Siheyuan: He Yuzhu since 1958

Chapter 340 He Yuzhu tells Lou Xiaoe the amount of the betrothal gift

After looking at the things in the basement, Lou Xiao'e followed He Yuzhu back to the living room with a confused look on her face. Lou Xiao'e sat for a while and suddenly said, "He Yuzhu, you are such a bastard?! You made so much money without making any noise?!" Then she laughed and said, "You are too capable, aren't you?!"

He Yuzhu looked at Lou Xiaoe with amusement and said, "Are you insulting me?! Or are you praising me?!"

Lou Xiao'e smiled and replied, "Of course I am praising you! I didn't expect that I, Lou Xiao'e, have such good taste. I picked a capable man like you."

He Yuzhu asked: "Lou Xiao'e, what do you think is the appropriate betrothal gift for me to give to your family?!"

Lou Xiao'e said with a bitter face, "I really don't know about this. How about you just give it to me?! Or you can discuss it with your master?!"

He Yuzhu thought for a few minutes and said, "It's vulgar to give money. Your family doesn't need these few dollars. How about this! I'll give you 101 large yellow croakers, which means one in a hundred. In addition, I'll give you a set of jade jewelry and a pair of exquisite plum bottles from the official kiln during the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty."

Lou Xiao'e looked at He Yuzhu in surprise, unconsciously reached out and touched He Yuzhu's forehead, muttering: "No fever?!"

He Yuzhu rolled his eyes at Lou Xiaoe and asked, "Do you think I'm lying? I'll send the betrothal gifts tomorrow morning."

"I won't talk to you anymore! I'm leaving first!" After saying that, Lou Xiao'e pushed her bicycle outside. He Yuzhu hurriedly pushed his bicycle outside and said, "I'll take you there!"

"Xiao'e is back?!" More than half an hour later, Lou Xiao'e came back home in a daze. Tan Lingya saw her daughter coming back and greeted her with a smile. After a while, Tan Lingya saw that her daughter did not respond, so she walked over to Lou Xiao'e and sat down, asking, "What's wrong?!"

"Nothing!" Lou Xiao'e came back to her senses and replied, then complained: "Mom! Have you ever seen a real rich man?!"

Tan Lingya's curiosity was instantly piqued, and she asked, "You were fine when you left this morning, why are you like this when you come back? Did He Yuzhu bully you?!"

Lou Xiao'e nodded heavily as if she had found a confidant and said, "Mom! He Yuzhu took me to his basement. It was full of boxes. The boxes contained either gold bars or antiques. He has more gold bars than we do."

Tan Lingya reacted instantly and asked with a smile: "Are you stimulated?!"

"A little!" Lou Xiao'e replied, "He asked me how much I wanted to give as a betrothal gift. I told him to decide. But he did it! He said our family is rich and he didn't care about his few dollars. He gave me 101 large yellow croakers, a set of jade jewelry, and a pair of plum bottles from the official kiln of the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty."

"What?!" Tan Lingya was shocked by the number Lou Xiao'e reported and said, "He really plans to give so much betrothal gifts?!"

Lou Xiao'e nodded dully and asked, "Mom, is he too stingy?!"

"You are such a sly girl! When your elder brother and second brother got married, the betrothal gifts they gave to your two sisters-in-law were not even a fraction of what they gave you. If your two sisters-in-law knew about this, they would make trouble again." After saying this, Tan Lingya rolled her eyes at Lou Xiao'e and continued, "I had high hopes for He Yuzhu back then. I didn't expect that after all these twists and turns, he would still become my son-in-law. Fate is really something beyond words."

Lou Xiaoe asked: "Mom! Where's my dad?!"

Tan Lingya said: "He went out to see his friends. I guess he should be back soon."

Speak of the devil, and he will appear. Tan Lingya had just finished speaking when a car horn sounded at the door. Lou Bingyi was worried that his parents would not have a car to use when they returned, so he specially brought back two cars. One was for Lou Zhenhua to use, and the other was for Tan Lingya and Lou Xiaoe to use together.

Not long after, Lou Zhenhua walked in from outside. Tan Lingya walked up, took Lou Zhenhua's coat, and asked, "How are your old friends?!"

Lou Zhenhua said: "Those who listened to my advice and went out to avoid the limelight were fine. Those who were unwilling to leave and stayed in the country to wait and see all suffered. Most of them did not survive."

Tan Lingya said: "You have already advised them in the beginning. There is nothing you can do if they don't listen."

Lou Zhenhua then asked: "What were you talking about with Xiao'e just now?!"

Tan Lingya rolled her eyes at Lou Xiaoe and said, "What else can we talk about? Your daughter is taking advantage of you. Do you know how much betrothal gift He Yuzhu is going to give?!"

After Lou Zhenhua sat down, he took the teacup handed over by Lou Xiao'e and asked, "Xiao'e, how much betrothal gift does He Yuzhu plan to give?!"

Lou Xiaoe said: "He said that our family is rich and he doesn't care about his few dollars. He gave me 101 large yellow croakers, which means one in a hundred. He also gave me a set of jade jewelry and a pair of plum bottles from the official kiln of the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty."

When Lou Zhenhua heard the first half of the sentence, he thought He Yuzhu was not going to give a betrothal gift, and he wanted to say something to him, and then help his daughter vent her anger when the engagement was tomorrow. Unexpectedly, He Yuzhu was so generous and gave so much at once. Lou Zhenhua looked at Lou Xiaoe in surprise and asked, "Don't you think it's too little?!"

Lou Xiaoe smiled and replied, "I don't dislike him! I told him that I like him as a person, and he doesn't have to give me a betrothal gift. But he insisted on giving it. What can I do?! Dad, you don't know. He Yuzhu looks like a pauper on the surface, but he is actually very rich. His basement is full of boxes, and the boxes are either gold bars or antiques. I really don't know how he makes money! "

Lou Zhenhua laughed and said, "Doesn't this just prove that your father has good taste?!" Then he asked, "You met his family today. How did you feel?!"

Lou Xiao'e replied, "His family is very nice. Especially his four children, they are eager to give He Yuzhu to me." Then Lou Xiao'e told Lou Zhenhua and Tan Lingya about He Yuzhu's four children. After listening to Lou Xiao'e's narration, the two sighed at the same time. Tan Lingya said, "I didn't expect that He Yuzhu is really not easy!" Then she asked, "Did he take you to the house?!"

Lou Xiao'e said, "It would be better if we didn't mention this! If we do, I'll be so angry. He Yuzhu has too many houses. I spent the whole afternoon browsing and didn't even see half of them. Our father's nickname used to be Lou Bancheng. Now this nickname should be given to He Yuzhu."

Lou Zhenhua smiled and joked, "That's great! None of your brothers succeeded me. Now that my son-in-law can take over, that's great! They say a son-in-law is half a son. Half a son is still a son." Then he looked at Tan Lingya and said, "Old lady, can you make two side dishes yourself tonight? I want to have a couple of drinks. Do you think that's okay?!"

Tan Lingya said, "If you want to drink, drink! But don't drink too much! I'll go cook now."

After her mother left, Lou Xiao'e looked at Lou Zhenhua, who was smiling, and couldn't help saying, "Dad, you look so happy, you must have encountered some happy event."

Lou Zhenhua asked: "Xiao'e, do you know who invited me to the party today?!"

Lou Xiaoe was stunned for a moment and replied: "Who else?! Isn't it your friends?!"

Lou Zhenhua glanced at Lou Xiaoe and said, "It was the chief designer who called the party under their name. With the chief designer's words, I feel more confident. When you get married, some things should be put on the agenda."