"No, Mom, why does Congwu have to pay? Where does he get the money?" Zhang Xinlan exploded again.
What kind of rich young lady are they marrying that requires 88 yuan in betrothal gifts? And Congwu has to pay part of the money himself. What kind of thing is this?
Wu Guixiang glanced at her and said, "Wait until I finish speaking."
"Congwu has been working for several months. He only gave part of his salary to his family and gave part to you. The rest is his own. Congwu eats and lives in the factory, so he shouldn't spend much money. As for how much money you have saved, do I need to say more?"
"When you join the army, starting from the first month, you only keep enough money for your living expenses, and give me the rest. This is different from joining the army. When a soldier gives you money, it is of course for you to save it and marry him. You can't just hold on to it and not give it to me, right?"
Zhang Xinlan's face immediately turned pale. The money in her hand was given by her son as a filial gift. Why should she use it to help him get married? No wonder, when Congwu said that he would give her some of his salary every month, her mother-in-law didn't object. It turned out that this was her idea.
Wu Guixiang was unmoved by her ugly expression and continued, "I don't want you to pay more than the 88 yuan betrothal gift. Just pay 28 yuan, and your family will pay 60 yuan."
In fact, she didn't really want Zhang Xinlan to pay. It was just because the last incident with the Zhang family sounded a wake-up call to her. She couldn't let Zhang Xinlan have too much money, otherwise she might take it back to support her parents' home one day.
Twenty-eight? Zhang Xinlan gritted her teeth. She only had a few dozen yuan in her hand, and these twenty-eight were more than half of it.
Wu Shuhui was at a loss when she heard the two arguing. Looking at Zhang Xinlan's expression, she said carefully, "There's really no need to give a betrothal gift. Our families have already discussed this matter."
Wu Guixiang remained calm and said, "You can refuse it, but we can't refuse it. This is the rule."
Wu Shuhui opened her mouth, but didn't know what to say.
Zhang Xinlan gave her an unpleasant look. She looked innocent. If she told others about it, they would definitely say that there was something wrong with their family. They were eager to give money to others, but they didn't want it.
She wanted to say something, but Wu Guixiang gave her a warning look. This was something they should discuss between themselves. It was already wrong to talk about it in front of the girl. And now!
Understanding the warning and threat in her eyes, Zhang Xinlan forced herself to swallow her words.
"Grandma, Mom, stop arguing." Su Congwu tried to smooth things over. "It's me who wants to marry Shuhui, so it's only right that I pay."
Zhang Xinlan was so angry that she almost fell over. This damn guy really had his eyes set on this girl.
Wu Shuhui thought for a moment and said, "If you insist on giving a betrothal gift, my mother will give me the money and let me take it to my family."
Her words stunned everyone again.
"My mother said that a girl must have money on her." Wu Shuhui smiled proudly, "Besides, since I started working, I have saved a small amount of my salary. I have money."
She spoke the last four words with great courage and vigor.
The family stared at each other. They gave the betrothal gift to her family, and then her family gave it to the girl. In the end, it would be used in her and Congwu's small family. Isn't this equivalent to taking money out of the left pocket and putting it in the right pocket? It doesn't matter.
Zhang Xinlan was a little stunned. She thought of her mother's home and the plots her mother and her brothers and sisters had made against her. They seemed to want to lie on her and suck her blood. She looked at Wu Shuhui, who was smiling, and fell silent.
Are there such mothers in this world?
Although it was inappropriate, Zhang Xinlan still felt a surge of envy from the bottom of her heart.
Wu Guixiang was surprised and said, "It seems that my relative is really sensible."
A girl really needs some money to support herself so that she can feel confident wherever she goes. On this point, she has the same idea as her relative-in-law whom she has not met yet.
Therefore, Wu Guixiang changed her name. She felt that a girl raised in such a family would definitely not be a bad girl.
When Wu Shuhui heard Wu Guixiang address her mother, her face turned red again.
"My mother has always been very kind to us siblings."
Su Qingyun also sighed in his heart, let alone in this era, even in the future, there are not many parents who can have such ideas. Having a pair of open-minded parents should be the greatest blessing in this era.
She looked at her father who was concentrating on peeling melon seeds for her mother and smiled.
"What's wrong?" Su Aimin looked at his daughter in confusion and gave her a handful of peeled melon seeds. "Eat."
"Thank you, Dad." Su Qingyun took it with a smile.
She is also a lucky person in this era.
Seeing that no one said anything else, Wu Guixiang said, "Okay, then we're done with this, then?"
She glanced around, but still no one spoke, even Zhang Xinlan was silent.
Wu Guixiang nodded with satisfaction. Very good, no one objects, so the matter is settled.
She became more and more amiable and said to Wu Shuhui, "Shuhui, go back and tell your family what we've discussed and see if they have any other ideas. If not, I'll ask someone to find a date, and you and Wu should hurry up and get the job done."
"Okay." Wu Shuhui blushed and responded softly.
"Thank you, grandma!" It was Su Congwu who said it very loudly.
Wu Guixiang glanced at him, then silently looked away, still feeling upset.
When Wu Shuhui left, the Su family gathered some things for her to take back with her, carrying large and small bags. Although their family had not prepared much, they couldn't be too impolite.
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