Stepmother Reborn: Dad, my mom hasn't hit me for three days

The autumn harvest is here in a blink of an eye. Zhang Xiuhua grows oyster mushrooms in her fields and hires people to pick them every day and deliver them to stores and supermarkets.

She is so busy picking fruit in the orchard every day that she has no free time at all.

It lasted until the end of September, when all the children came back to attend Jilin and Tong Shuyu's wedding. Except for Zhenzhen, who was pregnant and about to give birth, and was not fit to take the train, so she did not come.

Zhang Xiuhua took Tong Shuyu to the only gold shop in their county to buy gold necklaces, gold rings, gold earrings and gold bracelets.

Tong Shuyu is still young and doesn't like gold very much. "It's not suitable for me to wear this. This color only suits older people."

"Silly girl, gold can maintain its value. You may not like it now, but you will definitely like it when you are older." Gold was very cheap at that time, 75 yuan per gram. Zhang Xiuhua bought herself a bracelet before, and this store held an opening event, so she also bought a necklace and a ring, a complete set.

Tong Shuyu accepted it only after hearing that it could maintain its value, "Aunt Zhang, you are spending too much."

"You have to prepare these things for marriage. You have to have what others have, and I can't treat you unfairly." Zhang Xiuhua felt sorry for the child who had no mother and whose father was not a decent person. She acted as both mother-in-law and mother, and taught her these things.

She suddenly remembered something, "By the way, have you invited your aunt?"

Tong Shuyu shook her head, "I plan to invite him personally today." Tong Shuyu pursed her lips, "I don't plan to invite my dad."

Seeing that she had made up her mind, Zhang Xiuhua did not insist, "It's up to you to decide."

She also took Tong Shuyu to the bank and withdrew 20,000 yuan as a betrothal gift.

Tong Shuyu had never seen so much money before and wanted to refuse.

Zhang Xiuhua said, "When Zhenzhen got married, I gave her 10,000 yuan, but that was several years ago. Now prices have risen and money has depreciated significantly. This 20,000 yuan is equivalent to the 10,000 yuan before."

When Tong Shuyu heard that Zhenzhen also had it, she accepted it.

Zhang Xiuhua looked at Jilin, "This money is a betrothal gift to your wife. She can save it or buy a house. It's up to her to decide how to use it. You can't interfere."

Ji Lin nodded, he didn't have much use for the money.

Zhang Xiuhua also gave Jilin a courtyard house, and the name of the house had been transferred. She paid the transfer fee, "I'll ask Youcai to help you rent out the house, and when he comes back, he will rent it to you."

Jilin took the property deed. He didn't know much about the housing prices in the capital, but Jiang Province was very expensive, so the capital was probably not much different. He hesitated, "Mom, where is Uncle Li?"

"This was bought by mom. Your Uncle Li and I agreed before we got married that we would prepare for the wedding separately." Zhang Xiuhua guessed what he wanted to say and comforted him, "I have worked for so many years and opened a factory with Ergou. I used all my earnings to buy a house."

Jilin nodded and didn't ask any more questions.

Zhang Xiuhua is relieved to see her son has grown up. She thinks her mission is accomplished. "How you live in the future depends on yourselves. I won't take care of it anymore."

Ji Lin nodded, "Mom, don't worry, Shu Yu and I will live a good life."

Zhang Xiuhua was relieved and went straight home, while Ji Lin took Tong Shuyu to her aunt's house.

When Zhang Xiuhua arrived home, all the children had returned and were eating fruit in the main room. When they saw her come back, they all gathered around her.

Zhuzhu gave her a hug first, "Mom! You know what? I just saw a lot of foreigners in the county town."

Zhang Xiuhua knew what she wanted to say, "The trade has been opened. Our fruit is selling very well this year."

In recent years, there are many people planting fruits, and the fruits were not sold at a high price before. But after the opening of the trade, the price of fruits has increased a lot.

Ergou was curious, "Don't they have any fruit over there?"

"Yes, but not much." Zhang Xiuhua also told them, "You see, we didn't have many tropical fruits before. Now they are sold on the streets."

It is difficult to transport tropical fruits. The fruit loss is high. For example, lychees will freeze into ice lumps when they are transported here, so many people have never eaten fresh lychees in their lives.

Jidong asked with a smile, "So your supermarket business is doing well, right?"

"Yes! It has increased by more than 20%." Zhang Xiuhua said with a smile, "You can go to the other side and have a look. The meat is cheaper there, and I heard they even have bear paws."

Several people became interested after hearing this, especially Yaoyao, because bear paws can be used as medicine in traditional Chinese medicine.

Talented and interested, "Our Northeastern cuisine has declined because many dishes cannot be made. Those ingredients are all protected animals. Now it's good, I want to try to cook bear paws to open your eyes."

He really talked about his own business every three minutes. Ergou smiled and said, "Then you have to find a kitchen. And you have to have Chinese seasonings. It's different over there than here."

Bear paws cannot be brought here, so they can only be cooked locally.

Youcai smiled and said, "I can just bring a wok!"

Everyone discussed that after Lin got married, they would go shopping across the street. Although they couldn't go to Moscow, it would still be considered an overseas trip.

The next day, Youcai was in charge of cooking as usual. However, Jilin was not as rich as Jidong, so he did not intend to subsidize him, and the standard of the food was a level lower. Even so, this banquet was better than other families. The villagers had nothing to complain about.

Tong Shuyu didn't want to go home, so she got married in the town's guesthouse. The wedding car was also built to Jidong's standards.

Tong Shuyu hired the makeup artist from Jiang Province. She rented the wedding dress from a store. This kid knows how to live. She only wears it once in her life. It would be a waste to buy it. She can save a lot of money by renting it.

As a mother-in-law, Zhang Xiuhua followed their own ideas and did not express any opinions.

It doesn't matter what she likes, as long as the bride and groom like it.

When the villagers saw Zhang Xiuhua, they all congratulated her on becoming a mother-in-law twice in one year.

Zhang Xiuhua also couldn't stop smiling.

While Xu Chunying was helping to carry the dishes, she whispered to Zhang Xiuhua, "Your money was not wasted!"

Zhang Xiuhua was slightly startled, and instantly understood what her sister-in-law meant. This meant that her support for Tong Shuyu was not in vain. The other party married Ji Lin.

Zhang Xiuhua didn't know whether to laugh or cry, and didn't explain, "As long as the two children are doing well, that's all."

A kid outside yelled, "Here comes the wedding car!"

Many people rushed out to watch the excitement. The villagers had seen Tong Shuyu before, but her relatives and friends had not. They were curious about what she looked like.

As the wedding car drove into the village, firecrackers were immediately heard. The groom held an umbrella, and Zhuzhu stood beside him holding a rooster, watching him welcome the bride out of the car.

The two of them walked on the red carpet, and fireworks exploded above their heads. Fortunately, Jilin was holding an umbrella, otherwise his hair would have been covered with a lot of fireworks.

Just as they entered the house and prepared to worship, a male voice came from outside, "Wait!"

When everyone heard someone coming out to make trouble, they were all stunned. They looked in the direction of the sound and saw a middle-aged man walking towards them angrily.

Zhang Xiuhua didn't recognize the other person, but she could guess who he was just by looking at his expression.

Tong Shuyu's face turned pale, and he subconsciously looked at his aunt's family. They were also obviously stunned, not understanding how he knew.

The father took two steps forward and grabbed his daughter's hand, "Let's go! Who allowed you to get married? Did you ask for my opinion?"

Tong Shuyu was dragged a few steps by him and almost fell down. Fortunately, Jidong reacted quickly and held her and then pulled her away. Jilin finally reacted and pulled Tong Shuyu behind him.

"I pulled my own daughter? What do you want to do?"

Ergou and Youcai also stood in front of him, preventing him from getting closer. The onlookers whispered to each other, "What's going on?"

They thought it was a cliché plot of two men fighting for one woman, but they didn't look that old.

Tong's father pointed at his daughter and yelled, "You've grown cocky, haven't you? I raised you up, but you kept it a secret from me that you went to school. After graduating from college, you refused to contact your family. You got married, but you didn't tell me. Do you think I'm your dad?"

Tong Shuyu was scared when she saw her father. She knew that after her mother died, her father no longer treated her as a daughter. But she never expected that her father would embarrass her on her wedding day.

"Did he lead her astray? Is it worth marrying this man? He didn't even tell me, his father, about such a big thing as marriage?"

Tong's father pointed the finger at Zhang Xiuhua and Li Jianguo again, "Did they force you to do this? They didn't even pay a penny of the betrothal gift, but they wanted to marry our daughter. Do you think I'm dead?"

People around were talking a lot.

"Xiuhua and his wife are so dishonest, aren't they? How could they marry someone else's daughter without even telling her father? How is this different from marriage fraud?"

"There must be something fishy going on here. Hasn't Shu Yu been living in Jianguo's house? Jianguo and his wife paid for his tuition. How could they deliberately not tell him in order to save some money on the betrothal gift? There must be something fishy going on?!"

Given the character of Zhang Xiuhua and Li Jianguo, the villagers chose to believe them.

Zhang Xiuhua didn't want to be misunderstood, so she stepped forward to explain, "It's not that we don't want to tell you. It's just..."

She was suddenly at a loss for words.

"Just what? You clearly don't take me seriously!" Tong's father pointed at Zhang Xiuhua's nose and scolded her for being shameless!

Tong Shuyu couldn't control herself anymore and yelled, "Shut up!"

The air was silent for a few seconds. No one made a sound and you could hear a pin drop.

Tong Shuyu had been suppressing her emotions for a long time, and she exploded almost instantly, "It's not that they didn't let me inform you. It's that I didn't want to. Ever since my mom passed away, I was only one year away from graduation, but you just refused to let me take the college entrance exam. I knew you were unreliable. If it weren't for Aunt Zhang, I wouldn't be able to go to college, let alone find a good job."

Tong's father's face turned red, "I don't allow you to study? You ran away from home? And you live in a man's house? Do you have any shame?!"

"I'm not married. I married the man I love. How can I be shameless?" Tong Shuyu stared at him, but her words were powerful and left her father speechless.

He waved his hand, "Okay, okay, I won't mention studying anymore. But getting married is not up to you."

"This is not a feudal society. As long as he is unmarried and I am unmarried, why can't I marry him?" Tong Shuyu's eyes were cold.

"I raised you to this age, and this is how you repay me?" Tong's father also got angry, "You were eighteen years old when you were born? All the feeding I did for so many years was wasted?"

Tong Shuyu said, "When you are old, I will support you according to the state regulations. I will not forget my responsibilities."

"You don't recognize me now. How can I expect you to do that in the future?" Tong's father didn't look at his daughter, but turned to look at Zhang Xiuhua and Li Jianguo, "My daughter can't marry into your family for nothing. You must pay a betrothal gift!"

There was a lot of discussion around. So it was for the gift?!

When Xu Chunying heard that Tong's father wanted a dowry, she was unhappy and immediately pushed through the crowd to the front. "How dare you ask my sister-in-law for a dowry? Tong Shuyu was supported by my sister-in-law in her senior year of high school, and she also had four years of college. My sister-in-law paid for all her tuition and living expenses. Isn't this much money more expensive than a dowry?"

Everyone thought it made sense. Nowadays, college tuition is not free, and it is getting more expensive every year. The bride price is only two or three thousand yuan. Xiuhua and her husband are clearly at a disadvantage.

Tong's father also heard Xu Chunying's explanation, "Let's put it one thing at a time. If she hadn't interfered, my daughter would have gone out to work long ago and could have earned at least 2,000 yuan a year for me. Because of her, I lost 10,000 yuan in vain. Who can I go to for justice?!"

What a shameless statement! It completely changed people's three views. The villagers felt that this family was comparable to the Zhang family. They were both families who didn't take their daughters seriously!

Tong Shuyu interrupted him, "They have already given me a betrothal gift."

When Tong's father heard that his daughter had a dowry, he asked, "Then you give it to me?!"

"Why? I won't give it! This belongs to me." Tong Shuyu refused to give it.

When Tong's father saw that his daughter didn't pay, he stood at the door and said, "If you don't pay, don't even think about getting married today. I won't transfer your household registration in the future."

Tong Shuyu was unmoved. "I can go to the police station to report the loss. It's not a difficult thing. You can't threaten me!"