Blackening starts from the golden years

2202.

Mother Fan and Father Fan sat on the sofa in the living room, looking at Fan Shengmei standing in front of them. Mother Fan said with a happy face:
"Xiao Mei, how much do you think we should ask him for as a betrothal gift?"

Hearing this, Fan Shengmei had a blank expression on her face and was unwilling to answer. She knew that it was useless for her to say anything now as her parents would not listen to her at all. All they wanted now was to marry her off quickly so that they could receive a generous betrothal gift from Yuan Xudong to support their good son.

At this time, Fan Shengmei didn't want to talk and was obviously emotional. Fan's mother didn't care either. She was immersed in the joy of "her daughter was finally sold." Wrong, start over, it should be "her daughter is finally getting married."

Turning her head to look at Father Fan beside her, Mother Fan asked him happily:

"Old man, tell me, how much dowry should we ask him for?"

Hearing this, Father Fan frowned slightly and replied after a long while:

"Xiaomei is thirty this year, so we should ask for a betrothal gift of three hundred thousand yuan."

"Three hundred thousand yuan for the betrothal gift?"

Mother Fan frowned slightly. She was not very satisfied with the number. What could she do with three hundred thousand now?

Moreover, Yuan Xudong is so rich, shouldn’t he give a little more gift to show his love?

Looking at Father Fan, Mother Fan frowned slightly and said:

"Three hundred thousand is still a little too little. Xiaomei can earn ten thousand yuan a month now, which is one hundred and twenty thousand a year. Add in the year-end bonus and it's more than that. Three hundred thousand is not enough. It's too little, don't you think?"

Hearing what Mother Fan said, Father Fan immediately felt that it made sense. He frowned and said:
"Then how much do you want as a gift?"

"As for the betrothal gift, of course the more the better."

As she spoke, Mother Fan extended her right index finger towards Father Fan and said with a happy smile:
"One million, how about that?"

"one million?"

Father Fan felt a little guilty. He looked at Mother Fan and frowned.

"You want so much betrothal gift at once, will they agree?"

"He's so rich, and he owns a car and a house in a big city, but you're not willing to give him one million?"

Mother Fan rolled her eyes and continued:
"A daughter who is married off is like water spilled out. How much money has been spent in the family to raise Xiaomei from childhood to this age? What's wrong with asking him for one million? Is it a lot? Besides, if the betrothal gift is too little, her brother and sister-in-law will not agree."

Hearing this, Father Fan nodded, thinking it made sense.

At this time, Fan Shengmei on the side couldn't help it anymore, she laughed angrily:

"No, I want to get married and ask for a dowry. Why should I ask my brother and sister-in-law to agree? What should they agree to?"

"That's not what I meant. Your brother has already said that if the man doesn't give our family a betrothal gift, you can forget about marrying him. Even if you've already married him, he'll come to make trouble. You're his sister, and you must get his consent before you can get married. So, this betrothal gift must be given, and it can't be less. Do you understand?"

Mother Fan said with a smile that although they were both women, she was so ruthless to her own daughter, exploiting her hard to support her good son.

Fan Shengmei didn't want to argue with her parents anymore, she said:

"Dad, Mom, I'm going to go downstairs to see if Xudong is here."

"Okay, go quickly."

Mother Fan smiled and looked at her. Fan Shengmei turned around and walked out of the house and took the elevator downstairs. In the elevator, Fan Shengmei couldn't hold back any longer. Her eyes were red and she reached out to wipe away her tears. She felt very sad and wronged in her heart. Her throat was dry and sore. She couldn't help crying.

At this moment, she wanted to see Yuan Xudong so much, and wanted to throw herself into his arms, not thinking about anything, not doing anything, just snuggling in his arms, and he holding her, that was enough.

Soon after, with a "ding" sound, the elevator door opened, Fan Shengmei reached out to wipe her tears, and then walked out, she held her head high, chest out, like a proud white swan, a socialite. Seeing her walk past her, Xiao Zheng, the property manager on duty behind the front desk, secretly rolled her eyes. She couldn't stand Fan Shengmei's arrogant look. She was so poor that she had to live in a shared house, why was she pretending to be a socialite?

Xiao Zheng looks down on Fan Shengmei, and Fan Shengmei also looks down on property managers like her, just like the security guards look down on the deliverymen and the deliverymen look down on the security guards. They are all low-level laborers, but they are competing with each other and killing each other. You compete with me, and I compete with you, and we all play together, making the boss very happy. They praise hard work and perseverance as virtues, sacrificing the self for the greater good, and selfless dedication, making the world full of love. Love back and forth, and see who loves you.

I love whoever loves me, and if someone doesn't love me and asks me to love him/her, just one word: get out.

Back to the point, Fan Shengmei stood on the roadside waiting for Yuan Xudong after walking out of the building. She sent him a WeChat message, asking when he would arrive. Yuan Xudong did not reply, and soon, Fan Shengmei saw his car driving over and slowly stopped beside her.

The car door opened, and Yuan Xudong got out of the car carrying a black shoulder bag. Fan Shengmei walked towards him and threw herself into his arms, dribbling the ball into him. It was soft and firm, very comfortable.

"what happened?"

Yuan Xudong asked softly. He gently caressed Fan Shengmei in his arms, resting his chin on her forehead and hugging her in his arms.

"Don't ask me anything."

Fan Shengmei cried and choked.

"Okay, I won't ask."

Yuan Xudong said softly, holding Fan Shengmei in his left hand and gently stroking her back with his right hand.

After crying for a while, Fan Shengmei broke away from Yuan Xudong's arms. She wiped her tears with her hand, looked at the shoulder bag he was carrying and asked:

"What are you carrying?"

"Money, buy your money."

Looking into Fan Shengmei's eyes, Yuan Xudong smiled slightly and said:

"I plan to buy you from your parents. Do you agree?"

"what?"

Fan Shengmei was stunned for a moment. She looked at Yuan Xudong and asked in a daze:
"what do you mean?"

"It means exactly what it says. I want to buy you from your parents."

Looking at Fan Shengmei, Yuan Xudong raised the corners of his mouth slightly and said with a wicked smile:

"In this case, from now on, you will be my slave girl. Are you willing?" "Are you serious?"

Seeing that Yuan Xudong didn't seem to be joking, Fan Shengmei gradually stopped smiling and said with tears in her eyes:

"You're bullying me too, aren't you?"

"Yes and no."

Looking at Fan Shengmei, Yuan Xudong simply laid it out and said:
"To be honest, I don't like your parents very much. I have money and I can give it to them, but they can't ask me for it. You are too soft-hearted and you are being taken advantage of by your parents. Human nature is greedy and complicated. There are some things you can't do by yourself, so I will do it for you. At the same time, you can also see if your parents really care about you as a daughter. Do you think they will sell you to me for money? Or, if someone is willing to offer a higher price, do you think your parents will sell you to that person at that time?"

Fan Shengmei was silent. She thought about it and it went without saying that her parents would definitely sell her for money. Although she didn't want to admit it, this was the fact. Fan Shengmei understood it all. It was just that she had always wanted to give up her family ties but could not. She could not make up her heart. To put it nicely, she was too soft-hearted and too filial to refuse her parents' unreasonable requests.

To put it bluntly, it is foolish filial piety, stupid, and you deserve it. I love whoever loves me. If my parents don't love you, then you don't need to love them at all. Just fulfill your obligation to support them. If you regard yourself as a slave of your parents, isn't that feudal thinking?

In that case, are parents who give birth to children, raise them to make money, and then exploit their surplus value still parents? Isn't it too stupid for children to be obedient and willing to be exploited by their parents?

If we were born to be slaves, wouldn't that be too miserable?

Closer to home.

"Come on, let's go up."

"Ah."

Yuan Xudong walked in front carrying a shoulder bag full of money, Fan Shengmei followed behind him, and they walked into the building together.

……

2202.

Yuan Xudong met Fan Shengmei's parents again. After saying hello, he chatted with them for a while.

Looking at Yuan Xudong, who was sitting on the sofa opposite with a smile on his face, Mother Fan couldn't help but ask:
"I heard from Xiaomei that you are her boyfriend?"

"Correct."

Yuan Xudong smiled and nodded. Looking at him, Mother Fan asked with a smile:
"So when are you two going to get married?"

"marry?"

Yuan Xudong pretended to be very surprised and said:
"Didn't Xiaomei tell you? We agreed that we would only date and not get married. Marriage is the grave of love. Besides, what's the point of getting married? Besides being able to get divorced, what else is there?"

"what?"

Both Mother Fan and Father Fan were dumbfounded. If they were just dating and not getting married, how could they receive the bride price?

Looking at Yuan Xudong, Father Fan coughed for a while and said:
"If you don't get married, what will happen to our Xiaomei? She's already thirty this year, aren't you delaying her?"

Mother Fan on the side also said hurriedly:

"That's right, what do you mean by just dating and not getting married? Aren't you just being a hooligan?"

"Uncle, aunt, don't be angry, how about this, I'll give you the money, okay?"

Looking at Fan Shengmei's parents, Yuan Xudong smiled and said:

"I brought all the money."

As he spoke, he took the shoulder bag next to him, unzipped it, and exposed the stacks of brand new red banknotes inside to Fan Shengmei's parents and said:
"There's 500,000 in it. Take the money and I'll take Shengmei away. From now on, she's mine. How about that?"

"This……"

Mother Fan and Father Fan were both stunned. They looked at the money in their bag, then raised their heads to look at Yuan Xudong in front of them. Mother Fan said:

"This won't work. Isn't this asking me to sell my daughter?"

Seeing her eyes flickering, Yuan Xudong smiled slightly and said:

"Aunt, what's your price? I believe everyone has a price, right?"

"This……"

She looked up at Fan Shengmei who was standing aside in silence, then looked at Yuan Xudong in front of her and made a bid:

"Two million, do you think it's okay?"

Seeing that Mrs. Fan actually made an offer, Yuan Xudong directly countered:

"One million, that's all I'll give you. For the remaining 500,000, I'll give you 5,000 a month. I'll pay you as long as you and your uncle live. How do you think?"

"This……"

Mother Fan thought about it and felt that this was a good idea, so she agreed:
"Row."

Seeing that her parents actually sold her to Yuan Xudong, Fan Shengmei felt so sad that she wanted to cry. She turned around and ran out of the house. Yuan Xudong got up and followed her. Seeing that they both left, Fan's mother and father immediately became happy and smiled.

Mother Fan grabbed the shoulder bag on the table and started counting the money to see if there was really half a million.

Taking out stacks of brand new bills from the bag and placing them on the table, Mother Fan and Father Fan couldn't stop smiling.

"Old man, that's a lot of money. If his son knew about it, he would be so happy."

"Ah."

Father Fan smiled and nodded, coughing repeatedly with excitement, but every sip and bite has cause and effect. Money is a good thing, if used well, it can make a family happy, on the contrary, if used poorly, it can also cause a family to fall apart.

...(End of chapter)