When the Dahe Banquet officially opened, Sun Xiaolei had already walked back to Osmanthus Village.
Seeing him come home with the insoles and a dejected look on his face, Sister-in-law Sun suddenly felt angry.
"You stupid useless thing. I've already prepared the insoles for you, but you can't give them away!"
Sun Xiaolei lowered his head: "Chunhua said she won't marry into our family, mother, let's forget it..."
"This is funny. When can a little girl decide her own marriage?" Sister-in-law Sun snorted coldly, "Her mother and I both agree on this matter, there is no reason for her to refuse! I tell you, you can have some snacks , try to make Chunhua marry her willingly! Think about it, Chunhua works in a restaurant and earns eight or nine hundred cash a month. Your parents combined can’t make that much in a month. If you marry Chunhua, our family will have Count on it!”
Speaking of this, Sister-in-law Sun was a little anxious.
She put down the work in her hands and said, "No, this matter must be settled quickly. Xiaolei, go and get ten eggs from the house, and cut a piece of cloth. We will come to propose marriage today."
Sun Xiaolei glanced at the sky: "It will be dark in half an hour, otherwise we can go tomorrow."
"That's good, I just need to collect some money for the betrothal gift." Sister-in-law Sun went into the house to find Mrs. Sun, "I only have two hundred cash on hand, which is still a little less as a betrothal gift. Can you lend me another three hundred cash, half of it?" If you get a wife with two silver coins, our Sun family will become rich in the future..."
Early the next morning, before dawn, Sister-in-law Sun and Sun Xiaolei carried their things and walked towards Dahe Village.
After arriving in Dahe Village, it was getting dark and Sun Xiaolei was going to help wash and prepare vegetables in the canteen. Sister-in-law Sun went to Lao Zhao's house alone.
Although it was still early, most people in the village were already up.
"Aunt Zhao, I'm doing laundry." Sister-in-law Sun greeted her and walked in. "Are you busy right now?"
Mrs. Zhao looked up and saw the Sun family coming. Her eyes fell on Sister-in-law Sun's hands, which were carrying a lot of things.
The Sun family never brought anything to Zhao's house before. Could this be...
The old lady thought about what she had said yesterday about her schedule. The eldest daughter-in-law had always been nosy, so since she opposed Chunhua and Xiaolei's marriage, she must have her reasons.
She wiped the water droplets on her hands, stood up and said, "Why did you bring something to the door? Did you buy something for Xuanxuan?"
Sister-in-law Sun's face froze, and she said with a smile: "When Xuanxuan captures Zhou, my eldest aunt will give him something. I came here today because I want to arrange the marriage of our two children with our sister-in-law of the Sun family. Come down."
"Hey, my sister-in-law is here!" Mrs. Sun came out of the house with a happy face, "Isn't this a coincidence? I also want to settle the marriage as soon as possible."
Sister-in-law Sun hurriedly took out the things in her hands: "Our Sun family has prepared all the betrothal gifts and everything we should have. We will never treat this girl Chunhua badly. When Chunhua marries her, I will definitely treat her as my daughter-in-law. It hurts, you can rest assured about this.”
"Okay, okay!"
Sun was overjoyed.
She saw that there was egg-red cloth and five hundred copper plates in the cloth bag. The bride price in Dahe Village could only be considered ordinary, but Osmanthus Village was too poor after all. To be able to come up with so many things was enough to prove that she With the sincerity of her mother's family, Chunhua will definitely not be at a disadvantage if she marries her.
"Otherwise, the wedding will be scheduled for the eighth day of the lunar month next month." Sister-in-law Sun said with a smile, "I asked someone to check the date. The eighth day of the lunar month is an auspicious day..."
Mrs. Sun paused and said, "I'm afraid it won't work. We have to wait until Dawang and Damai get married before we can get the spring flowers. I guess we have to wait until the Chinese New Year."
"Ahem!"
Mrs. Zhao coughed violently several times.
The two of them were so engrossed in their conversation that they completely ignored her presence.
The person who really makes the decision in the Zhao family is her.
"Although the children's marriages are decided by the parents, we haven't separated yet. As a grandma, I am very smart and not confused. Do I have to ask my wife for her opinion on this marriage?" Old Mrs. Zhao said softly, "Chunhua is the eldest granddaughter of our Zhao family. Her marriage must not be careless."
Sun said repeatedly: "Yes, yes, of course, Xiaolei is absolutely reliable. I selected him out of thousands of people..."
"You are Xiaolei's biological aunt, of course you are satisfied." Mrs. Zhao snorted coldly, "But if Chunhua doesn't want to, then there is no need to talk about this matter."
Sister-in-law Sun's face froze: "Aunt Zhao, why don't we talk about this matter? The two children are cousins and grew up together. They have a very good relationship. This is a good thing that comes from getting closer..."
"In our family, we always ask for the opinions of our children on everything. Only when the children say it works can it be done." Mrs. Zhao said seriously, "For example, Dawang doesn't want to study anymore and wants to do business. If we think it's okay, we let him go. For example, take Xia Hua, she likes embroidery, and she has never been asked to do menial work since then. By the same token, if Chun Hua doesn't want to marry into your Sun family, then I won't agree to this marriage!"
After she finished speaking, she bent down to hang up the clothes in the basin, wiped her hands, and went to work.
Sister-in-law Sun blushed with anger and said, "His aunt, why is your mother-in-law doing such a thing? What does the eldest granddaughter's marriage have to do with her? A dog is meddling in other people's business..."
"It's useless for you to pick on my mother-in-law." Ms. Sun said, "The crux is still Chunhua. As long as she nods, her grandma will definitely not stop her. But this girl is stubborn and refuses to nod. She doesn't agree, and neither does her grandma. My arm can't twist the thigh, otherwise let's just forget about it..."
She didn't expect her mother-in-law to object so fiercely, as if she had nothing to talk about.
Furthermore, I want to send Xuanxuan to an academy in the city for enlightenment in the future, which will cost a lot of money. I can't offend my mother-in-law, so I can only listen to her advice for the time being.
Sister-in-law Sun was furious: "I came here early in the morning and brought a bride price, and you actually told me to forget it?!"
"What else should we do?" Mrs. Sun spread her hands, "As a daughter-in-law, I can't go against my mother-in-law. Anyway, I'm not in a hurry to talk about Chunhua's marriage. You ask Xiaolei to behave well. As long as Chunhua can be Isn’t it a matter of being tempted?”
After saying that, she went into the house to hold the child.
Sister-in-law Sun was so angry that her heart ached. Her elm-headed son couldn't speak or please others, and he was afraid that he would never be able to please Chunhua in his whole life.
She put away the bride price, turned and walked towards the market over there. When she walked to the middle of the village, she heard a bunch of idle old ladies in the village gossiping.
What he was talking about was the incident of Miss Lin falling into the water. It was spread by word of mouth and exaggerated in various ways. This incident has long since changed its flavor, but people in the village still talk about it with great interest...
Sister-in-law Sun stopped and listened for a while, then suddenly her eyes rolled and she took notice.
She walked to the door of Dahe Canteen, called out her son, and then whispered a few words softly.
"Mom, you can't do this!" Sun Xiaolei's expression changed drastically, "I don't do this kind of thing anyway!"
"You idiot!" Sister-in-law Sun slapped him on the back of the head. "It's okay if you don't do it. Just wait and be a bachelor for the rest of your life!"
