The groom was kidnapped on the wedding day? Fine! I'll marry someone else.

Chapter 116 The Xu family’s wedding banquet for their daughter’s wedding is about to begin!

Xu Yu looked at the girl in front of him.

The Zhao family was not well off, especially in the past few years when they were basically hungry and cold, so Zhao Xiangyun looked only about thirteen or fourteen years old.

However, in recent years, this generation has grown up. Except for Zhao Cui'e and Zhao Yunxiang, who are girls, the other four in the Zhao family are boys. Now there are three adult strong laborers. With more labor force, life has become much better.

Even so, it's still not as good as theirs.

So when Brother Xu and Zhao Cui'e got engaged, the two families agreed that the Xu family would pay a betrothal gift of 200 yuan and three transfers, make a few sets of clothes for Zhao Cui'e, and give the Zhao family half a pig during the wedding banquet.

The most important point is that Zhao Cui'e will not bring back the 200 yuan betrothal money, nor will she have much dowry.

All of Xu's family members agreed with this.

Such conditions are among the best in the surrounding villages.

But Zhao Yunxiang suddenly said this to Xu Yu, and Xu Yu didn't believe it was her own idea.

She subconsciously glanced at the Zhao family member who was talking affectionately with her mother, and asked Zhao Xiangyun with a smile: "Sister Xiangyun, are your second and third brothers planning to get married next year?"

Zhao Xiangyun didn't react to the deep meaning of Xu Yu's question for a moment, and subconsciously nodded and smiled and replied: "Yes."

Then he asked, "Sister Xiaoyu, why are you asking this?"

Xu Yu looked at her with a smile.

Zhao Xiangyun felt a chill inexplicably.

After a while, Xu Yu asked again, "Do you know how much betrothal gift Brother Yi gave to our family?"

"I know!"

Because they knew this, they felt that the dowry for the second sister to marry the second brother-in-law would be too little, and they planned to let her test Xu Yu first.

"Not only do we know about this, but everyone in the surrounding villages knows about it."

"Everyone envies you. They all want to find a good man who can pay such a large gift."

Xu Yu looked at the girl in front of him, his smile widening. "Really? In that case, when your second and third brothers get married, they'll probably want that much in gifts too. Do you think your family can afford it?"

Zhao Xiangyun was frightened by this. "Sister Xiaoyu, are you kidding? Our family is so poor, how can we possibly afford such a large dowry? Wouldn't that be a death sentence for our entire family?"

"Weren't you the one who started joking?" Xu Yu imitated her and said with a smile, "Our Xu family isn't much better off than yours. My brother has only been working for a short time. How can you ask whether our family can afford the betrothal gift that Brother Yi's family gave us?"

"Didn't Brother-in-law Jiang give your family a thousand yuan? You can't take it all back, right?"

"Yes, otherwise everyone will say that I brought it with me when I married Jiang Wei, but I didn't bring it with me when I married Brother Yi. My family wants his betrothal money."

"You brought so much back? Did your family still give you a dowry?"

"Give it to me."

"How much? You won't give a thousand too, will you?"

"Keep your voice down! Why are you shouting so loudly? Don't you know that everyone has been watching our family these past few days?" Xu Yu looked at Zhao Yunxiang, who was looking very excited, and said to her, "How could our family have so much money? It's obvious that we can't have the same amount of dowry."

At this point, Xu Yu was silent for two seconds, and suddenly asked: "You ask this, isn't it because Uncle Zhao and Aunt Zhao also want our Xu family to give a thousand yuan betrothal gift when my brother gets married?"

How could Zhao Xiangyun admit it? "Definitely not!"

"I don't think your family would change their minds and increase the betrothal gift at the last minute." Xu Yu said in a tone that said, "I trust your family very much."

"I'll be frank with you. Our family's money is definitely important for my eldest brother to marry my sister-in-law. My dowry is definitely much less than the betrothal gift given by Brother Yi. But you'd better not ask about this, otherwise people will say that our family is attracted by Brother Yi's money. And if your family asks, they will think that your family is greedy and wants to temporarily increase the betrothal gift. Everyone knows that my sister-in-law went to college because of my family and my eldest brother. If you do this, everyone will call you heartless and say you are selling out your daughter."

"They didn't! We didn't!" Zhao Xiangyun said loudly in a panic, feeling guilty. "I just asked without thinking. Sister Xiaoyu, please don't tell anyone."

Xu Yu nodded. "I won't say it, but you'd better not say it. You know Brother Yi is different from others. He earned his money by risking his life on the battlefield. Not to mention our village, even in the whole town and the whole county, there are not many families who can afford the betrothal gifts he gave."

"Besides, the betrothal gift our family gave your family is the best in the surrounding villages, except for Brother Yi's. Most other girls will take the betrothal gift back with them when they get married. Even if they can't take it back, they will take at least half of it as a dowry. My mother said that she understands that it's not easy for your family to support your sister-in-law, so she doesn't mind even if the dowry is only ten or eight yuan."

"Don't you think my sister-in-law is very lucky to have a mother-in-law like my mother?"

"The most important thing is, my eldest brother has a stable job, earning several dozen yuan a month. If you're discouraging him with the betrothal gift now, he'll definitely refuse to buy anything for you in the future. Isn't that more trouble than gain?"

Zhao Xiangyun stopped talking.

She felt that Xu Yu's analysis was particularly correct.

So she couldn't let Xu Yu spread the words her mother asked her to say.

She also planned to talk to her mother and the others about what Xu Yu had said.

She felt that her brother-in-law was a really good person. If she really let his feelings down because of the betrothal gift, she might not be able to buy candy from him in the future.

Thinking of this, she nodded to Xu Yu: "Sister Xiaoyu, I understand. I will definitely not talk about this again."

"That's right." Xu Yu patted her shoulder and changed the subject: "Do you want to go play over there with me?"

Zhao Xiangyun shook her head. Her mission was to reveal her mother's words to Xu Yu. Now that she had been enlightened by Xu Yu, she was no longer in the mood to be with her.

"I remembered I need to watch over my brother so he doesn't run around. Sister Xiaoyu, go and do your thing. I won't be with you."

"Row."

Xu Yu walked past her with a smile.

After taking two steps out, the smile on his face disappeared.

The Zhao family was testing her today with these words, and she couldn't tell them directly to her parents and elder brother, but she definitely had to let them know.

So she searched the yard and finally found her second brother who was preparing to set off the firecrackers that Xiao Tang had brought when he welcomed the relatives.

At this time, Xiao Tang and a group of children were standing not far away. When the firecrackers were set off, they all covered their ears and laughed so brightly.

Xu Yu waited until the firecrackers were all set off before calling Xu Jianping, "Second Brother."

Brother Xu also had a bright smile on his face, and he turned his head to look over when he heard the voice.

Xu Yu waved at him: "Second brother, come here."

Xu Jianping hurried towards her.

Xiao Tang, who was standing not far away, also came over.

The two of them quickly walked in front of Xu Yu. Xu Yu glanced at Xiao Tang, thinking it was not a good idea to let her know about this, so he said, "Xiao Tang, I have something to discuss with my second brother in private. Please wait here for a moment, it will be over soon."

Xiao Tang nodded quickly: "Okay, go ahead."

Xu Yu was worried, so he called another cousin to come and accompany Xiao Tang.

Then the brother and sister walked to a deserted place and stopped. Xu Yu quickly repeated to him what Zhao Xiangyun had said to her.

Xu Jianping frowned after hearing this. Although he had a low emotional intelligence, he was reliable in other matters. "Since the Zhao family sent Zhao Yunxiang to test you, they definitely won't dismiss you just because of a few words. It's not a good idea to let Big Brother know this in advance."

At this point, he thought for a moment before adding, "Well... I'll wait until these two days are over before I tell Mom about it. By then, Mom and Dad will have a better idea of ​​what's going on."

Xu Yu nodded: "This is the only way, but do you think that if the Zhao family really increases the betrothal gift, will my parents and eldest brother agree?"

Xu Jianping's expression was a little gloomy: "If our family can afford it, we should agree. After all, my eldest brother and sister-in-law have had such a long-standing relationship."

Xu Yu also thought so, but: "Even if the Zhao family increases the betrothal gift, my parents and eldest brother probably won't tell my sister-in-law. I think it's best to let my sister-in-law know about this."

"Yes." Xu Jianping nodded, and suddenly said to Xu Yu seriously: "I will handle this matter, you don't have to get involved, you and Jiang Yi just live your life well."

Xu Yu frowned: "We are a family. Your business is my business. What do you mean I should stay out of it? You have to keep me informed of the progress of this matter."

Xu Jianping loved his sister and would definitely not let her get angry on a day like today, so he nodded and said, "Okay, okay, I'll let you know when the time comes."

As for what will happen then, we will definitely talk about it then.

Just then, another guest came, and Xu Jianping went to greet him again.

Even when entertaining relatives at noon, the Xu family had more than a dozen tables.

Later, many relatives really wanted to give Xu Yu money, but they were all rejected by Xu Yu and Zhang Hongmei.

Unexpectedly, several uncles and aunts also called Xu Yu aside and wanted to give her another ten yuan, but Xu Yu refused.

In the afternoon, the Xu family became even more lively.

Especially around four or five in the afternoon, people from the village also arrived one after another.

Everyone congratulated Xu Kui and the others who were welcoming the guests:

"congratulations!"

"Thank you, thank you. Everyone please take your own seats."

There were not enough bowls and chopsticks at that time, so everyone brought their own bowls and chopsticks when they came. Those who wanted to drink also brought their own wine glasses.

The banquet tables were all set up in the yard.

Since there was no room in the Xu family's yard, they were placed in the other rooms of the Xu family.

Amid the crackling sound of firecrackers, a resounding voice rang out: "The Xu family's daughter's wedding banquet is about to begin!"