"...The Yan family must give a bride price of six hundred and eighty yuan, and four major items. A TV, a washing machine, a refrigerator and a sewing machine, all of which are indispensable."
"By the way, our Tiantian's job must also be solved. Although our Tiantian has not been admitted to college, we are still high school students!"
"Mom is right. Our Tiantian is only eighteen years old. The Yan family's son is already twenty-three, which is a full five years older than our Tiantian. If it weren't for the fact that the two families are old friends, our Tiantian would be so
A beautiful girl cannot marry a soldier!"
"That is, the betrothal gift and the work must not be less. Just because our He family is from rural areas, they cannot look down upon us."
In a newly built brick house in Hejia Village, about ten members of the He family were sitting in the main room. The men were silent, either sitting in the corner in a daze, or squatting at the door smoking.
There were a few women, chattering away.
The first person is naturally He Tiantian's biological mother Liu Xiuzhi, who is in her fifties, has slightly dark skin and is slightly fat.
Coupled with her somewhat fierce eyebrows, she looks like "not to be trifled with" in capital letters.
In fact, Liu Xiuzhi is indeed a famous shrew throughout the production team.
When I was young, I had just passed away and was angry with my mother-in-law for two years.
After she breathed her last and gave birth to two sons in three years, her waist was completely straightened out.
Fighting with some sisters-in-law, driving her mother-in-law out of the house... Anyway, in a radius of dozens of miles, Liu Xiuzhi is definitely on the list when it comes to shrews.
Ever since she gave birth to a son, controlled her husband, and controlled her mother-in-law, she was the female overlord who took charge of the family in the He family.
Liu Xiuzhi's husband, He Jianguo, He Tiantian's biological father, was a child spoiled by his parents and sisters.
In future generations, he will be a perfect mama's boy.
But, to put it bluntly, such a person has a cowardly character and has no independent opinion.
If his mother is strong, he will listen to her.
As a new daughter-in-law, Liu Xiuzhi was really frustrated in the past few years.
However, when Liu Xiuzhi toughened up and succeeded in suppressing her mother-in-law by giving birth to two sons, He Jianguo changed from a mama's boy to a strict wife.
He still has no opinion, but the person who gives orders at home has changed from his mother to his wife.
No, while the family was discussing the marriage of their only daughter, he, the "head of the family," was sitting on a chair, holding a dry pipe in his hand and not daring to smoke, just in a daze.
Because He Jianguo knew that even if he opened his mouth and raised his opinion, no one in the whole family would take it seriously.
Rather than doing this, it's better to just do nothing.
It's just that no matter what he does, he has to listen, otherwise his wife Liu Xiuzhi will accuse him of being a hands-off shopkeeper.
Alas, it’s so difficult to be a man. It’s not even a matter of care, nor is it a matter of not caring!
He Jianguo sighed secretly in his heart.
"Master, what do you say?" He Jianguo was thinking secretly when his wife's loud voice rang in his ears.
He Jianguo was so frightened that he subconsciously asked: "What did you say?"
That panicked look would make you as useless as possible.
Poof!
The two daughters-in-law of the He family couldn't help but chuckle when they saw their father-in-law being so cowardly.
"What else can I say? Of course it's a sweet marriage!"
Liu Xiuzhi glared at He Jianguo angrily, the disgust in his eyes almost spilling out.
"Sweet marriage? No, isn't it all decided?" He Jianguo realized that he had asked a stupid question and quickly grinned.
But Liu Xiuzhi rolled her eyes again, "What's the deal? Things like bride price, job, and house haven't been settled yet!"
"Then, let's go and discuss it with the in-laws again," He Jianguo said in a good temper.
He thought that since he was so cooperative with his wife, he would not be scolded again.
As a result, Liu Xiuzhi still yelled angrily: "Discuss? What to discuss? These matters must be decided by our wife's family."
"Humph, we are Tiantian, we are so beautiful, fair, and smart. The big bosses in the town come to inquire about it. That is to say, seeing that the Yan family has a good relationship with our family, Yan Xingzhou seems to be doing pretty well——"
Although Liu Xiuzhi is a shrew, she really loves her daughter.
In her eyes, her daughter is extremely good, and she is qualified to marry the emperor and become a queen.
As for Yan Xingzhou, he was just a soldier.
These days, no more than a few years ago, soldiers have long since lost popularity.
The allowances are small, there are few gatherings and many separations, and there were always wars in the first two years. If one mistake is not made, the living widow will become a real widow.
There is no comparison with those self-employed people, big bosses, etc.
Just like the breakfast vendor in their town, the old couple just fried dough sticks and bought their son a house in the county town.
There is also a big motorcycle, tsk tsk, I heard it is a real imported neon product, and one costs several thousand.
That family's son is too short, and He Tiantian doesn't like it. Otherwise, they can just marry Tiantian to the county town. Even if they don't have a job, they can have the breakfast stall of their in-laws, and the young couple won't have to worry about eating and drinking.
Yan Xingzhou's personal conditions are very good. He is about 1.8 meters tall, has thick eyebrows and big eyes. At first glance, he looks like a good person with an upright face.
In addition, the Yan family is a cadre family. Needless to say, Mr. Yan, after being rehabilitated, his status is simply beyond the reach of a mud-legged person like the He family.
Yan Xingzhou's father is also a leader in the military, and his mother is a cadre of a state-owned enterprise.
It can be said that if it weren't for that "kindness" back then, He Tiantian would not be worthy of Yan Xingzhou, let alone a high school student, even a college student.
However, Liu Xiuzhi didn't think so. She just thought her daughter was good.
After finally using tricks to blackmail Yan Xingzhou, Liu Xiuzhi started acting like a monster again.
For example, Liu Xiuzhi did not want to sell her daughter to support her son. No matter how much she asked for, she would still give it to He Tiantian in the future.
She just wanted to express to the Yan family: Although our He family is from the countryside, we value our daughters.
In our family, Tiantian's marriage to Yan Xingzhou is definitely not a high-level achievement.
"That's right, we are sweet and sweet!" He Jianguo, as a veteran wife-keeper, has been managed by his wife for half his life and has learned his lesson long ago.
Whatever the old lady said, he just nodded and said yes. Even if the old lady was unreasonable and acted recklessly, it was not her fault.
"Okay, then you go to the old house again and ask your father to talk to the old man of the Yan family!"
Liu Xiuzhi said so much because of this.
He Jianguo's biological father was still alive, but Liu Xiuzhi hated her mother-in-law, and after she took control of the man, she started making trouble to "separate the family."
The He family only has one son, He Jianguo, but they have several daughters, but they are all married.
In rural areas of this era, what matters is "the water thrown out by a married daughter." Even if the He family were to separate, the daughter would not have a share.
As the only daughter-in-law, Liu Xiuzhi said she wanted to separate the family, but in fact she was driving her parents-in-law out in disguise.
Of course Grandpa He and Grandma He were not willing to do so. The neighbors and relatives also gossiped about Liu Xiuzhi.
But Liu Xiuzhi didn't care at all. When her mother-in-law cried, she cried in front of her. When her mother-in-law wanted to hang herself, she just poured some tofu brine into her mouth.
That stuff can kill you if you drink too much.
Grandma He's fuss was somewhat exaggerated and deceptive.
And Liu Xiuzhi was really trying his best. He drank the brine as he asked without any pretense.
Not to mention that He Jianguo was frightened, even the evil mother-in-law, Grandma He, was also suppressed, and the surrounding neighbors did not dare to say a word.
The soft one is afraid of the hard one, and the hard one is afraid of death.
Grandma He and her wife hurriedly moved out of her son's house and returned to the two shabby yellow mud huts they built in the early years.
She was not afraid that Liu Xiuzhi would seek death again, but that she was afraid that this damn bitch would be cruel and pour brine into the rice bowl again.
Although Grandma He wants to live with her son and grandson, she even wants to live well.
Because the quarrel was too intense at the beginning, Grandma He and Liu Xiuzhi remained in harmony with each other for more than 20 years.
We don't get together to have a meal together during the New Year and holidays. At most, He Jianguo takes his son and grandchildren to visit an elderly couple in their old home secretly.
However, Grandpa He must come forward for He Tiantian's marriage.
After all, he was the one who had "kindness" to Grandpa Yan in the first place. Before the Yan family was willing to marry He Tiantian, it was Grandpa He who licked his old face and went to the Yan family in person.
The marriage has been decided, but the Yan family still needs to make concessions on details such as the bride price.
Although Liu Xiuzhi is fierce, she is self-aware. She knows that her "mother-in-law" has no status at all in the Yan family.
If you want to achieve your goal, you still need Grandpa He to take action.
"...Okay, I, I'll go to the old house later!" He Jianguo hesitated.
But seeing that his wife's eyebrows were about to stand up, he shrank his neck and hurriedly responded.
When he went to the old house, his parents would at most scold him for being useless, but a woman would stop him. Anyway, he was used to hearing such words.
But if you don't listen to your wife and don't go to the old house, tsk tsk, then the old lady's hands will be black. If you twist two fingers on the thigh, there will be a large bruise.
Besides, he is a grandfather, and he really doesn’t want his grandchildren to see him being chased and beaten by his wife all over the yard with a bamboo stick.
If he is scolded by his parents, it is because he is "filial" and not ashamed.
He Jianguo understands these principles clearly and obeys his wife's instructions for the sake of "family harmony"!
Holding the tobacco bag, He Jianguo strolled out of the house.
"..." Sitting in the back bedroom and witnessing this big show with her own eyes, He Tiantian felt a little stunned.
Although he had just arrived, less than half an hour later, He Tiantian could conclude from the words and actions of this family——
Damn it, this is really the best of the family.
His biological father, He Jianguo, was a strict henpecker and a famous loser in Hejia Village. For the sake of his wife and children, he would even drive his own father and mother out of the house.
Needless to say, my biological mother, Liu Xiuzhi, was a shrew, and a bit suspected of being an evil mother-in-law. Anyway, her two daughters-in-law were treated docilely by her.
The eldest brother He Yongfu is a bit like his biological father, honest, a mama's boy, and a bit foolish and filial.
The elder sister-in-law is not as aggressive as Liu Xiuzhi. Both she and He Yongfu are honest-tempered. No matter how much their mother-in-law and sister-in-law bully them, they will not resist.
The second brother He Yonggui is smart, cunning, and has a clever mouth, but he doesn't do practical things. He only knows how to cheat and suck the blood of his elder brother every day.
The second sister-in-law, Zhang Jinfeng, is not as talkative as He Yonggui, but she is a devil of a brother-in-law.
That is to say, because He Yonggui was careful and Liu Xiuzhi was domineering, Zhang Jinfeng did not use her own family to supplement her mother's family.
However, as long as she has something good on hand, she will definitely send it back to her parents' home, and even her own son and daughter will not be able to get it.
As for the original owner, He Tiantian, she was a top-notch young lady in her mother's family, but she was a shameless ex-wife when she got married.
He Tiantian: ...It’s really too much to talk about.
After more than an hour, He Jianguo came back with a somewhat embarrassed expression.
However, after entering the door and seeing his wife Liu Xiuzhi, he still had a smile on his face: "Our father said that it is better to discuss this kind of matter with the in-laws in person. He will take Tiantian to the provincial capital tomorrow -"
Although Liu Xiuzhi doesn't like her parents-in-law, her father-in-law is right.
Despite what she said at home just now, she was frothing at the mouth, but she really didn't have the confidence to kill the Yan family directly.
Let's let the father-in-law take Tiantian to have a look first. If we can't reach an agreement, she, she will sacrifice her face and go to Yan's house to make trouble!
Liu Xiuzhi had an idea in her mind, but she didn't show it on her face. She nodded and said, "Okay, just listen to your father!"
The next day, He Tiantian changed into a loose knitted sweater and foot-stomping fitness pants bought by someone from the county.
At the end of the 1980s, bell-bottom pants were no longer popular, and tight, foot-stepping bodybuilding pants were quietly emerging.
The original owner loves beauty and likes to chase fashion, so naturally she will not miss the latest trendy clothes.
He Tiantian, who came from time travel, felt a little resistant when she saw this retro fashion style.
However, the original owner has a good figure, with thin and straight legs. After wearing fitness pants, her figure is particularly highlighted.
"My Tiantian still looks good! She looks just like the female star on the calendar!" Liu Xiuzhi was extremely satisfied and secretly gave He Tiantian a few happy reunion photos, and then watched her and Grandpa He leave the village together.
I took a tractor in the village and drove all the way to the town. Then I took a long-distance bus and endured the crowding, sweat odor, and stinky feet to the provincial capital.
On the way, Grandpa He repeatedly warned: "Tiantian, when you go to Yan's house, don't talk nonsense!"
If it were his granddaughter, Grandpa He wouldn't be so good-tempered.
Grandpa He and Grandma He are known to favor boys over girls. Even though they gave birth to five daughters in one go, they knew they were longing for boys before they gave up fighting for a son.
Grandpa He would not be interested in a loser like He Tiantian, even if it is his direct granddaughter.
But the problem is that the shrewish daughter-in-law at home is very considerate, and she spoils He Tiantian to a fault.
Over the years, Grandpa He has really been frightened by Liu Xiuzhi. For her sake, Grandpa He and his wife did not dare to neglect He Tiantian.
Now, because of He Tiantian's marriage, Grandpa He has shown his old face again and again, shamelessly running to cheat on Grandpa Yan.
"Yes!" He Tiantian agreed obediently.
Although Grandpa He wondered why his spoiled granddaughter suddenly became so well-behaved, he didn't think much about it and just thought that the child had grown up and finally learned to be shy.
However, Grandpa He never expected that when he arrived at the Yan family, he would not mention the events of the past again in order to renew his relationship with the Yan family.
He Tiantian raised her chin and said to Yan Xingzhou and other Yan family members with an arrogant look on her face: "I'm here to break off the engagement!"
"I don't want to marry Yan Xingzhou anymore. Humph, a stinky soldier who wants money but no money, and power but no authority is not worthy of me at all!"
