"No, no, no, it's all a misunderstanding. The two kids have feelings for each other, it's not like they're being indecent. Awei was drunk and couldn't control himself, please forgive him this time."
Unfortunately, Liu Xia's brother still wanted to drag Chen Wei over, so Yang Chunhua quickly turned to Liu Xia and said, "Daughter, I'm sorry, it was all my fault before, it was all a misunderstanding. Awei really didn't mean it, please say something."
If he gets taken away, his life will be ruined. I won't oppose you anymore; you're a good girl.
Liu Xia remained silent, only repeating with her head down, "Mom, he said he would come to propose marriage the day after tomorrow. How can I face him after something like this..."
"Sigh," Liu Xia's mother silently wiped away the tears she had forced out from the corners of her eyes. "That child is a very good person. He didn't mind that you had two children and said he would treat you well. But who would have thought that something like this would happen today? When I think about how he ruined you, I wish I could chop him up with a knife!"
My poor daughter, why is your life so miserable?
"We'll propose marriage to you, and we'll treat you well too. We'll also raise those two children."
Upon hearing this, Liu Xia's brother immediately let go of her hand, "Then when will you—"
Before he could finish speaking, his mother glared at him fiercely. He silently turned his gaze away and adopted a menacing posture.
I almost forgot that marrying my sister off today isn't the most important thing; it's getting the bride price, and a very high one at that.
"Right away, right away, we'll get married right away, Xiaoxia, trust me, I will definitely take responsibility for you."
Don't worry about the kids, I'll be their father from now on, and they'll be my own children.
At this moment, Chen Wei suddenly felt that this was not a bad thing. At least he could marry Xiaoxia. Otherwise, he would have to watch her marry another man. It was a lucky accident.
Yang Chunhua: "Yes, yes, we'll propose marriage right away. No, no, no need for a proposal, let's just have the wedding."
"Pah, you wish! Your family does this so that Xiaoxia will have nothing and just marry into the family without any benefits?"
"Bullshit! Not a single step can be omitted. If even one is missing, we won't do it. Anyway, we've already been married once, so how bad can our reputation be? If you end up in the police station, that could be a matter of life and death."
That makes sense, so Yang Chunhua and Chen Wei didn't dare to say anything more. They begged them to marry Xiaoxia off to the family, treating the whole thing as an accident and telling no one to make a fuss.
“We will definitely treat her well. And if it really goes to the police station, you won’t be able to marry the person you originally arranged. Xiaoxia’s reputation will also be affected to some extent. It’s better for her to marry into our family directly.”
These words seemed to persuade Liu Xia's mother, who sighed.
"Since you're begging my daughter to marry into the family, then she can marry into it. But it's agreed that she won't be missing out on anything she's entitled to."
Yang Chunhua, being a shrewd person, saw that the biggest problem had been solved, and at this point she hesitated, wondering what meant by "should be".
Both of them are getting married for the second time, so a simple token gesture will suffice. Do they really expect them to buy something like a three-wheeled watch and a radio?
Only the factory director's family has such a grand wedding ceremony; ordinary families like theirs don't have the resources to afford such a spectacle.
Before she could even speak, Chen Wei was already moved to tears, wishing he could rush to Liu Xia's mother's side and call her his own mother.
"Okay, okay, anything is fine. I will definitely give Xiaoxia the best."
Liu Xia's older brother then let him go, picked up his clothes from the bed next to him and threw them over, "Now let's talk about the bride price."
This is the most important thing, after all, they are here today for the bride price.
"The bride price is 88 yuan, not a penny less."
"What?"
Yang Chunhua had just pulled her son to stand up when she was so startled by his "88" that she almost knelt back down. He really dared to ask for 88? These days, you don't even need that much to marry a new wife.
"Yes, the bride price is 88, and you also need to make a new outfit for Xiaoxia."
The bride price was meant to go to them; they didn't care about anything else. As for the new clothes Xiaoxia was asked to wear, it was purely because her mother had a change of heart. Since they had already ripped her off so much, they might as well rip off another set of clothes for the girl.
"this……"
Chen Wei was in a dilemma. He had originally thought that since they were both remarried, they should just live together and save the money for new things for their family.
Even if you give a bride price, it's only 10 or 20 yuan as a token, but now they're asking for 88 yuan?
"This is too much. We'll need money for daily life and other things in the future. Could you please reduce the amount?"
48 and 58 sound good too; when it comes to betrothal gifts, a good omen is all that matters.
"No, not a penny less. You all begged my sister to marry into this family, so the bride price must be sufficient. Otherwise, she'll have an even better marriage this time."
Even under these circumstances, Yang Chunhua couldn't help but roll her eyes and mutter, "Even a first marriage wouldn't be worth this much. They've already had two children and they still dare to ask for this. Anyone who didn't know better would think they married a goddess."
Liu Xia's mother thought she was speaking quietly, but she heard everything. These people weren't exactly kind either, otherwise they wouldn't have bullied her daughter who had just come home from her divorce with two young children.
"So what? It's your son's fault for not being able to control himself. He did something outrageous and he has to pay the price."
If it were now, we'd probably only ask for a dowry of 18 or 28 yuan as a token, but since you've treated my daughter this way, I'm determined to stand up for her.
If you don't agree, fine, I'll just take your son to the police station.
"No, no, no"
Startled, Chen Wei immediately agreed, "Okay, then it'll be 88 yuan as a bride price."
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