Chapter 448: The Dowry Cannot Be Reduced
Jiang Changfeng connected the dots in his mind and thought that this was a possibility: "Even so, a dowry of 100,000 is too much. How about 60,000?"
Xiao Pei thought about it and decided that this was a good idea. At least her daughter wouldn't be looked down upon by her husband's family after she got married.
In 1993, the marriage gift was only two or three thousand yuan. To buy an apartment in the capital city, one square meter would not cost more than two thousand yuan. Even if one were to buy a courtyard house, one in a good location would not cost more than one hundred thousand yuan. It was really a lot for the Jiang family to give 60,000 yuan as an accompanying gift.
It was equivalent to them buying a house for their daughter. In that era, if a woman could bring such a generous dowry, it would definitely be a face-saving thing in her husband's family after marriage.
In the evening, when Jiang Ziqing came home from get off work, Xiao Pei told her daughter about this matter.
"Mom, where can we get 60,000 yuan? Besides, you and my dad gave me all the money as a dowry, how are you going to live?"
Xiao Pei smiled and said, "Don't worry about that. Mom and your dad get paid every month..."
It's still early for the couple to retire, and their wages are increasing every year with their years of service, so they will be able to save some money in a few years.
Jiang Ziqing hesitated to speak, and Jiang Changfeng continued: "This matter is settled..."
The betrothal gift given by the Li family was generous. Just as Xiao Pei said, if the couple did not express their gratitude, they would not only be laughed at by their relatives and friends, but Jiang Ziqing would also not be able to hold her head up in front of her in-laws after she got married.
Jiang Ziqing looked at her parents and swallowed the words that were about to come out of her mouth.
The next day, Jiang Ziqing went to work and talked about this matter with Li Jingchu in her free time.
Because the Jiang family did not have 60,000 yuan and Jiang Changfeng was reluctant to sell his wine, the couple planned to sell a house to raise money for their daughter's dowry.
Jiang Ziqing meant that her parents worked for most of their lives and it was not easy to save money, so she didn't want to drain the family's savings just because of her marriage.
Therefore, she discussed with Li Jingchu to see if the Li family could give less betrothal gifts, so that the Jiang family would not have to give so much dowry.
Li Jingchu didn't expect that the Jiang family would have the burden of dowry because the bride price he gave was too high.
At around nine o'clock, Li Jingchu called Zhou Yong.
After learning what happened, Zhou Yong fell silent.
There was naturally a certain meaning behind the fact that he gave Jiang Ziqing so much dowry.
The Jiang family cannot be said to look down on others, as each of them is definitely not an ordinary person.
Zhou Yong didn't want his son to be looked down upon or neglected by his father-in-law's relatives because of money issues after marriage.
Another thing is that Zhou Yong himself is a son-in-law who lives with his wife's family. He knows very well the pain and strife that being gossiped about by relatives behind his back would bring to his son and family.
In order to avoid such things from happening, Zhou Yong is so arrogant, because he doesn't want his son to go through the hardships and journey he has gone through himself.
After hanging up the phone with Li Jingchu, Zhou Yong raised his hand and pinched his eyebrows, with a bitter smile on his lips.
In the evening, when Li Caiyun came back from get off work, Zhou Yong talked about this matter with his wife in the yard.
Li Caiyun frowned: "Why not buy a car? Ziqing and Goudan work in the same unit anyway..."
Zhou Yong frowned: "A car? Is it more suitable for Ziqing to drive? Or is it more suitable for Goudan to drive?"
Although they worked in the same unit, Li Jingchu often had to go to other units to deliver and pick up information, and occasionally had to travel to surrounding counties and cities on business trips.
It is so convenient to have your own car. You can go wherever you want. Suppose there is only one car, Li Jingchu drives away, and Jiang Ziqing can take the bus home after get off work.
It’s not that they can’t take the bus. The key is that Zhou Yong knows that in a few years, the capital’s vehicles will be restricted. If he doesn’t take this opportunity to get two license plate numbers, even if the couple can afford to buy a car in the future, they may not be able to get a license plate number.
However, Zhou Yong did not tell Li Caiyun about these events, after all, they were things that would happen many years later.
Li Caiyun smacked her lips: "You're right, what should we do then?"
The house must be bought, which is not only a guarantee for the life of the young couple, but also the confidence for Li Jingchu to gain a foothold in front of his father-in-law, relatives and friends.
Li Caiyun thought Zhou Yong was right, but in this case, there was no way to reduce the bride price.
The couple looked at each other, and Li Caiyun was a little distressed: "How about this? Let them be given the name of dowry, so that they can gain face in front of their relatives and friends. We won't tell anyone, and just regard it as their dowry of 60,000 yuan..."
When Zhou Yong heard what his wife said, he couldn't help but twitched his eyes.
“Xiao Yun, we know that when we make plans for our son, we naturally have to think about our daughter.
If we just go through the motions, wouldn't that be deceiving ourselves? Regardless of whether Jiang Changfeng and his wife would agree to this, you are simply insulting them..."
If Zhou Yong were Jiang Changfeng, he would rather not have a dowry if he had no money, and would not do such a formality.
Besides, the original intention of Jiang Changfeng and his wife was not for their own face, but because they were afraid that Jiang Ziqing would be looked down upon by her in-laws after marriage.
Li Caiyun took a deep breath and said in great distress: "This won't work, that won't work, what should I do?"
Zhou Yong didn't have any better solution, so the couple went into the house while talking and told Zhang Guifang and Li Baotian what had happened.
After the old couple heard what their daughter said, they were both silent for a moment. After a while, Li Baotian said to himself: "Ziqing's parents want to give their daughter a dowry. That is their wish as parents. You have no reason to stop them..."
As for reducing the bride price, Zhou Yong totally disagreed. Therefore, Li Baotian's suggestion was that if it really didn't work out, they should buy the house that Jiang Changfeng and his wife wanted to sell, and then give the house to Li Jingchu and his wife in the future.
Although it was a matter of transferring money from one hand to the other, it saved the face of Jiang Changfeng and his wife, and also accumulated some assets for Li Jingchu and Jiang Ziqing.
Zhang Guifang glanced at her husband and said, "That's fine, but if we do that, won't our family have to pay an extra dowry?"
Li Baotian glanced at Zhang Guifang and said, "The big part has been paid, what else is missing?"
Zhang Guifang smiled and said, "You are right. Anyway, it will all belong to Goudan Ziqing in the future, so anything is fine..."
Li Baotian nodded, then he said with a smile: "We will pay for the Jiang family's house. As Goudan's grandparents, we need to show our support for his marriage..."
Zhou Yong chuckled. He agreed with his father-in-law's idea: "Dad, you and my mom don't have to pay for the Jiang family's house. We have our own money."
Li Baotian couldn't help but raise his eyebrows. He glared at his son-in-law: "Don't I know you have money? The key thing is not like that..."
The couple are already old, and money is no longer of much use to them.
It would be better to take out the money now and give it to the children for their marriage. Otherwise, after they pass away, all the money will belong to Zhou Yong and Li Caiyun.
If they were short of money, Li Baotian would naturally save the money. The key is that the couple are not short of money, so the money they have can only be spent on their five children.
Li Caiyun felt very uncomfortable listening to her father's words: "Dad, we are talking about Goudan's marriage, can you please stop talking about life and death?"
Li Baotian looked at his daughter's unhappy expression and couldn't help laughing: "Okay, it's okay if Dad doesn't say anything, right?"
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