Chapter 26 Girlfriend Wants to Leave an heir for her ex-boyfriend who's been released from prison (9)
After a few drinks, Li's father lost his previous restraint and began to slur his words to Changqing.
"Young man, from the moment you walked in the door, your uncle has had high hopes for you. Let me tell you, the Li family has the best family traditions. From a young age, I've taught Qingzhou to be upright. In high school, while everyone else was dating, my Zhouzhou only knew how to study..."
"Moreover, our family has never favored boys over girls. Look, Zhouzhou's brother is her twin, and he has never been to college. You could say that Zhouzhou is a college student whom our family has wholeheartedly nurtured."
Changqing thought to himself, "Your son couldn't even get into high school, he had to pay money to get in, and he only scored a little over 200 points on the college entrance exam. He didn't get into university at all."
But he didn't say it aloud.
In reality, he was just nodding and smiling.
“Zhouzhou is indeed very outstanding. To be honest, there were many people pursuing Zhouzhou back then. It took me a lot of effort to finally agree to date her after I graduated from university.”
"Of course, my precious daughter is naturally outstanding."
Li's father looked arrogant.
Changqing didn't refute at all, but just praised along with others. This attitude made the Li family even more satisfied. After a while, Li's mother coughed twice and finally got to the point:
"Changqing, since you also admire our Xiaozhou so much, Auntie will tell you the truth. According to our local customs, the bride price for a girl who hasn't gone to university is usually this much..."
As she spoke, she held up three fingers and raised an eyebrow.
"Zhouzhou is our family's darling, so you need to prepare this..."
She held up five fingers.
Everyone looked at Changqing, seemingly anticipating his reaction. Even Li Qingzhou turned to look at him.
Clearly, the young man was somewhat surprised; his eyes widened slightly.
"Five, five million?"
Everyone laughed, and Li Ma laughed along with them.
"You don't need that many, it's five..."
Before she could finish speaking, Li Qingzhou interrupted her.
“One million, my mom said one million. Changqing, your dad has money from his company, one million shouldn’t be a problem, right?”
The laughter stopped, and everyone looked over.
Changqing was not surprised this time.
He was even very calm.
"No problem, my dad said last time that the budget is under two hundred..."
Making empty promises is something anyone can do.
Sure enough, the crowd erupted in excitement the next moment.
Li's parents were so happy they almost jumped for joy. Li's father repeatedly invited Changqing to sit next to him and have a couple of drinks with him.
Even Li Qingzhou looked at Changqing differently now.
She never expected that her boyfriend's divorced father had so much money, and was willing to give so much money.
Changqing naturally follows good advice.
He made a grand gesture, showing no stinginess whatsoever. When he learned that Li Qingzhou's younger brother was also getting married next year, he generously offered to give a car as a wedding gift, which thrilled the young man, who kept calling him "brother-in-law."
Of course, he was also quite fond of drinking. He drank with Li's father, and he also drank with his uncles and aunts. In the end, he was so drunk that he slurred his words and forgot to pay the bill when he left.
"Oh, Changqing..."
Li's mother wanted to ask him to pay the bill, but Li's father stopped her.
"The kid drank too much, we can pay the bill ourselves, don't be so stingy with such a small amount!"
"But...didn't we agree on this before..."
Li's mother was somewhat conflicted.
We had agreed beforehand that my daughter's boyfriend would cover all the expenses for our trip to the provincial capital for a few days. Now, with the whole family, more than a dozen people, are we really going to pay for everything ourselves? That's a lot of money, easily tens of thousands of yuan.
"Let my son-in-law take us out tomorrow. He'll naturally show up once he's sober..."
Mr. Li was very calculating and paid for the meal.
When the whole family returned to the hotel that evening, Li Qingzhou put down her bag and stated her requirements.
"I want half of the bride price!"
"impossible!"
Mr. Li flatly refused, saying, "Your brother needs to buy a house in the city to get married, and he also needs to pay a bride price. All of these things require money!"
"That's right, sister. The bride price is for the bride's parents. You can't take it for yourself. If you marry into the family, it's the same as not giving anything at all."
Li Qinghe, the younger brother, also frowned.
“I don’t care! I owe a lot of money now, he doesn’t know that, I need 500,000 to pay off my debts.”
Li Qingzhou also looked unwell.
She was mentally prepared for her parents' plans for her younger brother, but this was going too far.
"Besides, you were planning to ask for 500,000 anyway, right? I was the one who secured 1 million, so 500,000 should have been mine in the first place."
"You bastard!"
Mr. Li slammed his fist on the table in anger, exclaiming that his daughter was siding with outsiders.
"We worked so hard to send you to school, and you've been working since you graduated, how much money have you ever given us? Your younger brother gave you his chance to go to university, so you should pay for it for him, but instead, you're trying to take it from him?"
“That’s right, daughter. If you marry Yan Changqing, just keep his money. How can you even think about taking the bride price?” Li Ma also advised.
Li Qingzhou snorted and remained unmoved.
“Li Qinghe scored over 200 points on the exam himself, so who can he blame? He didn’t give me the opportunity to go to university.”
"You!" The younger brother jumped up in anger.
Li's parents were furious, but Li Qingzhou was not intimidated at all. Now she was in control, and if pushed too far, she even said that the marriage would not take place.
In the end, Li's parents had no choice but to compromise.
"Three hundred thousand, that's the most I'll give you. If you're greedy again, don't blame me for disowning you as my daughter!"
Mr. Li made the final decision.
Li Qingzhou thought about it and realized that her credit card balance was only around 100,000 yuan. With some money borrowed from friends, she had enough for 300,000 yuan, and she could still have a lot left over to raise her child.
"Okay, it's settled then. You have to transfer it to me immediately once you get it, otherwise I won't go through with the marriage, and you'll have to return it."
She stood up.
The family finally reached an agreement.
When Changqing heard about it from the system, he laughed so hard he almost fell off the bed.
Damn it.
They started dividing the spoils before they even got their hands on the money.
That's so interesting.
When everything falls through, their expressions will surely be priceless.
"Hehe, Brother Li Qingzhou has searched online. Host, your father's business is quite large. He can be found online, so he naturally believes that you can come up with a million."
Not even ten thousand!
Changqing's expression turned serious. He'd already been cuckolded, and now he wanted a million-dollar dowry? Oh, and who knows, he might even have to help raise the children later.
He's such a traitor.
How could that be!
Moreover, seeing this whole family coming to the provincial capital, he figured they were just waiting to be treated like royalty, and he had no intention of spending several days providing food, lodging, and acting as their tour guide.
...
That very night, he ran away, carrying the train with him.
The next day, when Li Qingzhou called, he had already arrived at his mother's place.
"Huh? You need me to be your tour guide? I drank quite a bit yesterday, you didn't mention that? I'm with my mom now, and I'm going to my dad's later."
"Of course it's about the bride price. I need to discuss it with them. Zhouzhou, you know I can't wait to marry you."
"I'm not saying this to be mean, Zhouzhou, but I work every day and I'm not really familiar with those tourist attractions. You always go to places to visit, so you can take your parents to have fun."
Although it may be somewhat uncomfortable, the reasons are quite valid.
Li Qingzhou didn't know what to say.
Hearing this, Li's parents frowned.
Li's mother, in particular, became increasingly anxious.
A large family.
Eating, drinking, and having fun can cost a lot of money.
"Changqing, why don't you transfer some money..."
Before she could finish speaking, Li's father covered her mouth, saying, "What nonsense are you spouting, you old hag? We haven't even received the bride price yet, isn't this just being greedy?"
Changqing's voice came from the other end.
"Auntie, what did you say? I didn't hear you clearly."
Mr. Li quickly replied, "No, it's nothing. Changqing, please give our regards to your parents."
This time, Changqing understood clearly and readily agreed.
After hanging up the phone.
Li's father also scolded his wife.
"The young man is going back home to discuss the bride price with his family. Why are you asking him to transfer money? Don't we have that little bit of money? It would be embarrassing if word got out!"
That being said, the expenses for the whole family were quite high, and in the end, we didn't even stay for a week as planned. We only stayed for two days before heading back home.
Along the way, the uncles and aunts were not very satisfied and complained a lot. It was only after Li's father promised that after his daughter got married, he would let his son-in-law arrange for everyone to have a good time for a few days before it would be over.
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