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Chapter 827: 209: Transfer_6
She had figured it out: the Wu Family was not short of money at all.
Since they weren’t hard up, of course, she had to ask for more.
Such lavish wealth only came once in a lifetime.
Hearing this, Wu’s mother placed her teacup on the table and gently tapped it, "Are you selling your daughter or marrying her off?"
Country folks are country folks indeed. When it comes to marrying off a daughter, they don’t beat around the bush.
Even if she wasn’t their own flesh and blood, did it have to be this ruthless?
At this time, in Beijing, when an ordinary family took a bride, the most they’d offer was 500 yuan as a dowry.
But their demands were different: wanting both a house and money, as soon as they opened their mouths, it was 3000!
Wu Jinjin said with a smile, "Auntie, what you said is a bit harsh. As the saying goes, ’A match made in heaven is tied with a thread.’ If our Yanyun and Xiaowu truly have no fate, then there is nothing we can do as family members."
She meant they were ready to call the whole thing off!
Wu Qiang panicked as soon as he heard this, "We are fated! Yanyun and I are very much fated. I agree to the 3000, none of the conditions you’ve proposed are a problem."
Wu Yanyun was so beautiful and still an untouched young lady. It wouldn’t matter if it were 3000 or even 30,000, Wu Qiang would find a way to gather it.
Wu’s mother inwardly rolled her eyes at Wu Qiang, frustrated with his lack of resolve.
She had planned to bargain down the price, yet her son was so weak-willed in front of a beautiful girl that he couldn’t even move his feet.
Now that everything was out in the open, Wu’s mother didn’t beat around the bush either and continued, "To show the Wu Family’s sincerity, let’s draw up an agreement, pay the dowry now, then choose a day for both families to sit down for a meal together, and settle on a wedding date. As for the house, your family can only move in after the young couple is married."
"Agreed," Wu Jinjin nodded.
Wu’s mother turned her head to look at Grandma Wu, "What about you? Do you see any issues?"
Yanyun had been raised by her hands after all, and Wu’s mother felt it necessary to ask for Grandma Wu’s opinion.
Grandma Wu said, "I have no objections."
They were willing to pay so much, offer a house, and move the household registration. What could she possibly object to?
Wu’s mother had come prepared today. She took out three stacks of RMB from her bag, "Here is 3000 yuan. Let’s write up an agreement, and consider this matter settled."
"Good, good," Grandma Wu nodded.
Both Grandma Wu and Wu Jinjin were illiterate, so how the agreement was drawn up was entirely up to Wu’s mother and Wu Lan.
They only had to press their fingerprints as confirmation.
It wasn’t until they left Wu Lan’s house that Grandma Wu still felt somewhat surreal, "Jinjin, does our family really own a two-story western-style house with a yard now?"
"Of course, it’s real!" Wu Jinjin nodded, "Not only that, you now have 3000 yuan in your pocket too!"
Grandma Wu felt her pocket.
Sure enough, those thick stacks of banknotes were still there!
Wu Jinjin continued, "How about it? I have got skills, don’t I? The dowry was 2000 yuan, and I managed to get it up to 3000! According to your thinking, we would have just taken one house and nothing else, wouldn’t we have lost out big time?"
A full 3000 yuan!
What ordinary family could have so much money?
Wealthy people really are different.
Grandma Wu said with a smile, "Yes, yes, you are capable!"
No wonder they say a daughter is a mother’s little padded jacket!
Wu Jinjin went on, "Mom, now that we also have money, let’s go buy a bicycle and a sewing machine, shall we?"
"Sure! Let’s go now!"
A bicycle and a Singer sewing machine together cost over 1100 yuan, but Grandma Wu wasn’t hesitant to pay.
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After Wu Yanyun got home, she changed out of her long dress and into her usual clothes with patches.
It wasn’t until the afternoon that Grandma Wu returned with a smiling face, holding two roast chickens in her hands.
"Dalong, Erlong, come and have some roast chicken!" Grandma Wu called Wu Dalong and Wu Erlong over to eat the roast chicken.
As soon as they heard there was roast chicken, the two little ones were over the moon and immediately ran over like crazy. Wu Erlong tore off a chicken leg, "I’ll bring this chicken leg to big sister to eat!"
Wu Grandma’s face darkened, "You are not to give it to her!"
Just now, Wu Yanyun had made the Wu Family lose face, and Grandma Wu hadn’t calmed down yet.
At that moment, Wu Yanyun came over holding a dress. Grandma Wu quickly hid the roast chicken, "What are you doing here?"
Wu Yanyun placed the dress aside, "Grandma, I can’t accept this dress, please return it to auntie."
Wearing that dress never sat right with her.
"You were given it; you wear it," Granny Wu said.
"No need, just return it to auntie." After saying that, Wu Yanyun turned and walked away.
Granny Wu herself had a strong opinion of Wu Yanyun and now felt even more that Wu Yanyun was not presentable.
All this fuss over a dress?
In the afternoon, Wu Yanyun arrived at the Noodle Restaurant as agreed.
Two o’clock was precisely the restaurant’s resting time. Seeing Wu Yanyun, Zhou Qingshang greeted her warmly, "Young lady, you’ve arrived."
"Auntie."
Zhou Qingshang continued, "Come in quick, our boss is inside."
Wu Yanyun followed Zhou Qingshang inside.
Just as she walked in, Wu Yanyun saw a familiar figure, "Yangyang?"
Ni Yang was also a bit surprised and said with a smile, "Aunt Zhou, is this young lady the one you mentioned was coming to apply for a job?"
Zhou Qingshang was also taken aback, nodded, and said, "Yes, yes, that’s her. Yangyang, you two know each other?"
Ni Yang pulled up a chair for Wu Yanyun to sit down, "More than just acquaintances, we’re good friends too." Ni Yang had a good impression of Wu Yanyun; this young girl always gave her an unexplainable sense of affinity.
Wu Yanyun looked at Ni Yang with undisguised surprise in her eyes, "Yangyang, you’re the boss of this place?"
Ni Yang nodded, "Yeah."
"Yangyang, you’re incredible." Someone like Ni Yang would surely come from a good background, not like her who had nothing, coming from a poor background, and couldn’t even keep her stomach full.
To say she wasn’t envious would be a lie; every girl dreams of being a princess.
Wu Yanyun was no exception.
Ni Yang then said, "Yanyun, are you looking for work?"
"Yes," Wu Yanyun nodded, "Yangyang, can you give me a job?"
Ni Yang hesitated for a moment, "Yanyun, you’re only seventeen this year, and according to the rules, our shop can’t hire minors. But, my other shop is short of long-term staff; the monthly salary is 40 yuan. Would your parents be willing to come?"
After all, Ni Yang was in business, and her competitors were watching her like a hawk. If she really hired a child laborer, it would be just asking for trouble.
As the saying goes, the bigger the tree, the harder it is to stay out of the wind. Currently, she couldn’t take such risks.
However, she really wanted to give Wu Yanyun a hand, so she suggested hiring Wu Yanyun’s parents.
A monthly salary of 40 yuan?
These words made Wu Yanyun’s eyes light up!
Wu Jinshu and Yan Erju’s combined monthly salary was barely 20 yuan. If they worked for Ni Yang, they could make 80 yuan a month!
With those 80 yuan, she wouldn’t have to worry about her two brothers’ schooling and food and clothing problems anymore!
Wu Yanyun said excitedly, "My parents can really come to work?"
Ni Yang nodded, "Yeah."
Wu Yanyun said with some concern, "But my parents are illiterate, and my dad has a disability; his right hand is missing the little finger. Can they really come to work?"
It was precisely because Yan Erju was illiterate and Wu Jinshu had health issues that they never found a good job.
Otherwise, their family wouldn’t be struggling to get by.
"It’s okay," Ni Yang continued, "As long as uncle and auntie don’t mind, doing cleaning work doesn’t require literacy, and it’s relatively light and doesn’t require much strength."
