Chapter Eighty-Four: Marriage Proposal
So, the old man called his uncle, who was the village director, bought a lot of gifts, and went to Caixia's house with Shaoyang to officially propose. Although the old man ostensibly agreed to their relationship, he was actually not optimistic about this matter, knowing that Caixia was pregnant with his grandson, he took a reassuring pill and went to Caixia's house to propose marriage with the confidence that he would win.
The father-in-law was very cold to their arrival, he didn't know about Caixia's pregnancy, Shaoyang discussed with his uncle in advance not to mention this matter this time, so as not to make his old man lose face.
The father-in-law still leaned back on the sofa as always, crossed Erlang's legs, spit out smoke rings, maintained that condescending posture, and said slowly, whoever gave him 200,000 yuan to save his wife's life and bought a suite in Qincheng, he would marry Caixia.
The father-in-law stared at the old man and uncle with straight eyes and asked, "How is it, my request is not excessive, right?" β
The uncle kept looking down and thinking about something, and the old man hurriedly smiled and said, "Not too much, not too much." Caixia frowned as she listened.
The old man once again gave his father-in-law a cigarette to his old man, and said with a hopeful smile: "In-laws, see if you can settle the matter of the two dolls first, and then we will slowly figure out a way to deal with the money." β
My father-in-law looked at them coldly and said, "What can you come up with?" I also have a general understanding of your family's situation, even if you smash the pot and sell iron, you can't get together enough to get 200,000 yuan, let alone buy a house. β
The old man smiled again: "For the sake of the two children, even if I really smash the pot and sell iron, I will not hesitate." β
The father-in-law shook his head suddenly, looked at them and smiled, "I really don't know if you really don't understand or pretend to be confused, you really sold the pot and let Caixia drink the northwest wind?" Besides, I don't want people to point at my backbone and say that I'm selling my daughter, so don't waste any more money. β
"But, in-lawsβ" Dad didn't know what to say for a while, because there were some things that he couldn't say even if he wanted to, so he hurriedly looked at his uncle.
My uncle didn't speak, because he was listening attentively to the conversation between his father and father-in-law, he was trying to find out what his father-in-law was, and he was looking for a breakthrough in things.
The uncle paused and said meaningfully: "Originally, my brother-in-law didn't agree to this matter at first, but later saw that the two babies were determined to be together, so they didn't object." Today's young people, you also know, the concept of life is completely different from ours, opposing tradition, rebelling against society, popular 'naked marriage', and turning against their parents for love abounds......"
The father-in-law was not a fool, and of course he understood the meaning of these words, so he said very unhappily: "What do you mean by this? I'm not forced, if it weren't for my wife's serious illness, I wouldn't have asked you for so much money. β
Uncle sneered: "Actually, we were also forced, if it wasn't for Caixia being pregnant with Shaoyang's child, we wouldn't have come to your house to propose, and I hope that my father-in-law will focus on the overall situation, push the boat down the river, and fulfill the two children, I believe they will miss you for a lifetime." β
"What did you say?" The father-in-law suddenly slapped the table and stood up angrily pointing at his uncle's nose.
The uncle's words were very abrupt, and there was almost no foreshadowing.
My father-in-law couldn't believe his ears, as if he had been hit on the head by a thunderbolt on a sunny day, and as if someone had poured a basin of cold water from head to toe, his whole body was numb, and his face turned gray in an instant.
Annoyed, he slapped the table and stood up, opened his mouth as big as the mouth of a box, and was stunned for a moment, and then swallowed two or three mouthfuls of saliva, as if his throat was dry.
He hurriedly turned his head to look at Caixia, who was bluffed into taking two or three steps back, her face first turned pale, and then turned extremely red, and was stared at by her father's thunderbolt-like gaze, so panicked that her heart almost stopped beating.
The father-in-law originally wanted to be angry at Shaoyang and them, but when he saw this, he was stunned for a moment, exhaled briefly and spasmodically, slowly withdrew his hand and sat on the sofa, and suddenly became dumbfounded, as if he had been hit on the head.
At that moment, the old man stared at everyone's faces, revealing a look that he couldn't grasp the essentials.
Suddenly, the father-in-law sneered like a demon and said, "What can you do if you are pregnant with a child, do you think you can blackmail me in this way, I will take her to the hospital tomorrow to beat the child." β
They were all so surprised that it was like a thunder exploded above their heads, they couldn't believe that he would say such a thing, Guo Shaoyang was even more nervous and sweaty, and his heart was beating "plop, plop".
Qin Caixia was at that moment, her whole body was as nervous as a stone, her heart was sinking as if it was filled with cold lead, and she was stunned like half a piece of wood, and the excessive tension made her neck stiff and her eyes straight.
The uncle couldn't help but be angry, and scolded: "Is this what your father said? β
"That's what I'm doing!" The father-in-law was also red-eyed, and he angrily pointed at Guo Shaoyang and asked Caixia, "Did he force you?" β
Qin Caixia suddenly fell to her knees and begged bitterly: "Dad, I know that you are for my good, the matter has come to this point, you will fulfill us, I promise you, Shaoyang and I will honor you and my mother in the future." β
"What are you talking about, you bastard, the water spilled by the daughter who got married, your mother and I will have your brother to take care of you in the future, and you don't need to be honored. How many partners have we found you, and that one is no better than this kid, I really don't understand what is so good about him! Born in the world by relying on parents, the word loyalty and filial piety must be remembered, and if you are not filial to your father and mother, the sky has eyes that cannot be widened. Do you want to watch your mother die in the hospital? The father-in-law was so angry that his face turned blue, and he couldn't wait to slap Caixia a few times immediately.
"Dad, I have talked to several people, their conditions are better than Shaoyang, but none of them are as good to me as Shaoyang, they tried every means to chase me when they saw that I was beautiful, and they were better to me than her own mother, but when they got my person, everything changed.
Later, when they found out that I was married and had children, they sneered at me, and I suddenly changed from a 'baby' to a '', and used this to insult me and break my heart, only Shaoyang was consistent with me.
Shaoyang has never disliked me, he understands me, respects me, comforts me, and when he knows what happened to me before, he is even more kind to me, what reason do I have to refuse him! Don't embarrass us anymore......" Qin Caixia didn't finish speaking, and she was already speechless.
"I'm sorry for you, do you know that your mother is going to die! I'm going to be killed by you! My father-in-law roared like he was going crazy.
The old man hurriedly smiled and said, "Don't be angry, father-in-law, I'll go back to borrow money and take out a loan now, and I must cure my mother-in-law's illness." β
The father-in-law waved his hand and sneered: "Forgive it, you borrow a lot of debt, and let my daughter drink the northwest wind in the future?" What I need is a really rich son-in-law. β
Uncle smiled: "I understand, I heard Shaoyang say that you want to marry Caixia to a mine owner who can almost be her uncle, you want to save your wife's life and ruin the happiness of your daughter's life!" β
The father-in-law said angrily: "My daughter is fortunate that it is your business to be unhappy, why are you talking nonsense here, hurry up and get out of here, otherwise don't blame my surname Qin for being unkind." β
Uncle also reddened, he slapped the table and stood up, pointed to his father-in-law's nose and roared: "How can this be reasonable, I have met a person like you for the first time in most of my life." β
"What's the matter, you still want to rob your relatives?" The father-in-law couldn't help but be furious.
"I'll give them a wedding tomorrow." Uncle showed no weakness.
The two were tense and did not give in to each other, filling the air with the smell of gunpowder.
"Uncle, can you say a few words, why are we here today, for the happiness of the two babies for a lifetime, you can't be scolded and angry? Let me tell you, even if our in-laws spit on our faces today, we will all have to lose our smiles! β
The old man was very anxious, and he promptly dissuaded the angry uncle, who might be in danger of misfire if they continued to quarrel.
The uncle realized his gaffe and sat aside helplessly.
The old man gave his father-in-law a cigarette with both hands, and said with a smile on his face: "My father-in-law, you extinguish the fire, these thousands of mistakes are our fault, the child is not sensible, it is I, the father, who has not been educated well, I will compensate you for him, I hope you will not care about the villain." β
"Come on, you all treat me as a fool when you sing and harmonize, tell you to take Caixia to beat the child first, otherwise everything will not be discussed, and there is no way to get married!" The father-in-law sneered, put them to the side, and walked out of the house by himself.
Shaoyang, Uncle and the old man couldn't help but look at each other, very embarrassed, and now the only hope is Caixia, but she is also at a loss, scratching her heart with five claws, and there is no master of the six gods.
The uncle sighed wistfully, shook his head self-deprecatingly, and said to Qin Caixia: "I shouldn't have said your father in front of you, this deal is not successful and the friendship is there, how do I think in his eyes we are the same as asking for food." β
Qin Caixia kept hooking her head, she choked up and said sorry, her voice was very low, so low that her uncle didn't seem to hear it at all, he continued: "In your father's opinion, you will be happy if you marry a rich man, indeed, you can go to a restaurant, buy a house, buy a car, ...... money, but money does not equal happiness."
True happiness comes from the heart, lies in what kind of values you have, buying a house, buying a car is a symbol of happiness for many people, but this happiness is unrealistic for us, all we need now is a normal heart.
The rarest thing in life is not the house, nor the car, but the true love, is that when you are the most hungry, Shaoyang has a cucumber and can give you half of it, it is you who put the delicacies of the mountains and seas and do not eat but are willing to go to the street with Shaoyang to beg for food.
Ordinary people see the surface of things and replace happiness with the satisfaction of expectation; A wise man sees through the essence of things and understands that his obsessiveness in dealing with the things of the world is precisely the root cause of suffering and trouble.
The parents' wishes are all good, and they all hope that their children will be happy, but what the parents say may not be right, the outlook on life and values at each stage are not very different, and the things experienced are different and the views on people are also different. β