After arranging Li Chengcai and others to stay in the guesthouse, Li Xu and his group left.
The people in the old house had already gone to bed, but were woken up by Li Xu and the others.
The adults held a meeting in the main room, which lasted for two hours.
They discussed many things at the meeting, such as dowry, wedding time and other issues.
When Li Mei's family came to have breakfast, everyone told Li Mei and her husband what they had discussed at the meeting, and then asked for their opinions.
Li Mei was basically satisfied with these things and only modified some details.
Today is a big day for the Li family. After breakfast, those who have jobs ran to their units to ask for leave, including Li Mei.
Those who go to school take leave from school, while those who do not take either of the two stay at home and clean the house.
Seeing that the house was almost cleaned, Li Ping and Li Xu went to the guesthouse to pick people up.
After taking the people back, Li Ping introduced the two parties to each other. After everyone said hello, Li Jiakang and his wife, Li Chengcai and his wife, and Li Chengliang and his wife chatted for a while before getting down to business.
Li Haitao's mother, Wang Fangfang, grinned and said, "Brother Li, Sister Sun, we are here to arrange the marriages for our two children. I wonder if you two have any thoughts on this matter?"
Sun Xiu responded, "These two kids are in love with each other, so what else can we adults think?"
Wang Fangfang smiled even more happily. "In that case, we'll give you 6,600 as a betrothal gift. Sixty-six is a lucky number. What do you think?"
Times have changed. When Li Xu was engaged, even if his family was rich, they would not give much betrothal gift.
Nowadays, the richer the family is, the more betrothal gifts they give.
To be honest, Li Jiakang and others did not expect that Li Chengcai and his wife could come up with such a high number.
However, Sun Xiu still wanted to test the waters. "Do you have any rules for betrothal gifts over there? If so, please tell us now, lest we be ignorant of the etiquette and make a fool of ourselves later?"
Li Chengcai and his wife exchanged a glance, and then Wang Fangfang pondered, "In our place, the bride price can be taken by the bride's parents. If they don't take it, the money will be considered given to the young couple."
It's not just their place, the same rule applies here in Tang County.
However, if the girl's parents took this money, it would be equivalent to selling their daughter.
Thinking of this, Sun Xiu asked directly, "In your country, if the girl's parents take this betrothal money, is it considered marrying their daughter off or selling her?"
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