"This, this is too much..." Mother Fu quickly waved her hands, saying that nowadays 'three turns and one sound' was almost enough, how could there be eighteen thousand eight hundred and eighty-eight...
Just hearing the number made her heart feel a bit overwhelmed.
"It's not much, not much at all. I was originally preparing a car, two apartments, 'three turns and one sound', the four big items, five..." Old Master Lu said with a smile to Mother Fu, this was just the beginning!
He hadn't even finished listing one, two, three, four, five.
"It's a good thing I stopped Dad," Lu Jingyao said to Fu Jing with a smile.
Fu Jing also felt immense pressure. Even if their family was well-off, they couldn't come up with such a dowry.
"This is just for Wenwen, and there's also some for you, my in-laws," Old Master Lu continued.
"How can there be something for us? No, no, it's fine to just prepare for the two children," Mother Fu quickly shook her head and refused. She suddenly became a little worried, wondering if her daughter would feel pressured after marrying into their family.
Where did they dig up such a treasure trove? Why were they even giving gifts to her family?
"My in-laws, please don't feel pressured. These things were originally prepared for Chengsen, but he didn't want them, so I decided to use them as gifts for Wenwen," Lu Jingyao patted Fu Jing's shoulder and said seriously.
These were indeed things the Lu family had prepared for Lu Chengsen, but Lu Chengsen refused to accept them, and they didn't dare to force him. So, they decided to give them to the young couple as betrothal gifts.
After all, it was the same whether it was given to Fu Wenwen or Lu Chengsen.
"This... this we cannot accept! It's too valuable," Fu Jing frowned and looked at Fu Wenwen.
Fu Wenwen lowered her head and sipped her tea, pretending not to see her father's plea for help.
There was no other way. On the way over, Old Master Lu had said that if her family refused their minimum conditions, they would transfer these gifts to An An.
That's right, this was already the minimum condition Fu Wenwen had negotiated.
"My in-laws, please accept them with peace of mind!" Luo Siqi said with a smile to Mother Fu.
Then, she leaned closer to Mother Fu's ear and whispered, "The old master was originally preparing even more. It was Wenwen who said she didn't want to put too much pressure on you, so we settled on the smallest set. If you refuse this set, the old master will only increase it, not decrease it."
Mother Fu looked at Fu Wenwen, and Fu Wenwen nodded.
Having received Fu Wenwen's confirmation, Mother Fu saw Fu Jing about to refuse and quickly said, "Then let's decide as the old master suggested! Thank you for valuing our Wenwen so much. It's truly..."
Fu Jing was stunned. Just as he was about to refuse, his wife had already agreed.
However, a husband would certainly not oppose his wife. Fu Jing no longer stopped her. "Our family's conditions are not as good as yours, but Wenwen is my precious daughter. We will send back the betrothal gifts you brought, untouched."
He was marrying off his daughter, not selling her. Anything that belonged to his daughter, he would not take a single cent.
After agreeing on the betrothal gifts and a auspicious date, the two families decided to have a banquet in Jiangcheng, and the groom's family would host another banquet in Fengcheng.
Fu Wenwen and Lu Chengsen were no longer needed, so they took Lu Ze An and the family of three to enjoy their meals with peace of mind.
After the decisions were made, the two families chatted happily.
Luo Siqi and Mother Fu even became like best friends on the spot, with compatible values and similar tastes. The two of them talked non-stop, reluctant to part.
"Oh my, this is the first time I've met such a like-minded friend. I really don't want to leave."
On the way home, Luo Siqi was still thinking about Mother Fu.
Meanwhile, the Fu family's faces darkened after returning home.
"What did that Liu Weizhi mean? If it weren't for our in-laws settling the restaurant issue today, wouldn't we have lost face in front of them?" Mother Fu was very angry and looked at Fu Jing.
Fu Jing's face was grim. He patted Mother Fu's arm and said, "This matter is not over. Liu Weizhi has created so much mess, and he hasn't cleaned up his act. Before, I gave Wenwen face and turned a blind eye. Now that he wants to play this game, I, Fu Jing, will naturally be polite and reciprocate."
"Dad, he recently spent money trying to placate that female comrade for his younger son..." Fu Wenxuan said calmly, a cold glint in his eyes.
"What happened?" Fu Jing was not aware of this matter and looked at his son.
"Liu Ziming slept with a female comrade and got her pregnant, but he refused to take responsibility and dumped her. The female comrade went to his workplace to find him, and he even slapped her," Fu Wenxuan told Fu Jing.
"How come I didn't know?" Fu Jing was stunned. This matter was too scandalous.
"I happened to be getting my car repaired and passed by. I saw him dragging a female comrade into an alley. When I passed by, I happened to overhear it," Fu Wenxuan replied.
"Write down this matter verbatim and send it to the Disciplinary Inspection Committee," Fu Jing said to Fu Wenxuan.
"Okay." Fu Wenxuan nodded and immediately went back to his room to write down the details of the incident and seal it in an envelope.
Fu Jing also returned to his room and wrote down all the unsavory dealings Liu Weizhi had engaged in over the years.
The next morning, the father and son got up to go to work. They parted ways tacitly, one to mail the letter, the other to buy breakfast, and then met at the entrance of their workplace.
Lu Jingyao returned and immediately made a phone call, firing Huang An from the restaurant yesterday, as well as Sun Lin and Sun Qi.
After Huang An was kicked out of the restaurant by the person in charge, he immediately got into a fight with Sun Lin and Sun Qi, who were also kicked out.
Fu Wenwen and Lu Chengsen's wedding was progressing. The parents of both families met every day. The restaurant was secured, and the remaining tasks were decorations and wedding attire for Fu Wenwen and Lu Chengsen.
"Wenwen, what kind of wedding do you like? If you like a white wedding dress, I know a designer who can tailor one for you," Luo Siqi asked Fu Wenwen.
Seeing Luo Siqi's generosity, Mother Fu chuckled.
"Mom, isn't it too late to make one now?" Fu Wenwen looked at Luo Siqi. She had to report to school in just over ten days. How could a wedding dress be made in such a short time?
"It does seem so. Then I'll have her bring over some beautiful ones for you to choose from," Luo Siqi thought about it and agreed. The wedding was set for the 24th, and it was too late to make one now.
"Mom, what did you wear when you married Dad?" Fu Wenwen asked Mother Fu curiously.
"Silly girl, when your father and I got married, there was no peace like there is now. We just wore our best clothes, and then your father brought me home, and that was it," Mother Fu patted Fu Wenwen's hand and smiled.
"Mom, can I go with Dad to pick you up?" Lu Ze An, who was playing with his Nine-Link Puzzle, looked up. He remembered the time he went with Liu Fang to pick up Zou Xiaomei and wanted to go with Lu Chengsen to pick up Fu Wenwen.
"Oh my, An An is so good." Mother Fu picked up Lu Ze An, knowing that he was the child adopted by Lu Chengsen.
An An was well-behaved, cute, and obedient. It was no wonder her daughter liked him so much and raised him as her own son.
Who could refuse such a cute and well-behaved child? When he called her "Grandma" in his soft, milky voice, her heart melted.