Chapter 111 Going to Niulanshan
"Yongqiang, my sister said that the He family will go to my sister's house this weekend to propose marriage and discuss the marriage."
Zhengyangmen, tavern.
Xu Huizhi took a car and came to Sijiu City again. She pulled He Yongqiang out of the pub and started talking in private.
"This is a good thing!"
Hearing this, He Yongqiang grinned and didn't think much about it.
Whether He Yuzhu and Xu Huizhen get married or not has nothing to do with him. He only knows that if he can marry Xu Huizhen, they can be together forever.
However, Xu Huizhi frowned and pouted,
"Then Old He's family is not bad. Of course, your family is not bad either. My family has been inferior to my sister's family for so many years. We can't let them surpass us this time."
Xu Huizhi has her own little plans.
She grew up with Xu Huizhen and was quite pretty, but people always praised Xu Huizhen but few praised her.
That would have been fine. When she first met He Daqing, she was thinking of marrying him. But who would have expected that He Daqing would marry Qin Huairu.
Of course, what Xu Huizhi didn't expect was that her sister was actually in love with He Daqing's son He Yuzhu.
When He Daqing married Qin Huairu, the news spread throughout the neighborhood. He gave Qin Huairu's family fifty yuan as a betrothal gift.
Now that He Daqing's son is getting married, it probably won't be too bad.
Thinking of this, Xu Huizhi looked at He Yongqiang.
"Yongqiang, your family is not short of money, and people only get married once in their lifetime, so I think you can just give me fifty yuan as a dowry. Don't worry, I will get the extra money back from you when the time comes. I'll just pretend to be nice to the villagers, how do you think?"
In her opinion, although He Daqing's family was well off, He Yongqiang's family seemed to be better off than He Daqing's.
Not to mention other things, the huge yard behind the tavern alone is incomparable to He Daqing's house.
Moreover, He Yongqiang's family runs a pub and should have made a lot of money over the years. Fifty yuan is not a lot for him to offer.
The key is to be able to hold up the scene in the village.
"What? Fifty dollars? Wasn't it thirty dollars?"
Upon hearing this, He Yongqiang's eyes widened.
Originally, he and Xu Huizhi had agreed that he would give Xu Huizhi's family 30 yuan, and after the marriage, the Xu family would give him another 10 yuan. In the end, the actual betrothal gift would be only 20 yuan.
But He Yongqiang didn't expect that Xu Huizhi would raise the betrothal gift to fifty yuan right before the engagement...
Although the He family is rich, they have been living frugally since childhood, and He Yongqiang couldn't bear it.
"Oh, it's just a formality, to support my father!"
Xu Huizhi pouted and said,
"My family has been suppressed by my sister's family all our lives. You can't just look down on me when I'm at my best and still be lower than my sister! Besides, I don't really want fifty dollars from you. Look at how stingy you are..."
This is also what Xu Huizhi despises the most about the He family.
Logically speaking, the He family was in pretty good condition, but after getting along with them, Xu Huizhi discovered that the father and son were each more stingy than the other. Otherwise, they might have been married long ago and would not have had to wait until now.
"Okay, okay, fifty dollars is fifty dollars. I'll go back and tell my dad!"
What He Yongqiang hated most was Xu Huizhi frowning. Seeing Xu Huizhi angry, he quickly smiled and tried to comfort her.
Immediately, He Yongqiang took Xu Huizhi to a nearby shopping mall for a stroll, bought some snacks for Xu Huizhi, and then coaxed Xu Huizhi back happily.
"What? Fifty dollars?"
In the evening, when He Yongqiang told He Laonian about this, He Laonian also frowned.
He Yongqiang is not his biological son, but was adopted to take care of him in his old age.
Now that he is older, he naturally hopes that He Yongqiang will take over his job as soon as possible.
"Okay, fifty is fifty."
He Laonian sighed helplessly.
"But, Yongqiang, you have to pay attention to this matter and make sure to come back in the future. This is not a small amount of money!"
"Do not worry!"
He Yongqiang grinned.
"Xu Huizhi wants us to go to their house to propose marriage this weekend. Dad, what do you think we should bring?"
"What else can I bring..."
He Laonian snorted, "We buy all our wine from them, and as for other things... we just follow the rules of their village. Just show your appreciation! With our conditions, doesn't Xu Huizhi want to marry into our family?"
"Fine!"
He Yongqiang thought so too.
The father and son discussed it for a long time before going back to their rooms to sleep.
Soon, the weekend arrived.
He Laonian and He Yongqiang, each carrying a large bag of snacks, came to the bus station, ready to go to Niulanshan.
Today, the father and son each wore a new set of clothes for the New Year and looked full of energy.
Even He Laonian seemed several years younger.
As soon as the two of them stood still, the car stopped.
"Hey, what luck! Looks like today is an auspicious day!"
Looking at the car parked in front of him, He Laonian was delighted and immediately took his son and got on the car to Niulanshan.
Not long after the car left, He Daqing and He Yuzhu also came towards this side, panting.
Both the father and the son were wearing new clothes, even their shoes were brand new, and their hands were full of things. In addition to various desserts and snacks bought from the mall, He Daqing even specially bought ten kilograms of pork. This scene was even more grand than when he went to Qin Huairu's house.
There was no way. He went to Qin Huairu's house by himself.
But now his status is different. He is He Yuzhu's father. Since he is going, he can't be too shabby. Besides, this pork is not ordinary pork. It is the fine pork from his space manor. After selling it to Fengze Garden, He Daqing bought back ten kilograms.
"Look, I told you you brought too much stuff, and now you've missed the bus. You can only wait for the next one!"
He Yuzhu's complaints came from the side.
He Daqing glanced at his son.
"It's all to help you. It's your first time going to the girl's house, so the more gifts you give, the better."
Everything is good these days except that transportation is too inconvenient. Moreover, Niulanshan is not close to them, so going back and forth is really tiring.
But there is no way, the necessary process must be followed.
So the father and son waited for a long time before another car passing by Niulanshan came.
And at the same time.
Over there at Niulanshan.
Both Xu Huizhi and Xu Huizhen's families were dressed neatly, and the house was tidied up inside and outside, waiting for their future son-in-law to arrive.
Especially Xu Huizhi's father, Xu Mancang, was dressed in spirited clothes and had a happy face.
Yes, my daughter is going to get married soon.