The news that Dai Donglin wanted to propose spread among a small circle of people. These days, who cares about proposing? Lu Jinwen and his wife have already agreed that they can submit a report, go through the premarital check-up process, and get their marriage certificate.
If you invite him to dinner and drinks again, you can take him home as your wife and have children.
These days, people don't care much about such things.
Dai Donglin didn't think so. It wasn't that Chu Yu was asking for too much. Dai Donglin had also thought about having a little fling with her, and that things would naturally fall into place. But the problem was that he wanted a ceremony, something he wouldn't regret in the future, and something to give his relationship with Chu Yu a proper ending.
The two had been together for several years, and couples who have been together for a long time are more likely to break up. With so many men eyeing Chu Yu, Dai Donglin didn't want her to suffer any injustice.
If Dai Donglin treats her badly, and then another man stirs things up, Chu Yu will inevitably start to overthink. He wondered, why can foreigners propose to him, but he can't? A proposal doesn't care about the scale of the event; it's just a ceremony, a statement. A young woman who marries him, has children, should be treated well.
As long as Qiao Ru and Lu Jinwen feel good about this arrangement, that's fine with them.
Dai Donglin bought a ring and proposed to Chu Yu; it was simply a matter of the two of them being happy with it.
Hearing the word "marriage proposal" from afar, Wei Ming walked over carrying a bowl of rice and sneered:
"I will never tolerate women! The nicer you are to them, the more they will take advantage of you. You shouldn't be nice to them; you should control them and let them know who is the head of the household!"
Wei Mingyuan's words were too offensive, and Lu Jinwen couldn't stand it anymore, so he gave Dai Donglin a wink.
Dai Donglin also found it amusing. What was the point of Wei Mingyuan showing off in front of them? If he was so capable, he should go and show off in front of Zhuo Linmei.
The two of them had such a big fight that the whole team knew about it, and they didn't even feel ashamed.
“We may not be as capable as you, but we just want to settle down and get married. Aren’t you afraid your wife will run away with all this trouble?” Lu Jinwen said with a smile.
Wei Mingyuan was concerned about his reputation. He felt ashamed that things had escalated so much with Zhuo Linmei. In the past few days, Zhuo Linmei's uncle had been giving him the cold shoulder. Wei Mingyuan felt that he had made a mistake, but he was also embarrassed.
He tried to justify himself, saying, "So what? If she breaks up with me over this little bit of money, it just means she's greedy and materialistic! She's completely obsessed with money, and she's not the woman I, Wei Mingyuan, want to marry! I'm telling you, if this woman wanted to marry you, even if you didn't give her a dowry or buy her anything, she'd still be eager to marry you!"
"You're not talking about Zhuo Linmei, are you?" Lu Jinwen found it amusing. Everyone knew how arrogant Zhuo Linmei was, and Wei Mingyuan wasn't afraid to show off his pride and arrogance!
If your girlfriend leaves, it'll be hard to find another one.
Lu Jinwen didn't think Zhuo Linmei's demands were excessive. It was almost 1990, and everyone's lives were getting better and better. The average salary in Beijing was over 100 yuan. It was really no big deal for her to ask for a few hundred yuan in betrothal gifts to give back to her hometown!
Lu Jinwen learned from Wei Mingyuan's mistake and gave all his money to Qiao Ru. As it turned out, he was right. He and his family didn't care about the amount of money and were willing to cooperate with Qiao Ru, buying her gold and giving her a dowry. Qiao Ru, on the other hand, didn't care about these things.
Qiao Ru didn't spend the money given to her; instead, she saved it for emergency use at home.
Actually, women all care about their families. It's pointless for Wei Mingyuan to be so calculating. What if things end up like this, with the marriage falling through and everyone breaking up? That would be so awkward!
"Who else but her?" In front of a group of men, Wei Mingyuan, concerned with his image, spoke ruthlessly. "Don't let her being a laughingstock in the performing arts troupe fool you. Don't let her looks or arrogance fool you. She's completely subservient to me. She wouldn't dare to talk back to anything I say! Just you wait and see, even without a dowry, she'll still come begging to me! She's putting on airs now, but once she realizes I won't coax her, she'll behave. Women are just like that; they love to cause trouble. I, Wei Mingyuan, will never indulge a woman!"
After Wei Mingyuan finished speaking, he glanced at Dai Donglin disdainfully, "I'm not saying this to be mean, but what kind of grown man proposes to a woman before getting married? That's all foreign stuff, feudal dross! We modern men should be tough. If a woman wants to marry you, she can marry you; if she doesn't, she can get lost! You, Dai Donglin, are supposed to be a tough guy, how can you let a woman control you? You can't possibly kneel down and propose to a woman, can you? That would be too shameful!"
As the atmosphere quieted down, Lu Jinwen gestured to Dai Donglin under the table, telling him not to hold a grudge against Wei Mingyuan.
Dai Donglin laughed coldly, "I'm not as tough as you. I proposed to my girlfriend and I didn't feel ashamed of anything! But you, don't end up losing everything in your schemes!"
Wei Mingyuan felt that Dai Donglin was mocking him and was furious. "How can you talk like that? How did it turn out to be a complete disaster? Zhuo Linmei and I were just having a fight, but we both filed reports. Zhuo Linmei can't run away! She wouldn't dare to run away! If she ran away, which man would want her? Her reputation would be ruined, and in the end she would have to come begging to me!"
Everyone scoffed, thinking that Wei Mingyuan was taking himself too seriously.
Wei Mingyuan, however, felt that these people didn't understand. He had a relationship with Zhuo Linmei, and that was his biggest bargaining chip.
Zhuo Linmei is beautiful, but she's not stupid.
As they were talking, two people walked towards them. Lu Jinwen froze, his eyes widening. "Isn't that Zhuo Linmei? How come she..."
When Wei Mingyuan heard Zhuo Linmei's name, he couldn't help but smile. After arguing for so long, Zhuo Linmei was finally willing to admit her mistake.
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