northernbook Chapter 324 I don’t even have the ability to marry you, so what qualifications do I have to marry yo
Chapter 324 I don’t even have the ability to marry you, so what qualifications do I have to marry yo
Chapter 324 I don’t even have the ability to marry you, so what qualifications do I have to marry you?
Mother Tang couldn't change the reality and could only sulk in her heart, so she stood up and was about to go back.
When she was leaving, she said to Xiao Tang forcefully, "Chun Ling, come back with me."
Xiao Tang looked at her and said stubbornly, "Mom, I'll go back later."
Mother Tang's chest heaved violently, and her expression was obviously about to change.
Director Wu's face darkened, and he said in a deep voice, "If you want to go back, go back. We still have some things to discuss. Chunling, please stay."
Mother Tang looked at her eldest brother with red eyes.
Mrs. Wu quickly stood up, supported her arm, and said, "Little sister, if you feel unwell, I will take you home."
After she finished speaking, she signaled to her two daughters and Tang Xueyan with her eyes.
The three girls immediately understood and stood up and walked over at the same time.
"Mom, I'll go back with you."
"Aunt, we'll take you there."
The four of them sent Tang's mother out directly.
After they left, Director Wu and Mr. Tang encouraged Xu Jianping.
Wu Zhixiang had also heard that Xu Jianping was selling pork and said, "I have some influence in the city's textile factory. If you want to go to the textile factory to find the chef to promote pork, I can go with you."
Xu Jianping was undoubtedly grateful: "Thank you so much."
Wu Zhixiang just smiled, then glanced at Jiang Yi before saying, "It's just a small favor. When the furniture factory grows bigger, we'll need Comrade Xu's pork to improve the food for our employees."
This immediately made the atmosphere relaxed.
Xu Yu knew that the matter had been settled. After thinking for a moment, he called Xiao Tang, "Let's go for a walk."
It just so happened that she had something to talk to Xiao Tang about, and she believed that Director Wu and the others also had something to talk to Brother Yi and the others about.
Xiao Tang now had a lot to say to Xu Yu, so he nodded, stood up and went out with her.
The two walked out of the yard.
There were not many people on the road after dark. The street lights on this road were turned off after eight o'clock in the evening, but the moonlight was beautiful tonight.
Xiao Tang said, "I almost had a fight with my mom just now."
"Xiaoyu, I'm really upset. I didn't expect my mother to suddenly become so... unreasonable."
"She clearly knows Jianping's current ability, yet she still wants such a large betrothal gift. It's obvious that she wants him to give up being with me."
When Xiao Tang finished speaking, his voice was obviously choked with sobs.
Xu Yu looked at her and found a tear hanging on her eyelid. He quickly took out a handkerchief from his pocket and handed it to her.
Xiao Tang took the handkerchief and wiped his eyes roughly.
Xu Yu said, "I almost couldn't help myself just now."
Xiao Tang looked at her.
Xu Yu told her bluntly, "I was so angry at the time. My second brother is such an outstanding man, why would your mother look down on him? At that moment, I wanted to take out a few thousand yuan and throw it in front of her, and tell her domineeringly: Don't even mention a thousand yuan for the betrothal gift. We can even give her several thousand yuan for the betrothal gift. Tell her not to look down on my second brother."
"But Brother Yi suppressed my thoughts. He used his eyes to calm me down. After thinking about it, I felt that as long as your parents didn't let go, our intervention would only make the situation worse."
"So, Xiao Tang, fortunately, apart from your mother's emotional difficulties that made things difficult for your second brother, the outcome was still good."
"Now we just need to think about how to help my second brother earn the money for the betrothal gift to marry you as soon as possible."
After hearing what Xu Yu said, Xiao Tang felt much better.
Yes, except for her mother who couldn't get over it and was too prejudiced against rural people, which made things so difficult for Jianping, no one else had any objections, so the result was good.
She said, "I made over a thousand dollars selling beauty and whitening pills for you this year, and I want to give it all to Jianping."
"Don't even think about it." Xu Yu said to her, "Men all have self-respect. If you give money to my second brother to marry you, he will definitely feel useless."
"But...he definitely won't make that much money this year from selling pigs."
"Who says we can't make money? When the time comes, we'll work together to find a way and we'll definitely be able to make money. So, Xiao Tang, you have to trust Second Brother."
Xiao Tang looked into Xu Yu's confident eyes and nodded after a while.
……
When Xu Yu and the others returned, it was already past ten o'clock.
Jiang Yi and Xu Yu each held one of the two babies.
They had already fallen asleep soundly in each other's arms.
Xu Jianping was about to hug one, but was stopped by Xu Yu.
Xu Yu asked him, "Second brother, what are your plans?"
Xu Jianping said: "When my eldest brother and his wife come back this month, I will discuss it with them. I still have a few hundred yuan, and I want to build the house after the busy farming season is over."
Jiang Yi asked him, "How many rooms do you plan to build?"
"Three rooms, maybe? I won't have enough money to build more." Xu Jianping said, "It just so happens that my eldest brother and his wife also want to build a house. I'll ask them if they want to join me when the time comes."
Xu Yu asked, "Are you planning to build it together with Big Brother and the others?"
Xu Jianping shook his head: "Not necessarily."
Xu Yu said, "You should discuss this with Xiao Tang."
Xu Jianping hummed, then continued, "After we sell the first batch of pork at home, the betrothal money should be almost there. Then I'll buy pigs from other villages and sell them. I should be able to raise enough money for three renminbi and one liang."
In fact, Xu Jianping's words were a bit idealistic. The net profit from selling all the twenty or thirty pigs should be only a few thousand yuan. The Tang family's betrothal gift should be more than a thousand yuan. Especially since there are too many uncertain factors in pig farming, who knows how much they can be sold for in the end.
But Xu Jianping would not say how much pressure he was under. He smiled and said to the two: "Fortunately, I listened to you and raised pigs this year, otherwise I wouldn't even be able to get a wife."
Xu Yu knew that he said this easily, but she couldn't think of the best solution for the moment, so she decided to discuss it with Brother Yi before going to bed at night, so that she would know how to help her second brother.
After the three of them returned to their residence, Yang Wenhui and the other two were still waiting.
The two babies were sleeping soundly, but they still woke them up when they took them over.
Tangtang was quite well-behaved. The nurse held him and just hummed twice in dissatisfaction before going to clean him.
Guoguo didn't sleep well and started crying.
In the end, it was Xu Yu who coaxed her into submission.
Yang Wenhui wanted to hug her again, but as soon as she did, the little girl started crying again.
Xu Yu simply carried her in his arms and washed her himself.
After the two babies were cleaned, fed, and put to sleep, Xu Yu and Jiang Yi washed up and went to bed.
Lying on the bed, Xu Yu said to Jiang Yi, "My parents will definitely give my second brother some money when the time comes, but it won't be enough. Building a house will cost several hundred yuan, and we have to buy furniture. Besides that, the betrothal gifts will add up to thousands. Unless my second brother can guarantee that all the pigs he raises will grow to 100 to 200 kilograms in six months and can be sold without any accidents, even if my parents help, it won't be enough."
After saying this, she looked at Jiang Yi and said, "Brother Yi, I want to help my second brother."
They had money, but it belonged to them as a couple, and she couldn't make the decision alone.
Jiang Yi put one arm around her waist and stroked her back with the other, saying, "If you want to help, just help."
Then he said, "Big brother and his family will definitely help Jianping when the time comes. Tomorrow we will go to the station and ask someone to take a message to Big brother and his wife, asking them to go back early. Then we can discuss it with Big brother and his family first."
Xu Yu also felt that his elder brother and sister-in-law would definitely help his second brother, so he nodded.
Jiang Yi added, "Bricks, tiles, and furniture can be bought at the lowest price. My comrades can also help build the house, which will help him save some money."
Xu Yu thought about their trip to the provincial capital on May Day, and said, "We won't be able to help by then. It's best to finalize all these things this month."
"Ah."
The next morning, Xu Jianping went out for a run with Jiang Yi again.
When I came back, I still came with Xiao Tang.
Xu Jianping had obviously told her about building the house.
Xiao Tang didn't care: "When the time comes, we'll build it based on how the land on your side can be arranged."
This is how it was decided.
Xu Yu asked about Xiao Tang's mother's reaction afterwards.
Xiao Tang told them: "She had already fallen asleep when I got back, and she hadn't come out of the room when I left in the morning."
Her mother obviously wanted to have a cold war with Xiao Tang.
Xiao Tang didn't care and said with a smile: "It's best if she doesn't care about me."
Xu Yu didn't know what to say, so he encouraged her a few words.
Xiao Tang had to go to work, so he stayed here for a while before being sent away by Xu Jianping.
As they walked out of the street, Xiao Tang said to Xu Jianping, "Jianping, since we've decided to date with the goal of getting married, I hope that no matter what happens in the future, or what difficulties we encounter, we'll shoulder them together."
She thought about it all night and still wanted to give him the money she had.
Xu Jianping tilted his head to look at her, as if he had guessed what she was thinking. He said to her seriously, "I don't even have the ability to marry you, so what qualifications do I have to marry you? Even if we have to share the good and the bad, it will be after we get married. Before we get married, I want to prove my ability to your parents so that your mother can rest assured that you will marry me."