Chapter 57: Su Peng Gets Married

Su Peng was instantly thrilled by what he heard.

Who could resist the charm of “even if I have to fight the whole world, I’ll be with you”?

Su Peng couldn’t resist.

He was so moved that he wanted to give his life to Qi Xiuer.

“Xiaoxiu, don’t worry, I will treat you well for the rest of my life.”

Qi Xiuer sobbed, “But my parents have some requirements.”

“They said that if you want to marry me, you not only have to give the ‘three turns and one ring’ (traditional wedding gifts), but also one thousand yuan as a betrothal gift.”

“No problem!”

Su Peng immediately agreed.

He earned two hundred yuan a day; five days is one thousand yuan. He could definitely marry the woman he loved.

“Xiaoxiu, don’t worry, I will definitely let you have a glorious wedding.”

Qi Xiuer excitedly gave him a kiss, her eyes full of infatuation: “Brother Peng, I haven’t chosen the wrong person, I will never regret today’s decision, it’s all worth it.”

Su Peng also embraced and kissed her passionately.

They were immersed in each other’s love.

They went out to play again the next day, but today Qi Xiuer didn’t let Su Peng buy her anything.

Even leeks need time to grow before being harvested; constantly harvesting them will kill them and make the harvester seem heartless.

So Qi Xiuer shyly said: “We’re almost family, let’s save some money, Brother Peng, I want to have a good life with you.”

Su Peng was incredibly moved again.

After playing all day, he went back to the mahjong parlor to play cards.

His luck was exceptionally good; this time he won another two hundred yuan.

After winning, he went home and gave his father four hundred yuan.

“Xiaoxiu wants a thousand yuan betrothal gift, plus the ‘three turns and one ring’.”

“For buying things, I’m getting married.”

“As soon as possible.”

Thinking of Qi Xiuer urging him to marry her sooner, Su Peng’s heart burned.

He was worried that his sweetheart would suffer at home; her parents might scold and torment her.

Protecting his woman was his duty.

Su Daguo frowned at Su Peng: “Where did you get this money?”

Su Peng’s eyes flickered: “Su Ai gave it to me.”

“We have a little more at home, but it’s not enough for the thousand yuan betrothal gift and the ‘three turns and one ring’.”

Su Peng instantly understood.

“Then I’ll ask Su Ai for some more tomorrow.”

“Mm.”

Su Daguo took a puff of his cigarette.

“The money can be given, the gifts can be given, but I also have a requirement: I want the wedding to be within this month.”

His son was a fool; he had to plan for his son’s future.

With so much money and so much property, if he was tricked, he might as well kill himself.

“Okay, I’ll tell Xiaoxiu, she will definitely agree.”

Li Cuihua, beside him, thinking about the large betrothal gift, felt heartache, liverache, and pain all over her body.

“Is it necessary?”

“Even if she’s a celestial being, it’s not necessary to spend so much money to marry her, right?”

“Su Peng, how about not marrying Qi Xiuer? She clearly is a spendthrift. If not, Mom will find you a good one, okay?”

Su Peng rolled his eyes in annoyance.

“Mom!”

“What are you talking about?”

“I only like Xiaoxiu, I will only marry Xiaoxiu in this life!”

“If you don’t let me marry Xiaoxiu, I won’t get married, and let the old Su family die out!”

After saying this, he ran out.

Li Cuihua hurried to stop him but failed, sighing: “Sigh, this child…”

“She’s just a young girl, what’s so good about her?”

“She dresses up like that every day, who knows if she’s clean or not? Spending so much money, aren’t you marrying an ancestor?”

Su Daguo tapped his pipe: “I’ve inquired; Qi Xiuer’s parents love their daughter. They definitely won’t keep this money; they should give it to Xiaoxiu.”

“As long as it comes back to Xiaoxiu, the money will still be ours.”

“Don’t worry, go wash the dishes.”

Even if the money returns to the old Su family, who will it belong to?  Will Qi Xiuer still have a say?

Li Cuihua’s eyes lit up at these words.

“That dead girl, she’s quite daring. When she comes, I’ll definitely teach her a lesson.”

“Let’s see how I deal with her.”

Su Daguo didn’t respond; he also thought this daughter-in-law needed to be disciplined.  She’s young but ambitious.

She’s scheming against the old Su family.

The next day, Su Ai opened the door to see Su Peng standing there.

Su Ai raised an eyebrow.

“Something?”

“I’m getting married to Xiao Xiu’er, you promised to give one thousand yuan as a betrothal gift, give me the money.”

A smile flickered in Su Ai’s eyes.

“No money.”

“No money?”

“Mm.”

“The money is in the bank, it’s gone.”

“You said you’d give so much betrothal gift to Xiaoxiu?” Su Peng’s voice rose.

“Are you playing me?”

“I don’t care, go get the money now, give me one thousand, no, two thousand yuan!”

“Hurry up!”

A cold light flashed in Su Ai’s eyes, and the corners of her lips curled up.

“No, and I’m not getting it.”

“Try yelling at me again, I’ll tell Qi Xiuer tomorrow that I hate you to death, and I won’t give you a cent.”

Su Peng was furious.

Su Ai was clearly acting erratically.

Sometimes she’s nice, sometimes she’s not.

Su Ai didn’t bother to waste words with him: “Get lost!”

With a bang, the door slammed shut.

Ji Yang, pushing his wheelchair, came out and asked: “Who was that?”

“Trash, don’t worry about it.”

Ji Yang seemed to have guessed who it was and patted Su Ai’s hand: “Now you know you did the right thing.”

“Rather than letting them come and make a fuss today, tomorrow, and every day, it’s better to solve it once and for all.”

Even if they didn’t dare to do anything, their constant nagging was already annoying enough.

There’s no time to waste on them.

Su Ai handed Ji Yang a towel: “He’s already won five or six hundred yuan.”

“It’s time for him to bleed.”

“Let’s wait.”

“When he runs out of money, he’ll have to borrow, and if he can’t repay…”

Su Ai sneered.

Broken hands and feet would be great.

He won’t have the energy to cause trouble again.

It would be best to cripple those two old things as well.

Then they’ll have peace for the rest of their lives.

They won’t be able to cause trouble again.

That day, Su Peng went back to the mahjong parlor. His luck wasn’t very good today; he only won a little over one hundred yuan.

Su Peng took it home, saying it was from Su Ai.

Su Daguo was dissatisfied with this small amount of money, but he didn’t say anything.

Xiaoxiu said they could get married early, as long as the things were prepared.

Within a few days, the wedding was decided.

The wedding was ten days later.

It was incredibly rushed.

But even with the rush, everyone was shocked by the thousand-yuan betrothal gift and the ‘three turns and one ring’.

Several villages were buzzing.

“So much money!”

“One thousand yuan, I’ve never seen so much before.”

“My god, even if it’s sold by the pound, a pound costs ten yuan, it’s an exorbitant price!”

“Exactly, and there’s also the ‘three turns and one ring’.”