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Chapter 238 The Worried Elder

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Zhang Chi couldn't help being happy, and opened his mouth and said, "Master, her name is Melika."

"So this girl's surname is Mei..." Zhang Jiaren muttered.

Zhang Chi didn't hear clearly, and once he heard it clearly, he was sure to tell his grandfather. However, although Zhang Chi didn't hear clearly, Li Xiumei heard clearly. She had made such a joke before, so she whispered to her father-in-law.

"Dad, the girl's surname is not Mei, but her first name is Melika, a foreigner."

"Oh, so it's not Mei."

Melika smiled and explained: "My surname is not Mei, but my name is Melika. My previous surname was Collins, and my full name is Melica Mary Collins. Changed my surname to Zhang, the same surname as Zhang Chi."

This remark confuses the four on the opposite side again, and changing the surname to Zhang Chi's is Zhang, isn't that the same as changing their surname, of course Li Xiumei and her mother-in-law are not surnamed Zhang.

"Your child, Mei... Lika, what kind of surname did you change?" Li Xiumei complained.

Zhang Chi said: "Americans are like this. After getting married, changing to the husband's surname is different from our customs."

Grandma Miao Guifang said: "Is there no revolution in the United States? Why can't women hold up half the sky?"

When Miao Guifang heard about this incident, it turns out that the United States is not doing well.

Originally, I thought that the United States was quite developed, but how come there are still these feudal remnants of thinking, why do women have to follow their husband’s surname when they get married, we have changed it here in China, it’s not like Chen Zhao’s name in the past Yeah, it sounds like the women over there haven't been liberated yet?

Zhang Chi had no choice but to say: "Grandma, there is no leather leather here in the United States. Wait for you to come over and help leather leather."

"What nonsense?" Zhang Youpeng glared at his son, and he could tell that his son was making fun of grandma.

Seeing her son talking to her grandson like this, Miao Guifang was a little unhappy: "What are you talking about, you can't talk and go."

Zhang Youpeng smiled awkwardly, and closed his mouth with two hahas.

Miao Guifang asked Melika kindly, "Girl, that...Melika."

"You say" Melika made a listening gesture.

Originally, Miao Guifang wanted to say something, but she was interrupted by Melika, so she forgot, so she frowned and thought about it: "I was going to say something, why did I suddenly forget it?"

Zhang Chi dragged Melika to the reclining chair, sat down, and then dragged Melica to another chair. The two pulled the two chairs together and faced the camera side by side.

At this moment, the old lady didn't remember what to say.

"When are you going to pull the certificate, the US will also pull the certificate?" Li Xiumei asked at this time.

When grandma heard this, she patted her leg immediately: "By the way, I just wanted to ask this question."

"The certificate has already been withdrawn, but this certificate has a time limit. We are going to obtain a permanent certificate in a few days," Zhang Chi said with a smile.

Li Xiumei and the others were stunned by these words, but they didn't struggle. It was normal for them to think that Americans' customs were different from ours.

There are different winds in ten miles, but different customs in a hundred miles.

"Then you plan to hold the banquet in the United States? When will your father, me, and your grandma come over?" Li Xiumei said.

Originally, the four of them thought that if Zhang Chi found a local daughter-in-law, he would run away and do it directly in his hometown, but now that his son has found an American daughter-in-law, who is not of Chinese descent, where is the banquet held? It's up to you to decide, and you have to ask your wife's opinion anyway.

At the beginning, the four of them discussed whether to do both sides, and they had spent their entire life's money on their own side, and they just found this opportunity to get it back.

When the son gets married, he has to set up a banquet, and when he has a grandson, he also has to set up a banquet in a hundred days. In short, the gift money he gave before cannot be paid in vain.

But now, it's up to the kids.

Originally, Li Xiumei thought it was unreliable to find a foreign wife, but now that she has run into a wall with a matchmaker, it will save trouble.

Thinking of this, Li Xiumei straightened her back subconsciously: I don't want to beg you for these things anymore, our son tried his best to talk about it by himself, and he is going to get married quietly, Guan Jian is a beautiful daughter-in-law, um, he is tall.

"Parents, grandparents, we are not planning to hold banquets. This is labor-intensive and unpopular. It is better not to do it. It will save trouble. Melika and I will get the certificate first, and wait for you to come over." When it’s time, call the uncle’s family over, and let’s have a meal together, which is regarded as a banquet,” Zhang Chi said.

The four elders felt a little regretful when they heard this, but they are not unenlightened people. If the juniors don't want to do it, then let's not do it. As long as the juniors live a good life, they can do whatever they want.

"Okay, you can decide."

Zhang Jiaren opened his mouth and said.As the head of the family, if Zhang Jiaren opened his mouth, the matter would be considered settled.

Li Xiumei asked, "What do the in-laws think? Also, when will we meet the in-laws?"

Li Xiumei felt that the two children were going to get married, so 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."

Deciding to keep it 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 should meet. If there is a wedding, they also need to discuss it.

But now Melika's situation is a bit special. It seems that the relationship with her father and stepmother is not very good, so she has to forget about meeting her in-laws.

But it's not easy to tell your parents clearly, so you have to lie.

"How much do you plan to give as a bride price?" Li Xiumei asked again.

The word bride price confuses Melika. She speaks Chinese and has lived in China before, but she really doesn't know about bride price.

Both Zhao Yue and Duan Shuyi are rich, and their families are not bad, so naturally they don't expect their daughter to pay a bride price when she finds a boyfriend to get married.

Besides, the brothers of the two are also masters who can make money, and there are many girls around them, and they don't need them to use their dowry gifts to marry their brothers, so how can they talk about this.

Ordinary families ask for [-] to [-] yuan, which is just a skinny. If they get [-] to [-] yuan, it’s just a car of ordinary grade, so Zhao Yue and the others don’t talk about it when they are with Melika.

As long as Zhao Yue and Duan Shu don't chat, Melika has no way of knowing about this kind of thing even if she is a China hand.

So Melika asked, "What is a betrothal gift?"

Zhang Chi said: "It's nothing, why are you asking about this?"

Zhang Chi didn't explain here, but Li Xiumei opened her mouth and said: "The bride price is for the woman, that is, it is for you from our family. It is about two to three hundred thousand here, and I don't know how much it is in American money." ".

This is the public price in the surrounding area. Of course, it may not be certain. Some people ask for more, but it’s hard to say how much. Depending on the family situation, some people ask for less.

But in general, the poorer families are more, and the richer families generally want to show off, or simply make a scene, and then give the money to the children after they get married.

As soon as she heard that she could get the money, and Li Xiumei didn't know the conversion price, Melika was clear, so she asked Zhang Chi excitedly, "Why didn't I?"

It looked as if Zhang Chi hacked her money again.

Zhang Chi suddenly wanted to give Melika a neck-locking skill: "This thing is a feudal remnant. What do we want to do with it? Besides, it's just a matter of left-handed and right-handed. Everything you see is yours. What else do you want? bride price".

Zhang Chi started to make Melika's mind dizzy.

Melika felt that she had suffered a disadvantage, but she couldn't think of where it was for a while.

"Don't worry about this, Mom, we can just decide for ourselves."

Zhang Chi felt that his old lady was a bit troublesome, why would you raise money if you have nothing to do, don't you know that your daughter-in-law can't see money?

When Li Xiumei heard this, it was obvious that American girls didn't want bride price. See if American girls were sensible and didn't want bride price when they got married.

"Where do you live when you get married? Have you bought a house? If not, buy it quickly. We have saved a little money here, and I will bring it to you when the time comes. You will pay less for the mortgage or something."

Miao Guifang was worried about where the young couple would live after they got married.

The old man is worried about this and that. She feels that since there is a girl with her grandson, her family can't say anything. If the young couple buys a house, she is ready to give all the money in the family. She feels that although the money is not much, it is also worth it A little thought on behalf of my elders.

The old lady's words confused Melika again.

It’s not that the parents in the United States don’t buy houses for their children. In fact, if the parents here are capable, they will prepare for the children’s college tuition, the house and the car that the children will live in after graduation.

In this regard, it is no different from Chinese parents, except that most American families are also ordinary families and cannot afford to buy a house for their children.

But if the family can have such conditions, not to mention all parents, but at least half of American parents will buy it for their children.

No matter which culture or country it is, the love of parents for their children is the same. We Chinese are reluctant to let our children suffer, but American parents are willing?
As for being kicked out of the house at the age of eighteen, you just need to listen to it, if you take it seriously, you will be stupid.

If this is the case, why didn't Bill Gates drive his children out of the house when the child turned eighteen?Not only did they not drive away the children, but they also gave each of them hundreds of millions of dollars, enough to take care of each child for a lifetime.

So there are some well-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 everything through. They had to ask about everything about marriage, and Zhang Chi had to explain everything.

This chat lasted for an hour, and Zhang Jiaren, Zhang Youpeng and his son, who were originally in high spirits, almost yawned.

(End of this chapter)