SFS Chapter 701 1 I almost flipped over by accident
Chapter 701 1 I almost flipped over by accident
Soon, Tong Huaqiong found out that Mr. Gu and Mrs. Gu danced in front of Lu Zhaozhao to ask for a dowry.
What made Tong Huaqiong happy was that Gu Jingzhe took the lead and bore the pressure from the two elders. Not only did he scold the two elders, but he also threatened that no one in the clan could lay hands on Lu Zhaozhao's dowry.
After this battle, Mr. and Mrs. Gu were still worried about Gu Honglian's dowry. The Fan family was pressing for it, and the two of them were so worried that they didn't sleep for several days.
The marriage proposal between Fan Tong and Gu Honglian cooled down.
Gu Honglian cried like a tearful person.
But a few days later, the Fan family suddenly sent a matchmaker to visit again.
Old Mrs. Gu was overjoyed, but Old Man Gu was indifferent. He carefully thought about Gu Jingzhe's words in his mind.
The reason why Fan Tong proposed marriage again was not because he was reluctant to let go of Gu Honglian, but because of the relationship between Tong Huaqiong and Gu Jingzhe.
Regardless of whether the eldest daughter-in-law will give him the opportunity to use the house because of this relationship, that is another matter for the future.
Mr. Gu decided to take this opportunity to show some respect to Fan Tong.
As long as Mr. Gu hesitated, the matchmaker from the Fan family came more frequently.
Two days later, Fan Tong's mother, Old Lady Fan, came to visit in person.
Old Man Gu thought that it was his provocation that worked, but what he didn't know was that Gu Jingzhe played a big role in it.
Gu Jingzhe met Fan Tong at Master Su's place, and told Fan Tong directly that he and Tong Huaqiong did not agree with Gu Honglian marrying Fan Tong. After all, Fan Tong had once proposed to Gu Taohua, and if the news got out, everyone would speculate about the aunt and nephew with the greatest malice.
Gu Jingzhe hinted to Fan Tong that Tong Huaqiong had originally prepared a dowry for Gu Honglian, but given that Fan Tong left a very bad impression on Tong Huaqiong, the dowry was put on hold for the time being.
Fan Tong was shocked when he heard Gu Jingzhe's words.
What he had done over the years had earned him being abandoned by the wealthy families in Yanguan Town.
There are indeed girls who are prettier than Gu Honglian and whose families are willing to pay for their dowries, but these girls are from ordinary wealthy families, and their family backgrounds are not as promising as Gu Honglian in the long run.
Gu Honglian herself is not pretty enough and her family background is not good, but behind her stand Tong Huaqiong and Gu Jingzhe, as well as the Huang family, Lu family, Liu family, and Shengjing Yao family that extend from the Gu family's main branch.
He is a scholar now. If he continues to work hard and passes the imperial examination, and with the help of the relationship with the eldest branch of the Gu family, his future will not be bad.
He just didn't believe that Gu Jingzhe didn't need help in officialdom.
Gu Jingzhe is the only scholar in the Gu family. After he marries Gu Honglian, he becomes Gu Jingzhe's biological uncle and can rely on each other.
He wanted to use his status as a scholar to control Gu Honglian and force her to pay a dowry.
When Gu Jingzhe got married, Lu Zhaozhao's dowry was so tempting.
If he could force the Gu family to give a dowry like the one Lu Zhaozhao gave him, not only would he not have to worry about his future life, he could also use the dowry to study at Wanliu Academy.
I didn't expect that I over-control the situation and almost flipped the car over by accident.
It looks like the marriage is going to fall through!
Fan Tong thought to himself that it was no wonder that Mr. Gu turned cold towards him. It must be because of something Gu Jingzhe said.
Now, whose words carry the most weight in the Gu family, it must be Gu Jingzhe.
Fan Tong broke out in a cold sweat. If he lost Gu Honglian, where could he find supporters like Tong Huaqiong and Gu Jingzhe?
Therefore, he hurriedly sent a matchmaker to the house.
Originally, Mrs. Fan was reluctant to visit Qiao in person. She and Jia were similar in that they both thought their sons who studied were extraordinary. Especially since Fan Tong was a scholar, Mrs. Fan looked down upon ordinary people. In her eyes, it was only a matter of time before her son passed the imperial examination. Even if he passed the examination, many ladies from wealthy families would be eager to marry him.
Old Lady Fan never liked Gu Honglian from the beginning to the end. If she hadn't been greedy for the fact that Tong Huaqiong and Gu Jingzhe could be useful to her son, Gu Honglian would never have been a candidate for Old Lady Fan's daughter-in-law.
In the end, after much persuasion from Fan Tong, Mrs. Fan went to the house for the sake of her son's support and future.
The Fan family has shown enough sincerity, so it is not appropriate for Mr. Gu to continue to be pretentious.
Gu Honglian's marriage was arranged quickly, and Fan Tong changed his previous attitude, fearing that the Gu family would go back on their word.
This made Mrs. Gu and Mr. Gu look confused.
Tong Huaqiong also felt incredible when she learned that Gu Honglian's marriage was settled.
Lu Zhaozhao told Tong Huaqiong about the confrontation between Gu Jingzhe and Fan Tong.
Tong Huaqiong couldn't stop smiling. This youngest son was so treacherous that he directly made the marriage between Fan Tong and Gu Honglian a foregone conclusion.
The marriage of Fan Tong and Gu Honglian is also in the interests of the eldest branch of the Gu family, so as to prevent Fan Tong from plotting against Gu Taohua.
Although Gu Taohua would not take the bait like in her previous life, it was still annoying to have a fly buzzing in the air all the time.
In this life, Fan Tong became Gu Taohua's brother-in-law, and the evil fate between Gu Taohua and Fan Tong was completely severed.
After the marriage was settled, Tong Huaqiong decided to give Gu Honglian a set of jewelry and two pieces of satin as dowry.
As the eldest sister-in-law, this is already a lot.
Gu Jingzhe decided to give Gu Honglian fifty taels of silver.
Of course, this money was not taken from Lu Zhaozhao, nor from Tong Huaqiong, but was saved from the money he earned from writing storybooks in the capital city. After he got married, he gave all the money to Lu Zhaozhao.
When Lu Zhaozhao learned that Gu Jingzhe was going to give her aunt a dowry of fifty taels of silver, she took out the silver that Gu Jingzhe had left with her without saying a word.
Gu Jingzhe thought deeply.
It is better for Fan Tong to be an uncle than a brother-in-law.
As his aunt, Gu Honglian is selfish and willful, but her destructiveness is nothing compared to that of Gu Ruinian, and she poses no threat to the Gu family's main branch either now or in the future.
Gu Jingzhe hoped that his aunt would live a peaceful life after marriage, and the fifty taels of silver was a guarantee for her.
As for more things, such as supporting Fan Tong in the future, don’t even think about it.
Of course, if Fan Tong dared to bully Gu Honglian, Gu Jingzhe would not just sit there and do nothing.
When Chen Sufen, Liu Yue'e and Gu Baishuang learned that Gu Honglian's marriage was settled, they also added to her makeup.
Chen Sufen gave a pair of Ruyi bracelets, Liu Yue'e gave a wedding dress, and Gu Baishuang gave twenty taels of silver.
After Wei found out, she gave Gu Honglian two pairs of shoes and socks and a dressing mirror.
Even Gu Taohua, who was still unmarried, gave Gu Honglian two golden hairpins.
Gu Honglian originally thought that she would have nothing after getting married, but suddenly she received so many things and was overjoyed.
She finally had something to treasure.
Especially the silver given by Gu Jingzhe and Gu Baishuang, a total of seventy taels, which was a lot for a farmer.
Many people cannot save up seventy taels of silver in their entire lifetime.
Wu Na stared at the silver. Gu Honglian exchanged the silver for banknotes and put them in her underwear. She locked her jewelry in a box and wished she could carry it with her, for fear that there was a thief in the house and they would be stolen by her.
Jia made sarcastic remarks on the side, saying that Tong Huaqiong was so rich but was reluctant to give Gu Honglian a dowry.
"My eldest sister-in-law and her whole family gave me a gift. Where is your gift, second sister-in-law?"
Gu Honglian has been thinking a lot these days.
Even though she was disappointed with the gift from her sister-in-law, she decided to keep the disappointment to herself and not show it.
Mrs. Fan's visit made her realize that no matter how cold her sister-in-law's attitude towards her was, Tong Huaqiong was her sister-in-law as long as she lived, and she was her support as long as she lived. After they got married, the Fan family's attitude towards her would not be too bad.
There was also her nephew Gu Jingzhe. Even though he was annoyed that she asked Lu Zhaozhao for a dowry, he still gave her fifty taels of silver out of consideration for their aunt-nephew relationship.
Therefore, when Gu Honglian heard that Jia was trying to stir up her hatred towards Tong Huaqiong, she became annoyed.