In this day and age, weddings in the city are not allowed to be extravagant, and it is popular to have a "frugal wedding".
Getting married is very simple and basically doesn't cost any money. The newlyweds just face the portrait of Chairman Mao and the witness completes the matchmaking.
Seeing that Li Li was still in the mood to joke, Pan Ning Jianshu also relaxed.
"Have you agreed on the betrothal gift? Do you have three turns and one ring?" Pan Ning asked with concern.
The marriage gift is still very important. Although talking about money is vulgar, it can show whether the husband's family values the daughter-in-law.
As a friend, Pan Ning still cares about what the Qi family thinks of Li Li.
"Qi Jianan mentioned this to me before our two families met.
His family has two sons. When his elder brother got married, the betrothal gift was 688 yuan, a bicycle and a watch.
Now that he's married, he's treated the same as his brother, no different," Li Li said.
"That's great, much better than most people's." Pan Ning was very happy for Li Li after hearing this.
The two sons did not favor one over the other. Putting aside other things, at least on the surface they were treated equally.
"Yes, it's quite high, and I'm quite satisfied with it. But then I changed my mind and thought, wouldn't the betrothal gifts all go to my parents?
Other families, raising daughters, are expected to give betrothal gifts. But what about me? From childhood, my second brother has been the one who has helped me with everything from food and school to finding a partner. What have they done for me? I've been working since I was a child, and most of my salary has gone to them.
Now, I'm getting married and can collect such a large sum of money as a betrothal gift. They're really making a killing! Just thinking about it makes me angry." Li Li grew angrier and angrier as she complained to the two of them.
"You're right. It's too easy for them." Pan Ning also got angry after hearing this.
She has known Li Li for so many years and she knows what kind of life Li Li lives.
She still remembers the first time she met Li Li. It was a cold winter day. Li Li was wearing only a single layer of clothing and a pair of ill-fitting shoes with exposed toes. She was shivering in the classroom.
That pitiful look was something she would never forget.
Seeing that someone shared her hatred for the enemy, Li Li became more confident and righteous. "Then I discussed with Qi Jianan that the betrothal gift would be 288 yuan, and after three turns and one ring, I would only give her a watch.
The remaining 400 yuan will be kept for the two of us to use in the future. He has a bicycle, and this one is the betrothal gift. I will keep it for myself and ride it to work every day after I get married."
"Did he agree? Did he think you were too cruel to your parents?" Jian Shu asked curiously.
Li Li nodded and said, "I agreed. My second brother told him about my family before he started dating me, and he knew about my family situation. So after thinking about it, I agreed."
"After we got engaged a few days ago, the betrothal gift was given to my parents. He also gave me 400 yuan, saying it was his parents who asked him to. So, 400 yuan is still a betrothal gift, but it was given directly to me, so I can keep it for myself," said Li Li.
"His parents seem pretty nice," Jian Shu said.
Li Li scratched her head and said with a silly smile: "I think so too."
Jianshu found her expression somewhat funny. He hoped that fools would have good fortune and that kind and sincere people would have a good ending.
After listening to Li Li's operation, Pan Ning was a little stunned. After reacting, he patted Li Li's thigh excitedly and said:
"Lily, well done, that's the way it should be done. If all the betrothal gifts were taken by your parents, they would be so frustrated."
Pan Ning is usually a relatively quiet person. The reason why she was so excited was because her impression of Li's parents was extremely bad.
She didn't want the people who had treated Li Li so badly over the years to benefit so much from her marriage. Li Li should have nothing to do with them for the rest of her life.
Li Li couldn't help but get cocky after being praised. She raised her head proudly and said, "Yeah, I'm awesome, right? And let me tell you, the more I thought about it, the more angry I got, so I found a way to get that watch from my mom. Look, isn't it nice?"
After saying that, Li Li rolled up her sleeves and put her right hand in front of the two men to show them.
Jian Shu looked at Li Li, who looked like a child begging for praise, and couldn't help but touch her head and said, "Li Li, you're awesome. Your watch is so beautiful."
Pan Ning couldn't help but nod, "You're amazing! You even managed to get the watch out of your mother. Wouldn't she be furious?"
"Yes, I'm so angry. I've been throwing things around at home these days, thinking about taking it back from me all the time. I carry it with me even when I take a shower. I don't even dare to sleep with it, for fear that it will be gone when I wake up." said Li Li.
Pan Ning felt a little distressed after hearing this. What kind of thing is this? He has to fight wits and courage at home, and he can't even sleep well.
"So, have you been at home these days? Has your mother been giving you any hard time? Otherwise, why don't you give me your watch when you get off work in the evenings these days and don't take it home. When you get married, you can wear it every day."
"Okay, I'll give it to you after get off work today. I can finally get a good night's sleep. You don't know, I haven't slept well these past few days, and I even dozed off at work.
You don't have to worry about anything else. She's going to get married soon anyway, so I don't care about her. She doesn't dare to do anything to me now." Li Li said indifferently.
Her mother, ever since Sister Zhou Ni got married, has only spoken in a sarcastic tone and has not dared to do anything at all.
For Li Li, who grew up being beaten and scolded, these sarcastic words were a piece of cake. What had she not experienced?
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