Chapter 281: Bride and Dowry

It was the first time for Zhang's mother to marry a daughter-in-law. She was always worried that she had missed this or that, and she checked it over and over again, but still felt uneasy.

By now the driver who was going to take them to the airport had arrived, and Zhang's mother had no choice but to let them leave.

Some people were setting off fireworks along the way. Only when they arrived at the airport and got on the plane did Zhang Baiyan call Yu Yunfei and contact the wedding car there to pick people up at the airport.

The Yu family is even more nervous than the Zhang family. When Zhang Baiyan came to their house, the news spread like wildfire. Now everyone knows that Yu Yunfei has found a husband who is rich, handsome and talented. As long as they are slightly related to the family, they all come early to help. In name, they are here to help, but in fact, they want to take a look at the man's situation.

Yu Yunfei was dressing up in the room. After the stylist finished combing her hair, she was about to ask if there was any headwear, but Yu Yunfei took out a high-end box, which contained an ancient-style crown made of solid gold, and it looked expensive.

The stylist secretly sighed at the generosity of the family, and helped Yu Yunfei put on the crown without making a sound. When Yu Yunfei changed into the custom-made Chinese-style dress, even the stylist couldn't help but sigh. The bride seemed like a different person. Not only did she look gorgeous and noble, but she also had a bit more imposing aura. Coupled with her beauty and good figure, she could rival the stars on TV.

Yu Yunfei's bridesmaids were her high school best friend and cousin. When they came over, they were so amazed by Yu Yunfei that they took several photos of her.

A bunch of people were still busy downstairs. Some were preparing the banquet, while those who were ready to welcome the groom were already standing in two rows on the roadside. A large number of firecrackers were set off at the door of the Yu family's house.

It seems that the time is almost up.

Father Yu quickly called Zhang Boyan and learned that they were almost there. Father Yu quickly got up and made arrangements, and those authors who were chatting with him all cheered him up.

After a while, two cars stopped in front of Yu's house.

Someone shouted excitedly: "Here he is, here he is, the groom is here!"

One stone caused a thousand ripples, and a group of people led by Yu's father and mother rushed out.

The first person to get off the car was Li Zhijie, who was carrying a red and blue basket. The incense burner inside was burning with the scent of sandalwood. He walked around the car holding the incense burner before letting the others get off. Then he walked towards Yu's mother and asked, "Mother-in-law, where are the things?"

Yu's mother was confused. There was no such custom in their place. She seemed a little at a loss when she saw the exquisite incense burner in the red basket.

Li Zhijie took one look and immediately said, "Then I'll take it in and put it there first."

"Okay, okay," Yu's mother quickly took him in.

Huang Yichang and Zhao Feng got off the car later, both carrying red buckets. This time Yu's father understood and quickly took them inside to put the garbage away.

Walking at the back were Zhang Baiyan and Li Zhiyong. Zhang Baiyan was holding a bouquet of big red roses, and Li Zhiyong was holding a big red basin covered with a handkerchief and walking behind Zhang Baiyan.

Everyone made way for them and the two entered the living room. Li Zhiyong handed the red basin to Yu's mother.

Mother Yu didn't know what was inside, so she asked casually, "Do you want to open it?"

"You can open it." Zhang Baiyan said with a smile.

Yu's mother didn't think about it. She opened the lid as soon as she put the things down. She was almost blinded by the gold. Next to the gold was a pile of brand new hundred-dollar bills, in bundles.

Not only was Zhang's mother stunned, even those who came to watch the fun were bewildered, and they gasped in shock.

Before, several of Yu Yunfei's cousins wanted to stop the groom from picking up the bride, but when they saw what happened, they got nervous and just watched Zhang Baiyan go upstairs.

After reacting, Yu's mother gave Yu Zhi a few instructions, asking him to watch downstairs while she quickly chased after him.

Several women were counting the weights and exclaimed, "There must be 10,000 in this bundle. I counted and there are 12 bundles in total. Doesn't that mean there are 120,000?"

A person next to him nodded in agreement, "I also counted, there are indeed twelve bundles, plus the gold, I wonder if there are two hundred thousand here?"

"I think so."

“I think so too.”

Everyone was talking at once, and a curious woman asked Yu Zhi, "Xiao Zhi, is your brother-in-law's betrothal gift 200,000 yuan?"

Everyone was just asking casually, but unexpectedly Yu Zhi nodded and smiled: "You are quite accurate, the total is 200,000."

"Hiss!" Another sound of inhaling.

The maximum dowry for marrying a wife here is 40,000 yuan, and the rich ones may pay 60,000 or 80,000 yuan. Very few families will pay more than 100,000 yuan, let alone 200,000 yuan in dowry at once.

Aunt Yu Yunfei sighed, "The people in the southeastern coastal areas are indeed richer than here. Two hundred thousand yuan can build a house here, but they spend so much money to marry a daughter-in-law!"

Yu Yunfei's aunt echoed, "That's right! In our place, this amount is enough to marry four or five wives. Wow, wow, wow, wow, it really is incomparable!"

Second Aunt Yu Yunfei didn't say a word. She used to show off her son-in-law wherever she went, but now she doesn't even mention it. She finds the betrothal gifts annoying, but can't help glancing over there.

Zhang Baiyan walked to Yu Yunfei's room without any obstruction, knocked on the door twice and said, "Yunfei, I'm here to pick you up."

Yu Yunfei wanted to open the door for Zhang Baiyan immediately, but the two bridesmaids blocked the door and shouted, "No entry!"

Huang Yichang said tactfully: "It's wedding money!"

The red envelope was stuffed through the crack in the door.

The two bridesmaids took a curious look and were stunned to see that there were four hundred yuan in it.

While they were stunned, Huang Yichang and a few others broke through the encirclement and opened the door for Zhang Baiyan.

The two bridesmaids were almost slammed against the wall.

Zhang Baiyan hurried in, knelt on one knee, handed the flowers to Yu Yunfei, took out a ring from his pocket and put it on Yu Yunfei, helped her put on her wedding shoes, and carried her out. His movements were done in one go without any delay.

Huang Yichang and others followed.

The two bridesmaids were so angry that they wanted to kill someone, especially Huang Yichang who broke into the door. They looked as if they wanted to torture him to death.

Yu's mother kept saying "slow down, slow down" and led them downstairs. The matchmaker started to say nice things and perform formalities, and then the banquet was held.

The newlyweds, best men, bridesmaids, the bride's parents and brothers sit at one table, and everyone else sits at another table.

During the period, Zhang Baiyan was inevitably toasted. Huang Yichang and Zhao Feng took turns to block the wine for him. Although they were full of confidence at first, they were still drunk in the end.

Before falling down, Huang Yichang really wanted to curse. We agreed to have beer, but why were they only giving us liquor?

After the banquet, Zhang Baiyan felt a headache when he saw the unconscious Huang Yichang and Zhao Feng. Fortunately, there were many people following them back to Pu City, and they were able to get through it with everyone's help.

Before Yu Yunfei got on the car, Yu's mother put the betrothal money into Yu Yunfei's suitcase in front of everyone.

Those relatives felt sad when they saw it.

Yu Yunfei was also a little surprised, "Mom?"

Mother Yu glared at her and said, "These are originally your betrothal gifts. I value them so much because I want you to live a more comfortable life in the future. Since they are given to you, take them all away. Live a good life in the future, be filial to your parents-in-law, and don't think about the things you don't have."

(End of this chapter)