He Mei listened silently to Gu Yueji and Ren Jin's conversation, glancing at Gu Yueji from time to time. The charming and playful expression on her daughter's face was something she, as a mother, had never seen before. She also never knew that her daughter could be so affectionate and affectionate with others.
But seeing how well she and Ren Jin got along, He Mei couldn't help but smile with satisfaction.
After Gu Yueji hung up the phone, He Mei asked, "How did you and Ren Jin meet?"
Gu Yueji was taken aback, not expecting He Mei to ask about her and Ren Jin. "He used to be a food delivery driver and delivered food to me a few times, and that's how we met."
He Mei asked in surprise, "He's so rich, why would he deliver food?"
Knowing that Gu Jiahui's current house belongs to Ren Jin, and that Ren Jin and Gu Yueji live in an even bigger house, plus that million-dollar luxury car, she knew without asking Gu Yueji that Ren Jin was not some poor migrant worker carrying bricks on a construction site.
Gu Yueji subconsciously denied it, "Ren Jin isn't that rich either."
He Mei knew that Gu Yueji didn't want to tell her the truth, so she ignored her answer and asked again, "How much dowry did he give you when you got married?"
This question immediately put Gu Yueji on alert, and she answered coldly, "No."
What does "nothing" mean?
Gu Yueji didn't even want to eat the dried radish anymore. She put down her bowl, wiped her mouth, and said, "No means no betrothal gifts."
He Mei frowned upon hearing this. Gu Yueji hadn't told her family anything about her marriage. She assumed that Ren Jin was so rich, and that he and Gu Yueji had such a good relationship, that he must have given Gu Yueji a lot of dowry.
He Mei didn't believe there was nothing there and pressed on, asking, "Then what about the house you live in now? Whose name is it registered under?"
"Ren Jin's."
"How many properties does he own? And none of them are in your name?"
"They're all Ren Jin's names..."
Why didn't you let him put your name on the house deed?
“Those houses were left to him by his grandfather. They existed before we met, so why should they be registered in my name?”
Gu Yueji never discussed adding her name to the house with Ren Jin. In her view, she hadn't contributed a single penny to his house, so there was no reason to add her name. On the other hand, Ren Jin had never been stingy with her, and she was capable of earning her own money. She didn't want to bring up these things and affect their relationship.
He Mei was surprised that Gu Yueji married Ren Jin with nothing. "No, you didn't ask for anything when you got married? Didn't you just give birth to his child for nothing?"
Gu Yueji's face darkened upon hearing this. "What do you mean by 'giving birth to him for free'? The child isn't just Ren Jin's; it's mine too. In Ren Jin's hometown, the bride price is supposed to be returned as a dowry. You want this bride price, but do you think our family has the money to return a dowry?"
She knew why He Mei was so nervous, because in their hometown, the bride price was always left to the parents.
He Mei couldn't understand it and thought Gu Yueji was stupid. "You're going to serve him for the rest of your life after you marry him, and now you're going to have to bear his children. What kind of logic is it that the bride's family has to return the dowry after the wedding? The bride price should be given to the bride's parents. Without parents, who would have raised you? How could he have married you? Isn't it normal for parents to give the bride price?"
Gu Yueji knew her mother would be concerned about the bride price, which is why she didn't tell her family when she got married. "I married Ren Jin, but he didn't expect me to serve him. On the contrary, he has always taken care of me more. We are two people building a home together, raising children together, and working hard for our home together. No one should give money to the other."
He Mei didn't want to argue with Gu Yueji; she already had her own opinion.
Gu Yueji was unwilling to give money to her family, and Gu Jiahui was now earning money with her, so she couldn't say anything. However, Ren Jin had actually married her daughter and was now pregnant with his child. She wanted to settle the dowry with Ren Jin. He had previously wanted to use 200,000 yuan to make them break off their relationship with Gu Yueji. Buying his wife and child for 200,000 yuan was far too cheap.
“I don’t understand your reasoning. All I know is that even the poorest man in our area has to pay a bride price when he gets married. I didn’t raise you as my daughter for nothing. Now that Ren Jin has married you, don’t expect the bride price to be reduced by a single penny!”
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