Back to 1984: Let's Work Hard Together to Raise The Kids!-Chapter 312: Discussing Marriage Arrangements
Tang Yu made tea for Xu Jian and handed it over with both hands, "Brother Xu, what is your main line of work?"
"I run my own company; the business is quite mixed. I used to do clothing wholesale, then moved into export trade. In the last two years, I started an entertainment company with friends and signed a few actors."
Tang family members were taken aback by Xu Jian’s words.
Knowing Chen Xinyue’s background, they didn’t doubt the Xu family’s wealth, but they didn’t expect Xu Jian to be so capable and actually a big boss!
Why did it take so long to talk about marriage with such conditions?
The Tang family had the same doubts but felt embarrassed to voice them.
Finally, Ding Ruman spoke up tactfully.
Lin Ying seemed to have opened a Pandora’s box and started complaining about Xu Jian, "He was previously focused on making money, buying land, building houses, and erecting buildings in Guangdong Province, completely uninterested in finding a partner. If you ask me, he’s just dense, not getting it at all. Now that his cousin is married, he’s finally considering it.
But I have to say Jingjing is outstanding herself; otherwise, my silly boy wouldn’t even notice her."
Lin Qin chimed in, "I can’t guarantee everything, but you can rest assured about this: our Ah Jian has always maintained his integrity and doesn’t understand romance. If a woman bats her eyelashes at him, he’d suspect she’s having an eye spasm. With that, how could he find a partner?"
Tang Jing thought of Xu Jian’s sincere demeanor and agreed deeply.
The Tang family didn’t expect Xu Jian to be like this, feeling awkward but mostly delighted.
After Lin Ying explained her family’s situation, she candidly asked Tang’s mother about the Tang family.
Tang’s mother felt a bit inferior, looking at her son and daughter, unsure where to start talking.
Tang Yu took the initiative to answer for his mother, "Aunt, our hometown is deep in the remote mountains of the northwest; it’s very poor. My sister and I had to transfer on several buses to study, and then take a train from the county town. It takes several days to get out.
We strive so hard to lift our parents and future generations out of that barren land.
In these years, I’ve been working hard in Guangdong Province. It took two years to buy this apartment. The moment we had a home, I brought my parents from the countryside here at once. The other brothers and sisters have families to take care of, and I really can’t look after so many people. So, I used the method Xinyue’s sister helped us with back then to send goods to our hometown.
I let my elder brother, sister-in-law, sisters and their husbands go to the town and county to set up stalls, selling cheap and useful things.
Their life has clearly improved a lot over the years, and in our place, the land is vast and sparsely populated, even the land in the county isn’t expensive.
They saved up money and bought land and built houses in the county, leaving the old home.
We also have a second brother who went out to work early. He hardly interacted with the family over the years. I only got in touch when I reached Guangdong Province, but we didn’t get along, so now I cut off contact again.
Currently, I’m in finance, with a side business in wholesale. That’s basically the situation.
Although the family isn’t incredibly wealthy, I have the capability to take good care of our parents, so my third sister doesn’t need to worry.
The brothers and sisters in the countryside are living much better now, so they won’t affect my third sister."
Lin Ying immediately praised Tang Yu fiercely.
With everything laid out like this, both parties were quite satisfied with each other’s situations; the next steps involved discussing the marriage date and dowry.
Lin Ying rummaged through her bag and took out an old calendar brought from An City.
Xu Jian’s eyelids twitched involuntarily upon seeing it.
Lin Ying completely ignored him and placed the old calendar in front of Tang Yu, "Take a look. Before I came, I asked the Feng Shui master to check; there are plenty of auspicious days before the end of the year. We can choose one to hold the wedding before New Year’s.
As for the new house and car, you don’t have to worry. My son has a ready big villa and luxury car in the city. He’ll buy new furniture and arrange it to assure you’re satisfied.
Our hometown is the same; we have our house in An City’s district and a specially prepared self-built house for the children in town, hardly lived in over the years, looking like newly renovated... If you’re still unsure, you can visit us.
Jingjing has been to An City, but you haven’t, so you can enjoy a visit."
Tang’s father and mother shook their heads, politely declining.
Tang’s mother voiced sincerely, "You come from a great family, and I trust you. Seeing the house is unnecessary; we’ll visit when the kids get married."
Lin Ying slapped her thigh eagerly and grasped Tang’s mother’s hand, "That works! We’ll arrange coach buses to bring you over when the time comes, with food and lodging covered, so you can enjoy An City for several days."
Both families reached a consensus on the matter, and then inevitably discussed the dowry and wedding gifts.
When it came to finances, Lin Ying was more cautious, sincerely looking at Tang’s mother, asking, "What are your thoughts on the dowry? Feel free to express them whether it’s following your local customs, ours, or even Guangdong Province’s traditions."
Tang’s mother was a bit at a loss, subconsciously looking at Tang Jing and Tang Yu, awkwardly saying, "Our hometown is very poor. When my two elder daughters got married, the dowry was just a few hundred yuan. You decide."
Lin Ying immediately frowned, "It’s different now. During our time, the dowry for a wedding was also a few hundred, but that can’t be calculated the same way."
With that, she turned to look at Tang Jing, "Jingjing, what do you think?"
Tang Jing shook her head with a flushed face, "I’m okay with anything."
Ding Ruman noticed her mother-in-law and third sister-in-law shrinking away at such a crucial moment and quickly spoke up, "Aunt Lin, when Tang Yu married me, the dowry was eighty thousand. If they can’t decide, they can refer to mine."
During her marriage to Tang Yu, her parents made it difficult by deliberately asking for a high dowry. Only when Tang Yu readily agreed, they consented to her marrying.
In fact, the dowry standard from her hometown was forty to sixty thousand.
Lin Ying laughed heartily, "That could work, but since we’re referring, we cannot forget my niece. When she got married, the dowry was..."
Lin Ying looked at Lin Qin.
Tang Jing knew a little about it and quickly stopped, "Auntie, Xinyue married into a noble family in the capital; we can’t compare to her. My sister-in-law’s standard is quite good."
She remembered that Chen Xinyue’s dowry was not just about money but included many rare and valuable items, totaling over a billion.
Lin Ying fell into contemplation.
Lin Qin timely reminded from the side, "Did you forget the jewelry we bought yesterday?"
Lin Ying’s eyes lit up, nodding repeatedly, "Oh right, the jewelry! Well then, let’s follow your sister-in-law’s standard; the dowry will be a hundred thousand, plus jewelry, wedding dress, wedding candy and pastries that we’ll cover, with an additional hundred thousand."
