Chapter 520 Dowry
"If she thinks so, she is too narrow-minded. I have never thought about the issue of bride price." Su Houli just wanted to attend his daughter's engagement party and wedding banquet, and did not think about the issue of bride price.
According to the custom in Jiao County, the betrothal gift is just a formality. The parents will not really keep any of the gift, but the bride's family will give some subsidy instead.
When getting married, the betrothal gifts and dowry are given to the daughter in a box. If a family keeps the betrothal gifts for the daughter, they will be gossiped about.
"Just because you haven't thought about it doesn't mean she hasn't thought about it. Otherwise, why would she hide it from you?" Gao Meifeng felt very uncomfortable when she heard that Chen Guilan followed Su Jiaojiao to settle in the imperial capital. There was no need to guess, the mother and daughter must be living a very comfortable life.
Why is it that a rural woman, divorced, lives better than her?
After marriage, Su Houli was no longer as attentive to her as he was before marriage. After get off work, he just watched TV, did not do housework, and did not wash clothes. If she talked to him, he would quarrel with her.
Even when giving Xue Yuxin living expenses, he was not so happy to give it, and said that Xue Yuxin spent too much money and he could no longer afford it.
In the final analysis, if they are not your own children, you just don’t care about them.
"Impossible." Su Houli knew that Chen Guilan treated her daughter as if she were her own apple of the eye and would never withhold her daughter's betrothal gift.
On the contrary, she must have prepared a dowry for her daughter in advance.
He knew that she had made a lot of money in the past two years.
"Oh, you know her well!" Gao Meifeng was even more angry when she saw that Su Houli didn't believe her and instead spoke for Chen Guilan. "If you can't let her go, just go to the capital to find her. She doesn't have a man now anyway, so maybe she's still waiting for you!"
"Are you saying this to start a quarrel?" Su Houli was already unhappy, and Gao Meifeng's words made him furious. "You don't have to provoke me. If it weren't for you, I would definitely be in the capital now."
He was really bewildered at the time and actually married such a woman. He regretted it a long time ago.
It’s too late to regret.
"Su Houli, what do you mean by 'because of me'? If you hadn't seduced me, would I have married you?" Gao Meifeng was also furious, spitting in his face. "Neither of us is more noble than the other. My husband is dead, so it's only natural for me to find a partner. You have a wife and children, and you still seduce me. I can only say that you are a morally corrupt person, and you deserve it!"
"You are not any better since you are flirting with a married man. From now on, you don't have to meddle in my affairs. You don't have to interfere in whether I attend my daughter's engagement party or not." Su Houli didn't want to argue with her and slammed the door and left.
"If you leave, don't come back!" Gao Meifeng roared behind him.
When Chen Guilan learned that Su Houli wanted to attend the engagement party and had even fought with Chen Guisheng, she was so angry that she trembled all over. She hadn't expected this man to still want to harass them. "Second brother, if he dares to mess up Jiaojiao's engagement, I'll call the police. He's so shameless."
"Don't worry, he wouldn't dare do that." Chen Guisheng comforted her, "Didn't you say last time that you were planning to hold your engagement party at the China Travel Service? Just tell the front desk and have them keep an eye on it."
"It was supposed to be a happy occasion, but now we have to be on guard against him." Chen Guilan wanted to find Su Houli right now and slap him twice. It would be fine if he couldn't help, but why did he have to cause trouble for her daughter?
If a quarrel really breaks out, how will my daughter get along with her husband's family in the future?
Thinking of this, she didn't even want to go back to Jiao County to get engaged.
"Don't worry, you can't rebel against him. Our family is no pushover." Chen Guisheng was not afraid of Su Houli at all. "Anyway, the date has been set. Just come back. No matter what happens, I'll take care of it."
The day Chen Guisheng visited Old Lady Yin was the sixth day of the ninth lunar month.
It just so happened that the mother and daughter came back to get engaged, and they could also attend Chen Juan's wedding. They would stay in their hometown for a week at most and then come back. Although Chen Guisheng was a rough man, he was very considerate in this regard. He knew that they were busy and could not stay in their hometown for too long.
When Mr. and Mrs. Lu learned that Chen Guilan had chosen September as the date for the engagement, they also thought it was a good date, so they called Lu Jia and Lin Manli back to discuss the matter. "I asked Jiao Jiao's mother, and she said that the custom in their area for engagements is that only the man and his father are required to be present. Others can go or not."
"Then you and Jingyou can go." Mr. Lu said to Lu Jiahe, "You two can discuss how much betrothal gifts to give."
"Dad, you have to ask Jingyou about this. We don't know how much to give." Lin Manli said, looking at Mrs. Lu, "Anyway, my friend's son is getting married on May Day this year. In addition to the three golds, the betrothal gift is 10,100, which means one in a million."
"Then we will also give three golds and 10,010." Lu Jiahe agreed. If other families can give, they can give too.
"Isn't it too little?" Mrs. Lu looked at Mr. Lu and reminded him, "Don't forget, Jiaojiao isn't just an office worker. She owns a factory and a shop. Do you think she'd be interested in your 10,001 yuan betrothal gift?"
"Mom, this is the market situation now. We are also following the customs." Lin Manli said disapprovingly, "Then how much can you give?"
Su Jiaojiao's two shops and factories are all rented, although she has made some money and owns a house.
But when it comes to marriage, you can't praise her too much.
The higher you praise her, the harder it will be to get along with her in the future. Besides, Su Jiaojiao herself is a very difficult person to get along with.
When Lu Jiahe heard what Old Lady Lu said, he knew that the old couple did not agree to give him 10,010 yuan, so he shut up tactfully.
"I also think it's too little." Old Master Lu also disagreed. He looked at Lu Jia and Lin Manli and said, "Wait until Jingyou comes back and discuss it with him!"
"Of course he thinks the more the better." Lin Manli understood her son and didn't want to discuss it with him. "Mom, you know, if the company is liquidated, it will also affect me. Jiahe and I don't have much money right now."
In order to pay off the company's debts, Mr. Lu started selling houses, which means that the old couple doesn't have much money left.
Ten or twenty thousand is not a problem, but if Lu Jingyou asks for one hundred or eighty thousand, they will also feel pressured.
"That also needs to be discussed with him." Old Mrs. Lu knew very well what Lin Manli was thinking. She didn't want to pay more for the betrothal gift because she was worried that Su Jiaojiao would not take her as her mother-in-law seriously after she got married.
Thinking of this, she looked at Lin Manli again: "Every family's situation is different. We can't just look at how much they give."
The next day, Lu Jingyou returned from the outskirts of Beijing. Old Madam Lu told him the date of the engagement and asked him how much he wanted as a betrothal gift: "Your mother wants 10,010 yuan. Your grandfather and I think that's a little too little. How much do you think is appropriate?"
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