harleyscars Chapter 402: 2 In-laws meet, set wedding date and send betrothal gifts
Chapter 402: 2 In-laws meet, set wedding date and send betrothal gifts
After knowing the whole story, Wu Ligang didn't bother to call Wu Lina. He said hello to his colleagues and drove out of the police station on a sidecar motorcycle. More than an hour later, Wu Ligang arrived at the gate of the compound. After registering, Wu Ligang drove the sidecar motorcycle to the door of Su Zhongguo's house.
After the car stopped, Wu Ligang walked to the gate and knocked on it.
"I'm coming!" Su Ying heard the knock on the door, ran to the door, opened it, and called out with a smile, "Third Uncle!"
Wu Lina heard Su Ying's call, looked towards the door, and said with a smile: "Third brother, you came quite quickly?!"
Wu Ligang said, "That girl is quite courageous. Together with her lover, she embezzled the company's money. And the amount is not small." Wu Ligang walked to the sofa and sat down. Su Ying poured a cup of tea and placed it on the coffee table in front of Wu Ligang.
Wu Ligang picked up the cup and took a sip of water, then said, "Luckily my brother-in-law reminded me back then. Otherwise, we would have been in trouble as well."
"Please sit down for a while!" Wu Lina said and went upstairs.
Wu Ligang looked at Su Ying and said, "Girl, you are amazing! You are getting married without making any noise."
Su Ying smiled and replied, "Uncle, this is not called keeping quiet. It's about keeping it secret until the matter is successful."
Wu Ligang asked: "When are you going to do it?!"
Su Ying replied: "This is not something I can decide. It depends on my dad!"
"Third brother!" At this moment, Wu Lina came down from the building with three file bags. Wu Lina handed the file bags to Wu Ligang and said, "Here are three copies. Go back and mail the ones for the eldest and second brothers. Inside is the newspaper with the declaration of separation. And the stub of the separation procedure that was done at the street office that year."
Wu Ligang opened a file bag, took out the newspaper and stub inside, looked at them, put them away again, and said, "That old woman Wang Liandi won't give up so easily. She will definitely call you again."
"Ding-ling-ling! Ding-ling-ling!" Before Wu Ligang finished speaking, the phone rang. Wu Lina and Wu Ligang looked at each other. Wu Lina then looked at Su Ying.
Su Ying picked up the phone with a smile and asked, "Hello, who is this?!"
Wang Liandi's anxious voice came from the other end of the phone: "Xiaoying, is your mother home?!"
Su Ying replied: "My mother is not here."
“Not here?!” Wang Liandi exclaimed in surprise and asked, “Why hasn’t she come back yet?!”
Su Ying replied, "My mom is busy with work! It's normal for her not to be at home." Then she asked, "What's the matter with you?!"
Wang Liandi said, "Your mother is back, ask her to come over. Your grandpa misses your mother."
Su Ying pretended to be surprised and said, "Are you sure?! Grandpa kicked my three uncles and my mom out. How could he miss my mom?! And haven't they already severed their relationship?!"
Wang Liandi said angrily: "What do you know, kid? Your grandfather just said it casually."
Su Ying replied, "I'm young and don't understand much. But I can read, and I've seen the certificate my grandfather asked the street office to issue. If you don't know about this, you can go ask my grandfather." After saying that, Su Ying didn't want to continue to argue and hung up the phone directly.
Wu Ligang gave Su Ying a thumbs up and said, "Xiaoying, good job!" After that, Wu Ligang stood up and said, "Little sister, I'm leaving first!"
Wu Lina said: "Third brother, it's already this late, let's finish our meal before leaving!"
"No need. I'd better go to the office to eat!" After saying that, Wu Ligang took the food and went out.
Although Wang Liandi called several more times, it was always Su Ying who answered the phone, and the answer was always: "They are not here!" After the fifth day of the New Year, Wang Liandi knew there was no hope, so she stopped calling.
On the seventh day of the Lunar New Year, a little after ten o'clock in the morning, He Yuzhu and his family came to Quanjude early. He Yuzhu asked for a private room, selected the roast duck in advance, and ordered the dishes. Seeing that the time was almost up, He Yuzhu sent He Bing out and asked He Bing to wait for someone at the door.
As soon as He Bing walked to the door, he saw Su Ying and her family getting out of the car. He Bing immediately went up to them and greeted them. Su Ying asked, "Have you been here for a long time?!"
He Bing replied, "It's not too early." Then he said, "Grandpa, grandma! Uncle, aunt! Please come in!" After that, He Bing took Su Ying's family into Quanjude.
After entering the private room, He Bing introduced the two elders to each other and asked Su Ying's family to sit down. It is said that women are the easiest to communicate with each other. Lou Xiao'e quickly chatted with Su Ying's grandmother and mother. He Yuzhu also looked familiar and chatted with Su Ying's father and grandfather.
From the conversation, Su Zhongguo felt that He Yuzhu was a good person. They were suitable as in-laws. He Yuzhu saw that they had almost finished talking, so he said, "You also know about the story between my He Bing and your Su Ying. Since the two children like each other, there is no need for us as parents to be bad people. I invited you here today to discuss the marriage of the two children. I want to hear your opinions. If you have any requests, please feel free to make them! As long as we can do it, we will never refuse."
Su Zhongguo and Su Heping looked at each other. Su Zhongguo said, "As long as the two children like it, we don't have any requirements."
Lou Xiao'e said, "You can't say that. We will definitely not miss out on Su Ying. Our family plans to give 1,001 yuan as a betrothal gift, which means choosing someone who is one in a thousand. In addition, there will be a set of jewelry. We will give the money and tickets to the children for a refrigerator, washing machine, and color TV. If they want to buy them, they can buy them. If they don't want to, they can keep them. Anyway, the family doesn't lack these things. In addition, we will give them another 500 yuan to make a set of wedding clothes for the two children."
Although Su Zhongguo and Wu Lina talked about this last night, they thought that the things given by the He Bing family would be similar to those on the market, and they never expected that they would give so much. After hesitating for a few seconds, Su Zhongguo asked, "Is it too much?!"
He Yuzhu said hurriedly: "Not much! I think it's too little!" Then he asked: "When do you think it's appropriate for the two children to get married?!"
Su Zhongguo said: "What do you think of May 5st?!"
He Yuzhu nodded and said, "No problem!"
Su Zhongguo then said: "That's settled!"
"Okay!" He Yuzhu agreed and asked, "My dear relatives, how many tables do you want for the banquet?!"
Su Zhongguo said: "I will go back and discuss this matter and give you a reply."
"Okay!" He Yuzhu responded and called out, "Waiter, serve the food!"
Lou Xiao'e then opened her handbag, took out a red cloth bag from it, handed it to Wu Lina who was sitting next to her, and said, "This is the betrothal gift, keep it!"
Since the deal had been made, Wu Lina did not refuse. She took the red bag with a smile and said, "Xiao'e, your family is so polite."
Not long after, the waiter came in with a tray. He put cold dishes and drinks on the table. It is said that the quality of a drink reflects the quality of a person. Although Su Zhongguo knew He Yuzhu, this was the first time he met him. To be honest, Su Zhongguo was still a little worried. So he planned to test He Yuzhu and his son with wine. However, Su Zhongguo soon found that he was no match for He Yuzhu, so he gave up the plan.