Chapter 16 Envy and jealousy - The sickly young lady's daily life of eating melons in the courtyard

Jiang Li looked at the door of the Cen family with envy. How great! When could she live a life like this?

But all this is just her delusion.

"We are not as lucky as her, so we can only accept our fate and wash clothes here. I have never seen anyone so lazy. It's only because her mother-in-law is not here. If her mother-in-law were here, she would definitely not let her be so lazy." Mrs. Jiang said self-righteously.

Jiang Li also nodded, agreeing with her point of view.

After all, mother-in-law and daughter-in-law are born to be incompatible. Mr. Cen's wife would only be so unruly when his mother-in-law is not around. Yes, it must be like this, otherwise how could they have the good life they have now?

Jiang Li convinced herself in her heart so that she wouldn't be so jealous.

Lin Qing had no idea that they were framing her like this outside. She was tired for half the night last night, so she had to make up for her sleep today. Now she was sleeping soundly!

Textile factory affiliated hospital.

"Xiao Shu, you went to see Jiang Yang yesterday. What did he say? Did he say when he would come to propose marriage?"

Lin Shu thought about the time when she and Jiang Yang talked about this topic yesterday, and suddenly she felt shy, "He said tomorrow."

"Tomorrow? Why didn't you tell me earlier? You didn't tell me when you came back yesterday. If I didn't ask, would you wait until they come tomorrow to tell me?" Zhang Mei didn't expect her own daughter to be so unreliable. She didn't tell her earlier even after knowing the exact time.

"Isn't there still time? They won't be here until tomorrow!"

"You!" Zhang Mei got angry when she saw her worthless look.

"When your grandma comes back later, you have to tell her!"

"What do you want to tell me?" Lin's mother heard this when she just came back from outside.

Zhang Mei was also startled, but soon smiled and said, "It's Xiao Shu's boyfriend Jiang Yang. He will come to propose marriage tomorrow!"

"Just propose a marriage! Just discuss it among you two." Mother Lin didn't want to interfere in her granddaughter's marriage.

Zhang Mei paused for a moment, "Mother, what do you think is the appropriate amount of betrothal gift?"

"You guys can discuss this with the Jiang family. I won't mix it with the betrothal money, so you guys can handle it on your own."

"Oh, okay, okay." After Zhang Mei got these accurate words from Lin's mother, she immediately started to think about it in her mind.

The more she thought about it, the prettier she became. She smiled unconsciously. Mother Lin was disgusted when she saw this. Was Zhang Mei so tactless? If she ruined the marriage, her daughter would hate her to death!

"What about the dowry?" Lin Shu suddenly asked.

Mother Lin looked at her deeply and said, "Dowry? Go ask for it back from whoever took your gift!"

Zhang Mei's smile disappeared when she heard this. Wasn't the dowry from the family?

My parents paid for my sister-in-law's marriage, so why doesn't the family pay for her daughter's marriage?

When Lin's mother saw their expressions, she immediately understood what they were thinking. "What good things are you thinking? There is no extra money in the family to prepare your trousseau. At most, when you get married, your grandfather and I will give you another twenty yuan. You can ask your parents for your trousseau!"

Zhang Mei was a little unhappy, "When my sister-in-law gets married..."

Mother Lin said expressionlessly: "Oh, when my daughter gets married, of course I have to prepare dowry for her. She is my daughter, and if I, as a mother, don't prepare it, how can you prepare it for her?

Similarly, when Lin Shu gets married, you as her parents will have to prepare the dowry! The money you give me on weekdays is only for food expenses, but nothing else. If we have to pay for her dowry, does that count?"

What Lin's mother said was true. This was also what Zhang Mei did when she found out that Lin's mother was pregnant. She was afraid that the family would keep all the money in the family with her sister-in-law, so she was willing to only pay for the food.

At that time, Lin's father and mother thought that elder brother Lin might be able to help to mediate. Unexpectedly, elder brother Lin also had such thoughts in his mind at that time, so he just remained silent. So Lin's father and mother gritted their teeth and agreed.

Even when Lin Qing spent a lot of money on medical treatment, they would rather go out and borrow money than ask their son Lin Feng for money.

Now that Lin Shu is getting married, what does it have to do with them, the grandpa and grandma?

Zhang Mei was choked by Lin's mother's words. This was indeed her fault, so Zhang Mei didn't say anything else.

Lin Shu's face twisted into an ugly one, she didn't expect her grandmother to be so heartless. She also bought so much dowry for her younger sister-in-law when she got married, but when it was her turn, she was only willing to pay 20 yuan. How heartless!

"Don't look at me like that. This is what your parents said back then. I never asked you for money when our daughter was sick all these years. Your parents should have quite a bit of money. As for how much dowry they buy for you, that's up to them." Seeing her granddaughter's expression, Lin's mother was a little displeased and pointed out the fact directly.

Mother Lin suddenly felt a little tired and didn't want to continue talking to them. "Okay, since they are going to propose marriage, you should get ready tomorrow!"

Seeing Lin's mother return to the room, Zhang Mei and Lin Shu looked angry.

After Lin's mother closed the door, Lin Shu also fully understood her firm attitude. It seemed that they were really not going to prepare a dowry for her.

So she looked at her mother expectantly, "Mom?"

Zhang Mei also gritted her teeth for a while, but she still wanted Lin Shu's betrothal money, so she had to appease her now. So even if she was reluctant, she still said: "When the time comes, take out half of your betrothal money and I will give it to you to buy your dowry."

"Okay, thank you, Mom. You're the best." Lin Shu thought that half of the betrothal money was not a small amount, and the dowry should not be too ugly.

"What about the deposit?"

"Don't you have the twenty dollars your grandma gave you? What else do you want?"

Lin Shu was a little unhappy. Twenty? What can twenty do? It was agreed that half of the betrothal gift would be given to her to take back home. Now this half of the betrothal gift is used to buy dowry. What about the money?

Her grandmother must have given more to her sister-in-law. They are both mothers, so why is her mother unwilling to give more?

Zhang Mei didn't care whether Lin Shule was happy or not. It was agreed that she would take half of the betrothal gift back home, so she didn't feel bad about using it for her dowry. But if she was asked to give more, that would be unacceptable.

She doesn't have much money left, and her son has to get married in two years. Fortunately, her father has to retire in two years, otherwise she would have to spend money to buy a job for her son. This would cost money everywhere, so how could she have so much money left for her daughter-in-law?

The old man worked in the bleaching and dyeing workshop in the textile factory. Because of this workshop, it was not suitable for Lin Qing, who was in poor health, to take over. Although she could switch shifts with others, there was basically no leisure work in the textile factory. Therefore, Lin's father and mother did not think of letting her take over, but chose to find a partner for her to avoid her going to the countryside.