"Since you asked me to mention it, I will say it. I think sixteen thousand six and eighteen thousand eight are both more auspicious numbers!" Xu Meijiao said seriously.
"Sixteen thousand six or eighteen thousand and eight?" Lin Zhiming frowned. He finally understood why Xu Meijiao had become so polite before and was willing to give her a gift of more than 10,000 yuan.
Even in a small city like Straits City, the general betrothal gift is sixty-six thousand or eighty-eight thousand, or even fifty-two thousand, so 52,000 is considered a better implication. A betrothal gift of more than ten thousand yuan would be
Twenty or thirty years ago.
He didn't believe that the market price in Xiahai Market would be 16,000 or 18,000. It was obvious that Xu Meijiao didn't intend to give too much money.
Lin Zhiming felt very annoyed. He didn't need a high bride price, but you shouldn't be so low. It was just like sending a beggar away.
"No." Lin Zhiming shook his head.
"Xiao Lin, this couple will eventually live together in the future. We only have a son, so any money will be left to him. If you want too much now, it will affect their lives in the future. And, to put it bluntly, we will leave him too much.
If you from a small place marry into our big city, you are climbing high. If you can live a life in a big city, you should be satisfied. Don’t be too greedy. If you don’t have enough people, you will swallow the elephant, young man!" Xu Meijiao said earnestly.
Lin Zhiming frowned, instinctively wanting to get angry, but then he thought about it, there was no point in getting angry. If the time came to show off his identity, he would look low-end.
So, Lin Zhiming said, "Let me tell you about the customs over there..."
"Don't worry about the customs over there. If you want to marry us, you have to follow the customs over here!" Xu Meijiao said firmly.
"It can't be like this..." Lin Zhiming shook his head.
"Why not? I said it can be done, so let's go with eighteen thousand and eighty. It's more auspicious!" Xu Meijiao said.
"Hey!" Lin Zhiming sighed.
"Don't sigh, you women are not selling your daughter, it's really pointless to ask for too much!" Xu Meijiao said.
"Okay." Lin Zhiming said, "Actually, I want to tell you that we have a custom there, that is, no matter how much gift your man gives, our woman will return double to you?" Since you gave eighteen thousand eighty-eight,
, then we’ll just give you thirty-seven thousand sixty-six, and I’ll round it up and give you thirty-eight thousand eight.”
"Ah?!" Xu Meijiao and her husband were stunned.
They never expected that there is a custom in Strait City of returning double the bride price. This custom is simply amazing, isn't it? Not only do you not receive a penny when marrying your daughter, but you also pay others?
"Do you really have that kind of custom?" Xu Meijiao asked quickly.
"If you don't believe me, go check it out online and search for Double Betrothal Gift Return in Strait City." Lin Zhiming said.
Xu Meijiao quickly picked up her mobile phone and searched, and found out that there is indeed a custom in Hainan City to return double the bride price to a daughter who marries her daughter!
At this moment, Xu Meijiao's intestines turned green with regret.
She felt that she was really cheap. People wanted to give her double the gift, but she only gave her more than 10,000 yuan, and she didn't let anyone talk.
"In our place, poor families will cry when they give birth to a daughter, because they don't have the money to double the bride price. But even if they can't give double the gift, they will refund it in full and then add a little more. Our family is not very rich either.
I can only thank you here!" Lin Zhiming said movedly.
"Well, no, Xiao Lin, I think it's better to discuss this matter again. I think that although Meng Jie has set us high, but... we must also affirm Meng Jie's value. You have raised Meng Jie so well.
It’s not easy either. I think it’s better to give a little more as a gift, so that we can better demonstrate our sincerity!” Xu Meijiao said seriously.
"Didn't you say that as long as the meaning is good, it's fine? Eighteen thousand meanings are pretty good too." Lin Zhiming said with a joking expression.
Seeing Lin Zhiming's expression, Xu Meijiao knew that Lin Zhiming was mocking her, but the custom of returning double the gift was too tempting. Even if Xu Meijiao knew that Lin Zhiming was mocking her, she would not dare to say anything unless she
The son does not want Lin Mengjie.
"Otherwise, let's skip the bride price and talk about other things." Xu Meijiao said.
"Okay!" Lin Zhiming nodded.
Next, Lin Zhiming and Xu Meijiao talked about other customs such as goldware.
It seems that because there is a double bride price available, other things discussed next are extremely simple, such as preparing a pound of goldware for the wedding, five hundred pounds of pig legs, five hundred pounds of candies, etc.
Xu Meijiao basically agreed without much thought.
After everything was discussed, the focus of discussion between the two parties returned to the bride price.
However, Xu Meijiao also learned to be smart at this time. She did not immediately confirm the betrothal gift with Lin Zhiming, but said that she would go back to discuss it first and then give Lin Zhiming an amount.
Lin Zhiming knew what Xu Meijiao was thinking, and he said seriously, "Although we can give double the gift, there must be a limit. If you give too much, I will not be able to return it to you. The maximum cannot exceed five million!"
Upon hearing what Lin Zhiming said, Xu Meijiao felt happy.
The maximum cannot exceed five million, so it can be five million!
As long as the betrothal gift is five million, then according to custom, Lin Zhiming has to give ten million!
Isn’t that blood money?
Thinking of this, Xu Meijiao nodded repeatedly and said, "We will definitely pay attention to it, but I really like Meng Jie, and I may give him more when the time comes."
"Okay!" Lin Zhiming nodded, then said goodbye to Xu Meijiao, got up and left.
Watching Lin Zhiming leave, Zhou Xingan couldn't help but ask, "Honey, is this double return thing reliable?"
"It should be reliable. You saw it when I checked just now. They have this kind of custom there. Moreover, Mengjie can study abroad at her own expense. Even if her family conditions are not as good as ours, they will not be bad. We only need to give her five
Within one million, there should be no problem for Mengjie's family!" Xu Meijiao said solemnly.
"Five million...we can't come up with this money!" Zhou Xing'an said with a frown.
"Why can't you get it? Don't you still have a house? Just use it as a mortgage loan for five million and get it out! Wouldn't it be great to get ten million by then!" Xu Meijiao said.
"Yes! Then do we really give a gift of five million?" Zhou Xing'an asked.
"He can accept five million, so it's okay to accept a little more. Let's give him 5,201,314 when the time comes. Isn't this a number that young people like? We can get more than 200,000 back!" Xu Meijiao said.
"Okay, then I'll apply for a mortgage later!" Zhou Xing'an nodded.
On the other side, Lin Zhiming received a call from Xu Meijiao as soon as he returned to his residence.
Xu Meijiao promised to give her a gift of 5,201,314, with a good fortune of 5,201,314.
Lin Zhiming had a hard time resisting, and finally agreed to the number. After that, the two parties looked at the dates, and finally fixed the wedding date on May 20th, which is the so-called 520 Valentine's Day. The wedding banquet will be on
Xiahai City and Haihai City hold one event each, and they bear the cost of each event and collect the gift money themselves.
After talking about these things, the engagement will be considered completely settled.
At this moment, Lin Zhiming received a call from Lin Mengjie.
"Brother, Jiayuan just told me that their family is willing to give out a gift of 5,201,314 yuan! You see, their family still values me very much!" Lin Mengjie said happily.
Naturally, Lin Zhiming would not tell Lin Mengjie that all this was the result of double the betrothal gift being exchanged. There were indeed some places in Straits City where double the betrothal gift was returned, but that was not the case with Lin Zhiming. However, in order to make Xu Meijiao pay more attention to Lin Mengjie, Lin Zhiming also
It doesn't matter that they don't have such customs there.
"Congratulations, sister, by the way, I'm leaving tomorrow!" Lin Zhiming said.
"Leaving tomorrow? Don't you want to stay one more day? Jiayuan is hosting an engagement party tomorrow. Brother, please stay one more day!" Lin Mengjie begged.
"Brother has something to do tomorrow, so just celebrate by yourself. Remember what he said, if you are wronged, come back to see him." Lin Zhiming said.
"Well, I understand, brother, thank you!" Lin Mengjie said.
"Are you stupid? What are you saying to thank me? Okay, I have to be busy, so let's do this first." After Lin Zhiming finished speaking, he hung up the phone.
Under the night, Lin Zhiming looked out the window and was in a daze for a long time.
The next day, Lin Zhiming got on a plane flying to Nanwai Island.
He left Xiahai City like this, without even saying goodbye to Song Siqing, Gu Feiyan and the others in Xiahai City, because they would meet again soon.
The plane landed at Nanwai Island more than two hours later.
Nanwai Island is not far from Haikai City, separated by a strait.
Lin Zhiming received a piece of bad news as soon as he got off the plane.
Chen Tianrui was released on bail pending trial.
Lin Zhiming actually had a premonition about this incident, because when Chen Tianrui took the gun to kill, he fired the gun in the car. The video he took could only make Chen Tianrui suspect of crime, but it could not identify the person sitting in the car.
That's Chen Tianrui.
With the help of a powerful team of lawyers, Chen Tianrui was released on bail pending trial.
I believe it won’t be long before someone comes forward to take the blame for Chen Tianrui.
This is the energy of the rich. As long as they have money, any doubt in the case will become a breakthrough for them to exonerate themselves. Similarly, as long as they have money, even if they are to be shot, there will be people who will stand up and fight bullets for them.
Lin Zhiming never felt that this kind of behavior was shameful, because the reason why he kept making himself stronger and gaining more wealth was that one day, he would also become an omnipotent rich man.
Lin Zhiming called Gu Feiyan and asked Gu Feiyan to leave Xiahai City with her father, who had recovered a lot.
Chen Tianrui, who was released on bail pending trial, will temporarily calm down. However, when someone really helps him take the blame, Chen Tianrui's crazy revenge will inevitably follow. Therefore, Lin Zhiming must let Gu Feiyan leave.
Xiahai City.
For Lin Zhiming, her sister got married in Xiahai City on May 20th, maybe... that was the day Chen Tianrui broke out.
"It's getting more and more interesting!" Lin Zhiming stretched and murmured to himself.