"That's what the second aunt said." Tang Yao smiled.
"Sister, look, Tang Yao is so sensible. He seems to be an easy talker. So, do you agree with the gift I mentioned?" The second aunt pressed forward step by step: "I'm telling you, I want It’s really not much. These tens of millions are just a drop in the bucket for you and Leng Mo. You will lose the money to buy a villa. You see, the house I am talking about is just a high-end apartment worth several million, so you don’t dare to I asked you to give me a villa, I’m afraid you won’t be able to part with it.”
"..." Tang Yao's mouth twitched.
She originally planned to prepare a villa for Tang Jiahao and Shang Xiaoqin, but she was willing to give it to others, which were two different concepts.
She felt that this second aunt was really interesting. The master didn't even say anything, but she was asking for this and that. She didn't know whether this was to cooperate with the scene played by the businessman and his wife, or whether this woman was just so ignorant and wanted to To ruin this pre-wedding meeting.
If it is the latter, then I have to say that this old woman is very scheming and does not want her niece to marry well.
There are too many such people and they are found everywhere.
"Tang Yao, please tell me whether the Tang family can get these tens of millions in betrothal gifts. If you can't get it, I have to doubt your intention to marry Xiaoqin." The second aunt continued.
Without waiting for Tang Yao to answer, Shang's father threw down his chopsticks hard. The sound was so loud that everyone present was startled and they all looked at him.
"Jiaqin, if you don't want to eat this meal, you can go back first. Don't act like a beggar here begging for money. Our family is marrying off our daughters, not selling them. My wife and I are not so poor that we rely on Xiaoqin for money. The situation." Father Shang glared at the second aunt and said seriously.
The second aunt opened her mouth, but for a moment she didn't know what to say.
The atmosphere suddenly darkened.
Fortunately, the waiter pushed the door open and placed plates of exquisite food on the table, breaking the brief awkwardness.
"Mr. Su, the dishes are here, do you have any other instructions?" the head waiter said politely with his hands hanging in front of his abdomen.
"No, you can go out first." Su Lengmo waved his hand, the waiter nodded, and led the others out in a dignified manner.
Su Lengmo glanced at the others and said calmly: "Uncle Shang, let's eat first, and then we can talk about the betrothal gift after eating."
Father Shang nodded awkwardly.
Su Lengmo opened the wine and poured a glass of wine for Mr. Shang and Tang Jiahao each, while the other women drank.
"Leng Mo, I offer you this glass of wine. Jia Qin is ignorant, so I apologize to you on her behalf." Father Shang picked up the wine glass and said to Su Leng Mo as if he were a peer.
With Su Lengmo's magnanimity and majesty, Father Shang could not afford to act like an elder. Even those old men in their seventies or eighties had to lower their posture in front of Su Lengmo, and some even acted like grandsons.
"Uncle Shang, you're welcome." Su Lengmo touched her face-saving, drank half of the cup, and said, "Tang Yao and I have an agreement about the bride price, and we won't let your daughter suffer a loss. My wife Jiahao is a younger brother, and I, Aiwujiwu, regard him as my own brother. I will not be stingy in giving him whatever I have, so Xiaoqin will not be wronged when she marries him, at least in terms of material things, he will definitely be sufficient."
"No, no, Leng Mo, don't get me wrong, we really don't mean it."
Father Shang waved his hands awkwardly, "As long as Xiaoqin and Jiahao love each other and can live a good life after marriage, her mother and I don't care at all how much the bride price is. I just have a daughter. As long as she is good, no bride price is fine. "
Su Lengmo's face looked better now.
He had the same view as Tang Yao. He could give it voluntarily, but if anyone thought that the Su family would make a big deal if they had money, then he wouldn't do it.
He is a businessman and likes to make detailed plans before doing anything. If he doesn't want to, no one can take advantage of him under his nose.
"Brother-in-law, what are you being stupid about? If you don't want this gift, wouldn't the neighbors say behind our backs that we are supporting our daughter?" The second aunt shouted, "You are afraid that others will say you sold your daughter, so you can even say such things as a gift." , if Xiaoqin gets married and is bullied, who will help her get justice?"
"Jiaqin." Father Shang said solemnly.
"I'm trying to fight for Xiaoqin's injustice." The second aunt frowned and said.
Father Shang held the wine glass in his hand tightly and gritted his teeth and said: "If that day comes, my wife and I will bring Xiaoqin back in person. Our two wages can afford to support her and my grandson without relying on others. "
"..." The second aunt's face also looked ugly, and she muttered vaguely: A fool with a pedantic mind doesn't even want money.
Tang Yao took a deep look at her and raised the corner of her mouth coldly.
She was sure that this old woman either loved money or deliberately put on a philistine face, which made her and Su Lengmo feel disgusted and dissatisfied with Shang Xiaoqin. The marriage negotiation finally ended Naturally, it was settled.
She has seen many women like this.
Such a method is the most low-level in the wealthy circle, and anyone with status will look down upon it.
"Uncle Shang, don't worry. We are here with sincerity today. I am just a younger brother. I will not treat his wife badly. I will make the wedding a grand event. As for the bride price, I have also listed it on a gift list. , it will be presented after the meal is over. If you and Aunt Shang have no objection after reading it, we will give it as above. If you think it is a little less, we can discuss it together."
Tang Yao gave Shang Fu enough face.
Father Shang's face softened a little, and there was a hint of embarrassment and guilt in his somewhat cloudy eyes.
"Tang Xiao...Tang Yao, we are not selling our daughter." He said calmly.
Tang Yao smiled gracefully and said, "What did Uncle Shang say? Giving betrothal gifts is a tradition passed down from country Z for five thousand years. If we don't give them, we will be unreasonable beasts."
"Can… "
"Uncle Shang, there's nothing wrong with it. My Tang family didn't have this ability before, so I didn't have a dowry when I married my first husband. But the husband's family gave us enough face and never treated us badly in terms of betrothal gifts. The second time I married Leng Mo, he held me in the palm of his hand. The bride price and wedding ceremony were the best in Jincheng, so when my brother married, I would not skimp on the bride price. First, it was a matter of face. Second, I want Xiaoqin to know that our family treats her as a relative."
Father Shang's complexion improved a lot.
As for the second aunt, a trace of hatred flashed in her eyes, and she glared at Shang Xiaoqin, thinking that no one was paying attention. Her little movements naturally fell into Tang Yao's eyes, and she raised her eyebrows coldly. corner of mouth.
After eating, Tang Yao took out a red list from her bag and pushed it in front of the merchant and his wife.
"Uncle Shang, Aunt Shang, this is the list of betrothal gifts I made, please take a look at it." Tang Yao said.
The second aunt didn't wait for the couple to see it, then she stretched her neck and grabbed the gift list, shouting: "Sister, brother-in-law, let me take a look for you." After saying that, she lowered her head and waited until she saw it clearly. As she listed the list, she opened her mouth and her eyes were full of disbelief, "This..." She had never seen so many betrothal gifts. The house, car and three gold items alone totaled more than 30 million. , and in terms of money, there are also 30 million, oh, no, there is also a villa in Marina Bay. Although she has never been there, she has heard that the villas there are very expensive, one costs tens of millions. Even hundreds of millions.
If this betrothal gift were given to ordinary people, it would provide them with a lifetime of food and drink.
She gritted her teeth secretly, thinking about how Shang Xiaoqin had such a good life. She didn't marry into a wealthy family, but it was better than marrying into a wealthy family. After all, she had such a generous brother-in-law who loved her brother-in-law.
"Tang Yao, Leng Mo, you are so generous." The second aunt almost said this through gritted teeth.
Tang Yao pointed at the merchant couple, "Second aunt, please show it to the two elders. They are Xiaoqin's parents." The implication is that you are just the second aunt, with a foreign surname. How much or how little the bride price is? , have nothing to do with you.
The second aunt's face changed again and again, and she reluctantly handed the list of betrothal gifts to Shang's mother. The couple looked at the list, and their eyes widened in unison. Their lips trembled uncontrollably and they stammered: " This... is too much, we can’t have it.”
They were so frightened that they pushed the order back to Tang Yao and said with some embarrassment: "We spent all our pension money to give Xiaoqin as a dowry, but we only managed to collect around one million yuan. Even if we borrowed it, we couldn't even get one million and a half." Wan, why are you so embarrassed to take such a large amount of bride price? We are just marrying our daughter, not relying on her to make a fortune."
"Uncle Shang, if you agree to marry Xiaoqin to Jiahao, it is the best gift for our Tang family. Of course, I will give you the best." Tang Yao handed back the list: "Half of this betrothal gift is What I can get is that the others are from Leng Motian, and they are his love and care for Jiahao. As long as the two of them live a good life, these are external things and are not enough to prove anything. "
The merchant couple still shook their heads.
"We really can't take it, there are too many." They are all very simple people. They have been receiving dead wages all their lives. They have only saved about one million for most of their lives. They can't raise more money, so they have so much money. The betrothal gifts were thrown at them, which almost scared them out of their wits.
Tang Yao glanced at Su Lengmo, and Su Lengmo said: "Uncle Shang, there is a huge gap in family background and status between the Su and Shang families. In your opinion, the betrothal gift is a lot, but to us, it is a normal amount. The weddings of those big stars cost hundreds of millions. It is impossible for our Su family's betrothal gifts to be worse than theirs. If we had not considered the conditions of the merchants, we might have added more. But we are afraid of scaring you, so this betrothal gift is It has been given at discretion. If you don't accept it, what will others think of the Su family? Do you want them to think that I, Su Lengmo, am a rich man who is stingy even to my brother-in-law? "
After saying that, he pointed at Tang Jiahao: "My parents-in-law are gone. Tang Yao is the eldest sister. Throughout the ages, there has been a saying that the eldest sister is like mother. Naturally, I am also Jiahao's father. His wedding will of course be held by me and His sister will take care of it, so you have to accept the bride price, otherwise people in the circle would definitely think that our couple is stingy."
(End of chapter)