Siheyuan: The road to counterattack for the little transparent

When it was lunch time, Yan Jiecheng returned to the yard. As soon as he opened the door, he was pulled to the table by the third aunt.

Yan Bugui also quickly walked to the table and sat down. The couple talked to each other and repeated the issues they had just discussed about the bride price and housing.

Yan Jiecheng frowned before he finished listening, and couldn't help asking, "Mom and Dad, isn't eight yuan a little too little for the betrothal gift?"

Yan Bugui glared at him and said, "Boss, eight dollars is not a small amount. How many eight dollars do you earn in a month?"

"Our family can't compare to others, so we should do what we can, understand? Tell Miss Xiao Yu about it when you see her again, I think she should understand."

"If Yu Li's family knew that our family only gave such a small gift, they would definitely think that I looked down on her. Dad, can we add a little more?"

Yan Bugui then calculated the wedding gift money, wedding supplies money, banquet money, etc., and finally added: "Just with this rough calculation, the cost is not small."

Yan Jiecheng is not afraid of anything else except his father settling accounts with him for money. After all, all his savings added up to only a dozen yuan, and it is not his turn to have the final say in this family.

After a moment of silence, he brought up the housing issue: "Dad, Mom, can we not live in the kitchen?"

"I remember there are a few empty rooms in our courtyard. If nothing else, there is an empty ear room next to the front door. Can we fix it up and live there?"

When Yan Bugui heard this, he quickly said, "Boss, your mother and I have also thought about what you said. We have discussed it."

Upon hearing this, Yan Jiecheng looked at Yan Bugui with some anticipation.

"First, the house belongs to the street office, not ours. Second, it would cost a lot of money to repair the house, and we don't have that much money.

Thirdly, even if we have the money to repair it, the street office may take it back one day, and the money will be wasted.”

This statement was so flawless that Yan Jiecheng could not think of any reason to refute it, so he could only sigh heavily.

If it were him, he wouldn't be afraid of living in the kitchen, let alone being hospitalized. He was just worried that Yu Li would be unhappy after knowing this.

Seeing this, Yan Bugui patted him on the shoulder and said, "Xie Cheng, you should listen to your father. Find some time to discuss this with Miss Xiao Yu, okay?"

Yan Jiecheng opened his mouth but didn't utter another word. After picking up a steamed bun made of two-grain flour from the table, he turned around and walked out of the house.

When he arrived at Yu's house, Aunt Wang was just coming out. Yan Jiecheng hurried forward and greeted her flatteringly: "Aunt Wang, have you eaten?"

Aunt Wang quickly pulled him outside and whispered to Yan Jiecheng: The betrothal gift given by the Yan family was really too low. As soon as she came over and finished speaking, Yu Li's parents frowned.

Yu's mother also asked her about Sha Zhu's situation. It seemed that she might want to choose another suitable candidate for Yu Li, so he should be mentally prepared.

Aunt Wang's words were undoubtedly a bolt from the blue for Yan Jiecheng. He was stunned for a moment before he reacted and said, "What did Yu Li say?"

"Yu Li also heard it nearby and looked very unhappy, but she didn't say anything."

Yan Jiecheng pinched the money in his pocket, clenched his hands and made up his mind, and said to Aunt Wang: "Aunt Wang, if it really doesn't work out, I will use all my savings as a betrothal gift."

"I still have ten dollars, plus the eight dollars my family gave me, a total of eighteen dollars. Can you please help me talk to them again? I really can't leave Xiaoli."

In fact, Yan Jiecheng had a total of 16 yuan in his pocket, which was the money he earned from selling fish after paying his salary and paying for his family expenses.

But why he was not willing to spend all the money, I am afraid only he himself knows. To sum it up with today's popular saying: he didn't love him that much.

Yan Jiecheng did not dare to raise the issue of housing. He secretly thought that it would not be too late to tell Yu Li after they got the marriage certificate and the matter was settled.

On the other side, Yu Li had an argument with her family and went outside to get some fresh air. She saw Aunt Wang and Yan Jiecheng standing not far away and talking, so she walked over happily.

"Jiecheng, what are you talking about with Aunt Wang? Why don't you go inside and talk?" Yu Li smiled when she saw Yan Jiecheng, and looked at him with eyes full of dependence.

Yan Jiecheng took the opportunity to say, "Aunt Wang, please wait a moment. Xiaoli and I will go over there to chat." Then he winked at Aunt Wang.

After he pulled Yu Li to the other side, he told her that his family was not well off and could only afford 18 yuan for the bride price. He then held her hand and begged her not to leave him.

After all, she was a girl who had never seen much of the world, so how could she resist the boy's soft and hard persuasion? After a few words, Yu Li and Yan Jiecheng formed a united front:

No matter who the matchmaker and her father introduce to her, she will never meet him again. She will only marry Yan Jiecheng in this life.

"Jiecheng, don't worry. Not to mention that your family can give 18 yuan as a dowry, even if they can't, I will not marry anyone but you." These words she said before going home made Yan Jiecheng feel relieved.

After Yu Li returned home without hesitation, she immediately expressed her thoughts: the only person she wanted to marry was Yan Jiecheng, and if her parents did not agree, she would not marry anyone else.

Just when Yu's parents were in trouble, Aunt Wang knocked on Yu's door again at Yan Jiecheng's request.

After entering Yu's house, she apologized and bowed, saying that she had misheard in the morning and that the Yan family gave 18 yuan as the betrothal gift instead of 8 yuan.

When Yu's parents heard this, they looked at each other and reluctantly believed her words. Yu's mother whispered in Yu's father's ear: "Old Yu, why don't you just let Xiaoli do it?"

"Although 18 yuan is not much for a betrothal gift, it's because our Xiaoli likes it."

After Yu's father looked at Yu Li with disappointment and said some harsh words, he shook his head at the angry Yu Li who was sitting alone beside him.

"A girl is no longer under the control of her mother when she grows up. What else can I do? You have the final say." Father Yu threw down a sentence and turned back to the inner room.

Yu Li was overjoyed when she heard this, and was excited at the thought of marrying Yan Jiecheng soon. She never thought that she was just jumping from one fire pit to another.

After Yu's mother agreed to the marriage, Aunt Wang told Yan Jiecheng about it after leaving Yu's house. The boy jumped three feet high with joy after hearing it.

He was finally able to marry this beautiful girl who made his heart beat faster. This was the most fulfilling thing that had ever happened to him since he was a child.

After asking Aunt Wang to help him hide the fact that he paid ten yuan as a betrothal gift, Yan Jiecheng turned around and ran back to the courtyard without caring about anything else, intending to tell his parents about it as soon as possible.

When he ran back to the courtyard gate panting, he bumped into Lin Donglai who was pushing a bicycle out of the house. Lin Donglai was fine, but Yan Jiecheng bumped into the bicycle and fell.

It hurts just looking at it! But strangely, Yan Jiecheng stood up, dusted off the dust, and smiled with a big mouth: "Dongla, I have a wife! Mom and Dad, the Yu family agrees!"

This look is similar to Sha Zhu, Lin Donglai couldn't help but laugh: "Okay, another one who is crazy about wanting a wife."