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Chapter 517 Yan’s father’s worries

While eating breakfast, Wu Xiuhong asked what was going on with Yan Xin and Feng Xi. Yan's father, who usually didn't like to talk, couldn't hold back and asked some questions.

Yan Xin had already anticipated this situation and thought about how to respond, so he dealt with it easily.

Why didn't he say it was Feng Xi before? His explanation was that Feng Xi felt that he was a bit embarrassed to fall in love when he was still a college student, and he didn't want to make it public so early.

I have to worry about the girl's reputation, so I can only hide it.

Let me tell you this now. I saw that they were still worried about this problem during the Mid-Autumn Festival, so I said goodbye to reassure them.

Bai Xiaoling also confirmed that she had known about this for a long time.

He also said that he was able to find a job with Feng Xi mainly because of this relationship, not Feng Chen's intercession.

Some things make sense once explained.

The old couple belatedly discovered that there was a sign that the two of them would be together.

But Yan's father was a little worried and asked Yan Xin: "I heard that Feng Xi's company is very profitable. Can she look down on you as a part-time worker?"

Bai Xiaoling couldn't help laughing.

Wu Xiuhong glared at her: "Why are you laughing?"

Bai Xiaoling pursed her lips at Yan Xin: "Ask my brother."

Yan Xin scratched his head and said: "It's not that I don't look down on her. I still contributed to her company."

He didn't say how much he contributed. He didn't need to be so clear. Just be vague.

Wu Xiuhong looked at Bai Xiaoling, who nodded and said:

"Don't worry, Sister Xi will definitely not look down on our brother because of money."

The old couple was half relieved.

Then he asked: "What's the attitude of her family? Can they accept this?"

Yan Xin smiled: "Her family only knows about it. I don't know what kind of attitude they will have, but it doesn't matter whether they can accept it or not. Feng Xi can still make the decision for herself."

He has this confidence.

In her previous life, Feng Xi was dissatisfied with her parents and couldn't get rid of them.

Probably because her brother was gone in her previous life, and supporting her parents was a responsibility she couldn't shirk.

She has never shown any signs of that in her life, she has always been distant from her parents and doesn't really listen to them.

Her parents really can't control her now.

She herself also expressed her position to Yan Xin that she would not care about her parents' opinions on matters of marriage.

Since she doesn't care, no one can control her.

Both Yan's father and Wu Xiuhong had heard that the girl from the Feng family was not very obedient. Now that they heard what Yan Xin said, they felt a little more relieved.

Finally, there is another worry: "If I marry her, will the bride price be very high?"

After all, they are the owners of a company, so I don’t know how much money they make. Anyway, looking at the villa they built, you can tell that the money will definitely be huge.

There are still some worries that the conditions offered are too high.

Yan Xin laughed loudly: "You don't have to worry about the betrothal gift. It will definitely not be high. It should probably be in line with the average level here. Just think about it. People don't rely on this little betrothal gift to get rich."

He said it with such certainty, which made Yan's father less worried.

In fact, if you think about it, it's quite good for your son and Feng Xi to become a couple. They are both from the same village. They know the basics and will not do anything too extreme.

Moreover, Feng Xi has been to their house many times, and she seems to be a very sensible girl, not an ungrateful white-eyed wolf at all like her parents said.

When I come here to eat, I will actively help with housework.

If you have good academic performance and a good personality, you can start your own company while still studying and make so much money.

Such a daughter-in-law is of course excellent.

Being able to marry such an excellent daughter-in-law can be said to be a sign of great merit from one's ancestors.

——This is how it looks to Dad Yan.

The only thing that worried him was whether his son could be worthy of such a good girl.

But the current situation is that the woman doesn't care. As the man's parent, of course he has no need to care about this matter.

Wu Xiuhong is also happy to see the success.

My daughter works in another company. If the boss becomes his sister-in-law, no one in the company would dare to bully her.

She could also see clearly that her daughter was able to become a department manager in such a short period of time, earning a salary of thousands or even tens of thousands a month, not because of how good she was, but because Feng Xi was serious about it. For Xin's sake.

How could she object to taking such good care of her daughter?

Of course, I support it, and I hope they can keep going and grow old together.

The brother and sister were quite tired from the journey. After breakfast, they all went back to their rooms to rest.

Yan's father and Wu Xiuhong were discussing their son's relationship with the Feng family's daughter.

They hope that the couple can get married, but they are worried that the woman's family will not agree. They are all in the same village, and it would be a bit ugly if they were in trouble.

Even if Yan Xin assured them that it didn't matter whether the woman's parents agreed or not, Feng Xi herself would not care about her parents' opinions.

But they were still a little worried, worried that the Feng family's parents would come to oppose the marriage or demand a huge amount of bride price.

Even if it doesn't prevent the couple from getting married in the end, it won't look good and will only make the neighbors laugh.

Of course, worries are worries. Overall, Dad Yan is still happy.

Even if it doesn't look good in the end, as long as his son can get such an outstanding girl, it doesn't matter if it doesn't look good at all.

I just want to say that it would be the best if the marriage can proceed smoothly without any problems.

Yan Xin was very sleepy after all the hard work. When he got to his bedroom upstairs, he took off his shoes and fell asleep.

One sleep lasts for two or three hours.

I was woken up by a phone call later.

Feng Xi called: "My brother's wedding convoy is almost arriving in the county. It will arrive in a while and the party will start soon. Have you set off?"

It is a custom here that a married woman holds wedding banquets twice in total, one is the night before, which is called the wedding banquet.

One time is noon on the official day, which is called the main banquet.

Writing rituals and receiving red envelopes from congratulatory guests is also done at noon.

Drinks were served last night, but neither of the two wedding parties came.

This is a special situation, because the bride is from another province, and there is a banquet to be served there when she gets married. It takes time to take the bride over, and it is impossible to teleport here in a blink of an eye.

Then we can only compromise.

It is not easy to ensure that the groom's family can complete the wedding on the right day.

In this great era, inter-provincial marriages can be seen everywhere. Some previous customs cannot be completed and can only be perfunctory.

There is nothing we can do about this.Some traditions have died out because they no longer conform to the current pace of life.

"I was sleeping just now..." Yan Xin said a little embarrassed.

"My brother is getting married, and you, the brother-in-law, are not active at all!" Feng Xi felt a little depressed, scolded him, and then said, "Come here quickly. By the way, call your parents and your sister. .”

"Um..." Yan Xin hesitated, "What was your parents' reaction after they found out about our relationship?"

"There seems to be no reaction..." Feng Xi said, "Maybe they no longer regard me as their daughter, so they let me do whatever they want."

Then he wondered: "Why do you ask this?"

Yan Xin said: "I'm just worried that my parents have passed away. It would be a bit ugly if your parents thought that I would kidnap their precious daughter and do something to them."

Feng Xi sneered: "They only have a precious son, but not a precious daughter."

He also assured Yan Xin: "Don't worry, they don't dare to do that. If they dare to do that and disrespect your parents, I will burn that house down! That is the house built with my money!"

Yan Xin sweated profusely: "That's not necessary. Today is your brother's happy day. For your brother's sake, we can't make it so ugly."

"Okay, I listen to you. As long as they don't go too far, you can come quickly." Feng Xi said.

At her urging, Yan Xin got up and knocked on Bai Xiaoling's door again:

"Xiao Ling, get up quickly and change clothes. Let's go have the wedding banquet later!"

After waking her up, he went back to the room to wash his face, fix his metabolism, then put on his clothes and went downstairs.

It was past eleven o'clock, and Yan's father and Wu Xiuhong had changed into new clothes and were waiting there.

It's just that the two of them are also a little uneasy, and it seems that they have the same worries as Yan Xin.

I was too embarrassed to say it, so I just asked Yan Xin: "How much do you think it is appropriate for us to write a ritual book?"

When people here have a banquet, they will set up a special table, and ask someone to write a ritual book, and write down all the gifts given by people who have no family to come to the banquet.

This is a human relationship and must be recorded.

This is called ritual book.

In the future, when I go to someone else's house for dinner, I will look at this etiquette book and repay the favor in equal measure.

Of course, we must also consider the issue of rising prices and make corresponding adjustments.

This was in 2008. When neighbors went to have a meal, it usually cost 50 yuan, but if we had a good relationship, it would cost 100 yuan.

If it is a close relative, it will cost upwards of 200 yuan, or even several thousand yuan.

Because Yan Xin and Feng Chen have a good relationship, Bai Xiaoling works for Feng Xi, and the family is not very short of money, so the old couple’s initial plan was to give 200 yuan to show that they were with other people’s families. The relationship is different.

But now, it is suddenly reported that Yan Xin and Feng Xi are dating, and that is the relationship between the quasi-in-laws.

I really can't get rid of this 200 yuan.

But they couldn't decide how much to give, so they had no choice but to ask Yan Xin.

Yan Xin had already made preparations, took out a wad of banknotes from his pocket, and said to his father: "Let's write five thousand."

"Five thousand?"

The old couple were shocked.

——Is it necessary to have so many?

"Well, just five thousand," Yan Xin said, "There's no need to write too much, five thousand is about the same, as long as it's decent."

He counted fifty one-hundred-dollar bills and gave them to his dad: "This is the ritual note."

He counted ten more to his father, and then counted ten to Wu Xiuhong:
"This is the money for tea. Our relationship with his family is different now. It doesn't look good if we don't have it. 1000 yuan should be about the same. It won't be less than their relatives, so that's fine."

It is still the custom here. When the main banquet starts, the bride will serve tea one by one, and the guests have to put money into the cup after drinking the tea. This is called tea money.

You can give as much or as little as you like, one or two yuan is fine, ten or eight yuan is fine, and it’s not impossible to give thousands or hundreds.

The market conditions here are that if you are a neighbor, you will usually be given five yuan, and those with better connections will be given ten yuan and twenty.

Relatives will give more.

Giving one thousand to one person is an absolutely generous gift, usually only given by the man's parents.

——The parents-in-law are the first to drink tea, and usually the ones who give the most.

The tea money is private money belonging to the daughter-in-law.

At this time, Bai Xiaoling also got dressed and went downstairs. Yan Xin also counted ten for her.

Bai Xiaoling was stunned for a moment, surprised and happy: "Why do you give me so much money?"

"For tea drinkers, the bride will serve tea later. When you finish drinking, put all the money into the teacup." Yan Xin said.

Only then did Bai Xiaoling realize that it was not for her, but just for a while.

Some people feel sorry for the money: "Why give so much? 100 yuan is enough."

Yan Xin said: "This is not a question of money, it is our family's attitude, whether we respect Feng Xi enough. Therefore, it is okay to give more."

"Okay, it's your money anyway." Bai Xiaoling said depressedly.

Now that everything is ready, lock the door and set off.

This time we didn't walk there, but drove the van there.

The driver was Yan Xin.

At this time, Yan Xin was a little depressed and felt that he should drive his Mercedes-Benz over, which would give him more face.

He didn't really fight for that face himself, but he just drove the Mercedes-Benz there to give his parents more face and the Feng family more face.

——The future son-in-law drives a luxury car, which is also a shameless thing for Feng Xi’s parents.

The van is not shameless, but it doesn’t mean that much.

Driving a van there, although the road is a bit circuitous, is still faster than walking there.

After digging the hole, we arrived at Feng's house within a few minutes.

But instead of stopping in front of Feng's house, he drove directly to the river embankment and pulled over there.

At this time, Feng Chen's wedding convoy has not yet arrived. When the time comes, it will be full in front of the house.

Before they even reached the door of Feng's house, Feng Xi greeted them with a smile. He first greeted the two elders, and then greeted Bai Xiaoling with a very warm attitude.

After saying hello, he took Yan Xin's hand.

This is a showdown in front of Dad Yan. Stop pretending. I will be your future daughter-in-law. You can do whatever you want.

Father Yan felt quite happy when he saw this scene.

Now Feng Xi is his future daughter-in-law in his heart, and the feeling of looking at her has become different.

It's just that he is poor at words and doesn't know how to express himself. He only knows how to be happy.

(End of this chapter)