bookbashuk Chapter 45 Exorbitant Bride Price
Chapter 45 Exorbitant Bride Price
That's six hundred yuan!
In recent years, when people in their county get married, they usually only need about ten kilograms of grain or thirty or forty yuan.
The dowry Qin Yunzhou gave would be astronomical in their area, showing he's a very capable man.
"Then... then his leg, is it alright?" Wang Yinhua became worried again.
He may be rich, but if his legs really give out, he'll be disabled and won't be able to stay in the army. He might have to rely on his daughter to be his slave at home, doing his laundry and cooking for him.
If that's the case, then we shouldn't accept this exorbitant dowry of 600 yuan.
After all, Sui Sui was pampered by her mother and never made her do much work from childhood to adulthood. How could she bear to see her daughter suffer after getting married?
Xu Sui took her mother's arm and shook her head. "It's not a big problem. The doctor said that as long as he rests well, he will get better and will go back to the army."
"Mom, don't worry."
When it comes to her daughter's major life event, how could a mother not worry? Even after meeting her new son-in-law for the first time, Wang Yinhua couldn't help but sigh with worry.
However, she didn't say anything more.
The two had already slept together, so they could only take it one step at a time. They couldn't very well advise their daughter to divorce and remarry.
These days, if a woman gets divorced and remarries, most of the time she can only marry the lousy men that other men have rejected.
Xu Sui pulled Wang Yinhua back home.
Over here, Tian Hua and Qin Yunzhou have already become somewhat acquainted.
Upon seeing Xu Sui and her daughter arrive, Tian Hua suddenly remembered that the two children had already registered their marriage. She quickly wiped away her tears, saying, "Look at me, I was so excited that I forgot to introduce them."
"Come here, Yunzhou, this is Suisui's mother. You and Suisui are married now, so you have to call her 'Mom'."
"And this one, he's Sui Sui's older brother, Quan Zi, two years older than you."
Qin Yunzhou looked at the two of them, paused for a moment, and said, "Mom, Big Brother."
He Quan nodded, still feeling a little unaccustomed to it. The main reason was that his brother-in-law had suddenly changed, and he and his previous brother-in-law, Gu Shu, had grown up together since childhood, so their relationship was closer.
Wang Yinhua smiled warmly and nodded, but didn't say anything more.
If her son-in-law's leg wasn't the problem, she would actually be satisfied, after all, he was good-looking, had an outstanding appearance, and was quite capable.
The key is that if someone is willing to give their daughter such a large dowry, they must be a decent person.
With the help of several people.
Xu Sui and Qin Yunzhou felt much more relaxed. Neither of them was carrying anything, and they returned to the large courtyard in their old alleyway without any worries.
This courtyard has been around for a long time and has a rather old-fashioned feel. There are many people living in it.
Don't let the fact that this courtyard looks unremarkable fool you; most of the residents are textile factory workers, and of course, there are also some people from other workplaces.
These days, being a worker is something to be envied, as it represents stable employment and income, benefits during holidays, and even housing allocation quotas.
The three-bedroom apartment of over 40 square meters that Wang Yinhua's family now lives in was the house that Xu Sui's deceased father was allocated when he worked in the textile factory.
Although the 40-square-meter apartment may not seem large, it is actually quite big compared to other families, thanks to Xu Sui's father's contributions to the textile factory back then.
The Qin family, however, is an exception.
No one in their family works at the textile factory, and the house wasn't allocated to them. It was only years ago, when the policies weren't so strict, that Old Mrs. Qin and her husband were lucky enough to find connections and move in.
Their house was smaller than Xu's, only about 30 square meters, and their family had more members, so their living space was naturally more crowded.
As they entered the courtyard, the group of people were carrying large and small bundles toward the Qin family's house.
On the way, he encountered many elderly women from the same compound who greeted him. They all looked at Qin Yunzhou, who was leaning on a cane and dressed in a military uniform with an imposing presence.
The news that the Qin family's sons had been switched at birth had already spread.
Now that they saw people, everyone was incredibly curious, and some even came over.
"Sister Tian, is this your second son back? What happened to his leg? Is it anything serious?"
"Oh dear, didn't Sui Sui get accepted into the military's cultural troupe? She's only been gone a few months, why is she suddenly back?"
The news of their marriage has not yet been leaked, as long as the Qin and Xu families know about it.
Tian Hua subconsciously stepped forward to shield Qin Yunzhou from those scrutinizing gazes, forcing a smile, "Yes, Yunzhou is back. He had a leg problem, but it's nothing serious, he just needs to rest."
Wang Yinhua stepped forward and blocked Xu Sui's path, smiling at the older women who wanted to ask her anything.
My daughter, Sui Sui, got accepted into a performing arts troupe, but she doesn't like staying there all the time. She misses home and misses me, her mother.
"In addition, she was engaged to Yunzhou, and the two had already gotten married in the army. So she simply left the cultural troupe and went back to her hometown with Yunzhou to recuperate."
Upon hearing this, the elderly women who had been watching the spectacle were all stunned.
"What? Yinhua, your Suisui is with the second son that Aunt Tian just recognized?"
"Didn't Sui Sui and Xiao Shu get together before? They dated for so long, and they just talked about getting married a few days ago. How come the person getting married now is someone else?"
Everyone in the compound knows it.
Qin Shu was the most promising young man in their compound. In those days, if you married a military officer, you would at least not starve. Families with daughters all wanted Qin Shu as their son-in-law.
Unfortunately, they were already engaged. The two were very high-profile in their relationship, and you could hear everywhere that Qin Shu had sent his girlfriend Xu Sui some nice things this month.
In the past two years, there has been a famine, and everyone else has a sallow complexion and is severely malnourished. Only Xu Sui still has a rosy complexion and fair skin, which is all because she has a good boyfriend.
The one who said this was Aunt Hong, who was always outspoken. The moment she finished speaking, she met Qin Yunzhou's gaze.
She immediately felt embarrassed and wished she could slap herself a few times.
Why does she only grow older but not smarter? Xu Sui's legitimate husband is right here, why can't she control her mouth in front of him?
How many men in this world wouldn't mind their wife having affairs with other men?
Aunt Hong quickly apologized, "Well... Yunzhou, I was just making things up, don't take it to heart. I have something to do, so I'll be going now."
After saying that, she hurriedly ran away.
Everyone present started looking at Qin Yunzhou with strange eyes, and they all made excuses to slip away.
After everyone left.
Tian Hua was also a little uncomfortable. She had always regarded Xu Sui as her daughter-in-law, but she never thought that something like this would happen. Although Xu Sui was still her daughter-in-law, her son had been replaced.
I didn't think much of it before, but now I still feel a bit awkward.
"Yunzhou, Suisui, let's go. Dinner should be ready at home soon. Let's go back and eat first."
Qin Yunzhou seemed not to have heard anything, his face showing no emotion. He nodded and followed, leaning on his cane.
Xu Sui stayed by his side. She didn't care about what he had just said; these were facts that couldn't be refuted.
It will eventually spread, and even if you care, you can't change what others say, so you might as well just live your own life.
Besides, relationships break up these days, it's not a big deal.