readytorunbook Chapter 434: Were your ancestors accountants? How come they are so good at using an abacus?
Chapter 434: Were your ancestors accountants? How come they are so good at using an abacus?
Song Delin didn't expect that Nini would go against the whole family when she came to his house for the first time. He was very unhappy and felt that he had lost all his face.
But when I thought about the fact that the marriage had not been settled yet, I had to bear it.
Song Delin took out an apple from the net bag that Nini brought and peeled it for her to ease the atmosphere.
Song Qinjun was still coughing and did not avoid it. Nini didn't want to eat the apple that was splashed with other people's saliva, so she refused to take it and said she wanted to go home.
Wu Sanmei: "Dinner is about to start. Why are you making a fuss about going back now? Are we not treating you well enough?"
Song Delin: "Zhou Xue, this is your first time at my house, don't be so petty and embarrass everyone. If you have anything to say, tell me in private after dinner."
Song Qinjun: "Ahem... ahem... ahem... a person should have basic etiquette. You came here, didn't even eat, and just wanted to leave. If the people in the family compound knew about this, how would they look at us? Your family doesn't care about shame, but mine does."
Nini took a long breath to calm her anger, and said with a smile: "Since uncle and auntie are so enthusiastic to keep me, then I will stay for dinner.
But I am very picky about food. I don't eat salty or spicy food. I only eat meat and not vegetables. I don't eat whole grains but only refined rice. Please prepare food according to my taste, auntie."
Wu Sanmei: "...You are not eating at all, you are acting like a capitalist. Be careful or I will report you!"
Nini: "Go ahead, go now, as if I were afraid of you!"
Wu Sanmei: “…”
Seeing the situation was deadlocked again, Song Delin had to interrupt: "Mom, this is Zhou Xue's first time coming to our house, so just follow her will. We are not without rice or meat at home, so just do as she asks.
Tell your sister-in-law not to put chili in today's dishes, or wait until the dishes are cooked and serve half of them without chili."
Wu Sanmei groaned and went to the kitchen unhappily to instruct Liu Xiaofang how to cook...
The Song family set up two tables for dinner.
Song Qinjun, Song Deqiang and Song Delin sat at the dining table eating and drinking, while Nini, Wu Sanmei, Liu Xiaofang and her two daughters ate around the coffee table.
Nini thought that all the dishes on their table were without chili, so they ate separately. Song Qinjun started coughing again, and the dishes on the table were all splashed with his saliva, so she didn't say anything.
Liu Xiaofang picked up a piece of meat for Nini with her chopsticks and said with a smile, "Try it. If it doesn't suit your taste, I'll redo it. My parents like to eat chili peppers. I'm used to cooking spicy dishes. I'm not allowed to put chili peppers in these dishes. I don't know if they'll taste good."
Nini took a bite and praised: "Thank you, sister, this dish is delicious."
Liu Xiaofang picked up another piece of meat for Nini: "As long as you like it, I didn't eat spicy food before. My parents said that as a member of the Song family, I have to follow the Song family's taste.
I've eaten a lot and gotten used to it. If you can't eat spicy food, you can't. You have to adapt quickly. The food and oil quotas at home are fixed. Today is your first time coming to our house, so we cooked for you separately. We won't be able to do that in the future. It's a waste of oil and firewood. Mom and I will feel bad. "
Nini: “???…”
Seeing that Nini was thinking about what she had said, Liu Xiaofang continued, "You are a college student and an educated person. I believe you will not do anything that will embarrass our family.
Come to think of it, it’s all thanks to you that my two children and I can eat in the living room today, otherwise we would have to eat in the kitchen like before.”
Nini was stunned: "Eating in the kitchen?"
Liu Xiaofang: "Well, there is a rule at home that women cannot sit at the table, otherwise the men in the family will have bad luck, right, Mom?"
Wu Sanmei glared at Liu Xiaofang. She always felt that her eldest daughter-in-law was not normal today. She talked several times more than usual. But from what she said, there was nothing wrong, so there was no reason to punish her.
Wu Sanmei: "We have this rule in our family, it was set by our ancestors. You're going to marry in soon, so it's okay to get familiar with it in advance. Today is your first time here, so we're eating in the living room. We'll have to avoid it in the future. It's the same if we eat in the kitchen, and we can save some meat for ourselves!"
Nini: "......Aunt, the organization requires that all bad habits be banned. You are city dwellers after all, how can you not take the organization's orders seriously? Be careful or I will report you!"
Wu Sanmei: "...How come you believe everything you hear? These rules were passed down from our ancestors. We have been following them for generations. How can they be considered bad habits?
Since you want to marry Delin, you must abide by the rules of our family and don't disturb the peace of our family for a small matter!"
Nini: "Aunt, my marriage to Song Delin hasn't even started yet, don't talk nonsense and ruin my reputation!"
Wu Sanmei: "What do you mean by 'nothing has happened yet'? You two have been dating for so long, who doesn't know that you are dating? You are not a child anymore, you can't delay it any longer, or you will become an old maid.
I looked at the calendar, January 1th is the 10th day of the twelfth lunar month, which is a good day for marriage, so you two can get married on that day."
Nini: "Today is the 6th, isn't it only 4 days away from my wedding? Has your family prepared the betrothal gifts?"
Wu Sanmei: "Don't worry about that. With my family's financial situation, how can I treat you unfairly?
Delin's room already has cabinets and beds, so there's no need to buy anything. Of course, if your mother saved some furniture for you as a dowry, we can replace the old furniture in his room."
Nini: "My mother didn't save any dowry for me. What kind of gifts will your family give?"
Wu Sanmei: "How about we give your family 588 yuan? This amount is very generous in the whole Jiangcheng. You and your mother will have face wherever you go in the future!"
Nini didn't think the Song family would be so generous. After thinking for a while, she asked, "You don't need my dowry?"
Wu Sanmei: "That's definitely not possible! Your mother is a cadre after all. I don't believe she would take advantage of others. Otherwise, if the news gets out, she will lose face among her colleagues!"
Nini: "All the dowry money will be managed by me?"
Wu Sanmei: "How can a daughter-in-law be in charge when the parents-in-law are still here? Delin's father has the final say on major matters in our family, and I make the decisions on minor matters.
The 588 yuan for your family was saved for a long time by Delin's father and me. You look very filial, so you definitely won't have the heart to use our funeral money, right?"
Nini: "So this money was just passed through my family and then all given to you? Were your ancestors accountants? How could they be so good at calculating?!"
Wu Sanmei: "...child, don't be so rude when you talk. I heard from Delin that you like cameras and want a three-wheeler. Ask your mother to get the ticket and buy it for you.
When the dowry arrives, you can come to my room anytime you want to use it. We are all family, and I won’t say anything to you.”
Nini snorted coldly: "A camera costs 453 yuan, a watch costs 120, a bicycle costs 170, a sewing machine costs 175, and a semiconductor radio costs 32. All these add up to nearly 1000 yuan.
You used a fake 588 to exchange for a thousand-dollar item from us, taking all the credit and face, and you still say you are not an accountant? Your calculations are too loud!"
Song family: "......"