During college, Ding Siyue and her boyfriend began living together not long after they confirmed their relationship. The two have always had a good relationship.
After graduating from college, the two of them had stable jobs and marriage was on the agenda.
But when it comes to marriage, the man's parents' ideas are extremely ridiculous.
They felt that his son had slept with Ding Siyue, and Ding Siyue had been good friends with his son for many years, and now she could only marry his son.
In this case, why did his family spend any money to marry her? It's good that his son didn't dump her. The money should be saved for his younger son to find a wife.
For this reason, when talking about marriage, the man's parents held their heads high and said that they would not give Ding Siyue a penny as a bride price, and she could just marry her instead.
Ding Siyue's parents are very traditional people. Knowing that her family was passive, they made the biggest concession. They said that the man would give her a small amount of betrothal gift, as long as she meant it. Not a penny of the betrothal gift would be retained by her mother's family. If her parents added some money, they would buy her a ten-year-old car. A car worth about 10,000 yuan was used as a dowry to accompany her.
In this way, it can be justified in front of relatives and friends, so as not to be laughed at.
But the man's parents didn't give him a cent as a bride price, and they had a very tough attitude. They felt that if their son was capable, he would definitely be able to get his wife back for free.
In the past few years, they have been quarreling over this matter, and the relationship has become more and more tense. The parents of both parties have been at odds with each other.
Ding Siyue's parents couldn't bear the insult and were completely angry. They scolded her several times and forced her to break up with her boyfriend.
Now Ding Siyue and her boyfriend have broken up but are reluctant to break up, and they are still married but cannot get married. They are hanging here, unable to get up or down, which is very troublesome.
When Li Lu and Liu Yuanyuan heard this, they were very angry. They said it was disgusting to talk about a woman's chastity in such an age.
Xu Zhiyi did not dare to speak. Living together before marriage was unimaginable to her.
She didn't dare, her parents would beat her to death.
Besides, who can you live with someone who has never even been in love?
Xu Zhiyi has never been in love. It's not that no one is chasing her, or she doesn't want to, it's just that she can't take care of it.
In high school, under Xu Cheng's eyes, which boy would dare to approach her?
The most important thing is that she doesn't have the extra brain power to think about this matter. She doesn't have enough brain power just to learn one thing, so how can she care about men?
During her college years, she had been working hard for her future job according to Xu Cheng's plan, and there was no place for men in her mind.
Xu Cheng and Li Zijuan have always told her that work is more important than love.
They always say that the better a woman works, the higher the quality of good men will come to her. Men who don't have jobs are not serious people and they only want to take advantage of her.
Xu Zhiyi felt that her parents were right.
If she hadn't had this job and this graduate school, she wouldn't have met Octavia.
She didn't tell her three roommates about her relationship with Octavia. The three of them always thought she was single now, but they were even more envious of her current status.
"Hey, being ruthless means being light. Stay away from men, cherish life, and sympathize with weak men, and you will be unlucky. Don't touch scumbags, otherwise you will be unlucky. In short, men are harmful to others. You can live longer without him."
This is Ding Siyue's mantra.
She said that she knew that her boyfriend was a weak and scumbag who did not dare to argue for her and her parents. She was unlucky and unfortunate when she met him, but she had not stayed away from him yet.
It seems that love and marriage are really two different things.
Xu Zhiyi thought about it carefully, Mingrui was by no means a weak man, he was willing to provide her with the guarantee of marriage, and he was not a scumbag either.
However, his aura was so dazzling that it would cover up the glimmer of her efforts.
Should she stay away from such a man?
Do you want?
She had no idea at all, so she called Li Zijuan and said:
"Mom, I listen to you and my dad when it comes to marriage. I don't understand either. Just make the decision for me. Anyway, you must have my best interests in mind and won't harm me. I will listen to you and I won't suffer any loss."
When Wen Xuezhi's matter was finally handled that way, she had no objection at all and listened to her parents.
Regarding Octavia, since she has no idea, she should listen to her parents.
She has a good impression of Octavia, and his face and annual income of more than 3 million really make her heart beat.
He said he was clingy and asked her to get used to it. Even if she was on a business trip abroad, he would plan her rest time every day, take the initiative to contact her, and share every detail of her life with him.
She also liked this feeling.
However, it was not to the point where she would not marry him regardless of whether her parents agreed or not.
After hearing what she said, Li Zijuan immediately said:
"I have discussed it with your father. Octavia is indeed a rare child. Since you two are destined to have such a fate, let's have a good talk first, and then we can talk about engagement after we have a relationship foundation. There is no rush now. ."
"Besides, you are studying in Hangzhou now, and the two of you are in a different place. It is not the right time to talk about marriage. We will wait until you graduate in a year."
Xu Zhiyi nodded, "Well, I listen to my parents."
This was only right. She and Octavia had only known each other for a few days, so it was normal for them to talk slowly first and get to know each other better.
This is how Xu Cheng conveyed it to the Ming family.
Afterwards, Octavia asked Xu Zhiyi about his attitude towards the engagement.
Xu Zhiyi said: "Senior, when it comes to marriage, I listen to my parents."
Mingrui chuckled and said: "I understand. Zhiyi, actually, I really want to settle the marriage with you as soon as possible. There are elder factors in this, but it is more about my personal wishes. Since you want to follow your parents' arrangements, , then I respect your opinion."
"Zhiyi, what I said is just to express my thoughts. I don't mean to put pressure on you."
"I know, senior."
Through communicating with Octavia these days, she knew that he was used to speaking his mind directly.
There will be a long National Day holiday in another week. Today is Friday, which happens to be the Mid-Autumn Festival. Xu Zhiyi and her roommates went out for dinner in the evening. During this period, she received a call from Xiao Cheng.
Octavia sent Xiao Cheng to deliver something to her, and made an appointment with her to deliver the stuff to her later.
The four of them returned to school after dinner and met Xiao Cheng downstairs in the dormitory.
Xu Zhiyi and Xiao Cheng stood under the sycamore tree and talked. The other three people looked through the glass door of the dormitory building from a distance and gossiped.
Li Lu: "Hey, the two of them were talking and laughing. They even came here to give gifts during the Mid-Autumn Festival. He must be Xiao Xu's suitor."
Liu Yuanyuan: "Tsk, tsk, tsk, I think this guy Xuan is not handsome enough. The guy who forced me to give flowers to Xiao Xu a few days ago is much more handsome than him."
Ding Siyue: "Hey, hey, hey, this guy is interesting. Xiao Xu accepted his gift. Last time, Xiao Xu didn't accept the flower. Oh, this gift box is not small."
Liu Yuanyuan: "Hey, I just said a few words, why did the young man leave? Xiao Xu is here, Xiao Xu is here, let's ask."
As soon as Xu Zhiyi entered the dormitory building, the three people rushed forward and went upstairs with Xu Zhiyi.
Ding Siyue pushed her with her shoulder and said ambiguously: "Xiao Xu, who is that? Her boyfriend?"
Xu Zhiyi quickly shook his head, "No, no, it's just a friend. Friend, please help me bring something here. Don't make blind guesses."
Li Lu smiled ambiguously at Xu Zhiyi, "Friend of a friend? There's a lot of information. Let me guess, the friend who gave me the gift is a man, right?"
Liu Yuanyuan asked anxiously: "Is it a boy? Xiao Xu, tell me quickly."
Xu Zhiyi shook the big gift box angrily and said in feigned anger: "Oh, you guys are so gossipy. What is in this box? Why is it so heavy?"
Ding Siyue stretched out her hand to weigh the big gift box and exclaimed, "Oh, it's really not light. Come back to the dormitory quickly and let us see what it is? Maybe it's heavy love."
"Hahaha... so cheesy!"
Li Lu and Liu Yuanyuan laughed, causing Xu Zhiyi to chase Ding Siyue all the way.
