"That won't do." Aunt Wu picked up the peach shortbread and stuffed it into Aunt Zhao's arms.
Aunt Zhao quickly declined.
After several rounds of back and forth, Aunt Wu finally accepted the generous gift.
These are all necessary procedures. The more generous the gifts the groom's family brings on their first visit, the more they show they value the bride's family.
After seeing off the Tie couple and Aunt Tian, Aunt Wu looked at the things on the table, her expression not looking good.
Grandpa Wu remained silent, but his smoking became even more vigorous.
"Old man, do you think Yuanyuan has lost touch with us?" Tears streamed down Aunt Wu's face without warning.
"That wretched girl! All we asked was for her to give her job to her sister-in-law, but she absolutely refused. Now she's found a man and married herself off, without even telling the family!" Aunt Wu complained bitterly.
"Alright, it's come to this now. When you get back tonight, ask Yuanyuan what she thinks and start preparing for her," Grandpa Wu said in a deep voice.
If the groom's parents hadn't gotten Yuanyuan's approval, why would they have come to her house directly?
"What about Yuanyuan's job?" Aunt Wu asked hesitantly.
Grandpa Wu took two deep drags on his pipe.
"It's for the eldest son's family. No married daughter takes a job with her when she gets married." After saying that, he added, "When Yuanyuan gets married, give her more dowry money and prepare enough dowry."
"I understand!" Aunt Wu said.
They might know this is unfair to Wu Yuanyuan, but isn't that how it is in every family these days? When their daughter gets married, giving her a generous dowry is considered a sign of how much they love her; there's absolutely no such thing as a dowry of work.
After the elderly couple discussed it and reached an agreement, Grandpa Wu remained silent and smoked heavily.
Aunt Wu was busy planning what dowry to prepare for her daughter.
While calculating, he discussed it with Grandpa Wu.
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