"Oh no! Does that mean I could get spanked even if I live here?"
"As long as you don't make mistakes, you won't get a spanking!"
"Really, Grandma?"
"Of course it's true! You can ask your grandpa if you don't believe me!"
"grandfather?"
"As long as you behave, you definitely won't get a spanking."
"Then I'll do as you say."
That's how kids are; as long as you talk to them nicely, even if they don't understand right away, they'll understand eventually.
It's rare to have such a leisurely time, where you can easily sit down and have a meal.
The only problem is that the whole family can't come back at the same time. It's because of their profession that they can't come back more than a few times a year. They've gotten used to it.
Fortunately, I am still young. I can visit them when I miss them. Even when I get old in the future, it won't be a big problem.
These days, it's not like twenty or thirty years ago. Taking a train to Northeast China used to take several days.
If you have an emergency, you can take a plane directly; for places that are far away, it only takes two or three hours to get there.
Going to other places, whether by train or plane, or even by car, is no problem.
This is the progress of the times; everything is clearly moving towards modernization.
Similarly, people used to have fewer needs, but now they have more needs, and these needs are more diverse. Isn't this just a good opportunity?
Seize this opportunity and you can have great development, but this is something that can't be achieved just by talking about it.
"Madam, is there a phone call for you?"
"Who is it? Why are they attacking our home?"
"It's Miss Ruohua's fiancé's uncle!"
"How could it be him?"
"I don't know! They said they'd call back in ten minutes!"
"Okay, I know. I'll just sit here and wait for a while."
"Old man, what's going on with the Yan family?"
"I don't know, let's go in and listen. This Yan family brat is definitely up to no good!"
"It's really hard to say."
"Mom and Dad!"
"Don't worry about us, just go about your business!"
"I'm not busy, I'm just waiting for a call here!"
"Ring ring ring"
Answer it quickly, just pretend we're not here.
He's so old, not a young person anymore. Even if the phone is loud, he probably won't be able to hear clearly.
Listen if you want! It's nothing shameful.
Hello!
"Chairman Li, it's me, Yan..."
"I know it's you. Is there something you need?"
"It's nothing, I just wanted to invite you to dinner to thank you in person."
"Thank you, thank you for what? And thank you for coming?"
"I did as you instructed, as Ruohua told me, and that's how I got through this difficult time. So I wanted to thank you in person."
"So that's what it is. It's nothing to mention. The fact that you can listen to other people's opinions shows that you haven't been blinded. So, you have to take all the credit for yourself."
I'll accept your thanks, but I'll skip the meal. I've finally managed to relax a bit; I can't afford to create more work for myself.
"Alright then! You're busy, I won't bother you any longer."
"good!"
"Mianmian, why did that Yan boy suddenly decide to call?"
"Exactly, shouldn't it be Yan Liang calling our house? What's going on with him?"
"It doesn't matter who calls, Mom or Dad. Besides, Yan Liang called to see Ruohua, while he called to discuss business with me. It's not the same thing!"
"Business? Don't you two have business dealings?"
"No, I only gave him a few pointers. He called today to thank me."
"So that's how it is. I was wondering why the Yan family called to invite us to dinner."
"What? You want to marry Ruohua off so soon?"
"Even if I don't want to, the Yan family wants to marry their granddaughter-in-law as soon as possible."
"What? Does what you're saying mean that the Yan family sent someone to inquire about you two?"
"Hmm! A few days ago, Lao Wang came over to ask me about it, but I declined. You and Lao San are Ruohua's parents, so this should be asked of you."
Although we are the child's grandparents, some things require your approval as parents.
"So it was you who asked for this, Elder Wang. But since you two have been asked, there's really nothing wrong with nodding in agreement."
"That won't do. How can this matter be handled without going through you two?"
"that is!"
"In that case, I won't refuse again when someone asks next time. These two children have talked long enough, and we understand the situation of the Yan family."
Their matter really needs to be resolved. Whether my daughter marries into a wealthy or poor family, she is not a daughter who is no longer worth her husband after marriage.
"If anyone dares to bully her, I will find a way to get justice for my daughter."
"Our Shen family is not one that others can bully at will, but marrying off a daughter and taking in a daughter-in-law are different."
Since you're on vacation recently, why don't you think we should start preparing Ruohua's dowry? Even though my child and I did save some money before, I've noticed that many of the things we accumulated are a bit outdated.
"Mom, there's really no need to prepare too much for her. You know, the best things don't come from the wrinkles. The Yan family is a big family, so preparing too much isn't good for her."
"But if we don't prepare enough, what if the other wives in the Yan family think we don't value Ruohua?"
"If you ask me, we should just set aside 30% more than what the eldest daughter-in-law of the Yan family did for her."
This way they have more stuff, so they have nothing to complain about. Even if others think they have less, they still have more than them.
"Dad, no need. Just prepare the same amount as Sister-in-law Yanliang's dowry, but the items should be the best."
In this way, she neither surpassed her sister-in-law nor allowed others to look down on her.
Besides, this is only what's out in the open; who could possibly know what's going on behind the scenes?
"So, are you planning to prepare more money for her, or something else? You know, Zhengze and Junde are already married. Won't the two granddaughters-in-law have any objections?"
"Mom, it's my stuff. If anyone has a problem with it, so be it. I can give it to whomever I want. It's none of their business."
Besides, even if I gave it to Ruohua and took it to the Yan family, the Yan family wouldn't get a single penny.
"No, what do you mean?"
"It's nothing! There will definitely be proper procedures for giving my things to Ruohua. As long as it is stated on the document that they are only for her, even if she and Yan Liang can't live together in the future and want to get a divorce, these things will not be included in the marital property."
"No, does that mean you're going to give Ruohua a lot of things?"
"Not many, just a few properties, nothing else like company shares or stock investments."
Besides, even if I gave it to her, she couldn't accept it all, since her profession is different from others.
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