flstandardbreds Chapter 284 The last persistence
Chapter 284 The last persistence
After hearing about Jiang Yiming's family background, Zhou's father said depressedly: "Just because their family is powerful, we have to swallow our anger and give them a daughter for nothing?!"
Zhou Rong: "Wu Cai and Jiang Yiming are both responsible for the situation. They have already received their marriage certificate. Complaining further will only make everyone unhappy. Solving the current problem is the most important thing.
According to the information obtained by District Chief Wang, the Jiang family has a good family tradition. Many people sacrificed their lives for the country. Jiang Yiming was able to become a battalion commander because of his own military merits.
Wucai is not a shrewd person. A family with many brothers and sisters and a lot of twists and turns is not suitable for her. Marrying into the Jiang family may not be a bad thing. "
Mother Zhou sighed: "It's already like this, what does it matter whether it's appropriate or not?
Could they let them get a divorce? The Jiang family would definitely not agree. Even if they agreed, it would be difficult for Wu Cai to find a good in-law family for her second marriage.
That's it, we'll go meet Commander Jiang and the new son-in-law on Sunday."
Not wanting to be looked down upon by the Jiang family, Zhou's mother arrived in Chang'an a day in advance and cleaned the house carefully.
Zhou Cai thought her mother was going to blame her, so she didn't dare to look up at her mother. She just limped along while diligently helping with the work.
Zhou's mother stopped her: "You have an injury on your leg, go and rest. We have been exterminating the four pests for the past six months. The house is very clean and there is not much work to do. I just need to tidy up the things that the children have messed up."
Zhou Cai lowered her head and said guiltily, "Mom, I'm sorry. I shouldn't have acted on my own."
Mother Zhou: "Everything is determined by fate. We have no control over it. Since you and Jiang Yiming have obtained the marriage certificate, wait for the Jiang family to come and set the wedding date. After you are officially married, you can live a stable life.
Given his family background, if you are wronged, we cannot come to him to seek justice. You can only rely on yourself."
Zhou Cai held back her tears and said, "I know. I will live a good life and not let you worry."
Zhou's mother looked at Zhou Cai, who seemed about to cry but didn't want to, and couldn't bear to blame her. She sighed and continued to clean up the house...
Early on Sunday morning, Zhou's mother went to the market to buy vegetables, and then took Zhou Jiaguang to prepare the dishes to be fried one by one, in case they were too late at the last minute.
After get off work, Zhou's father washed himself, put on a new shirt, shoes and socks, and took the bus to Chang'anli.
As soon as he arrived at Zhou Rong's house, he asked him if the clothes he was wearing were okay and whether it would be embarrassing.
Zhou Rong took a day off today and helped entertain guests at home.
He looked at Zhou's father and said with a smile: "Dad is very leadership-like today. It's up to you to negotiate with the Jiang family later."
Father Zhou muttered, "No matter how impressive you are, you can't compare to the military commander."
Zhou Jiaguang, who was picking vegetables in the yard, didn't hear what his father said clearly, so he asked curiously, "Dad, what are you talking about?"
Worried that Zhou Jiaguang would not be able to hold back and make the Jiang family's identity known to everyone, which would displease others, Zhou's father said: "It's nothing, how are your dishes prepared? Today is your chance to show off your skills, don't let them down."
Zhou Jiaguang: "Don't worry about my cooking skills. I will definitely make my third brother-in-law and his family want more!"
Father Zhou: "That's good."
Around half past ten, Jiang Yiming drove his parents to Chang'anli.
In accordance with Jiangcheng customs, they brought six pounds of meat, six fish with scales, six bottles of wine, six packs of cigarettes, six boxes of snacks, and six bundles of vermicelli tied with red thread.
Big Brother specially set off a string of firecrackers at the door to welcome them.
After sitting down, everyone felt a little reserved.
Facing Jiang Linhai's inherent majesty, Zhou's father and mother did not dare to speak.
Jiang Linhai and Tian Huizhen were visiting their in-laws for the first time and didn't know what to say.
Finally, Zhou Rong broke the awkwardness and asked Jiang Linhai and Tian Huizhen whether they were busy with work recently and whether they had any dietary restrictions.
Tian Huizhen said, "We are all rough people, we are not picky about food, you can prepare whatever you like, the army does the same things every day, there is no such thing as busy or not busy, how are your jobs going?"
Zhou Rong: "We have to evaluate advanced units recently, so there are a lot of miscellaneous things to do."
Everyone chatted about work for a while and the atmosphere eased.
Tian Huizhen: "Father-in-law, mother-in-law, my Yiming is not doing things right. He got a marriage certificate with Acai without telling us and ignored a lot of etiquette. Lao Jiang and I apologize to you."
Mother Zhou: "Mother-in-law, you are too kind. It is fate that Xiao Jiang can be together with Wu Cai. As parents, we don't care about those empty formalities. We just hope that our two children can live a good life and not make us worry."
Tian Huizhen: "Don't worry, mother-in-law. If Yiming dares to bully Ah Cai, his father and I will whip him to death!"
Jiang Yiming: "...Mom, I won't bully Ah Cai. The Jiang family doesn't have the habit of bullying their wives."
When Zhou Cai heard the word "wife", her face turned red instantly. She lowered her head and didn't dare to look at anyone.
Tian Huizhen finally understood why her son fell in love with Zhou Cai at first sight. With her pretty face, pitiful and naive look, any man would be attracted to her.
Tian Huizhen: "Mother-in-law, it was not easy for you to raise Ah Cai. I wonder what you want in terms of the betrothal gift?"
Zhou's mother: "The policy is tight now. I know that you cadres need to set an example. You don't need to give a betrothal gift. Just treat my Wucai well in the future."
Tian Huizhen: "No matter how strict the policy is, it doesn't say that we can't marry, so we should be like this.
We plan to buy Ah Cai a bicycle, a sewing machine, a watch, new clothes for all seasons, and 660 yuan in cash. If you have other requests, we can negotiate."
Jiang Linhai and Jiang Yiming both looked at Tian Huizhen in surprise. They had clearly been discussing a bicycle, a watch, new clothes for four seasons, and 280 yuan in cash on the road. Why were they talking about something different now?
But the father and son did not raise any questions and accepted the amount of the betrothal gift given by Tian Huizhen.
As soon as Tian Huizhen saw Zhou Cai's expression, she knew that she was deceived by her own son. She felt a little ashamed and could only give a little more in the betrothal gift to express her apology...
Mother Zhou: "Thank you for your concern for Wucai. When she gets married, we will let her take all the gifts away."
Tian Huizhen: "We have everything where we live. You can keep the betrothal gifts."
Zhou's mother: "No, the child's father has a job, and the children will give him gifts from time to time. We don't lack anything."
Tian Huizhen admired Zhou's mother's character very much. She stopped mentioning the bride price and started discussing the wedding date.
They wanted to hold the wedding as soon as possible and let Zhou Cai live in the military compound.
Zhou's father disagreed, saying that Zhou Cai's leg injury had not healed yet and it was not suitable to hold a wedding. Besides, it was too hot now and the food would quickly go bad if the guests were entertained. It would not be too late to hold the wedding until the end of the year, when the weather is colder and the relatives in her hometown are free.
Zhou Cai and Jiang Yiming obtained a marriage certificate without his consent. His daughter was kidnapped, and postponing the wedding was his last insistence...