Chapter 276: The Zhu Family Defaults on Their Debt, Refusing to Pay the Bride Price or Give the Household Registration Book
"Uncle, aunt, it's not that I, as an outsider, am being rude, but it's clearly written in black and white. Are you trying to shirk your responsibility?" After Aunt Li finished talking to An Nuan on the phone and called Zhu Daqing, she was still worried and went to Old Zhu's house in person.
Good man, although I expected that the Zhu family would not give the dowry so easily, I didn't expect that they would not give it at all. What can you do to me?
When Zhu Daqing called, she had just gotten out of the car and called An Nuan to report truthfully that everything was as she expected.
Although An Nuan did not answer the phone in time, Aunt Li is not someone who will not do anything without An Nuan's instructions.
She is now the matchmaker between An Nuan's father and Zhu Xiulian. What does a matchmaker do? Of course, it is to ask for benefits for the newlyweds.
The dowry of 300,000 yuan was something that the Zhu family had to pay even if Zhu Xiu Lian got married, not to mention the agreement signed between her and An Nuan.
After ballasting someone for fifteen years, this wouldn't be the only wage you get!
Aunt Li has said that if they can't come to an agreement about the dowry today, she will stay at Old Zhu's house and not leave.
"His aunt, don't be angry. When we signed these agreements, our purpose was to ensure that Xiulian would have a guarantee for the future. Now they are together, and we have no objection, but even if this happens, there is another way to make it happen." said Zhu's mother.
Aunt Li narrowed her eyes. "What's going on? To be a son-in-law, I have to pay a betrothal gift? Aunt, it's over. Don't even mention that Lao An doesn't agree. Even if Lao An agrees, Xiulian won't agree."
"You've been ballasting her for so many years, and now you want to ballast her husband too? Aunt, except for Daqing, all the dozen or so people in your Zhu family are missing limbs, right?"
"Oh my god, this is hilarious. I thought your family had an heir to the throne, but you are so harsh on your daughter and son-in-law."
"When your Zhu family gives birth to a daughter, you can have her find a husband to serve your whole family."
"Aunt, Xiulian was harmed so badly by her ex-husband's family. Not only did you not step in to suppress her, but now that she finally has a home, you're suppressing her again. I've figured out that your claim to the public that the Zhu family would give her a dowry as long as the other party is healthy and doesn't mind her infertility was all a cover."
"You just want Xiulian to continue to serve you for the rest of your life. If that's the case, why are you still using the banner of avenging the Zhu family? Aren't you afraid that the ancestors below will come knocking on your door in the middle of the night?"
Zhu's father slammed the table and said, "Aunt, please be careful with your words. You are only here to discuss the dowry, not the An family. For the sake of your elders, we won't argue with you. Also, we don't disagree with not giving a dowry. We are just suggesting it. After all, when we said those words, Xiulian was only in her early twenties. She is almost forty now. She must be married to someone who already has children. Who would want her to have children?"
"We, as her parents, feel bad for her. She might still have to rely on her nieces and nephews to look after her in her later years. If that's the case, there's no problem with them coming over. My Zhu family has plenty of land, so building them a new house wouldn't be a problem."
"Isn't the An family's daughter going to college soon? She will definitely get married in the future. The Zhu family will definitely provide a dowry of 300,000 yuan, but they have to use this method."
Mother Zhu continued, "Yes, our Zhu family only has this one daughter. Once she gets married, she'll belong to someone else's family. We've raised her for nearly forty years. If her partner is sensible, shouldn't he support and respect us?"
"We just want to have a happy wedding and have her get married in style. Don't make us sound mean."
Aunt Li laughed. "You're being mean, aren't you? I've finally seen what it means to be shameless. You, the Zhu family, really have no shame at all. What do you mean by raising her for nearly forty years? Pah! Do you even call that raising her?"
"Xiu Lian started working at the age of fifteen to help support the family. She could have gone to high school and college, but because she was a daughter, you not only ruined her future, but you also married her off to that unreliable college student, thinking he could help support your Zhu family."
"Bah! Do you think intellectuals are vegetarians? Hasn't Xiulian suffered enough from you? You gave birth to her to make money and pay off your debts, right? Okay, Xiulian is unlucky to be born into such a family, but she's getting married now. As your Zhu family says, a daughter who's married is like spilled water. She'll belong to the An family from now on, not your Zhu family."
"Whether Old An wants to support and honor you two, if he's willing, that's his favor; if he's not, that's his duty! Aunt, uncle, you want to tell me, don't you have sons? What do you do with sons? Just to show them off?"
Aunt Li was furious and had long wanted to confront this old feudal couple.
If you think daughters are not good, then don't give birth to them. If you don't take good care of them and still despise them, how can you not despise yourself? And you let her come to your house, what the hell do you want!
"That's enough, his aunt, don't go too far. Go back and tell Xiulian and his boyfriend that the Zhu family can hold a wedding at the end of the month, but he has to pay a betrothal gift of 300,000 yuan and get the household registration book, otherwise..." Zhu's father said, "I'll have Daqing bring her back."
Aunt Li was just retorting when An Nuan called.
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