Chapter 176 High Bride Price
I gasped when I heard this and interrupted Wen Song, "Did you hear correctly? It's 1.28 million? Didn't you say 500,000?"
Seeing that I didn't believe him, Wen Song got a little anxious. "Sister, I'm almost done with my nine years of compulsory education. I can still tell the difference between 500,000 and 1.28 million."
For an average family in this town to marry off their daughter, the average bride price is only 88,000 yuan. Giving 188,000 yuan is already quite respectable. The old lady really dares to ask for it~!
Is this a case of poverty driven mad? Is he planning to sell his granddaughter so that his eldest grandson can rest in peace?
Based on Xia Junliang's salary of 3,000 yuan, he would have to work for more than 30 years to earn enough, which would almost take him until retirement.
If you put one million in the bank to buy financial products, you can get 40,000 to 50,000 in income every year, which is enough to make a profit no matter how you calculate it. The old lady has made a very good calculation.
Sure enough, this statement made my brother-in-law's parents look gloomy. My brother-in-law's mother asked, "Grandma, your family wants so much betrothal gifts, how much dowry do you plan to give to Jundi?"
My grandmother said arrogantly, "Don't worry, the dowry will be given to her in full according to the customs of our town."
Of course, the other party would not be fooled by her words, and immediately asked: "What are the rules in this town?"
My grandmother signaled with her eyes to my aunt. My aunt coughed twice and said awkwardly, "When girls get married in this town, they usually bring furniture, appliances, and ten quilts as dowry..."
The aunt-in-law herself felt she couldn't continue speaking. Compared with the betrothal gift they asked for, what was the difference between this and no dowry at all?
But my brother-in-law's mother remained calm and asked, "So this is considered selling your daughter? After receiving the betrothal gift, does that mean Jundi won't have to take care of her parents in their old age?"
My grandmother immediately jumped up and said, "What are you talking about? How can a daughter who has worked so hard to raise her not care about her parents' retirement? Not only does she have to take care of our retirement, she also has to help her younger brother. Her younger brother is our eldest grandson. That's her responsibility!"
My brother-in-law's mother was so angry that she laughed: "According to you, the daughter-in-law that my family spent such a large sum of money on the bride price to marry has to earn money to support the family, and not only has she to take care of my parents in their old age, but also has to take care of your eldest grandson? Is that right?"
Grandma stiffened her neck and said, "That's right, the daughter I raised with great effort cannot be wasted."
"Then why do you think I should spend so much money to marry your daughter? Because her family is burdened with money? Because her family will ask for money? Or because she has a useless brother who needs to be taken care of?" My brother-in-law's mother is not someone who is willing to put up with bullying.
"Hmph, don't forget that my Jundi is pregnant with your grandson. 1.28 million in exchange for your eldest grandson is not a bad deal, right?" Grandma proudly revealed her trump card.
My brother-in-law didn't expect that grandma and the others were planning this and using the baby in her belly to threaten his family.
My brother-in-law's mother obviously doesn't know that my cousin is pregnant.
She looked at her brother-in-law, who nodded with a bitter face. He didn't expect that the unexpected pregnancy would give her sister's family a reason to ask for so much dowry.
According to my brother-in-law's family's conditions, the betrothal gift my grandmother proposed is not something they cannot afford, but they don't know what my cousin's attitude is. What if it is the same as what my grandmother said? If they agree to it right away, I am afraid that it will be a bottomless pit in the future.
Besides, no one’s money comes from the wind, and they will have to save for a long time to earn 1.28 million yuan.
Just as the negotiations were about to get tense, my brother-in-law's family asked to meet my sister to confirm the betrothal gift with her in person.
Grandma disagreed: "No need to ask her. I can make the decision about Jundi's affairs. How could she not agree when I ask for the betrothal gift on her behalf? She is a daughter of the old Xia family. How can she side with outsiders like you?"
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