The villagers watching the excitement outside the door tsk-tsk and frown.
Oh, what kind of bad luck did the Wen family have to have such a handsome young man come to propose marriage?
I'm afraid this family doesn't know what Wen Ye's reputation is, right?
Tsk tsk, I’m not afraid that if I marry such a wife, my head will turn green in the future.
Maybe, like her mother, she ran away with another man.
Wen Laowu was confused, why didn't he know Wen Ye's current situation?
It would be better to marry Wen Ye as soon as possible.
Keeping Wen Ye at home was a disguised reminder of his shame.
"No." Li Shuhua became anxious and stopped making excuses. She stated the gift directly: "We have raised Wen Ye for so long. Now, she is a private substitute teacher, and she is paid every month.
You can’t use the money in your mother’s family. Once you make money, you can give it to your mother-in-law’s family, right?”
Wen Laowu thought of this, yes, Wen Ye now has some income at least.
Sister Yang smiled and said: "This also shows that your family has raised girls well. As the saying goes, a dragon matches a dragon, a phoenix matches a phoenix. Miss Wen can make money, and Xu Erlong is also capable. You, in the future, will be equivalent to half a dozen.
I am so lucky to have my son take care of him until his death."
Everyone outside was thinking bitterly, if Wen Ye really marries such a good young man, Wen Laowu will indeed be blessed in the future.
Li Shuhua said: "Then the son-in-law becomes the half-brother, these are empty words. In short, if you want to agree to this marriage, you have to give a bride price."
Give a bride price?
Everyone looked at each other, and many people didn't know what this was.
Zhang Jinfang was equally confused.
She really hasn't heard of it.
She was raised by the Xu family since she was a child, so she naturally married Xu Dongsheng without any mention of betrothal gifts.
When Zhou Fengru went to the countryside and married Xu Chunsheng, she just got married. How could there be any betrothal gift?
Look around at all the people in the production team. They all wear big red flowers on their chests. They ask the commune leader to give a speech. This is considered a high-level marriage ceremony. There is no mention of a bride price.
"What is the bride price for?" Zhang Jinfang asked.
Li Shuhua said: "Wen Ye, a substitute teacher, earns eighteen yuan a month. In a year, he can earn two hundred yuan. In ten years, he can earn two thousand..."
After saying this, Li Shuhua herself was startled.
If you earn two thousand in ten years, wouldn’t you earn ten thousand in fifty years?
This Wen Ye is a living money tree. If she gets married, won't she lose 10,000 yuan in the future?
But Li Shuhua couldn't say anything about asking the other party to come up with a gift of 10,000 yuan.
She herself was frightened by the amount.
"Aren't you selling your daughter?" Someone outside couldn't stand it: "Li Shuhua, don't go too far. You are a stepmother, but you just don't want to see Wen Ye."
"No, my daughter is two months younger than Wen Ye, and we have already agreed to get married. But you don't want to get married yet. Are you deliberately leaving Wen Ye at home to be an old girl and earn money for you all your life?"
One by one they denounced.
We have just passed through the age of war, when everyone divided the land against the local tycoons, and shouted that the people should stand up and become the masters of their own country. How could we go back and engage in such things as feudal dross?
Bah, pay back the bride price?
If you go back a few years, you might have been found out and criticized.
Li Shuhua said bravely: "I don't think so. It's just that Wen Laowu only has a daughter, and she will have to rely on her to support her until her death. Now that she is married, there is no need to ask for a betrothal gift. If there is a headache in the future, who can she call?
"
Xu Erlong expressed his position: "I married Wen Ye. As a family, we will naturally help take care of the elderly."
But Li Shuhua still refuses to give in. If she is not her biological daughter, and she marries someone else, who will take care of her in the future?
Of course, it is safest to ask for a sum of money.
"No, the bride price of one thousand yuan is a must." Li Shuhua turned to Wen Laowu and said: "Laowu, I'm thinking about you too. This married woman is throwing water. If you don't want to pay me,
Body, what should I do next?”
Wen Laowu was persuaded, well, he should ask for some money.
This Wen Ye will be like her mother when the time comes, running away with others and having nothing of her own.
"Yes, it's just a gift of one thousand yuan." Wen Laowu said.
Xu Erlong smiled as he watched them singing along. Although he kept a smile on his face, the coldness in his eyes was bottomless.
This Wen Ye's family is really hard to describe.
No wonder Wen Ye never mentioned her family in the past.
"Uncle, I can give you a betrothal gift." Xu Erlong said calmly: "This also shows my respect for Wen Ye..."
"No." Wen Ye had been staying in the back room just now, listening to several people talking.
At this moment, when she heard that Xu Erlong was asking for a gift of 1,000 yuan, she couldn't control it and rushed out: "No, I don't want the gift."
Wen Laowu was angry: "You have to tell me the reason for this? If you don't give me a bride price, I won't allow you to get married."
Zhang Jinfang looked secretly anxious.
This girl is obviously in love with her son, but his parents are really troublesome.
Wen Ye looked at Xu Erlong, she would never let Xu Erlong pay such a large sum of money.
Gritting her teeth secretly, she said to Li Shuhua: "Don't you want me to give up my job to Zhang Hua? Okay, I'll give my job in exchange for this gift."
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Everyone was stunned.
Wen Ye continued: "You also said that even if you work as a private substitute teacher, you will only earn 18 yuan a month. If you give this job to Zhang Hua, he will be considered a employed person in the future."
Li Shuhua made a calculation in her mind.
She had always planned to give Wen Ye's qualification as a substitute teacher to her son.
Once I have a job, it will be easier to find a partner in the future.
"Is Wen Ye stupid? Give up the good job?"
"These days, when people in the city want to buy a job, they have to find connections to open the back door and spend hundreds of dollars. So she just gave up her job?"
"Although he is a private substitute teacher, he is not bad."
Everyone discussed.
Wen Ye only looked at Li Shuhua: "I know, my dad will listen to you. Now, do you want a job or a betrothal gift?"
"I have to work, I have to work." Li Shuhua said repeatedly.
Wen Laowu said angrily: "I want a bride price."
Li Shuhua turned around and advised Wen Lao Wu: "Lao Wu, forget it, you have also seen it. If you ask for a bride price, people will say you sold your daughter. In my opinion, it is better to give this job to Zhang Hua. From now on, Zhang Hua will give it to you.
What’s better than providing for old age?”
When Wen Laowu heard that it made sense, he sighed: "Okay, what you said makes sense."
Everyone couldn't help but snicker. Sure enough, if you have a stepmother, you have a stepfather.
This father really listens to his stepmother in everything.
This marriage was finally reached an agreement during the bargaining and repayment process.
Xu Erlong breathed a sigh of relief.
He can afford the bride price of one thousand yuan.
But now, Wen Ye is willing to trade her job, which also shows Wen Ye's determination. She doesn't want him to be in trouble and is willing to live with him.
This was good, as it would save him from having to persuade Wen Ye to quit his job as a private substitute teacher and pursue further studies.