Chengzi noticed that his wife seemed a little unhappy, and he really didn't know how to comfort her.

After arriving home, Zhang Hongmei went straight to the study, picked up the phone, and dialed the number in Wang Xinyi's bedroom.

"Aunt Wang, it's me, Hongmei."

"Why are you calling so late? Did something happen?"

"No, it's just that I met that girl today. Her parents bought her off, and she doesn't seem to have much affection for them. Aunt Wang, is someone like that really a good person?"

"Hongmei, what do you think of this girl's character?"

"I didn't have much contact with him, but he's a very competitive kid. He wanted to go back to school."

"Alright, let's do it this way. When you come over, your Uncle Zhao and I will take a look. If it's okay, we'll get married. If not, consider it helping this girl get out of this mess."

"Okay, it's good that you know. I'm just afraid that Ningning won't be happy in the future, and then I'll regret it for the rest of my life."

"Let's observe for a while and then decide." Don't overthink it; marriage is preordained, and things will take their natural course.

"Aunt Wang, you should go and rest. I'm sorry to have kept you from sleeping."

"It's alright, I'm getting old and need less sleep. Hongmei, we don't need this girl's dowry."

"Yes, that's what the bride's parents said too. They're not giving her a dowry, saying that Xueqing is marrying too far away and won't be able to get a heir in the future."

"I understand. Let's leave it at that. Hongmei, is five thousand a reasonable amount?"

“The dowry here now is at most one thousand, five thousand is not too little.”

"Okay, you can arrange it as you see fit, as long as the girl is nice. I never thought I could buy Ningning a wife?"

"That's right, it's no different from selling your daughter."

This girl is quite good to her three younger sisters; she plans to bring them over after she moves there.

"Okay, let's take a look at it together as a family and then decide."

After the two hung up the phone, Zhang Hongmei rubbed her temples, genuinely worried about finding Wang Zining an unhappy family.

However, these are not things that one can control. At least Gao Xueqing is not so cold-hearted as to have no relatives in her eyes.

Let's take it one step at a time; Zhao Tiancheng's family is still watching.

The children didn't come home for dinner; they had arranged to go out to eat together, so it was just the four of them at home.

After finishing her meal, Zhang Hongmei recounted what had happened that day.

"Grandpa, how could someone do this?"

Zhang Xingguo shook his head. "Gao Chunrong is also clueless. It would be better to separate the family as soon as possible. Why keep dragging it out like this?"

With so many children, it's impossible to treat them all perfectly, but the difference can't be too great either, or they'll suffer.

When the six of them returned, Zhang Hongmei called Wang Zining into the study and told him what had happened that afternoon.

"Ningning, what are your thoughts?"

"Sister, just like my mom said, when taking a girl abroad, my parents, brother and sister-in-law will observe for a while. If it's okay, we'll get married. If not, she can stay if she wants."

"Okay, since that's what you think, let's do it this way. We'll have dinner at the State Guesthouse the day after tomorrow, Saturday. That means Zhenye and the other three, plus the two of you. Cheng Guangxu and the others will definitely be there too."

"Sure, sis, you can arrange it as you see fit."

Time flies. On Saturday morning, the four men picked up their wives and the family went to the state guesthouse.

The Gao family came in large numbers, including Gao Chunrong, though he didn't look too well.

Seeing him like this, Zhang Hongmei became angry. What was going on? At his age, didn't he know he shouldn't have such a stern face on such a joyous occasion? Who was he trying to impress?

So they ignored Gao Chunrong, which made him very embarrassed.

Gao Chunrong was furious. What was the difference between this and selling her granddaughter? But since she had already sold her, she wouldn't get any benefit from it.

Seeing Zhang Hongmei give him a disdainful look, he realized that this was not someone he could lose his temper with.

So although there was no smile on his face, at least there was no unpleasant expression.

Dining here is truly for the wealthy and powerful; even the rich don't necessarily have the opportunity to dine on the second floor. So, the Gao family was quite satisfied.

The girls in Gao Xiang's family are alright, at least much better than Gao Chunrong's eldest granddaughter and the others. At least they didn't show any disgust towards Zhenye and the others.

Zhenye glanced at the two girls who had come closer with disgust. How could they be so shameless?

"Old Gao, you really have good family upbringing. Luckily Xueqing isn't like that. If it weren't for Xueqing, I really wouldn't look down on a family like yours." Zhang Hongmei didn't give them any face at all.

Gao Chunrong's eldest son and his wife were so embarrassed they wanted to disappear into the ground. Gao Chunrong's face flushed red, then turned pale, then pale again, like a palette of colors.

She was still a little angry that Zhang Hongmei was so disrespectful.

Zhang Hongmei glanced at Liu Xiaohong and, during the ceremony, directly gave the money to Gao Xueqing, thus saving the rest of the Gao family from coveting it.

Liu Xiaohong was very grateful to the lady, as it saved the couple a lot of trouble.

Gao Xueqing had no objections; this was only the second time she had seen Wang Zining.

When the two had a chance to sit together, Gao Xueqing lowered her head and whispered, "Please excuse my foolishness, but I am definitely not that kind of person."

"Hehe, I'll find out later."

Eating here wasn't very pleasant either. Although the two girls were scolded, they still couldn't calm down.

Their table manners were terrible; it was truly an eye-opener.

After the family arrived home, Zhang Weiyu breathed a sigh of relief. "Uncle, there's a lot of uncertainty about this kind of woman."

Family has a huge influence on children, Uncle, you need to think this through carefully.

"I know, I'm not stupid. This girl is quite pleasing to the eye. I'll observe her slowly."

The four girls sat on one side of Zhang Hongmei and found it quite funny to see Wang Zining say that.

"Are you laughing at me, my nieces-in-law?"

The four of them shook their heads in perfect unison.

"I'm willing to give her a chance. We'll see how she does. If all else fails, she can just pay me back with her earnings later."

Zhang Weiyu laughed, "Uncle, you have a really good attitude."

"Uncle, there are many more girls. Why don't you meet them?" Gu Yaozu asked Wang Zining with a smile.

Wang Zining shook her head. "No need. Since it's decided, then so be it."

Today was a rare day off, so the ten of them decided to go out and have some fun. Just then, Ping An called, so they decided not to come home for dinner.

"Alright, you guys go out and have fun." Zhang Hongmei quickly told them to go and have fun without worry.