SAG -Chapter 115 Making Up the Betrothal Gift

Liu Mao and Xiao Chunhua did not even know how they got back home. In any case, even now, they still had not recovered from the shock.

The son-in-law they had always looked down on had really made it big!

“Why don’t we go ask?” Xiao Chunhua said softly.

Liu Mao also felt a little unreal inside. However, after looking at the time, he said, “Forget it. Let’s talk about it tomorrow. They should all be asleep by now. There are also two children. It wouldn’t be good if we woke them up.”

Hearing her husband say this, Xiao Chunhua immediately dismissed the idea.

However, they were destined to sleep restlessly that night. Even though Liu Mao was still a little drunk, the impact of this news kept him from falling asleep.

At nine o’clock the next morning, Liu Mao and his wife finally woke up groggily. When they went downstairs, they found that Liu Kai had already prepared breakfast.

During breakfast, Xiao Chunhua kept carefully sizing up Zhang Sicheng and Liu Lu. Only then did she realize that the two of them really had changed.

Perhaps most of it was due to her own psychological effect, since they now already knew Zhang Sicheng had become wealthy.

Before this, although they had also seen some changes in the two of them, because of their preconceived notions, they had assumed it was because of their nice clothes.

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Nine o’clock was already rather late for breakfast in the countryside. On top of that, New Year was approaching, so there were many idle people around. Groups of two or three gathered in the village to play cards and chat.

There were also some people gathered at the village entrance. They noticed several cars stop from afar, and then quite a few people got out. They were all girls dressed in bright red clothes, each one looking very fresh and pretty.

Very soon, they heard bursts of firecrackers, mixed with the sound of festive music.

“Which family is receiving betrothal gifts? This looks quite grand,” someone said. They were all villagers, so with one glance, they knew what was going on.

“Exactly. Look at that whole row of people. What a big scene.”

…

At this moment, they saw a group of girls standing in a line, each holding something more or less. Especially the two girls at the very front, who were carrying a large red tray together.

Because they were still a little far away, they could not clearly see what was placed on the tray.

But once the group came closer, they saw it clearly.

Aside from the quilts, red basins, carp, and other items behind them, the most eye-catching thing was the tray carried by the two girls at the front.

Only now did they see that the tray was filled with cash. Just by glancing at it, they knew the amount was definitely not small.

“Whose son-in-law is this? He’s so generous!” someone exclaimed, their tone full of envy.

“Look, are those gold pieces in the four corners?” someone suddenly said.

“They really do look like it. Let’s go take a look.”

As they spoke, a group of people crowded over. At the same time, they were all curious about whose son-in-law was so rich, and whose daughter was so fortunate.

…

Zhang Ran walked at the very front. Seeing these people come over, he did not say much. This was exactly the effect he wanted.

Before this, Zhang Ran had not known that his daughter-in-law had suffered grievances for so many years in order to marry his son, and had even become the laughingstock of the villagers.

Now, by doing this, he wanted to tell everyone that his daughter-in-law had not married the wrong person! He wanted his daughter-in-law, Liu Lu, to be able to stand tall again in the village.

Moreover, this also had the meaning of making up the betrothal gifts.

Zhang Ran had only just learned that Zhang Sicheng had not given even a single cent of betrothal gifts back then, causing Liu Lu to suffer grievances. Now that he had returned, and since he did not lack money, this betrothal gift naturally had to be made up—and it had to be made up lavishly!

These people had all been found by Zhang Ran. Originally, it should have been the groom’s family members who carried these gifts to the bride’s family. However, the Zhang family had few people and simply could not gather that many relatives, so he could only hire people.

That was why today’s scene appeared like this.

As for the short preparation time, when the money was sufficient, it was not a problem at all.

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“Is that real gold?” someone curiously leaned forward and asked in a low voice.

There was no need for Zhang Ran to answer. The young girl carrying the tray answered in a warm, soft voice, “Of course it’s pure gold.”

“How heavy is it?”

“Each piece of gold weighs 888.88 grams. They represent the Azure Dragon, White Tiger, Vermilion Bird, and Black Tortoise.”

“How much money is there?”

“888,888.”

These answers shocked the people nearby and filled them with envy.

This was the first time such a thing had happened in their village. They seemed to remember that the highest betrothal gift in the village had only been around two hundred thousand yuan, and that girl really had been beautiful, looking almost like a celebrity.

But now, what was laid out before them was directly 888,888 yuan, plus four pieces of gold weighing 888.88 grams each.

Some quick-witted young people had already started checking the gold price. After roughly calculating, they quickly figured out the value of the four pieces of gold.

“Altogether, it’s almost two million!”

As soon as this number came out, the people nearby all sucked in a breath of cold air.

As they entered the village, more and more people saw this scene, and more and more people followed behind them.

Those who newly joined in quickly learned the value of the betrothal gifts and became curious to see which family’s daughter had such good fortune.

Along the way, the number of people grew almost exponentially.

It did not take long before Zhang Ran and the others arrived at Liu Lu’s family’s gate. The people watching the excitement had originally subconsciously wanted to keep walking forward, but when they saw Zhang Ran’s group stop in front of Liu Lu’s house, they all froze.

“Isn’t this Damao’s house? Does his family still have an unmarried daughter?”

“I haven’t heard of one. Could they have gone to the wrong house?”

Someone thought Zhang Ran and the others had mistaken the address, so they reminded him. But Zhang Ran answered, “We haven’t gone to the wrong place. This is the house.”

At this moment, Liu Hui was also standing blankly at the doorway. She had come today because she wanted to testify for her cousin, so that Second Uncle and Second Aunt would not continue refusing to believe it.

But as soon as she reached the gate, she saw this scene.

“Uncle, what are you doing?” Liu Hui asked subconsciously.

Zhang Ran smiled and said, “I’m here to make up the betrothal gift.”

As soon as these words came out, how could Liu Hui not understand? Joy immediately appeared on her face, and she shouted loudly, “Second Uncle, Second Aunt, Sis, Brother-in-law, come out quickly!”

Inside the house, Xiao Chunhua and Liu Mao, who had originally been hesitating over how to ask about the situation, froze when they heard Liu Hui’s voice.

They had also heard the festive music just now. However, they had not paid much attention to it. Although it seemed to have stopped at their gate, they no longer had an unmarried daughter waiting to be married, so they had never thought in that direction.

Liu Mao and Xiao Chunhua got up and prepared to go out to see what was happening. Zhang Sicheng originally did not plan to follow; he was not someone who liked watching excitement. But the two little ones, Taotao and Susu, clamored to go, so he and Liu Lu followed as well. Seeing this, Liu Kai simply put down his chopsticks and walked out too.