The betrothal gift is 100,000 yuan, what does it mean to give 200,000

Could it be that he didn't see Jiang Ning's heart clearly? Or did his parents' words have other meanings that he didn't understand?
Chen Yuan was worried.

He was clearly in front of the two sisters' door, but he did not push it open.

The moonlight was like a veil, covering the entire corridor of the sanatorium. Chen Yuan was also wrapped in it, but he thought about it for a long time and could not come up with the answer to the question. Instead, he felt that it was inappropriate for him to stay at the door calmly.

So, he opened the door of the ward and went in.

Inside the house, soft light shines.

Because the area of ​​this sanatorium is not particularly large, the expenditure is focused on quietness and medical and sanitary conditions, so the layout of the room is just so-so, better than an ordinary hotel. When he walked through the entrance, he saw Jiang Ning by the bed.

Chen Yuan was a little surprised that Ningning was here.

When he approached, he saw Jiang Yao sitting and lying on the bed. The two sisters were leaning very close to each other and whispering something. After hearing the noise of him coming, the two sisters stopped talking tacitly and looked at him at the same time.

"What are you talking about? So quietly."

"No...nothing."

"Oh~" He nodded meaningfully.

As soon as he saw that the two sisters did not quarrel for the first time and their faces were more serious than each other, he knew that he did not need to ask about the topic they were talking about, as he would not be able to find out the answer even if he asked.

"We're going to Kyoto the day after tomorrow. Then we'll have to go to a bridal shop, try on wedding dresses, take wedding photos, and so on."

"So fast?"

"Isn't it usually like this?" Chen Yuan sat down on the bed and looked at Jiang Yao who was sitting up. "It's hard to make an appointment at the stores that offer good photos. Some stores have to wait until next year, so make an appointment in advance and try taking some photos."

"Great, great, a wedding dress!"

Jiang Yao suddenly became excited, with a gleam in her eyes.

Is there any girl who has not dreamed of marrying her lover in a wedding dress? Many girls have even dreamed of this since they were young, when they first knew that there was such a thing as love in the world.

"Wedding dress..." Jiang Ning chewed on the word.

If clothes are to be considered beautiful, it must be related to the designer's aesthetic level. Interestingly, it is difficult to design something like a wedding dress to be ugly, and only a few are designed to be unique.

Perhaps it’s because wedding dresses are endowed with sacredness and beautiful human fantasies.

Every woman likes nice clothes, not to mention those with buffs.

She was also somewhat tempted for a moment.

At least, before I met Chen Yuan last year.

Jiang Ning never thought that trying on a wedding dress would happen so soon. The love she imagined at that time was something far away and she didn't know when she would get it, but life is so bizarre and magical.

If she could go back in time, tell herself.

Jiang Ning, you will be unable to extricate yourself and fall deeply in love with a boy who appears in your life, and no matter what the outcome is, you will be determined and have no regrets about the result of this love... But she will never believe it and will just laugh it off as a joke.

Now, she knows that she has not yet made up her mind, but when she really fulfills her fantasy of marrying Chen Yuan, she will be like countless ordinary couples in the world, meeting his family, discussing the marriage, taking wedding photos and then moving into her own small family with hope.

It was undeniable that she could feel her own heart pounding, and she couldn't suppress it no matter what she did.

It’s nice… to have that kind of life.

She couldn't refuse to devote herself to experiencing this process. Even if she didn't get married in the end, she would not have lived in vain.

"Is your foot feeling better? Do you feel it's starting to heal? Otherwise it would be troublesome to try on the wedding dress. You definitely won't be able to wear high heels anyway. But it doesn't seem to matter, it's just an engagement photo."

Chen Yuan's concerned voice asking about Yaoyao rang in her ears, disturbing Jiang Ning's thoughts.

She was detached from her emotions.

"Fortunately, it's not as painful as the past few days, but I feel even worse because it's numb and itchy, and I can't help but want to touch it."

"Don't touch it. If it itches, it means it's starting to heal. Maybe it won't be long before you can walk again."

"I hope so..." Jiang Yao pouted unhappily, "I can't eat spicy food, taking a shower is troublesome, and getting injured is really annoying."

"Just bear with it for a while."

"I can't stand it for even a second."

Chen Yuan looked at her helplessly, and then turned his gaze to Jiang Ning.

The good thing about having a reliable elder sister is that she has never complained since she was injured.

He couldn't help but think in his mind.

After waking up from a nap in the afternoon, Jiang Yao still pestered him for ice cream, which was nonsense.

With the change of seasons, the weather has indeed been getting hotter recently. Because it has been cloudy these two days, the air is particularly humid and hot. The hot weather is not friendly to the recovery of injuries, and he can only pray in his heart that the two sisters will get better soon.

Speechless for a moment, Chen Yuan looked at the depressed Jiang Yao.

She had her brows lowered and her eyes closed. Due to the heat, Yaoyao was wearing cool clothes, only a slim short T-shirt that could not cover her belly. When she was not sitting upright, a little bit of fat was squeezed out of her belly, making it look smooth and elastic.

He couldn't help but poke it.

"Little belly, little belly."

"What are you doing?"

Jiang Yao pouted in dissatisfaction and slapped his hand away.

"Your little fat is kind of cute and feels good," he joked.

Unexpectedly, this sentence made Jiang Yao, who was already in a bad mood, even more angry. She quickly narrowed her eyes and looked at him with a very dangerous look.

No matter how good-tempered a person is, he or she has his or her weak spots!

Jiang Yao's biggest pain point is that she is a little fatter than her sister, with a few extra pounds of flesh. Normally, she is very taboo to mention this point, and every time she quarrels with Jiang Ning and the other party brings it up, she is immediately defeated.

Chen Yuan was so mean on purpose, which made Jiang Yao feel a little annoyed.

"What fat? Every girl has a belly, right? I just didn't sit up straight, but when I took a breath... you see," Jiang Yao pulled in her stomach and pointed at her flat belly: "You can vaguely see the outline of your abs."

Chen Yuan is not blind.

In fact, there was no abdominal muscle line at all; he only saw the cute oval belly button.

"The inhalation state is not a natural state."

"Tsk?"

"Forget it, I was just kidding." Chen Yuan smiled.

Beside him, Jiang Ning heard the conversation between the two and immediately curled up the corners of her mouth, especially when she saw Jiang Yao's frustration.

How should I put it? I feel a little better.

Jiang Yao loves to eat snacks, sleep late, and doesn't like to exercise, but she is only a few pounds fatter than her. Jiang Ning knows how much she has spent to maintain her figure, and she seldom touches high-sugar and high-calorie foods.

Originally, after Chen Yuan said this, the matter was over.

But Jiang Yao glanced at it.

As luck would have it, she saw Jiang Ning's smile.

Almost instantly, the feeling of humiliation slowly rose from the bottom of her heart, dyeing her neck red. Jiang Yao bit her lips tightly and took a deep breath. "Yes, that's right!" She frowned slightly and said, "Ningning doesn't even need to suck in her stomach. In her natural state, there is no fat on her stomach. She has a good figure, very thin..."

"What you said is true." Chen Yuan nodded.

To be honest, at this time Jiang Yao even had the idea of ​​kicking Chen Yuan in the crotch to use the invincible chicken flying and egg hitting method.

She forced herself to suppress her anger.

Then she smiled charmingly:
"Since Ningning is so good, just marry her instead of me. You don't like me anyway, right? Aren't you satisfied with having an older wife? A life with three of us... I am a bit redundant after all."

Faced with Jiang Yao's sarcasm, Chen Yuan did not respond.

He knew that Jiang Yao was close to being defeated, and he couldn't add fuel to the fire at this time.

Chen Yuan was thinking about how to change the subject.

"Yaoyao is so generous?" Jiang Ning pretended to be surprised.

"It's just a simple thing. Why are you being so polite, sister?" Yaoyao waved her hand as if she didn't care.

"Oh, what you say is not what you mean."

Ningning made this comment lightly. Jiang Yao heard it but ignored it and only directed her criticism at Chen Yuan.

She glared, and in the blink of an eye her fingers were on Chen Yuan's waist.

"What do you mean? Master, are you satisfied with my proposal? I really think you and my sister are a perfect match. I really like you two~"

She acted very seriously.

But Chen Yuan only felt the threat around his waist.

He could neither deny nor agree, so he began to look at his nose with his eyes and his heart with his nose, and looked up at the ceiling like a mute.

"It's quite boring for you to do this. Don't embarrass Chenzi."

"Oh, you're already protecting him like this before you even get married. I'm really envious of you. You have such a good relationship. My sister can't compare to my boyfriend. Don't you think so, Chen Yuan? It's really strange sometimes. No matter how much a sister gives, it can't compare to a sister's finger-hook. Tsk..."

"Boring." Jiang Ning rolled her eyes at her.

"I'm not bored. To be honest, you look so domineering when you protect your husband. Sis, you are so good to your husband. I really envy your relationship."

"Are you not done yet?" Jiang Ning suddenly felt embarrassed and annoyed, and the word "husband" made her face flush.

She has never been called that.

I felt very embarrassed.

"Don't be anxious. No matter how anxious you are, your husband is still half as important as me. I still need to train your husband in private." Jiang Yao showed a devilish smile on her cheek.

"roll!"

Jiang Ning was obviously disgusted and didn't know how to refute for a moment. She was usually eloquent when arguing with her sister, but once Chen Yuan was involved, she would easily become silent.

In the final analysis, she has too much of an idol image in front of the person she likes.

the other side.

Liu He had just returned from outside after delivering quilts and sheets. As soon as she walked into the ward, she saw Chen's father sitting there alone, fiddling with the old camera he had bought many years ago.

"Xiao Yuan is back? Do you play chess so fast?"

"What chess? I just talked to him for a few words and let him go. Business is more important. An old man like me won't waste the time of young people."

As Dad Chen spoke, he closed the battery cover of the camera and pressed the start button.

Last time he went to Lanjing, he wanted to take this camera with him to take pictures, but when he was about to leave, he couldn't find it. At that time, Liu He urged him to leave it alone. In fact, it is true that mobile phones are so comprehensive and the pixels are clear now, so non-professionals don't need cameras.

But the middle-aged man is very persistent in this regard, and this time the highs and lows still brought it.

"Ah, what a kid Xiaoyuan is," Liu He said to herself, "He's usually quite smart, but why is he so dumb when it comes to relationships? It makes me so anxious... Doesn't he know Ningning really likes him? She's not willing to let him go? Anyone with normal instincts can see that."

Upon hearing this, Father Chen remained silent.

Liu He continued, "Look at the way Ningning and Yaoyao looked at him when we were having lunch."

Recalling that scene, a slight smile appeared on her cheeks.

She and Chen's father were in love freely, not at the behest of their parents. Thinking back to the time when she was young and innocent, she couldn't help but sigh in her heart that it was great to be young.

"Our son is lucky to have two girls who are truly devoted to him," said Dad Chen with relief.

"That's right, but this blockhead just doesn't understand. With Jiang Ning's strong character, if she didn't want to marry him, she would have made it clear long ago. Why is she still so unclear? Isn't it because she can't bear to let her go? Xiao Yuan should have given her a firm reason to marry. Isn't that what a girl wants? Now he is hesitating. Isn't it infuriating?"

Liu He was very helpless, she was anxious as she saw it all.

If there was any way, she would like to enter Chen Yuan's mind and control him. After convincing Chen Yuan, she would come out like a wisp of smoke, and then all the problems would be solved.

"Xiao Yuan is such a child. He is very delicate and cares about other people's feelings. He may feel that this makes Ning Ning uncomfortable... He is still young and it is normal for him to be confused."

"Yeah, he's been like this since he was a kid."

Liu He said this and sat down beside the bed, watching Father Chen fiddling with the camera in his hand, but her thoughts gradually drifted away into the endless night.

From the first time she met the tiny Chen Yuan to his successful admission to university, so many things had happened over the years, yet she felt as if every scene happened just yesterday.

That afternoon many years ago, she decided to adopt Chen Yuan.

At that time, she only took one look at the innocent little boy and was attracted to him. She couldn't move away for a long time.

At that time, Chen's parents had been married for several years but had no children. Although they had a good relationship, this matter had always been a thorn in their hearts... They went to various major hospitals and tried both medical treatments and folk remedies countless times. She cried secretly at night countless times, even though Chen's father always comforted her that it was okay and that she could live a good life without children.

Just each other is enough.

She agreed at that time, but her heart still ached.

Liu He will always be grateful to her for suddenly having the idea of ​​adopting a child that day.

In that dark courtyard, after taking Xiaoyuan's hand, she squatted down with eyes full of pity and held him in her arms.

At that time, Liu He had a ponytail and was 28 years old. There was no wrinkle or aging on her face. She dressed like a young girl who had not yet joined the workforce. But at that moment, she suddenly realized her mission to become a mother.

……

"Let's not treat the child anymore. Let's go through the paperwork to take the child home and raise him as our own."

With a blazing gaze and wearing a plain dress, she spoke to Father Chen of that year.

He looked at the well-behaved little boy, who also raised his head, with no trace of shyness towards strangers on his young face.

Father Chen did not answer immediately, but leaned over and touched the little boy's head, and said kindly: "Hello, would you like to join our little family?"

"Who are you?" the boy whispered.

"Chen Yumin, I can teach you how to write my name."

He picked up a branch from the ground.

On the ground, stroke by stroke.

...(End of chapter)