Wang Jinfeng became more alert when she heard Lin Manman, and asked quickly:
"What did you say? Your child is dating Lin Manman?"
After saying that, Wang Jinfeng looked at Aunt Zhang's house with some disdain, and said with disdain:
"Your family is so poor, how much do you think you can give as a betrothal gift? How could this damn girl choose such a poor in-law family!"
When Aunt Zhang heard that Wang Jinfeng despised her family's poverty, she felt a little angry. She gave Liu Baorui a look, meaning that he should speak.
After all, Aunt Zhang had something on Liu Baorui, so he had to come over and speak for Aunt Zhang:
"Well, Aunt Zhang's family is not poor. In our Minjin Production Team, they are a pretty good family. Besides, she has only one son, so the gift she gives to Lin Manman will surely be quite a lot!"
When Wang Jinfeng heard that the betrothal gift would not be small, she was no longer so disgusted. She directly put forward the conditions:
"It's fine as long as you can afford the gift. Manman is pretty and has attended high school. If it were in Beijing, 1,000 yuan would be enough. But here, I only ask for 500 yuan. I don't have any other requirements. You can give as you see fit!"
Aunt Zhang asked for a lot of money, no matter how much she wanted, she would never complain. But she had to think twice before Lin Manman gave her 50, let alone 500!
Aunt Zhang immediately put her hands on her hips and cursed:
"Are you marrying off your daughter or selling her? Is your daughter gilded? Still 500, why don't you want 5,000!"
Wang Jinfeng was not a pushover either, and refused to give in:
"If you can't afford the bride price, then don't even think about marrying Lin Manman. You don't even have 500, and you still want to marry a high school student in Beijing. You're really going to be blown away!"
Seeing that neither of them was willing to give in, Liu Daqiang's eyes turned and he pulled Wang Jinfeng aside to discuss:
"Jinfeng, I think Manman's dowry is still too little. Manman is much prettier than Geshanniu, and this dowry is not even as high as Geshanniu's!"
"How about this? The full betrothal gift should be the same as Ge Shanniu's. What do you say?"
"There's no need to pay cash, wouldn't it be perfect to let Ge Shanniu and Lin Manman swap marriages?"
When Wang Jinfeng heard that Lin Manman’s betrothal gift was not in her hands, she said unhappily:
"I worked so hard to raise a daughter, but I didn't receive a penny of betrothal gift. I have lost so much all these years!"
Liu Daqiang advised:
"How can that be considered a loss? Baorui and I remember your kindness. Baorui will also provide for you in your old age. You have done so much for Baorui, how can Baorui and I treat you unfairly in the future!"
"Besides, didn't you hear what Aunt Zhang said? Her son Si Niu and Lin Manman are already together. If he does something wrong at such a young age, it would be a big loss. You might not even get a penny of the betrothal gift, and you might even have to pay for the dowry!"
Wang Jinfeng gritted her teeth and said:
"Then I can only listen to you on this matter, but you and Baorui must not treat me badly in the future!"
"It's all that damn girl's fault. She has no sense of self-discipline and just casually hooked up with someone. Just wait and see how I'll deal with her when I get back!"
"No, she's about to get married, I have to go get her money back!"
After saying that, Wang Jinfeng stormed out!
Liu Daqiang convinced Wang Jinfeng and started to negotiate terms with Aunt Zhang!
Liu Daqiang pointed to the background where Wang Jinfeng had just left and said:
"My dear, you can talk to Lin Manman's mother, but don't try to bully me!"
"If Lin Manman really got together with your son, how can we not see Lin Manman now?"
"Lin Manman has been in my house for 8 years. I know her to some extent. She is not a casual girl. It is not certain that your son has ever spoken to her, let alone dated her. Am I right?"
Aunt Zhang pointed at Liu Daqiang in surprise and said:
"You, you, how did you guess that? No, if you guessed it, why didn't you say it just now?"
Liu Daqiang said proudly:
"If I had said that just now, do you think Wang Jinfeng would agree? Lin Manman is a pretty girl, and Wang Jinfeng is expecting a high price for her!"
"But now that Baorui has your family in the wrong hands, I won't say anything false!"
"I have already convinced Wang Jinfeng to agree to exchange Lin Manman for marriage. If your family agrees, the betrothal gift you get from Baorui will be equal to Lin Manman's betrothal gift. If your family disagrees, I will make it clear to Wang Jinfeng later, and neither of our two families will get any advantage!"
Aunt Zhang thought about it carefully and decided that it was not impossible to do so. Her niece Ge Shanniu was not going to get married anyway, and her brother and sister-in-law had never thought of asking for too much dowry!
As long as she could convince her brother and sister-in-law, perhaps she could marry Lin Manman home without spending a penny!
After understanding all this, Aunt Zhang nodded and agreed:
"Okay, then we have to make a deal. Lin Manman's betrothal gift will be equal to Shanniu's betrothal gift! You can't go back on your word!"
Liu Daqiang nodded indifferently. She was not his daughter anyway. For him, the marriage exchange would only bring benefits and no disadvantages. Why would he regret it?
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