"It's good that you can think it through. You won't be together for long anyway," said Pan Ning.
"Actually, I don't want to give them a penny. You know how I've been through these years. I feel suffocated if I give them these few hundred yuan.
"And that watch? If I hadn't cared about the Qi family's reputation, I wouldn't have let Qi Jianan give it to them as a betrothal gift. It's a good thing I got it back, otherwise I wouldn't have been able to sleep." Li Li said with a sullen look on her face.
Whenever she talked about those past events, she was filled with anger and grievance.
Seeing her like this, Pan Ning quickly comforted her, "Okay, okay, don't be angry. Being angry is bad for your health. It's not worth it for them.
I know you don't want to give them a penny, and I don't want to either, but this is the way the world is. If you don't give the bride price, it will damage the reputation of the Qi family, which is not worth it, and the Qi family will not agree to it.
Just treat this as a deal: they want money, you want reputation, shut up those outsiders and stop them from gossiping."
Li Li nodded and said, "I think so too. In fact, the betrothal gifts in our area are basically 168 or 188, and the more are just over 200. My 288 is actually unique.
I also wanted to let everyone around me know that they received a high betrothal gift, so that no one could say anything bad about me and the Qi family."
"That's right. When looking at things, we can't just look at the immediate gains and losses, we have to look at the long term.
Two hundred and eighty-eight yuan is less than your annual salary, and you can earn it back in a year or two. And after you get married, you won't have to hand over your salary, so it still makes sense.
Just think of it as spending money to buy comfort.
They received this high bride price, but did not have a dowry of equal value. After you get married, they would not have the confidence to enter the Qi family.
"If they're shameless and come asking you for help again, you can just refuse without worrying about what others might say. "Otherwise, if you don't ask your son for help and instead ask your married daughter for help, they'll be accused of being wrong and you'll be drowned in spit," Pan Ning said earnestly.
Nowadays, most people still believe that a daughter who is married off is like spilled water. If you go to your daughter's in-laws' house every day to cause trouble, you will be ashamed.
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