Chen Kang came back from paying homage to his parents, sister and brother-in-law in a low mood. It wasn't until Zhou Papi, the village head, took his children and grandchildren, and Grandma Zhou took her children and grandchildren to visit Lejia, and saw his teenage playmates again, that he
Smile again.
Village Chief Zhou only learned from Cheng Youde that Chen Hongying's brother was back on the seventh day of the lunar month, because at that time his sons had not returned from taking the children to their grandmother's house, and he did not go to Le's house to see Chen Kang.
Zhou Papi has less impression of Chen Kang. He is several years younger than Chen Kang and they don’t play together often. Village Chief Zhou is more familiar with Chen Kang.
Zhou "Nai" "Nai" is also very familiar with Chen Kang. Zhou Fu and Chen Kang used to be relatively good playmates.
Village Chief Zhou and others knew the reason why Chen Kang had not returned to the village for decades, and they also wanted to capture a certain letter writer and skin him and cramp him to relieve their hatred.
Village Chief Zhou also wanted to invite Chen Kang's family to dinner, but Chen Kang declined. He just wanted to stay at his nephew's house when he came back this time, and then visit his childhood playmate's house when he came back later.
The five descendants of Chen Kang's family only went to Chen Dalian's house for a meal at noon on the ninth day of the lunar month. Chen Dalian invited many elders of the same clan to accompany him. From then on, people in Meicun knew that old uncle Chen Kang from Yueqing had returned.
Visiting relatives in the village.
On the tenth day of the lunar month, Beautiful Boy and Yan Shaolan returned to Beijing for the third time.
The five members of Chen Kang's family continued to live there until after the Lantern Festival. The five grandparents and grandchildren reluctantly set off home. They still wanted to live there, but Chen Xin was a high school lecturer. The senior year of high school was about to start, and Chen Xin originally wanted to
When he went to work, he asked for leave in advance, but it was delayed a few times.
The sons were going to work, so Chen Kang Zhouwei naturally returned to Hunan Province with his sons.
Recognizing his uncle meant that for Le's father, he had a new family in the future. The Le family was not a mere commander without relatives and friends. He and Zhou Qiufeng sent off his uncle's family and were already preparing for the spring sowing.
Boss Wu and his family returned to the provincial capital to celebrate the New Year with his brothers and sisters during the Spring Festival holiday. They returned to Jiudao just after the Lantern Festival. Mrs. Wu and her son and daughter-in-law visited Lejia on the 10th.
Zhou Ming did not go to his grandmother's house and went back to school on the 19th day of the lunar calendar.
On the 20th day of the lunar calendar, Mrs. Zhou took her daughter to her grandmother's house. She returned home happily and reported the good news to her man when she got home: "Xia Long, Chunmei is getting married."
Brother Zhou looked indifferent: "Chunmei will get married as soon as she gets married. Tell me what to do?"
"Zhou Xialong, what are you saying? Chunmei is your daughter, and this is how you treat your own girl?" Sister-in-law Zhou was so angry that she exploded on the spot.
"My daughter? Isn't Chunmei the daughter of you and your natal family? Look, when Chunmei falls in love, the first thing she tells is you and your natal family. When did you tell me? Who is Chunmei's boyfriend?
, what does it look like, what year and when was it born, have you ever told me?
When Chunmei’s boyfriend met his parents, it was you and your family who were in your control. Did you inform me? Did you bring it back to me to see?
Now that the man and Chunmei are planning to get married, they are also discussing it with you and your family. I don’t even know the name of Chunmei’s boyfriend, let alone whether he looks round or flat. From the beginning to the end, you and your family
I never thought of asking my mother or me what we meant.
Liu Tong, let’s talk now, what should you and I say, and how should you and I treat my girl?”
"You and me" was bombarded with a series of questions from Zhou Xialong. Sister-in-law Zhou, who was originally very arrogant, was instantly choked to speechless, blushed, and couldn't even answer a single sentence.
Zhou "Nai" "Nai" said nothing, didn't ask questions, and didn't help with the situation.
"Liu Tong, what are you talking about? Are you mute?" The woman pretended to be deaf and mute. Brother Zhou was so angry that he was very capable and proud. Why, in the blink of an eye, he seemed to be strangling his neck.
Say something?
"We, we" were yelled at. Mrs. Zhou's back tensed up and she defended: "Chunmei, it's because you are usually too fierce and I don't dare to follow you. I thought you wouldn't care about this."
I didn’t come back to discuss it with you now.”
"What are you discussing with me?" Brother Zhou was so angry that he didn't even want to speak, and he had to ask clearly about the situation.
"The man is scheduled to get married on May Day. We have the May Day holiday and everyone has time to go out and have a drink. What does Chunmei mean?" The man's face was gloomy. Sister-in-law Zhou said in a voice that the man had pre-selected the day. When it comes to the most important thing, she doesn't want to
Dare.
"You, I listen."
"We are too far away from the county seat of Zhuxian County. It's already noon before we get back from makeup. Even if the groom's wedding car comes from there and goes back, he can't make it home before noon. It's unlucky to get home after noon. Grandma's house is so far away from the groom's house.
The hotel is closer, Chunmei wants to get married at her grandma's house."
Sister-in-law Zhou looked at the man's face and saw his eyebrows raised. She was so frightened that her heart almost jumped out of her throat. It was her mother and brother's idea to let Chunmei get married at her grandma's house.
When you get married, the bride price will naturally be sent to your grandma's house.
Grandma Zhou almost thought there was something wrong with her ears. Who are you, Liu Tong? How could the Liu family allow Zhou Chunmei to marry into her grandma's house?
Brother Zhou laughed angrily: "It seems that the man promised the Liu family a lot of gifts, right?"
"No, no, the man doesn't want to give a lot of betrothal gifts. Grandma and I will give whatever we want according to local customs. Anyway, it's for Chunmei to take back, isn't it?" Mrs. Zhou's heart was beating wildly, and she didn't dare to speak up because of her guilty conscience.
See Zhou Xialong.
"Liu Tong, you and your family are so shameless. Why should the girl I raised get married in the Liu family? I raised the girl, but my grandmother and uncle robbed me of the bride price and credit given to me by the man. You and I
Where do your parents have the shame to do such a shameless thing?"
Brother Zhou was angry, but he was very calm: "It's not impossible to want Zhou Chunmei to marry at grandma's house. I only have two conditions. The first condition is to move Zhou Chunmei's household registration to grandma's house, or let Zhou Chunmei marry that person.
I first got a marriage certificate and moved my household registration before having the wedding.
Zhou Chunmei’s household registration is not here, it doesn’t matter where she gets married, but she still has her household registration at home but she gets married at her grandma’s house. I can’t afford to lose this person. If I can’t do this, Chunmei’s household registration is in Meizijing Village, so she must marry at home, and the bride price must be given to me.
At hand, I will also take care of the banquet matters.
Chunmei has not changed her household registration. If she dares to marry her grandma, whoever she dares to marry, I will go hit the Liu family with an ax and cut off the bastard’s legs. Anyone who wants to embarrass me will not want to lose face."
After being scolded for being shameless, Mrs. Zhou's face started to heat up. When she found the man staring at her fiercely, she was so frightened that she could hardly breathe. Zhou Xialong must have guessed that the man wanted to give a lot of gifts, so he did not agree with Chunmei's marriage at her grandmother's house.
.
The bride price prepared by the man is indeed very generous. In addition to the necessary items for a local wedding, there is at least ten thousand in cash, and there is also an apartment. That apartment
Sister-in-law Zhou's heart was beating hard, her mind was changing for a while, and she asked: "What other conditions are there?"
Judging from Liu Tong's tone, she knew that she agreed to Chunmei's change of household registration. Brother Zhou grimaced and gritted his teeth for the second condition: "The second condition is that Chunmei's marriage will be discussed between you and your mother's family. The bride price
It's up to you and your natal family to take it, and the benefits will be yours. Then, if Chunmei needs support from her natal family in the future, you don't have to come to me, and you will bear it all.
If you and your natal family want to waste the gift, you must write a contract according to the conditions I proposed, and you and your natal family will sign it. Otherwise, I firmly disagree with Chunmei getting married in the Liu family. Who dares to hold a banquet behind my back?
Go and destroy the Liu family. Anyway, I will lose my face and my life will be unhappy. None of you can live happily."
"Write a contract? There's no need for this, right? Does my family need such a status?" Liu Tong felt that the second condition was nothing, but if she had to write a contract, wouldn't this be a slap in the face to her natal family?
"If you don't write a contract, you won't have to discuss it," Brother Zhou sneered: "I worked hard outside to earn money to give the girl a gift. I worked hard to raise the girl. My mother raised her granddaughter from childhood and did not enjoy the slightest filial piety from Chunmei.
, Grandma and uncle have never raised Chunmei, but now they have the audacity to ask my girl to marry her at grandma’s house and wait to receive the betrothal gift and get the benefits. What kind of logic is this?
When the benefits are received, they rush out to become their natal family members, and don’t want to take care of them after receiving the benefits. How can it be so inconvenient? If you want to receive betrothal gifts and get benefits, you must bear the responsibility of being Chunmei’s natal family. How can the Liu family let the Liu family
To get the benefits, my Zhou family needs to contribute.
Liu Tong, this is my condition. You and your mother-in-law can choose for themselves. If you don’t agree, from now on, you can’t get involved in Chunmei’s marriage. Let the man come to my house to see me. If I like it, we can discuss it.
Betrothal gifts and banquets, all the betrothal gifts given by the man must also be decided by me. Without my consent, if you want to get married, there is no way. At worst, I will do nothing and go to the man’s family to cause trouble, causing the man to voluntarily marry Chunmei.
separate."
The man's tone was strong, but Sister-in-law Zhou felt unsure, so she started to discuss it loudly: "Let me, I'll discuss it with Chunmei."
"We need to discuss it quickly. Make a decision now. If you don't wait until the expiration date, if you bother me with this matter in the future, the only way for us to get divorced is to divorce." Brother Zhou really doesn't want to talk to his mother-in-law anymore. She has already turned her heart to her parents' family.
She's gone and there's no way she can get her back, so just let her go.
Hearing Zhou Xialong mention divorce again, Mrs. Zhou's face stiffened, she stood for a few seconds, turned around, walked out of the kitchen quickly, and ran towards the back of the village.
She had just come back from her parents' house, and her things were still left in the upper room. Because she was so happy, she immediately went to the kitchen to marry the man and the girl, and they ended up unhappy. Her buttocks didn't even touch the bench at home, and other benches were not warm enough to sit on.
The daughter-in-law went out, and Grandma Zhou sighed: "Oh, my family is unlucky." My family was unlucky, so I married an unkind wife.
Brother Zhou lowered his head in shame: "Mom, it's all my fault. I didn't take care of Chunmei, so she was misled by her mother and her grandmother's family."
"Don't put it on yourself. It's not your problem. It's because they are too preoccupied. Their hearts are higher and their hands are lower than their feet. I'm afraid they'll suffer a big loss sooner or later." Zhou Nai didn't feel very good.
Fortunately, Chunmei and Liu Tong didn't know their own importance, and they would suffer big losses sooner or later.
Brother Zhou is also worried that the two girls will get into trouble, so he tries to prevent it as much as possible, just like letting Chunmei change her household registration, and moving Chunmei's household registration out. After she gets married, she can do whatever she wants in her own home, and she can live no matter what she wants.
It's up to her, and he won't take the blame.
He also believed that Liu Tong and the Liu family would agree to the conditions he proposed. Those people were snobbish, looked down on the inferior and favored the superior, disliked the poor and loved the rich. It was precisely because he saw clearly that he slowly moved away from the Liu family.
In the past, the Zhou family was relatively wealthy, and the Liu family was very friendly and often came to keep in touch with each other. Since the Liu family had some change seven years ago, their family wealth was richer than that of the Zhou family, so they no longer came to the Zhou family.
Guessing Liu Jiarao's reaction, Brother Zhou quickly went to his sister's house and informed his sister and brother-in-law about Zhou Chunmei's marriage to her grandmother's house. He wanted to ask Brother Chao's brother to ask Attorney Xiao to draw up a sample contract.
When Mr. Yi and Mr. Hua heard the news that the girl from the Zhou family was preparing to leave the court at her grandma's house, she was shocked by the shamelessness of the Liu family, the grandma of the Zhou family's grandson. Historically, only when the son-in-law's family and the family were dead, and no elders made the decision anymore, could the grandma's family
I will let my grandson get married at my grandma's house.
But now, the girls of the Zhou family are well-off, and the grandmother is still alive, but the grandmother's family actually arranges for the granddaughter to come out of the family. This must be so shameless.
Lele's father, Zhou Qiufeng, was also shocked. From his brother's tone, he guessed that the man might have a large betrothal gift, and that his grandmother's family was planning a betrothal gift. They had nothing to offer, so they called Lele's beautiful brother to ask for support.
After returning to Beijing, the beautiful young man from the Chao family stayed at home for two days to accompany his grandmother. Then he and his friends visited each other. When he received a call from his fourth uncle and his fourth aunt, he answered the call immediately and sent a copy of the contract to Uncle Zhou tomorrow.
Sister-in-law Zhou ran out of the village despite the cold and arrived at the rice field area in the northwest direction of the village. Seeing no one around, she took out her mobile phone and called her natal brother and parents to discuss the conditions proposed by Zhou Xialong.
Liu Tong's younger brother, Liu Jiagui, was out looking for fun. When he received a call and heard that his sister Zhou Xialong would not allow Zhou Chunmei to marry at the Liu family, he became anxious. The man promised a large betrothal gift. If Zhou Chunmei did not marry at the Liu family, the gift would be given to her at the wedding.
How could the gift money from the car be sent to the Liu family?
If the gift money is not sent to the Liu family, how could it possibly fall into his own pocket?
For that windfall, Liu Jiagui rushed home in a hurry to discuss the big plan with his family.
Grandma Liu and Grandpa Liu also received a call from their daughter Liu Tong, offering advice on Zhou Chunmei's marriage to the Liu family. When her son came back, the whole family came up with suggestions.
The whole family discussed for a long time, but in the end they couldn't bear to let the fat fly away. They unanimously agreed to accept the conditions proposed by Zhou Xialong. Isn't it just to become a family member? If Zhou Chunmei quarreled after getting married and needed support, they would go
Just go through the motions, there are no risks.
Besides, what does Zhou Chunmei really have? After all, Zhou Chunmei is Zhou Xialong's biological daughter, so Zhou Xialong can really not care about it.
As for relocating the household registration, Zhou Xialong was probably afraid that the girl's household registration would be at home. If Zhou Chunmei gave birth to a child, her household registration would also be transferred to the Zhou family, and she would need to divide Zhou Ming's family property, so she asked to move her household registration first.
After analysis, the young and old of the Liu family unanimously felt that Zhou Xialong's conditions were not a big deal, so they quickly called Zhou Chunmei's boyfriend. The woman's father did not agree to Zhou Chunmei's marriage unless the man showed sincerity and issued a marriage certificate to Zhou Chunmei's
The banquet will be held after the household registration has been moved to the groom's family, otherwise there is no need to discuss it.
The man was originally unwilling to obtain a certificate to move his household first, but Liu Jiagui bit his brother-in-law to death. The man could not do it and firmly refused to agree to his daughter's marriage. Otherwise, there would be a wedding that would make people unable to step down.
The two parties talked for a long time, and the man finally agreed, promising to apply for a marriage certificate and move house next week, and then hold a banquet on May Day.
Liu Jiagui settled the matter with the man, and then contacted his sister to exchange opinions.
Mrs. Zhou discussed with her family for a while and waited for her brother to discuss Zhou Chunmei's household registration with her husband. She felt a little cold. She blew the cold wind for almost half an hour before she heard back.
After the deal was settled, Mrs. Zhou rubbed her cold face and hurried home. She rubbed her face and hands again outside the house to warm her face. She pretended that she just came back from a visit and wandered into the kitchen. She didn't see Zhou Xialong.
Pretend nothing happened, pack your things, and warm yourself by the fire.
Brother Zhou didn't go home until evening, so he probably forgot about the matter with Liu Tong.
He was not in a hurry, but Mrs. Zhou was. When it was time to go to bed at night, she followed the man to the lower room and discussed in a loud voice: "His dad, the man accepts the request to move house at noon, and grandpa and his uncle will also do as you ask.
, look, where are you going to get things done?"
Sure enough, the man must have promised a betrothal gift, which is why the Liu family was so anxious. Brother Zhou said casually: "See you when you have time."
Sister-in-law Zhou was dumbfounded. Zhou Xialong wouldn’t want to go back on his word, would he?
She was afraid that Zhou Xialong would regret and change his mind, so she wanted to hurry up and sign a contract, but she didn't dare to show it too obviously, and she felt anxious in her heart.
Brother Zhou is not in a hurry, he just does whatever he has to do, visits each other in the village, chats about what kind of rice will be planted this year, and exchanges information about where there is work and where to work.
He wandered around outside, and even went to Le's house in the evening to receive a sample of the contract from Brother Chao. He was speechless after reading the sample of the contract. A lawyer is a lawyer. He was thoughtful and not only listed the responsibilities of both parties.
Every detail is clearly stated, and even the consequences of various disputes that may arise in the future are clearly written.
There are also things that need to be paid attention to when signing a contract listed by the lawyer. Not only must you sign and fingerprint, it is best to also write down your ID number and address.
After seeing the contract sample, Brother Zhou knew what was going on, but he still pretended that nothing happened and wandered around, never mentioning the matter of signing the contract again.
He was not in a hurry. Sister-in-law Zhou was almost dying of anxiety. She waited again and again. By the next Monday, Zhou Xialong had no response and there was no intention to sign a contract. On Tuesday, she couldn't bear it anymore and urged her again, and again on Wednesday.
, still didn’t get a response, on Thursday, I simply followed Zhou Xialong in case he ran away.
After being urged several times, Brother Zhou was "forced" to agree to settle the contract on Friday. Sister Zhou immediately notified her family and asked her parents to come to Jiudao Township Street to sign the contract.
Liu Jiagui waited for a long time, almost thinking that the duck in his mouth was about to fly away, and he was so anxious that he quickly got angry. When his sister Zhou Xialong agreed to sign the contract, he dragged his family and drove to Xiang Street in Jiudao Township on Friday morning to meet up with his sister and brother-in-law.
Then I went to a copy shop to print out the contract.
Brother Zhou quietly took out a sample of the contract and asked his brother-in-law to copy it by hand.
Liu Jiagui couldn't help but hesitate after reading the terms listed in the contract, but then thought of the expensive gift, and still couldn't resist the temptation. Finally, he gritted his teeth and copied several copies by hand, and then filled in his ID number and address.
, signed and stamped.
Liu Jiagui's daughter-in-law didn't want to sign at first. No one from Brother Zhou's Liu family could be missing, and the contract would not count. He would never let Zhou Chunmei get married in the Liu family. That's why she couldn't resist her husband's hints and her interest in the bride price, so she also signed.
Draw a sign.
The identity information of Grandpa Liu and Grandma Liu was also filled in, and they also signed and stamped their signatures. Sister-in-law Zhou Liu Tong also signed and fingerprinted.
Brother Zhou carefully compared the original sample with the actual contract to confirm that there were no typos or misleading places. He also signed and stamped the date and place of signing the contract.
The contract is made in duplicate, and each person who signs it has one copy.
Brother Zhou made several copies of his own in case of emergency.
After signing the contract, Brother Zhou walked away with his own contract. Liu Jiagui was so angry that he wanted to jump, but he finally endured it, paid the fee, and happily returned to his home with his family, secretly waiting to receive the gift.
Zhou Ge made a contract with the Liu family and waited for the Liu family to bring the man to move Zhou Chunmei's household registration. He didn't wait long. On the second day of the second lunar month, Zhou Chunmei's prospective boyfriend went to apply for a marriage certificate with Zhou Chunmei and transferred Zhou Chunmei's household registration.