Chapter 116 You Are a Softie
It's so shocking. This request was also very shocking in the entire blind date world in the 1970s. The girl's family didn't want their newly married daughter to help pay the bills. This was very understandable. They wanted to give their daughter more security, so it was normal to ask for more betrothal gifts.

Besides, buying shoes and other things for her nephews and nieces, Xiaobin is going to be an uncle, so it is not impossible to show some appreciation, but she needs to pay for the travel expenses of all the relatives who come over. Although she cannot understand this, since they have asked for it, it is okay for Xiaobin to pay if he insists on marrying the girl. As long as they live a good life in the future, I think her parents will agree.

But what the hell is it to ask my sister and brother-in-law to help her family find jobs and help them join the army???

"Can't we discuss it? Isn't it said that Xiaobin and that girl are attracted to each other and they want to get engaged when they meet again? If that's the case, we can always discuss it, right? Becoming in-laws is not making enemies."

"We can discuss it. The shoes I bought for my children can be cancelled, but other things cannot be discussed, especially arranging a job for her eldest brother and arranging for her younger brother to join the army."

Lu Zhenping frowned deeply when he said this. Thinking about the faces of that girl's family, he still feels disgusted now.

"What about Xiaobin? What did he say?"

How can parents prevail over their children? Look at Lu Xingchang and Huang Maochun from Uncle Guai's family. Isn't that a lesson for us? Shen Meng wanted to just let him go. There are many good girls in the world, but he needs Zhou Xiaobin's consent. If he insists on marrying her, it would be better for them to draw a clear line after they get married, otherwise there will be endless troubles in the future.

"The girl is pretty, and Xiaobin really likes her. But as soon as I made the request, he disagreed at first and almost chased her out with a broom. I didn't let him. So many people came, and I asked my parents to prepare food and drinks for them. After they left, I told the matchmaker that this marriage couldn't be done. If my parents were willing to borrow money and empty their family coffers, they could get some of the money together, but the rest would fall on us. I don't have the ability to help arrange a job for her, let alone arrange for her to join the army. The army is not a place that can tolerate such people causing trouble."

"Okay, okay, don't be angry. As long as Xiaobin doesn't want to do it, forget it. Let's talk about it later. I'll see if there are any good girls to introduce to Xiaobin. He's still young and there's no rush to get married. I'm thinking about finding someone to teach him a craft. And Xiaohu, he's not young anymore, so he can learn with me."

Lu Zhenping paused while picking up the food. Isn't it easy to learn a skill?

"Xiao Bin is too old to learn a skill, so we have to wait and see. Xiao Hu is good, I think it would be a good idea to let him learn carpentry from Jia Sheng. He can also do odd jobs in the mine during the slack season and earn a lot of money."

"Why didn't I think of that? Okay, okay, that's it. I'll tell my brother and sister-in-law about it later."

The braised meat was so fragrant and chewy that Lu Zhenping finished all the meat on the two plates, ate four steamed buns, and even the plate of side dishes.

Having drunk a lot of wine, he naturally did not let Shen Meng go easily at night, which directly led to her not getting up the next day. Fortunately, there was a lot of braised meat, so he felt much warmer and was able to eat meat early in the morning. Mingyang and the other children went to school after eating. Mingkai finished his meal, holding a piece of good meat he had snatched in his hand. He kept it in the bowl and was reluctant to eat it.

"Is this for Dad?"

"No, Dad." Not only did Lu Mingkai not want to give it to him, he even moved his hand holding the meat back.

Lu Zhenping originally wanted to tease him, but now seeing his little appearance, he squatted directly in front of him. He was afraid that the meat would be saved for his wife.

"That's reserved for your mother. Why don't you give it to Dad and I'll help you send it to your mother so she can eat it, okay?"

Lu Mingkai shook his head and didn't dare to speak, fearing that his father would snatch the meat away. This was very strange. Although this kid was young, he was very cunning. He always kept all the good things for Shen Meng. This was the first time he was so stingy and didn't give anything to anyone!

Lu Zhenping planned to ignore him for the time being and went straight back to the main room to pour the water that had been sent to the east room.

Seeing his father go into the house, Lu Mingkai hesitated for a while, then ran out with his little legs. Lu Zhenping, who had been waiting at the door of the main room, saw him leave and followed him. He was a scout, and this kid wanted to deceive him.

Lu Mingkai ran all the way to the door of the dilapidated house at the south end of the village. He was so tired that he was panting, but he still held the meat tightly in his hand. After a while, several half-grown boys surrounded him.

"Have you brought the things we asked you to get? Don't disobey us, or we will surround your brother and sister. If they get beaten, don't blame us."

Lu Mingkai was so scared that he handed the meat in his hand away. The little guy was just over three years old and could hardly speak clearly. He was easy to fool. The leading child was Laizi's eldest son, Dezi. He followed suit and had a lazy air, which he learned from his father. Almost all the children in the village had been bullied by him.

The reason why Lu Mingkai was afraid of him was because when the original owner was around, he beat and scolded Mingyang and other children at will. Dezi knew that they were not loved, so he bullied Mingyang, Mingliang and Mingfang outside, and Lu Mingkai kept it in mind.

He was afraid that his brothers and sisters would be beaten like before, so when Dezi came to him in the morning, he would just nod obediently.

"That's all. Are you stupid? Why don't you take a little more? I heard your mother made a lot of delicious food, but you just gave me so much to get rid of. If I don't teach you a lesson, you don't know how powerful I am!"

Dezi tore the meat into several pieces, kept the largest piece for himself, and gave the rest to the two children behind him. After eating the meat, he looked at Lu Mingkai with a fierce face.

Lu Mingkai shrank back and watched Dezi roll up his sleeves. He was so scared that tears rolled down his cheeks and he whimpered like a little animal.

Lu Zhenping suddenly appeared when Dezi was about to hit Lu Mingkai. He grabbed Dezi. When the other children saw an adult coming, they ran out in a hurry.

"Ah, Daddy, wuwuwu, Daddy, he's going to hit me, wuwuwu, Bao is scared!"

"You little brat, you're crying now. What were you doing before? Come here and give dad a hug."

Lu Mingkai walked over with a "wuwuwu" sound and hugged Lu Zhenping's legs. The snot and tears on his face were all wiped onto his trouser legs. Although he was his biological child, Lu Zhenping couldn't help but feel disgusted at this moment.

"You wimp, you actually told the adults at home that I look down on you. I don't want to eat your meat, it's not tasty at all."

Dezi spat fiercely on the ground and looked at Lu Zhenping with a look of dissatisfaction.

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