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Although the conditions proposed by the old lady were too harsh, Meng Xuchuan was not confident that it would be possible, but it was rare that the old lady let go. Of course, he must seize this opportunity and give it a try no matter if it succeeds or not.

Meng Xuchuan raised his head and solemnly promised, "Mother, I'll listen to you."

The expression on Meng's mother's face did not change a little, she was still so serious, she continued:

"The most important thing for a person is to have self-knowledge, let alone be too ambitious.

What are the conditions of our family, you should be very clear in your heart, right?
All of our family’s belongings belong to me, but it’s only 16 yuan, which was given to me by your sister.

You open your mouth and ask for 100 yuan as a dowry, I just want to ask how you plan to solve it? "

Meng Xuchuan froze for a moment.

He never thought about this problem, he thought his family would solve it for him.

"Asahikawa, 100 yuan is not a small number. It is not so easy to get it all together. Let me give you an idea. Would you like to hear it?"

The old lady's tone suddenly became softer. Based on Meng Xuchuan's understanding of the old lady, he felt that this might not be a good thing, so he whispered: "You say."

"Your sister is also 12 years old, not too young, and she has studied again, and she will soon graduate from high school. She is not ugly. If she is sold, she should be worth some money.

Even if you can't sell it for a hundred oceans, if you meet someone you like, you might be able to sell it for thirty oceans.

what do you think? "

The old lady's voice was cold, piercing Meng Xuchuan's heart like a sharp sword, and he immediately lowered his head in shame.

"Mother, if you really don't have enough money, forget about it. I'm not crazy. How could I sell my sister to marry a wife? Then who am I?"

"Then who do you think you are? Don't you know what's going on in our family?
Your old lady and I are an old lady with small feet. It takes a lot of effort to go out. It is purely a burden, and I can only spend money but not make money.

You and your sister are both studying, but you can only spend money and can't make money.

In the past few years, our family can have such a life because your brother-in-law is supporting the family.

Your brother-in-law takes care of our family's food and drink, and takes care of your schooling. This is affection, not duty.

If you don't go to school, it's your responsibility to earn money to support your family. You open your mouth and ask for a dowry gift of 100 yuan, isn't it because you want your brother-in-law to pay you this money?
You have to know that your brother-in-law's surname is Yue and not Meng. He has no obligation to marry you a wife. This is your own business, and you have to figure out your own way. "

Hearing what the old lady said, Meng Xuchuan was like an eggplant beaten by frost, and his energy was gone.

At this point he was ashamed.

He lived with his brother-in-law for the past few years, and his brother-in-law raised their family. It may have become a habit after a long time, but he actually took his brother-in-law's affection for granted.

There are four members of the Meng family, and the other three can be taken for granted, but he can't.

He is the only male in the family, so he should take up the responsibility of supporting the family!

He was in school before, so he didn't have to think about it, but he had already decided to drop out of school, and he should bear the family's expenses in the future.

Their family has dragged down his brother-in-law for several years, and he has decided to drop out of school now, but the first thing he thinks about is not how to take up the responsibility of supporting the family. Instead, he thinks about getting his brother-in-law to give him a dowry.

Although he didn't say it out loud, that's what he thought in his heart.

His mind was pierced by his mother in this way, which really made him feel ashamed.

After reflection, after a moment of silence, Meng Xuchuan raised his head and said firmly:
"Mother, I'll go to Ma's family to propose marriage in a while, if their family can accept the bride price of ten oceans, you will agree to this marriage, okay?
If their family doesn't accept it, then forget it. "

"This is what a responsible man should say!"

Mother Meng also made a solemn promise, "If Ma's family can accept the ten-dollar dowry, I will accept this marriage, and when Ma Siya comes in, I will definitely treat her well.

If you don't accept it, it means that the two of you are not destined.

You have to know that there is no perfect thing in this world. There are always more unsatisfactory times and fewer good ones.

Thinking back to the days when I was fleeing from disaster in the past few years, it was a luxury to have a full meal, and every day was precarious. After eating the last meal, I didn’t know if there would be anything to eat for the next meal.

It's not easy even to have a full meal, let alone such a big event as marrying a wife.

Think about those ladies from famous families, if a family has hundreds of women asking for it, it is destined that only one family will get what they want.

Do those who don't want to have to die or live? "

After the mentality changed, Meng Xuchuan listened to what my mother said.

"I see, mother, I have figured it out. If the Ma family disagrees, then forget it."

The son heard her words in her heart, and Meng's mother's attitude softened. She was worried that her son would blame Yue Wenxuan in her heart, so she said a few more words:

"You know about Jiashi's marriage, but his situation is different from yours.

In the past few years, Jiashi has been selling stewed pork in the streets and alleys, and he has contributed a lot. If your brother-in-law pays him a salary, the salary will be enough for him to marry a wife and buy a small house.

Besides, Jia Shi is still your brother-in-law's nephew. As the only elder, your brother-in-law has the responsibility to help him get married.

Even without mentioning these things, your brother-in-law has to do the same.

You have lived in this family for several years, and you should have heard that your brother-in-law's family escaped from the disaster. It was very difficult at the beginning.

At that time, if it weren't for Jiashi's protection, your brother-in-law's family might not have been able to get out of the enemy-occupied area safely.

This is the kindness of life, and it will never be forgotten, no matter how it is repaid, it should be returned.

what about you?Your brother-in-law owes you neither salary nor favor.

On the contrary, you owe your brother-in-law kindness, and your brother-in-law has paid for your daily life, studying and going to school these years. "

Even if the old lady didn't say these words, Meng Xuchuan knew it all in his heart.

Because the relationship with his brother-in-law is too close, he is used to relying on his brother-in-law for anything, but he is not an ungrateful person.

He knew very well in his heart that the reason why the old lady said these words so clearly was because neither the old lady nor the brother-in-law wanted to marry the Ma family.

They opposed this marriage, of course they would not contribute money or efforts, and if they did not stop him, it would be their greatest support.

It's rare for my mother-in-law to be a sensible person, so what she said carries a lot of weight, but it's not suitable for Yue Wenxuan to say it.

After his mother-in-law said these words, Yue Wenxuan didn't say anything, which was enough to show his attitude.

Meng Xuchuan sat in the room thinking for a long time, and when it was almost noon, he asked for ten oceans from his mother, and walked to Ma's house.

Seeing Meng Xuchuan, rich man Ma was very surprised. The relationship between his family and Yue's family has not been very good, and members of Yue's family seldom visit his house.

"Xuchuan is here, hurry up and sit in the room." Rich Ma let Meng Xuchuan into the room politely.

The two talked for a while, and seeing that Meng Xuchuan had been slow to say what he wanted, rich man Ma had no choice but to ask:
"Asahi Chuan is so nervous about studying, what's the matter with Uncle Ma today?"

"Uncle Ma, I'm... I'm here to propose marriage."

Meng Xuchuan summoned up his courage to say this.

"Are you here to propose a marriage? This is really strange. Who are you raising the money for?" The rich man looked Meng Xuchuan up and down, his eyes full of surprise.

In their Lao Ma's family, only his youngest daughter was the only one who was at the age of marriage. It was obvious that Meng Xuchuan came here for his youngest daughter.

"I... I like Siya, I hope Uncle Ma can give me this chance." After saying this, Meng Xuchuan's face turned into a red cloth.

"The two of you are of the right age, but it's a pity that you came a step late. I have already betrothed Siya to someone else." Rich Ma said calmly.

"Aren't you hired yet?"

"Although I haven't been hired yet, I have already verbally agreed, and I can't go back on my word."

"Uncle Ma, Siya is your own daughter, you must also hope that she will live happily in the future, right?

I can assure you that I will treat her well in the future and will not make her suffer. "

This is the only reason Meng Xuchuan can impress rich man Ma.

"Of course I hope that Siya can live happily in the future, but I have betrothed her to someone else, so it's not good to go back on my word.

I chose a well-to-do family for Siya. There is a dim sum shop in the family, and the future life will definitely be the same. "

Meng Xuchuan couldn't help retorting: "I heard that this person is already in his forties, his son is a few years older than Siya, and his health is not very good, how can he be happy marrying such a person? "

"There is nothing perfect in this world. If our family still has the previous family background, I will definitely find a young, handsome and well-off family for Siya.

But now our family has become a shabby household that can't even afford a house. If it wasn't for Siya's pretty looks, she wouldn't be lucky enough to marry even such a family.

You are still young now, and you don’t understand the principle of mourning for poor and lowly couples. Marrying an older person is a hundred times better than marrying someone who pulls a rickshaw or carries a big bag as a coolie. "

"I'm not one of those coolies. I'm fairly educated. I'm sure I'll be able to find a good job in the future. Our family's conditions are not bad. I'm better than that old man who runs a dim sum shop, right?"

In order to get rich man Ma to agree to their marriage, Meng Xuchuan bit the bullet and praised himself.

"Your family's conditions are really good. I watched you grow up. You are a real child. I don't have any complaints about you.

If you can also come up with 100 yuan as a dowry gift, I can agree to your terms.

I didn't fancy the 100 yuan, mainly because I had already promised the other party. If I go back on my word, there must be a suitable reason, and there must be some compensation for the other party. "

Compared with the old man who runs a dim sum shop, rich man Ma is more willing to marry the Meng family.

As a neighbor who has been together for several years, rich man Ma couldn't be more clear about the conditions of Yue's family.

Regardless of the fact that Yue's family doesn't look like mountains or leaks, just because their family built an air-raid shelter when they moved here, it is enough to show how strong their family is.

The Meng family lived by Yue Wenxuan, and the conditions of the Yue family were good, so naturally the conditions of the Meng family were not much worse.

The old man he found for his daughter, although there is a dim sum shop at home, is barely making ends meet. There is no shortage of food and clothing in life, but he is not very rich, so he cannot compare with Yue's family at all.

If it was purely for his daughter's future happiness, he would of course choose to marry the Meng family.

As long as Meng Xuchuan can also come up with 100 yuan, then he will readily agree.

Meng Xuchuan said in embarrassment: "The dowry gift of 100 yuan is too much. Our family can't afford it. I can only take ten yuan as the dowry gift."

The rich man Ma frowned immediately, and said in a serious tone: "Then there is no other way, unless you can take out 100 yuan of ocean as a dowry gift, otherwise, I can't go back on my word."

For the rich man Ma, the future happiness of his daughter is very important, but the 100 yuan he can get immediately is more important.

Meng Xuchuan continued to grind for a long time. He said a lot of reasons, and his lips were almost worn out. Unfortunately, the rich man refused to agree.

After such a long time, the Ma family's lunch was ready, and the rich man's daughter-in-law called the rich man to eat, so Meng Xuchuan had to leave.

Before going out, Meng Xuchuan looked back at Ma Siya again, and Ma Siya was also looking at him, his eyes full of hope.

Facing Ma Siya's trusting and expectant eyes, Meng Xuchuan's heart was cut like a knife, and he felt unspeakably uncomfortable.

Thinking of Ma Siya's going to marry an old man in the future, Meng Xuchuan was even more heartbroken.

After Meng Xuchuan left, rich man Ma looked at his daughter and asked sternly:

"Meng Xuchuan likes you, you must know it, why did you keep it from me?"

Facing father's stern eyes, Ma Siya didn't dare to look at each other at all, lowered her head and whispered:
"I didn't have any contact with him before, and I only met him a few times after I went to the school cafeteria.

He was indeed very nice to me, but we didn't meet each other for a long time, and we couldn't say a few words in total. It's hard for me to speculate about what kind of mind he is in. "

Rich man Ma is not interested in the details of their contact, he just needs to know that Meng Xuchuan likes his daughter.

This daughter of hers was too soft and didn't follow him at all, and she didn't disclose such an important matter to him in advance.

Fortunately, it is not too late to know now, he patiently said to his daughter:

"Meng Xuchuan likes you, the purpose of his coming here this time is to propose marriage in person.

It's a pity that this is only his own idea, and the elders in his family must be against this marriage. "

The rich man’s son works outside and doesn’t come back for lunch. His daughter-in-law asked curiously:
"How do you know that the elders in his family are against this marriage?"

"If you don't object, it won't be Meng Xuchuan who came to propose marriage. Even if you don't find a matchmaker, at least Yue Wenxuan will come to the door in person."

"The conditions of the Yue family are so good, and Meng Xuchuan is a learned man. This is really a good marriage. Did you agree, Dad?" asked the rich man's daughter-in-law.