Chapter 1539: Comparative Heart 3
Peng Aihong wiped the corners of her eyes and looked much older and more haggard than on Fubao’s first day of school.
"Is your son rich?" Feng Qingxue suddenly asked.
"He said he didn't have any, and asked us to pay for the wedding supplies," Peng Aihong said, "but I know that's half true and half false. He's been working for seven years. He took over my father's job at the machinery factory, and his salary has increased from more than 20 yuan to more than 40 yuan now. Because Old Zhou gets a salary every month, the expenses of supporting Zhou Fei are limited, so we haven't asked him for money, and we haven't heard that he has bought any expensive items. It's just that his expenses have increased a little recently because of his relationship, and he often goes to restaurants and movies. Even if he saves five yuan a month, sixty yuan a year, he can save several hundred yuan in seven years. But he told us that he has no money."
A son like this is really unworthy of being a son.
Feng Qingxue shook her head. "Comrade Aihong, I calculated that a watch with three turns and one ring has thirty-six legs. If they are all made in China, it will cost at least six or seven hundred yuan. Imported goods are another matter. If they really can't buy domestic watches, I think they will probably ask for imported watches, which are several times the price of domestic ones. We have to buy bedding and daily necessities for the wedding, right? Do we have to buy clothes and shoes as well? It's another big sum. If we also want a long woolen coat like Comrade Su Meixiang wears, it will cost more than a thousand yuan. This marriage can't be done."
Peng Aihong said: "With the ticket, it is more than 1,200 yuan. Lao Zhou and I have carefully calculated it, because the girl's family also wants 188 yuan, which is actually a gift. They didn't say the word for fear of being laughed at."
"You are so greedy, Aihong, are you stupid? You still want to get married?" Ding Min said in disbelief.
"Yes, Comrade Aihong, if you agree to the current conditions, they will most likely continue to push for more and ask for other conditions." In this era, it is not easy to find a sucker. The woman is obviously determined to take advantage of the Zhou family and intends to use this to suppress the Zhou family and run rampant from now on, Feng Qingxue thought.
Peng Aihong trembled all over and said with a sad face: "What should I do?"
Feng Qingxue said nothing. The best way was to refuse to agree or compromise and let them fight on their own. The woman would not get what she wanted and would most likely break up with Zhou and move on to find another victim.
When getting married, the woman can have some moderate demands, but it is not excessive. Whether these demands can be met can also reflect the man's attitude. If the woman really does not ask for anything, she will be easily looked down upon by the husband's family. If the husband is reliable, it's fine, even a naked marriage doesn't matter. But if he is unreliable, it will be terrible, as she will waste all her youth and years and end up with a bad ending. But asking for too much is excessive. Who isn't raised by parents?
Zhou Cheng's girlfriend asked for three turns and one ring and thirty-six legs, which was normal. The request was a bit high, but not too excessive. It was really too much for her to threaten the Zhou family not to marry her and ask them to buy her a woolen coat.
Ding Min and Peng Aihong have a good relationship, so she said directly: "Then let's drag it out."
"Drag it on?" Peng Aihong hesitated, worried that her son would break off relations with her and her husband.
"Of course we'll just drag it out. Don't agree to anything. Let them buy what they want. Don't you have bicycle tickets and wardrobe tickets? Give them to them and let them buy it with their own money. Nothing else is possible!" Ding Min said bluntly, "Your son is so unfilial, and you're still thinking about him. You'll definitely be exploited in the future."
(End of this chapter)