After putting down the phone, Li Donglai burst out laughing.
Unexpectedly, Hao Dongmei would have Father Hao hang up the phone on her.
"It's so ridiculous. I really think that since my father is the leader, I can do whatever I want."
Of course Li Donglai refused without hesitation on the phone.
He believed that as long as Hao's father was wiser, he would stop Hao Dongmei's ridiculous behavior, so he was not worried about Hao Dongmei.
After breakfast, they took Li Xiaomei to the train station and took the train back to the capital.
Siheyuan at this time.
Since Li Donglai has not been in the courtyard for the past few days, some animals have become restless.
Early in the morning, Qin Huairu took the invitations and sent them door to door.
"Uncle Zhang, you and our Banggeng's grandfather are old friends. You have watched Banggeng grow up. Now that Banggeng is getting married, you must come."
"Banggeng is getting married? Which girl will she be with?"
"Ahem, you've seen that girl from the Huang family in the west of the city. Her name is Huang Yanling." Qin Huairu couldn't close her mouth when she mentioned this.
The Jia family has been having a very difficult time recently. Not only were they bullied by the members, but their attempt to grab food from the Yan family also ended in failure.
Just when Qin Huairu thought that the Jia family was in bad luck, there was suddenly good news from Banggeng.
Bangge came back the day before yesterday and suddenly told her that he was going to marry Huang Yanling.
Yes, it was Huang Yanling who once led the three brothers of the Ma family to besiege the Jia family.
Although Qin Huairu had some objections to Huang Yanling because of that incident, Banggan was so old, not yet married, and had no suitable partner.
He is about to become a bachelor like Silly Zhu before. Now that a girl is willing to marry Bang Gang, Qin Huairu should be thankful to God.
Therefore, Qin Huairu immediately nodded and agreed.
But then, Huang Yanling's request put Qin Huairu in trouble.
First, Huang Yanling asked for a bride price of 20 yuan. Although this amount of money was a bit much, considering that Bang Geng was physically disabled and Bang Gen did not have a formal job, it was aggrieved for Huang Yanling to marry her. She wanted these gifts.
Not too much.
Second, Huang Yanling asked for half of the gift money received from the wedding banquet to be given to her.
Faced with this request, Qin Huairu hesitated, and Banggeng quickly explained, claiming that the money was the start-up capital for the small family after the two got married.
Qin Huairu nodded in agreement.
Just... there is one more question.
The Jia family has no money now.
Not to mention the money for the wedding banquet, I couldn't even come up with the twenty yuan gift money.
However, the Jia family had two sleeping dragons and phoenixes, Jia Zhang and Qin Huairu, and they quickly came up with a good idea.
They can collect gift money from the residents in the compound in advance.
Back then, when Lao Jia was still here, he often handed out family money to the residents of the courtyard house.
Now it's time to get your money back.
So, the two entrusted Yan Bugui to write the invitation.
Yan Bugui was originally worried about Zhang Hongling's affairs and felt that he couldn't hold his head up in the courtyard. Now when he saw someone approaching him to ask for help, he agreed without a second thought, not even charging the retouching fee. He also gave the ink money and red ink.
All the paper money was lost.
....
In the cold wind.
Zhang Dali, a worker at the coal plant, stretched out his hand covered in soot to take the invitation. He was stunned after just one glance and felt chills all over his body.
Because the Jia family’s invitation not only stated the date of the wedding banquet, but also clearly stated the amount of the gift.
Ten yuan per household.
When Zhang Dali learned that Bangge was getting married, he knew that the Jia family would definitely use this opportunity to make residents like them hemorrhage.
But I never expected that the Jia family would ask for a gift of ten yuan.
A while ago, Yan Bugui was criticized by the first uncle for accepting too much gift money. Didn't the Jia family know about it?
Ouch... By the way, the first uncle is in the Northeast right now. No wonder the Jia family is confident.
Zhang Dali's face looked ugly.
He was an honest man. He had been favored by Lao Jia in the past, but now faced with Qin Huairu who came to his door, he really couldn't say no.
After thinking for a moment, he smiled and said: "Qin Huairu, I accepted the invitation. When the time comes, I will attend on time."
Zhang Dali originally thought to wait for his wife to come back and discuss it with his wife, or wait for dinner and discuss it with the neighbors.
See how to reject the Jia family without losing face.
Ten yuan, this is a huge amount of money.
However, Qin Huairu was much smarter than Yan Bugui, so how could he let Zhang Dali have time to change his mind?
She said with a smile: "Uncle Zhang, you also know that our Jia family has been having a very difficult time recently. Although marrying a wife now does not require three betrothal gifts and six gifts as before liberation, the necessary betrothal gifts are still indispensable.
, My daughter-in-law, Huang Yanling, is smart and well-behaved, but she is from out of town. Since she has married into our courtyard, we cannot wrong her. So, I decided to give Huang Yanling a bride price of twenty yuan. "
"In addition, the wedding banquet also costs money, and you also have to buy Huang Yanling a few sets of clothes that fit you, all of which cost money."
"Our Jia family really has no money, so we thought of collecting the bride price in advance."
"Anyway, you are going to give it to our Jia family sooner or later. Isn't it too much for me to do this?"
Zhang Dali was stunned by Qin Huairu's words at this time, and subconsciously said: "It's not too much." After saying that, he almost slapped himself.
Nothing is too much, it is obviously too much.
Take the betrothal gift as an example. In this era, the betrothal gift is only three to five yuan. Who would be so generous as to give a betrothal gift of twenty yuan?
Also, as for the money for the wedding banquet, the wedding banquet was hosted by the Yan family, and the banquet was held in the courtyard, so it didn't cost much.
That's all. If your Jia family is rich, no one will have any objection if you are willing to go through the trouble.
The key point is that the Jia family does not want to pay, and the residents have to come up with the money.
Is this not too much?
Zhang Dali wanted to change his words, but it was too late. Qin Huairu stretched out his hand: "Uncle Zhang, since it's not excessive, please give me the gift money now."
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! As soon as these words came out, Zhang Dali was blinded.
He wanted to regret it, but felt it was shameful.
The most important thing for people in the old capital is face. You can eat glutinous vegetables at home, but when you go out to invite friends to dinner, you must drink and eat.
You can wear rags at home, but you must wear a satin gown when going out.
When others call them "Master", the reward will be given immediately.
Now facing Qin Huairu's hand, Zhang Dali couldn't say a word of regret and could only nod his head.
When I returned to the house, my heart was bleeding, and I took out the money I was going to leave for my children to pay their tuition fees.
While handing the money to Qin Huairu, his face showed disapproval: "Huairu, take it. If you encounter difficulties in the future, you can come to uncle."
Qin Huairu took the money, stuffed it into his pocket, rolled his eyes and said with a smile: "Uncle Zhang, if you didn't tell me, I really wouldn't have remembered it. My family needs high broken pieces to entertain guests, but they have been used up. Your family should have some more.
Can you lend me some."
"Snapped!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Uncle Zhang slapped himself hard.
Let you talk too much, make you talk bad...
"Oh, Uncle Zhang, your family is in trouble. If you don't want to borrow it, don't borrow it. Why slap yourself in the face!" Qin Huairu pretended to be surprised.
Uncle Zhang straightened his chest, glared and said: "Who doesn't want to borrow, who says not to borrow, who has family difficulties? I'm kidding, I, Old Zhang, earn thirty yuan a month in a coal factory, why?
If you can’t spend all the flowers, what’s the point of a little high breaking?”
"I was swatting mosquitoes just now."
As he spoke, he looked at the cold sky and said with a smile: "The environment in our courtyard is just not good. Why are there mosquitoes in winter?"
Qin Huairu snickered in her heart and did not expose him, but just stared at him expectantly.
There is no way, the big words have been spoken, and there is no way to go back on it.
Back in the house, Uncle Zhang took out a newspaper bag from the cabinet and stuffed it into Qin Huairu's hand.
Qin Huairu put the high broken pieces into her pocket, raised her head and looked at Uncle Zhang: "Uncle, do you have soy sauce at home?"
Uncle Zhang: "It's over or not. What's the number of words left here?"
Qin Huairu also knows that you can't catch a sheep and pull it violently.
"Uncle Zhang, you are such a good person..."
After leaving a sentence that made Uncle Zhang very happy, Qin Huairu knocked on the door of Aunt Liu's house next door.
"Auntie, did you know that my family is getting married..."
Then there is Brother Wang’s house.
....
After going around in a circle, Qin Huairu received gift money from more than a dozen families except for two wealthy families.
Now in the courtyard, there are only Shazhu's family, Yanbugui's family and Li Donglai's family. Qin Huairu has not sent the invitation yet.
Qin Huairu is greedy for money, but she is not a fool. She knows that although Li Donglai is not at home, Ding Qiunan is not easy to mess with and will never give her the gift money.
Coming to the door now is like asking for trouble.
Qin Huairu walked around Li Dong's house and knocked on the door of Shazhu's house.
Silly Zhu is currently teaching Xiao Hehua how to speak.
Little Hehua is now in the Yuhong class. According to the teacher in the Yuhong class, little Hehua's pronunciation is not standard and parents need to help her child correct her pronunciation.
"Daughter... He Hua, be good, please call daddy your daughter."
"Daughter!" Xiao Hehua shouted loudly and clearly.
Silly Zhu scratched his head and felt something was wrong.
Yu Juhua almost laughed out loud.
"Dad, please call me daddy..." Silly Zhu finally figured it out and squatted down again.
But this time, no matter how he tried to induce her, He Hua remained silent.
Silly Zhu was anxious, picked up He Hua and shouted loudly: "Dad, dad, dad..."
"Hey, hey, hey..." Xiao Hehua agreed repeatedly.
Silly Zhu: "..."
Yu Juhua: "..."
After the two were silent for a moment, they suddenly burst into laughter.
Silly Zhu didn't feel that he was at a disadvantage.
Xiao Hehua can take advantage of him, which shows that she is smart.
The house was filled with a joyful atmosphere.
At this moment, Qin Huairu knocked on the door of Shazhu's house.
Seeing Qin Huairu standing outside, Shazhu subconsciously took a step back to distance himself from Qin Huairu, and then turned his attention to Juhua.
Ever since Shazhu married Yu Juhua, he subconsciously distanced himself from Qin Huairu.
After all, Yu Juhua is a very jealous woman. If she sees him looking at Qin Huairu one more time, she will punish him severely.
Silly Zhu was bruised and swollen every time, so he had already developed a conditioned reflex.
Yu Juhua frowned slightly, looked at Qin Huairu and said, "Qin Huairu, are you okay?"
Although their two families had differences over the matter between Qin Huairu and Shazhu, they were neighbors not far from each other after all.
Yu Juhua is now older and is no longer as impulsive as before, and will not be violent to Qin Huairu at every turn.
Qin Huairu smiled and took out an invitation from her arms and handed it over.
"Chrysanthemum girl, my Banggen is getting married, and you are watching Banggen... Ah, no, although Banggen is not someone you have watched grow up, he is still like your child... Now you
Can you give me the gift money?"
Qin Huairu repeated what he said just now.
Yu Juhua frowned when she heard this: "Qin Huairu, we haven't interacted with each other for a while. I thought you had changed for the better, but who would have thought that you are still the same as before, thinking about exploiting others all day long."
Hearing this, Qin Huairu's expression suddenly changed: "Yu Juhua, what are you talking nonsense about? How could I exploit others? Silly Zhu used to like Banggeng the most, and he even wanted to accept Banggeng as his godson..."
Before Qin Huairu finished speaking, Yu Juhuajiu grabbed her collar and threw her out the door.
"Haha, if I don't deal with you for a few days, have you forgotten how powerful I am!"
What Yu Juhua hates the most is the relationship between Sha Zhu and Qin Huairu. Now Qin Huairu is simply adding fuel to the fire.
Of course, Yu Juhua couldn't bear it anymore. She raised her fist and gave Qin Huairu a few blows.
In fact, at this time, there were residents watching nearby, but they had all been exploited by Qin Huairu just now, and they were simmering with anger in their hearts. How could they help Qin Huairu.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Qin Huairu is also very talkative, and she is no match for Yu Juhua in terms of fighting and getting beaten, and she was quickly beaten to pieces.
Yu Juhua was now more stable and would not cause any harm to anyone. Seeing Qin Huairu wailing in pain, she threw her to the ground, turned around, returned to the house, and closed the door.
Qin Huairu wanted to cry twice more, but seeing this situation, she was a little confused.
Yu Juhua couldn't see it, so it was useless no matter how aggrieved she was.
It's just a bit embarrassing to just stand up and go home.
Just when Qin Huairu was hesitating, Ding Qiunan came back from get off work and passed by the central courtyard.
The residents who were watching the excitement greeted Ding Qiunan one after another.
"Director Ding, are you back?"
"When will Master come back?"
"It's really troublesome for you to cook alone. How about you come to my house for dinner at noon? My wife has steamed big buns."
"My family is dumplings."
....
To say that the most beautiful woman in the courtyard now is none other than Ding Qiunan.
Ding Qiunan himself is a doctor who is one of the Eight Great Doctors.
Now she has become a leader and is the wife of a great man.
He is very popular in the courtyard, and anyone who sees him must give a thumbs up and praise him.
Even several respected old ladies said that Ding Qiunan is a good girl.
Qin Huairu squatted on the ground, watching the residents show hospitality to Ding Qiunan, feeling full of grievance and unwillingness.
In terms of appearance, she is no worse than Ding Qiunan.
In terms of background, she is better than Ding Qiunan.
In terms of opportunities...it was Li Donglai who she met first.
Thinking of this, Qin Huairu's intestines turned green with regret.
If she had stayed in Qinjiagou for a few more years, nothing would have happened to Ding Qiunan.
Everything about Ding Qiunan now belongs to her, and she is the wife of the chief director.
