I'm dressed up as the timid eldest daughter, and the whole family has to listen to me!

Their eyes met, and both blushed, lowering their heads again. Grandma Sun, sitting nearby, saw this and smiled knowingly, then spoke up:

"Now that you've met these two children, they look like a perfect match. Both are honest and simple, and they seem capable of making a good life together. If things are going well, we can discuss their marriage plans and decide on the wedding arrangements during this trip, saving me the trouble of making so many trips!"

Aunt Luo was overjoyed to hear this. She had always had high hopes for Su Shiyan, and with his good family background and the business of selling candied hawthorns, plus the fact that he had just tasted the candied hawthorns and found them delicious, she was sure that if he could sell candied hawthorns on the street in the future, he would definitely make a fortune.

After my daughter marries him, she can then help my good-for-nothing son do business together. Wouldn't that make our lives better?

Thinking this, Aunt Luo gently covered her mouth and smiled.

"The two children have only met once, and we can't say for sure what will happen in the future. If we really want to arrange a marriage, we have to check their birth dates first."

Wang Guihua, who was standing to the side, already felt that Grandma Sun was being a bit too hasty in her words. Although Lianhua was good-looking and seemed quiet and gentle, the fact that the marriage was being arranged so quickly after only a few words made Wang Guihua feel uneasy. So, she went along with Aunt Luo's words.

"Yes, why rush it? Even if they are destined to be together, they need to spend some time together so that they can get to know each other better and avoid regrets."

Aunt Luo's face stiffened upon hearing Wang Guihua's words. Her original intention was to take Su Shiyan's birth chart back and compare it with her own daughter's birth chart. If they were similar, she would set an auspicious day for them to come and propose marriage.

But now that Wang Guihua had said that, she couldn't appear too eager. After all, she was the woman on the other end, and she should be more reserved. So Aunt Luo coughed a few times and said:

"Yes, Sister Guihua is right. Marriage is not something to be taken lightly. We have to think about it carefully. But let me make this clear first: my daughter is not young anymore. When she meets someone, she just wants to settle down with him. Your son seems like an honest and kind man. He will definitely not let my daughter down. Otherwise, I wouldn't want my daughter to waste her time here."

Wang Guihua nodded repeatedly upon hearing this.

"Aunt Luo, I understand what you mean. Our boy is definitely a good boy, so you can rest assured."

Aunt Luo smiled and continued:

"And our daughter has a younger brother. If she can't get married, then her brother can't find a spouse either. So, we're thinking of getting them to settle their marriage before the New Year. It's not that we're in a hurry, but we're here to meet people today, so I'll be frank about our family's situation so that you can have a better idea, Sister Guihua."

Hearing what Aunt Luo said, Wang Guihua naturally understood what she meant, and then continued the conversation by asking:

"Since we've come this far, I'll shamelessly ask how much your family is asking for in betrothal gifts for your daughter?"

Aunt Luo nudged Grandma Sun with her elbow, then smiled at Wang Guihua.

"Grandma Sun knows about this. In our area, the betrothal gift starts at four taels of silver. With some jewelry and ornaments added, it would be about five or six taels of silver."

Upon hearing this, Wang Guihua frowned. Putting aside everything else, just consider the newly married daughters of the Su family: Su Tao and Su Mo, who was engaged to Su Feng. Neither of them received more than three taels of silver as a betrothal gift. How did it become five or six taels of silver in Aunt Luo's mouth?

Grandma Sun seemed to notice the embarrassment on Wang Guihua's face, so she quickly smoothed things over with a smile and said:

“Oh dear, this betrothal gift wasn’t decided by our two families in a single discussion. We don’t need to look at other people’s standards. I think we can just include the jewelry in the betrothal gift money. Lotus can go to the city and buy whatever she likes. After all, we elders don’t know what kind of jewelry young people like these days, and we’re afraid we won’t be able to buy anything that suits their tastes. It’s better to just give the money to Lotus and let her choose for herself.”

Upon hearing this, Lianhua couldn't help but steal a glance at Su Shiyan, then shyly lowered her head and chuckled softly.

Seeing that Wang Guihua remained silent, Aunt Luo coughed a few times and chuckled:

“I don’t think our family is lacking in dowry money. If you feel uncomfortable, you can just say so.”

Wang Guihua glanced at Su Shiyan sitting beside her, then at Lianhua's shy expression, and finally sighed helplessly.

“Logically speaking, we don’t have such high dowries around here. Let’s not talk about anything else. Just look at the two daughters of our Su family who recently got married. Their dowries were only one or two taels of silver. There’s no such thing as a dowry of five or six taels of silver. Everyone in the surrounding villages knows the going rate. You can go and ask around to find out how much our two daughters’ dowries were. You don’t need to ask anyone else. Just ask Grandma Sun and you’ll know.”

After hearing this, Aunt Luo turned and exchanged a glance with Grandma Sun, who then smiled and said:

"It's hard to say. I know about your two daughters' marriages. Every family has its own way of doing things. Now that we're going to marry a girl into the family, we'll have to give up something, but at least it'll be roughly the same, right? Lianhua seems like a lucky girl. She'll definitely bring wealth to your family in the future. If you marry this daughter-in-law, you can secretly rejoice in your bed!"

As she spoke, Grandma Sun turned to Aunt Luo and advised her:

"Don't be too demanding. I know you have a son waiting to get married. With me, as an elder, here, I can't let you suffer a loss, and I can't let Guihua feel uncomfortable. How about we compromise? Let's not talk about jewelry or anything. I'll just give your family five taels of silver as a betrothal gift. You have to make sure Lianhua has enough dowry!"

Aunt Luo was overjoyed to hear this. She had been exaggerating her offer of five or six taels of silver as a betrothal gift, and now that Grandma Sun had secured five taels for her, she felt she had made a considerable profit. So Aunt Luo quickly nodded and smiled.

"Then I won't complain. With you, an elder, here today, how can I, a junior, have the right to speak? I will just follow your arrangements."