"What surprise?" Su Ti was very curious about the surprise Li Baichuan mentioned.
"You'll find out when we get married," Li Baichuan said, unable to hold back his words for fear of his wife asking more questions.
He hurriedly made up a lame excuse and hung up the phone.
"Why did you hang up so early this time?" Su Lin had been sitting on the sofa the whole time. When he saw his sister finally decide to hang up, he checked his watch and realized the time was wrong!
"Hmph!" Su Ti thought about Li Baichuan's half-finished sentence, and she felt restless and frustrated.
"..." Oh no, the whole family has started humming like him.
"Xiao Bao, come here." Su Lin's holiday was about to end, but he asked for a few more days off, insisting on waiting until his sister's wedding before leaving.
"What's wrong? Is Mom pressuring you to get married again? Don't worry, Mom is just excited to see me get married. Once you go back to the army, she won't be able to find you, so just bear with it for a few more days."
Suti saw that her brother was acting mysteriously and probably wanted her to put in a good word for him. She didn't think her brother would have trouble finding a partner in the future.
"It's not about that, I...you take this." Su Lin hesitated for a moment, which was unusual.
Suti looked at the thing in her hand, which was still wrapped in a handkerchief, and assumed it was something to eat.
When she opened it, she found stacks of banknotes. She didn't count them carefully, but they looked like several hundred yuan.
"What's this for?" Suti stuffed the things back.
"Xiao Bao, I was planning to save up more for you, but since you got married so early, this is all I can give you."
"This is your brother's dowry money. It should have been given to you by your sister-in-law, but she's a bit slow and hasn't found the right way yet, so I had to give it to her on her behalf."
Seeing his sister like this, Su Lin deliberately said something to tease her.
"Brother, where did you get the money? I don't need it. Keep this for your future wedding. I'm telling you, if you don't have money to get married, I won't help you."
Suti felt a surge of warmth in her heart. Her brother was being awkward, but his love for her had never wavered.
"Just take it. You can buy me a watch, so why can't I give you money?" Su Lin got anxious when she saw that she didn't want it.
He felt that his sister was like a different person after she came back this time. Before, she would feel that it was not enough no matter how much he gave her, but now she would refuse to accept it.
He said it would have been better to be carefree like before. He felt uneasy about this seemingly mature person.
“I bought you a watch with your own money, and you sent all your allowances to me. And you didn’t borrow this money, did you? Brother, I don’t need any money at all. Mom and Dad have given me plenty.”
Suti thought her brother was silly. How much could his current job allowance be? He couldn't save much money anyway.
He gave it all to her, so he won't have any savings left. Luckily, he doesn't have a sister-in-law yet, otherwise he would be furious to see his sister giving away all his family's wealth like this.
“What Mom and Dad gave you is theirs. This is from your brother. This is a one-time thing. After this, your brother won’t take care of you anymore.”
As Su Lin spoke, his eyes reddened. Would his sister stop asking him for money in the future?
"..." Suti looked at the person sniffling and didn't know how to comfort them.
"Okay, okay, I'll take it all." Su Ti thought he would cry if she didn't take it, so he quickly took the money.
She'll pay him back double when he gets married.
"That's right. Don't worry, I didn't borrow any money. This is all my savings, it's a reward from my mission. Don't tell Mom, she's so mean, she doesn't want to leave me a single penny."
"Do you think I'm her biological daughter? All she does is complain about me." Su Lin sat down next to her sister affectionately and muttered about her mother's heartlessness.
Suti sighed. Her mother was deliberately picking a fight with her brother. Mother and son were just like that, always at odds. How could her mother not know that her brother had money?
Her maternal grandfather and uncles were all soldiers, and no one knew more about what was happening in the military than her. Only her brother thought he had kept it a secret.
"Hey, brother, don't you really have anyone you like?" Su Ti leaned over and asked secretly.
"No, I don't want to get married so early. You can't side with Mom." Su Lin was afraid that his sister would also betray him and urged him to get married early.
He doesn't want to get married so early; right now, he's only thinking about climbing the social ladder and supporting the Guo family.
His family didn't say anything, but he knew about the Guo family's difficulties. Fortunately, his maternal grandfather had come to his senses, and his father had also come out into the open.
But he has to work even harder now. He's not only working hard for the Guo family, but also for his sister. His sister married well, and her family is her source of strength.
"Don't worry, I won't rush you." Suti has been through this before; when he meets the right person, he'll be more anxious than anyone else.
No matter how tough you are now, it's just a recipe for disaster.
"My sister is still the best." Su Lin rubbed his sister's head, sighing inwardly that his sister was foolish to get married so early.
Fortunately, Li Baichuan is a decent guy, but he's too clingy for a grown man. He thought that if he got married like Li Baichuan, it would be better not to get married at all.
"What are you two whispering about?" Guo Xuqing had come in and out several times, and judging from their expressions, it was clearly not a pleasant conversation.
"It's nothing, just chatting about everyday things." Su Lin winked hard at Su Ti, signaling her to hide the money well so his mother wouldn't find it.
Otherwise, he can forget about hiding money in the future. Su Ti is exhausted. His mother has sharp eyes; even a fool could see through his little tricks.
Guo Xuqing glared at Su Lin, then ignored her silly son.
The Guo family was busy with various tasks, and in the blink of an eye, it was the morning of the eighth day of the lunar new year.
"Nannan, go inside and sit down. I'll wait here." Guo Xuqing knew that her son-in-law would arrive this morning, and the family would have a reunion dinner before heading to Beijing together.
She thought this arrangement was good; she could just stay at a guesthouse there.
Su's father found a truck, which he borrowed from the transportation department, and loaded all of her dowry into it.
The car was full of everything, and many people in the military compound were gathered around, whispering and discussing it.
It's nothing more than the Guo family doting on this granddaughter, look how lavish her dowry is.
Of course, there are also those petty people who say that the Guo family is stupid, giving so much to outsiders and emptying their family's coffers, right?
Suti thought that if they knew what was going on behind the scenes, they would be green with envy.
"Mom, I'm not tired. You go and greet the guests. I'll wait here. Baichuan should be here soon."
Li Baichuan called her before he left, assuring her that he wouldn't be late unless he was driving.
“Okay, you sit and rest for a while, Mom will go inside and take a look.” Guo Xuqing thought that many of those who came here were her father’s old comrades-in-arms, as well as distant relatives.
Many people came even though they didn't call, but they came after hearing the news, so they couldn't just turn them away.
Her father said he would simply hold a small banquet at home, and after the meal, he would take the whole family to Beijing to meet up.
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