Shen Sisi had no idea what he was up to and was unsure.
Seeing how he was eating Chen Jianguo up and the two of them were chatting and laughing, the doubts in her eyes became even stronger, but due to Gu Chengfeng's look, she suppressed them on the spot and could only look at him eagerly.
Gu Chengfeng's face remained calm, and his tone was mysterious, as if he was playing a riddle: "Then it's settled. I'll go prepare it first, and it will be delivered at noon tomorrow."
Chen Jianguo nodded and bowed, looking at him as if he was looking at a goose that laid golden eggs.
"Okay, I'll go move Tingting's dowry out."
Zhao Shilan paused for a moment: "Old Chen, do you want to touch Tingting's dowry?"
Chen Jianguo waved his hand and wanted to push her away, but Gu Chengfeng glared at him intimidatingly, and he withdrew his hand angrily.
"What do you know? Go away..."
Zhao Shilan slumped down on the sofa, feeling very disappointed. Tingting's dowry was their last fortune.
...
...
If it was given to Gu Chengfeng, what would Tingting do when she got married?
Gu Chengfeng snorted in disdain: "Since it's my cousin's stuff, forget it. It's troublesome to move to the provincial capital. Convert it into money and give it to Sisi. I'll give you 700!"
Seven hundred!
Chen Jianguo was so shocked that he almost jumped up. Seven hundred was not expensive. To marry off a daughter from a good family in Lin County, they would need to buy a few dragon and phoenix satin quilts, a full set of pots and pans, solid wooden cabinets, a dressing table, a sewing machine and so on, which would cost at least seven or eight hundred.
The question is, is Shen Sisi worth the price?
He is in debt all the time, where can he get these seven or eight hundred dollars?
But thinking about the betrothal gift that Gu Chengfeng had received, he hardened his heart and gritted his teeth: "Okay..."
Zhao Shilan couldn't sit still anymore: "Seven hundred, are you crazy? We don't have seven hundred..."
Chen Jianguo was so angry that he glared and wanted to explode, but he was concerned about Gu Chengfeng, so he quickly pushed Shen Sisi out: "Sisi, send Comrade Xiao Gu back first, I have something to say to your aunt."
Shen Sisi was unmoved, her big black eyes showed some fierce suppression: "You deliberately sent me away, how do you want to deal with my aunt?"
With someone to back her up, Shen Sisi feels more confident when speaking.
The tall curved eyebrows revealed a threat: If you dare to touch my aunt, I will let my man beat you to death!
Chen Jianguo was furious. The man behind her glared at her gloomily and lost his temper in an instant: "How can that be possible? Go now!"
Only then did Shen Sisi feel relieved and turned to go out, closing the door behind her.
Her deliberately suppressed voice was filled with anxiety: "Gu Chengfeng, what kind of magic potion did you feed my uncle?"
Gu Chengfeng smiled and pretended to be mysterious and made a silent gesture: "You will know tomorrow."
This person was even keeping her in suspense!
He didn't want to say it, but Shen Sisi guessed it roughly.
Based on her understanding of Chen Jianguo, he would not let her go easily, let alone give them her cousin's dowry.
Unless... there is a huge benefit!
Just as she was thinking, a rough and dry big hand gently held her small hand: "Don't worry, I'm fine. Anyway, he can't keep anything that he shouldn't take. What belongs to you... I will take it all back for you!"
His eyes were determined and he had already made up his mind, and it was not just talk.
Although Shen Sisi had some doubts, seeing that he was calm and confident, she thought that he was not that stupid to jump into the trap set by his uncle even though he knew it was set!
Feeling the heat from his palm, the storm in Shen Sisi's heart gradually subsided and she stopped asking questions.
"Okay, I believe you!"
Then she let him hold her hand and walked him shoulder to shoulder to the gate of the staff housing complex.
Along the way, I was looked at like a monkey.
"It's strange, why is Old Chen's family so quiet? There's no fighting."
"I just heard Lao Chen laughing downstairs."
"The sun rises from the west..."
Countless pairs of eyes stared at the young man's stuck hands.
"Tsk tsk, they've even held hands, and there's actually someone who wants this slut!"
Shen Sisi tried to pull her hand back embarrassedly, but he held it tightly, making her stick even tighter.
"Ignore them, they're just a bunch of barking dogs with shit in their mouths!"
His voice was so loud that those who were talking at once fell silent and became red in the face with anger.
Shen Sisi burst out laughing: "If I cared about these words, I would have killed myself in the countryside. Don't worry, these words can't hurt me. I'm just worried about you..."
"Me?" Gu Chengfeng frowned, then relaxed: "I don't have to worry about it. I, Gu Chengfeng, have heard all kinds of ugly things since I was a child. Just treat it as a dog's barking!"
"That's right, just treat it as a dog's barking!" Chen Sisi held his head high and chest out, facing the setting sun, his steps light and quick.
When they got outside the family compound and there was no one around, Shen Sisi quickly pulled her hand out of Gu Chengfeng's big grip.
"Senior Gu, thank you!"
Senior Gu?
The corners of Gu Chengfeng's eyes twitched slightly, and his head felt like it was being pricked by needles.
Sure enough, the intimacy in front of others is all fake!
His face was gloomy, and his warm smile gradually froze.
Shen Sisi didn't know what had made him unhappy. She only saw him pursing his lips, his broad jaw was tense, and his eyes were cold and sinister.
Without waiting for her to continue, Gu Chengfeng said in a deep voice: "You can go back. I will pick you up on time tomorrow... I will keep an eye on the hospital. I will send the rifampicin to you when it arrives."
His voice was very pleasant, and even though it was suppressed, it still carried an unconscious tenderness.
"Thank you..." Shen Sisi raised her eyes gratefully, but he had already turned around and walked away.
Looking at Gu Chengfeng's hurried back, she was a little confused: why is this man so moody?
Anyway, we have passed the parental test, and Niu Niu has found medicine. Everything is moving in a good direction...
Gu Chengfeng is truly her benefactor!
When I got back to my aunt's house, I found the house in a mess.
Zhao Shilan sat on the sofa counting the money in her hand. The money was disbursed in dime-size pieces, and after scraping together all the pieces, she only had about a hundred yuan.
"Sisi, take this money first. Your uncle can borrow the rest." Zhao Shilan rolled up the money, tied it with a rubber band, wrapped it with a handkerchief, and stuffed it into Shen Sisi's hand.
She stared at the cloth bag in her hand in a daze: "Aunt, what's going on? Are you really going to prepare a dowry for me?"
Zhao Shilan lamented, "Your mother passed away early, and as your aunt, I should have prepared a dowry for you. I was negligent."
"Back then, your mother helped me and your uncle get our jobs. Otherwise, your uncle and I would still be working as peasants in the countryside. We wouldn't be able to live in this small building, and we wouldn't have the salary of a couple of employees. Your sister Tingting wouldn't have the chance to join the provincial art troupe."
"Speaking of which...we owe you so much..."
Zhao Shilan wanted to cry whenever she talked about the past. When her sister and brother-in-law were alive, they had such a good family background. One was the principal of Lin County No. 1 Middle School, and the other was the director of external publicity. Shen Sisi was also a daughter of a scholarly family and a second-generation official. Who would have known...
Speaking of her mother, Shen Sisi felt as if her heart was being cut by a knife.
She knew that her aunt felt guilty towards her and her mother, and she couldn't bear to see her aunt digging out all the family assets.
But thinking about Niuniu's illness, it would be more expensive to go to a big hospital in the provincial capital, so she accepted it without hesitation: "Thank you, auntie..."
She was not surprised that her aunt could prepare a dowry. What really surprised her was that Chen Jianguo would actually run out to borrow money.
Soon, everyone in the entire family compound heard that Shen Sisi was going to get married.
It is said that the betrothal gift will be delivered the next day.
Everyone was very curious about who this sucker was and what kind of junk he would send over.
After all, how much can a pair of worn-out shoes be worth?
They were all waiting to see Shen Sisi's joke...
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