Xiuxiu's mother was absolutely furious with the village head's husband: "I won't give it back!"
"You, you, you!" Cai's mother was furious. Why was he being so persistent?
"Fine, I'll take your word for it. I won't back down!" Carpenter Cai sneered. "But twenty taels of betrothal gifts are impossible. I'm only willing to give three taels! If you're willing, that's settled."
"What? Three ounces? I, Xiuxiu, am..."
Xiuxiu's mother instinctively wanted to say that she was a lucky woman who guaranteed to give birth to a son, but even she, being stubborn, knew that saying it now would be a joke, so she changed her words:
"Are you out of your mind! The marriage certificate clearly states that the bride price is twenty taels! You can't have a penny less!"
Carpenter Cai's face was as black as the bottom of a pot; he wished he could hold down Xiuxiu's mother and beat her up.
The two remained locked in a stalemate, arguing back and forth without making any progress.
Inside the house, Hu Xiuxiu was so anxious that her face turned pale.
It's hateful that my mother was always on guard against them; she always carried the marriage certificate and birth chart with her at all times.
In the crowd, Ye Yong clenched his fists tightly. Now that Xiuxiu's reputation was ruined, it would be difficult for her to find a good family again.
They can succeed as long as they break off the engagement.
We're stuck here!
Ye Caiping frowned, and suddenly saw Granny Zhao standing on her own stool, craning her neck to eat melon.
Unfortunately, the melon wasn't ripe at all, which made Granny Zhao very anxious.
Ye Caiping's eyes darted around, and she smiled at the old lady beside her, saying:
"Xiuxiu's mother is really foolish. Getting engaged doesn't mean she's married into the family. If the man doesn't want to marry Xiuxiu, he can just stay single for life and take a concubine to have children. Isn't that better?"
Granny Zhao's ears perked up, and she nodded vigorously: "That's right, that's right!"
After saying that, she called out to the crowd, "Xiuxiu's mother, you'd better back off quickly! If this Cai guy keeps dragging his feet on the marriage and you don't get the betrothal gifts, and he even takes a concubine, you'll be spitting blood."
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