"Yeah." Zhou Yubai responded as he neatly tied up the back seat of the bicycle with cotton.
Today, Shen Chu Ning sat on the back seat of his bicycle, and he heard her gasp several times.
It must be that the back seat of the bicycle was too uncomfortable and hurt her.
"Did you give the money for the things the Shen family's daughter bought today?"
Lin Shulan asked anxiously.
Without waiting for Zhou Yubai to answer, she said with a look of deep sorrow: “Third brother, even if you love Shen Chuning’s daughter, you can’t spend money like this!
We have already given a betrothal gift of 500 yuan and a ticket for three turns and one ring, and now you are still buying so many things for her? Even that 26-inch bicycle costs over a hundred dollars, you, you, you..."
Lin Shulan became more and more excited as she spoke, and finally sighed, "Your girlfriend has been spoiled by her family and doesn't know how to live. And you are following her in spending money so lavishly, how are you two going to live in the future!"
Zhou Yubai looked at his mother's distressed expression and said calmly, "Those things were Ningning's own dowry, and she also bought the bicycle herself. The Shen family said that they would let Ningning bring back all the betrothal gifts we gave her, and they would also prepare 200 yuan for Ningning as a deposit, and all of this money would be used for our little family."
Lin Shulan's heartbroken voice suddenly stopped.
There was some embarrassment on her face. "Is that so? Ningning has grown up. I heard from them that the things she bought today are all things your family can use. That's great."
"Then mom will go over to cook first. Once you have packed up your bike, come over to eat."
"You have to come over. Your second brother will be back at noon, and your father said he wants to discuss your wedding banquet." Lin Shulan walked to the gate of the yard and turned back to give another reminder.
There was no way. Her oldest son was good in every way except that he was very stubborn. If she hadn't told him that she was discussing arranging a wedding banquet for him, he was afraid that he would not go to the dinner.
noon.
The Zhou family’s lunch has always been prepared by Sun Fengjiao and Xia Yue’e together.
Lin Shulan came back and told them that Zhou Yubai would be coming over for dinner today, so she asked them to cook more.
The two of them cooked a big pot of stewed beans with rice, and also cooked a big pot of pumpkin soup. They also chopped up the water spinach stems and stir-fried them with sour cowpeas.
When it’s time to eat, each person in the family would scoop a bowl of rice and a spoonful of stir-fried sour cowpea and water spinach stems, mix them together and eat.
When everyone had almost finished their meal, Father Zhou spoke up, "Today, while the second son is resting at home, let's talk about the third son's marriage."
Zhou Jun, the second son of the Zhou family, works as a temporary worker in a lumber factory. He usually doesn't come home at noon, and comes back late at night and doesn't eat at home.
Today is a day off, so he is not at work.
"Dad, just tell us what arrangements you and my mom have for us, and we'll listen to you." Zhou Jiakang, the eldest son of the Zhou family, said casually.
"Yes, Dad, you and Mom can arrange it. My brother and I have no objection." Zhou Jun also said.
Father Zhou took a puff of his pipe and said, "Brothers should settle accounts clearly. We should make our words clear."
"When you two got married before, you both gave a 50 yuan betrothal gift, but this betrothal gift was paid by the family. When the third brother got married, he made his own decision and paid for it himself. He gave his wife 500 yuan and a three-turn and one-ring ticket. Do you have any objections? If you do, say it now."
As soon as Old Man Zhou finished speaking, Sun Fengjiao poked Boss Zhou.
Boss Zhou looked at his wife in confusion, "Why are you poking me? Are you itching to do it?"
Suddenly, the whole family's eyes were focused on Sun Fengjiao, and Sun Fengjiao's face turned red with embarrassment.
I'm almost pissed off by this man!
Why did she poke him?
Even if the third brother paid for the betrothal gifts himself, he has just moved out and has not mentioned any division of the family, so his money should be returned.
Isn’t the third brother’s money the family’s money?
It's all family money, so why did she get 50 yuan as a dowry when she got married, while the third brother got 500 yuan as a dowry when he got married?
But she didn't dare to say this herself, and her man was a fool, so she could only smile awkwardly at everyone.
"Dad, we have no objection, please continue." Zhou Jiakang said.
Zhou Jun frowned slightly, but said nothing.
Father Zhou continued, "When the eldest and second sons came in, we set up ten tables and only invited close relatives and friends, as well as people from our production team. Now that the third son is getting married, we'll treat everyone equally and hold a wedding banquet similar to the first and second sons'. Third son, what do you think?"
Zhou Yubai had no expression on his face, he just asked: "Dad, how do we hold a decent wedding in our village?"
"If you want to be respectable, then set up thirty tables and invite the whole team."
"Okay, then let's set up thirty tables." As soon as Zhou Yubai said this, everyone in the Zhou family was a little surprised.
"I will provide the food and meat for the wedding banquet. Just let your family provide the dishes for me." Zhou Yubai said calmly under the gaze of his family.
This season is the time when fruits and vegetables grow rapidly. There is everything missing at home except vegetables.
Although Zhou Yubai hosted thirty tables, he only asked his family to provide the dishes and didn't have to worry about anything else. Naturally, Zhou's father and mother had no objection.
Zhou Jun was silent for a moment, then said, "Third Brother, this is not appropriate."
"Why is it inappropriate?" Zhou Yubai looked at Zhou Jun calmly with his deep eyes.
Even Xia Yue'e looked at her man with some confusion, but she didn't think there was anything inappropriate.
Although the third brother's marriage was more grand than when she first came into the family, that was because he had the ability to earn money and his family didn't have to pay for it, so she had no objection at all.
However, Sun Fengjiao looked at Zhou Jun with approval.
Zhou Jun still felt a lot of pressure under Zhou Yubai's gaze.
He cleared his throat and said, "Third brother, although you paid for the betrothal gift to your wife, it was much more than what your eldest and second sisters-in-law paid when they first entered the family. Now you want to hold a grand wedding, what do you think your eldest and second sisters-in-law will think? Isn't this detrimental to the unity of our family?"
"To put it another way, our family hasn't split up yet, and the money you earn should be given to mother to manage. Now you are hiding it for show at your wedding. Isn't this hurting your eldest and second sisters-in-law?" Zhou Jun looked like he was concerned about family harmony.
Zhou Yu's eyes gradually darkened.
Zhou's father and mother's expressions also became increasingly ugly.
The room suddenly became so quiet that you could hear a pin drop.
"Okay, since second brother feels it's unfair, let's split up now." Zhou Yubai said calmly.
The atmosphere in the room suddenly became more tense.
This atmosphere made Xia Yue'e a little nervous, and she quickly poked her man.
She had just been provoked by Sun Fengjiao and made her mother-in-law angry two days ago, and now her husband was being stupid again. What good would it do for their family to separate at this time?
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