Lu Jingxing was stunned when he heard Lu Jiayan's suggestion.
He then remembered that An Wan was a girl and would need a dowry to get married in the future, otherwise she would be looked down upon and bullied by her in-laws.
So he could understand when his fourth brother suggested depositing 10,000 yuan in the bank to make it into Anwan's dowry.
Lu Yanshu did not object. Even though she was only ten years old, she knew that girls would grow up and get married, and without a dowry, they would be bullied by their in-laws.
Lu Jingming would not object, as he has always been mild-mannered and only interested in art, and has no interest in anything else.
"Hahaha! The money is for my sister's dowry, so she can find a good husband in the future." Lu Zhili clapped his hands and cheered.
Although he didn't know what a dowry was or what a good husband was, he heard others say that girls would only be happy if they married a good husband.
You shouldn't marry a man who is lazy, loves to eat, drink, have fun, gambles, or is abusive.
Aunt Hong said that when looking for a husband, you should look for someone like her father who is family-oriented, loves his wife, and is good at taking care of and educating children.
Lu Chunhe raised his hand, signaling everyone to be quiet.
"Wanwan's idea is to use this money to pay off debts first, and to clear up the debts owed to Village Chief Yu and the He family as soon as possible. The 30,000 yuan owed to the He family will also be paid off as soon as the pastry shop becomes profitable."
“This child…” Yunping looked down at Anwan sleeping in her arms, feeling deeply moved and overwhelmed with mixed emotions.
Lu Sen was one of them, as were Lu Jingxing and his brothers.
An Wan didn't even think of using the money to buy candy or dresses, or to deposit it into her bank account to use as a dowry when she grew up and got married.
Instead, he was thinking about his family and used his own money to help pay off 10,000 yuan of debt.
They were moved but also saddened, their hearts filled with a complex mix of emotions, including guilt and inner turmoil.
"Don't be like this!" Lu Guochang saw Lu Sen's family looking down in sadness, which made him sad as well.
"Isn't it good that Wanwan is thinking of you all? Now that we've made this money today, let's quickly pay off our debts so that everyone's burdens can be lightened a lot."
"And I think Wanwan did a great job, it was the right decision. If you feel guilty, just treat her very well, she deserves it."
"Cheer up! Everything will be alright. The shop visits went very smoothly this morning. We looked at three shops and chose the first one. Wanwan thinks the first shop is good. It's near a middle school, on a main street, a great location."
"The rent was originally 260, but Wanwan praised the landlord a few times and got it reduced to 230. Isn't Wanwan amazing!"
Lu Guochang finished speaking in one breath with a smile.
Lu Chunhe also comforted his family, saying, "You have to agree even if you don't want to. You must listen to your sister. From now on, I will listen to, obey, and follow whatever she says."
"No objections, no opposition, no double-dealing. Do you understand, Ali? Do you agree with what I'm saying?"
"Yes! I understand! My sister's words are some kind of imperial edict; we must obey, or some minister will behead us. Hahaha—"
Lu Zhili told a joke, but he was the only one laughing foolishly the whole time.
Lu Sen and the others didn't think what he said was excessive; rather, they felt that they were useless for not being able to take good care of An Wan and for making her earn money to pay off their family's debts.
An Wan, fast asleep, was unaware of what Yunping and the others were talking about; she was simply having her own sweet dreams.
In my dream, there were Lu Sen and Yun Ping, as well as the six brothers, Lu Jingxing.
There's also Grandpa He's family and Niu Ahong's family.
Everyone is living a prosperous and happy life.
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He Yurou quickly found out what kind of chicken cutlet An Wan was making and insisted on eating it.
An Wan was woken up early in the morning. When she saw that it was He Yurou, she didn't dare to get angry in bed, so she got up and went to the kitchen to make five chicken cutlets.
Just then, Lu Chunhe killed a pheasant and cut off a few pieces of chicken breast to make chicken cutlets.
When He Yurou finally got to eat the chicken cutlet, she sang and danced with a blissful expression.
Grandpa He also tried a piece and found it barely acceptable.
He's an old man and doesn't really like fried food.
I was quite interested in what Lu Chunhe had said about An Wan making bubble tea and taro balls.
So Anwan had another task: to make bubble tea and taro balls.
The ingredients are black tea, pure milk, tapioca flour, and white sugar.
Grandpa He had some black tea and pure milk, so he quickly told He Sichen to go back and get them.
In addition to glutinous rice flour, making taro balls also requires some natural plant dyes.
For example, purple sweet potatoes and carrots, mangoes and cherries.
Grandpa He has mangoes and cherries, which are perfect fruits to enjoy in this late spring and early summer season.
An Wan instructed He Yurou and Lu Zhili to rub the pearls, since they were very curious and wanted to play with them.
Then, Lu Chunhe and Lu Yanshu used their hands to extract the juice from the fruits and vegetables, mixed it into the glutinous rice flour, kneaded it into a large dough, and finally cut it into cute flat taro balls.
Then, have Lu Jingming mix the four colors of taro balls together, cook them, and put them in the freezer to chill; they will taste even better that way.
As for milk tea, Anwan stir-fried white sugar and black tea together to make a caramel-flavored pearl milk tea.
She wanted to do this step herself, so that others who didn't know how to make caramel wouldn't burn the black tea and white sugar.
After the pearls are cooked, add them to ice water for a chewier and softer texture.
After a busy hour, the bubble tea was ready, and everyone poured themselves a glass and drank it.
"It's very good, fragrant and sweet. The cow's milk smell is gone, and there's a hint of black tea aroma. The caramel flavor from the sugar is also delicious."
He Yurou drank half of her milk tea in one gulp and then scooped up a few pearls with a small spoon and ate them.
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