In the beginning, I kicked my step-brother to waste, and took a few acres of land to the countryside

Mother Qin has been feeling angry these days. If it weren't for the fact that Qin Ling was about to get married and Father Qin did not fulfill the wishes of her mother-in-law and her trouble-making sister-in-law, Mother Qin would have considered the possibility of divorce!

As soon as Qin's father said this, Qin's mother got angry again!

Qin's father was also in the wrong. He secretly pulled Qin's mother's clothes and whispered:

"Someone is here, give me some face!"

Only then did Qin's mother shake off Qin's father's hand and stop looking at him.

Mother Qin took the things from Father Lin's hand and said with a smile:

"If you want to apologize, it should be me and Qin Ling's father who should apologize. I was so busy being angry with Qin Ling's father these past two days that I didn't even think about this!"

"Shouwang and Xiaoyue got married first. This is what should happen in any family. Qinling's father and I have no complaints!"

"As for Shangjing, he is also a rare good kid. Considering that Qinling is busy recently, I specially accommodated Qinling!"

"There's nothing wrong with this matter, it's just that my sister-in-law and mother-in-law, hey, Lao Lin is not unaware of what happened back then, it's better not to talk about it!"

"Lao Lin, Shouwang and Xiaoyue, you must not be too suspicious!"

Father Jin smiled and said:

"As long as my sister-in-law doesn't have any bad intentions, we won't worry too much!"

"Besides, today, in addition to apologizing, I also want to discuss the marriage of our two children with Brother Qin and his wife!"

Speaking of marriage, Qin's mother was even happier!

She was not in a hurry for her daughter's marriage. After all, Old Lin and Lin Shangjing were good characters, and Qin's mother could trust them!

It was her annoying sister-in-law who kept talking nonsense outside every day, causing a bunch of people to come and ask Qin's mother, which made Qin's mother very annoyed!

The marriage is settled, now she wants to see what her sister-in-law, who is full of bad intentions and loves to gossip, has to say!

Because they were discussing the marriage, Qin's mother was not in a hurry to cook. She sat next to Qin's father and discussed it with Lin's father!

Father Lin is not the type to beat around the bush. As soon as the two families sat down, Father Lin said directly:

"Qin Ling and Shang Jing's wedding, I want to schedule it for New Year's Day. It's not in this year, so it's not a big taboo!"

"Brother Qin and sister-in-law, do you have any ideas? Should we move it forward or postpone it because it's taboo? We can discuss it later!"

Mother Qin smiled and said:

"New Year's Day, this time is good, it's the next year, what's the taboo, we have no objection!"

After saying that, Mother Qin stared at Father Qin, as if she would eat him if he dared to say anything!

Father Qin felt Mother Qin's gaze, and even if he had any objections, he didn't dare to raise them. Besides, he really had no objections, so Father Qin quickly nodded and said:

"No problem, New Year's Day is good, very good!"

Now that the marriage is decided, the next thing to do is to deal with the details of the wedding. Father Lin continued:

"There is one more thing I need to ask Brother Qin and his wife for their opinions!"

"Ordinarily, Qin Ling and Shang Jing's wedding should be a grand affair, but with my and Brother Qin's situation, and this year's situation, do you think the wedding should be the same as Shou Wang and Xiao Yue's, keeping it simple, or should it be a grand affair?"

Father Qin agreed with what Father Lin said very much. Even if Father Lin didn’t say it, he would also say that the wedding should not be a big one!

As for Qin's mother, she has always been on the same side as Qin's father regarding the matter of Qin's grandmother and Qin's aunt. That was also because Qin's grandmother and Qin's aunt were too much, so it was not Qin's mother's fault!

In other matters, Qin's mother is very considerate of Qin's father and is a very reasonable person!

Qin's father and mother had no objection to Jian holding the wedding.

What remains is the things to be purchased as a betrothal gift in addition to the betrothal money already given for the engagement!

In these two matters, both families are quite humble!

Mr. Lin’s current requirements for marriage are that three turns and one ring, and 36 legs must be purchased!

Father Qin and Mother Qin were unwilling to ask for more. Mother Qin and Father Lin said the same thing:

"Bicycles and watches are already in Qinling. Just take them there. There's no point in wasting them by selling them!"

"Then there's the sewing machine. Don't even bother buying one. Don't be afraid of being laughed at by Brother Lin. Our family is Qinling, so she won't use this. If you buy her one, it will just gather dust!"

"As for the radio, didn't Brother Lin buy a TV at home? Why do you need a radio when you have a TV? No need to buy one!"

"And the furniture. There is no shortage of furniture in Shangjing's house. Why buy thirty-six legs? What a waste. Don't buy them!"

According to Qin's mother's calculation, there is no need to buy any big items. Just buying Qin Ling two new clothes can be considered a marriage!

Father Lin was not willing to simplify it so much. He disagreed:

"That won't work. You can't let Qin Ling down like that. The wedding has already been simplified. It's unacceptable to keep the betrothal gift so low!"

Qin's father also doesn't advocate extravagance and waste, but the two families are deadlocked because one insists on buying it and the other doesn't want it!

It was still Lin Manman's idea. She smiled and said:

"I think what my dad, Uncle Qin, and Aunt Qin said makes sense!"

"However, how about this? Buy my sister Qin Ling a good watch. I can have multiple watches to wear in rotation. This is not a waste!"

"As for the rest, there is really no need to buy them, but my dad can't save this money. He's going to marry his daughter-in-law, and if he doesn't spend the money properly, he won't be happy!"

"Let's cash it out. If we calculate the price of these things, it won't be less than 1000 yuan. Let's round it up to 2000 yuan. This will be the start-up capital my dad will give to sister Qin Ling and my third brother!"

This is not an exception. When Peng Yue got married, Old Peng refused to let Lin's father buy these things and insisted on giving them as a dowry!

At that time, in addition to the 888 yuan betrothal gift and the watch that Lin Shouwang paid for Peng Yue himself, Lin's father gave 2000 yuan as a subsidy to Peng Yue and Lin Shouwang.

Now giving Qin Ling and Lin Shangjing another subsidy of 2000 yuan is nothing to say!

As for the watch, Lin Manman was not prepared to use the public funds to pay for it. Anyway, her third brother's salary had always been paid to the family, and this money was enough to buy a watch and clothes, shoes, etc. for Sister Qin Ling!

Besides, it’s not that Lin’s father can’t come up with the money. After returning to Beijing, he received more than 2 yuan in salary as compensation for the past ten years. He can afford it!

Father Lin nodded in agreement:

"Manman, this is a good idea. Let's just buy a watch and give Qinling and Shangjing a 2000 yuan subsidy!"

Mother Qin was quite embarrassed and said:

"Brother Lin, I don't mean to ask you to give the young couple some money!"

"And 2000 yuan is too much. You don't need that much to buy these things!"

Father Lin smiled and explained:

"Not much, not much, my son and daughter-in-law are not that calculating!"

"It's not that I don't have any money. You two know that I got my salary back, and this money is for the children!"

"When the eldest brother gets married, I will give him the subsidy!"

"Let's make it a deal now. Let the two kids get the clothes, wedding candies and other small items themselves!"

"We can't let them get married. It will make us old people exhausted and the young ones will just be able to sit back and do nothing!"

The marriage was settled, and Qin's mother felt relieved. She said quickly:

"Brother Lin, you continue chatting with Qin Ling's father. I'll go cook two dishes. They'll be ready in a moment. You can eat here tonight. No one should leave!"

Qin's father also said:

"Lao Lin, you and the kid can't leave. Anyone who leaves is disrespecting me. Today, the two of us, along with Guoping, Shouwang, and Shangjing, must have a good drink together!"

Lin Manman and Peng Yue also stood up and said:

"Aunt Qin, let us help you!"

Just like that, Lin Manman and Peng Yue followed Qin's mother into the kitchen!

Originally, seeing Lin Manman and Peng Yue coming to help, Qin's mother was a little worried. She was not worried that Lin Manman and Peng Yue couldn't cook.

After all, this era is different from later generations. There are very few girls who can’t cook!

Qin's mother was worried about Qin Ling. Qin Ling really couldn't cook a single dish. After so many years at home, Qin Ling could only boil water and couldn't even cook noodles!

After Lin Manman started cutting vegetables, Qin's mother became even more worried!

Although my sister-in-law is easy to talk to, she hasn't married into anyone's family yet, so it makes sense for her to help with cooking and for my sister-in-law to just watch from the side!

After Peng Yue took over, Qin's mother worried a lot less.

Because she found out that not only her daughter couldn’t cook, but Peng Yue couldn’t cook either!

Qin's mother thought in an Ah Q way, it would be fine as long as she was not unable to do anything alone, at least she would have a companion when the time comes!

Looking at Lin Manman's attitude, Qin's mother was even less worried.

At the same time, Qin's mother was also glad that although she did not have a good sister-in-law, her daughter was lucky enough to have one!

Lin Manman didn't chase Peng Yue out, because she knew that if Peng Yue went out and sat with Qin's father and Lin's father, Peng Yue would be embarrassed!

So Lin Manman pointed to the small vegetable basket next to him and said:

"Second sister-in-law, please help me and Aunt Qin pick the vegetables. I don't have the hands free to pick them!"

After saying that, Lin Manman continued to cut vegetables with her head down. She didn't look at Peng Yue picking vegetables on purpose, nor did she ask any questions deliberately to embarrass Peng Yue!

Obviously, Lin Manman's attitude also made Peng Yue feel relieved!

She knows how to pick vegetables, although she has never done this job again after she came to live with her grandfather. After all, Old Mrs. Zhu wants to show her virtue, and there is an aunt at home who takes care of Old Mr. Peng's daily life, so Peng Yue is really not needed!

But when she was a child, she often took a small stool, sat in her grandmother's kitchen, and helped her grandmother pick vegetables!

Peng Yue once again experienced how easy-going and considerate her sister-in-law is!

After she got married, Lin Manman never said a word about her and Lin Shouwang!

The way I treat her, I wouldn't say it's like the way I treat my own sister, but it's definitely not the way I treat my sister-in-law!

If she had to elaborate, Peng Yue felt that Lin Manman and she were more like good friends.

He was considerate of her and respectful enough without saying much. Moreover, as soon as she got married, Lin Manman gave Peng Yue Lin Shouwang's salary slip, which made Peng Yue feel relieved and touched!

It was the same today. She nervously followed Qin's mother to the kitchen to help. Lin Manman knew that she couldn't cook, so she found a job for her that she could do, without any intention of making fun of her!