Chapter 13

“Little sister, if you have any opinions, you can talk to your third brother directly, he’s an adult, I believe he has his own judgment.”

Tang Wan calmly started brushing her teeth, with an expression that made the other person shut up, which made Lu Huai Mei want to curse.

But when she looked up, she met Lu Huaijing’s warning gaze at the door, he walked in with Tang Zhou, saying gently:

“Zhouzhou, you wash up first, we’ll go to town after we eat.”

Lu Huai Mei shrank her neck at her elder brother’s warning gaze, she didn’t dare to target Tang Wan anymore, she just silently spread the pancake.

“Okay, Big Brother Lu.”

Tang Zhou was very well-behaved, he was always worried about making his sister’s life difficult at her in-laws’ place, this caring look made Tang Wan feel very heartbroken.

It’s better to join the army sooner, then it will just be the three of them, they don’t need to care about what these people think.

Breakfast was coarse grain pancakes with salted vegetables, last night’s meal was a standard for holidays.

The coarse grain pancakes were tasteless, Tang Wan couldn’t eat half of it, she quietly touched Lu Huaijing’s elbow.

“Here, you eat it.”

“Okay.”

Lu Huaijing didn’t say anything, he took the pancake and ate it, he actually knew that Tang Wan wasn’t full, and he also knew that she wasn’t used to it.

He’ll buy her a meat bun to eat when they get to town.

“Spoiled.”

Lu Huai Mei pouted, Wang Dani glared at her warningly, Li Cuihua couldn’t hold it in anymore after holding it in all night.

“Third brother, when I married your eldest brother, it was only one hundred kilograms of grain and fifty yuan, how much are you going to give for your wedding?”

“What year was it when you got married and what year is it now?”

Wang Dani glared at her impatiently, “Back then, ten kilograms of grain could get you a wife!”

Li Cuihua got married right after the three-year famine, this dowry was the envy of many people at that time.

If it hadn’t been for her husband’s pension, their family wouldn’t have survived.

Li Cuihua’s face turned red and white after being scolded by Wang Dani, she said stubbornly, “It can’t be that much different.

Otherwise, the second sister-in-law and I would be at a loss, mother, you have to be fair!”

“Okay, I’ll be fair!”

Wang Dani snorted, “Since your eldest sister-in-law is so reasonable, then for the third son’s wedding, we’ll contribute one hundred and fifty from the family.

As for how much dowry the third son wants to give, that’s his money, it has nothing to do with us.”

She had felt bad about giving the eight hundred yuan last night, now it was just right to make up for it.

“What?!”

Li Cuihua was shocked, she clearly saw her mother give the money last night, why was she giving more?!

“Mother, how can you do that.”

Tang Wan didn’t expect this unexpected surprise, she wasn’t a kind person, seeing Li Cuihua’s defeat, she didn’t hesitate at all.

“What’s wrong with that.”

Wang Dani smiled kindly at Tang Wan, “Your eldest sister-in-law has a point, you have to be fair.”

“Thank you, mother.”

Tang Wan didn’t need this one hundred and fifty yuan, but she was grateful for Wang Dani’s attention to her.

Li Cuihua was about to die of anger, she pushed Lu Lao Da who was silent.

“Lu Huai Ren, say something!”

“Mother is always fair, I have no opinion.”

Lu Lao Da was a quiet person, he knew his own limitations, if it hadn’t been for his father and his third brother being soldiers.

They wouldn’t be able to live so comfortably with just their work points from their labor and their two children.

“Are you crazy?”

Li Cuihua didn’t expect her husband to be so spineless, she said with a flushed face, “Mother, in front of everyone.

Did you give the third son money last night? How can there be such a thing as giving money multiple times for a wedding?”

As soon as these words came out, Lu Huai Mei and Lu Huai Yi’s eyes fell on Wang Dani.

Wang Dani didn’t deny it, “I did, but that was the third son’s money, is there anything wrong with him using the money he sent back home to get married?”

In front of her children, Wang Dani put on a stern face, “Who dares to say that this money shouldn’t be given to the third son?

Don’t forget that you all spent the money that the third son sent back, don’t force me to scold you.”

Lu Huai Yi and Lu Huai Mei opened their mouths, but they didn’t say anything.

After all, they both relied on their third brother’s support when they were in school.

Li Cuihua wanted to make a fuss, but Lu Lao Da, who was always honest, suddenly slapped her.

“Li Cuihua, I’ve put up with you for long enough, that’s the money the third son earned with his life, what does it have to do with you?”

“Lu Huai Ren, you actually hit me!”

Li Cuihua rushed forward and scratched Lu Lao Da wildly, scratching a bloody mark on his face, the couple started fighting.

Wang Dani didn’t care about them, she went back to the room and took one hundred and fifty yuan to Tang Wan.

“Third son’s wife, your parents are far away, I’ll just give it to you directly, take it and buy something.”

“Thank you, mother.”

Tang Wan smiled, happily accepting the love of her future mother-in-law.

Li Cuihua saw this scene, she squatted on the ground and cried miserably.

“Lu Huai Ren, I gave birth to three children for you, your family treats me like this, you heartless man.”

“What are you howling about, you’re howling at the good times?”

Wang Dani glared at her disdainfully, “If you don’t want to enjoy this good time, get out of here and go back to your Li family!”

Li Cuihua stopped crying, there were twenty or so people in her Li family, they could only eat three points full every day.

That was incomparable to the life in the Lu family, so no matter how angry Li Cuihua was, she could only follow her husband to work with tears in her eyes.

Lu Huai Mei and her brother also went to school, Wang Dani stayed at home to take care of the children, Tang Zhou was a little hesitant.

“Sister, maybe I shouldn’t go?”

His sister was going to get married to Big Brother Lu, it seemed a little inappropriate for him to go.

“Zhouzhou, I’m here at home, you two go with peace of mind.”

Wang Dani also hoped that her son and daughter-in-law could spend some time alone, hearing this, Tang Wan didn’t insist anymore.

“Then you stay at home and be good, I’ll go to town and buy some cloth to make clothes for you.”

“Sister, buy wedding things first, I have clothes to wear.”

Tang Zhou’s sensible words made Tang Wan feel heartbroken, at this time Lu Huaijing pushed his bicycle over.

“Let’s go.”

“Okay, okay.”

Tang Wan hopped onto the bicycle, she was too shy to look around yesterday, now she realized that many families still lived in thatched houses.

Their family was considered pretty good.

Many people were working in the fields, Tang Wan saw their tanned skin, and she was even more determined not to work.

She really couldn’t stand the hardship.

The bicycle passed through the village, attracting many people to look back, Yu Juan, who was sitting on the ox cart, was also going to town.

The newly arrived educated youth had a day to rest and buy things, she heard the aunt next to her say:

“Hong Ying, Jing Ya Zi brought his wife back, you’re not getting married yet, you’re going to be an old maid!”

Hong Ying was the daughter of the head of the Lu brigade, she was annoyed, “How do you know she’s his wife? Maybe she’s his cousin!”

After the head of the brigade came back yesterday, he wanted to tell his daughter about Lu Huaijing, but he couldn’t bring himself to do it, afraid that she wouldn’t be able to take it.

So Hong Ying didn’t know that Tang Wan was Lu Huaijing’s wife.

Yu Juan listened and her eyes rolled, “It shouldn’t be a cousin, I came on the train with them.

That man was very considerate to the woman, he even got up in the middle of the night to cover her with a blanket.”