Rebirth 1962: The Beginning of the Angry Fan Qin Huairu

"Aunt, what's wrong? We had a good chat just now. I think Qin Jingru is a pretty good person."

Li Qinglian pulled him out of the yard and explained, "Da Zhuang, it's not that I don't agree to this marriage on purpose, it's just that I'm afraid that they will suck your blood in the future!"

"Aunt, just tell me what's going on."

"When you were chatting in the room just now, Qin Huairu said that if you want to make this marriage happen, you have to pay a betrothal gift of fifty yuan."

When Li Dazhuang heard this, he was so surprised that his jaw almost dropped to the ground.

"What? Fifty dollars?"

"Yes, you said that this is so much at the beginning. Given the character of the Jia family, won't they come to our house every day to cause trouble?"

Li Dazhuang nodded in a daze. Although he felt reluctant to leave Qin Jingru, his aunt was right. It would be bad if Qin Huairu set her eyes on him.

"Auntie, then, I'll listen to you."

When Li Qinglian saw that her nephew had fallen in love with someone else, she was also afraid that the child would blame her in the future, so she changed the subject.

"Da Zhuang, are you attracted to that girl?"

"If you really like it, then we'll spend some money. Anyway, we've saved more than eighty dollars in the past six months, and with the money we saved before, it's enough."

Li Dazhuang shook his head and said, "That won't work. We are saving that money to buy a house."

"Besides, Ma Hua only spent ten dollars on the bride price to marry that teacher. Isn't Qin Huairu just taking advantage of us?"

"Good boy, I'm glad you figured it out."

As soon as Li Qinglian finished speaking, He Yuzhu, who had been waiting behind the telephone pole for half a day, hurried out.

"Aunt Li, you two come with me."

"Zhuzi, what are you doing?"

"This is not the place to talk, hurry up and follow me!"

"Oh, good."

Then He Yuzhu brought two people to the alley next to him. He looked around and saw no one around. Then he asked in a low voice: "Why did I hear Qin Huairu wanted to introduce a date to Dazhuang? Did she ask for a lot of money?"

Li Qinglian sighed helplessly, "Don't mention it, Zhuzi, do you think Qin Huairu could have any good intentions? Fifty dollars is enough to buy her life, how dare she say that?"

He Yuzhu nodded with amusement, then turned around and asked, "Da Zhuang, do you like Qin Jingru?"

"It's useless to fancy it. You're just taking advantage of me with so much money."

"That's it. Aunt Li, please wait here tomorrow. When you see Qin Jingru come out, tell her about the betrothal gift."

"If she knows, then it depends on whether you want to be the scapegoat. But I guess she probably doesn't know about this either, so you know what to do next!"

Li Qinglian's eyes lit up as she thought about it. "Oh, Zhuzi, you are really smart. Why didn't I think that Qin Huairu and the others were making a profit from the price difference?"

"That's fine. I think this is possible. Besides, I think Qin Jingru has some minor problems, but she will have no problem living."

Li Qinglian nodded in agreement. "I think that kid is not bad, but you know what kind of people the Jia family is. Am I afraid?"

"You know how calculating Qin Huairu is. Qin Jingru is no worse than her. You should tell her later."

Li Qinglian finally felt relieved. "Zhu Zi, I feel relieved when you say that. When Da Zhuang gets married, you must come and have a drink!"

"Okay, I'll go back first."

After He Yuzhu left, Li Qinglian said to Li Dazhuang earnestly, "Dazhuang, listen to me, you must follow He Yuzhu carefully in the future. Do whatever he tells you to do. Anyway, listen to him and he will never let you suffer any loss."

"Auntie, don't worry, I know Director He is a good person!"

At this time, the Jia family was also discussing this matter.

"Sister, what happened? I was having a good chat with Dazhuang just now, why did his aunt suddenly want to leave?"

Before Qin Huairu could say anything, Jia Zhangshi beside her said, "It's because they think you're from the countryside. I think this is a serious matter."

"Ah, sister, you have to help me speak more. I think Li Dazhuang is really good."

Qin Huairu pretended to be impatient and said, "Don't rush forward too much. You have to learn how to make them regret it."

"How can this make them regret it?"

"Silly girl, go back tomorrow and come back later, otherwise they will think that you can't get married except in their family!"

"But, but what if I leave and he gets married right after I leave?"

Qin Huairu rolled her eyes at her. "Do you think getting married is like buying groceries? Don't worry, I'll help you keep an eye on it. If there's any movement, I'll let you know right away."

Qin Jingru nodded somewhat disappointedly, but as soon as she fell asleep, Jia Zhang pulled Qin Huairu out of the room.

"Huai Ru, aren't you asking for too much?"

"Mom, you don't understand. If you ask for a higher price, they can bargain for you."

"But what if we scare them away?"

"Don't worry, I think that Li Dazhuang is similar to the old Sha Zhu, they will definitely come back later."

"That's good, but why did you let Jingru go back?"

"Oh mom, I have my own plans, so don't ask me. Don't worry, you will have a share in it after it's done."

When Jia Zhang heard the answer she wanted most, she nodded with satisfaction. Then, early the next morning, Qin Huairu left some money for Qin Jingru's bus fare, and then went to the steel rolling mill after giving her a few instructions.

Qin Jingru drank some porridge at home. Seeing that Jia Zhang was not as enthusiastic as yesterday, she simply said goodbye and prepared to go home.

But as soon as she walked out of the yard, Li Qinglian hurried over and grabbed her.

"Child, come with me."

"Aunt, what are you doing?"

"Don't ask yet, come with me to our house, I have something to ask you."

Qin Jingru didn't think much about it and followed Li Qinglian to the opposite yard. After they got home, Li Qinglian mentioned the matter of the bride price. Qin Jingru was so surprised that she was speechless for a long time.

"Child, your family is asking for too much in terms of the betrothal gift, so don't blame me!"

Qin Jingru finally came to her senses. "Aunt, did my cousin really tell you that?"

"Yes, she and her mother-in-law told me personally, how come you don't know about this yet?"

"Our family never mentioned the issue of betrothal gifts. Well, my cousin wants to be a human trafficker. She thinks I'm a fool!"

Li Qinglian understood everything now. It turned out that the young widow Qin Huairu was really making a profit from the price difference of her cousin as He Yuzhu said. The key point was that she was not making a profit from the price difference, but wanted to get everything for nothing!

Now that Qin Jingru also knew the truth, Li Qinglian simply took out ten yuan and put it on the table.

"Child, if you agree, this ten dollars can be regarded as a betrothal gift from our family."

"I'll go back with you in a bit. Let's talk to your parents and get everything clear. Then you and Da Zhuang can go get the marriage certificate tomorrow. What do you think?"

Qin Jingru agreed without even thinking about it.

"Aunt, it doesn't matter whether there is a betrothal gift or not. I will be Dazhuang's wife in the future anyway, so we should keep the money. As for my parents, I will explain it to them."

Li Qinglian insisted: "My child, this mother's family will be your support in the future, so this money is our recognition."

"It's too late to buy all four gifts. Just take the money. It will make you look better when you go back."

After listening to Li Qinglian's explanation, Qin Jingru was so moved that she almost shed tears. Her own sister had planned to sell her out, but this aunt whom she had just met could actually say such words.

It was immediately clear who was good and who was bad, so Qin Jingru took Li Qinglian directly back to Qinjia Village.

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