You need to raise your pet using a system [Era]

Chapter 325 The Liu Family

Lu Yuanqing looked at Lu Mingnan, who remained silent, and then at Liu Ling, who had her head down and looked guilty.

It's a bit unpleasant to have such a joyous occasion interrupted like this.

However, it would be even more irritating if such a trivial matter affected the couple's relationship.

"Are your parents still asking you for a bride price?" Lu Yuanqing asked.

"Mmm!" Liu Ling nodded, as if she knew what Lu Yuanqing was concerned about. She assured him, "Third Uncle, don't worry. I told them that the bride price money is with me. They will definitely bother me, not you."

“That’s not what I meant,” Lu Yuanqing smiled helplessly and said, “From what you just said, is this your custom? The daughter’s dowry money has to stay at her parents’ home?”

"If so, I'll give you whatever the usual bride price is."

Anyway, the bride price these days isn't much, and he thinks it's a good deal to get rid of the Liu family with a hundred or two hundred yuan.

After all, having witnessed exorbitant bride prices, Lu Yuanqing felt that a bride price of one or two hundred yuan was really very little.

Hopefully, after giving her the money, the Liu family will stop bothering Liu Ling.

"Why should we give it to them?" Liu Ling stared wide-eyed in confusion. "This is my betrothal money, I don't want to give it to them!"

"Third Uncle, there are actually no special customs. The idea of ​​leaving the bride price money at the bride's family is still very rare. It's just that compared to our area, many bride's families love their daughters and will use the bride price money to buy dowry and personal money for their daughters."

"But more often than not, people keep the money and don't give it to their daughters. This isn't just a local custom; it's the same in many places, especially in rural areas. This kind of thing is very common."

"That's because everyone is too poor. Compared to being poor, the thought of mistreating one's daughter seems less important. So, many families don't care about their daughters at all and leave the bride price money at the bride's family. It's basically because they're too poor."

“When my parents got married, the bride price and dowry money were all taken to their new home by my parents. They never talked about leaving the bride price money at my parents' home before, but now they want to take advantage of me. Of course, I can’t accept that.”

"Third Uncle, don't think you can get rid of them by giving them money. Even without money, I can still get rid of them!"

However, as a member of the Liu family, Liu Ling was very aware of the situation when her own family members started making trouble.

We won't fall out, we'll just keep persisting!

Simply put, this is a protracted war!

Lu Yuanqing: "..."

"Uh, I see your parents, and other elders, they..."

She doesn't seem like the kind of person Liu Ling described, someone who takes care of her own family and hasn't been exploited by her or her husband's families!

When I was calculating the bill just now, I even wanted to pay for a sip of water I drank on the way.

Liu Ling really didn't want to talk about her family situation.

Perhaps they felt ashamed and embarrassed to say it.

It could be something else.

Especially in front of Lu Mingnan, she was even less willing to show this side of herself.

But now, Liu Ling suddenly felt that there was nothing wrong with speaking out, since everyone had already seen it and there was no point in hiding it anymore.

"Third Uncle, my parents weren't like this before!"

Lu Yuanqing sat up straight and listened attentively.

Liu Ling: "My grandparents had four children. They both had salaries, and although they didn't live as well as other families, they managed to get by. My maternal grandparents had three children, and their salaries supported the whole family. They were doing quite well!"

"But my parents' generation had an incredible number of children."

Lu Yuanqing: "..."

Lu Mingnan: "..."

I can see that there was a huge crowd just now.

"Not to mention my uncles and aunts, just my parents alone had seven children, including my dad. He's the only one in our family with a job, and you can imagine how difficult it is for him to support us all on his salary."

"In my memory, my dad was stingy and my mom was calculating. Whenever it came to spending money, they could argue for a long time. But we siblings grew up hungry, and we were all raised to survive."

"This is because my grandfather and maternal grandfather helped, but my uncles and paternal uncles also have many children who need help."

“People used to say my dad was very generous, and so was my mom. It seems like all the elders in my family are different from what we’ve known since we were little…”

Lu Yuanqing understood.

People are only stingy when they're poor; if they had money, they'd be generous.

"Then, you'll have to take care of your parents yourself?" Lu Yuanqing asked tentatively.

Liu Ling smiled and nodded, "Yes, Third Uncle, leave this to me!"

Lu Yuanqing smiled and nodded, then got up and walked towards the door, intending to leave the space to Lu Mingnan and Liu Ling.

As he passed Lu Mingnan, he patted him on the shoulder.

Lu Yuanqing was genuinely worried that today's events might give Lu Mingnan some objections.

They're married, and their relationship is so good; they're going to spend their whole lives together.

If this matter causes a rift between us, that would be utterly absurd.

With Lu Yuanqing gone, the main room that had been specially reserved for the two of them seemed rather large.

So loud that Liu Ling could feel her own heartbeat.

She finally found a man, so she shouldn't back down now!

For a moment, the scene was excessively quiet.

Liu Ling waited for a while, but Lu Mingnan didn't speak. She took a deep breath, as if accepting all the consequences, and said resolutely, "You can say whatever you want. Even if... even if you regret it, I have no objection."

She hated Cheng Ruolan and gave up on Lu Mingnan, abandoning such a good man for the sake of her family.

She was secretly pleased that her relationship with her family wasn't as deep as Cheng Ruolan's.

Due to her personality, she is someone who could never selflessly dedicate herself to her family.

There's no way any member of the Liu family would do something like that.

If the Liu family really produces a Cheng Ruolan, then this big fool will never be able to get rid of that huge mess for the rest of his life.

After getting her marriage certificate with Lu Mingnan, she subconsciously forgot about her own family.

Even if I think about it, I'm not worried at all.

Because she never even considered bringing Lu Mingnan home.

Given her family's situation, just the travel expenses alone would be enough to stop them from trying to take advantage of her.

Despite all her calculations, Liu Ling never expected that Lu Mingnan would be the one to bring this huge trouble upon himself.

It was her; out of consideration for the good impression she had of Lu Mingnan, she never told him about her family situation.

Therefore, given the current situation, even if Lu Mingnan changes his mind and doesn't want to marry her anymore, she has no complaints.

I've thought everything through and told myself to accept all the consequences.

The more Liu Ling thought about it, the more upset she became, and her eyes welled up with tears.

Suddenly, a force came from her chin, lifting her head.

The first thing you see is Lu Mingnan's face.

Lu Mingnan's expression remained expressionless, but upon seeing her reddened eyes, he immediately forgot all his worries, his mind filled only with the thought that he deserved to die and that he had upset his wife.

Don't cry!

The "Don't cry" was spoken very softly, as if Lu Mingnan was afraid of frightening Liu Ling.

But it was this gentle voice that brought tears to Liu Ling's eyes.

This was the first time Lu Mingnan had seen Liu Ling cry in front of him. He was so frightened that he hurriedly wiped her tears gently and kept comforting her.

Liu Ling felt wronged.

She had that kind of family, but it wasn't her choice.

She also wants a happy family, at least not one where money is the only consideration and no consideration is given at all!

But fate had decreed that she belonged to that family.

That was close! That was really close!

She almost lost Lu Mingnan.

Looking at the man in front of her who had lost his composure because of her crying, Liu Ling's panic completely subsided.

"Don't blame me!" Liu Ling said softly.

Lu Mingnan asked, puzzled, "Why should I blame you?"

“I feel so embarrassed. They're making things difficult for you. If it weren't for me, you would never have been chased for money like this in your entire life!”

Lu Mingnan chuckled and said, "I wasn't saying anything just now because I was thinking about something, not because I was blaming you!"

"It's not your fault for being born into that kind of family. Besides, this situation only happened because I didn't understand the circumstances, so how can I blame you?"

"I promised your mother I would pay for her travel expenses."

However, Lu Mingnan never expected that because he wanted Liu Ling's parents to come, she would invite all her relatives!

Liu Ling shook her head speechlessly, "That's because you don't understand them. They would never miss an opportunity to take advantage of someone."

“Someone paid them to come and have a big meal. Others might not travel this far for a meal, but they are capable of doing something like this.”

"Hehe! It's quite interesting!" Lu Mingnan laughed.

He had seen a lot of the world, but the Liu family completely shattered his worldview!

Liu Ling rolled her eyes. "You think it's funny? Just you wait and see! I won't be able to get rid of them easily without my mom getting some benefits out of me."

"You're not allowed to say anything more. They're my parents. Let them take advantage of us a little! No, my family's situation is different from yours. If you let them take advantage of you once, then be prepared to keep bothering you from now on!"

Uh!

Lu Mingnan: "..."

The worst people he'd ever met were mostly from the village.

My relatives all seem to be quite reasonable.

This was also the first time he had encountered such an extremely difficult relative that he would have to deal with for the next few decades.

“But don’t worry, as long as you’re assertive, my mom and the others won’t be able to do anything to us. They were just testing the waters at first!” Liu Ling said.

The test was to see if Lu Mingnan, this son-in-law, was easy to bully.

If he's easy to bully, then bully him all you want; he'll come after you whenever you're in trouble.

He's not easy to bully, and I won't spend too much time on him in the future.

Lu Mingnan: "..."

It's quite interesting!