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Chapter 459: Talk about the gift directly and you will be a millionaire

Ever since she experienced the Dalingtun bandit incident, Sun Lianfang's character has undergone subtle changes. This subtle change has prompted her to have a special attitude towards certain things.

Of course, it’s not that she doesn’t want to come to Wangxing to meet Lao Chai’s family, but her parents don’t want her to get involved. Why?

As for Sun Lianfang's personality, she is too familiar when meeting people for the first time. When she first came to Old Xu's house, the first impression she gave to Liu Lizhen and others was that she was too impetuous and unstable. But as they got to know each other for a long time, they realized that she was a girl with a strong sense of justice and a family-oriented heart.

These days Liu Lizhen always praises her, saying that Lianfang is becoming more and more stable.

Although she still looked the same as before, she really learned a lot in Old Xu's house. She learned cooking from Yang Shuhua and sewing from Meng Ziyan. Liu Lizhen could see that she had never worked in the fields before, but when Old Xu's family planted vegetables in the backyard, she always rushed to do it, and asked how to sow seeds, thin out seedlings, and weed...

It can be seen that she is preparing for her marriage with Guan Lei. By then, the two of them will set up a small family. Guan Lei will work outside to make money, and she will grow vegetables and take care of the children at home. Wouldn't their life be pretty good?

At this moment, two Dongfeng cars drove into the north entrance of Wangxing Village one after another. The driver of the car in front stepped on the brake and stopped halfway. He pushed open the car door and revealed Sun Jieye's smiling face. He asked how to get to Lao Chai's house, and several people standing under the wall and chatting were slightly stunned, then smiled and helped him point the way.

Sun Jiye smiled and thanked him, waved his hand, closed the door, and continued to step on the accelerator to move forward...

Lao Chai’s house, east room.

Chai Shao sat on the edge of the kang, glancing out the window from time to time, while others chatted with him.

Suddenly, he saw two cars slowly parked outside the door. Chai Shao stood up suddenly, tugged at his clothes with both hands, and said, "Here they come!"

Chai Feng, Chai Bing, the eldest sister-in-law and others in the room looked up and stood up when they heard what was said. Chai Liangyu, who was sitting on the kang, looked back and hurriedly moved to the edge of the kang.

"Shoes! Pass me the shoes!"

The third sister-in-law bent down, picked up the shoes and handed them to him. She held Chai Liangyu's arm and said, "Dad, go slowly. Don't worry."

Chai Liangyu glared and said, "Hurry up and go out to greet them. What are you all standing here for?"

He stepped into his shoe shells and waved his hands to urge: "Hurry up!"

Chai Feng, Chai Bing and the eldest sister-in-law moved to the outer room, and Xu Ning took Chai Liangyu's arm from the third sister-in-law while lifting the door curtain and helped him walk out.

Chai Shao and others were two or three steps behind Chai Liangyu. They didn't move just now because Chai Liangyu was the head of the family. If they went out to welcome guests, Chai Liangyu had to walk in front. If they walked in front, wouldn't that be against Tiangang?

Xu Ning and Chai Liangyu walked side by side to the courtyard, followed by a group of people. Chai Baotong walked at the end and turned his head to look at his sister and laugh. When Chai Hongyan saw the teasing look in his eyes, she immediately rolled her eyes and raised her hand to pinch him. He grimaced in pain, but he didn't dare to scream loudly because of the crowd, so he had to endure it silently.

Outside the door, Sun Jiwei and Sun Jiye jumped out of the car first. After each of them helped their wives to the ground, they hurried to the back of the car and took the gifts from Sun Lianjun and Sun Lianxu. When the four of them walked to the door with the things in their hands, they happened to see Xu Ning, and the eyes of the Sun family members all lit up.

They were not surprised to see Xu Ning, as they knew he was there. Instead, they glanced at Chai Liangyu, Chai Shao and others nearby and were surprised to see that they were all dressed in sleek clothes.

But Old Sun's family was not dressed badly either, they also wore Zhongshan suits and brand new shiny leather shoes. Xu Ning thought to himself: Both of these families are pretty respectable.

As the saying goes, people of the same family tend to marry each other. Just from the way they are dressed, you can tell that the Sun family and the Chai family must be in-laws!
Xu Ning smiled and waved: "Second Uncle, you came quite early. You just finished breakfast and came here, right?"

"That's right! I just put down my chopsticks and came here. I thought it was my first time to Wangxing, I didn't want to go the wrong way and delay the child's affairs. This is a big deal, I don't want to keep my in-laws waiting anxiously."

"Hahaha..." The two gangs stood at the door and smiled at each other.

Xu Ning said with a smile: "Look how anxious my uncle is. Let me introduce them. Uncle, these two are Lian Jun's father and mother, and the one next to them is Lian Jun..."

After Xu Ning introduced the two parties, he stepped aside. Sun Jiwei quickly stretched out his hand and said, "Uncle! I am Sun Jiwei, and this is my wife..."

Sun Jiye and his third aunt also stepped forward to shake hands with him. Chai Liangyu said with a smile, "We've been waiting for you to come!"

"Uncle, we are here in a hurry too!"

Chai Shaohe's sister-in-law stepped forward and greeted, "Second brother."

"Hey! We are about the same age, right? I'm probably one or two years older than you. It feels so good to hear you call me second brother, haha..."

Xu Ning smiled and said, "Of course, we'll be a family from now on, how can we not be happy?"

"Hahaha……"

"That's a bright statement!"

Chai Shao smiled and said, "Dad, let's not stay here any longer. Let my second brother and the others go into the house and have a rest."

"Yes! Look at my head, Wei, come in quickly! This is our home now, if you have anything to say, let's talk behind closed doors!"

"Haha, okay, uncle."

Then, everyone turned around and walked towards the house. Chai Liangyu pulled Xu Ning over halfway and said, "These two children are all thanks to Erning."

"Not at all! Uncle, to be honest, I have never seen a young man like Er Ning...Have you heard about what happened in Sandahe?"

"I heard about it! Isn't this going to be reported in the newspaper?"

"Yeah, I was right there at the time, and I saw that the two bandits were stunned, but Erning and Qiangzi were fine. If it were me..."

Chai Shao said: "Second brother, who can do it? I don't dare to fight with the bandits."

After entering the room, Xu Ning grinned and said, "Aren't you working for Lian Jun Hongyan? Why are you praising me again? I don't stand being praised."

"Hahaha, look at how humble you are. I like you, so why don't I praise you a little?"

Chai Liangyu finished speaking with a smile, then turned around and said, "Wei, Lao San, please sit down! We don't have to do anything today, just sit down and chat."

Chai Shao replied: "Well, someone has prepared the food, we just need to wait and eat."

At this time, the third sister-in-law came into the room carrying a tea tray and placed it on the edge of the kang. Chai Liangyu filled the cups with tea, and Chai Hongyan held the teacups in both hands and handed them to the Sun family members one by one.

"Uncle, have some tea, Madam, have some tea..."

Chai Hongyan's shy tone of voice melted the hearts of Sun Jiwei and others. Moreover, it was the first time they met Chai Hongyan, and when they compared her with their own daughter, they felt that this girl with a gentle and soft voice was really adorable.

Sun Lianjun was not idle either. He took out a pack of Shilin cigarettes from his pocket, handed them to Chai Liangyu with both hands, and said with a smile, "Sir, have a smoke."

"Hey! This kid looks really serious. What is he doing at home now?"

Sun Lianjun struck a match and lit it, saying, "Now the main thing is to clean up the greenhouse and learn greenhouse farming..." Sun Jiwei took over and said, "He learned it in the city last year. My third child wanted to let the two brothers do it, maybe they can figure out something..."

Sun Lianjun made some time to turn around and offer Chai Shao a cigarette, "Uncle, have a cigarette."

"Yeah." Chai Shao nodded. He didn't have much to ask because the father-in-law and son-in-law were a little awkward when they met for the first time.

Xu Ning stood by and said with a smile: "Brother, what do you think of Lian Jun?"

"Very good, a handsome man..."

Sun Lianjun said with a smile: "Uncle, I am just like my brother Ning, I can't stand the praise."

"Haha! Child, I thought you were a quiet person, but now you are quite talkative."

Xu Ning said: "There are only elders in the room, so he has no chance to speak. Lian Jun likes to chat a lot. He chatted with Hongyan for a long time at my house that day, and the topic was never the same!"

"Hey, you're such a talker? How's your alcohol tolerance?"

Sun Lianjun told the truth: "Uncle, I can't drink much, but I can definitely drink a lot."

"Okay, let's drink more later."

"Hey, that's good."

Then, Sun Lianjun went to hand cigarettes to Chai Feng and Chai Bing, chatted with them with a smile, and then squeezed into the group of old women. He looked at Chai Hongyan, and seeing that she was looking at her mother, Sun Lianjun reacted and put his hand in his pocket, took out a cigarette and handed it to his mother-in-law.

"Auntie, have a cigarette."

"Hey! Good boy, then I'll take one."

She smokes, but not often, only five or six cigarettes a day. But now she has to take the cigarette handed over by Sun Lianjun, because he will be her son-in-law in the future. There is a saying that the more a mother-in-law looks at her son-in-law, the more she likes him.

Although Sun Lianjun was a little nervous when he met Chai Hongyan at Old Xu's house before, he didn't seem nervous at all after getting off the car today. He was quite relaxed. This shows that he has grown up after experiencing the incident and has a way to deal with it in his head.

Actually, although Sun Lianjun had a smile on his face, his heart was actually beating very fast. He practiced this relaxed look at home, just copying someone else's and pretending to be relaxed.

"Well, the horoscopes of these two children are quite compatible. I went to ask someone to calculate it after I made the phone call that day."

Sun Jiwei said: "Uncle, since the two children are quite suitable, shouldn't we take a step further? Uncle, brother, I am a little anxious. Why? My son Jun'er likes Hongyan very much. As soon as he got home that day, he asked me to prepare the betrothal gifts..."

"Hahaha, why are you so anxious? To be honest, I'm a little anxious too."

Chai Liangyu said, "If Er Ning hadn't helped introduce these two kids to each other, the three brothers would have definitely delayed the children's development! So let's get straight to the point and have a drink happily after chatting, how about that?"

"Okay! What does my eldest brother think?"

Chai Shao smiled and said, "Second brother, my father's opinion is my opinion, and our old man makes the decision."

Chai Liangyu waved his hand and said, "Just forget it! This is your own daughter. I have already found wives for you three brothers. So, you still want me to take care of my granddaughter? I tell you three, from now on, you will take care of the children's affairs at home by yourselves. I will just give you some money."

"Hahaha, what my uncle said is true." Sun Jiwei said with a smile.

Chai Shao smiled and said, "This is the first time I've done this for my child, so I'll be frank."

"Just say it! Because we have two children, we are a family, so let's be frank."

"Okay, according to what her mother and I said, even though our daughter is married, she is still part of our Lao Chai family. She wants to start a family, and as parents we must support her."

Chai Shao continued, "I was thinking of giving her 3,000 yuan as a small treasury, so she can buy whatever she wants, and then my family will give her six sets of new bedding, buy Jun'er two sets of clothes, and buy a washing machine. My daughter can't wash clothes in winter, her hands will crack when they touch water."

Sun Jiwei waved his hand and said with a smile: "Brother, you can't buy this washing machine. If you buy it, what should I buy for you? My family is marrying a daughter-in-law, so you better listen to me first."

"Then tell me, second brother."

"This is what I'm thinking. We should renovate our house, which has been there for many years. Then we'll buy Hongyan some gold bracelets, gold chains, gold rings and other things. We'll also prepare washing machines, televisions, radios, rice cookers and sewing machines. Jun's mother and I have also discussed it. We'll give Hongyan a 200 yuan betrothal gift and another 4,800 yuan as a small treasury for the young couple to spend as they please..."

Upon hearing this, Chai Liangyu laughed and said, "Well, the boss must also pay something. They have become millionaires without doing anything!"

"Hahaha, that's exactly it!"

Chai Shao smiled and said, "Second brother, this will put too much pressure on you. Otherwise, I will pay for the washing machine, rice cooker and sewing machine. You still have to prepare new furniture. I heard a while ago that young people in the provincial capital need combination cabinets when they get married. This combination cabinet will cost a lot of money."

Sun Jiwei said, "I've heard about the combination cabinet, but I've touched it before and it's just a thin layer of board. It's better to find a carpenter to make it yourself. Ask Erning, he hires someone to make furniture for him."

Chai Shao turned his head, Xu Ning stood up and nodded, "Yes, my father-in-law's apprentice helped to make furniture, but the quality of the combination cabinet is too poor, all of it is broken pine wood. The combination cabinet with good wood is too expensive, it's not worth it at all, it's better to find a carpenter to make one myself."

Chai Liangyu nodded: "That's right. Look at our wardrobe. It's made of walnut wood. It's been so many years, but it still looks new."

"Erning, what kind of furniture do you use to make your home?"

Xu Ning said: "It is also walnut and yellow pineapple. The wood was collected by my father a few years ago. In addition to making furniture, we also have to make a few tables. One is to use it as a dining table, and the other is to provide a place for children to study when they have children in the future."

"Yes! Children's study is a big deal. Erning, when you went to my house before, did you see the second west room? Is it okay to use such a large place as a study place for children?"

"Why not? I'm also thinking of giving the child a whole single room. If the child doesn't study, I'll lock him up in the room..."

"Hahaha! That's fine, that's how it should be done."

There was a burst of laughter in the room, and then the topic turned back to the bride price.

The Sun family and the Chai family were wealthy families that were well matched. The wedding gifts and dowries they negotiated were beyond the reach of ordinary people.

Sun Jiwei said that he would give a betrothal gift of 200 yuan, but there was still 4,800 yuan left for Chai Hongyan as a secret piggy bank, so both families knew that the betrothal gift was 5,000 yuan and the dowry was 3,000 yuan. Chai Liangyu would pay a little more, and with the gifts received after the marriage, the total would definitely be over 10,000 yuan.

But outsiders don’t know. What would be their reaction when they found out that the Sun family spent two hundred yuan to marry their daughter-in-law?
First they were surprised and incredulous, then they thought that 200 yuan was a little too little, and if they gritted their teeth they would definitely be able to pay it...

The Sun family is quite famous in Sandaohe. If others knew that he spent 5,000 yuan to marry his daughter-in-law, wouldn't that be troublesome for him? How many people can't earn 5,000 yuan even if they work themselves to death these days? Too many.

Some families have never even seen great unity, and they usually spend every penny carefully, and they have to think carefully about whether they should spend the money or not.

(End of this chapter)