"That's right." Lin Feng agreed.
Seeing that Lin Feng nodded and didn't seem to be angry, Zhang Xiu breathed a sigh of relief.
Seeing Lin Feng's straightforward answer, Zhang's mother's hands trembled with excitement. "The more auspicious the number for the dowry, the better. How about sixty-six yuan and sixty-six cents? That sounds good."
Zhang Xiu had already made up her mind. Since Lin Rui had taken a fancy to Zhang Xiaojuan and their family was rich, she would ask for more. If Lin Rui and Lin Feng thought it was too much, she would give less.
If that's not too much, her family will have an extra year or two of income.
This time Zhang Xiu was completely frightened. Before Lin Feng could say anything, she excitedly called out, "Sister-in-law..."
This is an engagement, not a wedding, so why would you need so much? Are you here to discuss the engagement, or to impress someone?
Thirty yuan was already enough, and she actually wanted sixty-six? If the Lin brothers got angry, they would have nowhere to cry.
Mother Zhang ignored Zhang Xiu and looked at the Lin Feng brothers with anticipation.
Lin Feng did not agree immediately this time. Lin Rui's face looked unhappy and he did not say anything. For a moment, the atmosphere was a little awkward. Everyone was deadlocked for a while, and then Zhang's father suddenly spoke.
"How about we leave it at that for today, and you two brothers go back and discuss it."
Zhang's father didn't expect that Zhang's mother would ask for so much, but the Lin brothers didn't react much, which meant that there was still room for negotiation. He couldn't say something to slap Zhang's mother in the face in front of the Lin brothers.
"become."
Lin Feng nodded and stood up, "Uncle, aunt, let's go back first."
Lin Rui also stood up.
Zhang Xiu smiled awkwardly and said, "You two brothers go back first. I'll talk to my brother and sister-in-law."
Lin Feng nodded and walked out with Lin Rui. Zhang Xiu sent them both to the door, then returned to the main room with a sullen face.
"Sister-in-law, are you unhappy with the marriage, or what? You wanted so much, and why didn't you tell me in advance? Sixty-six, plus a watch, two new sets of clothes and shoes, I've never seen anyone ask for so much for a wedding."
Before Zhang's mother could speak, she looked at Zhang's father again and said, "Brother, if you don't agree with this, you should have said it earlier. I wouldn't be running around every day worrying about this."
Her purpose was to establish a good relationship with the Lin family. Now that things have turned out like this, if the relationship is not established in the end and becomes increasingly strained, she will have no place to cry.
Seeing that Zhang Xiuzhen was really angry, Zhang's father quickly explained, "If I didn't agree, I wouldn't have let the two children stay together for so long, right?"
Zhang's father is a relatively honest man, but Zhang's mother is more powerful. In other families, men are the breadwinners and women are the homemakers, but Zhang's mother is the one who takes care of all the big and small matters in their family, while he is the type who just works hard in the fields.
He did know this, but he didn't expect Zhang's mother to ask for so much.
Zhang Xiu said with a sullen face, "So what's going on? They want so much money, do they look like someone who's serious about getting married?"
Father Zhang looked at Mother Zhang and evaded the question, saying, "Your sister-in-law didn't discuss this with me in advance."
Hearing this, Zhang Xiu said to Zhang's mother, "Sister-in-law, what are you thinking? Give me an answer."
Because she was angry, her expression and tone were very bad.
Zhang's mother said, "I just want more money to save for your nephew to marry off in the future. Look, the betrothal gifts change every year. With only a few acres of land at home, when can we save enough to build a house for our family?"
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