novelraw Chapter 415 - 12: Seeking Wealth Amid Danger [Requesting Monthly Votes]_2
Chapter 415 - 12: Seeking Wealth Amid Danger [Requesting Monthly Votes]_2
Chapter 415: Chapter 12: Seeking Wealth Amid Danger [Requesting Monthly Votes]_2
yuan is a lot, but is it more than 888?!
"Alright!"
In that split second when the heartache was so intense it almost felt like the soul leaving the body, Zhao Xiuhua dazedly saw her already impoverished wallet, once again suffering even more hardship.
"But..." Zhao Xiuhua fixated her gaze on Old Mrs. Chu: "Sister-in-law, I have something to say."
"We can come up with the two hundred yuan for the dowry, but this girl must stay home for a good period of time to keep me company. She can’t just rush off to the military to become a burden for our Little Three."
How long is a good period of time?
At the very least, until we’ve earned back those ten sets of 200 before discussing the future.
...
Since they wanted to send off the plague, Old Mrs. Chu really shouldn’t have agreed.
But... it’s two hundred yuan!
She was so excited she started shaking.
Then she looked at her disappointing sons, and they were trembling even more—after all, being a bunch of lazybones, when had they seen such a large sum of money?
200, divided among the family, means fifty each!
Fortune comes with risk.
As for not being able to completely send her away...
After all, she’s married now. If anything goes wrong, it’s the Shi Family’s issue... Besides, once married, which girl keeps going back to her maiden home?
That’s not how it works!
Thinking of Chu River’s iron fist, and now considering the two hundred yuan, Old Mrs. Chu gritted her teeth and nodded.
...
The two sides reached an agreement on this issue, and the 200 yuan was immediately settled.
Then, Chu River went with the Chu Family to get the household registration booklet, while Shi Suifeng prepared at home, and then went to the brigade to get an introduction letter.
Both sides’ parents were eager, displaying heartfelt love for their children.
They took advantage of the day to quickly process all the paperwork. Once they got the certificate tomorrow, he would immediately board the train—as Shi Suifeng put it.
Of course, Shi Suifeng also took another 50 yuan from Zhao Xiuhua under the pretext of pre-marriage purchases.
This time, Zhao Xiuhua was generous—in any case, such a large sum of money wouldn’t run out. The bride would come over tomorrow with the items she bought, and ultimately, they would still belong to their family.
But once it arrives at their house, who the stuff belongs to is uncertain.
Giving is giving, also to let Little Three see their generosity and understand the difficulty of supporting a family, so they won’t delay sending back their salary in the future.
As the excitedly trembling Chu Family returned to the house, they hadn’t even started grinning in surprise when Chu River, a step behind, "bang!" shut the door behind them.
The atmosphere turned silent.
The Old Chu Family: ...
Just... suddenly started trembling.
...
The kids heard the noise and rushed out. Seeing Chu River’s familiar business smile, they immediately screamed and scattered in all directions.
Among them, the eldest nephew screamed at the top of his lungs:
"Run! Aunt’s back to beat us up again!"
The Old Chu Family immediately descended into chaos.
The eldest nephew’s acting was spot on, combined with the eldest niece’s frightened sobbing, it turned a simple beating incident into a scene like a family massacre.
And the Old Chu Family huddled together, with Old Mrs. Chu huddled at the back, tightly guarding the two hundred yuan in her arms.
Chu River smiled and clenched her fist.
"I’m getting married. How much dowry do you plan to give me?"
Then she sighed and dragged the young prized grandson of Old Chu Family from the main room, patting his dirty little face:
"I’m getting married tomorrow, I won’t be part of the Old Chu Family anymore. I can’t let all these years of grievances go to waste—nephew, what do you think would happen if I made sure your dads couldn’t give birth anymore?"
The nephew struggled to maintain a scared expression, held back his curiosity and asked anyway: "Aunt, how can you make someone unable to give birth? Besides, my dads already have sons."
Chu River stared at him for a while, then suddenly made a chopping motion:
"Cut off all the little heirlooms big and small!"
The much-abused patched small table in front finally couldn’t hold up and sacrificed prematurely under this iron palm.
The four Chu brothers huddled together, thinking about the various painful tortures without visible scars they had endured recently, and what awaited them, they couldn’t help but sob.
Men don’t easily shed tears, just that they haven’t reached the pain point yet!
...
Early the next morning.
Shi Suifeng came over with a bicycle from his home to pick Chu River up.
As dawn broke, the two young people in worn-out clothes stood there, sharing a smile.
Chu River was quite curious about this mode of transportation. With a nimble leap, she sat steadily on the rear seat—since Shi Suifeng had to catch a train, they didn’t go to the county town this time, heading straight to the city instead.
It took three hours to bike to town, so they set off at six-thirty!
Chu River sat gleefully in the back, fishing through her pockets: "How much money do you have left? Last night, I made a big haul, totaling 318 yuan and 75 cents."