Zhang Chi couldn't help but feel happy, and he opened his mouth and said: "Sir, her name is Melika."
"It turns out this girl's surname is Mei..." Zhang Jiaren said.
Zhang Chi didn't hear it clearly. He had to tell his grandfather once he heard it clearly. However, although Zhang Chi didn't hear it clearly, Li Xiumei did. She had made such a joke before, so she whispered to her father-in-law.
"Dad, this girl's surname is not Mei, but her name is Melika. She is a foreigner."
"Oh, it turns out my surname is not Mei."
After hearing this, Melika smiled and explained: "My surname is not Mei, my first name is Merika. My previous surname was Collins, and my full name is Melika Mary Collins. I will prepare it in a few days."
Change your surname to Zhang, the same surname as Zhang Chi."
These words caused the four people opposite Nonghu to change their surnames to Zhang Chi, which meant changing their surnames to them. Of course, Li Xiumei and her mother-in-law were not named Zhang.
"You kid let me... Lika, what kind of surname did you change?" Li Xiumei complained.
Zhang Chi said: "It's the same thing here in the United States. After getting married, you change your husband's surname to your husband's surname, which is different from the custom over there."
Grandma Miao Guifang said: "Isn't there a revolution in the United States yet? Why can't women hold up half of the sky?"
When Miao Guifang heard about this incident, it turned out that the United States was not that good either.
I originally thought that the United States was quite developed, but why do we still have these residual feudal ideas? Why do women have to take their husband's surname after they get married? But things have changed here in China. It's not like Chen Zhao was called before.
Yes, it sounds like women there haven’t been liberated yet?
Zhang Chi had no choice but to say: "Grandma, the U.S. hasn't reformed it yet. I'm waiting for you to come over and help reform it."
"What nonsense are you talking about?" Zhang Youpeng glared at his son. He could tell that his son was joking about his grandma.
Miao Guifang was a little unhappy when her son talked to her eldest grandson like this: "What are you talking about? I can't talk and just go away."
Zhang Youpeng smiled awkwardly and closed his mouth with a haha.
Miao Guifang asked Melika with a kind face: "Girl, that...Merika".
"You said" Merica said as if listening.
Miao Guifang originally wanted to say something, but after being interrupted by Melika, she immediately forgot it. So she frowned and thought: "What did I want to say, but why did I forget it all of a sudden?"
Zhang Chi pulled Melika to the recliner, sat down, and then pulled Melika to sit on another chair. The two of them pulled the two chairs together and faced the camera side by side.
At this moment, the old lady still hadn't thought of what she wanted to say.
"When are you going to ask for evidence? The United States will also ask for evidence, right?" Li Xiumei asked at this time.
When grandma heard this, she immediately patted her leg and said, "By the way, that's what I wanted to ask."
"The certificate has been obtained, but this certificate has a time limit. In a few days we are going to get a permanent one," Zhang Chi said with a smile.
This statement stunned Li Xiumei and the others, but they did not hesitate. They felt that it was normal for Americans to have different customs from us.
The winds are different in ten miles, and the customs are different in hundreds of miles.
"Then are you going to hold the banquet in the United States? When will your dad, me, and your grandparents come over?" Li Xiumei said.
Originally, the four of them thought that if Zhang Chi found a local wife, they would just host it in his hometown. But now that his son has found an American wife, who is not even Chinese, it would be difficult for them to host the banquet.
You have to make the decision, no matter what you say, you have to ask for your wife’s opinion.
At first, the four of them discussed whether they should do both. They had spent a lifetime of their own money here, so they just looked for this opportunity to get it back.
A banquet will be prepared for the son's wedding, and a banquet will be prepared for the 100th anniversary of the birth of his grandson. In short, the gift money he gave in the past cannot be wasted.
But now, we still have to look after the children.
Originally, Li Xiumei thought it was a little unreliable to find a foreign wife, but now that she has encountered a lot of obstacles with the matchmaker, it is now easier for her.
Thinking of this, Li Xiumei straightened her waist subconsciously: I don't want to ask for these things from you anymore. Our son has negotiated a deal on his own and is getting married quietly. Guan Jian's wife is pretty, um, quite tall.
"Mom, Dad, grandparents, we are not planning to hold a banquet. It takes a lot of effort and is not popular with people. It is better not to do it. It will save trouble both times. Melica and I will get the certificate first and wait for you to come over.
When the time comes, call the uncle’s family over, and everyone will have a meal and serve wine,” Zhang Chi said.
The four elders felt a little regretful after hearing this, but they are not unenlightened people. If the juniors don't want to do it, then just don't do it. As long as the juniors live a good life, they can do whatever they want.
"Okay, you just decide."
Zhang Jiaren opened his mouth and said. As the head of the family, Zhang Jiaren opened his mouth, so the matter was settled.
But Li Xiumei asked: "What do the in-laws think? Also, when will we meet the in-laws?"
Li Xiumei felt that when the two children were getting married, she had to meet her in-laws or something so that everyone could get to know each other.
Zhang Chi explained: "This is not popular in the United States, so don't worry about it."
The decision was simple. Zhang Chi had to lie to his elders. There is no such thing as in-laws in the United States, but before the two children get married, everyone must meet and discuss it if there is a wedding.
But now Melika's situation is a bit special. It seems that her relationship with her father and stepmother is not very good, so she has to forget about meeting her in-laws.
But it was hard to tell my parents clearly, so I had to lie.
"How much do you plan to give as a bride price?" Li Xiumei asked again.
The word "betrothal gift" confused Merica. She is Chinese and has lived in China, but she really didn't know about "betrothal gift".
Zhao Yue and Duan Shuyi are both rich, and their families are quite powerful. Naturally, they don't expect their daughters to pay any betrothal gifts when they find a boyfriend to get married.
Besides, the two brothers are both men who make money, and they are surrounded by many girls. They don't need to use their betrothal gifts to marry their brothers, so there is no way for them to talk about this.
If an average family wants three or four hundred thousand, it's just a skinny. If they get three or four hundred thousand by themselves, it's just to buy an average-grade car, so Zhao Yue and the others don't talk about this when they are with Melika.
Zhao Yue and Duan Shu didn't talk to each other, and even though Melika was a China expert, she had no way of knowing about this kind of thing.
So, Melika asked: "What is a bride price?"
Zhang Chi said: "It's okay, why are you asking about this?"
Zhang Chi did not explain, but Li Xiumei opened her mouth and said: "The bride price is for the woman, that is, our family will give it to you. It is about two or three hundred thousand here, and I don't know how much it would be in American money."
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This is the public price in the surrounding area. Of course, it is not necessarily the case. Some people want more. As for how much, it is hard to say. Depending on the family situation, some people want less.
But generally speaking, those with poor families are more likely to do so, while those with rich families usually just want to show off, or just make a show of it, and then give the money to their children after they get married.
As soon as she heard that she could get money, and Li Xiumei didn't know the conversion price, Melika was well-informed, so she looked excited and asked Zhang Chi: "Why don't I?"
It looked as if Zhang Chi had stolen her money again.
Zhang Chi suddenly wanted to give Melika a neck lock: "This thing is a remnant of feudalism. What do we want with it? Besides, it's just a matter of left hand and right hand. Whatever you see is yours, what else do you want?"
bride price".
Zhang Chi began to confuse Melika's mind.
Melika felt as if she had suffered a loss, but she couldn't figure out where it was.
"Mom, don't worry about this. We can just decide on our own."
Zhang Chi feels that his mother is a bit troublesome. Why are you raising money when you have nothing to do? Don’t you know that your daughter-in-law can’t see the money?
When Li Xiumei heard this, it was obvious that American girls didn't want betrothal gifts. Look, American girls were sensible and didn't want betrothal gifts when they got married.
"Where will you live after you get married? Have you bought a house? If not, buy it quickly. We have saved a little money here, and we will bring it to you when the time comes, so you can pay less for the mortgage and so on."
Miao Guifang was worried about where the young couple would live after they got married.
The old man was just worried about this and that. She felt that since there was a girl following her grandson, her family couldn't do anything about it. If the young couple bought a house, she was prepared to give all the family's money. She felt that although the money was not much, it was still important.
Represent a little bit of the thoughts of my elders.
The old lady's words confused Melika again.
It’s not that parents here in the United States don’t buy houses for their children. In fact, if parents here are able, they will provide for their children’s college tuition, a house and a car for their children to live in after graduation.
This aspect is actually no different from Chinese parents, except that most American families are ordinary families and cannot afford to buy a house for their children.
But if their families could have such conditions, not just all parents, but at least half of American parents would buy them for their children.
No matter which culture or country we are in, parents’ love for their children is the same. We Chinese people are reluctant to let our children endure hardship, but American parents are willing to do so?
As for what he said about being kicked out of the house at the age of eighteen, just listen to what he said. If you take it seriously, you'd be stupid.
If this is the case, why doesn't Bill Gates kick his children out of the house when they turn 18? Not only does he not kick them out, he also gives each of them hundreds of millions of dollars, which is enough to take care of each child for a lifetime.
So if you have some publicly known words, just listen to them.
Zhang Chi said: "The house at home is ready to be built, and people will come in a few days."
Li Xiumei and Miao Guifang thought very carefully. They had to ask about everything about marriage, and Zhang Chi could only explain it one by one.
This chat lasted for an hour, making both Zhang Jiaren and Zhang Youpeng, who were originally very interested, almost yawn.