Chapter 69 What? Guosheng said he would come to our house to propose marriage tomorrow!
"Based on the personalities of those two people, they will probably ask for a lot of betrothal gifts. Will your parents agree to pay such a large amount of betrothal gifts?"
"My family still has some assets. As long as it's not a sky-high price, my family can afford it.
My parents have long said that as long as the girl is someone I like, it's okay to pay a little more for the bride price.
Money is earned to be spent, and after spending it, earn more and save it. I will join the army next year, and I will receive a monthly allowance. I will return the money I spent on marrying a wife to my parents."
His parents never asked for this, this was Xu Guosheng's own idea.
The two chatted by the stream for more than an hour and got to know Xu Guosheng pretty well.
He has clear eyes, upright character and good character. When talking about Shen Erniu, he always smiles naively, and it seems that he really likes Shen Erniu.
The bride price is the best way to express the man's respect for the woman. Even though he knew that Shen Erniu's family might ask for a very high bride price, he didn't care.
After chatting for a while, Shen Shuyu was about to go home, "You go and do your work, I want to go back."
"Tomorrow my mother and I will go to Erniu's house to propose marriage. You should tell Erniu so that she can be prepared."
Shen Shuyu returned to the Shenjiaba Brigade and told Erniu about this.
Shen Erniu didn't go to work today. Her stepmother was going to pack her up and sell her off to the old widower. She still worked for nothing, earning so many work points, but she was not allowed to take the food away.
She had been lying at home, and when she heard the news, she jumped up from the bed in shock, "What? Guosheng said he would come to our house tomorrow to propose marriage!"
"Well, he knew you were going to be sold by your stepmother, and he was so anxious that he almost went crazy.
If he hadn't prepared anything today, he would have wanted to come today.
Don't think about anything. Just wait for Xu Guosheng at home tomorrow. When Shen Datian and Wu Hua see the gifts they bring, they will agree to your marriage."
"But……"
"No buts, I can see that Xu Guosheng is a good man and he really has feelings for you, otherwise he wouldn't be so anxious to hear that you were going to marry an old widower.
If you marry him, your future life will be fine." Getting married is not the best way out, but for Shen Erniu, marrying Xu Guosheng is the best way out.
"I'm afraid Shen Datian and Wu Huashi will ask for too much." This is what Shen Erniu is most worried about.
"It's okay. No matter how much money the Xu family has given you, just take it back before you get married." The money had just passed through Wu Hua's hands, so it wouldn't be easy to get it back!
Shen Erniu immediately understood what her best sister meant, and her eyes lit up as she indicated that she had learned something. Yes, the Xu family had given her so much as a betrothal gift, so couldn't she just steal the money back before getting married? Oh, it can't be called stealing, it's called taking, because the betrothal gift was originally given to her.
Not only did she want to take the betrothal gift that belonged to her, she also wanted to take all the money in the family. Over the years, she worked every day and earned most of the money in the family.
Shen Datian and Wu Hua both earned less than ten work points a day.
The two of them were talking in the woodshed, while Shen Jinbao was sitting at the door of the woodshed playing with stones.
After playing for a while, he ran back to the house and took out two eggs, "Sister, Sister Shuyu, eat eggs."
Wu Hua cooked two eggs for her baby son every day. Today, Shen Jinbao didn't eat any of the eggs and thought about giving them to Shen Erniu.
Shen Erniu took both eggs, peeled them, and handed them to Shen Shuyu, "You must be hungry after walking back and forth. Eat quickly."
The egg was given to Shen Shuyu, who then peeled another egg and stuffed it into her mouth.
The two eggs were eaten by the two of them at once. Shen Jinbao hugged Shen Erniu's thigh and smiled, "Sister, do you want to eat more eggs? I know where the eggs are. I'll get them for you."
"No need to take it, one is enough, go and play."
Just after getting close to his sister for a while, he was sent away by her. Shen Jinbao was not unhappy at all. Instead, he was happier than usual. His sister ate the eggs he gave her and let him hug her thigh. His sister didn't hate him as much as before.
Shen Shuyu looked at Shen Jinbao who was playing in the yard and said, "Good bamboo shoots have grown from the bad bamboo!"
"Maybe!"
Shen Shuyu thought it was rare that Shen Datian and Wu Hua doted on their son Shen Jinbao, so Shen Jinbao was not raised in a wrong way.
Wu Hua scolds Shen Erniu every day. Logically, Shen Jinbao should be disgusted with Shen Erniu as his sister because he is influenced by Wu Hua. However, this child likes Shen Erniu as his sister very much.
The pots and pans at home were smashed by Shen Erniu, so Shen Datian had to borrow pots and pans from the neighboring house in the morning to make breakfast.
After having breakfast, the couple asked for a day off and went out to buy pots and pans.
At this moment, the two men came back with pots and bowls in their backpacks.
If Shen Datian and Wu Hua hadn't come back, Shen Shuyu could have stayed at Wu's house for a while longer. When they came back, Shen Shuyu didn't want to stay any longer and asked her, "Do you want to come to my house to play?"
"I'm not going. I'm sleeping at home."
After Shen Shuyu left the Wu family's gate, Shen Jinbao sent her out like a little adult, "Sister Shuyu, come to our house often. My sister is very lonely at home."
Shen Shuyu didn't dislike Shen Jinbao. The child was chubby and cute. She touched his head and said, "You are a little man. You must protect your sister. Do you understand?"
"I know that if my parents beat my sister, I will throw a tantrum and roll on the ground to stop them from beating me." The young Jinbao didn't understand why his mother didn't like his sister when she was so good.
He just felt that what his mother did was very wrong. He was still young and had no choice but to protect his sister in a clumsy way.
Gu Jiandong has been working in the fields these past two days. He finishes the work that takes others a whole day in half a day and earns full work points.
After finishing his work, he ran to help Old Man and Old Lady Shen. With his help, the old couple felt a lot more relaxed.
As soon as he got off work, Old Lady Shen asked him what he wanted to eat. Gu Jiandong thought about it and said he wanted to eat steamed buns.
"Okay, Grandma Shen will make it for you. It's not that fast to make steamed buns, so Grandma Shen will make you an egg pancake first, okay?"
Everything that Old Lady Shen cooks tastes good, so there’s no way Gu Jiandong wouldn’t agree. He nodded, “Oven pancakes are delicious too. I love egg pancakes.”
Shen Xue and Liu Pan, who were walking behind, said, "Mom, I want to eat steamed buns and egg pancakes too."
Even a fool can eat fine grains every day, so Shen Xue wants to eat them too.
"What to eat? There is no way our family can produce so much fine grains for you. If you are greedy, mother will just cook an egg for you." After the family division, the three rooms were given two kilograms of flour, which was to be saved for making dumplings during the Chinese New Year.
If she uses it now, what will she do if there are not enough dumplings for the New Year? She also wants to make more and take some back to her parents' home so that she can save face there.
"If a fool can eat it, why can't I? Don't we have white flour at home? It won't take much if you take some out to make it." Knowing that her mother would not indulge her if she lost her temper, Shen Xue pretended to be a good girl.
"Mom, you and dad work so hard every day. If you don't eat some fine food, your body won't be able to bear it. Besides, you and dad both want to give me a brother. How can I have a brother if I can't even eat well?"