"Hello, Li Bing's mother. I'm Meili's father. Thank you for coming to the station to pick us up. It's a blessing for Meili to find such a good mother-in-law."
"Hey, hey, you're welcome... How about we go back, it's just..."
When Mother Li saw her mother-in-law frowning uncontrollably after seeing the ox cart, she couldn't help but shut up. She didn't know what to say next. Even the dumbest person would know that she was being disliked.
"Ox cart, I was a cowherd when I was young, it's been a long time since I last rode an ox cart, come on, Yuanqin, sit on it and experience the fun of riding an ox cart."
Jiang Hua pulled Yuan Qin's arm and walked towards the ox cart. Yuan Qin smelled a foul odor and was about to cover his nose when Jiang Hua pinched his arm hard.
She looked at her man in confusion, and seeing the warning in his eyes, she couldn't help but restrain herself. She knew that her behavior had angered Jiang Hua, but she was also doing it for her daughter's good.
Sitting reluctantly on the edge of the ox cart, Uncle Niu watched coldly and snorted in his heart. After everyone sat on it, he shouted and the old ox turned in another direction and walked forward.
As Yuan Qin was sitting on the edge of the ox cart and Uncle Niu turned in the opposite direction, due to inertia, he lost control of his body and fell to the ground.
Jiang Meili was sitting next to Cheng Qiao. When she saw her mother fall, she wanted to stand up to pull her out and almost fell down. Fortunately, Cheng Qiao caught her and she did not fall off the ox cart.
"yu..."
Uncle Niu quickly stopped the old cow, but there was a smug look in his eyes. He said, "Even if you dislike my cow, it won't kill you."
Jiang Hua glanced at Uncle Niu, then looked at his wife who fell off the ox cart and couldn't get up for a long time, and sighed in his heart. He knew that Li Bing was a country boy, but only after he found out that Cheng Qiao had a backer did he agree to let Meili marry Li Bing.
Since you have agreed, don't complain about this or that. It would be better not to marry. You should know that they are here to make friends, not to make enemies.
This time Yuan Qin learned her lesson. She finally sat down seriously, facing Cheng Qiao, trying to get closer to her, but Cheng Qiao was talking to Meili the whole time.
She was a little annoyed, but she felt relieved when she thought that as long as Meili and Cheng Qiao had a good relationship, she would still have the opportunity to get close to them in the future.
The ox cart entered the village, attracting many villagers to watch. They all looked at Jiang Hua and Yuan Qin, and their neat military uniforms made them envious.
Everyone was whispering to each other. It turned out that these two men were Li Bing's father-in-law. They were both wearing military uniforms and looked like officials. No wonder Li Bing didn't want Miao Qing. I wouldn't want her either.
Although Yuan Qin could not understand the villagers' dialect very well, the two words "Miao Qing" entered her ears. Her woman's intuition made her begin to doubt Li Bing.
But now there are people everywhere, whether on the ox cart or in the village, so it is not the best time to discuss this issue. Let's wait until we get to Li Bing's house and ask him.
When they arrived at the Li family, they saw a large blue brick and tile house and a mud house, and they felt relieved. It seemed that the Li family attached great importance to Li Bing and Meili's marriage and even built a new house.
"Mother-in-law, your room has been arranged. You can live here. Please give me your luggage."
Li's mother brought Yuan Qin and his wife to the room where Ye Jun used to sleep. Yuan Qin saw that they were indeed living in a blue brick and tile house. The corners of her mouth curled up slightly, she was right.
"My daughter's new house is across the street."
"ah… "
Mother Li was stunned for a moment, not knowing how to answer. Cheng Qiao said coldly: "Aunt, this house is a new house that Li Huan and I bought with our own money. Big brother's new house is over there."
"What… "
Yuan Qin's head was buzzing. How could a newlywed couple live in an old house while the second wife, who already had a child, lived in a new house and paid for it herself? How could they have enough money to buy a house by farming? They were using Li Bing's allowance.
When she thought about this, contempt appeared on her face, but she didn't dare to offend Cheng Qiao. She could only look at her man and hope that he would make the decision.
"Uncle, aunt, I have already applied for housing. When we return, there will naturally be a wedding house for us to live in. As for here, I only come back once every few years, so I have never thought about building a house."
Li Bing stood up and looked at Yuan Qin and Jiang Hua respectfully but coldly. Now he and Jiang Meili have not obtained the marriage certificate yet. If they are unwilling, then the marriage will not take place.
"Mom, what are you doing?"
Jiang Meili felt that Li Bing's attitude had changed, and she was very anxious. She didn't understand why her mother, who obviously loved her so much, would let her down in such an important occasion.
"Beautiful, you... I..."
"Alright, alright, since we've decided to become in-laws, we'll listen to the two children in everything. Why are you worrying so much? Do you think you'll ever be able to stop worrying?"
Jiang Hua also felt a little uncomfortable, but what Li Bing said made sense, and his sixth sense told him that the money to build this house did not come from the Li family, nor from Li Bing, but from Cheng Qiao.
He had already found out that Cheng Liguo was originally the deputy director of a large steel plant, so his salary must have been high. Moreover, although Cheng Qiao's mother had died long ago, her maternal family was once a wealthy family, otherwise how could she have been demoted
"My dear relatives, I'm sorry to have embarrassed you. How about we talk about the issue of betrothal gifts and dowry?"
"Okay, okay, Huanzi, push the bike out. Lele, go get the radio."
Li Huan stood up silently and pushed out the bicycle parked in the woodshed. Seeing the brand new bicycle, Yuan Qin's face looked much better.
"My dear relatives, this is what happened. When Cheng Qiao first came into my family, I didn't give her a penny as a dowry. It was Huanzi who earned his own money to buy Cheng Qiao a bicycle and clothes. I gave her a gold bracelet."
Yuan Qin frowned, but when he heard about the gold bracelet, he suppressed the doubts in his heart.
"Now Li Bing is getting married too, so I will give him a gold bracelet as well. As for the bicycle, it is a wedding gift from Cheng Qiao and his wife to Li Bing. Oh, and there is also a radio."
"Brother, why are you so loose? You still have little Cheng Li. It will be hard to survive if you give so many things away."
Li Bing was very dissatisfied with what Li Huan and Cheng Qiao did. Not only were the bicycles and radios expensive, they also required tickets, which was completely unnecessary.
But Cheng Qiao shook her head. When they got married, Li Bing gave them a pair of imported watches as a wedding gift. In terms of price, the difference was actually not that big.
Li Le came out of Cheng Qiao's room holding a brand new radio, carefully placed it on the table, then retreated to the edge of the kang without saying a word.
As soon as Li Huan saw Li Le's expression, he knew that she didn't like the Jiang family. If she didn't like it, then so be it. Anyway, they didn't have to live together in the future.
Yuan Qin looked at the bicycle beside him, the radio on the table, a shining gold bracelet, and the three hundred yuan in cash that Li Bing took out, and his face finally smiled.