mtl008 Chapter 431
Chapter 431
Sun Tao choked up when she said this. She raised her sleeve to wipe the corners of her eyes, and when she looked up, she saw that everyone in the room was looking at her with frowns.
"What's the family's surname?" Chen Dongzhi, who had been listening for a long time, asked.
"The surname is Kong, and they live on Funing Street." Although Sun Tao didn't understand, he still told the family's name honestly and also told the address.
Chen Dongzhi said, "Aunt, don't rush to decide on this marriage. I'll ask someone to help find out what kind of character this family has."
Sun Tao was a little hesitant. She had not told Jiang Qin about this yet. She only told him that after giving the betrothal gift after the New Year, they could welcome the new bride home, and asked him not to worry about these things.
"Aunt Tao, this daughter-in-law is going to live with Jiang Qin for the rest of her life. You have to tell Jiang Qin everything. You can't just hide it from him." Zhong Ruyi said, and the rest depended on whether she could figure it out.
In her opinion, the girl's family was just testing Sun Tao's bottom line little by little, from 18 taels to 38 taels, it was still unknown how much more they would ask for later, but this was already enough.
But she was quite interested in how the girl later asked for such a huge amount of money.
Sun Tao scratched his face in embarrassment. "The girl said that the previous betrothal gift doesn't count, and they also want to buy them a small courtyard in the town. The betrothal gift is for her two younger brothers to marry in the future, and the small courtyard is for the Kong family's parents to live in in their old age."
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"Why didn't you say that you gave all your belongings to his family?" Zhong Ruyi was so angry that she laughed, "What does Jiang Qin have to do with whether her brother gets married or not? Why should she give him money and buy a yard?"
"Aunt, if you can agree to their request, and this girl gets married, you and Jiang Rong and Jiang Yun will have a hard time."
Mother Zhong also said, "With Jiang Qin's conditions, are you still worried that he won't be able to find a wife? Last time I told you to let him meet Guihua's niece, but you didn't want to. Now, isn't it? Her niece has already been engaged!"
She felt it was a pity because except for her eldest daughter-in-law's sister-in-law, everyone else in her eldest daughter-in-law's family was very nice, which was why she wanted to arrange this marriage.
Sun Tao lowered her head, listening to the persuasion of several people around her, and her thoughts began to waver. She had already made up her mind to let the matchmaker go again, and the betrothal gift would still be the eighteen taels and a pair of dragon and phoenix bracelets as discussed in the first discussion. As for the yard they mentioned, she could rent it with her own money and let the newlyweds live in it. She could never say that it was left for the girl's parents to live in!
The Kong family obviously has four sons, so why should the daughter's in-laws buy a yard for their parents to live in their old age?
Finally, Zhong Ruyi advised, "We still have to tell Jiang Qin about this. If you do this quietly, Jiang Qin will feel guilty if he finds out one day. How can he feel good about the fact that his family spent so much money on marrying him off?"
"Yes, it's Jiang Qin who is getting married. How can you take care of everything by yourself?" Aunt Huang, who was holding her grandson, couldn't help but interrupt. She never asked about other people's affairs in the village, nor did she say anything outside. Today, she was also angry at the unreasonable demands of the Kong family.
Finally, after everyone's persuasion, Sun Tao decided to go back and tell her son about this immediately! If her son still wanted to marry the girl from the Kong family, she would help him arrange the marriage even if she had to borrow money shamelessly!
Watching Sun Tao's proud back, Zhong Ruyi felt that based on her understanding of Jiang Qin, if Jiang Qin knew about this, he would probably rather remain single than marry this girl from the Kong family.
After lunch, Zhong Ruyi went back home carrying the pork offal and a whole braised chicken that her mother had braised all morning.
In the yard, Chen's mother was holding a piece of red cloth and trying it on Miaomiao. When she saw them coming back, she waved to Zhong Ruyi and said, "Ruyi, come and take a look. Is this material good? I want to make a dress for Miaomiao that she can wear in the spring."
The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law were studying the cloth, while Miaomiao was crawling on the carpeted floor holding the cat. She was wearing a red skirt with red pants underneath. The tiger-head shoes on her feet had been kicked off by her and now fell to the side.
Whenever the little white cat rubs against Chen Miaomiao, a few more hairs will grow on that place. After a long time, the hair on her body will be more than that on the cat itself!
Chen Dongzhi frowned and watched for a while. The cat noticed his gaze and walked towards him with cat steps, but was cruelly pushed away by Chen Dongzhi.
But the cat thought he was playing with it, and after being pushed away, it fell to the ground and began to roll around, revealing its soft belly.
The firewood in the stove was already burning with crackling sounds. Zhong Ruyi sat beside Chen's mother for half the afternoon, watching the piece of cloth slowly taking shape in her hands. She couldn't help but sigh at her cleverness. Of course, it was limited to mending clothes. She still had to do the cooking.
The workshop started operating on the eighth day of the Lunar New Year. Zhong Ruyi and Chen Miaomiao distributed red envelopes to everyone, and then they saw Chen Dongzhi standing at the door without saying a word.
"Miaomiao, play here with your two brothers. Mom will talk to your dad and will be back soon." After Zhong Ruyi left her daughter with the two little boys in the staff dormitory, she walked straight towards Chen Dongzhi.
When Chen Dongzhi came back from the town, he first told her what he had found out, "The Kong family has a terrible reputation in the town! Miss Kong was engaged to another family before, but she broke off the engagement after receiving the betrothal gift and refused to return the betrothal gift. She even went to the government office to make a fuss about it!"
He said in a dissatisfied tone, "Aunt Tao, why didn't you ask for more information before you showed Jiang Qin the wedding? If such a family really became relatives, the Jiang family might be eaten alive."
He went directly to Jiang Qin about this matter, told him about the Kong family's style, and analyzed the interests involved:
"Growing up in such an environment, the daughter of the Kong family is bound to become a person like her father, mother and brothers. Her family has proposed the bride price three times, why didn't she think of stopping it? This shows that she still agrees with her father and brother's approach!"
Jiang Qin had already heard from his mother on the second day of the Chinese New Year that the Kong family had increased the bride price. From being angry and furious at the beginning to being calm now, only he knew the mental journey in between.
Chen Dongzhi saw him in a daze, and thought of what his wife had asked him to say when they came. He was about to speak again after thinking about the words in his mind, but was interrupted. Jiang Qin gritted his teeth and said, "I will call the matchmaker and my mother to cancel the engagement tomorrow!"
He was indeed attracted by the appearance of the Kong family girl at first, and later developed feelings for her as they got along with each other day by day, but this did not mean that the Kong family could control the Jiang family and cancel the marriage tomorrow! He would never let his mother and sisters suffer such humiliation!
Chen Dongzhi felt relieved to see him like this, and he could go back to report. He asked, "Do you need me to ask Daji and the others to go with you?" After all, there were five men in the Kong family, including the four sons and Kong's father, and Jiang Qin was the only male. Chen Dongzhi was worried that he would suffer a loss.
Jiang Qin also thought of this, so he did not refuse. After thanking him, he went straight home to tell his mother and sisters that he would go to cancel the engagement tomorrow.