Chapter 154: Partial Parents (Page 1/2)
Ling Zhigao smiled awkwardly, "Sister-in-law, since my father-in-law and Mr. Huo have already decided on this marriage, I naturally agree."
When Huo Junshan heard Ling Zhigao say this, he smiled and nodded: "Since the in-laws agree, let's talk about the betrothal money first. We plan to give 500 yuan..."
Ling Zhigao thought that the Huo family would give a betrothal gift of two or three hundred yuan at most, after all, other things would also cost a lot of money.
Ye Lan said, "Our eldest daughter got engaged yesterday. Her betrothal gift was 388 yuan. Giving her 500 yuan is to put pressure on Yueyue.
Just give me 368 yuan, and you can use the rest to buy a sewing machine."
Ling Fei, who had been silent the whole time, asked back, "Why can't my betrothal gift be higher than my sister's? Why would I buy a sewing machine? I can't make clothes."
Ye Lan glared at Ling Fei and said, "Don't interrupt when adults are talking. You don't know how to make clothes, so leave this sewing machine at home."
Ling Fei asked again, "Are you going to keep it at home and give it to your sister as a dowry next year?"
Ye Lan glared at Ling Fei fiercely and threatened, "Ling Fei, what nonsense are you talking about? If you keep making such a fuss, we'll abandon your engagement!"
At this moment, Xiao Ya's heart was filled with confusion and puzzlement.
Originally, they offered to pay a betrothal gift of 500 yuan, but what she never expected was that Ye Lan only asked for a betrothal gift of 368 yuan.
At first, she thought it was just a gesture of modesty from the other party, but it turned out not to be the case.
Ye Lan was worried that her younger daughter's betrothal gift would exceed that of her elder daughter, so she deliberately lowered the amount.
Forget it, since the other party is only willing to accept a betrothal gift of 368 yuan, let her do as she pleases. Unexpectedly, Ye Lan proposed that they buy a sewing machine.
What is even more unexpected is that she did this in order to leave the sewing machine to their eldest daughter as a dowry.
How can parents deduct the betrothal gift from the younger daughter and give it to the older daughter?
Xiao Ya's mouth corners slightly raised, revealing a hint of a smile, and said in a cold tone:
"My dear, what you said is very interesting. After all, your eldest daughter is your eldest daughter, and your youngest daughter is naturally your youngest daughter! How can their betrothal gifts be confused?"
Ye Lan replied calmly, "There's an order of seniority. My Yueyue is getting married next May Day.
Ling Fei is still young, so she can get married a little later, let's set it for the year after next. In short, her betrothal gift must not be higher than Yue Yue's."
Her son will be 25 years old next year. Zhao Hongmei had said before that her sister-in-law was partial to her, but Xiao Ya had not expected that she would be like this even when outsiders were around. Wouldn’t it be even more serious when they were not around?
Hearing this, Zhao Hongmei sighed inwardly, thinking that her elder sister was really confused.
If he is so biased towards one side in front of outsiders, then doesn't Feifei suffer a lot of injustice on a daily basis?
Thinking of this, she finally couldn't help but speak up, "Big sister, regarding Yueyue and Feifei's wedding, how much dowry do you plan to give them? Also, how many new quilts have you made for them?"
Facing Zhao Hongmei's barrage of questions, Ye Lan's face flushed red, and even beads of sweat oozed from her forehead. She rubbed the corner of her clothes with her hands while stammering to explain:
"Well... Feifei is still young after all, and I haven't prepared her dowry yet.
After Yueyue gets married, I will slowly figure out how to arrange Feifei’s dowry, so Feifei can get married two years later…”
Zhao Hongmei became even angrier when she heard this. Her voice unconsciously rose an octave and she called out Ye Lan's name directly.
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"Ye Lan, you only think about making quilts for Yueyue, why don't you think about making a few for Feifei too? They are your daughters, why are you so biased?"
Ye Lan helplessly spread her hands and sighed, "Alas, how could our family have so many cotton coupons? I saved up cotton for ten years to make four quilts for Yueyue's dowry!"
Zhao Hongmei obviously didn't believe her sister-in-law's nonsense and asked, "You saved up ten years of cotton to make four quilts. Does that mean Yueyue's dowry quilt was made entirely of old cotton?"
Ye Lan smiled awkwardly, "Not entirely."
Of course not. Yueyue's dowry was prepared last year. She exchanged more than 30 kilograms of cotton coupons with others bit by bit, which cost her a lot of money.
Her baby daughter's wedding quilt naturally had to be made with new cotton. Could ten-year-old cotton be used?
I guess they're all infested with worms, okay?
Xiao Ya was speechless for a moment, not knowing how to respond.
Huo Qingyan, who had remained silent the entire time, showed a look of sympathy on his face as he stared at Ling Fei silently.
He had never expected that Ling Fei was so unloved by her parents, and a trace of pity welled up in his heart.
If I had known this, I should have given in a little when arguing with her just now.
At this moment, Huo Qingyan suddenly said, "Since your Ling family doesn't have extra cotton to make wedding quilts, that's fine.
My Huo family is not short of quilts. I will find a way to prepare the wedding quilts needed for the wedding.
In addition, the 368 yuan betrothal gift mentioned by Aunt Ye should be based on this amount.
As for the sewing machine, if Feifei needs it, after we get married, I will try my best to save up money to buy her one.
When Ling Fei heard this, she was shocked and looked straight at Huo Qingyan, wondering why this guy in the hat suddenly spoke up for her?
Seeing this, Xiao Ya quickly responded, "Yes, mother-in-law! If you haven't prepared a wedding quilt for Feifei yet, don't worry.
After all, there is still a year before they get married, so we will prepare the quilt.
Although cotton is in short supply now, you can always get it as long as you are willing to pay.
When Ye Lan heard the mother and son say this, she knew that the Huo family would not give them a sewing machine. In this case, it would be better to take back the 500 yuan betrothal gift.
If anyone asked her about it, she would say that the remaining money would be used to buy a sewing machine, which cost about 140 yuan anyway.
"I'll find a way to make her two quilts. As for the 500 yuan betrothal gift you mentioned just now, I'll grant it to you."
Ye Lan suddenly went back on her word, and Xiao Ya was speechless. She didn't know what she was trying to do. She couldn't help but feel a little regretful. Did she really want to become a relative with such a person?
But when she thought of Ling Fei, Xiao Ya couldn't help but sympathize with her. If she had a daughter, she would never treat her like this.
Xiao Ya thought for a moment and said, "Five hundred yuan is the betrothal gift. When my eldest son got married, he also gave the Lin family five hundred yuan.
As for the sewing machine, if Feifei needs it, my son said he would find a way to save up the money to buy it."
After she finished speaking, she took out a gift list from her bag and handed it to Ye Lan, "My dear, do you want to add anything else?"
Ye Lan took the gift list and looked through it carefully, muttering to herself: "The Huo family's conditions are much better than the Chen family's! Not only is the betrothal gift generous, but there are also many other things."
This betrothal gift list can be said to be quite comprehensive. Looking at all this, Ye Lan began to think about how to prevent her eldest daughter from being outdone.
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