Chapter 199 - 0199: The Eve of the Wedding 3_1
Feng Qingxue, who had come out upon hearing the noise, was stunned.
She’d never heard Lu Jiang mention this. It must have happened in recent days, as they hadn’t seen each other since setting the wedding date.
Wang Fengqiao opened a camphor box on the cart, painted with cinnabar lacquer and largely ignored by everyone. Inside, it held stuff she showed around. Smiling brightly, she said, "The Lu family doesn’t have much of value. However, Lu Jiang, having served as a soldier for many years, has saved some salary, collected some money. So, he prepared eighty-eight yuan, a set of velvet clothes, a polyester suit, a pair of Blue Begonia leather shoes, and also a three feet long red cord."
Quite lavish indeed, enough for the people of Caohu Squad to talk about it for twenty years!
Knowing that the Caohu Squad led a hard life, Wang Zhengguo and others didn’t stay for a meal. They just drank a bowl of sugar water and said goodbye.
Before leaving, Wang Fengqiao pulled Feng Qingxue into the inner room, gave her two handkerchief knots, and whispered, "You keep these and pack them the day before your wedding. I and your Uncle will bring you additional dowry at that time. It’s not convenient to take out what we’re giving you now in front of everyone. The two rings are from me, one of the handkerchiefs has something from your eldest uncle. No one else knows."
The implication was that neither Wang Fengqiao’s husband nor Wang Zhengguo’s wife knew about their gifts.
Feng Qingxue repeatedly declined. "I cannot accept these gifts! Auntie, you and the uncles have already helped me so much, and recently you’ve been busy preparing for my wedding, how can I take more from you?"
"Take it!" Wang Fengqiao forcefully placed them in her hands, "Though we can’t compete with the luxury dowries, bicycles, or sewing machines, we still can’t be without something valuable to secure our status when you marry into the Lu family. Besides, these items were given to your Uncle and me by the old lady of the Lu family when we got married. They’re just being returned to their original owner now."