Chapter 85 I'm Thirsty. I Don't Want to Talk.
One hundred and eighty thousand of bride price.
A down payment of six hundred thousand for a house.
A car that was worth more than two hundred thousand.
A million!
They wanted the Chen family to pay a million.
Hearing that, Ye Chen nearly did not hold himself back. Was that woman gilded?
In this exaggerated, dissatisfying, and strange world...
For many women, who were waiting to get married, it was reasonable for them to ask for a bride price, a house, and a car.
But it was built on the premise of his family condition, and if it could accommodate that.
However, based on the condition of the Chen family...
After Chen Jianguo was laid off a few years ago, he had finally found a job as a security guard.
And Liu Xueqin was just a cleaner in a company.
The couple's salaries were at most seven thousand for a month.
On the other hand, Chen Yihao was a designer in a decoration company, and his salary per month was more than ten thousand.
Other than the money he spent on Wang Qian and his daily expenses as well as interacting with friends, he did not have much savings.
Under that kind of background, a million was an enormous figure for such a family by looking at the surface.
Hearing the request raised by Wang Qian, both Liu Xueqin and Chen Jianguo were instantly stunned.
Didn't she want only a house?
But why did she mention a bride price of one hundred and eighty thousand and a Mercedes-Benz?
As for Chen Yihao, he always catered to Wang Qian in an extremely humble manner. But at that moment, he could not help having a gloomy expression.
"Xiao Qian, it's a total of a million, right?" Chen Yinuo could not help frowning as she said so.
Unexpectedly, Wang Qian did not think so.
She snorted once. "A million? Is a million a lot? My request is considered low in comparison with my female friends!"
"Xiao Qian, ugh... Didn't you say before that you just want to buy a wedding house?" Liu Xueqin asked with a slightly unnatural expression.
"That's right. I indeed said that it's fine as long as we get a wedding house. But thinking of the fact that your family condition doesn't allow that, I can only choose the second best!" said Wang Qian.
"How come this is the second-best?" asked Chen Jianguo.
"How come this is not the second-best? The wedding house I mentioned before is a wedding house that is fully paid for. It needs at least two million! Now my family only asks for a bride price of one hundred and eighty thousand, the down payment of the wedding house, and a Mercedes-Benz A-Class. It's only a total of a million. I did consider your family condition, right?" Wang Qian showed a tinge of impatience.
"If you did consider Yihao's family condition, you shouldn't have mentioned these terms. You've been with Yihao for quite a long time. Aren't you clear about his family condition? A million... That is not a small price!"
It caught everyone by surprise since Ye Chen had spoken up at that moment.
However, Wang Qian did not make any replies.
Liu Xueqin was the first to fly into a rage.
She scolded him, "You're a shameless ruffian, mooching off people. Do you have the right to say anything here? Can't the dishes on the table be enough to block your mouth?"
In the face of that, Ye Chen shrugged helplessly and smiled bitterly.
His enthusiastic help was met with a cold shoulder. He stopped bringing contempt to himself.
However, he had chosen to stop talking, but Wang Qian did not.
Sneering, she said to him, "Then what do you think my requests should be? Should I be just like Yihao's elder sister? Marrying without asking for anything? Then stay in that kind of dirty and messy rental place in a village in the middle of the city. Then I'll ride on a scooter to suffer through the bad weather. Is that so? Even if I'm willing, will my parents, who have raised me, be willing to let me suffer through that?"
It was better if Wang Qian did not mention that.
The moment she brought that up, both Liu Xueqin and Chen Jianguo were infuriated.
It was because Chen Yinuo had given up those tall, handsome, and rich guys before she chose that worthless orphan.
Only then did their family fail to improve their lives. They did not even gain any bride price.
When they thought of spending so much for Yihao to marry a wife, they became unable to be reconciled with that fact.
When Chen Yinuo saw that her parents' expressions had turned dull, she knew that something terrible was about to happen.
She became anxious, so she immediately rebuked Ye Chen, "Why are you meddling in that? Shut up right away!"
"Humph..." Wang Qian snorted sarcastically.
She made that response for Ye Chen and Chen Yinuo.
Bitterly, Ye Chen became sensible and kept quiet.
However, his phone started ringing in his pocket all of a sudden,
After he took it out, he saw that it was a call from Xiao Qiang.
After thinking about it for a while, he decided to pick it up instead of hanging it up.
"I'll go and take a call!"
Although he was looking at Chen Yinuo and speaking to her, Liu Xueqin swiftly waved her hand in disgust. "Hurry up and get lost!"
Ye Chen ignored her.
Chen Yinuo gave a nod. He then walked to the balcony with the phone.
At the dining table.
Chen Yihao started talking. He said, "Wang Qian, aren't you a little bit out of the line? You know about my family condition the moment you started dating me, right? A million. You're forcing me to do what is beyond me, and you want me dead, right?"
As he was speaking, the grievance that he had held in for a long time surfaced. "What's more, are you marrying me or the house and the Mercedes-Benz? I'll accept the bride price. That's what I should give you. As for the car and house, can't we work hard together on that? You're not only making things difficult for me but my parents too!"
Wang Qian was not someone to be trifled with in the past, let alone in the future.
She was generally used to suppressing Chen Yihao, and she was used to Chen Yihao's gentleness and humbleness toward her.
How could she take it when Chen Yihao was shouting at her at that instant?
"Do you want us to fight together? What if we fail? If we fail to strive for that, do we have to be just like your elder sister? Do we have to stay in a rental house that looks like a dog den and ride on a crappy scooter? If you want to say that I'm making things difficult for you and your parents, then let's forget about it. Let's not marry each other!"
"You..." Chen Yihao's face trembled.
"What about me? You even scolded me. Now it's your family who wants to make me a part of your family instead of the other way around!" Wang Qian put on a straight face without showing them any respect at all.
It appeared like the situation was getting out of control.
Chen Jianguo became anxious. "Bastard. Why are you shouting?"
After he said that, he looked at Wang Qian. "Xiao Qian, what about this? We can pay a bride price of one hundred and eighty thousand. We can also pay for the down payment of the house. As for the Mercedes-Benz..."
Chen Jianguo paused for a while.
Because of a demolition a few years ago, their family was given a house of three rooms to settle down. They even obtained an additional compensation of more than four hundred thousand.
It was in addition to more than three hundred thousand that they withdrew from Ye Chen's bank card and the money that they had saved from leading a thrifty life all those years.
There were around eight or nine hundred thousand.
They were only in need of one hundred thousand.
After Chen Jianguo had mentioned that, Liu Xueqin quickly chimed in and said, "Xiao Qian, can we just pay for a down payment for the Mercedes-Benz? We'll put it under your name. Then his father and I will pay for the installment slowly. What do you think?"
"Dad, mom, that's enough!" Chen Yihao's eyes became bloodshot and teary.
"Didn't I ask you to keep quiet? Why did you shout again?" Chen Jianguo immediately scolded Chen Yihao.
Wang Qian looked at Chen Yihao, who had gritted his teeth.
She then said, "That'll work too!"
During the next second...
Liu Xueqin ignored the fact that they were going to spend all their pension money.
She said in great excitement, "Aye, that's right. That's good. Then you should tell your parents right away. After that, you can tell me your birthday and the time of birth. I'll go and get a master to pick a good date that promises happiness with great blessings. Then let's hold a wedding ceremony!"
It seemed like there was not much emotion on Wang Qian's side. She nodded. "Hmm, sure. There's no problem!"
After receiving a definite answer, Wang Qian changed into a gentle and charming expression with great satisfaction.
She then said to Chen Yihao, "Yihao, I'm not making things difficult for you and your family. My parents insisted upon it. They raised me until I'm all grown up. They adore me vehemently. They just don't want me to lead a tiring life after my marriage. Do you understand?"
"I'm thirsty. I don't want to talk!" Chen Yihao fiercely held back his anger which had started to be defeated.
"Are you thirsty? Fine. I'll go and get you a cup of water!"
As Wang Qian was speaking, she got up and familiarly went to the water dispenser in the living room that was near the balcony.
When Liu Xueqin saw Wang Qian's gentle and virtuous demeanor, and how Wang Qian took great care of her son, Liu Xueqin seemed to have forgotten that Wang Qian's request had nearly exhausted all money in her family.
Her face was filled with happiness and gratification.
On the balcony, Ye Chen did not know that Wang Qian was only three or four meters away from him.
On the phone, Xiao Qiang mentioned again her desire to purchase Jin Zhong Village from him.
Ye Chen smiled and said, "Alright, General Manager Xiao. I won't talk nonsense either. My limit is ten million per building. There are sixty-six buildings. Then it means that it'll be 6.6 hundred million. If you guys want that, pay me 6.6 hundred million. Then I'll sell them to you. If not, there's no need to talk about it. I won't negotiate with you if there's one penny less!"
That statement happened to be heard by Wang Qian.