"Xiao Lu, don't be angry first. I'll try to persuade Zhuzhu." Yang Ying stopped Lu Zhishu and quickly pulled Chen Pan over, lecturing him, "Can't you just talk it out nicely? You're about to get married, what are you thinking of just saying no?"
"The betrothal gift is so small, are you sending away a beggar?" Chen Pan said.
Yang Ying was furious and wanted to slap Chen Pan. "Is it easy for Xiao Lu to make money? How much do you make? And you say 200,000 is not enough."
"Then how much money do you think is enough?" Shen Pan asked.
Yang Ying looked at Lu Zhishu and struggled again. "As parents, we just want to see you two happy. Money or not... we can talk about it later, when Xiao Lu's company is doing better."
When Shen Pan heard this, it was obvious that he was still making long-term plans.
She also gave in, and said firmly, "No, five hundred thousand, not a cent less."
"Love is okay, today's matter, if we can talk about it, then talk about it, if not, forget it," Lu Zhishu walked towards the door and almost opened it.
Yang Ying immediately blocked Lu Zhishu's way.
"Xiao Lu, Zhuzhu is naive. I'll try to persuade her," Yang Ying thought, then said, "How about this: you two go get the marriage certificate first, and discuss the betrothal gift after the wedding?"
Lu Zhishu's eyes flashed with undetectable pride, but his words were filled with anger: "If we can't even agree on the betrothal gift, what's the point of getting a marriage certificate?"
"Whether to give a betrothal gift or not is Zhuzhu's own idea. We don't think so. At most, you can give her something as a token of your appreciation."
"Mom," Shen Pan continued to exaggerate, pretending to be unhappy, "Am I your daughter? You're still being nice, am I so cheap in your heart?"
"Speak less," Yang Ying stopped Shen Pan from speaking, then turned to Lu Zhishu and said with a smile, "I'll talk to her and try to persuade her."
As he said that, he took Shen Pan to the bedroom.
Ever since he could remember, Shen Pan seldom entered the bedroom of the Shen couple, because their bedroom door was always locked, and the family documents, passbooks and cash were all inside. They said it was to protect against thieves, but he really didn't know who they were protecting against.
Shen Pan felt it was really strange that he was brought in by Yang Ying this time.
As soon as Yang Ying entered the room, she closed the bedroom door and patted Chen Pan in a scolding tone, "You are really something. You are already talking about marriage, but you can't think about the long term."
"What's your plan?" Shen Pan asked knowingly.
"Just because someone is poor now doesn't mean they won't have money in the future, right? You should look further ahead, okay?" Yang Ying glared at Chen Pan. "You're a boss, and you have a good family background. Even if your business doesn't go well now, your family will back you up. Marrying him is a sure win. Now that you've angered him, if the marriage doesn't happen, what's the future? I think he still likes you, so you better seize the opportunity."
"Yeah," Shen Pan curled his lips slightly, but there was no smile in his eyes.
She became more and more grateful that she had seen through the true face of this family so early, otherwise when the day came when she was sold to someone else and the money was counted, she would probably cry her heart out.
Just as Lu Zhishu had arranged for her when he came, the two of them played the good cop and the bad cop, walking other people's paths and leaving them with no way to go.
"That's right," Yang Ying said with a smile, "Are you here to get your household registration books? I'll get them for you right now."
Yang Ying turned around and rummaged through the closet, found the household registration book, and then pulled Chen Pan to the living room.
"Xiao Lu, I'll make the decision. Zhuzhu's request for a large dowry doesn't count. You should go get the certificate first," Yang Ying said, taking Lu Zhishu's hand and slapping the household registration booklet into his hand. "Have you decided on a date? Pick a good day for good luck."
"I've calculated it," Lu Zhishu said in a pretentious tone, "Originally, I calculated it yesterday..."
The implication is that their good days were delayed because Yang Ying deliberately left them out.
Yang Ying said, "People nowadays aren't that superstitious. If you two are in love, any day you get married will be a good day."
Chen Pan looked at all this indifferently and thought to himself, she has said all the good things.
Lu Zhishu pretended to go along with it and said reluctantly: "Okay, I'll ask someone to calculate and see which day is a good day."
"Okay," Yang Ying replied with a smile. She glanced at the kitchen again and raised her voice to ask, "Old Shen, what's wrong with you? The new son-in-law is waiting for dinner. I'll go to the kitchen and take a look."
Yang Ying seemed extremely happy and ran into the kitchen excitedly.
In the living room.
Chen Pan and Lu Zhishu looked at each other, and smiles of success appeared on their lips.
After confirming that no one would come out of the kitchen for a while, the two secretly high-fived to celebrate the successful implementation of their plan.
On that day, Shen Hongjian prepared a table full of dishes.
As the new son-in-law, Lu Zhishu was entertained by Yang Ying and fed with all kinds of food.
Even Shen Hongjian brought out his treasured Wuliangye. He said nothing, just poured wine for Lu Zhishu, clinked glasses with him, and drank silently.
Yang Ying also disliked Shen Hongjian, saying: "Your son-in-law has come to your house, and you don't even say a word of blessing. After all, your daughter has grown up, and you are not a good father. You can't say a word for a long time."
"There's nothing much to say," Shen Hongjian glanced at Shen Pan from the corner of his eye, "You guys eat, I'll go check the store and make sure the gas is on."
"Hey, why do you still want to leave?" Yang Ying wanted to stop him.
Shen Hongjian, however, had already walked to the door, changed his shoes and went out. "The fire inspections have been strict recently. Have you forgotten about the explosion at the restaurant on the front street a while ago? I'll go check it out again, so you can rest assured. You guys can eat."
"This guy is such a spoiler," Yang Ying said to Lu Zhishu with a smile, "Little Lu, don't mind it. Zhuzhu's father is just like that. He's not very talkative and he just thinks about the store all day long."
The household registration booklet was already in hand, so Lu Zhishu didn't care about these things anymore. He said, "Pay attention to fire safety, that's what we should do."
Yang Ying continued to entertain warmly.
…
The next day.
The sky is sunny.
The sun is shining.
The perpetual calendar says it’s a good time to get married.
Lu Zhishu and Shen Pan had no time to wait and count the so-called good days. This day was a good one, both close and good.
The two of them ran to Yu'an's Civil Affairs Bureau early to queue up. It had just opened for business, and they decisively became the first newlyweds to get married that day.
As the stamp was placed on the red book, Shen Pan realized something. She asked the staff, "Isn't there still a nine-yuan processing fee?"
She even prepared the change before she went out.
The staff member smiled and said, "After the promulgation of the Civil Code, Yu'an no longer charges processing fees."
Chen Pan looked at Lu Zhishu aggrievedly, "I asked you for four dollars and fifty cents yesterday for nothing."
Lu Zhishu said with a smile: "Free is the most expensive."
Shen Pan smiled, "That makes sense."
After getting their documents, the two came out of the Civil Affairs Bureau.
Lu Zhishu asked Chen Pan: "Do you have the confidence to surpass Zhou Mo and Han Chen?"
Shen Pan looked at the red book and couldn't let it go. "What are you catching up with?"
Lu Zhishu retorted, "What are you talking about catching up with?"
Chen Pan's face suddenly became mature. ?
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