Chapter 117: 115. Making Up the Bride Price (Seeking first subscriptions, seeking monthly tickets!)

Liu Mao and Xiao Chunhua did not know how they had returned home; in any case, they still had not come to their senses even now.

The son-in-law they had always looked down upon had truly struck it rich!

"Should we go and ask?" Xiao Chunhua said in a low voice.

Liu Mao actually felt a sense of unreality in his heart as well, but after checking the time, he said, "Forget it, let's talk about it tomorrow. They have all gone to sleep now, and there are two children; it wouldn't be good if we woke the children up."

Hearing her husband say this, Xiao Chunhua immediately dismissed the thought.

However, they were destined to have an uneasy sleep this night; even though Liu Mao was still somewhat tipsy, he was too shocked by this news to fall asleep.

At nine o'clock the next morning, the two of them woke up groggily. When they went downstairs, they found that Liu Kai had already prepared breakfast.

While eating breakfast, Xiao Chunhua kept carefully observing Zhang Sicheng and Liu Lu, and only then did she realize that the two of them had truly changed.

Perhaps this was mostly due to a psychological effect, as they now knew that Zhang Sicheng had made a fortune.

Although they had seen some changes in the two of them before, they had been biased by their preconceptions and assumed it was because of those beautiful clothes.

For a rural village, nine o'clock was long past breakfast time. Plus, with the New Year approaching, there were many idlers gathering in groups of three or five throughout the village to play cards and chat.

A group of people had also gathered at the entrance of the village. They noticed several cars stopping in the distance, and then many people stepped out of the cars—all young women dressed in bright red clothes, each looking very fresh and lovely.

Very quickly, they heard the sound of firecrackers going off, with some festive music mixed in.

"Whose family is this delivering a bride price? It's quite grand." They were all villagers, so they knew what this was about at a glance.

"Who's to say it isn't? Look at these rows of people; what a massive scene."

At this moment, they saw a group of young women standing in a row, each holding something in their hands, especially the two women at the very front, who were carrying a large red tray.

Since they were still quite far away, they could not see clearly what was placed on the tray.

But when this group of people walked closer, they saw it clearly.

Aside from the quilts, red basins, carp, and such things behind them, what attracted them the most was the tray held by the two women at the very front.

Only then did they see that the tray was filled with cash; just a brief glance was enough to know the amount was definitely not small.

"Whose son-in-law is this, being so generous?" someone exclaimed, their tone full of envy.

"Do you see if there is gold at the four corners?" someone suddenly said.

"It really looks like it. Let's go and take a look."

Saying this, a group of people surged over, all the while wondering in their hearts whose son-in-law was so wealthy and whose daughter was so blessed.

Zhang Ran walked at the very front. Seeing these people coming over, he did not say much; this was the effect he wanted.

Zhang Ran had not known before that his daughter-in-law had suffered such grievances for so long just to marry his son, even becoming a laughingstock for the people in the village.

Now, he was doing this to tell everyone that his daughter-in-law had not married the wrong person! He wanted to let his daughter-in-law, Liu Lu, stand tall in the village again.

Furthermore, this also served the purpose of making up for the bride price.

Zhang Ran had also just learned that Zhang Sicheng had not paid a single cent for the bride price, wronging Liu Lu. Now that he was back and not short on money, this bride price naturally had to be made up—and it needed to be made up in a big way!

These people were all hired by Zhang Ran. Originally, the groom's family should have been the ones to bring these gifts, but since the Zhang Family was thin on the ground and could not find so many people, they had to hire them.

That was how today's scene came to be!

As for the issue of the short timeframe, with enough money, it was not a problem at all.

"Is this real gold?" someone curiously leaned forward and asked in a low voice.

This did not even require Zhang Ran to answer; the young woman holding the tray replied in a warm, sweet voice, "Of course it is pure gold."

"How heavy is it?"

"Each piece of gold weighs 888.88 grams, representing the Azure Dragon, White Tiger, Vermilion Bird, and Black Tortoise, respectively."

"How much money is this?"

"888,888."

These answers left the people on the side shocked and envious.

This was a first for their village. They seemed to remember that the highest bride price in their village had only been around two hundred thousand, and that girl had been truly beautiful, looking like a celebrity.

Yet now, what was placed before them was eight hundred and eighty-eight thousand, plus four pieces of gold weighing 888.88 grams each.

Some quick-witted young people had already started looking up the price of gold. After a quick calculation, they knew the value of these four pieces of gold.

"It adds up to almost two million!"

Once this figure came out, the people on the side all gasped in succession.

As they entered the village, more and more people saw this scene, and more and more people followed them.

The newcomers also instantly learned the value of this bride price and were all curious to see whose daughter was so blessed.

Along the way, the number of people grew exponentially.

It did not take long for Zhang Ran and the others to arrive at Liu Lu's doorstep. The people who had been watching the excitement subconsciously wanted to keep moving forward, but when they saw Zhang Ran and the others stop at Liu Lu's door, they were all stunned for a moment.

"Is this Da Mao's house? Does he still have a daughter who hasn't married?"

"I haven't heard of that. Could they have gone to the wrong place?"

Some thought Zhang Ran and his group had the wrong door and reminded them, but Zhang Ran's answer was, "We are not at the wrong place; it is this house."

Liu Hui was also standing at the door, dumbfounded. She had come over today to act as a witness for her cousin, so that her second uncle and second aunt would not doubt it anymore.

But just as she reached the door, she saw this scene.

"Uncle, what is this?" Liu Hui asked subconsciously.

Zhang Ran smiled and said, "I am here to make up the bride price."

Once these words were spoken, how could Liu Hui not understand? She immediately revealed a joyful expression and shouted loudly, "Second Uncle, Second Aunt, Cousin, Brother-in-law, come out quickly."

Inside the house, Xiao Chunhua and Liu Mao, who had been hesitating about how to ask about the situation, heard Liu Hui's voice and were both stunned.

They had heard the festive music earlier, but they hadn't paid much attention to it. Although it seemed to have stopped right at their door, they no longer had a daughter waiting to be married, so they had never thought in that direction.

Liu Mao and Xiao Chunhua got up, preparing to go out and check the situation. Zhang Sicheng had not intended to follow; he was not someone who liked to watch the excitement, but since the two little ones, Taotao and Susu, were clamoring to go, he and Liu Lu followed as well. Seeing this, Liu Kai simply put down his bowl and chopsticks and walked out.