Chapter 28: Brief Introduction - The Sickly Young Girl's Daily Life of Eating Watermelons in the Courtyard

After chatting with the matchmaker for a while, she finally turned her attention to today's male protagonist - Jiang Yang.

Zhang Mei was about to compliment Jiang Yang, but when she took a closer look, she discovered that Jiang Yang's face was covered with claw marks.

"Hey, Jiang... Jiang Yang, what's wrong with your face?"

Lin Shu, who was sitting next to Jiang Yang, also looked at him with a distressed expression.

Jiang Yang was silent for a moment. He suddenly didn't know how to answer. Fortunately, the matchmaker had a good look and answered for him, "He accidentally met a crazy little wild cat and got his face scratched like this because he didn't pay attention. Look, I missed him before I came here. Now that we are about to propose marriage, his face is suddenly injured like this. I was afraid that you would dislike him!"

"How could that be? How could that be?" Zhang Mei waved her hands and said.

Lin Shu asked distressedly: "Jiang Yang, does your face still hurt?"

Jiang Yang forced a smile on his face, "It doesn't hurt anymore, don't worry."

Mother Lin also took a close look at the scars on his face and felt something strange in her heart. It didn't seem like they were scratched by a cat, but more like they were scratched by a human. However, since he said so, she couldn't expose him in front of everyone. What if they thought she had some bad intentions and wanted to break them up?

So Lin's mother remained silent and didn't even think about speaking.

After chatting for so long, it’s finally time to get down to business.

Zhang Mei rubbed her hands, "Jiang Yang! What are your family's plans?"

This is a subtext to ask: When are you getting married? How much is the gift? Do you plan to have a wedding banquet?

In fact, these topics are better discussed by both parents, just like when Cen Xi and Lin Qing were together, Cen's mother asked a good friend to communicate these things on her behalf. If Jiang Yang had an elder present today, they would have been able to communicate on his behalf instead of making him feel awkward and not knowing how to start the conversation.

The matchmaker saw that he was silent again, and didn't want to let the atmosphere get cold, so he smiled and said, "In theory, Jiang Yang's mother should come to discuss this matter with you, but today Jiang Yang's elders can't be here for some reason. However, Jiang Yang told me this morning that his family will offer a betrothal gift of 66 yuan, which means good luck."

When Zhang Mei heard this number, the corners of her mouth almost drooped, but then she thought, maybe this was just the betrothal money, maybe there were other betrothal gifts that were not mentioned?

She forced herself to smile and asked, "Is that all?"

The matchmaker was also a little unsure. This number was indeed the one Jiang Yang gave him when he came to see him in the morning. He didn't mention anything else. But the betrothal gift alone was quite high.

Jiang Yang was feeling a little restless sitting there at this time. He looked around the room and saw that the person who was talking was mainly Lin Shu's mother. It was obvious that she was the focus of today's communication. After no one mentioned the betrothal money just now, he also carefully observed the expression of his future mother-in-law.

The atmosphere at this moment was a little awkward, and it was obvious that Zhang Mei was not very satisfied with the gift.

Zhang Mei was of course not happy that her daughter was married to Jiang Yang, a second-married widow with two children. She was already very wronged, okay? Why was the betrothal gift only 66?

In addition to the 66 yuan dowry, this sister-in-law had two other big items to pay for her marriage. What's more, the sister-in-law married an unmarried man. How could her daughter-in-law be inferior to her sister-in-law?

At least her daughter is in better health than her sister-in-law!

After Jiang Yang saw Zhang Mei's mouth drooping, he was not in a good mood either. The betrothal gift of 66 yuan was already considered high in Ancheng. What else could the mother-in-law be dissatisfied with?

Jiang Yang's face gradually darkened, and Lin Shu became anxious. How could this be possible? This marriage must not go wrong.

Lin Shu quickly said, "Mom! Sixty-six yuan is already a very high gift."

She almost vomited blood when she said this. It had only been a short time since she was reborn from 20 years ago. Sixty-six yuan was a small amount of money to her, but in order to stabilize Jiang Yang, she had to say this at this moment.

Zhang Mei looked at Lin Shu and felt a little disappointed. This girl hasn't even gotten married yet, but she's already turning her elbow out.

Is this 66 yuan a lot? Not at all. Half of it should be allocated to her for trousseau. Doesn't she know how much trousseau she can buy with just 33 yuan?

If she feels embarrassed then, don't blame her as her mother.

Zhang Mei saw the pleading look in Lin Shu's eyes and said through gritted teeth, "Okay, the betrothal gift is 66. So when are you going to get the marriage certificate and hold the wedding?"

Jiang Yang remained silent and did not speak. The matchmaker continued to act as a go-between, "Hey, nowadays it's popular to have simple weddings, so let's keep the banquet simple!" This meant that it would be better not to have a wedding.

Zhang Mei had figured it out by now. Jiang Yang hadn't said much since he came in. It was all the matchmaker doing all the talking. They probably had already discussed everything privately.

If they keep the wedding reception simple, doesn't that mean they won't hold a wedding? Do they plan to just get the marriage certificate and let the family take it home?

What a nice thought! Zhang Mei looked at Jiang Yang seriously, "Jiang Yang, my daughter is a virgin, and I am already very wronged to marry you, a second-married widow with two children. It's ok that you gave me a small betrothal gift, but you didn't even hold a wedding banquet. What's the meaning of this?"

Lin Shu also felt a little aggrieved. She didn't understand why the banquet was not held?

Even my brother-in-law, whose family was not in Ancheng, arranged a banquet at his home. But Jiang Yang's family was in Ancheng, but they didn't even give her a banquet. Why?

Lin Shu looked at Jiang Yang with hurt eyes.

The matchmaker was a little at a loss at this point, as all she said was in accordance with what Jiang Yang had agreed with her before.

Jiang Yang looked at Zhang Mei who was pressing him step by step, and he cursed in his heart. He had already spent 66 yuan on the betrothal gift, and how much money would it cost to hold a wedding banquet? That was a lot of money. If he held a wedding banquet, he would not be able to finish it at home, so wouldn't it all go into other people's mouths in vain?

Jiang Yang also looked at Lin Shu's aggrieved and hurt eyes, and couldn't help but feel a little soft-hearted. She just spoke for him, so why not just hold the banquet?

Jiang Yang finally spoke up, "Then we still have to hold the banquet, but nowadays it's not fashionable to be extravagant, so let's keep it simple! Just set up two tables in the courtyard."

Lin Shu smiled immediately when he heard that he was going to hold a banquet.

Mother Lin felt that the scene in front of her was a bit hot to the eyes. How could it be so cheap? She didn't even want to admit that this was her granddaughter.

Lin's father and mother were really qualified to calm the situation. They hardly said anything the whole time. They just sat there quietly and listened to them.

As a father, Lin Feng only gave Jiang Yang a few words of advice at the lunch table, and he never said anything else, such as asking him to live a good life with Lin Shu in the future.

Zhang Mei didn't gain much advantage in this marriage proposal and was very upset, so she omitted a few meat dishes from the originally sumptuous lunch.