Chapter 254 Dowry



Qiu Daqing and Qiu Shuanzi went to the police station together.

However, from beginning to end, they just signed their names on the accident responsibility determination form.

The rest of the matters were discussed between Qiu Shui and the police.

After knowing that Qiu Shui really had Qiu Mingxuan detained for fifteen days, Qiu Daqing and Qiu Shuanzi were filled with surprise.

"Xiao Sanzi, is Qiu Mingxuan really going to be detained?" Qiu Daqing hadn't reacted even after he walked out of the police station.

"Yes, Uncle Daqing, didn't you hear it just now?" Qiu Shui smiled and said, "Why, are you so happy?"

"No." Qiu Daqing waved his hands helplessly, and then said with a troubled look on his face: "This detention will leave a criminal record, right? If so, the village chief will probably be very angry."

"Dad, why do you care if the village chief is angry or not? Qiu Mingxuan deserves it. If it weren't for Brother Qiu Shui coming back and helping us, we would have been blackmailed for 20,000 yuan."

In Yangcheng, a small town, the average salary is only over 3,000 yuan.

Qiu Shuanzi works as a truck driver in a factory in town.

The salary is only 4,000 yuan a month.

Even if the factory provides accommodation, it still costs at least 1,000 yuan a month just for food.

Plus, he usually has to go on dates with his girlfriend.

At most, I can save 10,000 yuan a month.

His grandfather and father could only farm at home because of their mobility problems. The total annual income is only about 30,000 or 40,000 yuan.

Excluding daily food and clothing expenses, being able to save 20,000 yuan a year is already considered very frugal.

Twenty thousand yuan is a huge sum of money for them.

"But, Qiu Mingxuan's cousin helped our family back then. We can't repay kindness with evil." Qiu Daqing was still thinking about the kindness that cousin Qiu Mingxuan had shown to their family.

That year, something happened in their family and it was Qiu Mingxuan's cousin who helped them.

So even though the village chief Qiu Guoping had been getting more and more excessive towards their family over the past few years, they had endured it.

"Now, we have Qiu Mingxuan in detention, and his cousin..."

"His cousin will just clap his hands in approval." Qiu Shui said to Qiu Daqing, "Uncle Daqing, Qiu Mingxuan's cousin has a personality that I believe you all know. He clearly distinguishes between public and private matters. If he knew what Qiu Mingxuan did today, I guarantee that Qiu Mingxuan would not just be detained for fifteen days and fined a few thousand yuan."

"Yes, Dad, Qiu Mingxuan's cousin is his cousin, and Qiu Mingxuan is Qiu Mingxuan. If we want to repay a favor, we should repay his cousin. What does it have to do with Qiu Mingxuan?"

Qiu Shuanzi had a very good impression of Qiu Mingxuan's cousin. But it didn't matter, he hated the village chief Qiu Guoping's family.

Qiu Daqing said with a worried look on his face: "You kid, you don't understand. Even if Qiu Mingxuan's cousin is very clear about the distinction between public and private, they are still a family after all."

Qiu Shuanzi curled his lips and said, "What's wrong with being a family? Could it be that Li Li dares to bend the law for Qiu Mingxuan? Brother Qiu Shui just said that he is not that kind of person."

Li Li is the name of Qiu Mingxuan's cousin.

"Well, even if Li Li has no problem with us, what about the village chief? You know, the village chief has always had problems with our family. Now we have sent his son to the police station for detention. He will definitely not let our family go."

This is what Qiu Daqing is most worried about.

After all, Qiu Guoping is their village chief.

There are many ways to deal with them, and it's easy.

The people in the village originally looked down on them.

If they offend the village chief again, their life in the village will become even more difficult.

"I'm afraid of him?" Qiu Shuanzi snorted coldly, "Over the years, he has caused trouble for our family. Just because Li Li helped our family and took back the land passed down by our great grandfather, the village chief and the people in the village have been targeting our family in various ways."

You know, his great-grandfather left behind a lot of land.

That's why the village chief and the people in the village are jealous of their family.

"You are not afraid, but what about your wife?" Qiu Daqing said angrily, "If your wife's family knew that the village chief was making things difficult for our family, would they still let your wife marry into our family?"

"this……"

Qiu Shuanzi was stunned. He had never expected this to happen.

Qiu Shui was listening to their conversation and was a little surprised.

In his impression, Qiu Daqing has always been a good guy.

Simple and honest is Qiu Shui's only impression of Qiu Daqing.

He did not kill Qiu Mingxuan because he took into consideration what Qiu Daqing had said.

He didn't expect that Qiu Daqing would think so deeply.

On the contrary, Qiu Shuanzi, who he thought was smart, didn't figure it out.

However, Qiu Shui dared to send Qiu Mingxuan to detention. Of course, I have already thought about it for my fifth uncle and the other three.

Qiu Shui said, "Uncle Daqing, since you guys are afraid that the village chief will make things difficult for you, why not just move to the town. Shuanzi is getting married soon anyway."

"Move to town? We don't have that much money to buy a house in town."

Of course Qiu Daqing also wanted to move to the town. After all, the people in the village had been targeting them for a long time.

However, they simply could not afford to buy a house in town.

In recent years, house prices have skyrocketed like a helicopter.

The average wage per person in their town is only about 3,000 yuan.

As a result, housing prices have risen to six thousand yuan.

It takes two months' salary to buy one square meter of house.

Although their family still has some savings.

But that money was intended for Qiu Shuanzi to marry.

Qiu Shui did not respond to Qiu Daqing's question, but asked Qiu Shuanzi, "Shuanzi, do you like the houses in the town?"

Qiu Shuanzi nodded, "Of course I like it. But Brother Qiushui, our family really doesn't have the money to buy a house. Now, we can't even raise the betrothal money that Xiaoping's mother asked for."

Qiu Shui raised an eyebrow, "Dowry money? What's going on?"

He only knew that Qiu Shuanzi had a girlfriend whom he had been dating for two years and they were preparing to get married.

However, no one knew about Qiu Shuanzi's so-called betrothal money.

When Qiu Shuanzi heard Qiu Shui ask this, he told everything without any reservation.

Qiu Shuanzi's girlfriend is called He Ping, a popular girl in town.

My family owns two shops in town. There is also a building for rent.

The family conditions are considered very good in the town.

He Ping is the eldest daughter in the family, and the He family does not have the habit of favoring boys over girls.

Daughters and sons are treated equally.

He Ping works as a clerk in a men's clothing store in town.

I met Qiu Shuanzi by chance.

Although Qiu Shuanzi's family conditions were not good and his appearance was average. But he is sincere. Works hard too.

He Ping was attracted by Qiu Shuanzi's sincerity and pragmatism.

However, because Qiu Shuanzi's family situation was not good, the He family was against He Ping and Qiu Shuanzi's relationship.

But He Ping was very stubborn and refused to break up with Qiu Shuanzi no matter what.

She even continued to date Qiu Shuanzi despite her family's opposition.

This conversation lasted for two years. The two even plan to get married next year.

He Ping's mother knew that she couldn't persuade her daughter.

He went straight to Qiu Shuanzi.

Shows attitude.

Qiu Shuanzi wants to marry He Ping, that’s fine.

However, a betrothal gift of 100,000 yuan is required. Only then would their family agree to let He Ping marry Qiu Shuanzi.

In Yangcheng, the bride price is actually not high.

Generally it depends on the sincerity of the man.

For an ordinary one, 30,000 to 40,000 yuan would be enough.

If the man is better off, 70,000 or 80,000 is normal.

There are no hard and fast requirements.

The bride’s family will not take a single cent of the betrothal gift. I will give them all to my daughter. Some even bring a lot of dowry.

Of course, if the man is not well off, it doesn’t matter if the bride price is less.

People like He Ping's mother asked for a dowry of 100,000 yuan right away. If this gets out, not only will the He family lose face, but they will also be ridiculed for selling their daughter.

That is a request that no one with any dignity would make.

Therefore, when Qiu Shui heard about the 100,000 yuan betrothal gift, he immediately understood.

He Ping's mother asked for such a high bride price.

It's not that I really want so much dowry, I just want Qiu Shuanzi to give up.

Qiu Shuanzi and his fifth uncle were also aware of this matter.

After listening to this, Qiu Shui looked at Qiu Shuanzi intently and said, "Shuanzi, what about you? What do you think?"

"Of course I want to marry Xiao Ping. I have saved 20,000 yuan now, and my dad and his family have another 60,000 yuan. By next year, we will have 100,000 yuan."

Qiu Shuanzi felt extremely happy when he thought that he would be able to marry Xiaoping next year.

Qiu Shui listened to his words and said, "But now that you have collected enough money for the betrothal gift, what about your wedding? Aren't you going to hold the wedding?"

"Xiao Ping said that she was willing to get the marriage certificate with me first, and then hold the wedding after one or two years when we made enough money."

When talking about his girlfriend, Qiu Shuanzi's face is full of smiles.

Qiu Shui's brows relaxed.

There are very few girls in today's society who are so reasonable and willing to endure hardships with Qiu Shuanzi.

"You found a good girlfriend." Qiu Shui praised without any reservation.

"Haha, grandpa and my dad said the same thing. I think Xiaoping is very good too." Qiu Shuanzi touched the back of his head and smiled naively.

"Such a good girl, of course you have to marry her home as soon as possible. Don't let her run away. If you don't have enough money, I'll help you."

It’s just money, Qiu Shui has plenty of it.

"No." Before Qiu Shuanzi could say anything, Qiu Daqing spoke first.

"Xiao Sanzi, we can't take your money." Qiu Daqing knew that when Qiu Shui's parents died, the insurance company paid a large sum of money in compensation.

Qiu Shui did not hide it from them.

"Yes, Brother Qiushui, you have to keep your money for buying a house and getting married. We can't take your money."

Qiu Shuanzi said ambitiously: "My own wife, I will marry her with my own ability."

"You misunderstood." Qiu Shui knew as soon as he heard it that they misunderstood that he was going to use the compensation money from his parents.

Qiu Shui was just about to explain.

"Ding... Congratulations to the host for triggering the show-off wealth mission."

"As a wealthy man, when you have achieved success, you must return home in glory. Please spend 30 million Chinese Yuan in Yangcheng within three days."

"If the mission succeeds, there will be a prize draw. If the mission fails, all the host's deposits will be confiscated."

Here it comes again.

The task of showing off wealth is here again.

When Qiu Shui heard that this mission would cost him 30 million, he couldn't help but laugh.

Originally, he wanted to keep a low profile when he came back this time.

Unexpectedly, I encountered such a terrible thing as Qiu Mingxuan.

Qiu Shui had already thought of buying a house in the county town for his fifth uncle and his family.

Let them move out of Qiujia Village.

As for the land in the village, you can just rent it out.

Qiu Shui's parents didn't have much land to begin with.

In the early years, in order to pay for Qiu Shui's grandfather's medical treatment, all the family's land was sold.

After his parents passed away, in addition to a small amount of savings left to Qiu Shui, they also left him a room in Qiujia Village.

The house actually only has two floors.

That was the year when Qiu Shui's parents demolished the old house and built this one.

But Qiu Shui's parents had actually planned to buy a house in town.

So, it was just a simple renovation and there were no tiles on the outside of the house.

This time Qiu Shui came back, in addition to wanting to bring Lou Yuchen back to worship his parents. I'm also planning on renovating the house.

Qiu Shui wanted to keep a low profile. But now that the mission has arrived, Qiu Shui can't keep a low profile even if he wants to.

This is also good. After the incident with Qiu Mingxuan, Qiu Shui also changed his mind.

Anyway, I came back this time with the intention of repaying my fifth uncle's family.

Since Qiu Shuanzi wants to get married, he might as well give him a big gift.

Of course, the sooner you marry such a good daughter-in-law, the better. So as to avoid more nightmares at night.

Qiu Shui, who had a plan in mind, said to Qiu Shuanzi, "Shuanzi, please take a day off tomorrow."

"Okay. I'll call the factory and ask for leave." Qiu Shuanzi thought Qiu Shui was planning to visit his parents tomorrow, so he agreed immediately.

In previous years, when Qiu Shui came back to pay homage to his parents, Qiu Shuanzi and his family would go along.

So Qiu Shuanzi didn’t think much about it.

After Qiu Shui and others returned, they also brought back the news that Qiu Mingxuan had been detained.

When the village chief Qiu Guoping heard that Qiu Mingxuan had been detained, he immediately panicked.

He immediately hated Qiu Shui and others.

At the same time, he immediately called his nephew Li Li.

After knowing that Qiu Mingxuan was detained, Fifth Uncle had almost the same thoughts as Qiu Daqing.

The fifth uncle sighed deeply, "Alas, this time, Guoping must be holding a grudge against our family. Forget it, things have already come to this. There is no way to change it."

The main reason is that Qiu Mingxuan really went too far this time.

It was not just a simple extortion of money, he also wanted to destroy the reputation of Qiu Daqing and Qiu Shuanzi. This is something that Fifth Uncle cannot tolerate.

But I’m afraid that life in the village will be difficult in the future.

Thinking of this, Fifth Uncle sighed again. Then he cheered up and asked Qiu Shuanzi to catch chickens and ducks. Prepare to entertain Qiu Shui and others well tonight.

There were quite a lot of people eating. There were ten bodyguards alone, plus Qiu Shui and others, a total of fifteen people.

There was no room for one table.

Later, my fifth uncle opened another table.

"Come, eat more, don't be polite. Eat more," Fifth Uncle greeted them warmly while picking up food for Qiu Shui and Lou Yuchen.

After dinner, Uncle Wu looked at the bodyguards and said to Qiu Shui, "Xiao Sanzi, your friends are going to stay here overnight, right? You don't have that many beds and quilts at home. You should leave some of them at our house and squeeze in."

"Fifth Uncle, don't bother. We'll stay in town tonight."

Although my fifth uncle’s house has five rooms.

But there aren't that many beds.

Moreover, the quilts in Qiu Shui's house have not been washed for a long time. It can't be covered either.

So Qiu Shui prepared to move out with Lou Yuchen and others.

"Move out?" Fifth Uncle glanced at Lou Yuchen beside Qiu Shui, and nodded as if he understood something. "Okay. Then be careful when you drive. After you settle down, send Shuanzi an address or something. Tomorrow morning, Shuanzi and I will go to the town to find you and pay tribute to your parents together."

"No need, Fifth Uncle. I'll have someone pick you up tomorrow." Fifth Uncle and Uncle Daqing had difficulty walking, and Qiu Shui was worried about them driving out to the town early in the morning.

Uncle Wu thought about it and said, "Okay. It's getting late. It will take some time to get out of the town. You should go out now."

Fifth Uncle looked at the time and it was already eight o'clock.

I was afraid that Qiu Shui and the others would go out to suppress the enemy too late.

"Okay, then Fifth Uncle, we'll leave first."

After saying hello to Lou Yuchen, Qiu Shui drove away with a group of bodyguards.

Watching Qiushui and his friends' car leave, Qiu Shuanzi couldn't help scratching the back of his head and said to his fifth uncle, "Grandpa, Qiushui has found a husband, don't you object?"

When Qiu Shuanzi found out that Lou Yuchen was Qiu Shui's boyfriend, he was only slightly surprised.

After all, there are now a lot more gay couples in town. There are also quite a few who are getting married.

So there is nothing strange about it.

However, Qiu Shuanzi did not expect that his grandfather not only did not object to Qiu Shui finding a husband, but was even so enthusiastic towards Lou Yuchen during the meal just now.

"Object? What right do I have to object? Our family and Xiao Sanzi's family are not actually relatives. We can only be considered neighbors. Whoever Xiao Sanzi chooses to marry is his business."

Fifth Uncle stood with his hands behind his back, looking at the car lights going away.

"Besides, Xiao Sanzi's boyfriend is not an ordinary person. Did you see those young men? If I'm not mistaken, those people are not Xiao Sanzi's friends at all. They are Xiaolou's bodyguards."

"Bodyguards? Those are all bodyguards?" Qiu Shuanzi was surprised. "What does Qiu Shui's boyfriend do? Why does he bring so many bodyguards?"

"I asked, and Xiaolou said he is a professional Go player. I heard that he will represent our country in a competition abroad next month."

Because China has been vigorously promoting Go recently, my fifth uncle occasionally sees some news about professional Go players on TV.

It is known that those who can represent the country in competitions abroad are all very talented people.

"Professional Go players can represent their country in foreign competitions? Isn't that the same as athletes in the International Olympic Games?"

Qiu Daqing was shocked. Unexpectedly, Qiu Shui’s boyfriend has such a powerful background.

"More than that. I asked Xiaolou. Although his parents are gone, he brought so many bodyguards with him. It seems that his parents left him a lot of things. He must be a child from a wealthy family."

Fifth Uncle had already inquired about Lou Yuchen's family situation.

"If Qiushui's boyfriend is a second-generation rich man, it's no wonder he brought so many bodyguards." Qiu Shuanzi said with lingering fear: "It's a good thing those bodyguards protected us today, otherwise we would have been beaten by those people."

Qiu Shui, Lou Yuchen and others came to the most luxurious hotel in town.

I asked for several of the highest quality rooms.

Although this hotel is not as good as Qiu Shui's castle in the sky room.

But it's still okay.

Today I took a plane and a car. After such a fuss, Qiu Shui was really tired.

After taking a shower, Qiu Shui used his mobile phone to have a video chat with Lou Yuchen, as he and Lou Yuchen were not in the same room.

Who would have thought that Qiu Shui would actually fall asleep while chatting. When Lou Yuchen saw that Qiu Shui did not respond after he finished speaking, he looked again and saw that Qiu Shui had closed her eyes and fallen asleep.

Lou Yuchen looked at Qiu Shui in the video, said good night silently, and hung up the video chat.

Qiu Shui is really tired.

I slept until 7:30 the next day and then woke up.

Qiu Shui asked two bodyguards to pick up his fifth uncle and the others.

Then Qiu Shui went out to have breakfast with Lou Yuchen

The hotel's superior suites come with breakfast.

It’s just that the breakfast provided by the hotel doesn’t suit Qiu Shui’s taste.

Qiu Shui directly took Lou Yuchen to the breakfast shop outside to have breakfast.

"The breakfast provided by the hotel looks good, but it doesn't taste as good as the ones in the breakfast shop outside." Qiu Shui ate the fresh meat wontons one by one, enjoying it very much.

"Well, the wontons here taste good." Lou Yuchen also gave his approval to the wontons.

The wontons are neither too big nor too small, just the right size to eat.

You can tell there is nothing weird in the wontons. The soup base is also pork bone pepper soup. Now that the weather is cold, the wonton soup base can warm your body.

Qiu Shui took a look and saw a middle-aged couple at the door who were cooking wontons quickly and greeting customers.

"I used to come to this shop often when I was in high school in town. They have been making wontons for more than 30 years. The wontons they make are the best I have ever eaten."

As soon as breakfast was over, the bodyguard came to pick up my fifth uncle and his family and they were already waiting at the entrance of the hotel.

Qiu Shui and Lou Yuchen first went to the flower shop to buy two bouquets of flowers, and then bought a bottle of wine that Qiu Shui's father liked to drink. Then they met up with his fifth uncle and others and went to the cemetery together.

Qiu Shui's parents were buried in the largest cemetery in Yangcheng.

Qiu Shui buried his parents together.

Looking at the familiar photos of his parents on the tombstone, Qiu Shui's eyes became red.

"Mom and Dad, I'm here to see you. I'm not here alone this time. I've brought my boyfriend with me."

Qiu Shui hugged Lou Yuchen's arm and said, "Let me introduce him to you. His name is Lou Yuchen, and he's my boyfriend."

Lou Yuchen looked at the couple on the tombstone who were smiling very gently, and introduced himself solemnly: "Uncle, aunt, hello, I am Qiushui's boyfriend, my name is Lou Yuchen, I am 27 years old. Don't worry, I will take good care of Qiushui in the future."

After everyone paid tribute to Qiu Shui's parents, Qiu Shui asked his bodyguard to drive the car to the largest sales office in town.

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