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

Chapter 286 You'd better make sure you have all the betrothal money ready!

Seeing that Aunt Luo was so shameless as to say such things, Su Banxia didn't bother to talk to her anymore and directly looked at Aunt Luo and said:

"If that's how you put it, then I'll be frank with you today. Since you've asked, we can't very well not help. However, we can only help after Lianhua marries into our family. If you're in a hurry, we're not the kind of people who don't understand their in-laws. Why don't we just bring forward Lianhua and my brother's marriage and let them get married sooner? That way, we can help your family a lot more."

Hearing Su Banxia's words, Wang Guihua couldn't help but feel anxious. She didn't want to help Fu Bao. Anyone could see that Fu Bao was hopeless. If she helped him once, he would help twice, and after three times, wouldn't he become a bottomless pit?

"We can't just give up our own lives to help him all day, can we?" Thinking this, Wang Guihua tugged at Su Banxia's sleeve, signaling her to stop talking.

Su Banxia turned to look at Wang Guihua, smiled at her, and gestured for her not to worry.

Seeing Su Banxia's confident demeanor, Wang Guihua didn't say anything more. After all, her daughter had her own ideas, and Su Banxia was involved in all the big and small matters at home.

So when Su Banxia said that, Wang Guihua was certain that Su Banxia had her own plans, so she didn't say anything more and just let Su Banxia negotiate with Aunt Luo.

When Aunt Luo heard Su Banxia say this, it was as if she had opened a door for her family. In the future, she could ask the Su family for help with anything. If that was really the case, it would be good to marry her daughter off to them as soon as possible. At least she would have a relative to help her, which was better than her working hard in silence.

Thinking this, Aunt Luo spoke up:

"In that case, let's move the wedding date forward. I think three days from now is a good day, so let's set it for three days from now."

Hearing this, Su Shiyan was very pleased. He had wanted to marry Lianhua as soon as possible, and now that he saw Lianhua suffering such injustice in the Luo family, he was worried about leaving her alone there. So he quickly agreed.

“Alright, we don’t care about the date. Since Aunt Luo said that three days from now is an auspicious day, then we’ll go back and prepare, and come to welcome Lianhua into our home in three days.”

Seeing that Su Shiyan agreed so readily, Aunt Luo's eyes darted around, and she said with a smile:

"Since the date has been moved up, we should be given some compensation. That way, we can feel more at ease about our daughter's wedding, right?"

Su Banxia smiled knowingly after hearing Aunt Luo's words.

"Aunt Luo, what kind of compensation do you want?"

Aunt Luo rubbed her hands together, glanced at Wang Guihua's face,

"The most practical form of compensation is money, wouldn't you say, Mother-in-law?"

Upon hearing this, Wang Guihua pursed her lips and remained silent, staring intently at Aunt Luo, waiting for his next words.

"Oh dear, I'm not asking for much, just give us two more taels of silver to round it up, five taels for the betrothal gift will suffice."

Wang Guihua frowned when she saw that Aunt Luo had raised the price of the betrothal gifts again after only a few days.

"Aunt Luo, that's not how it works. The betrothal money was agreed upon in front of Grandma Sun. How could it change again? How can it change so suddenly?"

Upon hearing this, Aunt Luo quickly smiled and went forward to pour Wang Guihua a cup of tea.

“Oh dear, mother-in-law, that’s not how it works. The situation has changed. If my Fu Bao hadn’t gotten into this mess, I wouldn’t be asking you this. I guess you want to hire some Zhang Lianhuas to come home. That means we’ll have fewer people working for us. Since that’s the case, it’s only right that you give me some extra money, since this is a matter of adding people to your household.”

Wang Guihua was about to speak when Su Banxia patted her hand to stop her. Su Banxia then looked at Aunt Luo and said with a smile:

“Aunt Luo, that’s not how it works. This was all agreed upon, and now you want to change it. If your Fu Bao loses money gambling again in the future, you can’t expect us to raise the betrothal gifts by two taels, can you? If you keep doing this, we won’t dare to be in-laws with you anymore.”

Upon hearing Su Banxia's words, Aunt Luo quickly raised three fingers and swore an oath:

"Don't worry, I will never raise the price again. Let's be honest, it's five taels of silver today and it won't change in the future."

Su Banxia smiled.

“Words are meaningless. You keep changing your mind. Why should I believe you? How about this: before my brother and Sister-in-law Lianhua get married, we will give them the three taels of silver as a betrothal gift. After they get married, we will give you the remaining two taels of silver as a betrothal gift. That way, you will have some money, and we can have peace of mind.”

Aunt Luo hesitated for a moment after hearing Su Banxia's words before speaking:

“But I won’t feel at ease if you don’t give me this money. You can’t expect me to marry my daughter to you for nothing. What if you don’t give me this money again later?”

Su Banxia shook her head.

"That's not how it works, Aunt Luo. How can you say you're marrying your daughter off to our family for nothing? Didn't we give you three taels of silver as a betrothal gift before? We'll give you the remaining two taels after the wedding, so you'll earn a total of five taels of silver, isn't that enough? Besides, we can afford three taels, so why would we care about two? We're just trying to put our minds at ease, since you're so unpredictable, and we're not sure what will happen to you."

After listening to Su Banxia's words, Aunt Luo thought for a moment, then gritted her teeth and said:

"Alright, since you've put it that way, I won't say anything more. After all, our two families will be in-laws in the future, and you can't possibly deceive me on such a small matter. Besides, my daughter will be marrying into your family and working like a slave in the future, so I'm at ease with her around."

Seeing that the matter was settled, Su Shiyan was so happy that he couldn't care less about anything else. Right in front of Aunt Luo, he took Lianhua's hand and said happily:

"Lotus, did you hear that? In three days, you can marry into my family. Just bear with it for the next few days."

Although Lianhua was a little shy, she let Su Shiyan hold her hand. She felt that Su Shiyan's large hand was very rough and warm, as if it gave her all the confidence she needed. Now, she was not afraid to stay at her parents' home for another three days.

"Yes, I heard you. I'll wait for you to come and marry me in three days, Brother Shi Yan."

After saying this, Lianhua lowered her head shyly, not daring to look Su Shiyan in the eye again.

Seeing this, Aunt Luo spoke up:

"Look how well these two children get along. Since that's the case, it's settled. We'll hold their wedding in three days. Oh, and you'd better make sure you have the betrothal gifts ready!"