Rebirth in 1986: Unforgettable Regrets novel Chapter 179

Chapter 179: Chapter 179: Regretting to the Point of Turning Green (Third Update)

"Really?" Granny Tang said cheerfully, "I may be blessed with a comfortable life, but even with my old bones, I can still help you look after the children."

"Mom, enjoying your time with grandchildren, aren’t you happy?" Tang Mingli chuckled, "heh heh." Not just his own mother who was looking forward to having children; he himself was also eager to have a child with Jiajia.

After the heart-to-heart talk with her son, Granny Tang returned to Qianjin Village the next day. The village was her home, her roots; no matter how good it was in the county, it couldn’t compare to her two tiled houses and the vegetable plots in the village.

In the clothing factory, during the day, the employees were all busy working. But she couldn’t do anything; everyone was bustling about while she felt utterly useless, which made her feel uneasy all over.

As soon as Wang Aihua got back to Qianjin Village, she immediately inquired whether Tang Mingli’s marriage proposal had been officially accepted.

When Granny Tang mentioned that the wedding was set for the end of next month, Wang Aihua was stunned, especially when she heard that the bride-to-be was a girl from the Provincial City with a decent family background, she reacted quite differently from Granny Tang.

Granny Tang shot her a glance and said, "The girl is very pretty. Zhengde has seen her, and so has Xiao Yue. They both said she is good."

"That’s great." Wang Aihua said so, but her heart felt completely different.

Granny Tang thought about the dowry and knew it would certainly come out eventually. It would be troublesome if Wang Aihua made a scene when they announced it during the wedding. Granny Tang said, "The betrothal gift is US$ 1,001, symbolizing ’one in a thousand,’ plus a color TV, and some other standard gifts."

"One thousand and one yuan?" Wang Aihua’s eyes bulged in astonishment.

Even Tang Zhengde couldn’t help but gasp. He knew Tang Mingli earned money from his business and work at the clothing factory, but he never imagined he was making that much.

The US$ 1,001 dowry was announced as easily as that!

A color TV!

They couldn’t even afford a black-and-white TV at home, let alone a color one.

And the price of a color TV nowadays must be over a thousand, at least!

Adding the betrothal gift and other dowry items, wouldn’t that be two or three thousand just for the dowry?

My goodness, in today’s village, having US$ 1,000 for a wedding was already very decent.

Jealousy gnawed at the bottom of Wang Aihua’s heart; Tang Mingli had bought a house in the county, and now with this dowry, he’d probably be the talk of the entire village.

"The money is earned by the third brother himself. The girl is from the Provincial City, and it’s his own business if he spends more for the betrothal," said Granny Tang, reminding them not to be envious.

"Big brother, tell me, Tang Mingli got you a job that was not only easy but also something you could do. Why didn’t you take it?" Granny Tang gave him a sharp look.

Of the three brothers, the eldest was the laziest.

"..." Tang Zhengyuan went silent.

*

After work at Mingyue Clothing Factory, nobody left. Instead, they lined up to collect their pay.

Yesterday, a batch of products was shipped to Shenzhen, and today the money came in. Tang Mingli and Tang Yue discussed and decided to pay the wages.

Everyone queued up to receive their pay, and it was even US$ 5 more than the promised US$ 50.

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