Daddy! Come Home for Dinner!-Chapter 674: Where There’s a Bride Price, There Must Be a Dowry

"But now Ye Fei and Zhao Gushen are married, have their certificate, and Ye Fei is officially your Zhao Family’s bride, Zhao Gushen’s lawful wife."

The old lady raised her brows, not interrupting, wanting to hear what Xu Huizhen planned to say.

She heard Xu Huizhen say, "Since Ye Fei has openly married into your family, there shouldn’t be any unspeakable issues between us. You voluntarily married Ye Fei, and the wedding rituals between both parties must be fulfilled by your Zhao Family, right?"

To appear justified, and to posture well to obtain money, Xu Huizhen was especially assertive.

Xu Huizhen continued, "Just now, you told me, as you are particular about etiquette, it is only natural for your Zhao Family not to lack a dowry. Previously, because we weren’t in B City, and Ye Fei got married without us knowing, it could be said that there was no way. But now that we’re here, your Zhao Family should give us the dowry."

The old lady wore a playful expression, looking at Xu Huizhen.

The old man looked at Ye Dezhang, sitting quietly and simply beside Xu Huizhen: "Is this also your opinion?"

Ye Dezhang was taken aback, not expecting the old man to ask him. 𝓯𝓻𝓮𝙚𝙬𝓮𝙗𝒏𝙤𝒗𝙚𝙡.𝒄𝒐𝓶

He hesitated for a moment before saying, "This is the result of a discussion by our family. Originally, it should have been that both families sat down to discuss before the marriage. However, now there’s no dowry, and the two kids are already married. The sequence might be out of order, but the necessary steps should not be missing."

"Exactly," Xu Huizhen chimed in.

Thinking to herself that Ye Dezhang finally didn’t drag them down.

Xu Huizhen further said, "Moreover, your Zhao Family is such a large family, Zhao Gushen being the future heir, if nothing unexpected happens, Ye Fei is to become the future matriarch of the Zhao Family. Can you not afford to give a dowry to your future matriarch? Wouldn’t it be a laughing matter?"

"We’ve kept quiet about it externally only to preserve the Zhao Family’s dignity. Since we’re in-laws, we share glory and disgrace, we’re closely linked, what benefits you, benefits us. So, about getting married without spending a penny, without meeting in-laws, we haven’t said a word about it to outsiders."

"Today, we came to discuss how this dowry matter should be handled. We can’t pretend it never happened just because the two kids are already married."

The old lady, acting quite accommodating to Xu Huizhen, asked, "How much do you think is appropriate for the dowry?"

A joyous expression spread on Xu Huizhen’s face, not expecting the old lady to be so agreeable.

Things were going more smoothly than they imagined today.

Though the old lady’s previous words had sarcasm, it meant nothing as long as they got the money.

Xu Huizhen first glanced at Ye Ning, then stated the already discussed dowry amount: "We won’t ask for much, just 5 million."

As she spoke, Xu Huizhen opened her palm, spreading her five fingers, showing a ’five.’

She had discussed with Ye Ning beforehand, as Boss Liu was willing to offer their family 10 million for Ye Fei to have a son.

Now Ye Fei has married into Zhao Family, how could Zhao Family be less than Boss Liu?

Besides, Boss Liu’s original offer was for having a son, now Ye Fei has married into Zhao Family to become their rightful daughter-in-law.

She will be the future matriarch, she will give birth to their descendants specifically for them.

With post-sale support guaranteed, keeping on childbirth until a son is born.

Ye Fei working so hard, wouldn’t Zhao Family even afford 5 million?

According to Xu Huizhen, asking for 5 million is already less.

Ye Ning was too generous, only asking for such a low amount.

Considering Zhao Family’s status and wealth, even doubling Boss Liu’s 10 million would be underestimated, not fitting Zhao Family’s identity!

Xu Huizhen spoke pleasantly: "With Zhao Family’s capability, this 5 million is merely a drop in the bucket. It’s not enough just for holding a wedding. We are marrying a daughter, not selling her, so we don’t ask for too much to avoid any misunderstanding."

"But we are afraid of asking too little, affecting Zhao Family’s dignity. After all, ordinary people’s dowry starts at 200 thousand, Zhao Family’s dowry without multiplying by 100 wouldn’t fit their reputation. We’re asking for 5 million, but we’ll still boast about it externally to glorify Zhao Family."

The old lady chuckled lightly: "So we’re supposed to thank you for considering Zhao Family and Ye Fei’s good?"

Whether Xu Huizhen truly didn’t catch the irony in the old lady’s words or pretended not to hear it remains unknown.

Regarding the old lady’s comment, Xu Huizhen modestly replied, almost feeling awkward: "Old Madam, don’t be so polite, we’re in-laws, naturally we should consider each other. Since Ye Fei is now already Zhao Family’s daughter-in-law, I must take care of her well-being in Zhao Family."

"Before, we were worried you misunderstood us due to lack of understanding. Actually, our family isn’t a poor one, nor are we people chasing vanity. So today we sit down to clear those misunderstandings."

The old lady said: "Requesting for a dowry isn’t excessive, it’s quite normal. To request 5 million, Zhao Family can afford that. But when there is a dowry, there should be a bride price."

The old lady smiled and said, "We won’t compare with those big families, as your family is ordinary with some small money, demanding family alliance standards from you would be forcing too much."

"For example, from my nephew’s family, my grandniece-in-law brought along shares of their family enterprise when she married, and this was just one part of her bride price. Besides, she brought properties from different places across the country, and my grandniece-in-law herself had her own company, included in her bride price."

"Similar to my paternal relatives marrying off their young ones, although not as grand as Zhao Family, they are also from prestigious families. To prevent their daughter from being overshadowed by in-laws, they brought a considerable bride price. Not mentioning those company shares and real estates, even the jade and jewels prepared by the family for each couldn’t fit and had to be stored in the bank safe deposit box."

"Weddings had brides adorned with gold necklaces and bracelets, filling half their arms. For marrying into a family like ours, they cannot afford to undermine their family prestige, right? It must bring glory to their family."

"Yet Ye Family merely runs a small restaurant, somewhat poorer, thus we cannot demand excessively from you. Even if Ye Fei were to bring in shares from your restaurant, it wouldn’t amount to much, would it?"