Fang Chaoyang looked at them and shrugged his shoulders, "When I heard about it, I came straight to you. I wasn’t sure if Da Li was at home. His girl’s family wants so much stuff, Da Li’s family won’t give it."
Cao Dali was strong, but he wasn’t the most favored in the family, nor the eldest.
He had an older brother above and a younger brother below.
Da Li went out to earn money, possibly handing over a small part, keeping most of it to himself; but with his girl suddenly asking for so much money, even Cao Dali didn’t have it.
The four of them went out this time and stayed away for a full month, splitting the proceeds based on their initial investment.
Cao Dali only got several hundred yuan.
Where would he suddenly get so much money from?
"Even if he had it, he shouldn’t give it." After saying this, Zhao Tianhe turned to Zhao Tianlei, seeking Third Brother’s decision.
Why wasn’t Third Brother speaking?
Could it be that Third Brother had agreed??
Sister-in-law and Da Li’s girl were not the same.
Sister-in-law’s family would send her packages and money.
Sister-in-law hadn’t asked Third Brother for a dowry or ’three turns and a sound.’
Fang Chaoyang and Zhao Tianhe both looked to Zhao Tianlei, causing him to look back at them.
"That is Da Li’s girl; in the end, it’s up to Da Li. After all, we are outsiders to this matter."
"Third Brother, Da Li’s girl’s family is really opening their mouths wide like lions. What gives her the right?" Zhao Tianhe said sarcastically.
What gives her the right?
Because she’s good-looking?
Anyone with eyes could see that Da Li’s girl was just an ordinary country girl, nothing more.
It would be very normal for Cao Dali’s family to disagree.
Now, who knows what Da Li was thinking?
"In the end, it’s still up to Da Li to decide."
Fang Chaoyang had calmed down, "Da Li’s girl’s family is now asking for the stars, probably not willing to marry their daughter to Da Li."
Otherwise, they wouldn’t suddenly raise the dowry by so much.
"Did something happen to Da Li’s girl’s family?"
Was this also a possibility?
"Don’t know, haven’t heard anything. Da Li’s girl is not from our brigade but from the next one over. I’ll go investigate."
"Even if Da Li agrees, we must still persuade him. If we let Da Li’s girl’s family succeed this time, who knows how much they’ll want next? If it goes on , even if there were a mountain of gold, it could be completely emptied by Da Li’s girl’s family."
Zhao Tianlei, after listening to them, finally uttered, "Chaoyang, go find Da Li. Come to my house tonight for a gathering."
Go to Third Brother’s house?
Fang Chaoyang glanced at Zhao Tianlei, "I heard sister-in-law bought meat."
Who let this news out?
"Yes, bought a little meat."
Fang Chaoyang didn’t stay for long, he left to find Cao Dali at his house.
In the meantime, Zhao Tianhe and Zhao Tianlei continued to help with the work.
Fang Chaoyang didn’t find anyone immediately upon arriving at Cao Dali’s house; he had to go to several more places before he finally found him.
Sitting on a halfway slope looking down at the large river below, he didn’t look up at the arrival, his expression somewhat vacant.
Fang Chaoyang sat down next to Cao Dali, not blaming him for not responding.
Instead, he broached another topic, "Sister-in-law went to town to buy meat today. Third Brother invited us to eat at his place tonight."
Hearing this, Cao Dali instantly felt a bit of collapse.
"Chaoyang, why is this happening? Everything was agreed upon before, why would it change?"
Cao Dali scratched his hair, muttering to himself, "I had it all planned out. We’d get married this winter and then have a few kids. I was even thinking, I’m just marrying a country girl."