Chapter 74: Get-off Fee (Too lazy to think of nickname No. 1 - Big Brother plus more)

In the car, Zhang Yao spoke the most.

Wang Hongcai would occasionally interject a word or two, but she didn't dare to continue the conversation with Li Mingshen.

Li Ming answered Zhang Yao's questions selectively.

My cousin’s wedding is being held in the county town. Li Ming has been given the location and can arrive in four hours.

Li Ming knew that his cousin Yang Yang had just graduated two years ago, had a stable career, healthy parents, a car and a house, and was married.

In the eyes of most of his peers, Yang Yang's life has been largely fulfilled.

But he knew clearly that his cousin's family savings had been drained due to problems with the bride price and the mortgage, and that life was not as glamorous as it seemed.

In Chuanjian County, Ganzhou, a dowry of 38.8 yuan is considered normal locally.

Because of the sky-high bride price, Ganzhou’s wedding was called “selling the bride” by many netizens.

Li Ming remembered that there was a very popular Wang Po blind date show, which came to Ganzhou and saw the emergence of many "outstanding women", such as the sisters who opened their eyes and the sisters who took care of the children... Their appearance also made the young people of Shanglong Country open their eyes to the world.

Coincidentally.

Zhang Yao and Wang Hongcai, who were sitting in the back seat of the car, were both girls from Ganzhou. They had reached marriageable age but had not yet married.

I don’t know if no one is interested in them because of the issue of bride price.

Li Ming was curious about this question, but he was too lazy to ask.

He had already seen that Zhang Yao was just an ordinary woman.

If I talk to her about this topic, I'm afraid she will say something that will shatter your worldview.

The topics Zhang Yao talked about most on the way were her experiences, what brand of cosmetics she usually used, and her favorite thing to do was to practice yoga... In front of Li Ming, she seemed to be trying her best to promote herself, as if she was selling a product.

Li Ming's intermittent chatter made her more and more excited, as if she had opened a chatterbox and started chattering non-stop.

Seeing Li Ming’s brief silence, Zhang Yao also stopped.

She looked up at the luxurious interior of the U8, and then glanced at the handsome Li Ming out of the corner of her eye, and her heart was distracted.

She asked tentatively: "Cousin, when you weren't here just now, I told Hongcai that you must be a handsome guy, but it turns out that you are not only handsome but also successful in your career.

Can you tell me what you do in Jiangcheng?"

Wang Hongcai also sat up straight and looked at Li Ming curiously.

What on earth has Li Ming been doing all these years that he can even drive a million-dollar luxury car?

Li Ming had expected this. After thinking for a while, he answered seriously, "I usually do most of the work of delivering food and working as a loader."

"Eh! How is that possible!"

Hearing this answer, Zhang Yao just smiled bitterly and did not continue asking.

She could already see that Li Ming was a little impatient, so she had to control the scale.

Wang Hongcai also noticed that Li Ming didn't want to bother with Zhang Yao.

Zhang Yao smiled awkwardly and continued, "Cousin, your cousin is married, so you should be getting married soon too."

After that, both women looked forward to it.

Zhang Yao was hoping that Li Ming didn't have a girlfriend so that she would have a chance.

Wang Hongcai didn't know what she was expecting. She had inexplicable emotions towards Li Ming from the bottom of her heart.

She also wanted to confirm whether Li Ming had a partner.

Li Ming said: "No, I'm still young."

No girlfriend?

Zhang Yao's eyes sparkled, and Wang Hongcai smiled subconsciously.

Zhang Yao smiled and said kindly, "It would be a shame if you don't find a girlfriend when you are so handsome. Add me on WeChat and I will introduce you to a good-looking one."

Add WeChat?
Li Ming politely declined, "I'm busy driving, let's add it later."

Zhang Yao: "Uh... okay."

After Zhang Yao's temptations and goodwill were repeatedly rejected by Li Ming.

She also realized that too much is as bad as too little, so after careful consideration, she adjusted her strategy.

She spoke less and started chatting with Wang Hongcai.

Four hours later.

Just as we were about to enter the county town, we got stuck in traffic due to a rear-end collision.

Li Ming made a phone call to Yang Shizhong.

Yang Shizhong smiled bitterly and said, "Traffic jam? No hurry, no hurry. The wedding venue hasn't been set up yet. It's a question whether we can hold the wedding today."

Li Ming was surprised and asked: "Did something happen?"

Yang Shizhong said helplessly: "We haven't discussed the fare yet. Oh, forget it. Just give me a call when you arrive."

There was a quarrel on the other end, and Yang Shizhong hung up the phone in a hurry.

Zhang Yao's phone also rang, and Li Ming vaguely heard crying.

Zhang Yao sighed and said, "Oh, brother Ming, your cousin and his friends had a quarrel over the red envelopes for getting off the bus.

The 388,000 yuan betrothal gift has already been given, so why not give another 66,000 yuan? It will make everyone happy, so there is no need for that."

Wang Hongcai explained to Li Ming: "Your cousin told me that because your sister-in-law's name was not written on the property title, her family temporarily increased the fare for getting off the bus."

Zhang Yao glanced at Li Ming and said, "The house doesn't have the bride's name on it, so it's understandable that they want to pay for the car fare."

Hearing this, Li Ming fell silent.

This was just the one-sided account of the two women. He still had to listen to what his cousin had to say before drawing any conclusions.

Half an hour later, Li Ming also drove into Taoyuan Hotel.

Chuanjian County, Taoyuan Hotel.

Various large-scale events are specially held in the county town.

The auditorium is on the first floor, opposite the parking lot, and the design and layout are very reasonable.

Cars were parked on the roadside.

Basically, the fleet is from the woman's family, with cars such as Toyota, Honda and Volkswagen.

Li Ming saw Yang Yang, wearing a Chinese wedding dress, standing in front of an Audi A6 with helplessness and anger on his face.

Yang Shizhong and his aunt were standing by anxiously.

Yang Yang looked at He Xiu in the back seat of the car. He felt so strange...

He looked up at his parents who looked haggard because of the wedding, and at the relatives who had come from the village to attend his big day.

Some passers-by who were eager to watch the fun had already taken out their mobile phones to record the scene... This made him feel humiliated.

Yang Yang suppressed his anger and said, "He Xiu, the car will be in your name, and I've given you the full 388,000 yuan as a betrothal gift.

My family paid for all the wedding banquets, and they also charged 6 yuan for the drop-off fee. Do you think that's reasonable?"

He Xiu sobbed and said in a low voice, "Yang Yang, but my parents said that if I don't give them 6 yuan and get out of the car, they will not recognize me as their daughter! What can I do? Do I have to make a choice between the two when I get married?"

Yang Yang laughed out of anger. He didn't want to let the relatives around him laugh at him, so he whispered angrily, "Your parents? Your parents! They have always used you as a bargaining chip to raise the price.

For this wedding, my family not only spent all their savings, but also took out a loan. Where can I get 66,000 yuan now?"

He Xiu said: "They are my parents after all. I can't stay away from my parents' home forever..."

Bang!
Yang Yang couldn't hold back his anger. He punched the roof of the car and yelled, "There's no money for this trip! Are you going to get married or not?"

Seeing this scene, relatives from both sides quickly gathered around and stopped the furious Yang Yang.

The father-in-law and mother-in-law rushed over immediately, staring at Yang Yang and scolding: "Yang Yang! What do you want to do? My Xiuxiu has so many men chasing her. You got angry before she even entered the house. What will happen in the future!"

Yang's father and mother were so scared that they quickly grabbed Yang Yang.

Then he said to the He family's parents: "My dear relatives, don't get excited, don't get excited, we have something to discuss."

Mother Yang turned around and blamed: "Yang Yang, child, on such a happy day, don't scare Xiuxiu."

Yang Shizhong also had a bitter and wrinkled face, and scolded Yang Yang: "Nonsense! Don't say such unlucky words!"

Yang Yang smiled bitterly and said, "Dad! Mom! Where can I find the 66,000 yuan now?"

Hearing this, Yang's parents fell silent. When they looked at the two "relatives", their faces showed indifference and they were blocking the car door.

Seeing this scene, Yang Yang felt very aggrieved.

His parents have already achieved this, and they both really hope that he can start a family.

Because of this marriage, his family has been unhappy in every way, and now his wife's family is asking for a higher price, as if they have already got him.

If he and He Xiu didn't have a foundation of love and his parents hadn't been suppressing him, he would have exploded long ago.

Both sides were silent and the atmosphere was depressing.

At this time, a huge vehicle slowly drove over. Everyone looked over and saw that it was U8, and they were slightly surprised.

This kind of luxury car is rare in the county and can be considered scarce. Only rich people can afford it.

Seeing this strange luxury car.

The Yang family father and son felt even more pressured.

The bride's family drove a convoy of 15 cars, and their family could only barely get together 5 cars.

The bride's family is powerful, and the groom's family has no one who can speak with the bride's family and support them, so they allow the bride's family to raise the price.

The Yang family doesn’t recognize this Yangwang U8 luxury car, so it must be the girl’s car.

Isn't this adding insult to injury?

(End of this chapter)