Chapter 573

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Protagonist:

Li Xiulan

Wang Erhai heard this and was immediately stunned:

"No, Big Brother, are you sure you're not joking with me?"

He thought he must have misheard, or was having a hallucination.

He knew his big brother and big sister-in-law's situation better than anyone.

They were so rich, why not have a nicer wedding?

Not taking wedding photos was one thing, but not even wearing formal wear at the wedding?

What on earth was going on?

"No joke, Xiao Juan and I have already discussed it: no wedding photos, no formal wear, we'll just go through the motions when the time comes."

Wang Dashan's tone was very sincere, not like he was joking at all.

"But you two are attending as ordinary people while Mei Qi and I will be dressed up—isn't that a bit much? It feels like I, as the younger brother, am overshadowing you as the big brother. Besides, will your sister-in-law's family agree?"

It was normal for Wang Erhai to have these concerns; he didn't want these things to cause the two brothers to grow distant after getting married.

Wang Dashan just smiled and said:

"Don't think so much. What's there to overshadow? On my side, as long as Xiao Juan is satisfied, it's fine. On your side, as long as your partner is satisfied, it's fine. As for Xiao Juan's family, Xiao Juan will handle it."

Hearing this, Wang Erhai could only sigh:

"Suit yourself. I respect your choice, but I still want to ask—why did your sister-in-law choose this? Don't girls all hope for a better wedding? Or does she actually not want to hold the wedding together with us? If she's unwilling, Big Brother, don't force her."

Wang Erhai spoke to Wang Dashan with great earnestness and reason, but toward Liu Meiqi he was completely unreasonable. Liu Meiqi had clearly stated she was unwilling to hold the wedding together, yet he still forced Liu Meiqi to do so, giving her no chance to choose.

"What are you thinking? Holding the wedding together was Xiao Juan's idea. She's very willing for us brothers to hold the wedding together. She simply doesn't want to waste too much money on it, so even the wedding venue is freeloading off yours."

Wang Dashan explained it this way.

Wang Erhai sighed again:

"Okay, okay..." He then sighed emotionally, "Your sister-in-law really is a thrifty, good woman who manages the household well. Not like my wife, who does nothing all day but spend money!"

Without comparison, there is no harm.

Liu Meiqi's conditions were actually not bad. She had a figure, she had looks, and her ability to earn money wasn't poor either—she had bought a house and a car in the County Town.

But compared with Du Xiaojuan, she naturally lost in every way. Whether it was looks and figure, or personality and temper, or earning ability, Du Xiaojuan was far superior to her.

"By the way, have you been to your sister-in-law's family home?"

"I have."

"You got married so fast, it's practically a flash marriage. Did her parents agree?"

"They agreed, no objections."

"How much bride price did they ask for?"

"Thirty-eight thousand."

"Oh, then your sister-in-law's family is quite nice."

"They're all from this County City, everyone knows each other's background, so they definitely wouldn't demand such a high bride price like those from out-of-province. Big Brother, how about your side? What's your sister-in-law's hometown situation?"

Wang Dashan touched his nose, for a moment not knowing how to explain clearly to Wang Erhai:

"How should I put it? Actually, it's okay. Her father asked me for 188,000 as the bride price."

"Damn, that high? Your sister-in-law is also from our own province, isn't she? I thought all places in the Liangguang Region only needed thirty or fifty thousand!" Wang Erhai couldn't help exclaiming.

Wang Dashan laughed it off:

"It's fine, I'm not unable to pay 188,000. Actually, the custom on Xiao Juan's hometown side only needs thirty or fifty thousand, but her family situation is special, so there's a bit of an exception."

Wang Erhai said with a smile:

"I get it. Your sister-in-law is so good at earning money, 188,000 to her is probably just one or two months' salary. Asking you for 188,000 isn't actually excessive."

Wang Dashan gave a dry laugh, for a moment not knowing how to explain.

Du Xiaojuan's family situation—he couldn't say too much to his own younger brother.

Because that was Du Xiaojuan's privacy.

So if his younger brother misunderstood like that, he didn't explain, just went along with it:

"Indeed, not excessive..."

But Wang Erhai was puzzled again:

"That's not right. Big Sister-in-law's bride price is 188,000, so why is the wedding so casual?"

Wang Erhai even couldn't help saying:

"Big Brother, Big Sister-in-law probably doesn't really want to marry you, right?"

Wang Erhai's words were a bit rash.

But it was normal for him to have such doubts.

Which woman would take 188,000 in bride price and then just casually brush off the wedding?

That logic doesn't work!

Wang Dashan had to explain hurriedly:

"Don't think like that. Xiao Juan wants to marry even more than I do. There are some circumstances here that I can't explain to you in a moment. Anyway, you just need to know that your Big Sister-in-law has absolutely no second thoughts about me."

【58】 Wang Dashan had to explain hurriedly:

The two brothers chatted for a long time before hanging up the phone.

Wang Dashan exhaled a long breath of turbid air. To be honest, Du Xiaojuan was overly low-key, which made him feel a bit uneasy.

Not taking wedding photos was one thing, but she even planned to marry without wearing wedding formal wear.

It was truly hard to imagine that this was something a woman earning tens of millions could do.

However, this also showed from another angle why Du Xiaojuan could succeed.

She was truly different from ordinary women.

She was different not only in cognition but also in ability to act.

Everyone said there was no woman in the world who wouldn't want a dreamlike, wonderful wedding ceremony.

But Du Xiaojuan was precisely the exception.

On such an important day, she said going through the motions was enough.

Or rather, in her heart, marriage really wasn't that important; it was just a matter of going through the motions.

Du Xiaojuan knew very clearly in her heart that whether life after marriage was happy or not had absolutely nothing to do with how grand the wedding ceremony was.

The password to whether a marriage was happy lay in the pattern of getting along after marriage, the ability to communicate, and the ability to solve problems.

"Xiao Juan, I've already told my second younger brother that we won't take wedding photos or wear formal wear."

Wang Dashan called Du Xiaojuan and reported the situation on his end to her.

"Mm, I know."

Du Xiaojuan's reply was very flat.

Wang Dashan couldn't help but say one sentence:

"Actually, it's still very necessary for us to take wedding photos. Second younger brother and his wife plan to go to Hainan to take wedding photos; actually we can go too, just treat it as a trip, also okay. After all, we've never gone out traveling before."

But Du Xiaojuan said:

"The matter of traveling, let's talk about it later when we have time. The company is very busy now; where would we have time to go traveling?"

Immediately after, Du Xiaojuan said again:

"By the way, I told you to call my father to negotiate the bride price with him. Did you make the call?"

Wang Dashan answered honestly:

"Not yet."

Du Xiaojuan then said:

"Then make the call when you have time. Remember, be thick-skinned, don't be embarrassed to say it. Don't care whether he looks down on you or not; other people's eyes can't be eaten as meals."

Wang Dashan felt somewhat depressed:

"Mm, I know."

Du Xiaojuan heard his depression, felt somewhat uneasy, and then changed her wording:

"How about this: after I get off work and go back tonight, you call my father again. By then I'll teach you hand in hand how to negotiate with him."

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