Because Kang Bingcheng was unable to have children, his parents felt they owed Yuanchun, their daughter-in-law, so they provided a dowry three hundred yuan larger than that of their other four daughters-in-law.
The Kang family also intended to use this marriage to silence gossip, so the wedding was scheduled in a rush for seven days later.
Still, they provided the "three rounds and one sound"—a bicycle, a watch, a sewing machine, and a radio—along with thirty-six pieces of furniture. Everything was brand new. The Kang family did not want to make Yuanchun uncomfortable by giving her items Jiang Min had previously used, so they gave those away to others.
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