Chapter 1641

After Ye Chenghe bought the color TV, he hired a tractor to send it directly to Chen Xiuni's maternal village.

After all, it was only three days until his wedding, and he had to be busy with family matters next.

Although his mother had already bought two sets of some wedding supplies before the New Year, and the cigarettes, alcohol, and dishes could also be referenced from Ye Chenghai's, there were other wedding matters to discuss with him; after all, he was the main person involved.

So he could only buy it in advance, send it to the maternal family to be kept first, and then pull it over together on the day of picking up the bride.

He wasn't worried that Chen Xiuni's family would swallow the color TV, unless they didn't want to go through with this marriage.

His family was a hot commodity now. If they offended his family by calling off the wedding because of this, they wouldn't have a good ending.

If he hadn't been talking to his partner early on and had been thick-skinned, there wouldn't be Chen Xiuni's business now; there were plenty of people who wanted to play matchmaker for his brothers.

When the tractor pulling the color TV was sent into the village, it attracted the attention of the villagers, but after seeing it was Ye Chenghe, everyone greeted him with smiles.

The tractor stopped in front of Chen Xiuni's house, and her family all surrounded it, while the neighbors also stretched their necks to watch the excitement.

"Chenghe is here, what did you bring? It even needed a tractor to pull it?"

"Getting married soon, what did you send to your wife's maternal family again?"

Chen Xiuni's mother said to everyone with a beaming face, "We asked our son-in-law to help buy a color TV in the city, to give as a dowry for our Nizi in two days."

"My husband and I haven't been to the city more than once or twice in our lives, and we don't know where to buy such big appliances. We were completely in the dark and could only entrust our son-in-law to buy it."

Chen Xiuni had already communicated with her parents, so the two of them knew what to say as soon as they saw the color TV return.

This was also a matter of face for their own family.

The neighbors were all in an uproar, "My goodness, your family is also giving a color TV as dowry?"

"This is even more valuable than the 'three rounds and one sound'."

"Incredible. A while ago, you said you were going to give gold as dowry, and now you're going to give a color TV as dowry. Are you trying to empty out your family's savings?"

"Giving so much, are you not going to live anymore?"

The couple didn't respond to the neighbors' discussion and happily asked people to help move the color TV in first, then invited Ye Chenghe into the house to sit.

Chen Xiuni was beaming and extremely happy.

Ye Chenghe said to her, "Is this okay now?"

She nodded happily, "Mm, I'll keep an eye on it and won't let the nephews in the family mess with it. I'll bring it over on the day of the wedding."

"I left the house before dawn and it's been a whole day. I have to hurry back; I don't know if my parents have been looking for me."

"Don't you want to sit for a while longer? It's mealtime, have dinner before you go?"

"No, they must have cooked at home."

Ye Chenghe didn't stay long, only said two sentences, and then left.

Her family and the surrounding neighbors were all excitedly surrounding the color TV in the room, praising their daughter for knowing how to find a partner.

In these ten miles and eight villages, no one had married off a daughter as gloriously as their family, even giving a color TV as dowry.

After he left, voices could still be heard saying that his family had good conditions and gave a high bride price, so they naturally had to give more.

Ye Chenghe curled his lips and quickened his pace toward his home.

The two villages weren't far apart; it only took ten minutes to walk.

As soon as he arrived home, he was scolded by his mother.

"Where did you die? I didn't see you all day. I couldn't find you when I had something to ask you."

"I went to take care of some business."

"What business? You couldn't be seen all day?"

Ye Dasao hadn't seen him all day and had an idea; she knew he must have gone to buy a color TV.

Thinking about it made her angry, and she hit him a few times.

"Do you have to be so eager? Maybe they won't even appreciate it and will call you a sucker in their hearts."

"Whose family spends so much money to marry a wife? You spend, then you have to spend, and you have to keep subsidizing. It's like this now, won't you have to support her whole family later?"

"Their appetite has been fed big. Originally, being from the countryside, you shouldn't compare with those from the city..."

Ye Chenghe was also annoyed by his mother's nagging, "Alright, stop nagging. Do you still want me to get married properly? If you don't want me to get married, then don't."

Ye Dasao was furious, "The invitations have already been sent out, and everyone knows you're getting married in two days. You're telling me not to get married now? Do I not want face?"

"You were the one who insisted on getting married, and now you're the one saying this. Are you trying to piss me off?"

"If you still want me to get married, then stop nagging. It's annoying as hell. Isn't it fine now that the matter is resolved? It's not like we can't afford it."

Ye Yaopeng frowned and said, "Alright, stop talking. Chenghe isn't wrong either. Anyway, it's all being brought over, it's just occupying a name, so let it be. At this point, how can we say we're not getting married?"

"I'm just angry that our family keeps subsidizing. If you can't afford it yourself, don't compare with others. It's normal for rural people not to be able to compare with city people, but you have to compare."

"Now Ahai's wife bought a washing machine, and if she doesn't have one, she'll be laughed at. If the dowry money she brought isn't as much as Ahai's wife brought, will she make trouble with Chenghe tomorrow and ask him to make up the difference?"

After Ye Dasao said this, the father and son were silent again.

They thought about it; besides the extra appliances, there was also a difference in the amount of bride price money the two of them could bring back.

It was really hard to say whether she would ask Chenghe to make it up again.

Ye Dasao felt that it was really possible, and she became even angrier, putting her hands on her hips and glaring at Ye Chenghe.

"People are marrying a wife, not buying one. The money you gave is enough to buy several. You are not allowed to subsidize any more money."

Ye Chenghe obediently responded, "I know."

"Shameless, thinking that since you're getting married soon, she can manipulate you and you'll agree to whatever she says."

Ye Yaopeng also looked at Ye Chenghe and said, "There's really no need for us rural people to compare with those from the city. Although everyone will compare, no one will laugh at you. If it were them, they couldn't afford it either. There's no need to puff up your face to look fat, you have to be the same as others."

"I know, I'll just buy her a color TV to save face, I won't subsidize any more."

"Originally, the extra bride price money we gave all went into her parents' pockets, but now it's the other way around, and you have to give her face. If you do a little more, she will think you are easy to manipulate, and maybe it will all benefit her family."

Ye Chenghe rubbed his temples, "I know. If she comes to tell me anything else, I won't agree. Is that okay? I'm exhausted, I've been running around outside all day, and I haven't even eaten a hot meal since I got back, and I've just been listening to you two talk."

"Who's to blame? Who made you run around like this? Isn't it all because of that good wife of yours?"

Ye Yaopeng smoothed things over, "Alright, alright, stop talking, let him eat a meal in peace."

Ye Dasao then stopped making noise.

Ye Chenghe also thought that since the color TV had been bought for her, her vanity had been satisfied, and there shouldn't be anything else.

But what he didn't expect was that the very next day, she came over again.

His mother had guessed it accurately. This time she came to say that the dowry bride price money placed on the table was only 600 yuan, which wasn't enough to look at... compared to the eldest sister-in-law, it was 2/3 less...

Ye Chenghe instantly became furious. As the two of them were walking along the beach, he pushed away Chen Xiuni's hand that was pulling his clothes.

"Are you never going to end this?"

Chen Xiuni instantly became anxious and went to grab him again, "Chenghe..."

"You want to compare everything, can you compare? You have to puff up your face to look fat. Isn't it normal that you can't compare?"

"I was afraid that if the bride price money was different, your family would be uncomfortable, so my mother specially added from 800 to 1,800 for you, but you guys are even worse, you deducted even more."

"And now you want to compare with the eldest sister-in-law, saying she brought more dowry and has a washing machine. Then I bought you a color TV, and you're thinking that the dowry money should be the same. Then why don't you ask your parents to spit out all the money for you? Instead, you come to me to talk about it."

"It never ends. Do you want me to arrange for your parents to be factory directors or something to raise your status, so you can be the same as the eldest sister-in-law?"

"It's really inexplicable. What's there to compare? Why do you have to compare yourself, a rural person, with those from the city? Isn't it normal that you can't compare? Who laughed at you? It's your own lack of confidence."

"If you're really worried about being laughed at, then don't get married. Then you won't have to worry about being laughed at for not being able to compare with the eldest sister-in-law."

Ye Chenghe was really furious when he said not to get married. He had never thought that getting married could be so troublesome.

In the past, he only looked forward to it happily, but now he only felt a headache and frustration, wishing this matter didn't exist.

It was really because his family had already done everything well, and he had given everything he could, but she was still pushing for more.

She thought he was still the thick-skinned one who followed her butt around. She had been spoiled by him, couldn't even position herself correctly, and still had to compare with the eldest sister-in-law.

What are you comparing with? You can't even compare with your head, yet you still have to compare?

They are all from the countryside, can't everyone be clear about their own family's conditions? Doing so many tricks will only make people laugh.

He and his family didn't look down on her, but she looked down on herself first, worried about being compared, and made one scene after another.

Chen Xiuni's eyes instantly turned red, and tears fell down.

"We're getting married the day after tomorrow, and you're telling me not to get married now? You're trying to force me to death."

"Who made you make one scene after another? For the sake of your face, I went to the city before dawn yesterday to buy you a color TV to save face for you. Fine, you're pushing for more today. What do you think my family is? Whatever you want, we give? Treating me like a sucker?"

"I didn't, I was just worried that when we get married, it won't look good if only that little money is displayed..."

"What's not good-looking about it? Whose rural wedding has so much dowry? Buying you a color TV for you to bring over the day after tomorrow is already glorious enough. Don't be so greedy, wanting everything."

"I just don't want to be laughed at, I want it to be perfect..."

"How perfect do you want it to be? I gave you the same bride price, and you wanted a car to pick you up, I arranged it. You wanted big appliances, I arranged it. Now you want me to subsidize your bride price money again? You really know how to think, treating me like a sucker?"

She cried, "I just thought that since we're getting married, we're one family. If you give it to me to display, it'll just look better, and anyway, it'll all be ours."

"We're just moving it from the left hand to the right hand, just to make it look better. There's no difference in reality, and I won't give this money to my parents either."

Ye Chenghe kept a straight face and remained unmoved, "Then why don't you let me display ten thousand or eight thousand, so you can have more face?"

"That's too fake..."

"You also know that your family definitely can't take out so much money, so how can you have the nerve to ask for everything to be the same as the eldest sister-in-law? Who doesn't know your family's conditions?"

"My family's conditions aren't good, and I can't compare with the eldest sister-in-law, but you don't have to keep emphasizing it and talking about it."

"You tmd..." Ye Chenghe couldn't help but curse a few swear words. Among the men, they were all used to being so vulgar.

"The one who is comparing there is you, and the one who feels inferior is also you. Now you won't let me talk about it?"

Chen Xiuni just cried and didn't speak.

Ye Chenghe became angry and turned around to leave.

Chen Xiuni hurriedly chased after him, "Chenghe..."

"Think carefully about whether you want to get married."

"At this point, saying you're not getting married, aren't you afraid of losing face then?"

"Is this your excuse to manipulate me? What face do I have to lose? It's not my problem, is it?"

She softened her voice and grabbed his clothes again, saying pitifully, "After we get married, isn't what's mine yours? Why be so calculating? It's just taking out another thousand or so to display, and when we put it away, it'll be ours again."

"Is this me being calculating? It's clearly you being greedy, wanting everything and having to compare. Now that you have this mentality, won't you have to compare with the eldest sister-in-law for everything she has in the future?"

"The two of us sisters-in-law will naturally be compared by others..."

"Others compare what they want. Can't you say that you, a rural person, can't compare with city people? Is it that hard to admit that you're not as good as others? It was originally a fact."

He was just annoyed by this point.

You can't compare in terms of conditions, there's nothing you can do about that. Who can choose their own birth? Isn't it fine to do better in other places?

Chen Xiuni lowered her head, "I know, then let it be."

Ye Chenghe sighed, "That's enough, don't make a scene and toss about like this. You've already been glorious enough. Life is lived, not compared."

"Don't think about having everything the same as the eldest sister-in-law. It's normal for you to have differences, and people will think it's normal when they see it."

"This isn't to belittle you either. We eat as much as we can afford. You can do better in other places."

She nodded and wiped away her tears, "I know."

"As long as you know. Keep an eye on that color TV. If it's not seen or damaged on the wedding day, that's what you call losing face."

"Don't worry about that, there won't be any accidents. My parents also want face."

"Mm."

"Don't be angry anymore. It was me who thought wrong. It's already very good to have these now, much better than at the beginning. If we had gotten married two years earlier, we wouldn't even have these."

Ye Chenghe's expression improved, "As long as you know, don't want more once you've received it."

"Mm."

As long as she could think it through, Ye Chenghe wouldn't blame her.

Everyone is young, and it's normal to want more once you've received it. Everyone wants to have both, as long as they can think it through.

"Alright, it's getting dark, go back early."

"Okay."

PS: There is a comment in this chapter, I will reply to last night's little grumbling uniformly.

?? I was a bit annoyed writing last night. People have seven emotions and six desires, and there will always be some little emotions. I didn't want to write and was grumbling, but I didn't expect it to explode. Many people jumped out and told me not to finish. There aren't usually this many people commenting.

? I won't finish it just like that. Just like everyone said, the next one might not be better. Cherish this one in hand, and cherish it while writing.

? I am very grateful for everyone's long-term companionship. The time node for finishing hasn't arrived yet, and Rice will write the later part well.

? I will write until the old lady passes away, I will write until Ye Yaodong becomes the real Boat King Dong, and I will write the belonging of the children well.

? This chapter is to make up for the update at night, totaling 7,000 words. There will be an update at night as usual.

? After sleeping until noon and reading the comments, I was full of motivation again. I'll do 10,000 words today. Thank you all.

? Thank you all for your consistent support!

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