Chapter 141 Zhou Lili's Engagement
After Zhou Tiantian talked to the old lady once, she felt confident.
It’s not that she watched Qin Lina suffer hard but not helping her, but that she had to limit her ability to help others. She had no bottom line and could only cause trouble for herself in the end.
It’s not that Qin Lina’s family can’t survive. If Qin Lina really encounters difficult things and cannot overcome obstacles, it’s not too late for the Zhou family to reach out to help.
In the next few days, Qin Lina would come here often, and Old Mrs. Zhou treated Qin Lina almost the same as the usual guests.
In addition, the Zhou family has no work to do, so the beans have already been picked and soaked, so Qin Lina doesn't need any help.
Qin Lina stayed at the Zhou family for nothing. She just asked about her homework and sat for a while before leaving. Gradually, she stopped coming to the Zhou family.
Time flies very quickly, and in a blink of an eye it is the twelfth day of the first lunar month, and Jiang Junlin and Zhou Lili are engaged.
Early that morning, the Zhou family started to work hard and cleaned up inside and outside.
Before ten o'clock, the old couple of the Han family came to the Zhou family accompanied by their youngest son Han Lixin and his wife.
The granddaughter is engaged, and the old couple of the Han family will be present. They don’t want to miss the granddaughter’s happy event.
"Oh, this has also alarmed the in-laws. Hurry up, hurry up and sit on the kang. You see, you are busy these days and don't have time to sit at the in-laws."
When Mr. Zhou saw that his in-laws came, he was naturally very happy. He smiled and invited the old couple of the Han family to sit down on the kang.
Mr. Han was not polite, and sat on the kang very seriously, "Aren't Lily engaged today?
This is not only a happy event for the Zhou family, but also a happy event for the Han family. This is one of the juniors of the Han family who has gotten involved in the fun.
In-laws, don’t you mind?" Mr. Han deliberately glanced at Mr. Zhou.
"Oh, what my in-laws said, can you still complain? I can't ask for it.
The in-laws help An He and his wife everywhere, and they love the three girls from the bottom of their hearts. Who doesn’t know?
We are not happy that our in-laws can come." On the other end, Mrs. Zhou hurriedly smiled and said.
"I haven't thanked my in-laws for my in-laws yet. If it weren't for my in-laws' help, where would the third brother go to buy such a good house? Thanks to my in-laws' help over the years." This was what I said to Mrs. Han later.
Old Mrs. Han smiled and nodded, "Yuanzhong and I used to love Caiying the most, but now we love Lili and the three sisters the most.
There is nothing to thank for. The family doesn’t need to see each other. The house is far away from you. Don’t blame me for being troubled. Just bring my daughter to your side." Old Mrs. Han said something.
In fact, the Han family all understood that Zhou An and his wife chose to buy a house in the venue, and the old couple of Zhou's family could not have no objection at all, so they met Mrs. Han on purpose today.
"No, no, being far away is nothing. As long as the child has parents in his heart, it will be the same no matter how far away he is.
If that ungrateful wolf, let alone being far and near, even if he is together all day long, he will not be able to get any help.
Our third brother is a filial person. No matter where he goes, he will never forget his parents. Of course, he will also be filial to his parents."
Mrs. Zhou could naturally hear what her in-laws meant, and she was not unhappy and still talked to Mrs. Han with a smile.
The old ladies of Zhou and Han families have the kind of very straightforward and neat personality, and they got along well.
I just said this when I met, but I didn't want to be bothered by the house. I didn't have anything to do when I said it. The two of them chatted laughingly, and the more they chatted, the more they became more and more enthusiastic.
While talking, there was another movement outside. Zhou Anhe went out and saw that it was Jiang Hanjun's family of three, Jiang Hanqin and his wife, accompanied by Liu and He, who came with a lot of things.
Liu and He are both Zhou Lili's aunt and matchmaker, so of course they are coming today. As for the brothers Han Liren and Han Liwei, they did not follow.
It is true that engagement is lively, but the Han family cannot come to join in the fun, so that would be too unreasonable. Just have representatives of the Han family's old man and the old lady.
Zhou An and Han Caiying hurriedly welcomed the Jiang family and their gang into the house. Everyone greeted each other and sat down. Lin Fang and Zhou Lili quickly brought melon seeds and candy and brewed tea. Everyone chatted while drinking tea.
The first thing to mention is naturally the marriage between the two children. In front of everyone, Liu and He put all the engagement gifts brought by the Jiang family in front of them.
Four bottles of good wine, four ribs of waist meat, four bundles of vermicelli, and two big carp that I found from where I don’t know where to find it.
The local engagement is more popular, and the gifts are usually double. After the woman receives the gift, half of them will be kept, and the remaining half will be taken away by the man. Basically, there are two families who have the intention of being rich.
Some people are reluctant to buy double portions, so they bring one over, and don’t need to take it away when they go back. Anyway, as long as the two sides discuss it, you can’t be unhappy about this matter.
The Jiang family is rich, so they naturally don’t care about this. The engagement gifts are prepared for double portions, and they are all the best. The Zhou family is naturally happy when they see it.
The matchmaker gave four gifts, and then Cao took out another thousand yuan, "Uncle Zhou, Aunt Zhou, this is what Hanjun and I want.
It is not easy for the Zhou family to raise Lily so big. We can’t say that a 300-year-old 200 yuan is a bride price. It’s too little.” Now, the bride price is actually not much, basically only 300 or 500 yuan.
Jiang Junlin and Zhou Lili are in a free relationship and have a good time. The Zhou and Jiang families are also very satisfied with each other. No one is picky about any bride price or no bride price, so no one mentioned this in advance.
The Zhou family was thinking about it. No matter how much the bride price is, everything depends on the Jiang family's wishes. If you don't pick it here, as long as Zhou Lili and Jiang Junlin have a good relationship, everything else will be followed.
The more the Zhou family ignored it, the more embarrassed the Jiang family was to give it less.
Cao originally liked Zhou Lili very much, but now he has become his daughter-in-law again. Naturally, he is so happy that he can't underestimate him? So he made every effort to prepare a bride price.
The Zhou and Han families were a little stunned when they took out this thousand yuan. No one expected that the Jiang family would be so generous and the dowry would be given 1,000 yuan.
However, what the Jiang family prepared was not just that. Cao took out a small box from the other end and opened it. It was a gold ring and a pair of gold earrings.
The gold ring and earrings have a simple style, and you can tell that they are old objects at a glance.
The Jiang family's ancestors were imperial physicians, and they were also very glorious back then. Something like this must have been passed down. Now they are taken out as a betrothal gift, which is enough to show their importance to Zhou Lili.
In addition to these, Cao took out four pieces of fabric, some thin and some thick, with bright and gorgeous colors. You can tell at a glance that this was for Zhou Lili to wear.
There are also two kilograms of peach and green wool each, which are kept for knitting sweaters and pants for Zhou Lili.
Not to mention the bride price and jewelry, the fabric and wool alone cost a lot of money, and everything is tied together, not to mention that the cost of marrying a wife is really not small.
Chapter completed!