Famine Bride: Marry into the best in-laws and win

After Uncle Xu and Aunt Xu left, the Xu family breathed a sigh of relief.

Especially Xu Mingyue, she has always been confused. They are obviously nieces, but why do her second uncle and second aunt like Xu Manyue more.

Xu Manyue only has a junior high school education, and she is a high school student. In two years, she will be able to take the college entrance examination. When she graduates and is assigned a job, she will be a cadre, and her husband will also be a cadre when she marries.

There are no cadres in the entire Qingshan Brigade.

Someone who couldn't even get into high school could never compare to her.

Mrs. Xu looked at Xu Manyue and sighed, "Tell me, what do you want in order to marry into the Shen family?"

"As long as it's not excessive, we can satisfy you."

Today she finally saw clearly that her granddaughter was not someone who could be easily fooled.

Otherwise, there wouldn't be so many things going on.

Old Man Xu frowned and glanced at Xu Manyue. "You spoiled a little girl with whatever you gave her. Her temper has been spoiled."

If she were half as sensible as Mingyue, so many problems wouldn't have happened.

Xu Manyue thought about it and was about to speak out her request.

Tian Lanfang suddenly stood up and interrupted her, "What do you want? She was born and raised by me, so her marriage is naturally decided by us as her parents. This is how every daughter's marriage is arranged."

"Dad, Mom, please ignore her."

"The replacement marriage has been decided. She will be married off after the full moon. As for the dowry and other things, there is a famine now and every household is in trouble. My family doesn't have the money for it. A quilt and a basin will be enough for her."

When Xu Mingyue heard this, her originally nervous mood couldn't help but relax.

She looked at her cousin with pity in her eyes.

It's really pitiful. Neither her father loves her nor her mother cares for her. Even the most important event in a woman's life, marriage, is ruined by her own parents.

When she married into a family like the Shen family, her unfortunate life would have just begun.

Xu Manyue sneered and ignored Tian Lanfang. Instead, she looked up at the person who made the decision in the Xu family - Old Lady Xu, and directly stated her request.

"You can marry me in my place, but I want twenty yuan as a dowry, plus a wardrobe, a box, a quilt, a basin, and a bucket. You can't have any less."

"You can't just use wardrobes, boxes, quilts, and the like to fool me. Otherwise, even if I really marry into the Shen family, I will never let you have an easy life."

"No, we can't do that in this family." Mrs. Xu's face changed drastically, and she refused immediately without saying a word.

She is going to empty this house.

Old man Xu slammed the table and pointed at Xu Manyue, "It doesn't cost that much to marry a wife nowadays. You really don't want your family to have an easy life!"

"Besides, there's no way my family can give you that much money."

During difficult times and famine years, most people didn’t even hold wedding banquets.

At most, you can spend a few cents to buy a pound of fruit and some sugar, share in the joy, get the family together to have a meal, put up a few big red wedding characters, and the marriage is considered a success.

In the past two years, when a girl gets married, the dowry is basically one or two quilts, some basins and buckets, etc.

In addition, families with better conditions would make a few cabinets and boxes and secretly put a few dollars in the bottom of the boxes for their daughters.

To marry a wife, the most you have to pay is a little more in the betrothal gift, usually around five or ten yuan. A betrothal gift of twenty yuan is only available in the city.

Her demands are enough to marry several wives.

Tian Lanfang's face turned grim. "Man Yue, are you willing to break up this family?"

"Don't even mention that our family can't come up with twenty yuan. Even if we can, what will happen to your brother, your younger brother, and Mingyue when they get married?"

Xu Shanping also thought of this. "No, there's nothing. At most, I can pack you a box and some clothes, but nothing else."

Even if there is, it is impossible to give her a daughter who marries out.

Xu Xiangyang, who had been silent all this time, spoke up, "Man Yue, I remember you weren't like this before."

His sister used to be well-behaved and sensible. She never made her parents worry and never caused trouble for her brother.

He also cares very much about his younger brother Xiangbei.

But how has it changed now? It has become strange and sharp.

Before getting married, she was already thinking about emptying her parents' home.

Xu Manyue was unmoved, "I have indeed changed, but you are not much better."

People who have died once will naturally change, but some people may continue to change from beginning to end.

Xu Xiangyang frowned and quickly understood what she meant. "Are you blaming us for being partial?"

He didn't understand why his own sister was so ignorant. He, his parents, and his grandparents were all there for him, but they only took extra care of his cousin because she had lost her parents.

How come in Man Yue's eyes, it became their partiality.

Xu Manyue smiled and said, "So you also know that your hearts are biased. I thought you were going to pretend to be deaf and dumb."

Look, this is her most beloved relative in her previous life.

Xu Xiangyang's face looked a little unhappy. "In our hearts, there is no difference between you and Mingyue."

"Just take better care of her. It's just a small matter. There's no need to be so picky."

Xu Manyue's tone turned cold. "You really don't understand, or did you get kicked in the head by a donkey? You say I'm petty, so today I'm going to show you how petty I am."

"Ever since Xu Mingyue came back, you guys forcibly gave my room to her and drove me out to live in that shabby thatched hut. I've been living there for a year."

"There was nothing in there. Even the bed was made of a few broken wooden boards with some straw spread out on it."

"The quilt was also discarded a long time ago. The cotton inside has become hard. It is always cold when I cover it with it in winter."

"You said you treat Xu Mingyue and me equally, then why do you always secretly bring her some pretty hairbands every time you come back from the commune? You even took her to meet my fiancé without telling me, and helped cover up for them both."

"Xu Xiangyang, when you did these things, did you ever think that you are my brother and that Lu Huaiyuan is my fiancé?"

As soon as these words were spoken, not only Xu Xiangyang's expression changed, but everyone else's expressions changed as well.

They all looked at Xu Xiangyang and then at Xu Mingyue.

Shocked, complicated, and angry.

Xu Mingyue's face turned pale, and she quickly came out to explain, "No, no, there's really nothing going on between Huaiyuan and me. My cousin took me out to discuss homework."