Chapter 112: Work in Exchange for Marriage
Thinking of this, Sun Ailan straightened her back and strode into the yard with her head held high.
In the room, Liu Cuilan was tidying up the table. Seeing her, she didn't even raise her eyelids: "What's wrong?"
Sun Ailan put on a smile and came forward: "Sister Cuilan, I came to discuss the marriage of our two children with you."
Hearing this, Liu Cuilan raised her eyebrows and said, "Don't your family disagree with the marriage? If they don't agree, forget it. We won't force it."
As he was wiping the table, he happened to be wiping next to Sun Ailan and said bluntly, "Please make way."
The smile on Sun Ailan's face froze for a moment. She always felt that Liu Cuilan seemed to hate her.
But when he thought of his purpose, he forced a smile.
"Oh, it's all my damned son's fault. He's obsessed with climbing up the social ladder. In fact, I've always been optimistic about your Wenbing. He's good-looking, considerate and hardworking. My Chunyan has the same idea as me. It's not that she's too shy, but she wanted me to mediate again." Seeing that Liu Cuilan didn't respond, Sun Ailan continued with a smile, "It's not that my Chunyan has been on a hunger strike at home these past few days, saying that she won't marry anyone except your Wenbing. That's why I shamelessly came to her house. Look at what we've done. Why don't we sit down and have a good discussion?"
Don't hit someone who smiles at you. Although Liu Cuilan was angry, she didn't want to offend the other person since he spoke to her nicely. So she threw the rag in her hand aside and dragged a stool over to sit down.
Sun Ailan glared at her. "No, she's the guest, and she's still here. She's been standing here for ages, and she doesn't even know to move aside?"
Just sit down like this?
So will she sit or not?
"Sister Cuilan, how about reducing the betrothal gift by a hundred and adding three turns and one ring?"
Sun Ailan bent slightly while talking to Liu Cuilan, but she always felt something was wrong.
Liu Cuilan sat on a stool and drank water from an enamel pot calmly.
She finally came to her senses. The way the two of them sat and stood was just like the Empress Dowager and the old eunuch, or rather, the personal nanny, in the opera.
Thinking of this, the corners of her mouth twitched, and without caring about Liu Cuilan's reaction, she pulled over a stool and sat down.
Seeing Liu Cuilan holding the enamel pot and drinking water slowly, she also wanted to follow her example, but when she looked at the table, she saw that there were no extra enamel pots, so she had to give up.
I could only cough twice and keep my back straight.
No, we can lose the battle but not the people.
Liu Cuilan put down the enamel pot and said, "Sister Ailan, I think we should just forget about this."
Sun Ailan gritted her teeth. This family was really stingy. She had already reduced the betrothal gift from three hundred to one hundred, but why were they still not satisfied?
After a long struggle between her conscience and her conscience, she said, "Sister Cuilan, let's give the betrothal gifts and the three turns and one ring as you see fit. Take as much as you can. We won't argue. As long as the two children can live a good life, that's all that matters."
Upon hearing this, Liu Cuilan looked at her in surprise. How come Sun Ailan, who had previously insisted that she would never agree to this marriage without three turns, one ring and three hundred yuan in betrothal gifts, suddenly became so easy to talk to?
If someone shows you kindness without any reason, he is either a traitor or a thief.
Just as this thought left his mind, he heard Sun Ailan speak with a smile: "Here's what I think, if there is no betrothal gift, we can do without it. But my daughter Chunyan has always been spoiled and can't do farm work. Can you find a way to arrange a job for her in the city?"
As expected, she came here for work. Her three children all work outside, but the eldest and the second child do physical work, which is not suitable for girls. The only thing she can think about is the job of the third child.
You know, department store sales clerks are very popular these days.
Liu Cuilan refused without a second thought: "I'm sorry, Sister Ailan, my old man died early, and I, a widow, don't have that ability. Let's just forget about it and just think that my Wen Bing is too high for me."
"No, Sister Cuilan, look at what you're saying. What's with the idea of marrying above your station? I'm doing this for your family's sake, isn't it? If my Chunyan has a proper job, you can enjoy the good life with her, right?"
After a pause, she continued, "As for this job, why don't you just give your third daughter's job to my Chunyan? This girl will get married sooner or later, and a married daughter is like spilled water. If she gets married in the future, she will belong to someone else's family. How can she be as close as a daughter-in-law?"
Liu Cuilan sneered in her heart. She was dreaming. Even if her daughter married far away, she would always be her daughter. But the same could not be said for her daughter-in-law.
Seeing that she didn't say anything, Sun Ailan thought she was moved and immediately moved forward: "When Chunyan and Wenbing get married, they will work and earn money, and you can help take care of the children. Where can you have a better life than this?"
"According to what you said, I might as well give my third son's job to my fourth and fifth sons later. After all, sons are still their own, but here the daughter-in-law is not so certain."
Liu Cuilan said slowly.
When Sun Ailan heard her say this, her expression changed immediately: "Sister Ailan, you can't say that. How can a grown man working in a department store be as convenient as a girl?"
Liu Cuilan sneered: "Men and women are equal these days. There are also male sales clerks in department stores. Why is it not okay?"
Sun Ailan was speechless after being criticized. She was scratching her head, thinking about how to fight for it again, when she heard Sun Ai Liu Cuilan speak.
"Sister Ailan, my third son's job is impossible to give to others. As for the marriage, I think we should just follow our previous agreement. After all, my temple is too small to accommodate the huge Buddha statue of your Chunyan."
After Liu Cuilan finished speaking, she picked up the rag and continued to wipe the table, looking like she was about to chase someone away.
This woman is so ungrateful! Given her family's financial situation, if her daughter didn't have a good job, who would look down on her son?
Sun Ailan stood up with a dark face: "Sister, you should think about this matter carefully. I'm leaving first."
After leaving a word, she stood up angrily and prepared to leave, but her eyes unconsciously fell on the large black and white TV on the table.
The daughter of the Su family has only been working in the department store for a few months, and the family has already bought a TV. If this job falls to her daughter, how proud she will be?
Thinking of this, she felt a little unwilling in her heart. No, she couldn't let go of such a good opportunity.
Not to mention the other benefits of being a salesperson in a department store, this TV is the first of its kind in the area, and the news has spread throughout the village in the past two days.
Since Liu Cuilan couldn't convince him, she started with Su Wenbing.
It seems that the boy likes her daughter Chunyan very much. When the time comes, let her daughter Chunyan take the initiative to talk to Su Wenbing about marriage. I guarantee that the silly boy will happily agree.
As the saying goes, a man forgets his mother when he gets a wife. When the time comes, with a little advice from the Su family, I guarantee that the boy will be completely obedient to his daughter Chunyan. Not to mention the TV, even the job will definitely go to his daughter.
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