Leaving her weird mother-in-law and husband, she became a wealthy woman on her own

Sijun was helpless. He felt that his mother had some truth in what she said. It was better not to let the two sides communicate directly. If they quarreled, his marriage with Manxian might really fall through. He also felt that it was more reassuring to have a matchmaker as a buffer zone in the middle.

Sijun could only comfort Manxian and tell her that he would try his best to talk to his mother. At the same time, he tried his best to communicate Manxian's intentions to his mother to see if his mother could try to contact the girl's mother directly.

The unpleasantness between Manxian and Sijun was brewing like this.

Soon, the next day, Sijun's mother called him and said that the reply from Aunt Manxian was 16 yuan, and it was agreed upon with her parents.

Sijun was totally confused. What on earth was going on?

He called Man Xian again and told her about the situation.

Man Xian felt really speechless and didn't say anything.

Sijun said: "This is what your aunt reported... What do you want me to do? Otherwise, you can talk to your aunt yourself."

Man Xian's tone was very stiff: "I don't want to talk to her, because I know it's useless for me to talk to her. She is used to being overbearing."

Sijun said, "You didn't tell her, and you complained that I gave you too little. She said that she had discussed it with your parents, and my mother refused to raise the price. What should I do?"

Man Xian's emotions were a little out of control: "I've told you several times! Ask your mother to contact my mother directly, do you understand! Can you ask your mother to do it?!"

Sijun could clearly feel that Manxian on the other end of the phone had already shed tears.

Sijun said: "But my mother has already said that we can't do this! The betrothal gift should be discussed by the matchmaker, and we should listen to the information from the matchmaker. I..."

Manxian interrupted Sijun: "Well, you take your time to think about it. I don't want to talk about it anymore. I have to go to work. I still have a lot of work to do."

Without waiting for Sijun to answer, Manxian hung up the phone.

Sijun's heart was in chaos again.

He called his mother again and told her the situation. His mother hesitated for a few minutes, but still said, "We have to listen to the matchmaker. We will pay whatever she says. Don't worry about her. If there is really a problem, it is because their family did not discuss it well. It is none of our business."

Sijun is a university teacher. It was already hot July and the school was on summer vacation, so he returned to his hometown. Only Manxian continued to work in another city.

Sijun was on vacation at home, feeling restless every day, always thinking about the dowry between him and Manxian.

During the meal, Sijun's parents kept telling Sijun that the betrothal gift they gave was really, really high. Which family in our city would give more than 10 yuan for marrying a daughter-in-law?

Sijun's mother also gave an example, "Look, Aunt Zhang's son only gave 8 yuan to marry a wife, and the girl didn't say anything. The matter of the bride price should be decided by the adults. Why should a girl like her worry about it? It's really stupid!"

Sijun talked about this with Manxian every night, trying to convince her that the bride price his family gave was already high enough, and he also gave her examples of some people.

Manxian seemed speechless. She told Sijun that this was someone else's family's business and there was no comparison. Since he liked to give examples, then fine, just marry a girl with a low bride price, preferably one who doesn't want a penny, which would be the best for Sijun's family.

No matter what Sijun said, he couldn't convince Manxian to calmly accept the price. He felt that this girl was simply stubborn.

Man Xian kept saying the same thing. She really hoped that Sijun's mother could call her mother and talk about this matter instead of letting her aunt take care of everything.

But Sijun never understood what Manxian meant. He insisted that the two sides could not communicate directly. If an argument occurred, things would be difficult to reverse.

In the blink of an eye, the annual Chinese Valentine's Day is here.

That evening, Manxian sent a WeChat message to Sijun, saying that she could take the train back home after get off work, and if Sijun wanted to see her, he could pick her up at the train station.

During this period, Sijun's mind was always occupied with the dowry issue for his and Manxian's marriage, and he was arguing with Manxian every day. This summer was the most painful and difficult time for him.

He was upset at the moment, and when he saw Manxian's message, he felt mixed emotions. He was very angry, because his family had made so many concessions, and the price was much higher than that of other families, but why was Manxian unwilling to accept it?

There is also the issue of having children. Man Xian has been arguing with him about why girls must have a second child, and why Sijun's family can make the decision on their own without consulting her.

Sijun's parents both advised her that this girl was troublesome and would have too many things to do. After getting married, Sijun would not be able to have a peaceful life as there would be countless things to deal with and it would be very annoying.

It is better to suffer a short pain than a long one, so just cut off all ties and find another suitable girl.

Of course Sijun couldn't let go of Manxian, but no matter how much he said, he couldn't change her attitude in the slightest. While he was at a loss, he received a message from Manxian saying that she was coming back and they could meet each other, which made Sijun even more conflicted.

Should he go see Man Xian? He really wanted to, but the thought of them quarreling again made him feel miserable.

He sent a message back to Manxian: If you can't agree to the amount of the betrothal gift and the possibility of having a second child in the future, I really can't meet you. I am the only child in my family. There have been only one boy in three generations, and the population is sparse, so the old man hopes that I can have at least two children in the future.

Manxian was instantly disheartened when she saw Sijun's message. She replied: "Well, since you are still so determined, I'm sorry, we don't need to meet in person. That's it."

Sijun felt extremely painful, as if countless sharp knives were stabbing into his heart.

Man Xian felt extremely sad. In order to be able to return to her hometown to meet Sijun on Chinese Valentine's Day, she worked overtime for several days to complete her work tasks, just so that she could use the evening time to return to her hometown to meet Sijun even if Chinese Valentine's Day fell on a weekday.

She thought it was so romantic for two people to meet on such a festival. However, Sijun not only did not prepare any gifts, but also did not say a word of love. Instead, he made a barrage of demands on her.

Manxian still took the train back to her hometown, but instead of meeting Sijun, she went back to her own home.

She felt very sad and shed many tears along the way. After she got home, she locked herself in her room after dinner, and the more she thought about it, the sadder she became.

She wanted to continue crying, but found that she had almost no tears to cry. It turned out that her tears had almost dried up along the way.