Chapter 691: Rural Absurd Past Events Chapter 691 Final Compromise: Paying Money

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Protagonist:

Li Xiulan

"How much compensation do you want?"

Wang Zhanggen also felt he was in the wrong to begin with; he shouldn't have impulsively shown up at their door to propose marriage.

So, if the Li family's current demand for compensation wasn't too excessive, he would pay this money, considering it spending wealth to ward off disaster.

"At least eighty thousand, I'd say."

Luo Jiaxin casually threw out a figure.

Seeing signs that Wang Zhanggen was softening, she felt she had him in the bag.

"What?"

Wang Zhanggen was immediately surprised.

Eighty thousand was no small sum in the countryside.

Forget the countryside; even in the city, that was a lot of money.

"How could you say that?" Wang Zhanggen cursed: "You're being too shameless!"

Luo Jiaxin, however, looked like a dead pig unafraid of boiling water:

"Anyway, I don't care. If you want to call off the marriage, you must pay eighty thousand. If you can't pay, then let your son Xiao Hua marry my daughter Yun Cui. You choose!"

Wang Zhanggen was immediately furious.

How could that be a choice?

Luo Jiaxin continued:

"In-laws, I actually don't want your money. I just want my daughter to have a happy family. How about this: as long as Xiao Hua is willing to marry Yun Cui, not only will I not ask you for a bride price, I'll even give you eighty thousand as a dowry. Is that sincere enough?"

Luo Jiaxin was a shrewd woman who wielded a big stick and then offered a piece of sugar; that was her negotiating skill.

She felt that having said all this, the Wang family had no possibility of refusing.

At least Xiao Hua's parents would definitely be manipulated.

However, at this moment, Xiao Hua stepped forward and said coldly:

"I won't pay money, and I won't marry your daughter. What, can you do anything to me?"

Xiao Hua's attitude was so cold and decisive that Luo Jiaxin and Li Yuncui couldn't have imagined it.

"What did you say?"

Li Yuncui looked at Xiao Hua, disbelieving.

Xiao Hua said:

"The law stipulates that everyone has the freedom of marriage. My parents cannot decide my marriage, so their promise to you doesn't count at all. I'm making this clear now, Li Yuncui: we cannot get married. As for compensating your losses, that's even more nonsense. You'd better not act unreasonably, otherwise I'll report you to the police."

Xiao Hua's attitude was very firm.

Because he knew human nature is to bully the weak and fear the strong.

At times like this, one must act firm, otherwise Li Yuncui and her parents would surely push their luck.

"That's right. We won't pay you a single cent. You can leave now!"

Li Xiulan also became firm at this time.

Normally, even spending eighty yuan on flowers would make her heart ache for a long time; asking her to pay them eighty thousand all at once—how was that possible?

Even if it cost her life, it was impossible!

"How can you go back on your word? You came to propose marriage yourselves, and now you regret it. What do you think we are? You're playing with us, right?"

Luo Jiaxin shouted excitedly, casting herself as the victim.

"Wife, daughter, let's go. Can't we just stop making a scene? Sigh!" Li Zhenxing couldn't help but sigh, quickly pulling Luo Jiaxin.

Luo Jiaxin, however, shook off his hand and cursed: "Li Zhenxing, how can you speak for them? This is a major matter concerning our daughter's happiness!"

Li Zhenxing was so angry he laughed:

"Don't you see? Xiao Hua doesn't like our Yun Cui at all. Even if Yun Cui married him, could she be happy?"

Luo Jiaxin said:

"They came to propose marriage themselves. I don't care. Anyway, if the marriage is called off, they must pay money! If they don't pay, I'll go door to door to spread the word, saying the Wang family, relying on having three sons, is playing with us and making fools of us!"

Li Zhenxing quickly said: "Don't you think that's shameful?"

Luo Jiaxin said:

"So be it if it's shameful. Anyway, it's not just our family's face that's lost; Wang Zhanggen's face will be lost too!" Saying this, Luo Jiaxin looked at Wang Zhanggen: "Wang Zhanggen, are you sure you want to lose this face together?"

Luo Jiaxin had Wang Zhanggen completely under her control, because she knew Wang Zhanggen cared most about his reputation, and he would absolutely not lose this face.

As expected, Wang Zhanggen darkened his face and said coldly:

"Eighty thousand is impossible. At most, I'll pay you ten thousand!"

Once these words were spoken, it showed Wang Zhanggen had backed down again.

As long as he opened his mouth to haggle, it showed there was still room for negotiation in this matter.

"Dad, don't back down! We don't need to pay them a single cent!"

Xiao Hua immediately became anxious.

At this time, one should have a firm attitude.

It was a pity that Wang Zhanggen couldn't see this; what he cared about more was his own reputation.

"Adults are speaking; children shouldn't interrupt!"

Wang Zhanggen snapped at Xiao Hua, then said to Luo Jiaxin:

"This time I admit defeat. I'll pay you ten thousand yuan. Take the money and get lost!"

Luo Jiaxin coldly said:

"You think ten thousand yuan can send us away? You think we're beggars?"

"Then how much do you want?" Wang Zhanggen burned with anger.

"I said it long ago: at least eighty thousand!" Luo Jiaxin looked haughty.

"Twenty thousand, at most twenty thousand!" Wang Zhanggen retreated again.

"Why give her money? Not a cent to her!" Li Xiulan said to Wang Zhanggen at this time. "Xiao Hua is right. We shouldn't pay them!"

Li Xiulan also said to Li Zhenxing and Luo Jiaxin: "Last night we did go to your house to propose marriage, but in the end you didn't state your attitude. You said we should go home and wait for Xiao Hua to express his opinion before discussing this matter. Isn't that still undecided? How can you now insist that the marriage is already set?"

Luo Jiaxin pretended to be confused:

"Is there such a thing? I only remember that you came to propose marriage on your own initiative, and even discussed with us to hold the banquet on the ninth day of the second month."

She naturally knew that her attitude last night was indeed unclear, and could even be said to have tactfully refused the Wang family's proposal, but after a night of tossing and turning in insomnia, weighing it repeatedly, she finally made such a decision.

Whether Xiao Hua was willing or not, it was better to marry Li Yuncui to him.

She also knew that her daughter was now carrying a big belly, and it was not easy to find a man to take over.

Let alone finding a university student from Tsinghua University to take over.

Anyway, now the Wang family had given her this opportunity, so she would cling to it and absolutely would not let go easily.

"Alright, stop talking. We indeed went to propose marriage to them on our own initiative." Wang Zhanggen at this time actually admitted the matter. "I dare to do and dare to take responsibility. Since I did it, I won't shirk. But still that sentence: eighty thousand is absolutely impossible! Forty thousand, at most forty thousand, no more. Tell me directly, do you agree or not? If you don't agree, I'll report to the police now and let the police solve it!"

Seeing Wang Zhanggen state his attitude, Luo Jiaxin knew that if she kept pushing higher, she might end up with nothing, so she stopped at the right time:

"Fine. For the sake of being neighbors, forty thousand it is. Pay now, and this matter is settled!"