The emotions of four years have become confused now
The weather in Shudu in June this year has become hot, and there were several heavy rains not long ago. The old people said that the weather this year is abnormal and something strange will happen. This is a town in the west of Shudu - Baijia Town.
It is a small town, but with the process of urbanization, it has gradually connected to the main urban area of Sichuan. Not only is the population dense, but the development of the town is in full swing. At the corner of Baimiao Street, there is a small bar.
The bar owner is a man with a beard. At this time, he is clearing away the glasses on the bar, sometimes looking at a young man in the corner. This time is not the busiest time in the bar. The Magic City Cooperation is playing on the TV.
News about the sixth meeting of the Council of Heads of Member States of the Organization. The young man in the corner is about in his early twenties, with bright eyebrows and a straight nose, giving people a heroic and positive feeling. But he is not
His face was already flushed, he was obviously drunk, and his mood was slightly violent, but it still could not hide his original childishness. He was none other than Bai Shuo, the aboriginal of Baijia Town.
Bai Shuo's original name was "Bai Changgeng". As Baijia Town continued to prosper and he accepted more new things in school, the name Chang Geng began to be teased by his classmates. So when he entered high school, Chang Geng changed his name to "
"Bai Shuo", this is why the ancestors of the family had to say that he had a golden destiny and named him "Wangjin". But no matter how the name was changed, several of his best friends could never change their words, and they still shouted loudly, asking him to
He was troubled. Bai Shuo is 22 years old and has just graduated from college. He officially entered a local machinery manufacturing factory to work some time ago. Although Bai Shuo looks young, his wedding day will be in three days.
His girlfriend, Zhao Lan, is younger than Bai Shuo. In addition to her parents, she has an older brother, Zhao Jun. Because they went to school early, Zhao Lan entered college in the same year as Bai Shuo. Although they were not in the same major, under the introduction of her cousin,
They met Bai Shuo in their freshman year and soon established a relationship. It wasn't that Bai Shuo wanted to get married so early, but not long after Bai Shuo officially started working after graduation, Zhao Lan's family suddenly urged the two to get married as soon as possible. It was annoying.
What's more, I have been wondering why my girlfriend's family is so worried, and I finally got the answer today.
The matter had to start early in the morning. After learning that Bai Shuo and Zhao Lan had applied for a marriage certificate, Zhao's mother hurriedly called Bai Shuo to her home, saying that she wanted to discuss some details of the marriage.
When Shuo came to his girlfriend's house, he saw Zhao Lan, her parents, and her brother sitting around the living room. The atmosphere seemed a bit depressing. When Zhao Lan saw Bai Shuo's arrival, she was not as happy as before, but just smiled lightly. Zhao Lan
After the father and Bai Shuo said hello, they didn't talk much, but Zhao's mother and Zhao Jun seemed more enthusiastic.
After saying hello, Bai Shuo and the four members of the Zhao family sat around the living room. After Zhao's mother looked at her several times, Zhao's father asked Bai Shuo what he thought about the upcoming wedding. Bai Shuo thought it was because the Zhao family valued their daughter.
I was afraid that something would go wrong during the wedding, so I wanted to organize it in a grand manner. So I told everyone everything from the guests to the banquet, the pre-wedding preparations to the wedding process, but Mother Zhao always seemed impatient with what she said.
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In the end, it was Zhao's mother who spoke openly: "Bai Shuo, you and Lan Lan have also received the certificates, and you can be considered the official son-in-law of our family. Since we are all a family, I won't say some things."
Hidden and tucked away.”
When Bai Shuo heard this, he knew that Zhao's mother must have something to say, so he responded politely: "Mom, don't say that, we are a family. If you have anything, just tell me."
Mother Zhao continued: "We don't have any objections to the wedding things you just mentioned, as long as you two think it's suitable. As for the wedding house your family bought next to the Third Ring Road, I think it's okay.
.But since you two have already received the certificate, do you have to add my Lanlan’s name on the real estate certificate?
When Bai Shuo heard this, he felt that since they were both married, why should we divide what is yours and mine? He glanced at Zhao Lan with a smile and agreed: "From now on, my things belong to Lan Lan, and Lan Lan and I also
There is no need to distinguish between us. I was negligent about our wedding house. After the wedding, I will definitely find some time to make the house in my and Lanlan's name."
When Zhao's mother saw that Bai Shuo agreed so readily, she continued: "Also, after all, this house is too small now, and the location is a little off, and it is on the third ring road. If the conditions are better in the future, especially if there is
If we have a child, we have to buy a bigger house for Lanlan."
"Mom, don't worry, Lan Lan and I will work hard to get a better house in the future. I will definitely not let Lan Lan suffer." Bai Shuo agreed and looked at Lan Lan again. Zhao Lan greeted Bai Shuo.
Shuo's eyes also smiled with joy, but soon his face darkened unconsciously, as if there was something unspeakable.
In fact, the current house is quite difficult for Bai Shuo. His parents spent almost all their family savings to buy it, but they are still disliked by Zhao's mother. With Bai Shuo's current income level, he wants to buy it.
It is not easy to change this apartment to a bigger and better one. But at this moment today, it is definitely not the time to discuss this, so Bai Shuo had to agree quickly.
But who knows, these are just foreshadowing, and the next words of Zhao’s mother are the key point: "In addition, on the day of the wedding, you originally agreed to give us a bride price of 30,000 yuan. I discussed it with his father and thought
Well, it’s really hard to bear to marry off a daughter who has been raised for such a long time. When the Wang family next door married their daughter two months ago, the husband gave her a gift of 200,000 yuan. At that time, the Wang family was still crying. What do you think?
How can her father and I figure it out with your 30,000 yuan, right?"
Bai Shuo's heart trembled, thinking that he wanted to add more money for the bride price. Even if it was 30,000 yuan, it was hard for his family to come up with it. For this wedding, his mother also borrowed tens of thousands of yuan from his second uncle's family.
Speaking of the daughter of Lao Wang’s family next door, she is married to the owner of a small company. She is almost 40 years old. She has been running a business for many years and is dark and lean. It is said that she was married in the countryside before, and she was still married in the countryside.
I have a son who is already in high school. He has a little money, but is he comparable to Bai Shuo?
Bai Shuo was silent for a while, then tentatively asked Zhao's mother what she meant: "Mom, you also know the situation of my family. So in your opinion, how much is the appropriate amount of the bride price?"
Mother Zhao smiled slightly and said: "Shuo, you see, the old Wang family and our family are also old neighbors. Our family has never been worse than theirs. Whatever happens between our two families, we are always better than theirs."
You have to be better, right?" Speaking of this, Zhao's mother took a special look at Zhao's father.
Father Zhao also immediately answered: "Well, yes, yes."
Mother Zhao nodded with satisfaction, and then continued: "Our Lanlan is much younger and more beautiful than other girls. If she can marry into your Bai family, she can also support your family's appearance. As for the bride price,
Come on, I thought, we can’t lose to the old Wang family no matter what. But, we don’t want more. Since the old Wang family can get 200,000 for marrying a daughter, then we, Lanlan, should get 200,000 no matter what.
It can't be too much, right?" After saying that, he glanced at Father Zhao again.
"Yes, yes, no more, no more." Father Zhao nodded again in response.
Zhao Lan's brother Zhao Jun was also on the side at this time. Hearing that there was a gift of 200,000 yuan, he looked secretly happy.
When Bai Shuo heard that he wanted to increase the betrothal gift to 200,000 yuan, he was immediately shocked. With their family's conditions, it was already the limit. If he still wanted to spend 200,000 yuan, the only way was to force his parents to
Sell the house you live in now.
Bai Shuo immediately expressed the family's difficulties and hoped that Zhao's mother would understand and reduce the betrothal gift.
At this time, Zhao Lan's brother Zhao Jun couldn't help but speak: "Looking at how poor you are, I have always disliked my sister being with you, but she insists on following you. To tell you the truth, if I hadn't been in a hurry this time,
Money, don’t even think about marrying my sister.”
Bai Shuo was stunned for a moment, thinking about these words carefully, and then he realized that Zhao Jun was in a hurry for money, and that's why he staged what he did today.
It turned out that Zhao Lan's brother Zhao Jun also had a girlfriend some time ago and planned to get married to his girlfriend in six months. However, the girl required that she purchase a wedding room and a car when she got married. Zhao Jun was an uneducated person.
He is a lazy person. After he was laid off from his job a few years ago, he spent three days fishing and two days drying nets. He is still living at home with his employer's monthly living expenses of several hundred yuan. But he is still not idle.
The people who lived there made a group of fair-weather friends outside, and they often entertained guests generously and ate and drank wildly. The Zhao family's economic conditions were not bad at first, but they could not satisfy Zhao Jun's extravagance.
More than a month ago, Zhao Jun mentioned the matter of getting married. The Zhao family could not raise so much money for a while. It happened that the daughter of the old Wang family next door got married, and the husband gave the old Wang family a gift of 200,000 yuan. This matter made the old man worried.
Wang Tou showed off many times in the Zhao family. Only then did Zhao's mother think about the marriage between her daughter Zhao Lan and Bai Shuo. In addition, Zhao Jun, who had always disliked Bai Shuo, thought that his sister might receive a large sum of money as a gift when she got married.
He was anxious about money, so he suddenly changed his temper and strongly agreed with his sister's marriage. This prompted Zhao's mother to put Bai Shuo and Zhao Lan's marriage on the agenda so early.
After finally finding out what he really wanted, Bai Shuo was really dumbfounded. The relationship that he had been waiting for for 4 years came to fruition because of this reason. To say that 200,000 yuan is actually a lot of money for a family in this year.
A huge sum of money. Currently, Bai Shuo's monthly salary is only about 2,000 yuan. Even if he doesn't eat or drink, it will take him seven or eight years to save up to 200,000 yuan. What's more, the family life expenses after marriage are huge. If he wants to repay the previous
Debt is not an easy thing to deal with, and now the 200,000 betrothal gift is beyond the reach of their family.
After a morning of arguing and consoling, Zhao's mother never let go. Zhao Jun was also reluctant to let go. Finally, Bai Shuo's eyes were slightly red, and he looked for help at Zhao Lan, who had been silent. At this moment, he hoped that Zhao Lan could stand by
His angle helped him to rescue him, but Zhao Lan remained silent and never said a word to help Bai Shuo from beginning to end.
"Lan Lan, what do you think? If my family really can't afford so much money, will you marry me?" Bai Shuo finally couldn't help it and wanted to know what Zhao Lan's attitude was in this matter.
Zhao Lan knew that she could no longer avoid it, so she did not dare to look directly at Bai Shuo. She bit her lip and said, "Bai Shuo, I have been following you since I entered college. I am afraid that I will be very unhappy when I become a member of your Bai family."
I rarely have the opportunity to be filial to my parents. After all, it was not easy for them to raise me. Isn’t the relationship between us worth you spending 200,000 to honor my parents?"
Hearing Zhao Lan say the same thing, Bai Shuo's heart sank: "Lan Lan, even if we get married, we must be filial to our parents together, let alone 200,000, even more is what we should, but
You don’t know the situation of our family. My parents have already spent all their money for us to get married, and I have just started working. Now you insist on asking me for 200,000. Isn’t this forcing me?”
At this time, Mother Zhao on the side suddenly burst out in anger: "What's wrong with me? A man should have the ability to work hard to make his wife live a better life. I want you to spend 200,000 yuan today, but my Lanlan will still be there in the future."
Can she count on your Bai family to give her a villa and a BMW? Our Lanlan is so outstanding, and there are many people waiting to pursue her outside. I didn’t marry you just to be wronged by your Bai family."
Bai Shuo suppressed it all morning, and finally couldn't hold back his anger: "That's enough, I don't have the ability, but I know how to work hard on my own. If your son has the ability, why doesn't he find a job to support himself, and why doesn't he find a way to buy things by himself?
I bought a car and a house, but now you come to take advantage of my incompetent brother-in-law, what kind of skill do you think you have?"
As soon as he finished speaking, Zhao Jun on the side suddenly jumped over and slapped Bai Shuo on the face, saying, "Bai Shuo, you idiot, don't marry my sister if you don't have the ability, let alone 200,000, even if you give me 1 million,
I still don’t like you."
Upon seeing this, Zhao Lan quickly stepped forward and pulled the two of them away. Because Bai Shuo and several of his buddies were famous for their violent fights in Baijia Town before, Zhao Jun felt guilty and dared not continue to press after being slapped.
Zhao Lan comforted Bai Shuo here. Seeing that today was indeed not a good time to continue the discussion, he comforted his mother and brother and asked them to give Bai Shuo some more time. The last words he said to Bai Shuo were: "Bai Shuo"
, we are not forcing you. I also want my parents and brother to live a better life. I also want to marry a capable and responsible man. Just think about it because I love you so much.
Let's find a way. We have already obtained the marriage certificate, and I am already yours. I believe you will not let me down. In three days, I will wait for you to marry me."