Silly Zhu was sitting on the table in the middle courtyard, eating melon seeds while waiting for the Yan family and Jia family to arrive.
At this moment, Shazhu felt that he had reached the pinnacle of his life.
Seeing Qin Huairu, the third uncle of the Jia Zhang family, and Yan Jiecheng and Yan Jiefang coming over, he stood up and said.
"Okay, everyone, please be quiet. Now we will hold a courtyard meeting immediately."
The residents who were watching knew that the real drama was coming, so they all closed their mouths and stopped talking.
When Jia Zhang saw Silly Zhu's appearance, her lips trembled with anger.
"This silly Zhu has really become the steward of our courtyard now. I think back then he was just a dog of our Jia family.
If Li Dong hadn't come to support him, he might be supporting me in my retirement now."
When she thought of this incident, Jia Zhang's lips trembled with anger.
Originally, their Jia family had already arranged everything.
After Jia Dongxu's death, as long as he can hold Silly Pillar firmly in the palm of his hand, the Jia family can still live a good life without worrying about food and drink.
After all, Shazhu is the cook in the canteen of the steel rolling mill.
If you live with a cook, no matter how difficult your life is, will you still be short of food?
Qin Huairu felt something else in her heart.
Now Shazhu has become the steward of the courtyard just relying on Li Donglai.
If she had not broken up with Li Donglai, she could have persisted in Qinjiagou for two more years.
Then the position of Silly Pillar might belong to her, Qin Huairu.
I regret it.
Although the third uncle and Yan Jiefang felt strange, they had no other ideas. They just wanted to finish the meeting quickly and hand over the gift money to the Jia family.
The third uncle looked at Silly Zhu and said: "Silly Zhu, if you have anything to do, just tell me quickly. Everyone is busy. You are here and delaying everyone from going to work."
Silly Zhu did not expect that the third uncle would speak first.
He smiled and said: "Third uncle, today's matter has something to do with you."
The third uncle was shocked when he heard what Silly Zhu said.
If there was anyone in the compound who was least likely to commit a crime, it was the third uncle.
First of all, he is the steward of the courtyard.
Even if something happens, others won't argue with him.
Secondly, he thinks he is cautious enough in doing things and rarely offends others in the compound.
In the past, when Yi Zhonghai was the steward, the third uncle stood on Yi Zhonghai's side.
Now that Li Donglai has become a master, he is on Li Donglai's side.
Therefore, the third uncle considers himself the safest person in the courtyard.
After the third uncle felt that something was wrong, he opened his eyes wide and asked, "Silly Zhu, stop talking nonsense. My family hasn't had anything happen recently, what does it have to do with me?"
Silly Zhu looked at the third uncle and chuckled: "Third uncle, can you still hide your family's affairs from others? Let me ask you, is Yan Jiefang planning to marry Xiaodang?"
As soon as these words came out, the onlookers immediately started talking.
"What, Yan Jiefang actually got together with Xiaodang. Is this impossible?"
"How come I remember that Yan Jiefang wanted to marry Xiaodang, but was rejected by the Jia family. Why is it now Yan Jiefang? They are brothers."
"Listen to what you said, what are you talking about? Although Yan Jiefang once pursued Xiaodang, didn't it fail?
Xiaodang is also a worker, Yan Jiefang is also a worker, why can’t people pursue Xiaodang?”
"Oh, don't say it seems like this."
The third uncle did not expect that the news would spread so quickly.
After being stunned for a moment, he looked at Silly Zhu and said: "Silly Zhu, this matter has nothing to do with you. This is my family's matter. Are you going to bring it up to the conference to talk about it?"
Silly Zhu smiled and said: "Third uncle, if your two families are honest and marry their daughter-in-law like other families do, it really has nothing to do with our courtyard house.
But why did I hear that the Jia family asked you for a bride price of more than two hundred yuan?"
As soon as these words came out, the residents who had just approved of the marriage between the two opened their eyes in shock.
"My God, the gift of two hundred yuan, why is it so much?"
"Yes. I have been a worker for more than ten years. After saving for so many years, I only have more than two hundred yuan in the bank."
"This can be regarded as a sky-high betrothal gift. I didn't expect the third uncle's family to be so rich."
"Sir, as a teacher, he still picks up scraps every day. How can he have no money? But this matter doesn't seem to have anything to do with us."
The third uncle also came to his senses and said in a cold voice: "Silly Zhu, how much gift we give to the Jia family is our family's business and has nothing to do with you."
Although Qin Huairu and Jia Zhang didn't know what Sha Zhu was going to do, they understood that since Sha Zhu was bringing this matter out to talk about it, he was definitely going to cause trouble.
Jia Zhang's eyes widened and she said: "Silly Zhu, one of our two families is willing to pay and the other is willing to take it. It has nothing to do with you.
We didn’t ask your family for money, so why are you unhappy?
Are you seeing that our family is having a hard time now, so you deliberately bully our family?"
Qin Huairu also said: "That's right, Silly Zhu. Xiaodang's matter was decided by herself. So what if we just asked for a small gift?
Over the years, I know that you have opinions about our family because of past events.
But this is Xiaodang's marriage.
You hugged Xiaodang back then and watched Xiaodang grow up.
Can you just watch Xiao Dang get married?"
I have to say that Qin Huairu is still very smart.
As soon as he came up, Shazhu was labeled as ruining Xiaodang's marriage.
No matter what age you are in, disrupting other people's marriages is always despised by everyone.
The residents in the compound were originally discussing the large amount of betrothal gifts given by the Jia family.
Now after hearing Qin Huairu's words, they all nodded in agreement with Qin Huairu.
Silly Zhu said calmly: "If your family wants a normal amount of gift, it definitely has nothing to do with me. But your family wants more than two hundred yuan.
I want to ask now, if your family does this, what will happen if someone imitates it?"
As he spoke, Shazhu walked up to Uncle Liu. He bent down and looked at what Uncle Liu said.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! "Uncle Liu, I remember your daughter is about to get married, right?"
"Yes, my little girl is nineteen years old this year. She is a junior high school graduate. After graduation, she was assigned to work in the publicity department of the lumber factory. Now she is considered a small cadre.
Recently, many people have come to our home to propose marriage, but we haven't thought about it yet."
Silly Zhu then asked: "How much do you plan to ask for as a bride price for your future son-in-law?"
"In the past, I just thought that three to five yuan was enough, as long as the young couple lived a good life. But now, three to five yuan, I feel it is a bit too little."
Uncle Liu puffed up his chest and said, "Think about it, my daughter is a director of the Propaganda Department and can earn a salary of forty or fifty yuan a month.
Xiaodang is just an ordinary worker in a textile factory, and his monthly salary is only more than 30 yuan. Xiaodang can get a bride price of more than 200 yuan.
My daughter must have at least three hundred yuan as a bride price.
It’s not that I care about such a small amount of money, the main reason is that I can’t let my daughter be inferior to Xiaodang.”
At first, when they heard that Uncle Liu was going to ask for a gift of more than 300 yuan, the onlookers all frowned and felt a little incredible.
But after listening to Uncle Liu's explanation, the residents nodded in agreement.
"Yes, how come Xiao Dang can ask for a gift of more than two hundred yuan, while Uncle Liu's daughter can only ask for a gift of three to five yuan? This is really inappropriate."
"My daughter is also getting married. She is a teacher at Hongxing Primary School. According to Xiaodang's calculations, my family will need at least two hundred and fifty yuan as a bride price."
"Although my daughter does not have a formal job, her character is much better than that of Xiaodang. Nothing happened to her. She needs at least two hundred yuan as a gift."
The residents' comments made the young men in the compound almost drop their eyes in shock.
Just kidding, their salary is only twenty or thirty yuan a month.
If you want to save up enough 200 yuan for the bride price, you have to wait until the year of the monkey and the month of the horse.
In addition, marriage is not just about a bride price.
I also need to prepare a house and buy furniture, and save a sum of money for my wife to have a baby.
Even with such a large amount of money, it is not enough to spend all the family's money.
When Jia Zhang first saw Sha Zhu asking Uncle Liu, she didn't pay much attention.
After all, in his opinion, the amount of bride price her family wants is his family's own business.
But now when she heard the residents in the compound expressing their opinions like this, she was so shocked that her eyes almost narrowed.
Only then did she understand Shazhu's true plan.
Jia Zhang's teeth chattered in anger.
Silly Zhu was such a good kid in the past. He would always remember to bring his lunch box to his family every day after get off work.
Ever since he got together with Li Donglai, this guy has become cunning.
Not only did they no longer help their Jia family.
Every time something happened to the Jia family, he would jump out and destroy it.
Mrs. Jia Zhang felt that she was almost mad.
Silly Zhu was very happy in his heart at this moment.
When Li Donglai told him this method at the beginning, Shazhu didn't want to believe it.
Because in his opinion, any family that would ask for so many colorful gifts from their future son-in-law is simply robbing money.
Now Silly Zhu is truly admired.
He looked at the third uncle and said: "Third uncle, tell me now how much gift your family gives. Is it your family's own business?"
The third uncle was suddenly speechless.
He hesitated for a long time and said: "Sinzhu's influence is not that big. Don't look at how loud these residents are, they don't dare to ask for so many colorful gifts."
Silly Zhu looked at the third uncle with cold eyes and shook his head helplessly.
Li Donglai once commented on the third uncle like this.
The third uncle is not confused about trivial matters, but always makes trouble in big matters.
He often picks up sesame seeds and loses watermelons.
Silly Zhu didn't believe it at the beginning, but now he believes it a little bit.
If it had been in the past, Silly Zhu would have definitely stopped paying attention to the third uncle now.
But now, as the steward, he wants to correct this unhealthy trend and carry out the tasks assigned to him by Li Donglai.
So Silly Zhu looked at the third uncle and said: "Third uncle, I will give you two options now. The first option is that you give more than two hundred yuan to the Jia family. Then I will report this matter to the street office. Let's
Is it appropriate for the leaders of the sub-district office to comment on your actions?
The second thing is, you take back the bride price."
At the beginning, the third uncle did not understand the true intention of Silly Zhu.
He was also worried that the Jia family would not marry Xiaodang to Yan Jiefang.
But when he thought about it carefully, he suddenly understood the mystery.
It’s not that the Yan family doesn’t want to pay this gift, but that the higher-ups don’t allow it.
No matter how powerful you, Jia Zhang, are, can you go against the leaders above? Can you go against the system of the street office?
After waking up, the third uncle nodded quickly and said: "Silly Zhu, you are right. As the steward of our courtyard, I will never allow this unhealthy trend to flourish. So forget about the betrothal gift this time."
The third uncle walked up to Mrs. Jia Zhang and said, "Sister-in-law, you have also seen it. It's not that I don't want to give you such a colorful gift, but it's not in compliance with the regulations."
How could Mrs. Jia Zhang not see what he was thinking? She rolled her eyes and said, "You old guy, you don't want to give me money, so why are you looking for so many excuses?"
"Oh, old sister-in-law, our Jiefang family likes Xiaodang so much, and I have long regarded Xiaodang as my daughter-in-law. Not to mention the betrothal gift of more than 200 yuan, even if it is a betrothal gift of more than 2,000 yuan, I
I am willing to pay, but now look at it, what if I pay this gift money and the residents of our compound are unable to get wives?"
As he spoke, the third uncle looked at Qin Huairu and said, "By the way, isn't Banggeng not married yet? When he marries his wife, people will also ask Banggeng for a gift of more than 200 yuan, can you give it to him?"
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Good guy, this old teacher is really smart, he actually learned to draw inferences from one example.
Jia Zhang was so angry that she gritted her teeth, but there was nothing she could do.
Qin Huairu was also almost furious.
But she knew very well that there was no room for redemption in this matter.
What she has to do now is to achieve the best results within her ability.
Qin Huairu looked at the third uncle and said, "Third uncle, how much gift will your family prepare to give this time?"
If it were possible, the third uncle would certainly not want to pay a penny for the bride price.
But he also knew that if he didn't pay a penny, according to the temperaments of Qin Huairu and Jia Zhang, Yan Jiefang would definitely not be able to marry Xiaodang.
The third uncle turned his eyes and looked at Shazhu and said: "I think this matter should be decided by Shazhu. He is the second uncle of our compound. Let him set a standard to prevent us from making mistakes again."
This was just a small thing.
Just set a standard for betrothal gifts based on the actual situation of the residents.
However, Li Donglai did not explain this kind of thing to him.
Silly Zhu is worried that once the amount of the betrothal gift is set too high, it will cause bad trends.
If the amount of the bride price is set too low, it will make the bride’s family unhappy.
He rolled his eyes and said with a smile: "Please wait a moment, my stomach feels a little uncomfortable."
People have three urgent needs: stomach discomfort, and no one can stop Si Zhu.
But everyone discovered that Silhu did not run outside the compound, but ran towards Li Donglai's house.
Hello everyone, I immediately understood.
"It turns out that our uncle was behind this."
"This is normal. Don't you think about it, except our eldest uncle, who else is so capable?"
