"I intend to..."
"Let's settle the matter of the betrothal gift. I will transfer the shop on the street to my son-in-law."
Sang Tianen was interrupted by her mother's sudden voice before she could finish her words. She looked over in surprise. The other party showed a rare serious expression, with a slightly gloomy look in her eyes, as if to say that it would be better to shut up if she knew what was good for her.
This couldn't help but surprise her. In her impression, her mother had always been a very gentle, even cowardly person. From childhood to adulthood, she rarely spoke loudly. But today, she was unexpectedly uncharacteristically tough.
She guessed that her mother might have thought that she had no money because of what happened last time, and that the betrothal gift she mentioned was nonsense.
She took a breath and tried to explain: "Mom, actually I..."
"Mom and Dad, I'm back." Sang Tianen was interrupted again, but this time the person interrupted him was his younger brother Sang Muyang.
Sang Muyang's face was filled with smiles and his complexion was flushed. It was obvious that he was in a very good mood. He pulled Qiao Sirui, whose cheeks were also flushed and whose shirt was mostly soaked with sweat, into the door.
"Hello, uncle, aunt, and brother-in-law." After greeting them politely, he and Qiao Sirui sat on the sofa next to them.
"My dear in-laws, this is my youngest son, Xiao En's younger brother. The one next to him is his girlfriend." Father Sang introduced them to Yan Zheng's parents. Then he looked at Sang Muyang and asked in confusion, "Why did you come back just now?"
There was a hint of dissatisfaction in his tone.
Sang Muyang's face flashed with a hint of unnaturalness, but he quickly recovered his cheerful expression and said, "There's a traffic jam."
Father Sang didn't say anything more. He turned around and continued, "Do you want to hold the engagement party at home or in a hotel?"
After saying this, he looked at Yan Zheng's father nervously, hoping that he would consider holding the ceremony at home.
If you go to a hotel, it will be a considerable expense, and the money is usually paid by the woman.
But things didn't go as planned. Yan Zheng's father didn't understand what he meant. Instead, he thought for a moment and said, "Let's do it at the hotel. We have too many relatives and friends. It's too troublesome to do it at home."
His wish was not fulfilled, and Sang's father looked disappointed. He hesitated and said, "What's your budget?"
"Lao Yan and I have discussed it. For the engagement, we'll only invite some close friends and relatives. There will be about ten tables of people. The budget is about 50,000 yuan."
Sang Tianen, who had been silent the whole time, said, "Uncle and aunt, Yan Zheng and I have already found a wedding planning company to host our engagement banquet. If you have any requirements for the hotel, please let me know and I will discuss it with the person in charge there."
Yan Zheng also said, "Dad, the wedding company gave us a few hotel options. I think the Xidafu Restaurant near our house is pretty good, so I booked it directly."
After hearing this, Yan's father paused and said nothing more, but he still felt a little uncomfortable in his heart.
This future daughter-in-law seems generous and has a good appearance, but her true nature is revealed when it comes to spending money.
He knew Xidafu Restaurant very well. It was fine to use it for ordinary gatherings and a few drinks and snacks, but it would be unqualified to use it to host an engagement banquet.
What a jerk this guy is. Not only is he unwilling to pay the bride price, he's even unwilling to find a better hotel.
Such a beautiful girl, but he turned out to be a stingy miser!
She lived in a big house in the city center and drove a car worth hundreds of thousands of dollars, but she was unwilling to pay any dowry. In the end, she relied on her old mother to buy out the small shop she ran.
But this family is really strange. Their conditions seem to be not bad, but they can only offer a betrothal gift of 100,000 yuan. Seeing that he did not agree, they offered their business shop as a betrothal gift.
Either she is too stingy or there are other problems. If the two of them don't have children now, he will definitely have to observe the character of his future daughter-in-law carefully.
However, it’s too late to say anything now. I already have grandchildren, so I can only accept my fate.
Thinking of this, Yan's father couldn't help but sigh and said, "Engagement is just a ceremony. As long as you and Xiao Sang agree on it, your mother and I have no objection."
Sang Tianen heard the hidden meaning in Yan's father's words and seemed dissatisfied with the hotel. He immediately said, "Why don't we change hotels? I think Wangyue Lake Hotel is good. The dishes there are very delicious."
Upon hearing this, Yan's father's expression looked a little better. Wangyue Lake Hotel is right next to Siyue Lake. He had attended the wedding of an old classmate's daughter before, which was held there. The decoration was quite stylish and it was considered a relatively high-end hotel.
"Let's take this one." Yan's father said indifferently, thinking that this daughter-in-law was not too outrageous.
Yan Zheng could also hear his father's displeasure. In fact, he had decided to choose the hotel himself, thinking that the price was fair and the food was delicious.
But it was obvious that his father wanted a more upscale hotel, and he could actually understand his father's feelings.
He is in his thirties and still hasn't married. Although his parents have never said anything about it, seeing that many of his relatives and friends have children and have started families, it is definitely impossible for him to say that he has no feelings at all.
The father probably wanted to use this engagement party to let those gossipers know that their son can get married and marry well, so he wanted the hotel to be more upscale.
When booking the hotel, he was thinking about saving money and enjoying the food, without considering his parents' face at all. No wonder his father was unhappy.
To prevent his parents from misunderstanding Sang Tianen, Yan Zheng said, "At that time, Xiaoen told me that he wanted to book the Wangyue Lake Hotel, but I rejected it. I'm used to eating at Xidafu Restaurant and I think it's quite good, so I made the decision on my own."
The partiality in these words was obvious. Yan's father sighed in his heart when he heard it. It was really true that the son was no longer under the control of the mother. Even before they got married, the son was already partial to his wife.
Sang Tianen was surprised when she heard this. When did she plan to book the Wangyue Lake Hotel? This matter was clearly given full authority to Yan Zheng.
He never asked her at all.
Thinking that Yan Zheng was also protecting him, Sang Tianen could only pretend to be silent. After returning, Sang Tianen planned to find time to have a good talk with the old man.
He definitely couldn't take his parents' small shop. It was his parents' property and was theirs to support them in their old age.
She had already thought about the betrothal gift: two million in cash, plus ten 500-gram gold bars.
However, now that Yan Zheng's parents have offered a dowry of more than 6 million yuan, her original plan has to be overturned. She plans to transfer the house she currently lives in directly to Yan Zheng. This will more than double the amount, which should be about the same.
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