“When adults discuss these things, children have no right to speak.
Besides, you have been eating and drinking at our house for the past few years.
Which girl doesn't want a dowry when she gets married these days?"
The square-faced aunt stomped her feet in anger, and her tone of voice was somewhat threatening: "If you don't want a betrothal gift, will your in-laws respect you?
If you are bullied in your husband's family in the future, don't come and cry in front of us!"
But Qiao Qianqian was not afraid of her threat at all, she looked straight at her and said, "It's true that you have raised me for the past six years.
But I started working as soon as I came home, and my work points every year are enough for me to eat and drink.
After all, I only have a bowl of sweet potato porridge at most every day, and I don’t even have a steamed bun for my meals on weekdays, let alone vegetables.
Besides, although my parents passed away early, they still had about a hundred yuan in savings at that time.
Adding the subsidies from the commune and the brigade, it was more than two hundred yuan.
This money should be enough to support me, right? "
When talking about Qiao Qianqian's parents, everyone remembered that her parents sacrificed themselves for the collective property.
We did get some compensation, but no one expected it to be so much.
Now it seems that the money is not worth giving to Qiao Qianqian. Even if it is to buy her a set of clothes, the Qiao family won’t be willing to spend it, right?
"You've spent money on clothes, food, and drinks over the years, and you've already spent all your money!"
There was a hint of annoyance in the square-faced aunt's voice. She hadn't expected that Qiao Qianqian would dare to bring up everything so openly!
Seeing everyone's strange looks, the square-faced aunt pinched her thigh hard and forced herself to calm down.
The older girl next to him stood up and said, "Qianqian, you spent money on your previous illness, and your grandparents also spent some money on their illness.
Our family has never treated you unfairly over the years, do you have to be so ruthless?"
Seeing her soft and clever mouth, Qiao Qianqian just wanted to laugh and say who was the smartest in the family.
This eldest sister is the one who, as soon as she opens her mouth, makes others charge forward.
She didn't know how many times she had suffered losses. Now Qiao Qianqian just wanted to quickly cut off ties with this group of people and never have any contact with them again.
She felt sick the moment she looked at it.
"Okay, Auntie, I won't beat around the bush with you.
As for the betrothal money, I have indeed promised them that I don’t want it.
I don't want the money my parents left me, but I regard it as retirement money for my grandparents.
As for how to distribute it, it is up to you.
If you agree, I will go and get the marriage certificate with Lu Yong.
If you don't agree, that's fine. Just calculate how much money I've spent over the years and give me a share of the money my parents left behind.
What is due to me, I will give it to you without missing a cent. Lu Yong will still give the betrothal gift.
You make your own choice.”
The square-faced aunt's eyes rolled around as she silently calculated in her mind.
The money left by Qiao Qianqian's parents plus the compensation totaled more than three hundred yuan. If they were to be divided, Qiao Qianqian would definitely get the lion's share.
Their family couldn't make much money, so they might as well agree to Qiao Qianqian's request so that the money would still be in her hands.
If the old lady and the others get sick in the future, Qiao Qianqian will have to pay for it, right? Then she can make a fortune again.
"Okay, you made your own decision, and as your aunt, I can't stop you.
I just hope you won’t regret it later.”
After hearing these words, Qiao Qianqian breathed a sigh of relief.
She turned her head and looked at the captain of Dali Village and said, "Captain, I'd like to trouble you to issue a document for the division of the family.
Now that I am getting married, it would be bad for me to keep my household registration at my aunt's house."
"Okay, I'll arrange a few people right away. You don't want this thing, right?"
"Yes, but I have a condition. I don't want anything, including what my parents left behind.
But I won’t be taking care of my grandparents’ retirement in the future.
After all, what my parents left behind is enough for them to live on in their old age.”
The captain agreed with this and at the same time felt a bit of admiration for Qiao Qianqian.
It is not easy to think so thoroughly at such a young age.
You have to know that the people in the Qiao family are not easy to mess with!
It’s better to sort out the relationship as soon as possible, so that you don’t have to worry about the Qiao family coming to your husband’s house to make trouble in the future, making it difficult for you to live in your husband’s family.
When Aunt Qiao heard Qiao Qianqian say this, she was not happy at all. She glared and wanted to say something, but the captain gave her a cold look and she dared not speak again.
However, what made Aunt Qiao even more devastated was that this family came to propose marriage without bringing anything with them.
Then not only would she have to swallow her anger at noon, she would also have to prepare a meal for them!
The most infuriating thing was that the captain of Dali Village patted his pipe and said, "Old Qiao, from now on you and Captain Lu will be in-laws.
Let's prepare some good dishes today, and the secretary and I will have a drink together, and Captain Lu will have a good drink."
Aunt Qiao had no choice but to agree with a fake smile.
Looking at the money and meat tickets in his hands, he felt so heartbroken.
This is a piece of meat she is going to take back to her parents' home...
Qiao Qianqian pulled Lu Yong towards the back mountain.
The two of them walked in silence. Lu Yong wanted to say something comforting, but he didn't know how to start.
Until the two of them came to a place where two small mounds of earth stood.
There are no weeds around, probably because someone comes to clean it up regularly.
Qiao Qianqian knelt straight in front of her parents' graves, tears welling up in her eyes, her voice choked with sobs: "Dad, Mom, I'm getting married..."
There was endless grievance in her voice. After all, she was still a little girl, facing a whole family of man-eating monsters all by herself.
It's good enough to be able to survive. Now, relying on my little cleverness, I have found a way out for myself.
Lu Yong looked at Qiao Qianqian who was crying like rain, and he also knelt down in front of the grave: "Uncle, aunt, my name is Lu Yong.
I will definitely treat Qianqian well in the future, please rest assured.
As long as I have food to eat, she will never go hungry.
My parents are reasonable people and will never let Qianqian suffer any injustice in the future."
He spoke with great confidence, but the only response he got was the rustling sound of the dry grass swaying in the breeze around him.
Qiao Qianqian's tears flowed even more violently. Lu Yong held her hand. The desire to protect her that rose in his heart made him feel even more fond of the girl in front of him.
In the afternoon, with everyone's witness, Qiao Qianqian and the old Qiao family separated, and Captain Lu also took out a few good days he had picked out.
Aunt Qiao now sees that she has not gained any benefits at all, and her mother-in-law has also set her eyes on the money left by Qiao Qianqian's parents.
It was a waste of time and effort, and I ended up getting into trouble.
So at this moment, she didn't want to see Qiao Qianqian at all, and immediately picked a date nearby to get her married.
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