Zhou Dahai's words did not cause any emotional fluctuations in Zhou Yu.

Although last time Qiao Meng and Zhou Yu were kicked out by Zhou Dahai and his wife, as well as Qiao Lu and his wife after dinner, and went out to the city to play early, so that Zhou Yu and Qiao Meng had no idea what their parents were talking about.

But Zhou Yu could guess with his toes that their parents' intention was to talk about the matter between him and Qiao Meng.

However, although Zhou Yu did not have any emotional fluctuations, it did not mean that he did not want to take responsibility or marry Qiao Meng.

It was just that Zhou Yu had already prepared for this day long ago, which made him look so calm. He was so calm that he even leisurely poured himself a bowl of soup and drank it with a calm expression.

Seeing that Zhou Yu had no reaction, Zhou Dahai continued, "After all, the engagement ceremony is a tradition and custom of Xiangcheng. Although our family doesn't care about these so-called traditions and so-called formalities! But marriage is not just a matter between two people!"

"Qiao Meng is a child that my parents have watched grow up. We are very happy to be able to become a family with her, not to mention that my parents are old friends with your teacher Qiao and Aunt Huang. Therefore, this kind of ceremony is even more important! We can't let Qiao Meng suffer any injustice!"

After hearing this, Zhou Yu finally responded.

Zhou Yu put the bowl of soup on the table, took out a tissue to wipe his mouth, and said to his parents with a smile, "Dad, Mom, I have no objection. I will do whatever you say!"

Zhou Dahai and Wang Yufang looked at each other, smiled and nodded to Zhou Yu, and then continued, "We have discussed it with your teacher Qiao and Aunt Huang. There must be a ceremony, but it should be as simple as possible."

"At that time, call all the relatives of both sides together for a meal and announce to them that you are engaged. Then the ceremony will be completed!"

Zhou Yu did not say anything, but waited for Zhou Dahai and Wang Yufang to continue. However, after waiting for a few seconds, Zhou Yu found that Zhou Dahai and Wang Yufang had no intention of continuing, which made Zhou Yu a little stunned.

ah?

That’s it?

Is that all?

Although Zhou Yu knew nothing about those so-called traditions, he also knew that if they were engaged, shouldn't there be things like three or five golds, as well as betrothal gifts?

Zhou Yu stared blankly at Zhou Dahai and Wang Yufang, waiting for them to continue. Seeing that they had no intention of bringing it up, Zhou Yu had no choice but to ask, "Dad, Mom, the betrothal gift and the three or five golds and other messy things, didn't you talk about this with Qiao Meng's parents?"

"Or should we not talk about this at the engagement party according to our Xiangcheng tradition?"

"You're talking about this!" Zhou Dahai and Wang Yufang couldn't help but laugh when they saw their son taking the initiative to pay attention to this matter. They explained to their son, "This is indeed not done at the engagement banquet. At the engagement banquet, we just had a simple meal and let the relatives of both sides witness it."

"But since you asked, we'll tell you about it," Wang Yufang continued.

"We have discussed this with your teacher Qiao and Aunt Huang. When the time comes, I will take Qiao Meng to buy the three golds. Then, before the wedding, we will give a betrothal gift of 66,000 yuan. Your teacher Qiao and Aunt Huang will also add 66,000 yuan as a dowry. We will give it all to Qiao Meng and take it to your new home."

"Also, your company is going to allocate you a new house soon! You said you don't need to buy a house, so your father and I will pay for the renovation and furniture! Now that we have a house, we still need a car. Your teacher Qiao said she will give you another car in the dowry!"

"As for other miscellaneous things, such as the wedding gifts from the bride's relatives, new clothes for the newlyweds, cigarettes and alcohol, etc., don't use them at all! According to your teacher Qiao, if you really want to give all this money together, it will cost 10,000 or 20,000 yuan. It's better to save it and let you two spend it yourselves!"

When hearing this, Zhou Yu couldn't help but sigh.

Although he usually doesn't pay attention to these things, Zhou Yu also knows a little about them.

According to the market conditions here, Qiao Meng's parents were really marrying off their daughter. Not only did they give all the betrothal gifts to Qiao Meng, they also paid so much money, plus a car.

This practice is completely different from that of a certain populous province.

When Zhou Yu was in school, he had a classmate who was from a populous province. During a chat with them, the classmate said that he would definitely find a wife from another province in the future.

Zhou Yu and the others were puzzled and asked the student why.

After that classmate explained, Zhou Yu and his classmates were all shocked by what he said.

After that, when dealing with girls from the same hometown as that classmate, Zhou Yu and his friends would subconsciously keep their distance.

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After dinner, Zhou Yu returned to his room to rest, then called Qiao Meng to chat.

"Did Teacher Qiao talk to you tonight about the engagement party in two days?" Zhou Yu asked first.

"Hmm..." Qiao Meng's voice on the other end of the phone was so soft that it could not be heard at all if you didn't listen carefully.

As if seeing Qiao Meng's shy look, Zhou Yu couldn't help but laugh happily, "My parents also talked about it, and they also mentioned the gift! Tsk, Teacher Qiao must have spent a lot of money this time, right?"

Hearing Zhou Yu mention this, Qiao Meng on the other end of the phone also laughed happily, "Haha, didn't you see the way my dad said this? He kept scratching his head, wondering if it was too little? Should we discuss it again with uncle and auntie to give us a little more!"

"I told my dad about it. I said that uncles and aunts are not that kind of people. They won't mind! Besides, you and I will make money in the future! We don't need them to support us anymore!"

Zhou Dahai and Wang Yufang had no idea how much money Zhou Yu had made, and neither did Qiao Meng.

But Qiao Meng had great confidence in Zhou Yu. Since when, Qiao Meng had always believed that Zhou Yu was very capable and had no doubt about it.

Zhou Yu smiled and whispered to the other end of the phone, "Don't worry, I will definitely let you live a carefree and happy life in the future."

"Yeah!" As if in response to Zhou Yu, Xiao Qiao on the phone responded in a firm tone.

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Time soon came to the day of the engagement party.

In fact, if we follow tradition, the engagement party should be held at home.

But the place at home was not big, and there were many relatives on both sides. After Zhou Dahai and Wang Yufang discussed it, they simply took the relatives from both sides, about 20 to 30 people, to the hotel for dinner.

It was called an engagement banquet, but in reality, in the eyes of Zhou Yu and Qiao Meng, it was simply an excuse for the relatives of both sides to take turns looking at them like monkeys.

Being stared at by twenty or thirty people was a bit too much for Qiao Meng, who often taught dozens of students at school.

Qiao Meng looked at her boyfriend who seemed to be unaffected at all and just focused on eating. She wondered if he didn't know what nervousness was.

Seeing Zhou Yu eating with his mouth full of oil and his chopsticks dropping non-stop, as if this banquet had nothing to do with him and he was just a passerby who paid a share of the money to enjoy the feast, Qiao Meng could no longer hold back and whispered in Zhou Yu's ear.

"Zhou Yu, I'm a little nervous! I've never been this nervous even when I was in class at school and was stared at by dozens of students!"

Hearing his fiancée say this, Zhou Yu quickly finished the food in the bowl, chewed a few bites quickly, and swallowed it. Then he put down his chopsticks, reached out and quietly held Qiao Meng's hand.

Well, he's all sweaty, and you can tell he's really nervous.

"It's okay! Don't be nervous!" Zhou Yu also turned around and whispered in Qiao Meng's ear, "Just think of it as coming here for a free feast! Let's just focus on eating! You know what, the donkey meat here is really delicious!"

As he spoke, Zhou Yu picked up the chopsticks again, picked up a piece for himself, and also picked up a piece for Qiao Meng.

"Is it true? Is it really that delicious?!" Qiao Meng was a little skeptical, but seeing that her boyfriend had been eating this dish until now, Qiao Meng couldn't help but doubt anything else.

After putting the meat in the bowl into his mouth and chewing it carefully for a few times, Qiao Meng's eyes lit up and he quickly turned around and nodded to Zhou Yu, "It's really delicious!"

"I told you so!" Zhou Yu raised his eyebrows proudly at Qiao Meng.

As the saying goes, people of the same family tend to stick together. Under the watchful eyes of everyone, the couple turned into food lovers and started eating as if no one was around, as if this banquet had nothing to do with them and they came purely to eat.

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