"Suzhen, since you asked me to speak, I will go ahead and speak. Don't be angry if there is anything wrong with what I say." Che Jinmei approached slowly.
Chi Suzhen nodded, "Mom, just tell me, I won't get angry."
Che Jinmei asked, "Before you got married, didn't your father-in-law and mother-in-law say that they would give you a dowry of a few dollars as a deposit?"
Chi Suzhen's smile froze, and she said uncomfortably, "Yeah, ah, that's right."
Che Jinmei said with deep concern, "Mom treats you as her own daughter, so I won't beat around the bush with you.
The famine at home is all because of the time you and Wende got married. Your father and I are old, and the family will have to rely on you young people in the future.
It's not a big deal to keep dragging on this debt. It has to be repaid sooner or later. Look, we are all family and I won't argue with you.
Since you have money on hand, shouldn't you pay off the family debt first? Otherwise, if we meet them, we won’t be able to stand up straight. ”
Chi Suzhen lowered her head and ate her meal.
Seeing that she didn't say anything, Che Jinmei's tone became much softer.
"We don't care. His father and I are old, and we don't care about shame. But Wende is different. Wende is a cultured man. It's not decent for him to be criticized for carrying foreign debts like this."
Seeing that Che Jinmei had brought the topic to himself, Chen Wende could no longer avoid it.
"Suzhen, I think what mom said makes sense, but I've wronged you. Don't worry, when I make money in the future, I'll give it to you for safekeeping."
Chen Wende's voice was gentle and his eyes were full of affection, which made Chi Suzhen even more uneasy.
Che Jinmei was already unhappy when her son said that he would give all his earnings to Chi Suzhen for safekeeping, but even when it came to this, Chi Suzhen didn't say a word.
She put the chopsticks on the table with a clatter. When Ji Suzhen heard this, her heart almost jumped out of her throat.
"Why, our whole family has said so much, and you still don't say anything. You don't even consider us as family, right?
Humph, I told you, honest farmers like us are not worthy of city girls. No matter how hard we try, they just don't share the same mind with us. ”
Che Jinmei looked at Chi Suzhen with sidelong eyes, and her tone was as sarcastic as it could be.
"Mom, I'm not, I didn't..."
Chi Suzhen stammered to explain, not knowing what to say, so she could only turn her head to look at Chen Wende, wanting Chen Wende to help her speak.
Chen Wende was also feeling uncomfortable. Although he was currently having an affair with Chi Suzhen, it was his idea to have a grand banquet, and he had already promised his family.
Even if he wanted to help Chi Suzhen at this time, he couldn't speak up, otherwise, he would become a person who goes back on his word.
The most important thing is that he felt that Che Jinmei was right. It was not decent to drag on with debts outside.
Seeing that Chi Suzhen refused to take out the money despite her persuasion, Che Jinmei picked up the bowl on the table and put it on the table with a bang. "Outsiders are outsiders. They are not of the same mind as us. We can't keep them!"
Chi Suzhen shuddered, and then her eyes turned red.
She didn't have a penny at all. The ten thousand yuan her parents gave her was the betrothal gift from the Chen family. Her parents also told her to go to the Chen family to collect the money.
Now she hasn't collected the money yet, but they asked her to pay for it herself.
She didn't know how to start.
Chen Wende's brows knitted together, "Suzhen, why are you also imitating that country bumpkin and starting to haggle over small matters?
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