Chapter 395: One Family Has a Daughter, Hundreds of Families Want Her
"It's about me. What did Uncle Yang talk to you about?" Qiao Nan raised her eyebrows. Why would her father talk to Uncle Yang about her?
“Hahaha…” Qiao Dongliang patted his thigh and laughed: “Doesn’t your Uncle Yang have a son? Last time, your Uncle Yang came to our house and helped us move things. Seeing that you were a good choice, he told me today that at that time, he even wanted you to be his daughter-in-law!”
Every family has a daughter, and hundreds of families seek her.
After seeing Qiao Nan's experience, Qiao Dongliang really understood what this sentence meant.
Before it was the Zhou family, and now it’s a colleague. As the one being “asked”, Qiao Dongliang felt very happy.
“……”Her father was so happy just because of this.
Qiao Dongliang took a sip of water and said, "But your Uncle Yang gave up very quickly. He wanted to have a grandson sooner, but he couldn't wait that long. I've seen his daughter-in-law. Compared to you, she's certainly not as good as you, but compared to others, she's actually pretty good."
Qiao Nan poured another glass of water for Qiao Dongliang: "Dad, are you so happy just because of this?"
"Ah..." Qiao Dongliang sighed, "It's not that I want to be a hindsighter, but now that I think about it, having a daughter is actually much better than having a son. In our family's situation, if one of you or your sister is a son, I don't know what I would give to this son to marry a wife. You don't know how much money your uncle Yang spent on this daughter-in-law."
He had two daughters, and afterwards it was always others who came to his house to ask for favors, instead of him asking for favors.
It’s not easy to have a son now. He needs to marry a wife and spend money on everything.
Qiao Dongliang only has two daughters, so he never knew about the situation in this regard. But after talking with Old Yang today, he realized that having a son is such a heavy burden.
Young people nowadays don’t seem to like living with their elders and want an independent home. As parents, they naturally have to pay to buy a separate house for their couple.
The reason why Old Yang was so anxious to find a wife for his son as soon as possible was because he was afraid that his son would have to pay more money to marry a wife in the future.
Comparing with Old Yang's son, Qiao Dongliang couldn't help but think of the time when he married Ding Jiayi.
Back then, it was really not easy for the two of them to be together. There was no ceremony at all. They just invited a few people for a meal, got a certificate, and considered it a marriage.
At that time, marriage was already concerned with three major items.
Ding Jiayi had a falling out with the Ding family, and Qiao Dongliang didn't even give much to the Ding family, which meant he got a wife for nothing. Of course, Qiao Dongliang didn't give a betrothal gift, and Ding Jiayi didn't bring any dowry to the Qiao family.
Qiao Nan sat down and smiled, "Dad, don't be so relaxed. It does cost a lot to raise a son and marry him off in the future, but the burden of having a daughter is not much lighter than that of a son. Don't forget that a girl needs a dowry when she gets married. How much do you think my sister needs before she agrees?"
Qiao Zijin had good vision. Before the house price had risen sharply, she exploited her mother and gave the Chen family a house as a dowry.
The Chen family only needs Qiao Zijin to not be too shabby when she marries into the family, so as not to bring shame to the family. As for the things that Qiao Zijin brings into the family, the people of the Chen family simply don't like them, and they have always been in Qiao Zijin's hands.
Qiao Zijin not only wanted a house as a dowry, but also savings and a television.
Thanks to Qiao Zijin's marriage to Chen Jun, it was only in the early 2000s.
After 2000, China's economy developed and the living standards of all people improved greatly. However, at that time, not every household had a four-wheeled vehicle. It was not like after 2010, when almost every household had one, and some even had two or three.
So, in 2000, when Qiao Zijin married Chen Jun, the only request she did not ask the Qiao family for was a four-wheeled vehicle as a dowry.
In a word, Qiao Zijin is not so easy to deal with.
When Qiao Zijin was mentioned, Qiao Dongliang's expression changed: "Your sister, your sister has mentioned to you how much dowry she wants when she gets married?"
Qiao Dongliang was really unsure about Qiao Zijin's personality, but usually, Qiao Zijin's requirements for food, clothing and daily necessities were quite high. To put it bluntly, she was the kind of person who knew how to enjoy life and was unwilling to treat herself badly.
"My sister and I haven't reached that level of relationship yet. But I heard my sister tell my mother that she would either not marry at all or if she did, the other party's family would have to be very good. And my sister is the kind of person who likes to save face. If she really finds a family like this, she might not want to bring more dowry to avoid being looked down upon by her in-laws?"
“……” Qiao Dongliang was silent for a moment. This time he did not refute Qiao Nan’s words at all, because he knew that Qiao Zijin was really that kind of person.
The words described by Qiao Nan definitely came from Qiao Zijin's mouth.
Yes, the kind of man Qiao Zijin is looking for is exactly the opposite of him.
Holding the cup in his hand, Qiao Dongliang smiled faintly: "No matter how high your sister's demands are, your mother and I should divorce after two years of separation. Your sister belongs to your mother. No matter how high your sister's demands are, it has nothing to do with me. These are all your mother's business from now on."
Thinking of Old Yang Jin's words of encouragement, Qiao Dongliang's mood has calmed down a lot.
Old Yang is right. If Zijin really treats him as a father, treats him well, cares about him, and is filial to him, it is reasonable for him to spend more time and energy on Zijin.
On the contrary, if Zijin didn't need him as a father at all, why would he bother to try to please his eldest daughter?
Qiao Dongliang had to admit that, judging from the current situation, he was not needed as a father by Qiao Zijin. His concern for Qiao Zijin might not only be unnecessary, but also annoying in Qiao Zijin's heart.
Thinking about the meal they had at Zhu's house before the New Year and how much Qiao Zijin had tried to curry favor with Wang Yang, Qiao Dongliang took a deep breath.
He felt that Wang Yang was a big trap and Zijin would definitely fall into trouble because of Wang Yang. However, in Zijin's eyes, Wang Yang was probably the gold mine she had been looking for for a long time, so how could she bear to give up.
Even Old Yang knows the principle that what is poison to me may be honey to others. If he still can't figure it out, he has lived in vain for so many years.
After hearing these words, Qiao Nan hesitated for a moment: "Dad, have you really thought it through, or are you just temporarily thinking it through?" It won't be long before he will be like before, with his old habits relapsing. He will put all his heart on Qiao Zijin and still want to make things difficult for her?
"Not completely, not all of a sudden. Your sister has the same temperament as your mother."
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