But then she thought again that the other party's starting point was also for her own good, so she had to suppress her inner discomfort and explain seriously: "Xiao Rong, you think too much. Zhemin is a member of the system after all. His character and upbringing are trustworthy."

"During the Qingming Festival, he took me to the Martyrs' Park to pay tribute to his grandfather. His parents, brothers and sisters were all there at the time."

Family background can be fictionalized, but not just anyone can enter the Martyrs’ Park.

Qian Rong smiled relaxedly, "That's good. I was also worried that you were cheated."

"I'm not that stupid."

"So how do his family treat you?"

"It's pretty good. His mother kept asking me to come to her house for dinner when I'm free. She's quite welcoming."

Qian Rong curled her lips and said, "Don't believe this nonsense. All mothers-in-law are the same. They are very considerate and caring to you before you get married, but once you get married, they start to find fault with you. I am a living example of this."

Pei Qiuxia smiled but said nothing, but she was thinking about the lesson Pei Wenping taught her.

If you can survive, survive. If you can’t, just separate.

"Does their family know about your past? Their family is so well-off, and Shen Zhemin has a good job, so I'm afraid they have high standards for their daughter-in-law, right?"

"You should know." Pei Qiuxia was not sure.

After she and Shen Zhemin confirmed their relationship, the parents of both sides had a meal at a restaurant, and then went to the Martyrs' Park on Qingming Festival.

She had only met Shen's father and mother twice in total, and she felt that they were very open-minded and friendly people, but she couldn't say more.

Qian Rong advised, "I think you should reconsider. You know nothing about their family. If you marry them in such a hurry, it will be too late to regret it later."

Pei Qiuxia is different from Huang Ju.

She is very opinionated about her life-long affairs and will not change her mind because of a few words from her friends.

"Zhemin and I have already discussed the marriage. Let's get the marriage certificate first and hold the wedding in October. Both sets of parents have no objection."

Seeing the happiness and sweetness on her face, Qian Rong couldn't help but say, "It's okay to get the certificate first, but the proper etiquette must be followed. Marriage is a big deal, and we can't just rush into it."

Pei Qiuxia agreed with this point.

Qian Rong counted on her fingers and said to her: "Dowry, three golds, banquet, wedding house, these are all necessary. It's not like their family can't afford it. If they don't give it to you, it means they look down on you."

Seeing Pei Qiuxia just nodded without saying anything, Qian Rong couldn't help but said, "I'm serious about what I'm saying to you. Don't take it lightly. Don't think that talking about money is mercenary. From these, you can tell whether their family is sincere in marrying you as their daughter-in-law."

"If that's the case..." Pei Qiuxia said slowly, "Then their family is quite sincere."

Grandma Shen Zhemin was the eldest daughter of a landlord before liberation. When she died, she left some things to her grandchildren.

What was left for Shen Zhemin was a small courtyard house from the Republic of China period. Although the house was a bit old, it could still be lived in after some repairs.

The Shen family gave a betrothal gift of 66,000 yuan, of which 33,000 yuan was Shen Zhemin’s own savings.

In addition to the three gold pieces, Shen's mother also gave her a red jade bracelet.

The bracelets were a relic of Grandma Shin. They were originally a pair, and the other one was given to Shin Cheol-min's sister-in-law.

The banquet was entirely organized by the Shen family, and Pei Qiuxia didn't have to worry about anything.

Shin Cheol-min's eldest brother-in-law is a professional photographer, and he took care of her and Shin Cheol-min's wedding photos.

Listening to these things, Qian Rong's heart felt like being soaked in an old jar of pickled cabbage, bubbling with sourness.

When she married Wang Shi, the Wang family gave her a dowry of 6,600 yuan. She was very popular for a while. Among her good female classmates, she had the highest dowry.

But people are afraid of comparison.

Compared with the Shen family's 66,000, her 6600 is simply not worth mentioning.

"Another thing, you'll live with his parents after marriage. You've seen what kind of life I'm living now. You'd better not follow my old path. If he doesn't agree, then don't get married!"

Pei Qiuxia nodded, "I thought so too. I plan to use the betrothal money to renovate the courtyard house, and we will live there ourselves after we get married."

"Have you told Shin Cheol-min? Does he agree?"

"Well, he himself doesn't like living at home, and basically lives in the dormitory."

Looking at Pei Qiuxia's sweet and happy smile, Qian Rong felt mixed emotions.

Before leaving, Qian Rong suddenly told Pei Qiuxia: "By the way, Chen Sha is back from Shanghai. We're going to have lunch at Ginkgo House on Saturday. You should get there early."

"Saturday?" Pei Qiuxia hesitated. "Zhemin and I have an appointment to look at furniture."

"Oh, there will be plenty of time to look at furniture later. When we were studying, we had such a good relationship with Chen Sha. She finally came back and wanted to get together with us. How could you not go?"

"All right."

…

It’s Saturday in a blink of an eye.

After cleaning the house and looking at the clock on the wall, Pei Qiuxia picked up the phone and called Shen Zhemin's dormitory.

"Hello?"

"It's me, what are you doing?"

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Recognizing her voice, Shen Zhemin smiled, "I just woke up. It's a rare day of rest, so I slept a little longer."

Hearing his answer, Pei Qiuxia couldn't help feeling a little ashamed.

Shin Cheol-min took a day off specifically to go on a date with her and take a look at furniture and wedding supplies.

But I didn’t expect that my classmates would interfere and I had to change the time to the afternoon and evening.

She twisted the phone cord between her fingers and whispered, "If you have nothing to do at noon, why don't you go to the class reunion with me?"

"You guys are having a gathering of female classmates. It's inconvenient for a grown man like me to go, right?"

Too.

Seeing that she didn't say anything, Shen Zhemin comforted her, "It's okay, go ahead, I'll pack up and go home to see my parents at noon, and pick you up after lunch."

"Um."

After hanging up the phone, Pei Qiuxia went back to her room contentedly to change clothes and put on makeup.

…

"Shen Zhemin, what a coincidence, I didn't expect to meet you here."

As soon as I walked out of the dormitory building, I ran into Qian Rong.

Shen Zhemin looked at him in surprise, "Aren't you having a class reunion? Why are you here?"

The Public Security Dormitory and Ginkgo Building are in two completely different directions.

"A classmate wants to eat the braised goose here, so I'll buy some and go over there."

Qian Rong finished her explanation with a smile, and then jokingly invited Shen Zhemin: "How about you also go to the class reunion? Knowing that Qiuxia has a new boyfriend, everyone wants to meet you in person, but Qiuxia always says you are busy."

"Forget about it today. We'll have a chance to meet again in the future."

"Could it be that you are afraid that it will be awkward to meet your love rival?"

Shin Cheol-min raised his eyebrows: "Love rival?"

Qian Rong hurriedly explained: "I was joking. What happened between Qiuxia and Jiang Xinsheng is a thing of the past. Today, we are just sitting down to eat as ordinary classmates. It's nothing."

…

At one o'clock in the afternoon, Pei Qiuxia walked out of the Ginkgo Building and walked quickly towards the white jeep parked opposite.

Seeing her, Shen Zhemin jumped out of the car and walked around to the passenger seat on the other side to help her open the door.

"please."

"What are you doing?" Pei Qiuxia looked at him, not knowing whether to laugh or cry.

Although Shen Zhemin would take care of her normally, it was the first time for him to do such a gentlemanly thing as opening the car door for her. It was a bit deliberate and artificial. (End of this chapter)