"Meimei, Meimei, I want to tell you..." After returning home, Chen Sanni excitedly wanted to find Xiang Meimei. She called out twice, but no one answered.
Mother Chen looked at her coldly and replied, "Your sister-in-law has gone home. Dawei is seeing her off. Do you have something to talk to her about?"
"It's okay, I just want to ask her out next week." Chen Sanni made up an excuse.
She was not stupid enough to expose Mingsen's request for help in front of her mother. That would be so embarrassing.
Fortunately, Chen's mother ignored her little thoughts: "What's with those earrings on your ears? Who gave them to you?"
Chen Sanni touched the lotus earrings and smiled brightly: "Mom, this is an engagement gift from Meimei. Doesn't it look good?"
Aunt Chen rolled her eyes at her. "Beautiful, but can beauty be eaten? I wonder how much that girl spent on these silver earrings."
“Shouldn’t it be expensive?”
Chen Sanni didn't take it seriously. She was announcing the date of her engagement to Meimei and accepted two yuan and shoes and socks. The earrings were not heavy, so it was no big deal to accept them.
After all, she didn't need to rush to get engaged and married. It was because Xiang Meimei and her brother Chen Wei had set the wedding date that she hurried to get married before the end of the year. What's wrong with accepting some gifts?
Aunt Chen poked her head with her index finger: "You are such a fool! Silver is certainly not cheap. Even if it is not expensive, it is a token of her love. You just accepted it like that, without any intention of returning the favor?"
"Oh mom, I will definitely return the favor. I'm already old enough, stop poking me."
"Think about it tomorrow when you have time and decide what to give her back. Your sister-in-law is a decent woman, but meeting someone as undisciplined as you is like flirting with a blind man. What a waste of money!"
Chen Sanni protected her head with a look of grievance: "Mom, she hasn't even married into the family yet and you're already protecting her. Don't you care about your daughter's life or death?"
Mother Chen was furious: "You idiot, I've been talking to you for so long, and you're talking nonsense. Do you really think you'll have a good life in Ba Shang Mingsen? You'll have to rely on your family for support for the rest of your life!"
"Mom, I'm relying on you. I'll just be filial to you. You love me the most."
Chen Sanni looked unconcerned. Her father had the final say on major matters in her family, while her mother had the final say on minor matters. However, no major incidents had ever occurred in her family...
This foolish child, Chen's mother was helpless: "Your mother is 45 years old this year. How many years do she have left? What's the point of calling me when the time comes? The family depends on your eldest brother!"
The reason why she gave Chen Liang's father's job was because her younger son was not that promising and could not get a job on his own, so he had to inherit his father's business.
Chen Wei is different. He is less than 20 years old, but now he lives in a leader's house. He has a bright future. Xiang Meimei, as his daughter-in-law, has contributed a lot to his future.
The daughter didn't want to accept the olive branch extended by Meimei, but instead thought it was natural. Chen's mother could only break the words down and say to her:
"What did your eldest brother rely on to get ahead? Lighter blueprints! That's because the Xiang family supported their son-in-law. We gave them two jobs in return and even got you a job. Aren't you grateful?"
Xiang Meimei gave you the silver earrings to save your face, but your sister-in-law is so different, she quit her job, put on the silver earrings, and pretended nothing happened? "
As for work, can we say that Chen Wei also worked hard to develop lighters, and it is right for his younger brother to give it to her as the third sister, but the earrings are just brushed aside?
Chen Sanni blushed and said, "Mom, I don't have any. How could that be possible? When she gets married, I will definitely add to her dowry and give her a generous gift."
Not that stupid yet.
Only then did Chen Ma feel relieved: "You, how can you not handle things well? There are so many relatives from the bride's family here to add to the dowry, why do you, a member of the in-laws' family, have to join in the fun? You might as well think of something to give privately."
Chen Sanni really couldn't believe it. She and her sisters used to give each other hairbands and shuttlecocks, but these things were too light and she didn't even dare to pick them up as return gifts.
Seeing her embarrassment, Chen Ma had to teach her little by little: "Hey, what do you need most when you get married?"
"Here, girls need wedding quilts, furniture, and treasures before going out. Mom, what do you mean, should I just give her money?"
"You're so stupid! You're still worrying about her safekeeping? Think about it, when she comes to our house on her wedding day and pays respects to heaven and earth and her parents, what will she need?"
Chen Sanni frowned and said hesitantly, "Besides quilts and furniture, what else can there be? Oh my god, I really can't think of it. I've never been married."
Mother Chen rolled her eyes at her. "You didn't go to your eldest sister's wedding? You're really all talk and no action, just like your father. If I hadn't given birth to you at home, I would have thought you were taken away by mistake!"
Chen Sanni suddenly realized: "Thermos bottle!"
When paying respects to parents and parents-in-law, one must offer tea to them. Chen Dani is getting married at the end of the year, around the same time as Xiang Meimei.
Their county doesn't produce tea, so the tea they drink has been changed to brown sugar longan tea. Who can drink freshly brewed hot tea? So they really need a thermos.
Moreover, the factory boils hot water while cooking, and everyone will take a thermos of hot water home. Even if they don’t drink it, it is convenient for washing hands and face. Giving a thermos of hot water is the most thoughtful thing. It doesn’t matter if there is one more, as it is not a problem to store too much hot water.
Chen Sanni came to her senses: "I will buy it for her in two days, but I just started working and haven't saved up that many industrial coupons."
She had her salary for the past few months in hand, but she didn't have that many coupons. A thermos required three industrial coupons, and this was not a fixed rule. Sometimes they were issued, and sometimes not.
Mother Chen sighed: "If you need a few, I'll give them to you. Buy the ones with tin inside, not the ones with green shells outside."
"I'm missing two. Mom, I know. A red "囍" character on a green background doesn't look good. Oh, Mom, I want four too. Mingsen and I also need to buy a thermos."
Children are a debt. What can Chen's mother do? She can only keep saying: My dear daughter, while rummaging through the boxes and drawers to give it to her.
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