"What's so unbalanced about her!"
When mentioning the extra 500 yuan betrothal gift, Su Guoyu couldn't help but raise his voice.
"It's not without consideration that my second brother and his wife agreed to the 1,000 yuan betrothal gift!
When I married Liu Jiajia, I only gave her family 500 yuan as a betrothal gift, but later, Liu Jiajia's job was also bought for her by my second sister-in-law at the cost of 500 yuan!
In the end, didn't that old woman Liu sell the job, and all the money went into her Liu family's pocket! The total amount was not less than a thousand yuan, right?
How much money did the Liu family take for themselves? Don't they have any idea? What good will it do Liu Jiajia if they just keep causing trouble for the Su family? "
Su Guoyu sneered,
"Humph! I think that family doesn't even consider Liu Jiajia as a human being. She's just a money-making trick!
It's all because of that stupid Su Gan who had to fall into other people's traps..."
Lan Guoer and her two sisters-in-law were chatting in the living room. When they heard them talking about Liu Jiajia, they couldn't help but prick up their ears and listen.
Only after hearing this did I realize that the second branch of the Su family had caused such a terrible incident again.
"Aunt, you said my second cousin's girlfriend is coming to Beijing to study at a university? Do you know which school? Do you want us to help look after her?"
Lan Guoer poked her head into the kitchen and asked.
"Oh my god!"
Su Guoyu didn't notice that they were eavesdropping, and was shocked by Lan Guoer's sudden interruption!
She patted her chest and glared at Lan Guoer, "Girl, how come you've learned to eavesdrop?
It just so happens that your second aunt called me this morning and said that your second cousin's girlfriend is going to the same school as you, and asked you to get along well with each other and take care of each other in the future."
"Second cousin, you can!"
Lan Guoer's eyes lit up! No matter what era, those who could get into Kyoto University were all outstanding!
Compared with my eldest cousin, my second cousin's vision is like heaven and earth!
"Of course!" Su Guoyu agreed.
"It's frustrating that they have to wait another four years before they can get things done!
What kind of place is Kyoto University? Every one of them is a genius.
I guess your Second Aunt asked you to take care of her because she was probably worried that such a good daughter-in-law would be kidnapped away!"
Thinking of Su Kun's sunny and handsome smiling face, Lan Guoer raised her eyebrows and said confidently,
"My second cousin isn't bad either! Handsome, sunny, and motivated! He's also a soldier who defends our country! Even with that, if my second cousin's wife still falls for someone else, it's all her loss!"
Su Guoyu glanced at her bright and smug little face and tapped her forehead lightly. "You! You're really just bragging about yourself! How can family members praise each other like this?"
"I'm not bragging!"
Lan Guoer raised her little face, her eyes full of pride,
"I heard from Grandpa that my second cousin fought hard against many strong opponents in the military district competition before the New Year and won the title of the military district's top soldier in one fell swoop!
You say, what woman would be willing to let go of such an outstanding man as my second cousin? In my opinion, who should be worried?
Su Guoyu thought about it and felt that this seemed to be the case!
Among the children of their Su family, even that boy Su Gan, there is not a single one who is not liked by girls!
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The other side.
When Meng Jiao returned home, she felt uncomfortable all over. She lay down on the bed and fell asleep.
So much so that when it was time to get off work, she didn't have time to prepare meals at home.
When Zhao Bing returned home from school, his stomach was rumbling with hunger!
He walked into the kitchen, hoping to find something to eat.
But the kitchen was empty and there wasn't even a single vegetable leaf prepared!
His expression instantly turned gloomy.
Walking into their bedroom and looking at the woman sleeping soundly on the bed, he took a deep breath and tried hard to hold back from exploding.
"What's wrong with you? Didn't we agree that before we get the house, you should be more diligent, proactive, and likable?
Look at you now, with your greasy hair and dirty face, you are so slovenly. If you meet someone you don’t know, no one will doubt you and say you are my mother. Do you believe it?"
As he spoke, Zhao Bing raised his hand and tapped the dial impatiently.
"Also, look at what time it is now?
Are you waiting for my parents to come back from work to serve you, or what?
It's fine that you're eating and drinking for free all day, but you can't even have a hot meal. Did I marry you just to fatten up the pigs I slaughtered back then?!"
The more Zhao Bing spoke, the more serious his tone became.
Meng Jiao was pretending to be asleep at first, but he yelled at her so much that she couldn't pretend anymore and opened her eyes impatiently.
"Do you think I don't want to look pretty? Who made me like this?"
Meng Jiao said this while puffing out her four or five month old belly, with a look of dissatisfaction on her face.
"Also, since I married into this family, I've been the one who cooked every single day. Only today, I wasn't feeling well and cooked a little late..."
Meng Jiao wiped away her tears as she spoke.
Before she got married, her mother and Old Mrs. Ding were reluctant to let her cook because they knew she disliked the smell of kitchen fumes.
From the second day after she married into the Zhao family, almost all the housework fell on her alone.
It’s not that Zhang Lan treats her harshly.
It was Zhao Bing who whispered in her ear, asking her to behave well, saying that as long as she could make Zhang Lan happy, he would let Zhang Lan pay for them to buy a house so that the couple could move out and live their own life.
Although the Zhao family's current house is not small, with three bedrooms and a living room, the parents-in-law live in one room, Zhao's younger brother lives in one room, and he and Zhao Bing live in one room. It is quite spacious.
But who wouldn’t be tempted to have a house of their own?
Especially at Meng Jiao's age, which of the younger sisters around her doesn't live with her parents-in-law?
Meng Jiao was so happy at the thought of owning her own house that she would be overjoyed. Not to mention doing some housework, even if she was asked to sell blood, she would trot over.
In addition, in order to show her thriftiness in front of Zhang Lan, she also saves as much as possible.
The clam oil was all gone, but she gritted her teeth and didn't buy new one.
Her belly was getting bigger day by day, and her old clothes could hardly cover it. She couldn't help but not spend money, so she just wore Zhao Bing's old clothes...
However, she sacrificed all these, but as her husband and the father of the baby in her belly, Zhao Bing not only did not feel sorry for her as a pregnant woman, but today he even looked down on her, saying that she was sloppy and that she ate and drank for free at home!
The more Meng Jiao thought about it, the more aggrieved she felt. The most important thing was that more than a month had passed and Zhang Lan hadn't even given them a definite answer. This made her feel even more uncertain and she had less motivation to do things.
"Xiaobing, are you in the house? Come and help mom carry the things!"
At this time, Zhang Lan's voice came from outside the door.
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