Chapter 10: Engagement
In addition to the dowry money, the dowry gift is also very important. The amount of the dowry gift can show whether the future husband’s family attaches great importance to the woman or ger.
Father Wei and Mother Wei would never prepare a good bride price for the Zhou family. Wei Cheng took this into consideration, so, fortunately, he was prepared.
He went directly to the jewelry store in the county seat to buy jewelry, which was packed in a carved wooden box.
To get married, you have to have a new set of clothes. Father Wei and Mother Wei don’t pay much attention to the Zhou family, but Wei Cheng does. How could he not pay attention to such a happy event in life?
Wei Cheng bought a royal blue cotton gown with simple patterns on the cuffs and neckline.
During this period of time, he had meat and vegetables to eat, and he started boxing every day. He used to look dry and yellow, haggard and sour, but now, he was full of energy and vigor. Then he put on a blue gown, and he looked even more handsome.
On the day of the appointment, Wei Cheng’s parents deliberately dressed brightly, not because they cared too much about a country ger, their future daughter-in-law, but because they came to show off.
To show that they are from the county town!
Father Wei and Mother Wei saw that Wei Cheng was wearing a royal blue gown, with a tall and straight body and a handsome face.
They felt in their hearts that there seemed to be something wrong with their second son, he had an extraordinary bearing, his back was no longer hunchbacked, his waist was straight, and if he were to change into a gown with a brocade pattern, he would look like any rich man.
“Second, you should dress better in the future, and today, you look like someone from my Wei family.”
Although they feel that the second son is different, Mother Wei and Father Wei still think that the eldest son is the most important. Even though Wei Cheng looks handsome in this outfit, in the hearts of Mother Wei and Father Wei, the impression of Wei Cheng in their hearts will not change all of a sudden.
“Mother, what you said is true.” Wei Cheng responded.
Mother Wei is satisfied, the second child is obedient enough.
The Wei family hired a carriage and ordered the driver to drive. Matchmaker Zhang and the driver sat outside the carriage.
The Zhou family, cleaned the house spotlessly yesterday. The Zhou family did not wear the old cotton and linen clothes they used for work but changed into ordinary cotton clothes, which they would only wear during the Chinese New Year.
The Zhou family went to the market yesterday and bought two catties of white sugar, one catty of Longsu candy, and half a bag of tea to greet the Wei family and their guests.
The children in the family watched eagerly. Mother Zhou only gave each child a bowl of sugar water. Longsu was to greet the Wei family and guests, so she didn’t give it to the children.
All the relatives in the family came if they could, the two elders of the Zhou family, the eldest aunt of the Zhou family, the youngest aunt of the Zhou family, and her daughter, Zhou Yuan’s cousin Zhou Xiaorui, a fifteen-year-old girl, wearing a pink dress.
Zhou Xiaorui’s relationship with Zhou Yuan is average, and she has a better relationship with her cousin Zhou Lanlan, which may also be due to her mother.
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It is said that Zhou-ger can’t get married, but now, not only is he getting married, but he is also married in the county.
The villagers of Qinghe Village had speculated about Wei Cheng’s appearance before, maybe he was average, or short and fat, and they also guessed that he had pimples on his face, that he was not good.
Wei Cheng got off the carriage, tall and handsome, Father Wei and Mother Wei were glamorous and beautiful, and the people in Qinghe Village saw and envied them.
Seeing Wei Cheng’s outstanding performance, the girls blushed shyly.
The Wei family is so high-profile, well-dressed, and riding in a carriage, all people thought that the Wei family’s betrothal gift to the Zhou family would be so generous.
After people entered the yard, the surrounding villagers began to discuss.
“The Zhou family is lucky!”
“That’s right, even though they’re marrying a ger, they will still be in-laws with people from the county town.”
“How much do you think the dowry is?”
“…should be a lot!”
………
The Wei family came, and the dowry also came with them.
Villagers gathered at the gate of the Zhou family’s house to watch the excitement, craning their necks curiously about how much the bride price would be.
There are limited betrothal gifts in the countryside, and they are basically carried or put in big red baskets.
The coachman acted as the bearer of the dowry and carried four big red baskets from the carriage, and the betrothal must be a huge number.
At the beginning of the giving of the betrothal gift, both families enter the hall.
After exchanging greetings and sitting down, Matchmaker Zhang sang the gift list.
The Wei family gave the Zhou family a dowry gift of three taels of silver, two chickens, four catties of meat, two catties each of peanuts, melon seeds, red dates, and candies, two catties each of wedding rice, twenty wedding cakes, and two bottles of wedding wine.
The dowry silver and dowry gifts offered by the Wei family were quite satisfactory, but they did not have the amount of the county town at all.
However, in the countryside, it doesn’t matter whether you marry a girl or a ger, it is enough.
However, besides Father Zhou, Mother Zhou, and Zhou Yuan’s three older brothers, everyone present was muttering in their hearts that the Wei family came from the county town anyway, and this dowry was too petty.
When Zhou Xiaorui saw Wei Cheng, she also felt that Wei Cheng was tall and handsome, and began to envy Zhou Yuan not only marrying to the county seat but also marrying Wei Cheng. Now that she saw the Wei family giving the Zhou family a betrothal gift, she was no longer envious, she curled her lips and thought, the Wei family must be a poor family- with such a small betrothal gift, so what if they live in a county.
Aunt Zhou Wu’s reaction was gloating in her heart, clutching the handkerchief in her hand, pretending to cover the corners of her mouth, covering up the smile on her lips.
Zhou Yuan’s three sisters-in-law were working in the kitchen.
The Zhou family all smiled sincerely and didn’t care how much the Wei family’s betrothal gift was. After accepting the betrothal gift, the two families exchanged pleasantries, and then the two families also started talking, discussing the wedding date along the way.
Wei Cheng couldn’t stand it- he didn’t see Zhou Yuan’s figure, and while the two families were discussing, he planned to sneak out to find someone. Mother Zhou also noticed, and used the excuse of going to the kitchen, to go out of the main room and stop Wei Cheng.
“Yuan Yuan is in the room.” After the appointment, the two could meet in private, and Mother Zhou did not stop him.
“Thank you, mother-in-law!”
Wei Cheng had a sweet mouth, and directly called Mother Zhou his in-law, Mother Zhou laughed happily.
Mother Zhou entered the kitchen, and Wei Cheng went to look for Zhou Yuan. A group of children in the yard saw Mother Zhou leave and immediately surrounded Wei Cheng to beg for red envelopes.
In addition to the five children of the Zhou family, there were also children of relatives. Less than ten children took the red envelopes and cheered happily. Some opened them immediately, and some secretly hid them to buy candy later.
Shi Shi took the red envelope and put it in his trouser pocket, and asked, “Are you my little uncle’s husband?”
“Of course!” Wei Cheng asked, “What’s your name?”
“My name is Shi Shi!”
This should be Zhou Yuan’s nephew.
Wei Cheng asked Shi Shi to tell him where Zhou Yuan’s room was. Shi Shi pointed to the leftmost room and told Wei Cheng that it was his little uncle’s room.
Zhou Yuan also had friends in the room, Zhou Qiu and Zhou Muzi, who came to accompany Zhou Yuan early in the morning.
Wei Cheng knocked on the door, and it was Zhou Qiu who opened the door. Seeing that it was Wei Cheng, she laughed like a thief, “Yuan Yuan, Wei Cheng is looking for you.” The ending sound was deliberately drawn out.
Being teased, Zhou Yuan also blushed when he saw the tall figure at the door.
Zhou Qiu turned sideways to let Wei Cheng in, Zhou Qiu and Zhou Muzi wisely left, leaving them alone, and even closed the door intimately.
Wei Cheng walked up to Zhou Yuan, staring at Zhou Yuan closely, thinking hard!
Wei Cheng’s direct gaze made Zhou Yuan so shy that he didn’t know where to put his eyes, hands, and feet, and he didn’t even dare to meet Wei Cheng’s gaze.
“Wei Cheng, you, why are you here?” Shouldn’t he be in the main room?
Wei Cheng chuckled, moved over, and said, “Still calling me Wei Cheng? Should I change my name?”
Zhou Yuan opened his mouth, but he didn’t know what to say, so he stood at a loss for a while.
Seeing that he was nervous, Wei Cheng stopped teasing, and said, “You can call me Brother Wei!”
Zhou Yuan hummed lightly, raised his head slightly, and called softly, “Brother Wei.”
“I came to you because I have something to give to you.” Wei Cheng took out a wooden box from his arms.
“Give to me?” Zhou Yuan blinked in doubt.
Wei Cheng handed him the wooden box, and Zhou Yuan took it and opened it. Seeing the contents of the wooden box, he raised his head in surprise, and his bright eyes finally met Wei Cheng’s focused gaze.
“This…”
Zhou Yuan wanted to refuse, but Wei Cheng didn’t give him a chance to refuse.
“You can’t refuse. This is a dowry gift from me. The outside dowry gift was prepared by my parents. This is a dowry gift prepared by me, and it also represents my heart. Do you like it?”
Wei Cheng said it was a betrothal gift for him, and it was Wei Cheng’s wish. Zhou Yuan couldn’t refuse, so he nodded, “Yes, I like it!”
The things in the wooden box were very valuable, but they were not worth Wei Cheng’s disappointment, so he accepted them.
“Yuan Yuan.” Wei Cheng pulled people to sit down.
“Huh?” Zhou Yuan sat down obediently, the box in his hand was already covered. His face didn’t turn red when Wei Cheng called him by his nickname. His family and friends all called him Yuan Yuan, and he was used to this title.
Wei Cheng coughed, cleared his throat, and said, “My family separated a few days ago, and I was separated out.”
That’s the best part for Yuan Yuan, no unwanted relatives to cater to. Lol
Thanks for the update
Exa
Exactly. I expect the benefits of being separated will quickly become obvious when Wei Cheng starts making bank. I don’t expect it’ll stop his family begging for money but hopefully it means it will be more acceptable to tell them to shove it when they do.
I sure hope so! They can go away with their county town and favorite child to F themselves lol. It’ll be so satisfying when they get their fair face slapping!
Thanks for the chapter! Congrats cuties, don’t worry, crappy relatives are to be forgotten.
Thanks for the chapter! I’m glad Zhou Yuan is getting it clarified.
Thank you very much for this chapter❣️ I love reading this story❣️
Can’t wait for the to get married and move on with their new life together ❣️🥰❤️💜💕
Ooh, did he get Zhou Yuan some jewelry?
They are here!
Thank You for the new chapter ˞(๑ơ ₃ ơ)♥