Hearing her sister-in-law's words, Liu Hua smiled. She picked up the best part of the braised fish, placed it into her father's bowl and said, "If we think about it, actually, Ah Li's situation is better than Huang Tingyun's."
Mother Liu understood what her daughter ant and asked, "Ah Hua, what do you want to say?"
Liu Hua knew that her mother would definitely support her decision. By asking her this question, her mother gave her a way to express Xiao Li's strengths to her father.
"Mother, think about it. Since Ah Li could be considered an orphan after he separated from the Xiao family, his wife will live a comfortable life. Not only does she not need to serve her in-laws, but she also has a diligent, honest, and considerate husband. You have known Ah Li for so many years, and you must know how he treats better than other people," Liu Hua said.
Hearing her words, Mother Liu rembered the ti she saw Xiao Li helping her daughter wash clothes in the river and picking the wild fruits for her when she said she craved it. It is indeed better to marry a man who knows how to pamper his wife than a man who is polite to his wife. In this regard, Xiao Li is indeed better than Huang Tingyun.
Father Liu looked at his daughter and said, "Ah Hua, after all these years, you still refuse to let him go? If he really wanted to marry you, he should have proposed long ago. Marriage is more than just love."
"Loving each other will indeed bring both of you closer and make your relationship stronger, but marriage also requires ability. Only when the stomach is full and the clothes are warm can you think about love. Even if you love each other, if you face too many difficulties in your marriage, your love will fade over ti," he added.
"Father, I know that both you and Mother are worried about my future. However, I just want to marry Ah Li. Not to ntion that I don't have any feelings for Huang Tingyun, he already has soone he likes. If I marry him, it will be the sa as being a widow. What's the difference between that and not marrying?" Liu Hua asked.
"But feelings can be cultivated over ti." Mother Liu said.
"Mother, Huang Tingyun has clearly told that if we get married, he will give everything a wife should have. He will respect and fulfill the responsibilities of a husband and father, but he cannot give his heart to forever. Do you want to see my husband and I maintain a polite and distant relationship for the rest of our lives?
Do you want to love one man and then marry another?" Liu Hua asked sadly.
Mother Liu looked at her daughter and said with distress, "Ah Hua..."
"Father, Mother, I know I am very selfish by doing this. Even if misfortune and a hard life await at the end of this road, I am still willing to take this path. So, can you let choose my future?" Liu Hua added.
After she finished speaking, the living room fell into a long silence. After a long ti, Father Liu closed his eyes and said, "Now that you have made a decision, I will go and discuss it with the Huang family and cancel your wedding. You will decide your own marriage in the future."
Shi Qiwan heard this and said anxiously, "Father, how can you let Ah Hua decide her marriage? Since ancient tis, marriage has been decided by the words of parents and matchmakers."
Mother Liu looked at her and said, "Since your father has said so, you don't have to worry about it anymore."
Hearing her words, Liu Hua was overjoyed. Sure enough, her parents loved her the most!
"Father, Mother, let's try the fish. Ah Li caught it this morning. It's very fresh and sweet."
Father Liu nodded, tasted the braised fish, and said, "It's indeed fresh. Help thank him later."
"Father, Ah Li said he would visit you and my mother tomorrow. You can thank him then." Liu Hua said.
Mother Liu looked at her husband and saw the understanding in his eyes. It seems that the boy finally gathered up his courage to propose. Tomorrow, when he cos to visit, she will let her daughter wear the new clothes she had prepared. Luckily, she had been preparing for it for a long ti.
Early the next morning, Lu Jueyu woke up before dawn and took her husband into her own space. While her husband was still sleeping, she went to wash up and put on shorts and a T-shirt. Sitting in the kitchen, she opened the warehouse panel and looked at the items inside.
Normally, for betrothal gifts, in addition to a red envelope and diaper money, the groom's family must prepare two pairs of red candles, two bottles of wine, a pair of pig's trotters, wedding cakes depending on how many relatives the bride's family have, peanuts and sesa candies, two cans of tea, eight to twelve oranges or bananas.
Due to the limitations of this era, she cannot prepare everything, otherwise it will arouse suspicion. After thinking for a long ti, she finally decided to prepare twelve oranges, a can of bamboo leaf tea, and a can of Tieguanyin tea.
Bamboo tea has beauty benefits and is suitable for Mother Liu, while Tieguanyin tea is suitable for Father Liu because it is his favorite tea.
In addition, she also prepared a pair of pig's trotters. Although it is considered rare in this era, it is still available on the market. Therefore, it is not unusual to include it in the betrothal gifts.
Candles and candies can be purchased at state-owned supply stores or departnt stores, so she also prepared two pairs of red candles, two packets of milk candies, two packets of sesa malt candies, two packets of mixed roasted nuts, and two cans of milk powder. As for the wedding cake, ijia and her sisters-in-law will co later and they will make 50 packages.
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