Chapter 176 The Dowry Issue
On the other hand, the marriage of Gong Wenjie and Zhao Wan was basically settled. As Gong Wenjie expected, Gong Mingwei stepped in and Zhao's father gave him face. After all, Gong Mingwei's identity was much more genuine than Gong Wenjie, the illegitimate son.
As a businessman, Zhao's father is obviously much more successful than as a father. He still looks down on Gong Wenjie, but seeing Gong Mingwei personally coming to help Gong Wenjie propose marriage, it seems that Gong Mingwei still values this illegitimate son very much.
For Zhao's father, the only thing he could say about Zhao Wan's marriage was that it allowed him to get involved with the behemoth Gong family. Although he and Gong Chen had cooperated before, their relationship was not close. Gong Group had no idea how many partners like him there were.
How can he compare with being a relative of Gong Mingwei? In the future, with the relationship with Gong Mingwei, even if the Gong Group's business leaks a little, it will be enough for Zhao's business to make money. Zhao's father is right to have such an idea, but he does not understand the inside story of the Gong family. He did not expect that as the only son of Mr. Gong, Gong Mingwei would be a marginal figure in the Gong Group.
Zhao's father still didn't think much of Gong Wenjie, but because of Gong Mingwei, he didn't give Zhao Wan a cold shoulder anymore, which made Zhao Wan feel much better. Sure enough, as long as her parents knew more about Gong Wenjie, they would know that her choice was not wrong.
Zhao Wan was in a better mood and enthusiastically discussed the wedding with Gong Wenjie. She wanted to hold a castle wedding with lots of flowers and invite all relatives and friends to attend. She also had particular requirements for the wedding dress and diamond ring.
Gong Wenjie agreed to all of Zhao Wan's requests with a smile on his face, but he was thinking in his heart that he would only feel at ease if he got the marriage certificate as soon as possible.
"Wan'er, I'll listen to you in everything. I'm thinking of marrying you home as soon as possible and taking care of you and the baby openly." Gong Wenjie said affectionately while hugging Zhao Wan.
"I know, I also want to marry you soon." Zhao Wan responded shyly.
"My mother is already looking for an auspicious date. Let's get the marriage certificate first, and then we can take our time preparing for the wedding. We must make sure it's to your liking. This is the only chance in a lifetime, and I don't want to disappoint you." Gong Wenjie continued to speak sweetly.
"Wenjie, you are so nice to me." Zhao Wan was touched.
So, the next day, Zhao Wan was on the set when she received a call from Yao Yue, who said that she had asked a master to calculate and that August 16th was a good day for getting the marriage certificate. Now it was August 11th, and Zhao Wan didn't expect it to be so soon.
However, thinking of Gong Wenjie's good qualities, Zhao Wan didn't think much about it. They would get the marriage certificate sooner or later, so she called Zhao's mother.
When Zhao's mother heard her daughter say on the phone that she wanted her family to send her the household registration booklet in the next two days so that she and Gong Wenjie could get their marriage certificate at the Civil Affairs Bureau of City B, she felt a little upset.
"Wan'er, has Wenjie discussed the betrothal gift with you?" Zhao's mother asked. The last time Gong Mingwei came, he did not mention the betrothal gift.
"Ah?" Zhao Wan was stunned for a moment. She had been thinking about the wedding and hadn't thought about this question.
Hearing her daughter's reaction on the phone, Zhao's mother felt angry again. She had never been optimistic about Gong Wenjie, but now he was trying to trick her daughter into getting a marriage certificate with him without even mentioning the betrothal gift.
"It's not my parents who want it. This is the man's attitude. There is no mention of the betrothal gift. How do we get the marriage certificate? Your father and I don't want a penny of the betrothal gift given by Wenjie. We will give it all to you. We will also prepare the dowry for you. As long as you and Wenjie live a good life." Zhao's mother said with a kind heart.
Zhao's mother's thoughts are no different from those of most parents. They are all for the good of her daughter, especially since Zhao Wan is pregnant before marriage. Gong Wenjie doesn't seem to be an honest man. If Gong Wenjie marries her home so easily without paying any betrothal gift, he might look down on Zhao Wan in the future.
"Mom, Wenjie must have prepared the betrothal gift, but he hasn't told me yet. Please send me the household registration book first. We can't miss the good day." Zhao Wan was very confident in Gong Wenjie and didn't take her mother's words to heart.
After hearing what Zhao Wan said, Zhao's mother hated Zhou's parents a little at this moment. She hated them for raising their daughter to be like this, without any brains at all. If she was like Zhao Xi, she would not have the worries today.
"Wan'er, ask Wenjie to call me. Since you are going to get the marriage certificate, as his mother-in-law, I still have a few words to say to him." Mother Zhao gave up trying to persuade Zhao Wan and went directly to find Gong Wenjie.
"Mom, Wenjie..." Zhao Wan wanted to say that Gong Wenjie was busy, but before she could finish her words, she was interrupted by her mother.
"Wan'er, be obedient. Mom will hang up first and wait for Wenjie to call me." Mother Zhao didn't want to hear her daughter speak for Gong Wenjie, so she hung up the phone directly.
Zhao Wan was in a bad mood when she heard the disconnection sound from her phone. After all, her mother still didn't believe that Gong Wenjie was really good to her, so she was so wary of him.
Before Zhao Wan could figure out how to tell Gong Wenjie about his mother's attitude, Gong Wenjie called.
"Wan'er, have you told your aunt about getting the marriage certificate?" Gong Wenjie asked on the other end of the phone.
"Wenjie, Mom asked me about the betrothal gift, and I said we haven't talked about it before. Mom meant for you to call her." Zhao Wan finally told the truth.
Gong Wenjie on the other end of the phone had a grim expression on his face. Considering Zhao Wan's family background, it would definitely be inappropriate to give her too little betrothal gift. What he lacked most now was money. The two old men in the Zhao family were really difficult to deal with. Zhao Wan, this idiot, didn't even know how to speak up for him.
"This is my negligence. I have prepared the betrothal gift but forgot to tell you, Wan'er. You are so kind, how could I bear to let you down? I will call my aunt to explain later." Gong Wenjie said gently. For the sake of the Zhao family's property, he could endure anything now.
After hearing this, Zhao Wan was very proud. She said that her mother was overthinking it. Gong Wenjie loved her so much, how could he not prepare a betrothal gift? Zhao Wan touched her belly and thought that her life would get better and better in the future.
On the other side, Gong Wenjie hung up the phone and thought for a while. He could only ask his mother Yao Yue for help. He could not discuss this matter with his father Gong Mingwei. If Gong Mingwei knew about it, he would definitely say that he was not making progress and that he could not even afford the betrothal gift at such an old age.
Yao Yue knew her son very well and had been financially supporting him on a daily basis, but the Zhao family's betrothal gift was quite large, and even if Yao Yue had money, she was unwilling to give it out. So she gave Gong Wenjie an idea, asking him to take 10% of Wenjie Film and Television's shares as a betrothal gift.
Gong Wenjie thought this was a good idea. Wenjie Film and Television was almost a shell company now, but outsiders didn't know. Even his mother Yao Yue just thought the company was not making much money.
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