"What's wrong? What's so hard to say?"
"Second sister-in-law, can you accompany me to Chen Xiaoniu's house to propose marriage? I'm a little scared to go alone."
"What's there to be afraid of when talking about marriage? Why don't you go find Xiang Yang and Li Huan? It's not appropriate for me to go."
Cheng Qiao herself is being watched, so she must not implicate others, especially Chen Xiaoniu and Cuihua who have no ability to protect themselves.
The little troublemaker didn't quite understand, but still went to find Wang Xiangyang and Li Huan obediently. Li Huan was a little impatient as he had too many things to do. Besides, shouldn't he go by himself? Why did he need someone to accompany him
Wang Xiangyang agreed immediately. He remembered the little troublemaker's contribution in delivering the film over a long distance, so he went directly to the field to find Cuihua and Chen Ermao.
Cuihua knew, of course, that this little troublemaker had been corresponding with her daughter, but she never expected that he would propose marriage now. She felt both happy and reluctant.
She only has one daughter. If she agrees, her daughter will have to marry far away, and it will be difficult for her to see her again in the future. Besides, Chen Weidang is not around, so she cannot make decisions on many things.
But since Wang Xiangyang came in person, he had to give the village chief some face. So, he washed his hands in the cold well water and took Wang Xiangyang and the others back.
Chen Xiaoniu was cooking at home. She knew that the little troublemaker was coming, but she was hiding at home and didn't dare to go out. Now she heard the noise outside and saw a strange yet somewhat familiar soldier walking in, and she knew that the little troublemaker was coming.
"Comrade Chen Xiaoniu, I'm Little Troublemaker, no, my name is Yang Qing, nicknamed Little Troublemaker, I... I'm here to propose marriage, by the way, this is for you."
The little troublemaker took out a soft wool scarf from his backpack and gave it to Chen Xiaoniu. Chen Xiaoniu glanced at Cuihua and seeing that she had no reaction, she didn't know whether she should accept it or not.
Wang Xiangyang laughed, took the woolen scarf from the little troublemaker and stuffed it directly into Chen Xiaoniu's hands. Don't be a fool when someone gives you such a good thing.
Cuihua then realized that her little girl and Lele were one year apart, and that her marriage should indeed be prepared, but the little troublemaker was a soldier, and she didn't know whether to accept a dowry, or how much to accept.
The girl has told Cuihua about the little troublemaker's family situation. Apart from being a little poor, there is nothing wrong with him. But the word "poor" alone can make the family a mess.
The truth is that the little troublemaker has many brothers and sisters in his family, seven or eight brothers and sisters. In addition to those who are married, there is also a sister-in-law who has been married back. There will definitely be conflicts when such a large family lives together.
Although my daughter is also from the countryside, she has been spoiled since she was a child. I don’t know if she can adapt to this big family. What if she is bullied? Her parents’ home is far away, so what should I do
Cuihua was a little hesitant for a moment, but Chen Ermao had a good impression of the little troublemaker. He was a soldier, could drive such a big truck, and was not bad looking. It would be a good idea for his sister to marry him.
Seeing Cuihua hesitant and Chen Xiaoniu obeying her mother in everything, the little troublemaker seemed to have understood his shortcomings. He organized his words and expressed what his parents meant.
"Aunt, our family has built a big house made of blue bricks and tiles. My parents have decided to separate the family property after I get married, and they will live with me. My parents are very kind and will not embarrass Comrade Chen Xiaoniu."
When Cuihua heard about the division of the family, she felt something in her heart. She looked at her daughter and saw that her neck was red. She understood what she meant. It was impossible to keep a daughter when she grew up.
Seeing that Cuihua was a little reluctant, the little troublemaker immediately took out three hundred yuan from his pocket and handed it to her:
"Aunt, the betrothal gift that Guoqing gave to Li Le was one thousand yuan, of which three hundred yuan was the betrothal gift, and the remaining money was used to buy three revolving and one ring. I don't have that much money and tickets now, but I have prepared the three hundred yuan betrothal gift."
Cuihua was stunned for a moment. Three hundred yuan for the bride price, was that too much? People in their village usually gave two hundred yuan for the bride price, plus a few kilograms of pork, ten kilograms of rice and ten kilograms of flour, which was already a very good betrothal gift.
"You don't need that much. Two hundred is enough."
She said what she thought. As soon as she finished speaking, Cuihua wanted to slap herself twice for being too impulsive.
When the little troublemaker saw Cuihua took the money, he was overjoyed. He took out a brand new military coat from the big package and handed it to Chen Ermao who was watching the fun on the side.
"Brother Ermao, I know you are the girl's brother. I don't have anything to give you. This military coat was issued by my unit, so I'll give it to you as a meeting gift."
When Chen Ermao saw the military coats, his eyes lit up. You know, both Li Huan and Wang Xiangyang had a thick military coat, which made him jealous.
But military coats were rare in normal times. Occasionally, two would appear in the supply and marketing cooperative, but they would be snatched away soon. Besides, he didn't have that much money to buy this thing.
"Really give it to me?"
"Really? I left it for you."
Cuihua gave Chen Ermao a disdainful look, "You shallow-minded guy, your sister hasn't agreed yet, and you're already being frivolous." Just as she was about to say something, the little troublemaker spoke again:
"Aunt, this is the medicinal herb I found in Qilian Mountain. Cheng Qiao told me that I can make medicinal porridge. When you are done, I want to accompany you to see the little girl's father and make him happy."
Cuihua's eyebrows twitched slightly. Chen Weidang's sentence had been shortened from life imprisonment to thirty years because of his good performance. If he performed better, it might be twenty years, or ten years.
But life in there was very difficult. She would always prepare some delicious food for him when she visited him once a month, but after a long time, she could not raise the money.
Unexpectedly, the little troublemaker had thought of it earlier. He sighed, looked at his daughter, and decided whether he should accept the medicinal material and take him to see Chen Weidang depended on his daughter's willingness.
When Chen Xiaoniu saw Cuihua looking at her, she lowered her head silently, but the blush on her face told Cuihua that she agreed.
Chen Xiaoniu always remembers Cheng Qiao's words: to see whether a man is good to you, you have to see how much he is willing to give for you. A man has 100 yuan in his pocket, but he is only willing to give you 10 yuan.
Another man may have only ten dollars in his pocket, but is willing to give everything to you. Such a man is a good man worthy of entrusting your life to. You can live with him and have children for him.
The little troublemaker has been corresponding with her for a long time. Although there is no sweet love between the lines, every word is written with sincerity without any deception.
Even the appearance of the kang at home was described in great detail, and his parents had been urging him to propose marriage, but he was too short of money to come.
Finally, he mentioned the big blue brick and tile house. His parents built the house with his allowance, so it would of course belong to him in the future. So he told the girl not to worry, because the house would belong to both of them in the future.