GBP Chapter 42 The toad wants to eat swan meat
Chapter 42 The toad wants to eat swan meat
"You can't ask for such a high gift!" Aunt Xu was still a little unwilling to give up. "Besides, after you go to the countryside, your household registration will be in Fengshou Brigade. You are people of Fengshou Brigade. Naturally, you can't follow the standards of your hometown. You have to adapt to the local customs!"
"We listen to our parents. We will never marry someone they don't agree with." Wenxi winked at Aunt Xu mischievously, "Does Fengshou Brigade allow daughters to marry anyone they want?"
Isn't it just because she sees that they are good-looking and wants to introduce them to her so-called nephews from her mother's side?
If her nephew from her mother's side was really as good as she described, then he wouldn't need anyone to introduce him to a partner, as a bunch of girls would be vying to marry him.
From this, it can be seen that there is a lot of water in Aunt Xu's words. Except for the fact that her nephew from her mother's side is a boy, the rest of her statements are probably all false.
Wenxi does not have any regional discrimination, but she is still young and does not want to marry into another family early, serve her parents-in-law, have children, and take care of a man with whom she has no common topics.
It is up to her to decide who to marry and who not to marry.
Someone nearby agreed and said, "Yes, how can a girl marry on her own? No matter where you are, you need your parents' consent to get married."
Wen Xi nodded seriously as if she had found an ally. "It's the same in my family, and my parents have made it clear that if I find a partner without their permission, they will break my partner's legs and smash his house. So I won't find a partner outside by myself. I will wait for my parents to introduce me to a partner. The ones they introduce are people they know well and are well-matched. They will definitely not harm me."
Wen Xi spread his hands helplessly at his aunt, "Aunt, although our family asks for a lot of betrothal gifts, those who can't afford it don't have to marry us. They can just marry someone they can afford. The person my parents introduced to me must be someone who can afford it. So don't bother worrying about whether we can get married or not. You should worry more about your own family affairs! After all, our parents are in charge of our affairs, and I'm not one of our parents' family members. If I worry too much about outsiders' affairs, it might make the children at home jealous and uncomfortable."
Wen Xi's refusal to listen made Aunt Xu's face darken, and she left angrily.
Wen Xi pretended to know nothing. "Why is this aunt so weird? Why is she angry when I don't let her worry about my affairs? I have my own parents, so it's not her turn to worry about my affairs, right? Besides, marriage is arranged by parents, so there's no problem with that, right? I'm so filial and obedient, why is the aunt angry?"
"Okay, okay, Xiaoxi, stop worrying about other people's affairs. We go to the countryside to contribute to national construction, not to recognize relatives." How could Shen Jiaojiao not understand that this aunt saw that they were from the city and thought they had particularly good conditions, so she wanted to introduce them to someone and let others take advantage of them.
Now that you can't get any advantage, aren't you just angry and humiliated?
After the wedding banquet, everyone went back home, including Wenxi and the other three.
"Jiaojiao, Xiaoyue, are you full? If not, make some malted milk and soak some walnut cookies." Wen Xi said.
Shen Jiaojiao nodded, "I'm full, no need to bother."
"I'm full too." Jiang Yue said.
After that, the three of them went back to their rooms to rest.
When they went to work in the fields in the afternoon, they saw many people in the village pointing at them and whispering to each other. She couldn't tell what they were talking about, but Wen Xi could guess what it was. This was exactly the effect she wanted. They all had parents, so how could they get married without their parents knowing?
Even if they want to get married, their parents must know and agree. If they want their parents to agree, they have to show their sincerity.
These people in the countryside can't give this kind of sincerity.
It's a great achievement for them to give dozens or hundreds of dollars in betrothal gifts, and some people don't even want to give a penny and just want to get something for nothing.
In his previous life, Qian Liang married Jiang Yue without paying a penny for the bride price. He got a beautiful wife for free, but Jiang Yue did not cherish her and treated her like a nanny. He allowed the whole family to bully her and finally worked her to death.
The aunt who worked with Wen Xi also looked at Wen Xi from time to time. Finally, she couldn't help but came to Wen Xi and said, "Wen Zhiqing, Shen Zhiqing, do you really need so much gift to marry a girl in your city?"
"If you want to know, you can go to our hometown and ask." Wen Xi smiled faintly.
She didn't know how much dowry was needed in her hometown. After all, she had never been married. In her previous life, her eldest sister and brother-in-law used her to exchange for opportunities for promotion and salary increase. She didn't know whether there was a dowry. Even if there was, it was probably in the hands of her eldest sister and brother-in-law. She didn't know how much money there was.
She said all this nonsense just to make everyone give up, not introduce her to anyone, and not pursue her for money or to move to the city.
Within an afternoon, everyone in the Fengshou Brigade knew that the bride price from Wenxi's family was very high.
After hearing this, Nie Xiulan's eyes sparkled. To want such a high bride price was truly a pipe dream.
With her around, Wenxi would definitely marry Qian Liang without paying a single cent for the bride price, and then spend her whole life as a peasant in the countryside, not only doing hard farm work facing the loess and with her back to the sky, but also being beaten three times a day by Qian Liang.
Jin Changfeng hurriedly took out his passbook and breathed a sigh of relief when he saw the number on it. He had more than enough money for the bride price. He would continue to earn money and save money in the future. Even if the Wen family increased the price of the bride price, it should be enough.
He now has watches with three turns and one ring, but after two years the watches will be outdated and no longer suitable, so he has to save up money and buy a popular watch again, and then he has to buy all the watches with three turns and one ring.
Jin Changfeng lay down on the bed and held the passbook against his chest. His heart was burning with excitement, as if he was about to get married.
On the other side, the second-rate guy Qian Liang was so angry that his face turned green when he heard the request from Wenxi's family. Wasn't this clearly telling him that he was a toad wanting to eat swan meat?
You know what, he was determined to eat the swan meat, and he wanted to eat it with all his heart.
So Qian Liang went to the field and walked past Nie Xiulan, hinting that Nie Xiulan should come over in the evening to discuss things. He was eager to make things a fait accompli with Wen Xi, and wanted to let Wen Xi in so that he could give her a good beating.