Chapter 249 - 244: Deceiving Heaven to Cross the Sea
"Don’t talk nonsense." Before Luo Dashan could finish, Zhou Yunmei glanced at him, immediately took the money, and even said with a smile to Luo Zhiyong,
"Zhiyong, since you gave it, I will accept it. Honestly, our family doesn’t have much money this year, and we are just relying on money from you all to celebrate the New Year. Look, I haven’t bought anything for the New Year."
Luo Zhiyong always knew that Zhou Yunmei was never one to refuse money, so he didn’t say much, just nodded his head.
But he had agreed with Fang Pingying on a certain amount, even if Zhou Yunmei complains more, he definitely won’t give more.
Meanwhile, Luo Honglan, hearing Zhou Yunmei’s words, plus earlier Luo Cuilan mentioned that their parents were having a hard time at home, initially did not plan to give money, yet she took out five yuan and handed it to Zhou Yunmei, "Mom, I won’t buy anything for home this New Year, you keep this money."
Zhou Yunmei, seeing this, was immediately thrilled, wishing she could hug Luo Honglan and kiss her, "This daughter of mine is so good, unlike Cuilan who only thinks about taking advantage of our family."
Speaking of Luo Cuilan, Luo Honglan remembered what happened in the morning and immediately told Zhou Yunmei, "Mom, big sister just came back."
Upon hearing this, Zhou Yunmei’s face immediately turned sour, "Did she come back to ask you for money?"
"Not... really." Actually, even the not-so-smart Luo Honglan knew Luo Cuilan came back to ask for money, but seeing Zhou Yunmei’s unhappy face, she hesitated and didn’t speak out.
"I’m telling you three, no matter what Cuilan says, none of you should give her money privately." Even without Luo Honglan mentioning, Zhou Yunmei had guessed it and immediately told the present Luo Zhiyong and Luo Honglan,
"I have talked to Cuilan, if the Zhang family holds the banquet according to our village’s customs, and the cash gift is not less, then we will properly prepare her dowry as usual. If they really want to save on the banquet, then we will also save on the dowry, the least we will do is just a few sets of clothes for her, our face is already lost anyway."
"Just now she said the Zhang family will invite only family members for the banquet and not the villagers." As they talked about the wedding banquet, Luo Dashan also relayed what Luo Cuilan said just before.