Li Ruoxin was teased by her aunt and became more and more shy. She lowered her head and shouted to Ye Zhonghua and her mother in a low voice.
"Dad, Mom..."
Her voice was very low, but Ye Zhonghua and his mother were still laughing from ear to ear.
Mom took out the big red envelope she had prepared long ago from her pocket and stuffed it into Li Ruoxin's hand.
"Ah...Mom, you can't do this. Keep your money for yourself..." Li Ruoxin was startled and quickly refused.
"No, no, this is a rule, you must take it!" My mother said firmly, "If you don't take it, then you just don't like my old lady!"
Ye Fan said from the side: "Xiao Li, since it is a rule, just accept it."
"Thank you...Mom." Li Ruoxin softened her words and accepted the big red envelope.
Ye Fan took the red envelope and found that it was very thick, worth at least several thousand dollars, which showed that they valued Li Ruoxin very much.
Yiyi and Nuonuo sat on the small stools, eating their favorite food and watching the adults chatting and laughing.
After the whole family finished their meal in a lively manner, my aunt, mother, and Li Ruoxin cleaned up the mess and went to the room to talk privately.
Chen Yun was captured by Ye Fan and asked to take her two children to the children's playground in the community.
Dad was sitting on the sofa making tea and chatting with Ye Fan about some work matters.
After chatting for a while, several uncles came to visit me, carrying gifts in their hands.
Ye Zhonghua had a straight face, said a few words and sent them away.
Those relatives did not dare to be angry with him and left with a smile. They also said that when he and Ye Fan were free, they would be invited to his home for dinner.
Ye Fan sent them out and came back to complain about his father: "Dad, don't hit the smiling man. Your attitude towards uncle and the others is a bit too much."
"What a crap. When our family was in trouble, they didn't even open the door to me. Now that you've made money, they don't need to contact me, and they're just coming to flatter me. What's the point of having such relatives come?
use!"
Ye Zhonghua has been a teacher all his life and is naturally cynical.
He was very disgusted with the social reality of being poor in the busy city and having no one to care about him, and being rich in the mountains and having distant relatives.
However, Ye Fan could see that since his prodigal son turned back and became successful, Ye Zhonghua could not help but escape the cliché.
He is now very confident in front of these relatives, and he looks like an honest official.
Ye Fan was helpless.
If the father wants to show off, how can the son control it?
"Dad, I just saw that the expressions on my uncle's and their faces were not quite right. Is there anything I want to ask you for help with?"
Ye Fan changed the topic.
"It's not just for borrowing money!" Ye Zhonghua took a sip of tea and snorted lightly.
"Both your uncle and your second uncle's sons are talking about girlfriends. The girl asked for a gift of two to three hundred thousand yuan, plus a car and a house.
They are just employees in the system and have been eating from the public for their entire lives, so how can they afford so much?"
Dad crossed his arms and said, "They know you are making money, so they want to ask you to help. Hehe, they asked for a loan of five hundred thousand!"
Damn it, when I borrowed 100,000 from his family, they all avoided seeing me and wouldn't even let me in!"
Ye Zhonghua has always been brooding about what happened a few years ago, and even used foul language.
"Dad, we are all relatives, so don't be too stiff." Ye Fan smiled and said, "If they are really in trouble, they should borrow it!"
"Xiao Fan, last time you said that your company was expanding and you had to borrow money to open the store. Don't think that you can do whatever you want in the company just because you are with the boss's wife!"
Ye Zhonghua lowered his voice and said seriously: "This career is a big deal, no joke!"
"Dad, it's not that exaggerated." Ye Fan waved his hands repeatedly, "No matter how poor we are, we can still afford one million."
Ye Zhonghua frowned and said resolutely: "No! You and Xiao Li are about to get married. With her worth, our betrothal gift cannot be less!
If you have money, keep it to marry Xiao Li. Your mother and I still have more than 300,000, so we can take it together when the time comes!"
"Dad, Dad, Xiao Li doesn't have so many requirements. Let's just go with the normal ones."
Ye Fan asked Li Ruoxin about her marriage. The betrothal gift from their hometown was one hundred and eighty thousand, plus various etiquettes, the total amount was about two hundred thousand.
If this were placed on ordinary people, it would definitely be a very big burden, but for Ye Fan, he would be willing to spend 200 million to marry Li Ruoxin, let alone 200,000.
However, Li Ruoxin's family is not a fuel-efficient lamp either.
Therefore, she does not plan to leave too much money to her mother and brother, lest they develop inertia.
Ye Fan couldn't help but laugh when he thought of Li Ruoxin's mother and younger brother.
If it weren't for this pair of live treasures chasing after Li Ruoxin to Binhai to exploit Li Ruoxin's old background, Ye Fan and Li Ruoxin would not have become friends.
Speaking of which, these two people contributed to his relationship with Li Ruoxin to a certain extent, and they can be regarded as matchmakers.
Ye Zhonghua suddenly became angry when he saw that Ye Fan didn't take Li Ruoxin's betrothal gift seriously.
"Son, talking about marriage is not a trivial matter, it is related to the face of both families.
I know you and Xiao Li have some money, but the company is so big and there are so many employees below, so you can’t just play with it."
"Yes, yes, everything you say is right." Ye Fan didn't dare to say anything to Zhong Huajian.
If he could arouse the old bookmaker's desire for education, he would probably not be able to sleep tonight.
"Xiao Fan, leave this matter to me and your mother. You and Xiao Li don't interfere, I will talk to her parents!" Ye Zhonghua made a decision with a wave of his hand.
"Okay, it's up to you and my mother." Ye Fan chuckled, and then changed the subject: "But, Dad, you have to take it easy.
Xiao Li's mother is a bit obsessed with money, and her brother is also an idle bastard. If you give the price too high, her brother will not go out to do things!"
"Huh?" Ye Zhonghua was stunned, and then looked in the direction of the bedroom, "Your mother should be talking to Xiao Li about these things. Let's see what she says later."
"Dad, let me give you a bottom line. Xiao Li once told me that no matter how much her mother offers, the most we can give her is 200,000!"
Ye Fan smiled and said: "If the lion opens his mouth, they won't get a penny, and Xiao Li will still marry me."
"This...is this what Xiao Li said?" Dad was stunned.
"Yes, Xiao Li's exact words." Ye Fan laughed, "So, you just bargain to the death and deal with her family. Don't be polite, otherwise you will harm them!"
"That's it." Ye Zhonghua fell into deep thought, "I understand, and I will discuss it with you."
The father and son talked for more than two hours before Chen Yun came back with his two children.
Yiyi and Nuonuo were sweating profusely from playing, like two clay dolls.
Ye Fan rolled his eyes, "Xiaoyun, are you leading my daughter-in-law into a mud pit?"
Chen Yun stuck out her tongue, "They ran to play in the sandpit, and I couldn't stop them."
Seeing Ye Fan's unwavering expression, Yiyi and Nuonuo knew they had gotten into trouble and lowered their heads timidly.
"It's okay, it's okay, grandpa will help you take a bath!" Ye Zhonghua laughed loudly, stood up, picked up the two babies, and walked to the toilet.
At this time, my mother, Li Ruoxin, and my aunt came out of the bedroom.
Seeing that it was getting late, the aunt took Chen Yun to say goodbye and left.
Mom and Li Ruoxin sent them to the door, then turned around and walked back to Ye Fan to sit down.
"Xiao Fan, please persuade Xiao Li that our family will get married. You married such a good wife, why do you only get such a small gift?"
Mom was quick to talk, and she must have told Li Ruoxin about the betrothal gift.
Originally, she was afraid that Li Ruoxin's price would be too high and that their family would not be able to afford so much at once, so she asked her aunt to help, and the two sisters joined forces to persuade Li Ruoxin to join their old Ye family's camp.
Unexpectedly, the conditions Li Ruoxin mentioned were several levels lower than the bottom line they were prepared for.
For a moment, the two elders were at a loss, and instead began to persuade Li Ruoxin to ask for more.
Li Ruoxin held her mother's arm and smiled gently at Ye Fan.
"Mom, Brother Ye and I really love each other. Those things are just a formality and unimportant."
"It's important, how can it not be important?" My mother glared and patted the back of Li Ruoxin's hand, "Daughter, you can't belittle yourself.
Besides, it’s not like our family doesn’t have money, no matter what, we have to marry you in a glamorous way!”
"Mom, that's really not what happened." Li Ruoxin was speechless and winked at Ye Fan repeatedly: "Brother Ye, please tell me something!"
"No, please continue. This is the first time I have seen such a wonderful show!"
Ye Fan burst out laughing, "I've always heard people complain that the betrothal gift is too much, and it's common for two families to haggle over the price and get into a fight.
Unexpectedly, when we arrived at our house, my mother felt that my daughter-in-law wanted too little, and my daughter-in-law felt that my mother gave too much. Haha, interesting, interesting!"
"You brat, do you think you can talk like that?"
My mother was so anxious that she grabbed the pillow and threw it at Ye Fan.
Ye Fan caught it deftly and said with a smile: "Xiao Li, let's just leave this matter alone and let my mother and your mother talk about it! They can do whatever they want, as long as they are happy!"
"oh."
Li Ruoxin gave up her resistance and reminded in a low voice: "Mom, my mother is a bit special. Don't just agree to whatever she says."
"Okay, okay." My mother smiled brightly and asked Li Ruoxin for her family's contact information. As if she had found a treasure, she ran to the bathroom to help her father give the two of them a bath.
Li Ruoxin shook her head and smiled bitterly. Seeing Ye Fan's face full of joking, she snorted softly: "Brother Ye, it's already this time, are you still reading my jokes?"
"Haha, since we are together, we have to meet your parents sooner or later. Do you really plan to stay away from them forever?" Ye Fan said with a smile.
"I...I really think so!" Li Ruoxin sighed secretly, "You also know who my mother and my brother are. If they were to set the price, it would definitely make things difficult for my parents!"
"Hey, you call me parents very smoothly now!" Ye Fan smiled again, causing Li Ruoxin to roll his eyes.
"Ahem, okay, okay, don't worry, I have my own sense of discretion."
Ye Fan coughed twice, "Let my parents discuss the betrothal gift first. If they can't handle it, I will make arrangements."
"Brother Ye, I'll leave it to you."
Li Ruoxin really doesn't want to get entangled with her mother on these matters, otherwise her mother's temperament will definitely push her further and cause her countless headaches.