"What nonsense are you talking about? How can you agree to this?"

Ms. Zhou blushed and said, "Men."

Although it's true that Xiaomin got pregnant with Xingshan's child, it's very irresponsible and unethical of her to be irresponsible.

But if such a daughter-in-law were to enter the family, it would be a disaster for the whole family!

Therefore, she had to stop it!

She'd rather bear this bad reputation as long as her family can live in harmony.

"Mom, what are you doing? My father has already agreed, what are you trying to stop him from doing?"

Shen Xingshan was so happy he almost jumped for joy.

He really didn't expect his father to agree, after all, the stalemate had lasted for five years!

What a wonderful turn of events!

"Then Dad, I'll tell Xiaomin the good news tomorrow. Haha."

Shen Xingshan was as happy as a child.

The Shen Songshan couple standing nearby rolled their eyes.

How could I possibly agree to that?

That idiot.

"Well, you should also tell them that the bride price is only half of what we agreed on before."

Shen Qianli slowly added his conditions.

Shen Xingshan was dumbfounded.

The others suddenly realized.

So that's where they were waiting.

Shen Liuliu secretly smiled.

Second Uncle is so mean, he's holding a grudge against Xiao Min's family.

That's why they specifically said they would only give half of the previous bride price to disgust people.

Tsk tsk.

They are vengeful and will seek revenge for even the smallest wrongdoing.

She likes it.

After realizing what had happened, Shen Xingshan's face turned red, and he jumped up and down, shouting, "Father, how could you do this?"

Should we return the half that we were willing to give before?

Xiaomin’s family disagreed with the amount they were willing to give before, let alone half of it.

"What else can we do? Agree to a bride price of 188 taels of silver? I ask you, what if our family can't afford that much money?!"

Shen Qianli was so angry that he blew his beard and glared.

This family is truly shameless.

Madam Zhou also earnestly advised, "Xingshan, this family is really no good. Seeing that your uncle is making money, they just sit back and raise the price. The bride price of sixty-eight taels has been raised to one hundred and eighty-eight taels. Where does she get the nerve to do that?"

Having lived for almost sixty years, this was truly the first time she had ever seen a bride price so drastically increased.

Is this marrying off a daughter or selling her?

How can you be so shameless?

Actually, if the other party hadn't demanded a higher price, she would have agreed two years ago.

After all, her son had been at an impasse for three years, and she couldn't bear to see him suffer any longer.

But who knew that the other party would ask for such an outrageous price of 188 taels!

Don't tell me they don't have the money! Even if they did, they wouldn't give it to me!

Mentioning this matter made Shen Xingshan feel very embarrassed, especially with the scrutinizing and disdainful looks from his cousins, making him wish he could disappear into a crack in the ground.

Can……

"Father, Mother, if I can persuade Xiaomin's family to still want sixty-eight taels of silver... can you agree? After all, Xiaomin is pregnant with my child... it's not a good thing if word gets out."

"You fucking know this isn't something to be proud of, so why did you still do it!"

Shen Qianli was furious.

Shen Liuli quietly crept up to Shen Wanli's ear and whispered something to him.

After a moment, Shen Wanli coughed and began to offer his advice.

"Second brother and sister-in-law, things have come to this point, and I feel that it's not a good idea... Why don't we let Xingshan give it a try?"

"If you can agree to a bride price of sixty-eight taels, will we agree to the marriage?"

Shen Wanli suddenly interjected, leaving everyone somewhat confused.

Although Tian Guifen did not know what her daughter and Wanli had just said, she knew it must have been her daughter's idea.

Therefore, Tian Guifen also played a supporting role.

"Second sister-in-law, I think Xingshan's words make sense. Why don't we let Xingshan give it a try first?"

While the Shen Qianli couple may not be exceptionally intelligent, they have enough faith in the Shen Wanli couple.

So even though she didn't know what her younger brother and sister-in-law were planning, she reluctantly agreed, her face dark with displeasure.

Shen Xingshan jumped for joy.

I'm even more convinced that it was only because I came to my uncle's house to talk to him that it was possible!

In the future, he would often come to his uncle for help with anything.

But that's a story for another time.

Shen Qianli made up a random excuse and sent his youngest son, Shen Xingshan, away.

The silly boy walked away happily.

Looking at his silly son's foolish appearance, Shen Qianli wished he could kick him.

Little Zhou asked impatiently, "Wanli, what just happened to you?"

Everyone looked at Shen Wanli.

Shen Wanli immediately explained to everyone what his daughter had said.

"Second brother and sister-in-law, do you think Xiaomin's family can agree to a dowry of sixty-eight taels of silver?"

Shen Wanli asked a question in return.

Without even thinking, Shen Qianli said, "There's no way they'd agree to that. Those kinds of families would be willing to spend all their savings, even their grandson's, on a single marriage!"

Little Zhou also said, "They know your winery is big, so they see us as a big piece of meat. How can they be satisfied if they don't take a big bite out of us?"

Shen Wanli smiled and shrugged: "So, Xing Shan went there happily, thinking that without your objections, he could marry Xiao Min."

But he will find that Xiaomin's family does not agree at all.

Although our child is... a little immature, he's not a terrible child.

You should have Xingshan go directly to their family to make contact time and time again, so that he can see clearly their greedy, inhumane, and hypocritical side.

Over time, Xingshan will naturally develop a resistance to this marriage.

However, you two need to cooperate well throughout the process, showing that you are willing to let your son come even if you are unwilling.

Then Xing Shan's heart will gradually lean towards you.

This method is actually not difficult.

However, neither of the two families has been able to calm down in the past five years, so neither of them thought that the best solution was to take a step back first.

This is what it means to retreat in order to advance.

Shen Wanli's words enlightened everyone.

Wu Tiao muttered to himself, "When did my dad become so clever and intelligent?"

This doesn't seem like Father's idea at all.

It does resemble...

Everyone looked at Shen Liuliu, who was hiding behind Shen Wanli and secretly eating candy.

Shen Liuli chuckled at everyone without saying anything.

Yet everything was left unsaid.

Shen Sishi took in all of this, his heart filled with doubt.

Is it possible for such a young child to participate in such an important family event?

Or is he mistaken?

"Yes, Wanli is not bad."

The Shen Qianli couple were quite satisfied.

Now we're just waiting to see what Lin Xiaomin's family's attitude will be.

Beneath Shen Songshan's seemingly innocent smile lay a hidden ruthlessness: "I'd like to see what this Lin Xiaomin can do!"

This girl is quite shrewd; she has her foolish younger brother completely under her thumb.

But children...

Although Xingshan was very immature in this matter, he was not a child who had no sense of propriety at all.

Therefore, he felt it was necessary to thoroughly investigate who the father of Lin Xiaomin's child was.

His younger brother is not going to be taken advantage of!