"It was made by my in-laws."
Someone even asked Wang Yuemei what dowries she had?
Since the Wang Family had gone out to greet the guests, those who were now in this cramped living room beside Wang Yuemei, were all gossiping.
Some of them had witnessed Mr. and Mrs. Wang’s marriage.
Your things are the dowry?
You haven’t prepared a washbasin, soap, and a flask for hot water?
These people knew that Wang Yuemei was usually quiet, always keeping her head down and working hard.
This marriage, this sending off of a daughter, even if one is poor, one should at least prepare a new quilt, right?
This isn’t sending off a daughter, this is just driving her out, isn’t it?
"They don’t even care whether the youngest sister has a good or bad life after marriage, no dowry at all, afraid that the in-laws won’t be pleased."
"The couple really didn’t seem to see it."
Wang Yuemei heard what they said, and it entered her ears; she had seen her future parents-in-law, and Brother Xiao He had said that they wouldn’t live together, but indeed not bringing any dowry might embarrass the in-laws.
Her monthly salary wasn’t much, most of which she gave to her family, leaving only a little bit. She also had expenses every month, buying tissue paper, buying flawed fabric to make clothes, it would take several months to save enough to make a set of clothes.
"Third Brother, remember to set off firecrackers," Zhao Tianhe said, fearing that the Wang Family hadn’t bought any firecrackers, just in case.
Yuemei had whispered to him that her parents hadn’t prepared a dowry for her, only allowing her to take some of her old clothes.
But all those things were in the dormitory.
"Don’t worry, I know," he said.
The people who came with him were either riding bicycles or sitting behind on bicycles.
Heading toward the Wang Family’s place.
"When is the groom coming?"
Mr. and Mrs. Wang didn’t know, but they were here entertaining guests.
They’d start the feast once the groom arrived to take the bride away.
"Brother-in-law, how much betrothal gift did this son-in-law give?" This was a question from one of Mrs. Wang’s brothers.
Wang Yuemei, this girl, usually kept such a low profile at home that she was an almost overlooked existence.
The others all looked over too, wanting to know exactly how much the betrothal gift was.
Mr. Wang glanced at his brother-in-law and the other relatives who were looking over, "This son-in-law of mine, he bought a house in the Capital City by himself and works in an electronics store, his monthly salary is indeed higher than ours."
Beating around the bush but never mentioning exactly how much the betrothal gift was.
"Brother-in-law, exactly how much betrothal gift was it?"
"Yes, how much was the betrothal gift?"
"The youngest sister isn’t as pretty as Dongmei, the betrothal gift must not have been expensive."
Someone who knew Auntie Wang saw that neither of them mentioned how much the betrothal gift was.
"Three hundred, without three turns and a sound."
As soon as these words were spoken, all eyes were on Mr. and Mrs. Wang.
In the Capital City, this amount of betrothal gift wasn’t high, but neither was it low.
"Not even three turns and a sound?"
"What’s so strange about that?"
"What was prepared for the dowry?"
"Nothing was prepared for the dowry."
Just as they were gossiping, a child ran over shouting, "The groom is here, the groom is here....."
Suddenly they stopped talking about it and curiously looked ahead.
They were all curious about what the groom looked like.
They were all curious about how the groom was going to take the bride away.
They were curious how the groom would come to take the bride away.
They were curious how many people would come from the groom’s side.
Auntie Wang was sitting behind on Cao Dali’s bicycle; she was the matchmaker, and she couldn’t possibly not come today for their wedding.
And she also had a connection with the Wang Family.