Narrator: Liu Yingchun
My home is located in a small county town in the north. My wife and I both have regular jobs. We only have one daughter. In other words: Most parents in the north love their daughters. This is true.
After I got married to my wife, my stomach didn't move after two years, and I was so anxious. I ran all over the nearby hospitals, large and small, and found many village doctors. After eating medicinal soup for more than half a year, I had a daughter.
Therefore, my wife and I cherish this daughter very much. There are no girls among my wife's siblings, only mine. Her uncle and aunt also doted on their daughter.
The daughter has been gentle and quiet since she was a child. My daughter is also very good at studying. My wife and I naturally held everything we thought was good in front of her.
When I was a child, I dressed her up beautifully. Wear a beautiful floral dress and tie two pigtails. My daughter is soft and glutinous, and I hold her little hand wherever I go.
Soon, time passed, and my daughter went to college. My wife and I were reluctant to let our daughter go too far, so we let her go to a university in our province.
After graduating from university, my daughter stayed in the city where she studied to work. Anyway, I didn't go out of the province, and now the transportation is so developed, my wife and I have no opinion. My daughter's work is related to foreign languages. The salary is good in all aspects. My daughter also loves her job.
After my daughter's job stabilized, my wife and I began to worry about her personal problems. But the daughter didn't move. It wasn't until three years later that my daughter told us we had a boyfriend. That is, this son-in-law now.
I remember that on October 1 of that year, when I received a call from my daughter, my wife and I couldn't sit still. I told my wife that I would go to my daughter's side to have fun. In fact, I want to see our son-in-law.
My daughter set a good time with us and waited for us at the station early. The son-in-law is also a bag and a hotel, which is particularly intimate.
Well, he's tall, though not particularly handsome. It's also very sunny and durable. When we first met, my wife and I were also satisfied.
When we went to eat, the ordering also took care of our tastes. Especially to be careful with her daughter. My daughter has been a picky eater since she was a child. The son-in-law also remembers what his daughter can eat and what he doesn't. All avoided.
Slowly, we got to know our son-in-law. The son-in-law works in the software park, and his salary is about 6,000 yuan. However, wages will slowly rise, which is not a problem. The son-in-law's family is on the outskirts of the city, and there is an older brother at home. My mother's house has land and an orchard. The orchard is full of apple trees. The apples there are also very famous in the local area.
My wife and I spent four days at my daughter's place, and we came back because we had to go to work. The daughter got along with her son-in-law for a year and a half, and then talked about getting married.
My mother's side has a lot of work at home, and I can't walk away. At that time, my wife and I took a leave of absence to go to their side. The relevant matters were also discussed quite smoothly.
The mother-in-law and the in-laws said that the money for buying the house had been prepared, and the down payment was no problem. The three gold were bought by the son-in-law. Finally, when it comes to the bride price, the in-laws ask how much the bride price is?
I took the middle number of 120,000 according to our local situation. At that time, the in-laws and mother-in-laws hesitated for a while and did not speak. However, in the end, I nodded and agreed.
After dinner, my daughter also played a little trick with me and my wife, thinking that I wanted too much dowry. I said to my daughter, "Don't worry about these things." The daughter was pouting at that time.
At that time, I thought that I didn't want much bride price, so I hesitated. Looking at this attitude is very revealing, at that time, I thought that thanks to me and my wife, or my simple daughter was sold by others, I didn't know.
Besides, there is an orchard at home, so you can't get a bride price. Whoever marries a daughter doesn't have to pay two or three hundred thousand. I'm going to have less. If I don't give the bride price, I'll take my daughter home.
To be honest, I am also selfish as a mother. It's not wrong for me to ask for a bride price! Many families don't want a bride price when they marry their daughters, and in the end, their daughters are not bullied by their in-laws. Anyway, if I take the bride price, I won't keep it, I will give it to the little couple, the bride price is just to try their determination to marry my daughter!
Next, my wife and I also began to prepare for our daughter's marriage. Later, my daughter called and accidentally said that her son-in-law was borrowing money from everywhere to make up the bride price. The family is in a mess!
It turned out that although the mother and the family had an orchard in their hands, the harvest was also good. But for the two sons to finish their studies, they also prepared a house. I really don't have any savings on hand now.
When I heard this, I was also very moved. It's already so difficult, I'd rather borrow money than ask my wife and me to discuss the bride price less. It can be seen that the in-laws and the family are also real people. I also felt the sincerity and determination of this as well.
My wife and I immediately decided not to pay the bride price. In the evening, I called my mother-in-law and told them that the bride price was no longer necessary, and they were shocked at the time, thinking that we were going to withdraw from the marriage. I'm in a hurry!
After that, I explained again and asked them to return the borrowed money. Tell them, don't be embarrassed for yourself because of the bride price, you have already paid enough. My mother-in-law and my in-laws said a lot of thanks at that time.
My son-in-law is also very grateful to me and my wife. In this way, we both happily held a wedding for our two children.
After seven years of marriage, the daughter and son-in-law lived happily! The daughter gave birth to a boy. The in-laws are also good to their daughters.
My son-in-law had nothing to say to my wife and me, and my wife was unwell and went to the hospital there for an examination and surgery. The son-in-law takes care of him before and after running, and he accompanies him at night, and his own son may not do as well as him.
Usually, my son-in-law and I always buy the daily wear of my wife, and it is inconvenient to come back, so I send it back by mail. My mother-in-law sent me and my wife souvenirs every year.
Looking at my daughter's happy life now, I am very glad that I made this decision. If my wife and I insist on asking for a bride price of 120,000 yuan, even if my son-in-law can get it together, maybe this happy life will be greatly reduced now. What do you think?