On the way back to the Acropolis, Zhou Feng told Octavia the number of gifts the Xu family planned to ask for.
This news was told to Zhou Feng by Su Jianguo.
Taking advantage of this engagement ceremony, Su Jianguo tried every means to get close to Zhou Feng. If there was any trouble in the Xu family, Su Jianguo would tell him without Zhou Feng asking.
Previously, he had reminded Su Jianguo according to Zhou Lan's wishes, asking him to tell the Xu family that he could ask for a betrothal gift, but after a lot of messing around, the Xu family asked for 80,000 yuan as a betrothal gift, excluding the woman's own clothes. The actual money for clothes and betrothal gift is 80,000 yuan.
Ha, 80,000 yuan is not enough to pay for Zhou Feng to treat him to a meal.
How does this make the Ming family carry out the bride price at the engagement ceremony?
Two bundles of 80,000 and 10,000 dollar bills are only 16 bundles. Do they need to be carried? Is it possible to ask the Ming family to exchange all 160,000 yuan into coins and carry it up?
absurd! ridiculous!
The Xu family's gesture clearly told everyone that it was you, the Ming family, who was rushing to marry the daughter of the Xu family.
Forget it, a girl from one family is wanted by hundreds of families, and the Ming family is a man, so just ask for it, who makes the Ming family hate marrying now.
But the most important thing about this gesture is to send a signal to everyone - a married woman from the Xu family cares about people rather than money. Even if she falls in love with a poor man, she can still afford it, but she just happens to fall in love with Ming family man.
The Xu family was really aloof, and this move gave them the upper hand, suppressing the Ming family's advantage.
The three generations of the Ming family have accumulated so much wealth over the years. They have not held such a happy event in thirty-two years. They are waiting for the wedding of the third generation grandson Mingrui to make a splash and show off their strong financial resources and strength.
Who would have thought that the cannon salute along the ten-mile long street was set up early, and when the day came, the cannons were fired and resounded throughout the Acropolis. However, the woman told them that they could only fire one cannon that day, and it was a dumb cannon that could be covered with farts. .
After doing this, who can know?
People who didn't know better thought that the Wei City Ming Family was bankrupt.
After all, he is a small family, with no regard for the overall situation, and is full of poverty.
The driver drove the car onto the highway, and Zhou Feng asked Octavia: "What do you think we should do?"
Mingrui glanced at Zhou Feng, rubbed his temples, and said tiredly: "Uncle, we'll talk about this when we get home. I've been on a plane for more than ten hours and my head hurts a little. Let me rest for a while."
"good."
When they got home, Ming's family was waiting for them. There were seven people in total, Ming Rui's grandfather Ming Liang, grandma Feng Xiaoyu, father Ming Huaiyuan, mother Zhou Lan, Ming Rui's aunt Ming Shiyuan, uncle Hua Cunzhi and cousin Hua Yun.
Ming Shiyuan's family of three lives in Yincheng, and this time they went back to Acropolis to attend Octavia's engagement ceremony. Everyone is usually busy with work, so it is rare to take the opportunity to get together.
After they met and exchanged pleasantries, the matter of the Xu family's betrothal gift naturally came up again.
The Ming family has seen a lot of the world. They are highly educated and well-educated. They have experienced a lot and dealt with all kinds of people. They can see through the thoughts of the Xu family at a glance.
It was just a show of fear that her daughter would be looked down upon by her husband's family after marriage, and she really didn't consider the position and situation of the Ming family.
No way, people from this kind of family rarely see each other, think simply, and cannot act thoughtfully. They have to balance their ideas.
Zhou Lan got a headache when she mentioned the Xu family and complained:
"It's not that I'm worldly. As the old saying goes, it makes sense that a marriage should be of a well-matched family. I don't need to explain the reason, everyone knows it.
Since Ming Rui has fallen in love with a daughter-in-law who is from the wrong family, we can only do this. From now on, when the daughter-in-law enters the Ming family, we will slowly train her.
But her family cannot be changed, and it is impossible to think about it without being involved. Anyway, everyone should be mentally prepared. In the future, I am afraid that because of my in-laws, we will not be able to calm down. "
Ming Shiyuan drank the calming tea gracefully, slowly put the tea cup back on the wooden coffee table, and chuckled:
"Sister-in-law is worried too much. She looks at everything dialectically. The Xu family doesn't even want to take advantage of our family in terms of betrothal gifts. This shows that this family has a strong sense of self-esteem and is very ambitious. They won't bother the Ming family if anything happens. In my opinion, such a family is quite Suitable for our Ming family."
Feng Xiaoyu loves to hear this.
When she walked in from Octavia, she kept holding the hand of her precious grandson Octavia, looking left and right. Either she said he had lost weight, or she felt sorry for him because it was too hard to fly for more than ten hours. She blamed him for being too ambitious and persuaded him to get married. You can't get married like this anymore, you have to be a good man who takes care of your family.
Mingrui smiled and agreed, and Feng Xiaoyu held hands and sat down on the sofa together, beside her. Ming Liang sat on the other side, and next to Ming Liang was Hua Yun.
After listening to what Zhou Lan and Ming Shiyuan said, Feng Xiaoyu first praised his daughter:
"Shiyuan still thinks too highly. After all, he is the mayor, and his vision is different from others. If you ask me, the Xu family's family is worthy of our Ming family.
Mingrui's father-in-law was his teacher and a famous teacher. As the old saying goes, once a teacher is always a father. In ancient times, a master who taught and educated people was highly respected. It would be such an honor for a student to marry his daughter. It's a high-level matter. "
Zhou Lan pursed her lips, without a smile on her face, leaned over to pick up the tea cup, lowered her head and took a sip.
The others laughed and nodded.
Ming Liang took over the conversation, "Yes, martial arts novels often feature scenes of brothers and sisters competing to marry the master's daughter. It can be seen that the most secular people in the world are proud to marry the master's daughter. From this point of view, we There is no need to say whether the two families are worthy or not."
Ming Huaiyuan smiled and said:
"Mom and Dad, we know that you and your wife are anxious for Octavia to marry you a granddaughter-in-law. You don't want anything to go wrong with the marriage, so no one is allowed to say anything wrong about the marriage. Isn't this a little too nervous?
I think what Zhou Lan said is correct. It is an obvious fact that Xu Zhiyi is not worthy of my family. From this aspect, Xu Zhiyi is indeed not worthy of my Octavia. There is nothing to avoid. Let's just talk about it privately. After your daughter-in-law gets married, she won't make any trouble with the family, so you two can rest assured. "
Octavia, who had been silent all this time, chuckled and said:
"Dad, no one is worthy of anyone else. Two yuan of salt can be paired with tens of thousands of dishes, but tens of thousands of dishes are bland and tasteless without salt. Xu Zhiyi is my salt."
As soon as these words came out, Hua Yun immediately sat up straight and was the first to scream:
"Oh my God, such stupid words came out of my brother's mouth. It's so disgusting, I can't stand it.
However, it makes so much sense, and it makes people unable to refute it. It’s no good, no good, it’s a bit superior! I declare that in this round, my brother will win without any doubt, and no one’s objections will be valid! "
Everyone burst into laughter, and the family feud came to an end for the time being.
Zhou Feng, who was sitting next to Zhou Lan, frowned and asked everyone: "What should we do about the bride price? Is it just up to the Xu family?"
"Of course not!"
Everyone said in unison.
Zhou Feng: "Then what are you going to do? The two families will sit down to discuss this matter tomorrow morning. Now we have to discuss a countermeasure."
Octavia sat up straight, looked around at everyone, and said, "I have a way."
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Guess what the son-in-law can do?
