After the Xiang family and their group left, Chen Ma called Chen Wei back to the room and said, "Your wife is so generous! Not only did she take back all the betrothal gifts, she also gave quite a bit!"
She handed the dowry paper to Chen Wei.
Chen Wei knew that the Xiang family loved their daughter, but as he read line by line, he also felt that the Xiang family was indeed generous.
Leading the pack was a Phoenix 28-inch bicycle, which cost the Xiang family 180 yuan. The ticket was provided by the Chen family, which also cost 60 yuan.
The second row includes large items such as beds, tables, chairs, wardrobes, and the starry sky watch on Xiang Meimei's hand, which costs 160 yuan, including 60 yuan for the ticket.
The third row contains six quilts weighing eight kilograms, six sets of sheets and quilt covers measuring one and a half meters by two meters, and twelve pillowcases.
Six feet of cloth is only enough for a bed sheet, and the quilt cover needs to be multiplied by two. This cloth is a little short, at three yuan per foot, that means 108 feet of cloth coupons plus 32 yuan and 40 cents!
If you don’t have enough tickets, this item will cost 50 yuan, not including the cotton inside.
The more Chen Wei read, the more dizzy he felt. When he saw the last line, he just sat there stupidly: 200 yuan in the bottom of the box.
"The Xiang family didn't take any of the betrothal gifts. They brought it all back to our family. Meimei is the same. Why are you so honest? She takes whatever is given. What are we going to do with our younger brothers and sisters when they get married?"
400 yuan for the betrothal gift, 180 yuan for a bicycle, 200 yuan for the dowry, all the watches and bicycles were brought over, as well as some extra furniture.
Mother Chen even began to worry about Xiang Meimei's younger siblings.
"It's okay, mom. Since my mother-in-law dared to give me a dowry, it means she sincerely hopes that Meimei will live well in our family. It won't be a bad thing if we treat her well."
"Get out of here, you're talking nonsense. When have I ever treated Meimei badly? How can I be bad at the betrothal gift you've proposed? I've already prepared everything."
Chen Wei rubbed his head and said, "Okay, Mom, you're the best to Meimei. Speaking of which, my third sister's boyfriend is here to propose marriage. Do I need to prepare anything?"
"What are you preparing for if you're not married yet? They might get married before you two, and they'll even give you a red envelope."
"I understand. My third brother-in-law is in a hurry to get married. When will they get engaged?"
Chen Ma rolled her eyes at him. "You haven't even proposed marriage yet, and you're still talking about getting engaged? Just wait and see. His family still hasn't agreed to my bicycle ticket! What's the point of just talking about a 300 yuan betrothal gift?"
Chen Wei smiled awkwardly.
Mother Chen got annoyed with him and kicked Chen Wei out.
However, she didn't expect that Chen Sanni had really changed a lot. She could tolerate the shortcomings of others and face her own shortcomings. Finally, she didn't have to worry too much.
But considering that Chen Liang is already 14 years old, he should look at more good girls from other families. It would be best to find one like Xiang Meimei, who has a wealthy, harmonious and friendly family.
After returning to the Xiang family, Xiang Meimei also asked Zhang Jidi: "Mom, if Sanni is proposing marriage, should I give a gift? But I haven't even married yet..."
Zhang Jidi cleaned the living room and taught his daughter: "No, there is no need to give gifts until you get married. If you have something in mind, just make a small gift for Chen Sanni."
Xiang Meimei, who had learned her lesson, thought about it for a while and decided to give her elder sister-in-law a piece of silver jewelry as a gift to add to her beauty.
She noticed that Chen Sanni always wore tea stalks on her ears. Poor families usually use this to prevent the ear holes from closing, but what woman doesn't like to be coquettish?
Xiang Meimei went to the department store during her lunch break and arrived there quickly on her bike.
She went to the gold and silver jewelry counter of her sister-in-law's mother, Ming Erni, and silver was still 30 cents per gram.
Ming Erni called out to her daughter according to her generation, a smile on her face: "Sister-in-law, come and visit when you have time?"
"Hello, Auntie, do you have any silver earrings or studs in the shape of lotus flowers?"
Xiang Meimei saw that Chen Sanni liked to embroider lotus flowers on the seams of her clothes, so she guessed that she must like lotus patterns.
Ming Erni put on her glasses and took out a pair. "Yes, these lotus earrings, 3.5 grams, silver price 1 yuan and 5 cents, labor cost 10 cents, total 1 yuan and 10 cents."
"Okay, this is it." Xiang Meimei handed the money to her.
Ming Erni was looking for money while saying, "Did you buy it for your dowry? Gold, silver, and fortune are always there. Sister-in-law, your partner is so lucky. I wish I had a son your age so I could marry you and live happily ever after."
"Auntie, please stop teasing me. I have to go back to work. Let's stop chatting."
Xiang Meimei quickly took the jewelry and left, after all, it was almost time to go to work.
Ming Erni looked at the graceful figure of her daughter's sister-in-law who ran out. It was a pity that Wang Chunting was not a son, otherwise it would be nice to marry Xiang Meimei.
But it's not bad either. It's okay for my daughter to marry Xiang Liguo. After all, the Xiang family treats their daughter well, so their daughter-in-law will not be treated too badly.
She sat back down and continued knitting.
This is her side job. She helps some busy female employees knit sweaters and make clothes. She charges between 50 cents and 1 yuan for each sweater, and it doesn't affect her work.
So she keeps busy all the time, trying to make money.
Xiang Meimei put the silver earrings away and planned to go to Chen's house early on the day of the engagement, let Chen Sanni wear them, and then talk about the marriage.
Clothes make the man, and saddles make the horse. Dress nicely so that men won't look down on you.
Chen Sanni had no idea that her sister-in-law had prepared a surprise for her. She was only worried that Mingsen had agreed to a 300 yuan betrothal gift but could not come up with the bicycle ticket.
Although Mingsen is getting married for the second time, she is getting married for the first time!
"You stinky guy, you have thick eyebrows and big eyes, but you are so stingy. Humph, I will spend all your money when I marry you!" Chen Sanni plucked the wild flowers on the roadside and picked off all the petals to vent her anger.
She imagined Mingsen groveling and begging her for a few more cents in pocket money, and she was amused and threw away the wild flowers in her hand.
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