"We're going to Luonan tomorrow? Hehehe... Ugly girl, are you so eager to get married? Well, since you don't mind, we, as her parents, will respect her wishes. But I wonder how much the man is willing to pay for the betrothal gift?"
Zhao Chunlian finally heard Mrs. Ke say this, and she made a "1" gesture.
Mrs. Ke thought it was a hundred coins, and the corners of her mouth trembled. She tried to negotiate, "It's only a hundred coins. Can you increase it a little? Look, we raised our daughter to this age, and now she's getting married off like this. Even if there's no credit, it's still hard work..."
If it doesn't work, then one hundred coins is one hundred coins. Anyway, Ke is just giving it a try.
Who would have thought that when Zhao Chunlian heard the number proposed by Mrs. Ke, she was so happy that she almost flew up. After all, she originally planned to give the Shu family one or two taels of silver at most. Who knew that this old woman would say one hundred wen?
If that's the case, then it would be easier for them to talk.
Pretending to stand in Ke's shoes, Zhao Chunlian said regretfully, "One hundred coins is indeed a little less, but Luonan is a very poor place, and being able to come up with one hundred coins is already quite good. But what my sister-in-law said is also right. You have raised our daughter to such a age and taught her so well. If my relative only gives a hundred coins as a betrothal gift, it seems a bit unreasonable. How about this, I won't ask for his opinion. I will decide on his behalf and give you five hundred coins. Do you think it is appropriate?"
When the Shu family heard that marrying Shu Jiaying off would not only solve a major problem but also give them 500 coins, they all agreed unanimously, "Okay."
"Aunt, five hundred coins is five hundred coins. Just do as you wish!"
Zhao Chunlian smiled and replied, "It's rare that your whole family agrees. I believe that Miss Shu and my relatives will definitely be a happy match. Hehe... Because my relatives in Luonan will be catching a boat back tomorrow, Miss Shu has a lot to prepare, so she won't come to say goodbye to you."
She took out five hundred coins from her purse and placed them on the table. Zhao Chunlian stood up and made another excuse, saying, "I have to go back and entertain my relatives. I'll leave these five hundred coins as a betrothal gift here. Everyone, enjoy your meal. I'll be leaving now."
Old Shu quickly put the money into his purse and said in a hypocritical tone, "Sister, why are you in such a hurry? But since you have relatives here, I won't keep you. Please tell my daughter to take good care of herself. When she marries someone else and becomes someone else's daughter-in-law, she won't be so willful anymore."
"Don't worry, big brother, I will tell her about this."
After saying goodbye to the Shu family, Zhao Chunlian excitedly rushed back home. She thought Luo Dahu would leave some food for her when she got home. But who knew that when she got home, there was not even a grain of rice left in the pot?
The drunk Sister Zhang and Tianxiang fell asleep in the main room.
Zhao Chunlian was a little angry. She quickly walked into the room and pulled up Luo Dahu, who was sleeping drunk on the bed.
"Hey, why did you guys finish all the food, you stinky man? Why didn't you leave some for me?"
Luo Dahu raised his tired eyelids, glanced at Zhao Chunlian sideways, turned around and continued to sleep.
"Hello……"
Looking at the bed that was occupied by Luo Dahu and his son so that there was no space left, Zhao Chunlian shook her head speechlessly. It seemed that she could only squeeze into Xiaohua's room with Xiaohua and Shu Jiaying tonight.
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