Chapter 219, Bride Price (Three Watches)
Three more, ask for pink tickets.
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Hearing Mei Zhu say something in shock, "Mei Lan put the ring on", the people of the Deng family all came forward, and the three old men had actually found out that Mei Lan was wearing a ring on her hand, but no one cared, thinking that Mei Lan was rich, so she bought some jewelry to wear, just like a jade bracelet given to them.
Because the countrymen are still not as particular as the people in the city, they must wear a ring or something when they get married, but they will ask the man for a bride price when they are engaged, and the three golds are gold necklaces, gold rings and gold earrings.
Deng Shuiying, the only one who understands, has already seen Cai Ganlin's intentions for Mei Lan, and also knows that the two have lived together, Deng Shuiying understands Mei Lan and Cai Ganlin, but it doesn't mean that the three old people can understand, so Deng Shuiying never mentioned Mei Lan's wearing a ring, so as not to worry about several old people.
But the three old men don't understand, it doesn't mean that Deng Jianwen doesn't understand, and it doesn't mean that Deng Hongying doesn't understand.
"Lan Lan, you mean Xiao Cai will come over tomorrow?" Deng Jianwen asked with a dark face.
Merlin nodded.
"You two are engaged?" Deng Hongying asked.
Merlin nodded again.
"Why? You dead girl, my daughter who worked so hard to raise him cheaply didn't see anything? Your dad and I haven't nodded yet, can't you be so cheap for him? It just so happens that he will come tomorrow, I will go back and call your dad and ask him to come over early tomorrow morning, there must be a ceremony for this engagement, right? What do his parents do, we always have to sit together, and does he know the rules of engagement on our side? As soon as Deng Hongying heard that Mei Lan was engaged, she began to count down.
"Engagement? Who is engaged? Liu Qiaozhen was confused.
"Mom, Lan Lan, this kid is engaged behind our back." Deng Hongying pulled Liu Qiaozhen to complain.
Suddenly, Deng Hongying saw Deng Shuiying with a calm face, and hurriedly asked, "Shuiying, have they asked you about this?" ”
"No, it's just that the last time I accompanied my mother to go for a review in Beijing, Xiao Cai told her parents that she would take Mei Lan to get a marriage certificate when she turned twenty." Deng Shuiying told the truth.
Mei Lan put on Cai Ganlin's ring, lived with Cai Ganlin, and indeed did not ask Deng Shuiying's opinion.
"Lan Lan, or do you have the ability to marry yourself off so soon? Tomorrow my brother-in-law is coming, I have to make it difficult for him, why am I also his sister-in-law? Meizhu hugged Meilan and grinned.
"As long as you have the ability, I have no opinion." Mei Lan won't worry about Cai Ganlin.
"Alright, Meizhu, don't make a mess with it." Deng Jianwen had another headache when he heard this.
One Deng Hongying is enough to make him worry about a headache, but he didn't expect another plum bamboo to come, this Cai Ganlin is so calculating?
But then again, the rules in the countryside are like this, whoever raised the daughter can't give it to others for nothing, and marry without seeing the bride price, not only the daughter of the family is laughed at for being worthless, but the adults of the family can't hold their heads up in the village.
Not to mention anything else, Deng Shuiying went to Shenzhen back then, got married and had children outside, and didn't go home for so many years, Deng Wenxiang and Liu Qiaozhen have been pointed at in the village for so many years, saying that Deng Shuiying is not sure what to do in the city.
Therefore, for the sake of Mei Lan, the Cai family really can't afford not to give this bride price, if not for anything else, at least let Mei Lan have a good reputation, don't suspect that others like Deng Shuiying have done some dishonorable role outside.
But the problem is that when this bride price is in Deng Hongying's hands, I'm afraid it won't be a formality, and Deng Hongying can take it out again to give Meilan a dowry? But for Deng Shuiying, I can't say it.
But these are not big problems, the big problem is that Mei Lan will not go back to Mei's house at all, how will this family matter be talked about when the time comes, who will talk about it? Would the Cai family really deign to come to this small mountain village to talk about marriage with the elders of the Mei family?
"According to me, don't have any rules and regulations, although the latter doesn't like to talk, and his temperament is a little cold, but he also knows it in his heart, this time Lan Lan came back, and the man's mother also brought a lot of things over, all of which are some expensive supplements, people, it's not that they are reluctant to spend money, they don't understand the rules of the countryside." Zhou Guizhi said.
Zhou Guizhi naturally understood what Deng Hongying was planning, she was worried that Deng Hongying would not be able to make a calculation, but would harm Mei Lan, because Cai Ganlin was not a good talker at first glance.
"Mother-in-law, how much is that little thing worth? Maybe someone else gave it to the family and couldn't eat it, if it was really generous, how could you buy such a small diamond ring for our Lanlan? I don't look as good as Mei Juan's. ”
Actually, what Deng Hongying wanted to say was that she didn't look at anything at those supplements, she was Mei Lan's mother, Cai Ganlin's authentic mother-in-law, and Cai Ganlin should come first if she wanted to be filial.
However, she couldn't say these words in front of several elders in the family, so she had to find such an excuse.
"Mom, don't be old-fashioned if you don't understand, the ring and bracelet on Lan Lan's hand can buy at least ten rings on Sister Juan's hand, and Lan Lan's ring and bracelet are ordered from Cartier, these two things can't be taken without 200,000 yuan." Meizhu is a knowledgeable person.
"Ah, so expensive?" Even Mei Lan was a little surprised.
This is going to be remembered, and when you can't grab it, will she cut off her hands or chop off her fingers?
"What, these two little things are worth a house for us?" Deng Hongying was also surprised.
"Okay, you guys go to the kitchen to help, and the eldest sister and I go to the attic to clean up." Deng Jianwen said, and after speaking, he turned to Liu Qiaozhen and Zhou Guizhi, "Mother-in-law, mom, don't worry about it, let's talk to him when Xiao Cai comes tomorrow." ”
Mei Lan listened and entered the kitchen, Mei Zhu also followed Mei Lan when she saw it, Mei Ju looked at the backs of the two, bit her lip, and had to follow.
After the meal, Deng Jianwen personally sent Deng Hongying's mother and daughter back, because the three of them were also going back to clean up, and Deng Hongying was still in a hurry to go home and call Mei Baoping, how could Mei Baoping not be present for such a big event as the new aunt's door?
After they left, Mei Lan accompanied Deng Shuiying to the riverside for a walk, followed by three boys and a little girl.
This is the good winter in the south, as long as it is not raining heavily, the temperature is still relatively high, at least walking by the river does not feel cool at all, and the wind blows on people's faces is also very soft, not as harsh as the wind in the north.
"Are you cold?" Mei Lan looked at Deng Shuiying beside her.
Deng Shuiying was wearing a long white down jacket and a red scarf, and she was wearing the kind of snow boots that Mei Lan brought back to her in the north, which was somewhat similar to Mei Lan's dress.
"It's not cold." Deng Shuiying took Mei Lan's arm.
As long as it doesn't rain, the mother and daughter will basically come out for a walk.
"Child, you came back this time and didn't buy anything for your parents?" Deng Shuiying noticed that the mother and daughter of the Mei family left empty-handed when they left, and Mei Lan also bought gifts for Deng Jianwu and Deng Jianwen when she was in Hong Kong last time, but there were no Deng Hongying and Mei Baoping.
Mei Lan didn't squeak when she heard it, she didn't think about Deng Hongying, but when she thought of the things Deng Hongying had done, Mei Lan had no heart.
Mei Lan didn't care about it before, but when she learned that Deng Shuiying had cancer, Deng Hongying actually chased her to Shenzhen to stop Mei Lan and Deng Shuiying from recognizing each other, such a person is really cold-blooded.
You know, Deng Shuiying is her only sister, although Mei Lan is not her biological child, but she is also her sister's child, she has taken so much money from Deng Shuiying for so many years, this is how Mei Lan has been?
Knowing that Deng Shuiying's time is short, and what will happen in the future is uncertain, but she can actually take over 200,000 yuan from Deng Shuiying's hands, Mei Lan only thinks that her mother, who she has called for 19 years and has done her best to love and guard, is such a cold-blooded person, her heart is cold.
With such a Mei Lan, where would she be in the mood to buy a gift for Deng Hongying?
Such a Deng Hongying, where can Mei Lan still fall in love?
But Mei Lan can't tell Deng Shuiying these words, she doesn't want Deng Shuiying to live in pain, self-blame and remorse for the rest of her time, so she has to manage the fake appearance of maintaining peace with Deng Hongying against her will.
But Mei Lan, who is a mother and a daughter, really can't do it.
"Child, no matter what, she is the mother who raised you, you have to learn to be grateful. Of course, Auntie understands that you must have your own thoughts about doing things, but Auntie really doesn't want to see that because of me, the originally intimate mother-daughter relationship between you will be affected, and I will be uneasy in that case. Deng Shuiying took Mei Lan's hand and patted it.
"I understand."
Merlin nodded.
"There is one more thing, since you and Xiao Cai live together, and you also put on the ring, why don't you go out for a meal when he comes tomorrow, and invite all the relatives of your Mei family, buy something when he should buy, so it will be justified for him to stay."
Deng Shuiying thought the same as Deng Jianwen. Although the times are different, now the phenomenon of living together and living together before marriage like Mei Lan has long been commonplace in the city, but after all, this is a small place in the countryside, and the concept of the old people is still relatively deep-rooted.
Because Deng Shuiying was gone, she was not willing to return to this small mountain village with her husband and son until many years later, and the people in the village were very curious about her affairs.
No, Deng Shuiying just thought of this, and ran into an aunt in her fifties. R1152