"You can't ask for too much, right?" Zhang Xiuqi's face flushed red. "You're not selling your daughter. If you ask for so much, aren't you just trying to ruin the marriage?"

If this was a marriage, she would ask for so much, and that would be fine. She could go to the Lin family and speak well of them, but now it's just an engagement.

"Didn't you say the Lin family is rich?" Mother Zhang said disapprovingly, "I was wondering which side you're from? Look at the Lin brothers, none of them are as angry as you are. If you didn't know, you'd think they wanted your family's money."

Zhang's mother said the last sentence with a pout and a roll of her eyes.

"Even though he has money, he doesn't run a bank." Zhang Xiu was very angry. "If he doesn't want to get married, you will regret it later. Once the house is built, he can find any kind of wife he wants."

Isn’t Zhang Xiaojuan that pretty?

"Isn't he in love with my Xiaojuan? He even gave her some clothes yesterday. Why would he be unwilling to get married just because of this little money?"

The material of the clothes is good. Xiaojuan said that she bought it in the city and it cost a lot of money.

"If I like it, I'll give you whatever you want." Zhang Xiu's mouth was splattered with excitement. "If you want a mountain of gold and silver, will I find it for you?"

"If he really doesn't want to marry, then forget it. It's not like our Xiaojuan can't get married." Zhang's mother has always had a bad temper. She didn't want to accept Zhang Xiu's contempt, and she didn't give in to Zhang Xiu at all in her words.

"Okay." Zhang Xiu's face turned even uglier. He sat down on the stool next to him, crossed his arms and said, "Sister-in-law, since you said so, I don't care about this matter anymore. You can do whatever you want!"

I haven't gotten any benefits from being a matchmaker, but now I'm just filled with anger.

“…”

Seeing that Zhang Xiu was really angry, Zhang's mother panicked a little. What she said just now was just intentional because she didn't want to give in to Zhang Xiu. But if Zhang Xiu really didn't care about this matter, wouldn't the marriage be ruined?

But she had just thrown away the tough words, and now she couldn't bring herself to be submissive, so she kept winking at Zhang's father, indicating that he should say a few words.

Seeing this, Zhang's father quickly said, "This is your sister-in-law's fault for not thinking it through. Don't be angry. I'll apologize to you on your sister-in-law's behalf."

Zhang Xiu had originally spoken in anger, but now that she had a way out, she decided to step aside. After her expression softened, she said, "Brother, I'm not trying to speak for the Lin family. It's you and your sister-in-law who haven't figured it out."

"Why do you want so much money for the engagement? People are scared away. Even if you want money, you have to wait until the wedding! By then, the two of you will be talking about marriage and your relationship will be deep. By then, the Lin family will have built the house and have some spare money. How can you be reluctant to spend this little money?"

"Yes, yes, yes." Father Zhang nodded repeatedly, "Then tell me, what should we do now?"

Zhang Xiu sighed, "Let me see what the Lin family says first! You guys go back first. I'll have dinner tonight and then go to the Lin family to ask. I'll give you an answer tomorrow."

Now that the words have been spoken, they can't just run over and say they don't want so much without waiting for the Lin family to finish discussing it, right?

Wearing it outside would make people laugh at her, so it would be better to wait until the Lin family refused, and then offer to pay less.

"Thank you for your concern on this matter," said Zhang's father.

Zhang Xiu nodded. "Why are you saying such awkward things? Isn't this all for the sake of the child?"