CHAPTER 266: CHAPTER 266: I’M BACK (SECOND UPDATE)

"Yes." Tang Zhengde responded, but the topic jumped too quickly, leaving him unsure how to continue.

"Then you are..." Mrs. Guo looked towards Wang Aihua beside her and asked, "Who exactly are Tang Xian’s parents?"

"I am Tang Xian’s father." Tang Zhengyuan stepped forward and said, "In this matter, it’s our Tang Xian who was in the wrong."

Ever since Tang Zhengyuan started following Tang Zhengde and the others, plus the fact that he could earn money, he was no longer as careful and calculating as before.

"I am Tang Xian’s mother." Wang Aihua spoke, "These are Tang Xian’s second uncle and aunt."

"Just tell us, what should we do now?" Wang Aihua said, "How much is the surgery?"

Wang Aihua looked at Tang Xian, who shook his head and then looked towards Tang Yue.

Tang Yue took out all the invoices, and when Wang Aihua saw the prices, she winced in pain, but still said, "We will pay for the hospital fees, but..."

"Tang Xian’s mom, this first child of ours was also Tang Xian’s, and though it’s gone, we are very heartbroken, but since the two of them love each other, in my opinion, why don’t they just get married?" Mrs. Guo’s reaction was unexpected; just a moment ago, she was almost tearing Wang Aihua apart with her words, and now she wanted to become relatives through marriage?

Tang Yue observed Mr. and Mrs. Guo and thought to herself that Guo Lili was indeed not from an ordinary family, and her parents were not ’ordinary’ people either.

Normal people, if they truly wanted to become relatives through marriage, wouldn’t have caused such a scene previously.

Now knowing that Mr. Tang was the owner of the Zhenghua Breakfast Restaurant, and possibly aware that the young uncle worked at the clothing factory, if they married their daughter into this family, they would become relatives.

"I’ll marry her." Tang Xian, standing aside, immediately spoke up.

Wang Aihua glared fiercely at him.

Tang Zhengyuan said, "Okay."

Wang Aihua desperately made eye signals to Tang Zhengyuan, but he acted as if he hadn’t seen them.

Upon hearing this, Mrs. Guo immediately turned to talk to Tang Zhengyuan, and when she opened her mouth, she asked for a dowry of US$ 5,000.

"Five thousand, why don’t you just rob us!" Wang Aihua originally didn’t want this daughter-in-law, and now hearing that they wanted a dowry of US$5,000, she immediately felt it was far too expensive.

Although people had indeed started earning a bit more money in the last two years and the dowries for marriages had indeed increased, US$ 5,000 was still too much. Maybe in the county where people had more money, such a large dowry was common, but for ordinary families, a dowry of one thousand was already the limit.

"Who’s robbing? Nowadays, how can a dowry for a bride not be US$ 5,000?" Mrs. Guo promptly retorted. She looked towards Tang Zhengyuan, whom she thought was easy to talk with, and said, "We won’t ask for other bridal gifts, just take this US$ 5,000 as the dowry and then we’ll choose a good day to hold the banquet. When they come of age, we can go get the marriage certificate."

Mrs. Guo was very active on this matter.

She had accidentally heard once that the owner of Zhenghua Restaurant and the owner of Mingyue Clothing Factory were brothers.

Now in Wangjiang County, who didn’t know about Mingyue Clothing Factory?

If they could establish a connection with Mingyue Clothing Factory, would they ever need to worry about money in the future?

Mrs. Guo no longer blamed Guo Lili; she only lamented that Guo Lili hadn’t spoken up sooner, otherwise, she wouldn’t have made such a scene previously.

Wang Aihua, who was obsessed with money, was reluctant to spend US$ 5,000 to marry off a daughter-in-law; even Tang Zhengyuan felt that the US$ 5,000 was a bit too much, hence, for the time being, he didn’t agree.

Tang Zhengde and Zhang Hualian stayed for a while before taking Tang Jun home.

Upon arriving home, Tang Zhengde first called Tang Yue and Tang Jun over and said, "You both saw what happened with Tang Xian today. You’re still young, and before you get married, you absolutely must not do anything that crosses the line."

Tang Zhengde’s expression became serious as he said, "Xiao Yue, you’re a young lady. Even if you have a boyfriend in the future, you’re welcome to bring him home so that your mother and I can meet him. However, you absolutely must not cross any boundaries."

My sister already has a boyfriend.

Tang Jun said to himself in his heart, secretly glancing at Tang Yue.

Tang Yue bowed her head in agreement, feeling a warm sensation in her heart.

Zhang Hualian echoed on the side, expressing her full agreement with Tang Zhengde’s words.

"Tang Jun, let me tell you, if you dare to touch a girl before marriage, and cause her to have an abortion, I will break your legs." Tang Zhengde’s stern words were completely different from the gentle tone he previously used with Tang Yue.

He was just being tender and gentle a moment ago.

Now Tang Zhengde’s stern look, with eyes glaring round, seemed as if he could swallow Tang Yue whole.

"I understand, dad." Tang Jun retorted with a twist of his mouth, "I’m only fifteen, isn’t it too early to talk to me about this?"

This is really unequal treatment.

"Tang Xian isn’t that old either." Tang Zhengde had seen today that his elder brother, Tang Zhengyuan, couldn’t even lift his head in front of the Guo family. If it were him, he would have been ashamed.

Fortunately, the girl was unharmed and would recover with some rest. But if something serious had happened, even if they were to compensate the girl for life, her family might not be willing to agree.

The aftermath was settled between the Tang and Guo families, with a decision to get married after the college entrance exams. Both sides made concessions regarding the betrothal gifts, and the Tang family agreed to give two thousand yuan.

Of course, Tang Xian didn’t escape a beating from Tang Zhengyuan.

Wang Aihua was distressed about the money and couldn’t bring herself to like Guo Lili. After being scolded by Tang Zhengyuan, she did not say much more.

Two thousand yuan was quite a sum. Tang Zhengyuan had worked for over a year and had not saved up as much. Wang Aihua thought about borrowing from Tang Mingli, but Tang Zhengyuan said, "You really think you can borrow without repaying?"

The previous medical expenses for Tang Zhengyuan’s foot treatment were repaid after he earned some money. Now faced with such an amount to pay, Tang Zhengyuan was also worried. In the end, he approached Tang Mingli and proposed to deduct half from his salary every month.

Tang Mingli agreed very readily. They all noted the changes in Tang Zhengyuan, and after all, getting married was a major event. Even without saying it, the brothers should help each other out.

The weather was getting hotter, and the college entrance exams were drawing closer.

Tang Yue had put aside all her duties at the factory and Xingyao Studio, and focused entirely on her studies, spending every day doing practice papers.

This time, she aimed to enter a university in Jing City with excellent results, to make up for the regret of not attending university in her previous life.

University, something she longed for and regretted her entire past life, was finally within reach, and Tang Yue was extremely happy.

As the college entrance exams approached, Tang Yue never imagined that someone from almost a year ago would take time off to come back and cheer her on for the exams. When he appeared in front of her, she could hardly believe her eyes.

"I’m back." Those four simple words contained Mo Siyu’s endless longing for Tang Yue.