Chapter 509: Make it up later? No way!
The two villages are not far apart, only about ten minutes' walk. It is impossible for us not to know the rules over there.
Could it be that the bride's family members, seeing that Secretary Shi's family is rich, are asking for things?
"Who said they've all been given? Isn't there still one missing?"
Seeing that Shi Delu had no intention of taking the money, his mother-in-law immediately became angry.
"If there is no red envelope today, our Xiaoli will not get out of the car!" After a pause, the mother-in-law stared at Shi Delu and said, "Xiaoli hasn't even married you yet, and you're already thinking of bullying us?"
hiss.......
When Chen Jun heard such explosive remarks, he couldn't help but gasp.
Isn't this too shameless?
It was obvious that this woman wanted more money, but she turned the tables and accused the Shi family of bullying!
If the Shi family really wanted to bully others, would they spend so much money on a banquet and use so many favors to borrow a car?
"Tsk, why does this woman look so much like Jia Zhang when she throws a tantrum, especially that look in her eyes, they're exactly the same." Xu Damao on the side couldn't help but mutter.
This scene reminded him of the previous quarrel between him and Jia Zhang.
Chen Jun took a closer look and said, you know what, Xu Damao really didn't lie.
This woman had a pair of triangular eyes like Jia Zhang, and when they were erected, she looked particularly tough to deal with.
"Aunt, I have a red envelope here!"
Seeing that something was not right, one of Shi Delu's friends took the initiative to take out a red envelope made of red paper from his pocket.
The woman took the red envelope and opened it in front of everyone.
"You are kidding me! Do you look down on my Xiaoli? Two dimes is not enough to send off a beggar!" The woman threw the two dimes on the ground and shouted, "According to the rules over there, the entrance red envelope must be 60 yuan, not a cent less!"
"boom!"
After saying that, the woman actually closed the car door.
Sixty bucks?
Hearing this amount, the man’s relatives and friends couldn’t help but frown.
Is it a bit over?
When two families usually get married, a dowry of ten yuan is considered good enough. However, the Shi family was more generous and directly gave a dowry of fifty yuan and a few new clothes.
This standard is already the highest in Shitun Commune, and it is no exaggeration to say that it is unprecedented.
When the girls from several surrounding villages learned that the Shi family gave a dowry of 50 yuan, they were all extremely envious.
Especially the people in Xiaoli's village, they were even more envious.
Not only did she get so much in betrothal gifts, she also found a good partner who had a good job and a house in the city. Marrying him was pure happiness.
But Xiaoli's family was not only dissatisfied, but also asked for a red envelope before she entered the house, and asked for sixty yuan.
Anyone who hears this will inevitably grumble a few words!
If you have to say there is such a custom, giving a red envelope of six or eight yuan is also good, it's for good luck anyway.
But with sixty dollars, the nature of the matter changes.
"Mom, we can't mess up this happy day..." The groom Shi Delu tried hard to smile and wanted to discuss something with his future mother-in-law.
"Aunt, you two haven't gotten married yet!" the woman said bluntly.
Got it!
The groom's face changed immediately.
The surrounding gong, drum and suona atmosphere group stopped playing music in time when they saw that something was wrong.
The scene was extremely embarrassing.
Secretary Shi’s family can afford the sixty yuan, but that doesn’t mean we have to listen to the other party!
He didn't mention it when they were discussing the marriage, but now it happened right before marriage. This is embarrassing for the Shi family.
Especially in the countryside, good things may not necessarily spread quickly, but those bad and embarrassing things spread very quickly. Some unreliable things can be spread in a realistic way, not to mention things that happen in front of everyone.
However, Secretary Shi was also a character. Although he was unhappy, he still smiled and took out two packs of cigarettes from his pocket and walked over.
Not only relatives were present, but also many friends and colleagues of Secretary Shi and Shi Delu.
The woman can be shameless, but the Shi family must.
"Oh, mother-in-law, look at what a mess this is. We didn't know about this rule at first, so we didn't prepare anything. Let's put in the red envelope later and let the bride in first. Otherwise, it will be bad for both of our families if we miss the good time."
Secretary Shi was, after all, a well-known figure in the village. For him to be so humble as to discuss things with the woman was already giving her enough face.
"Fix it later? Humph, no way!"
The woman glanced at the two packs of wedding cigarettes in Secretary Shi's hand and snorted with disdain.
Outsiders all thought that her daughter married into a good family, but she felt in her heart that the Shi family never listened to their opinions.
We had originally planned to hold the wedding banquet at a big restaurant in the city and bring all our relatives along, which would be so prestigious.
But the Shi family insisted on holding it in the village, which caused their family to lose face in front of their relatives.
If you don't save your face now before entering the door, it will be impossible to do so in the future.
Besides, by accepting this red envelope, wouldn’t it show that the Shi family values their daughter more?
Others may not know, but Shi Delu knows why the future mother-in-law did this.
It’s because Xiaoli has a disappointing younger brother.
Thinking of his younger brother, Shi Delu became so angry that his teeth itched. He had spent a lot of effort to get him a job as an intern in the shoe factory, which he would be able to become a regular employee after working for one or two years. However, this kid had a fight with the team leader the day after he entered the factory.
Shi Delu apologized a lot for this, so when the girl's family proposed to arrange a job for him again, Shi Delu did not agree.
Later, I don't know what went wrong with this kid, he wanted to buy a house in the city and get a city hukou.
But their family doesn't have that much money to buy a house.
So, this is what happened before our eyes.
Don't ask Shi Delu why he thought so, because when Xiaoli got married, her parents didn't give her any dowry, not even the most basic wedding basin and towel.
The groom Shi Delu looked inside through the car window, hoping that Xiaoli could speak up and persuade this difficult mother-in-law.
Unexpectedly, Xiaoli seemed to be angry and deliberately turned her eyes away and didn't look at Shi Delu.
This attitude directly irritated the groom Shi Delu.
"Xiao Li, the time is almost up, let's go to the wedding hall!"
As he spoke, Shi Delu glanced at his cousins behind him. These cousins instantly understood what he meant and clamored to come forward and open the car door.
Unexpectedly, before anyone touched the car door, the bride in the car exploded.
"What, what do you want to do!"
"Shi Delu, you treat my mother like this. She just wants a red envelope for entering the house. Why don't you go and prepare it? Why do you have to waste time here and embarrass yourself?"
"What? Hu Xiaoli, what did you say?"
Shi Delu thought there was something wrong with his ears and stared at the bride in disbelief.
It is obvious that the bride's ability to turn the tables is as good as her own mother's.