Chapter 394

Chapter 394

"Our family? We’ll provide two quilts for the kids. As for how much money we’ll give Huihui to bring back, that’s another matter. You know our family’s conditions aren’t very good.

Madam, you have to understand our situation.

Actually, I never wanted to marry Huihui into a family like yours.

Your family still hasn’t split up the household, and that’s bound to be chaotic, isn’t it?

My daughter could end up being mistreated if she marries into your family."

He Youde sat leaning against the cabinet, shaking his head.

His attitude made Mrs. Ji want to turn around and leave.

But her grandson was determined to marry He Huihui, and He Youde had been using this to threaten her. Besides compromising, she had no other choice.

"888 is a no-go. If your family wants an auspicious number, I think 666 is pretty good. Our family has already agreed to spend 1,000 yuan. As I said, our family hasn’t split up the household yet.

It wouldn’t make sense for the family to spend too much money.

But I can guarantee that when we do split the household, my eldest grandson will get the largest share."

Mrs. Ji tried to haggle.

He Youde laughed at this: "Old lady, I’m marrying off my daughter, not bargaining for vegetables. Your family’s separation is your business.

I’m marrying off my daughter, and that’s my business.

Not a penny less, or we’re not moving forward.

What I’m asking for shouldn’t be too much for your family, should it? Apart from Ji Feng, no one in your family is idle.

Everyone’s working. Who doesn’t know your family’s doing well?"

Mrs. Ji’s face darkened. "What do you mean, except for Ji Feng? His job is stable too!"

He Youde was speechless. Was this matter more important than money?

Seeing that He Youde was unreasonable, Mrs. Ji shifted her gaze to He Huihui, who was sitting on the kang.

"Huihui, this is your marriage. You shouldn’t let your father decide everything. In the future, you’ll be living with Ji Feng. Tell Grandma, what do you think about this?"

He Huihui was immediately embarrassed.

Ji Feng was useless and would rely on his grandmother’s support in the future. Offending the old lady wouldn’t do her any good.

But if she tried to please Grandma, she’d upset her own family.

If she upset her family, her future would be even harder.

"Grandma!" Ji Feng, seeing his beloved in a difficult position, couldn’t help but want to speak for her.

Mrs. Ji shot him a sharp look. "Mind your own business. Isn’t this what we agreed on?"

Ji Feng, rarely scolded by his grandmother, was startled by her reaction.

Feeling guilty, he glanced at He Huihui and stopped speaking for her. Useless! Huihui cursed silently, furious at Ji Feng. Didn’t he stand up to He Wei just fine?

Can't you protect her just this once?

"Huihui, we’ll be one big family soon. If you stand by Grandma and Ji Feng today, Grandma will stand by you in the future. Your father is right; this is a marriage negotiation, not buying groceries.

You can’t bargain when buying groceries, but marriage is something that can always be negotiated, right?

Marriage is about going home and living together, not a one-time deal."

Grandma Ji was laying it on thick with both threats and flattery.

This left He Huihui even more torn.

Seeing his daughter actually hesitating, He Youde wanted to slap her to make her come to her senses.

Since when did she get to make decisions about the family's marriage?

He didn’t care who she chose, but when it came to money, she had to do as he said.

"Huihui, you must love Ji Feng, right? Otherwise, you wouldn’t have caused such a scandal with him. Actually, when your father said he would make a big deal out of it, he didn’t consider you at all.

You and Ji Feng are in the same boat on this.

If it really gets out, no one will come out looking good.

For the sake of keeping things under control, Grandma accepted this situation and even handed over your share of the money to He Wei.

If this marriage arrangement falls through, I’ll have no choice but to step back. As for you and Ji Feng... let your father make a fuss, and then it will be up to fate what happens to you two.

This issue of behavior is pretty serious."

Grandma Ji even started crying as she spoke.

He Huihui felt her hair stand on end; Grandma Ji was scaring her, but her father really didn’t care about her either.

"Dad, why don’t we both take a step back? I think the Ji family has shown a lot of sincerity," seeing his sister wavering, He Tian quickly jumped in to take the credit.

If he spoke to plead, Grandma Ji might remember his kindness.

If his sister spoke, Grandma Ji would just see her as being reasonable.

"He Tian?" He Youde didn’t expect his son to undermine him.

Grandma Ji also didn’t expect He Tian to take her side.

He Tian didn’t explain, just continued to persuade, "Dad, we should at least consider Huihui and Ji Feng. Grandma Ji’s words make sense; this matter is not glorious for anyone.

And their family hasn’t divided the property yet, so life has to go on.

We can’t make things too difficult for Grandma Ji and Ji Feng.

We’re family by marriage, not enemies."

His words even moved Grandma Ji a little, "Good boy, you are sensible."

He Youde listened to his son, although he didn’t know what his son was up to, and nodded, "Alright, let’s do it Grandma Ji’s way, but the ‘three rounds and one sound’ is non-negotiable.

This is about the face of both families."

Grandma Ji had no problem with that; she already had a watch, and an old bike at home would suffice.

Anyway, they didn't ask for anything new.

We can still take the sewing machine back to Ji Feng's place. When you think about it, it won’t cost much and will save us some face.

"Okay, we’ll figure out how to get everything sorted," Grandma Ji agreed readily, which made He Youde a bit uncomfortable.

"We’ve covered all your family’s requests. Now let me bring up mine," Grandma Ji said, her eyes landing on He Huihui.

"Once Huihui marries Ji Feng, she’ll be the new daughter-in-law. When she comes to our family, she must take on all the household chores. Otherwise, spending all that money on her doesn’t make sense.

Huihui, we already agreed on this before the wedding.

After you and Ji Feng get married, you are not allowed to cause any trouble between Ji Feng and us over this matter.

Until you’re pregnant, all the housework is on you.

Your family shouldn’t cause any trouble either."

Grandma Ji said coldly. This requirement didn’t originally exist, but since her family was asking for too much, she felt the need to make things difficult for He Huihui.

Huihui’s expression shifted slightly. She knew this old lady wouldn’t let her off so easily.

He Youde didn’t mind this at all: "What’s the big deal? Every daughter does some work after marriage. Huihui can endure hardship; our family has no objections."

"Dad?" Huihui couldn’t believe what her father was saying!

If it were Uncle, he’d never say something like this about He Wei’s wedding.

Grandma Ji thought even less of their family, but she kept it hidden: "Alright, it’s settled then. Also, Huihui's salary after the wedding cannot be handed over to your family like before.

It needs to be saved for her and Ji Feng to use."