next to her and asked, "Third Sister-in-law, how many times are we going back to Tianshui City after the New Year?"
Zhang Xuemei wiped her face to clear her mind and said, "The New Year isn't even over yet! Why are you already thinking about going to work?"
"I can earn money by working! Besides, I need to make some time to hang out with my friends while I'm still at home."
"You should set up your stall on the eighth day and go back on the seventh! Why don't you stay home a few more days?"
"I want to go back with you. By then, everyone who's going to work will be back at work, and there won't be much point in staying at home."
Besides, I reckon Sweetie would have already gone out by then, and I wouldn't have anyone else to play with.
"Sweetie? Which Sweetie? I don't remember you having this friend."
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