Chapter 225 Urging marriage
The snowmen they made a few days ago were still in the yard and hadn't been cleaned up. Today they came over and made three more. The Shen family now has more than ten snowmen.
Standing by the courtyard wall, Shen Shuyu made some decorations for the snowman. When she walked out of the house and saw these cute snowmen in the yard, her mood became better.
Yang Fangfang didn't come back until after eight o'clock in the evening. When she came back, she brought a thermos and some sugar. She said the thermos was given to her by her brother and sister-in-law, and Yang Fangfang distributed the sugar to her family members.
Shen Shuyu held three candies in her hand and stuffed them into Gu Jiandong's pocket. She didn't like candies, but Gu Jiandong loved them.
"Shu Yu, my sister-in-law said she really liked the red quilt cover I gave her. When I told you that I had brought it back from Harbin, she liked it even more.
Sister-in-law, I have to thank you. If you hadn’t helped bring back the quilt cover, I really wouldn’t know what to give my brother when he gets married.”
There were only so many things in the supply and marketing cooperative. She couldn't afford anything too expensive, and she couldn't afford anything too cheap. After all, he was her brother, and his wife was from the city, so the gift had to touch his heart.
The red quilt cover that the eldest sister brought back was a perfect gift for her younger brother and sister-in-law. The whole family praised the red quilt cover she gave as a beautiful gift.
"Thank you, we are all family."
Zhang Cuicui said, "That's right. We are all family. There's no need to be so polite. Just remember your elder sister's kindness."
Yang Fangfang nodded repeatedly.
When it comes to her brother's wedding today, the thing that everyone talks about the most is the dowry that her sister-in-law brought as a gift.
Li Caixia asked, "Fangfang, how much do you give as a gift when your brother gets married?"
"Fifty dollars, plus a watch."
Liu Pandi's eyes widened, "This... so much?" A watch would cost at least one hundred and thirty dollars. If there was no watch ticket, it would cost more than one hundred dollars to buy a ticket. Just a watch would cost several hundred dollars.
This is not just marrying a wife, this is really marrying a gold nugget. Liu Pan looked at and touched her belly, hoping that it was a son. But when she thought about working so hard to save money for her son to marry a wife, she hoped that it was a girl.
"It's a bit more. My parents emptied their savings to find a wife for my brother."
Li Caixia and Zhang Cuicui didn't expect to spend so much money to marry a city girl, and the Yang family was really willing to spend money.
"Then your parents must like your sister-in-law very much. Look at how they are grinning today."
"My brother likes it, so my parents like it too."
The implication is that the daughter-in-law is already married, so what can you do if you don't like her?
Yang Fangfang didn't quite agree with draining the family savings for her son, but she was a married girl and had no say. Moreover, if she said too much, her brother and sister-in-law would also have opinions about her. Yang Fangfang simply didn't say a word about the decisions made by her parents and didn't do anything that would be offensive.
The three sisters-in-law smiled and said, "Now that your brother has married, there will be one more person at home to take care of your parents."
"Yes."
The Yang family's sons have all married, but Shen Jiawei and Jiaguo's wives are still nowhere to be seen. They can't help but be criticized by Old Lady Shen, Zhang Cuicui, and Li Caixia.
Zhang Cuicui: "Jiawei, the Chinese New Year is just over a month away. After the Chinese New Year, you will be one year older. You will be in your thirties by then. Where is your wife?"
Li Caixia: "Homeland, if you have good hands and feet, don't stay at home and sleep all day. Go out and do some good things. Maybe a girl will fall in love with you."
Shen Qiu said to her mother, "Mom, there is actually a girl who likes my third brother."
The whole family looked at Shen Qiu, and Shen Jiaguo was also confused. How come he didn't know that a girl liked him?
"Which girl?"
"She's not a girl from our area. She's an educated youth who went to the countryside. She's Wei Zhiqing. Wei Zhiqing often secretly looks at my third brother while she's working. She gave me candy and wanted to ask me about my third brother, but I didn't take it."
When they heard that it was a female educated youth, Old Lady Shen and the others were not very interested. It was not that they had prejudices against educated youth, but that they no longer trusted them. There were also young men in their village who married female educated youth and brought them home as their wives.
What kind of life is it to marry a woman? She either complains about her parents-in-law being dirty or about her husband being rough. She is picky about this and that. She doesn't do any housework at home and even makes trouble. There is no peace at home.
Li Caixia asked her son, "What do you think? Do you really want to marry an educated youth as your wife?"
If her son really married an educated youth, Li Caixia would separate her son and let him and his wife start a new life. She, Li Caixia, would not serve her daughter-in-law.
Shen Jiaguo: ??? What is he thinking? Why did the topic come to him?
"Oh my god, I don't even know the educated Wei Xiaoqiu is talking about. Who should I marry? I'll talk about getting married in a few years."
Shen Jiaguo really doesn't want to get married. If he gets married, he will be controlled and nagged by her every day. He doesn't want to live that kind of life.
Li Caixia gave her son a hammer, "What are you talking about? Do you really want to be a bachelor forever if you don't get married?"
Shen Qiu laughed when she saw her brother being beaten. "Third brother, have you forgotten that the educated young woman Wei once worked with you? She was slow at harvesting wheat, and you even helped her with the work."
Shen Jiaguo remembered, "Oh, you mean her, I wanted to get off work early, she delayed my work, so I helped her with the work."
Li Caixia was a little suspicious of her son. She had an impression of the educated youth Wei. He was not very good at work, but he had a hard-working attitude and was more pleasing to the eye than other educated youth.
"You really don't like her?"
Shen Jiaguo wanted to hit his sister. Why was he talking about Wei Zhiqing? His mother and the others even thought that he had done something to Wei Zhiqing.
"No, I don't even remember what she looks like."
Li Caixia breathed a sigh of relief. "It's OK if it's boring. We can't marry those educated youths from the city. I'll ask around and find you a capable and sensible daughter-in-law."
Nowadays, when mothers look for wives for their sons, they all want to find capable and sensible girls.
A capable and sensible girl is really popular in every village, and she is a good choice when it comes to marrying someone.
A girl like Shen Shuyu, who is not good at anything, is strong and has a bad temper, has to spend a lot of money on the matchmaker. Only if the red envelope is generous will the matchmaker use her clever words to sell the girl to different people.
Of course, Shen Shuyu doesn’t need to find a matchmaker now. She wants to find a husband. She is not in a hurry for her marriage, and neither is the Shen family.
"Mom, you don't have to worry about my marriage. If I want to get married, I will find one myself."
As soon as he finished speaking, Li Caixia slapped him in the face.
The eldest son is married, and his wife is pregnant, but the second son doesn't even have a girlfriend. Zhang Cuicui is worried about her second son.
"Mom, you know a lot of people. Ask your older sisters if there are any suitable girls around you. Introduce them to Jiawei and Jiaguo. They don't understand the importance of starting a family. We, as elders, have to worry about their children."
Old Lady Shen looked at her two quail grandchildren and felt that if she continued to delay, she would become a bachelor. She said, "I will ask them later."