As my mother's foreshadowing words came out, I couldn't help but feel a little thump in my heart. What was supposed to come was finally coming.
Deng Meijia raised her eyebrows and showed an intriguing smile. My mother paused briefly, glanced at my father, organized her words, and said with a smile on her face: "That's right, the two children are not young anymore. It's time to talk about marriage. We know you are busy with work, so we just take this opportunity to chat."
When Deng Meijia heard this, an inexplicable smile appeared at the corner of her mouth. That smile was like a thick layer of frost covering the cold lake.
"Okay! They are indeed not young anymore, it's time to talk."
My parents looked at each other with happy smiles on their faces, but I was not as optimistic as them.
My mother rubbed her hands and forced a smile: "Tell me, how much is your bride price?"
My heart suddenly sank.
In fact, when discussing the betrothal gift, it is best to discuss it in private before the official meeting, so as not to collapse in person, but I did not expect that they would meet at my house, so I had to leave it to fate.
Deng Meijia smiled slightly, with an elusive cunning hidden in her smile, "Actually, I don't know much about it, so let's do this! I'll call a good sister of mine and ask her how much gift her daughter received when she got married."
After saying that, she slowly took out her mobile phone, dialed a number, and put it on speakerphone.
A woman's voice rang on the phone. Deng Meijia went straight to the point. She was stunned for a moment and said in a somewhat showy tone, "Oh, my son-in-law gave me 300,000 yuan at that time, and the man paid the full price for the house. Many of our sisters here are like this when they drive out, what's wrong?"
Deng Meijia smiled and said a few polite words, then hung up the phone.
She put down the phone and looked at my parents with a smile, "As you heard just now, the sisters around me all have about the same amount, so we also have 300,000. Most houses are so expensive, so I definitely can't afford them. I think it’s okay to pay a down payment for the children..."
"mom……"
Lin Feifei interrupted her sadly, "Most houses require a down payment of more than one million yuan. How can we, two young people, buy it? I don't want to have to bear a mortgage of about ten thousand yuan every month."
Deng Meijia's expression changed, "It's none of your business, I'll talk to Yu Bin's parents!"
I turned to look at my parents. Their brows were furrowed, their faces were red, and there seemed to be a thick layer of haze hanging over their heads.
The old couple's faces tensed up, and the father was silent for a while, trying to force out a smile, and said to Deng Meijia: "Feifei's mother, our family really can't afford 300,000 yuan. Can we lower it a little? Besides, we have money in our hometown in the county." Don’t buy a house in Dadu! Houses in Dadu are too expensive..."
Deng Meijia half-smiled: "Dad Yu Bin, most houses are expensive, but you have to look at them from an investment perspective! How can Feifei live in the house in your hometown county in the future! Her job is here, so how can she resign and marry Yu? Will Bin go back to your small third- and fourth-tier counties? Besides, where can I find a job?"
My father's face turned from red to blue, and then from green to white. He was so angry that he didn't know what to say.
Talking about betrothal gifts is a sensitive matter. As soon as we had a confrontation, the atmosphere became tense. My dad pursed his lips tightly and said nothing. At this time, my mom spoke in a negotiating tone: "Mom Feifei, you have also seen the conditions of our family. , I really can’t afford so much. The two children also really love each other. Our betrothal gift is actually a good wish for them. This money is given to Feifei to keep for them to live in the future. It can also be regarded as the first pot of gold after they get married. For our family... even if we borrow one hundred thousand, we can't borrow it out."
Deng Meijia lightly curled her red lips, showing some indifference in her eyes, and sighed: "What I want is really not high. Besides, your Yu Bin is already in his early thirties. At his age, plus your hometown The house is not worth much, and it is still a down payment. If he puts it in the marriage market now, it may not be popular. "
"..."
The atmosphere in the private room became more and more solemn, like dark clouds looming over the city, making people feel inexplicably heavy. The food on the table also lost its original allure and became lifeless.
My mother's face turned red and she opened her mouth, but she didn't
Knowing what to say, he could only awkwardly hold up the water glass and take a sip of water, taking the opportunity to hide his embarrassment. The father's unsmiling face had a solemn expression, as if covered with a light layer of frost. I had never seen him so serious, while Deng Meijia calmly raised the cup and took a leisurely sip of water.
Lin Feifei and I looked at each other. She gently pulled the corner of Deng Meijia's clothes, frowned and said helplessly: "Mom, why do you say that? How can Yu Bin be as good as you said? He is doing live broadcasts now. It’s good. If he hadn’t helped you carry the goods before, you would have won the betting contract!”
Deng Meijia frowned, as if fire suddenly shot up from under her ribs, and said angrily to Lin Feifei: "What do you know, a kid? Your aunts all take 300,000 yuan in betrothal gifts, but I take a dozen Two hundred thousand is enough to save your face! Besides, I don’t require you to buy the house in full!”
"Face, face, face, as if your daughter got married just to save face."
Deng Meijiat laughed a few times with disdain, "You said you can't find a man with your conditions, so why do you have to work with a poor boy? Let's fight together? When you are old and yellow, they will find a younger man?"
"mom!"
Lin Feifei almost cried with anger, and Deng Meijia waved her hand, "No matter what you say, this is my bottom line. If you don't have 300,000, don't even talk about it."
Lin Feifei frowned, her fair face turned crimson with anger, "What's the difference between this and selling your daughter?"
Deng Meijia was also angry and slammed the table, "Okay, stop talking, you have no say in this matter."
Seeing that the betrothal gift negotiation was about to collapse, Lin Feifei could not help the building to collapse even if she spoke in person. Her father had a serious face, and his voice was like the north wind in the cold winter, "Our family is poor and cannot afford to marry your daughter. If this is the case, then Just don’t talk about it.”
After saying that, my father stood up with the help of crutches and made a gesture to leave.
My mother tugged at the corner of my father's clothes, but he waved it away, "If you don't leave, I will."
A look of hesitation flashed across my mother's face, she sighed, and followed my father to get up and leave.
I quickly got up and chased out, and Lin Feifei was about to follow. At this time, Deng Meijia suddenly stopped her without raising her head, "Feifei, stop, Mom has something to say to you."
My parents were furious at the moment, and I was afraid that Lin Feifei would be implicated if she chased her, so I patted her on the shoulder and asked her to stay, and then I hurriedly chased her out...
