Reborn before the famine, kicking away the scumbag's family and living a carefree life.

28. Breaking off an engagement

Mother Zeng: "Sister, don't say that. We live in the same village. It's just a short walk for her to go back to her parents' home. She can come back anytime she wants. It's very convenient."

Liu Yulan: "Let's discuss it and then get back to you!"

Zeng's mother: "There's no need to discuss it. Aren't you the one who makes the decisions in your family? Especially when it comes to marriage, your mother has the most say."

"Marriage is a big deal, and it can't be done too hastily. It can't be decided by me alone. At the very least, the father of the child and the daughter themselves must be willing."

Zeng's mother: "The date is set. Holding a wedding is just a formality. Living together is what really matters."

"No, I can't make this decision by myself. I have to call my family."

Liu Yulan came out of the house, and her son and Anran were playing in the yard.

“Anran, go and call your mother and tell her there’s something to discuss at home. Ah Xuan, go to the village entrance and call your father and third sister.”

The two children obeyed and ran out.

Su Jinru was at home, right next to her parents' house, so she arrived quickly.

When she got inside and saw her mother sitting there, she instantly understood why her mother had called her over.

At this time in his previous life, Zeng's mother came to discuss the marriage between Zeng Jianming and Su Jinyu.

My mother also called the whole family back to discuss it together.

The third sister's attitude was to listen to her parents. As a daughter who was already married, Su Jinquan thought that her sister and Zeng Jianming had been engaged for a long time, so she had no objection and let her parents decide.

Su Ke is a man of his word. Since the marriage had already been arranged, he agreed to it.

As for the bride price, it should have been given at the time of engagement, but the Zeng family said they were short of money at the time and would give it at the time of the wedding.

But in the current situation, even eating is a problem, so why would anyone ask for a bride price?

Anyway, what they value isn't the bride price, but the person.

The Zeng family was an ordinary family in the village, with no bad reputation but no particularly outstanding merits.

However, Zeng Jianming took a liking to Su Jinyu. He asked his parents to propose marriage, and he also promised Su Ke and his wife that he would treat Su Jinyu well.

Su Ke and his wife doted on their daughter and hoped that she would be loved and cared for after she got married. So they believed Zeng Jianming's words. Su Jinyu was just a young girl, and whatever her parents said went. Besides, Zeng Jianming had secretly confessed his feelings to Su Jinyu before. How could a simple, naive, and inexperienced girl resist Zeng Jianming's sweet talk? She fell in love with him under his coaxing.

After they got engaged, the two would occasionally meet secretly.

Zeng Jianming intentionally or unintentionally revealed his thoughts to Su Jinyu: he hoped that Su Jinyu would persuade her parents not to accept the 100 yuan dowry.

Because the money from her husband's family will eventually be her money, leaving the money with her husband's family means it will be hers to spend in the future.

But my mother said that a dowry of 100 yuan is not much in their village; it's a sign that the groom's family approves of her.

Her two older sisters both received a dowry of one hundred yuan, and she was no exception.

Su Jinyu naturally listened to her mother. She told Zeng Jianming that she couldn't influence her mother's decision.

Therefore, Zeng Jianming was a little angry and ignored her for a long time.

Su Jinyu got angry too, and she stopped talking to him. They didn't contact each other for a long time.

It wasn't until Su Jinru got divorced, returned to her parents' home, and built her own house that things continued.

Zeng Jianming then took the initiative to contact Su Jinyu again.

With his sweet words, Su Jinyu quickly reconciled with him.

Later, her older sister told her that when judging a person, especially a man, you should not only look at what he says, but also at what he does.

The older sister also said that if a man likes a woman, he won't feel bad about spending money on her.

In short, her older sister told her many things she had never heard before.

When Su Jinyu went to see Zeng Jianming again, she found that Zeng Jianming, who had been engaged to her for more than a year, seemed to have never done anything for her. He would only talk a lot and make grand promises, but he never took any real action.

This kind of person is the kind of scumbag who deceives girls that the older sister was talking about.

When Su Jinyu got engaged to Zeng Jianming, she was only fifteen years old and still a girl who was ignorant about love. She knew that someone liked her and that it was a happy thing to be loved. She also longed for a romantic relationship, so she passively accepted this relationship.

With the reminder from her older sister, who had experienced a failed marriage, she re-examined her relationship with Zeng Jianming rationally and realized that he was not the kind of man she had always dreamed of.

On the contrary, she discovered that this man was extremely materialistic and stingy with her. He would never spend a single penny on her, not even to buy her a piece of candy.

Su Jinru said to her sister, "A man like that wouldn't even buy you a piece of candy before marriage, so you can't expect him to treat you well after marriage."

Su Jinru once tried to persuade her younger sister.

“Ayu, Zeng Jianming is not the right person for you. You should give up on him as soon as possible! He doesn’t deserve you. You will meet someone better in the future.”

"Big sister, we're already engaged! It's not right to cancel!"

“I’m married, have kids, and I’m divorced! You’re just engaged, you can just call it off, there’s no loss. Knowing that the path you’re on is wrong, turning back in time is called cutting your losses.”

"What should we do then? If we take the initiative to break off the engagement, the villagers will gossip and say that we have no integrity."

Su Jinru: "He's so greedy. If we double the bride price, he'll definitely ask to break off the engagement himself."

So, the two sisters had been waiting for this day!

So, apart from Su Jinquan, who lived in Xiaoben Village and was difficult to contact, everyone else in the family had arrived.

When Liu Yulan asked Su Jinyu to express her opinion and share her thoughts.

Su Jinyu said, "My two older sisters both received betrothal gifts. We're sisters, so why can't I accept them? I not only want betrothal gifts, but I want three times that amount, which is three hundred yuan."

Zeng's mother was so startled that she stood up.

"What? Three hundred yuan as a bride price? Did I hear that right?"

"You heard me right, it's three hundred yuan."

Zeng's mother: "Aren't you deliberately making things difficult for us? We can't even get enough to eat now, and you still want such a high dowry."

"Auntie, I didn't mean to make things difficult for you. I just wanted to test whether Jianming really cares about me. Didn't he promise to treat me well? Treating me well means spending money on me. He's unwilling to spend money on me, which means he doesn't want to treat me well."

"Of course he'll treat you well in the future. There's a famine right now! We have no money."

"We eat in the communal canteen, the same pot of food. Even if it's a famine, it has nothing to do with money! Didn't you say you were saving money to get married? Where did the money go?"

"No, I really don't have any. If I did, I would definitely give it to you, however much you want."

"I want to see your intentions, so if you want to get married, you must give a bride price of three hundred yuan."