Chapter 74 I don’t want anything else, I just want her to live a good life
Xu Guosheng gave his mother a look, saying, "You're just pretending!"
Zhao Meixiang: “…”
How could Shen Datian and Xu Hua not be enthusiastic? Seeing the two pieces of meat in Xu Guosheng's hand, who would be so stupid as to hang their heads? If they were not enthusiastic, he would get angry and ride his bicycle to carry the meat home, and the meat that was about to reach his mouth would fly away.
What's more, they were carrying not only meat, but also two canned foods and a bag of cakes!
Shen Erniu went to the vegetable garden to pick vegetables, and Wu Hua hurried to call Shen Erniu back.
As soon as she got home and saw the person she had been thinking about, Shen Erniu felt a little nervous.
"Auntie, Guosheng, you are here!"
This was not the first time Zhao Meixiang had seen Shen Erniu. She had already seen her when her son was in the hospital.
This girl is pretty and capable, Zhao Meixiang is satisfied with her.
"Erniu, come sit next to your aunt."
As soon as Shen Erniu sat down, Zhao Meixiang held her hand and showed concern for her, more attentive than her own mother.
The moment he saw her, Xu Guosheng's eyes were always on Shen Erniu. The originally steady young man kept grinning foolishly.
Wu Hua sat next to them and saw the mother and son's attitude towards Shen Erniu. The dead girl was lucky. Not only was the young man tall and handsome, but his heart and eyes were filled with her.
This Miss Zhao is also quite satisfied with the dead girl. If the dead girl really marries him, she would probably marry into a happy family.
It’s a good thing this way. The more the girl is valued by her husband’s family, the more she can help her parents in the future.
The mother and son came to propose marriage, and exchanged some polite words with Shen Datian and Wu Hua.
Let's get to the point. "Brother Shen, Sister Wu, the two kids have been dating for more than half a year and they are in love with each other.
I came here today to propose marriage. My family is sincerely seeking marriage. You can tell me what you want."
"Well, as long as Erniu wants to get married, the child's father and I will support her 100%.
Although I am not Erniu's biological mother, I love Erniu as my own daughter. I raised her with great care since she was a child. I don't ask for anything else but that she can live a good life.
Datian and I are both honest farmers. What can we ask for when marrying off our daughter? We are not selling our daughter. You can give whatever you want as a gift.
Erniu's cousin got married last month. The man not only gave her three turns and a ring, but also gave her a betrothal gift of 150 yuan. I even told her aunt at that time that when Erniu gets married, her marriage will definitely be more glorious than her cousin's!
Hey, Zhao sister, don't think too much, I'm just chatting with you about family matters. The issue of the bride price depends on your family conditions. As long as the child lives a good life, that's all that matters."
Well, the betrothal gift is one hundred and fifty yuan, plus three turns and one ring.
Before coming, her son had prepared her mentally, and was also prepared for their high demands.
Now when Zhao Meixiang heard the conditions she proposed, she couldn't help but want to scold Wu Hua, the old woman, for being greedy.
One hundred and fifty yuan, she really dares to ask for it after three turns!
Shen Erniu's face turned pale. She knew that the old woman would ask for an exorbitant amount of money.
Zhao Meixiang patted Shen Erniu's hand gently and smiled at her. This girl is a good child, but she has a pair of vampire parents.
Zhao Meixiang and Xu Guosheng didn't say anything, and the hall fell silent.
Shen Datian observed for a while, then smiled and broke the stalemate, "It's time for dinner, let's go eat first and talk after dinner."
Wu Hua had prepared lunch long ago, and it was ready to eat as soon as it was served. In order to prevent people from disliking their food, Wu Hua also fried eggs, which can be considered a meat dish.
Wu Hua wanted to act like a good stepmother in front of Zhao Meixiang and her son, and kept picking up food for Shen Erniu, "Erniu, eat quickly, this is something your mother cooked especially for you.
Sister Zhao, Guosheng, you guys should eat too, don’t be polite, we are all family from now on!"
After dinner, Wu Hua changed her tone, "Sister Zhao, you can see that the family situation is not very good. Datian and I are not in good health and cannot go to the fields every day. Erniu's brother is still young, so most of the burdens of the family are carried by Erniu.
Although my family doesn't have any requirements for girls getting married, I don't want to let Erniu down. She should have the same things that other girls should have when they get married. How about this, you just give her 150 yuan as a token of your appreciation."
This is not going to be three turns and one ring. Zhao Meixiang breathed a sigh of relief.
She took out money from her pocket, which was exactly fifteen big unity notes. Zhao Meixiang took it out readily, "I have the money ready. Here is one hundred and fifty yuan for the betrothal gift."
Holding the one hundred and fifty yuan in her hand, Wu Hua smiled happily.
The betrothal gifts have been given, and the next step is to discuss when Shen Erniu will get married.
The longer the little girl stayed at home, the more rice she would eat. Wu Hua just wanted to marry her stepdaughter off as soon as possible.
"The two children are not young anymore, it's better to let them get married early so that they can have a big fat boy next year.
I looked at the calendar and the day after tomorrow is a good day, so Erniu will get married the day after tomorrow."
"Okay, Guosheng will come to pick up Erniu the day after tomorrow." Zhao Meixiang and her son both wanted Shen Erniu to marry into their family as soon as possible, so they naturally agreed.
It's a bit rushed, but these days it's not popular to have a big wedding, so it's still enough to spend a day preparing a few tables of food.
The two families discussed some details, and after they reached an agreement, Zhao Meixiang and Xu Guosheng went back.
Shen Erniu felt a little dazed. Was she going to marry Guosheng the day after tomorrow?
She can really marry the one she loves!
The Xu family is anxious to prepare wedding supplies when they marry a daughter-in-law.
Shen Datian didn't need to prepare anything for his daughter's wedding. Of course, it wasn't that he didn't need to prepare anything, but Shen Datian and Wu Hua didn't plan to prepare anything.
They both felt that Shen Erniu was married to someone else's family, so she belonged to that family. Spending money on her was like spending money on others.
They would not be as foolish as other families in preparing dowries for their daughters.
Wouldn’t it be better to leave this money for their son to buy a few more candies?
Wu Hua locked the canned food and snacks brought by Zhao Meixiang and her son into the cabinet, and said, holding the meat in her hand,
"Dad, these two pieces of meat are really fat, at least four pounds. If we cut two pieces of meat every day, we can eat them for a long time."
"Jinbao, don't you want to eat braised pork? Mommy will cut half a pound of meat to make braised pork for you tonight."
When the two families were discussing Shen Erniu's marriage, Shen Jinbao stayed in the house and did not come out.
He came out after everyone left. He usually liked to eat meat the most, but now when he saw the two pieces of meat in his mother's hand, he hated it and said, "I won't eat it."
This is the meat he got in exchange for his sister! He won't eat it.
Wu Hua thought her son was just being naughty, "Hey kid, don't drool when mom is done."
At the foot of the mountain!
"You're getting married the day after tomorrow?"
"Well, I'm getting married the day after tomorrow!" Shen Erniu's eyes showed anticipation for life.
Shen Shuyu played with the stone in her hand, "Alright, the sooner you marry, the sooner you can feel at ease. When the old widower comes to cause trouble, do you want to come back and watch the fun?"
"Come back, I want to see the old hag get her ass beat to a pulp."