The atmosphere in Qi Zhijun's home was just right. Although Le Kangtai's parents were both from the countryside, they had been village cadres for many years and could still speak politely.
The Le family has only one son, Le Kangtai, so they prepared a dowry of one hundred yuan for Zheng Yingying and also planned to clean up the house so that they would have a place to stay when they return in the future.
The Le family also prepared a sewing ticket for Zheng Yingying.
Before coming, Le's mother asked Le Kangtai, and knowing that Zheng Yingying had a watch and a bicycle, she went to exchange it for a sewing ticket. She thought that of the three major items, she must buy one for her son.
A hundred yuan as a betrothal gift plus a plane ticket is definitely not much in the city, but it is considered very high in the countryside.
Qi Zhijun had given Zheng Meili a heads-up in advance, so Zheng Meili was mentally prepared for this and didn't dislike it.
Zheng Yingying had been staring at Qi Zhijun and Zheng Meili nervously, and only breathed a sigh of relief when she saw that their expressions did not change.
Le Kangtai naturally discovered that something was wrong with Zheng Yingying. He also knew that the betrothal gifts were not much, but his family was from the countryside and could afford the money.
It would not be appropriate to bring up now the fact that he had privately promised to buy a watch for Zheng Yingying.
Le's father and mother also stared at Qi Zhijun and Zheng Meili nervously. Zheng Meili thought for a moment before speaking.
"Logically speaking, your dowry is not high. For girls in the city, the lowest dowry is 200 yuan. But we think your Kangtai is a good person and will treat Yingying well in the future, so we don't care about the dowry."
As soon as these words came out, everyone present breathed a sigh of relief, and Le's mother quickly nodded: "We are all parents. As long as the two children are well, everything else is fine."
Zheng Meili continued, "We're going to let Yingying take all the betrothal money back home, and we'll add another two hundred. As for the sewing machine, Yingying said that even if we get married, we may not be able to separate the house for a while, and even if we buy the sewing machine, we'll have nowhere to put it."
Le's mother nodded and said, "A sewing machine is a big item, and there is really no place to put it. How about this, I will give the sewing machine ticket to Yingying first, and she can buy it anytime she wants in the future."
Le's mother put a sewing machine ticket on the table, then took out a folded handkerchief, opened it, and put it on the table.
Zheng Meili glanced at Qi Zhijun and did not immediately pick up the things on the table. They were just going to meet first today, and Kele's mother seemed to want to settle the marriage today.
Father Le immediately noticed Zheng Meili's hesitation, and he said cheerfully, "My dear relatives, we are a little far from here, and we thought that we would settle the marriage of the two children this time, and when the two children are ready to return to the village for the wedding, we will do it later."
That being said, as long as Zheng Meili accepts the betrothal gift, a date for their wedding will definitely be set.
Qi Zhijun thought more than Zheng Meili. If they got married now, he and Zheng Meili could stay here longer and take care of Le Kangtai and Zheng Yingying for a longer time, so he was not too opposed to letting the two young people get married.
Instead, Zheng Meili was more worried about how they would live after they got married.
Le Kangtai had been silent until this moment, when he interrupted and said, "I have borrowed a room from a teacher at school, and Yingying and I can live there after we get married."
Of course, "borrow" is just a nice way of saying it, it actually means "rent".
Some older teachers in the school were allocated houses but did not live in them, so they "rented out" the houses and earned extra income.
Of course, they usually rent them to teachers of the school, so even if the school knows about it, it will turn a blind eye.
Zheng Meili didn't expect that Le Kangtai had already solved the house problem. Now, her attitude towards Le Kangtai has improved.
Once the most difficult problem of housing is solved, then other problems will not be a problem anymore.
When Qi Mengmeng arrived, the two families had almost finished discussing the matter, and everyone had a smile on their face.
Qi Mengmeng handed the fruit in her hand to Zheng Meili, and said with a smile on her face, "Aunt Zheng, I was delayed by something just now. I'm sorry for being late."
"It's not too late, not too late." Zheng Meili was in a good mood and didn't care about these things.
She felt that Qi Mengmeng came at the right time. If Qi Mengmeng had come earlier, it would have been difficult for the two families to discuss the matter.
Zheng Meili brought Qi Mengmeng to the Le family and introduced Qi Mengmeng.
Before Le's father and mother came, they already knew that Qi Zhijun and Zheng Meili were remarried. Now when they saw Qi Zhijun's daughter, their facial expressions did not change at all. Le's mother even praised Qi Mengmeng for her beauty.
Qi Mengmeng: ...Don’t worry about whether it’s true or not, I’m happy to hear it anyway.
There are a lot of people here today and there are things to discuss, so Qi Zhijun ordered a few dishes in the cafeteria in advance and had them delivered when it was time for dinner. This way, everyone doesn't have to work so hard and can have more time to talk together.
Le's mother was worthy of being the village women's director. She spoke in a very pleasant way. Even Zheng Meili, who was a little dissatisfied with this marriage at the beginning, started to call Le's mother sister when it was time for dinner.
When they got to the table, Le's mother took a bite of the food and began to praise: "The food in the army is still delicious, better than the food in the state-owned restaurants where we are."
This is not an exaggeration. Although the chef usually cooks in a big pot, Qi Zhijun gave him money and tickets in advance, so he made a small pot of food, which really tasted good.
Zheng Meili warmly invited Le's mother to eat more, but Le's mother was just being polite. Although the food was indeed good, they were here to meet their in-laws, not to eat at a rich family's table, so she just praised the food, Zheng Meili for being a good person, Zheng Yingying for being beautiful and having a good personality, and Qi Mengmeng for being quiet...
Qi Mengmeng: ...Thank you for praising me. You guys talked too much and I had no room to perform today.
Le's mother and Zheng Meili were exchanging polite words, while Le's father and Qi Zhijun were urging each other to eat and drink cup after cup of water. If Qi Mengmeng hadn't known in advance, she would have thought they were drinking alcohol.
Zheng Yingying and Le Kangtai looked at each other from time to time, with stars in their eyes.
Qi Mengmeng lowered her head and decided to eat the vegetables.
It can be said that this meal was a great enjoyment for both the host and the guests.
After the meal, Qi Zhijun made tea for everyone and asked everyone to drink some. Zheng Meili washed a few apples that Qi Mengmeng brought and brought them up.
However, the Le family did not stay long. They just sat for a while and then left.
Zheng Yingying sent the three members of the Le family out. Qi Mengmeng also said something to Qi Zhijun and prepared to go home.
As soon as they walked down the family building, a sister-in-law pulled Qi Mengmeng and asked curiously if the man just now was Zheng Yingying's boyfriend. Qi Mengmeng nodded, thinking that the marriage was settled.
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