CHAPTER 302: CHAPTER 302: SISTER HAS NO MONEY TO FIND WIVES FOR HER BROTHERS

As soon as Grandpa spoke, the first to have a sullen expression was Lin Cuifen. She originally thought it wouldn’t be more than a thousand.

After all, the other party is just a small worker from a small place. Grandpa should consider the person’s status before giving more, right?

Moreover, this worker definitely entered the factory relying on Zhang Yuan’s connections. He used to be a farmer; the whole family were farmers, and they would be thrilled to see a ten-yuan bill. If Grandpa gave a dowry of a thousand, the whole family would probably go crazy with excitement.

But unexpectedly, Grandpa started the offer at ten thousand and one! This left her dumbfounded, unable to react.

The first thing she thought was, if Grandpa could shell out ten thousand for the dowry when her two sons get married, then she’d have hit the jackpot. There’s no way she’d give that to the in-laws; she’d put out at most a thousand, and the rest would be hers.

She could then give it to her parents, making them extremely happy, and she’d become the most competent child in the family. Her parents would surely show favoritism towards her.

You have to admit, this person has issues, having been favored by her parents since childhood, leaving her with a psychological disorder.

"This... this is too much... no way!" Lin Daliang was the first to react, waving his hand and saying no way, it’s too much.

Then Wang Cuihua followed her husband’s lead to object, saying it was too much. In ordinary families, a dowry for a daughter is at most a hundred; they should just give as they do, one hundred and one, which means one in a hundred, and that’s already nice.

Bai Xianglan just watched without speaking, and the two elders from the Wang family also remained silent. The three elderly folks unanimously believed that since their daughter was involved, the young couple should negotiate the dowry themselves.

Grandpa laughed at the reaction from Wang Cuihua and her husband.

They really are simple and honest, with no love for taking advantage. If it had been those who love to take advantage, they’d already be over the moon and agreed.

"Don’t say anymore, what’s this ’one in a hundred’? My granddaughter-in-law is one in ten thousand! That’s settled then!" Grandpa waved his hand.

Zhang Haijun intended to say one in a thousand is pretty good too, while Lin Cuifen almost stood up to support Wang Cuihua’s one in a hundred. But as soon as Grandpa spoke, none of them dared say anything anymore.

At the younger generation’s table, Zhang Yu had no different expressions, quietly sitting and agreeing with Grandpa’s words. In his heart, his sister-in-law was indeed one in ten thousand, but for Zhang Ting and her brother, it was a different story, they were resentful but didn’t dare voice it. A rural girl, and Grandpa was offering ten thousand and one as dowry! It seemed like having money with nowhere to spend.

Didn’t their mom say, a hundred yuan is a high price; the girl could clearly be married home for just a hundred yuan, yet Grandpa wanted to spend ten thousand.

"This... Grandpa..." Lin Daliang wanted to say something more but was pulled by Wang Cuihua.

"It’s Grandpa’s gesture, and since we don’t want it, we might as well give it all to the girl as her dowry!"

Listening to his wife’s words, Lin Daliang agreed without further comment, nodding his head!

"With Grandpa’s dowry settled, now it’s my turn as Grandma! Girl, come here!" The old lady beckoned to Lin Xue.

Lin Xue looked at Zhang Yuan with a questioning gaze, and Zhang Yuan nodded at her, signaling her to graciously accept whatever was given.

Lin Xue stood up and walked towards the elders’ table, as she passed by Zhang Ting and Zhang Yang, she got two glares.

Zhang Ting could no longer maintain her calm demeanor. Ten thousand yuan, that wasn’t a small sum. In the countryside, a ten-thousand-yuan household was as rare as a phoenix feather. Even in their family, they didn’t have ten thousand. Wasn’t her dad watching Grandpa and Grandma while borrowing notes, and didn’t mom enjoy sending money and things to her grandma’s house? When she liked a twenty-yuan bracelet, her mom said it was too expensive.

"Grandma..." Lin Xue said softly upon reaching the old lady’s side.

"Oh, dear Xiao Xue, this is from Grandma to you. Consider it part of the dowry. Take it and do as you see fit. Although it’s a dowry, since it didn’t go to your parents, Grandma thinks it’s appropriate for you to decide where it goes." The old lady handed Lin Xue the prepared bracelets and jewelry.

"Thank you, Grandma!" Lin Xue accepted them without hesitation, not opening them on the spot, leaving Lin Cuifen itching with curiosity, unaware of what the old lady ended up giving this girl.

"However, there is one thing that you can’t give away! That’s the bracelet Grandma gave you last time. It was left by your deceased future mother-in-law, a symbol for our Zhang Family’s daughter-in-law! You can’t give it away! Wear it after the wedding!"

This left Lin Cuifen’s face switching between blue and white, what did they mean by future mother-in-law, then what was she considered? She’s long dead, so why bring her up again today?

Moreover, the bracelet wasn’t even worn by her before being given to that dead girl, how was she supposed to save face as a mother-in-law?

The old lady didn’t cut her any slack, humiliating her in front of all these people.

She knew about the bracelet back when it was given, but she had no way out.

Zhang Ting was also stifled after hearing that; she tried to ask for it several times for her mom, but Grandma said it was meant to be passed to daughters-in-law, not daughters, so she wouldn’t give it to her.

"Don’t worry, Grandma. I’ll definitely keep it well and start wearing it daily after the wedding!" Lin Xue nodded obediently.

With that, the dowry part was completed, though Lin Daliang had some customs in mind, he didn’t mention them. The next moment, Zhang Yuan stood up and went out, bringing in four ceremonial gifts.

They included tea leaves, pastries, brown sugar, and pork, presenting them to Grandpa.

"These are the four gifts. I heard from Xiao Yuan that there’s such a custom here, and I wasn’t sure if this is enough, but I prepared them according to Xiao Yuan’s advice! Just don’t want to be rude on this occasion!"

Originally, the old couple bought each type by ten jin, but Zhang Yuan mentioned that their family didn’t need that much, just a symbolic amount of about one or two jin per item would suffice! Otherwise, it would be hard to carry! The pork still came as ten jin though, but it was already frozen meat.

"Grandpa, you’ve done more than enough, maintaining propriety, maintaining propriety!" Lin Daliang quickly stood up to help Grandpa sit down.

"Little Shan, Little Chuan, Little Feng! You three need to work hard in the future! As it seems, even imagining my second sister having enough money to get you three brides seems unlikely!" Lin Yun said softly, having been pondering.

She thought she was quite wealthy, dreaming of getting good brides for her three younger brothers in the future, but today she realized that even her money might not be enough to get a bride for a single brother.

Ten thousand and one, matching one in ten thousand! She also desires to marry off her brothers with the best one in ten thousand brides, but her finances don’t allow it.

"Second sister, are you having a fever?" Lin Xia reached out to feel Lin Yun’s forehead, "If these little guys needed their sisters to marry them off, it would be better just to off them, our brothers shouldn’t turn into such worthless people."

"I definitely won’t let sisters marry me off! So embarrassing! I will have more money than all of you in the future!" Lin Chuan quickly jumped in to clarify.

"Second sister, you’re worrying too much! How old are we, really? And besides, we wouldn’t let you marry us off!" Lin Shan also chuckled.

As both elder brothers were boasting about their future success, the little Lin Feng spoke up.

"Second sister, if it’s just for marrying off me, your money should be enough, right?"