Chapter 3063 Unexpected Visitor
"But what about your parents..."
"Are you going to marry me, or my parents?"
Xu Xiaoman interrupted directly, saying, "A bride price of 388,000 yuan is like selling a daughter!"
I've already decided on you, so let's just do it first and ask for permission later.
"It will be much easier to discuss the bride price later."
Wang Dadong hugged Xu Xiaoman, his eyes filled with tears of emotion: "Xiaoman, I'm sorry."
Xu Xiaoman gently patted Wang Dadong's back: "Alright, you're a grown man, what are you crying about!"
We live in a society where marriage is free, and I can make my own decisions.
But let me tell you, Wang Dadong, if you dare do anything to betray me, I'll never forgive you!
Wang Dadong raised his head, looked at Xu Xiaoman affectionately, and smiled, "A marriage that is not approved by parents is never happy."
Xiaoman, I won't let you get married in secret.
Xu Xiaoman asked in surprise, "What do you mean? You don't want to go through with this marriage?"
"Wang Dadong, let me tell you, the reason I stole my household registration book and luggage in the middle of the night to come here with you is because I had already thought about all the consequences!"
"Don't you dare drag me down!"
Wang Dadong shook his head and took out his phone: "I have already raised the dowry of 388,000 yuan."
We can get married openly and honestly!
Xu Xiaoman looked at Wang Dadong's bank account and asked in surprise, "Where did you get so much money?"
"A friend of mine, Chen Ping'an, do you remember him?"
He borrowed 30,000 yuan from me before, and today he suddenly told me that his dad came back and gave him a lot of money, making him a rich second-generation.
After it was all over, he not only returned the 3 yuan to me, but also gave me an extra 30 yuan as a wedding gift.
Wang Dadong explained.
"This……"
Xu Xiaoman was unable to calm down for a long time.
This is simply outrageous.
After a long silence, Xu Xiaoman finally spoke up: "We can't just take this money for nothing; consider it a loan."
We'll return it to them after the wedding.
Wang Dadong nodded: "Okay, wife, whatever you say goes."
Xu Xiaoman blushed slightly upon hearing the word "wife." After thinking for a moment, she added, "By the way, when you come to my house tomorrow, don't say anything and just watch my expression."
The next day.
Xu Xiaoman's home.
When they saw Wang Dadong arrive with a bride price of 388,000 yuan, Xu's parents finally smiled with satisfaction.
"We're not in it for the money; what we want is an attitude."
"If they can't even afford a bride price before the wedding, you definitely wouldn't want your daughter either, right?"
Wang Dadong nodded repeatedly. He just wanted to get this done as soon as possible and didn't want to argue with Xu's parents anymore.
"Alright, we agree to your marriage!"
Mr. Xu waved his hand and smiled broadly.
“Dad, this isn’t over yet!” Xu Xiaoman said with a slight smile.
"Is there anything else?" Xu's father asked in surprise.
"The bride price is paid, but what about my dowry?"
"You guys weren't prepared, were you?" Xu Xiaoman asked with a smile.
"Dowry...no problem, no problem!" Father Xu chuckled, not taking it seriously at all.
If all else fails, you can just deduct some money from the bride price and return it; it's not a big deal.
“Da Dong’s mother said that according to their local custom, the dowry should be twice the bride price.”
Otherwise, I'd lose face if I married him, and my family wouldn't care about me.
Xu Xiaoman spread her hands: "I don't want too much dowry. Give me the dowry of 688,000 yuan and let me take it back."
I don't want people to say that our family sold our daughter.
"what?!"
Mr. Xu's lips twitched: "Why is the dowry so high? No... weren't they supposed to be just three quilts?"
That's the rule over there.
Da Dong told you from the beginning that the bride price and dowry should be lower, so that neither family would be under too much pressure.
"You wouldn't listen, you insisted on it being that high!"
Xu Xiaoman sneered, "Now that the betrothal gifts are here, don't you dare say you won't give me the dowry!"
"Of course we'll give it to you."
"But... could the dowry be a little lower?" Mr. Xu said helplessly.
He's also a person who cares about his reputation and wouldn't allow others to gossip about him.
"I've discussed it with Da Dong."
"The bride price is 388,000 yuan, so you should also give at least 388,000 yuan as a dowry. That's fair."
Xu Xiaoman said calmly.
Mrs. Xu muttered, "Why go through all this trouble, just passing things back and forth? Why make it so complicated?"
"Our family cares about face, but doesn't the groom's family care about face too?"
They've given us plenty of face, so we certainly can't lose face!
Xu Xiaoman said matter-of-factly, "Also, Mom, it's not just passing it back and forth."
This bride price is for me, not for you. I'm taking it.
"The dowry is what you need to prepare for me, so I can take it to the groom's family."
Father Xu: “…”
Xu's mother: "..."
So, all things considered, they still lost 388,000?
"No...is that so?"
"Isn't the bride price supposed to be given to us?" Mr. Xu asked hurriedly.
"Who gives parents a bride price?"
It's my wedding, not yours.
Whether it's a bride price or a dowry, it's all start-up capital given by both sets of parents to the young couple to form a family.
"We don't sell our daughters!" Xu Xiaoman said.
The elderly couple were stunned.
With such a high bride price, it seems they won't get a single penny in the end, and will even have to pay out such a high dowry themselves?
Mr. Xu touched his nose and said awkwardly, "Well... Da Dong, let's talk about something. How about you don't give such a high bride price?"
Give me 66,000 or 88,000, just a token amount will do.
The meaning is self-evident: he couldn't afford such a high dowry.
Wang Dadong was so angry he laughed.
He made it very clear beforehand that he didn't want to put too much pressure on either set of parents.
But they wouldn't let it go, insisting on 388,000. When it came time for me to pay, well, what did they say then?
They've started lecturing again!
"No, a dowry of 388,000 is the custom in our area, and they're giving us face."
Da Dong was accommodating and only asked for half of the dowry, which was originally 388,000.
They've already given us so much face, our Xu family absolutely cannot lose face!
"Dad, when are you going to give me the dowry? Give me a straight answer."
Xu Xiaoman pressed on aggressively.
"I……"
Mr. Xu had no choice but to swallow his pride and accept the dowry of 388,000 yuan.
Wang Dadong didn't take a single penny and gave the entire huge sum of money to Xu Xiaoman.
Xu Xiaoman didn't hesitate; she used the money to renovate the wedding room and bought a fixed deposit with the rest as a risk prevention fund for the elderly in both families when they get sick and need hospitalization.
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the other side.
In the morning, Chen Mo enjoyed quality time with his family at home.
Since his two grandsons hadn't started school yet, Chen Mo bought them a big toy car, which they were having a great time driving around the villa.
Gong Ziyuan said, somewhat speechless, "Honey, let's talk. Can we please stop playing with these toy cars with Xinghui and Xingyu in the future?"
Chen Mo raised an eyebrow: "What's wrong? My grandson loves to play! I'm happy to!"
"Of course, you'd love to!"
If you're in a car and two kids are pushing you around, wouldn't you be happy?
The two kids have been staring at you longingly all morning, and you haven't even lifted your butt up.
Yanzi has invited you to eat fruit and drink tea several times, and wanted the child to play with the cars, but you've completely ignored her!
Gong Ziyuan said speechlessly, "It's really unlucky to have a grandfather like you."
Chen Mo awkwardly touched his nose, looking at the two little ones who looked aggrieved but dared not say anything, and quickly gave up the car: "Sorry, we had too much fun. I'll buy you two more electric ones."
The two little bundles of joy finally smiled.
Just then, a servant came in and reported, "Mr. Chen, a young girl says she wants to see you."
