Zhang Laosan did not answer, but asked back: "How much do you want?"
Bai Jingjing felt that marrying Zhang Laosan was a step down for her, so she was very arrogant when she made her request.
"Buy me a watch and a bicycle, and give me 500 yuan to make me new clothes and shoes."
At the beginning, Zhang Laosan was still listening to Bai Jingjing with a smile, but after hearing a few words, his eyes were filled with shock, and then their eyes widened.
"Let's deal with these for now. I'll think about the rest later." Bai Jingjing still felt aggrieved after saying this.
Zhang Laosan's mouth felt dry, but he did not refuse immediately. Instead, he stood up.
"I'll go back and tell my mom."
"Okay, you tell Aunt Zhang, and we'll discuss the marriage after the betrothal gifts are here." Bai Jingjing became more active.
It suddenly occurred to her just now that if she got married, her family might not be able to come in time, so wouldn't she have to keep the betrothal gifts by herself?
Thinking of this, she couldn't wait to get married.
She had wanted a watch for a long time. Now that she had a bicycle, it would be easier for her to find connections and get the Bai family's house back.
Five hundred yuan is not a small amount, as that will be her future pocket money.
On the other side, Mrs. Zhang's face darkened when she heard Zhang Laosan asking for a dowry. When she heard about watches, bicycles, money and clothes, she narrowed her eyes.
"Third brother, you didn't agree to her, did you?"
"No." Zhang Laosan quickly shook his head. How could he agree to this? The money in the house was all with Mrs. Zhang. Even if he agreed, he couldn't take it out.
Mrs. Zhang finally breathed a sigh of relief. It was good that she didn't agree.
"Just try to coax her for the next few days, and we can talk about the betrothal gift later."
"Mom, are you really going to give her that much as a dowry?" Zhang Laosan looked incredulous. When did his mother become so generous?
"Do you think she's worth so much dowry?" Mrs. Zhang said with a fake smile, "A slut wants so much dowry. She'll be dead."
Zhang Laosan finally breathed a sigh of relief. This was his mother.
"Mom, what if I don't give it to her and she doesn't want to marry me?" Zhang Laosan looked worried.
"Can't you coax her a little first? Once she has a baby, she will have no choice but to get married." Mrs. Zhang glared at Zhang Laosan.
"Mom, we have to give her some betrothal gifts. She has a brother who is a college student. It won't work if we don't give her some. How about just 500 yuan?"
Zhang Laosan looked at Mrs. Zhang's expression and spoke.
"Five hundred? How much do you earn in a month?" Mrs. Zhang refused.
Zhang Laosan was just falling in love with Bai Jingjing, and he was worried that if he didn't give her a dowry, Bai Jingjing would not want to marry him.
"Mom, why don't you give a betrothal gift? Otherwise, give less."
"Just give her a hundred yuan, whether you want it or not. Her body is broken anyway, I don't want to see who she can marry in the future." After saying this, Mrs. Zhang didn't give Zhang Laosan a chance to speak, she pushed him away and walked out.
Zhang Laosan didn't want to pay so much money, but he was worried that Bai Jingjing would not marry him if he didn't pay.
Bai Jingjing was still dreaming there, waiting for Zhang Laosan to bring her food, but Zhang Laosan did not show up until everyone had finished dinner.
Fortunately, she ate a lot at noon and was not hungry at night.
She quietly opened the door and looked outside. The Zhang family was in darkness and seemed to be asleep. She suddenly became angry.
He said he would treat her well during the day, but ignored her at dinner.
Bai Jingjing seemed to have forgotten that the two of them had no actual relationship now.
The next day, Bai Jingjing got up early and deliberately looked out the window. When she saw Zhang Laosan was about to go out, she immediately opened the door and walked out without even looking at Zhang Laosan.
Zhang Laosan didn't sleep well last night. When he saw Bai Jingjing, who had dressed up, his eyes lit up. He quickly caught up with Bai Jingjing, and the two of them walked out of the compound one after the other.
Bai Jingjing deliberately waited slowly in front, but Zhang Laosan still had to go to work and couldn't wait.
"Jingjing, are you going out? Have you had breakfast?"
"I haven't eaten yet." Bai Jingjing turned around and glanced at Zhang Laosan.
Zhang Laosan: "How about I go buy you some meat buns."
Bai Jingjing then stopped with satisfaction, but she still asked, "Will it delay your work if you go to buy the meat buns for me? Just give me the money and I'll buy it myself."
After being scolded by Bai Jingjing, Zhang Laosan gave her all the one dollar and half a pound of food coupons he had.
Bai Jingjing was satisfied and said, "Hurry up and prepare the betrothal gifts. I will go tell my brother about our marriage. I also have a relative who is a professor at Peking University. He must also be notified."
Zhang Laosan didn't expect Bai Jingjing to have such a relative, and couldn't help asking, "We have to inform our relatives about our marriage. I'll go with you to inform other relatives."
Bai Jingjing would never let her go with her. She looked at the people passing by and urged him, "Go to work quickly. I can do these small things by myself."
She didn't eat last night, and now that she had money, she wanted to buy some food.
Zhang Laosan did not object and urged her to have breakfast quickly and then inform her relatives after breakfast.
Bai Jingjing first went to a state-owned restaurant to eat meat dumplings and egg soup, and then went to the Normal School to find Bai Hao and told him that she was going to get married.
Bai Hao's face was filled with shock: "You're getting married? Who are you marrying?"
"The man in the compound where I live has a formal job. He said he would treat me well after we get married and would give me all his salary."
Bai Jingjing briefly said, "We are getting married, and I guess my parents and grandma won't be able to come in time. I am going to write a letter to my parents and ask them to send my household registration booklet over."
Bai Hao still looked incredulous. It had only been a few days, how come Bai Jingjing was going to get married?
Bai Jingjing didn't care about that. She stretched out her hand to Bai Hao and said, "Brother, I'm getting married soon. Our family must prepare a dowry for me. I guess my parents won't have time to bring it to me. Please give me the money in your hand first. I want to buy two sets of clothes."
Bai Hao hadn't recovered from the news that Bai Jingjing was getting married. When he saw her asking for money, he frowned, "Didn't I just give you money two days ago? Why are you asking me for money again? I don't have much money, and I have to spend it sparingly. Don't rush to get married. Wait until I write a letter to my parents."
Bai Jingjing misunderstood that Bai Hao wanted his parents to come over to take away his betrothal gift, so she made up her mind to get married before her parents came.
Bai Hao didn't believe that Bai Jingjing wanted to get married so easily and he was determined not to give her any money, so Bai Jingjing left with a puffed up face.
She went to Jingcheng University again, trying to find Professor Jiang, but Professor Jiang was out for class. She looked around the school but couldn't find him, so she had to leave angrily.
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