She had even made up her mind during this period of time. As long as Qin Li and Wang Wenbin could succeed, she would not keep a single cent of the one thousand yuan. She would use it all as Qin Li's dowry, which could also be regarded as compensation for her biological daughter.
Wang Meilan and Qin Zhengye were both waiting for Wang Wenbin to respectfully place the one thousand yuan betrothal money in front of them with both hands.
But Wang Wenbin turned around and faced Su Wan who was sitting next to her.
He reached out and took Su Wan's hand and put the thousand yuan into her hand.
"Wanwan, this is the betrothal money I give you, please keep it."
After that, he said to Qin Zhengye and Wang Meilan, "Uncle, aunt, I gave this money directly to Su Wan, you won't blame me, right?
In fact, this is a betrothal gift for her. I think that I am handing this money over to you uncle and aunt, and you will definitely give it to Su Wan, so I won’t do anything unnecessary. ”
Wang Meilan and Qin Zhengye were both stunned. It was not until Wang Wenbin finished speaking that Qin Zhengye reacted first and forced a smile on his face.
"It doesn't matter. You'll have to give it to Wanwan in the end anyway. It would be more meaningful if you hand it to her in person."
Wang Meilan quickly followed suit, "Yeah, it's okay, we... won't blame you, it doesn't matter who you give it to."
The king's father and mother seemed a little embarrassed.
When my son made this request to us yesterday, we had an argument about who should get the betrothal money.
The Queen Mother thought that the betrothal money should be given to the girl's parents.
After all, it is they who raised their daughter, and the parents of the man cannot interfere whether they give all the betrothal money given by the man to their daughter as a dowry or keep it for themselves to spend slowly.
I have raised my daughter to this age and put so much thought and effort into her, so why would I just let the man take her away for nothing?
The Queen Mother said this based entirely on her own experience.
When she first married Director Wang, of course he was just an ordinary clerk in the factory.
She didn't see a cent of the betrothal money that Director Wang's family gave her. At that time, Director Wang's family was not well off and they were worried about their next meal. The betrothal money was collected by the whole family from many sources, and they also borrowed some money from others to make up for it.
When she got married, she had no dowry except a few sets of her own clothes from her parents' home, not to mention the wedding gift money. As a result, the old woman often scolded her and her parents' home for this, saying that they were selling their daughter.
Therefore, the Queen Mother has always been very sensitive about the issue of bride price. Although she also knows that her family’s actions back then were a bit excessive, wasn’t that the case in that era?
Most of the time, the betrothal money for their daughters is used to help their sons get married or to support their sons' families.
It all comes down to poverty. Those who ask for a dowry for their daughter are basically poor people. Who has ever heard of a rich man asking for a dowry for his daughter?
Therefore, if anyone mentions the issue of betrothal gifts in front of her, she will still stand on the side of her parents' family out of habit.
The three of them argued for a while but could not come to any conclusion until Wang Wenbin repeated Su Wan's words to them, and the argument ended immediately.
Who would complain that the money was too much? Since the other party had said that the betrothal gift should be brought back as the starting capital for the future small family, the Queen Mother readily agreed.
After all, it was one thousand yuan, not a small amount. When her son asked for it as a betrothal gift, she felt bad. But when she heard that he would bring it back and just make enough money, she readily agreed.
After Qin Zhengye was polite to Wang Meilan, Wang's father gritted his teeth and gave a few explanations.
"My dear relatives, Wenbin told us about this matter in advance. He said that he had discussed it with Wanwan. As for whether he had obtained your consent, we don't know.
If you have any opinions, you can also raise them in person. We are all doing this for the good of the children. If you have any questions, you can bring them to the table and we can discuss and solve them together. "
Seeing that her husband had already spoken, it would be inappropriate for her not to say a few words, so the Queen Mother followed up, "Young people today are not like we were back then. They all have their own opinions, so I dare not interfere with your decision. As our old Wang said, if the two in-laws have any opinions, we should discuss it now and try to find a perfect solution."
Qin Zhengye has been the director of a company for many years, and he is better than Wang Meilan in both adaptability and eloquence.
Hearing this, he hurriedly said, "What are you talking about, my in-laws? The betrothal money was originally for Wanwan. You are just giving the money to us, and we will still give it to Wanwan in the future.
We have never lacked food and drink for our daughter since she was little, and we have raised her lovingly. How could we care about the dowry for her? Don't think too much, in-laws. We are all the same, and we only care about the good of the child."
"Yes, we parents all feel the same way. We all hope for the best for our children. As long as the two of us live a good life in the future, we have nothing else to ask for." Wang Meilan spoke again behind the man.
Seeing that it was almost time, Su Wan reminded Qin Zhengye and Wang Meilan, "Dad, Mom, since you have no objection, let's have dinner. Uncle and aunt must be hungry too."
"Hey, let's eat, let's eat, my dear relatives, please try this dish. Meilan heard from Wenbin yesterday that you were coming over, so she had already thought of all the dishes to buy the night before.
We went to the market early in the morning and picked the freshest food. Come and try it and see if it tastes good. "
"Lili, pour the wine quickly, and fill up the glasses for your uncle, aunt, and your brother Wenbin."
Qin Li had been prepared all the time. When she heard her mother calling her, she quickly got up and filled the wine glasses that had been prepared earlier one by one.
As the protagonists of today, Su Wan and Wang Wenbin stood up first and toasted the elders.
After drinking the white wine, Qin Zhengye and Wang Meilan quickly invited everyone to eat.
The Queen Mother took a piece of braised pork with chopsticks and put it into her mouth. The meat was soft and melted in the mouth. The aroma of the meat immediately filled her entire mouth.
"Hmm~"
The Queen Mother uttered a satisfied sigh through her nose.
After she swallowed the red-roasted pork, she couldn't wait to ask Wang Meilan, "My dear, how did you make this red-roasted pork? Why is it so delicious? It's even better than the one made by the chef in the state-owned hotel."
"This braised pork... was made by Su Wan." Wang Meilan replied a little embarrassedly.
"Wanwan can also cook?" The Queen Mother was surprised and happy.
"Aunt, except for the chicken soup, all the other dishes on the table were cooked by me. Of course, mom did the cutting and washing. I just stood by the pot and held the spoon."
When the Queen Mother heard this, she immediately picked up her chopsticks and tasted every dish one by one. While eating, she kept asking her husband to taste it as well, and she never retracted her thumb that was raised.
"Oh, how are these dishes made? Why do they taste so good? Wanwan, did you learn how to cook? Your aunt can't wait to marry you."