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"Lao Wang, you are going to take root in the city this time!" Xiao Zhang looked at me and grinned.
I shook my head helplessly: "yes, it's almost 30, it's time to settle down." I sighed, mixed feelings. Although there is some apprehension, it is more about the expectation of the future.
"Lao Wang, I heard that the daughter of the Xiao Li family wants a dowry of 360,000 yuan, you have to prepare!" Xiao Zhang's words interrupted my reverie.
360,000? I frowned, that's not a small amount. I know the situation of Xiao Li's family, which is a big local family with a head and face, and the old customs have been passed down from generation to generation.
The people from Xiao Li's family walked in, all with serious faces, and I subconsciously stood up straight.
"As for the bride price, you should think about it yourself. Xiao Li's head said coldly, his eyes full of provocation.
Today was our engagement party, and I changed into a brand new suit, held a bouquet of flowers, and walked towards the banquet hall of the hotel.
The banquet hall was full of people, and relatives and friends of the two families had already arrived. I unconsciously straightened my collar and was a little nervous. This is an important moment in my life!
"Lao Wang, congratulations!" A friend patted me on the shoulder and laughed. I nodded, mixed feelings.
At this moment, the parents of the Xiao Li family stood up, and as soon as the words changed, the banquet hall suddenly fell silent.
"Ahem, my daughter has been strict since she was a child, and she is a rare good daughter-in-law. He said categorically, "As a woman, we ask for a bride price of 360,000!"
360,000? My mind "buzzed", and I almost fainted on the spot. I stared blankly at the people on stage, my lips squirming but unable to speak. That's a few years of my salary! The audience was in an uproar, my ears were ringing, and my eyes were dark.
"Lao Wang, think about it yourself, this is a big deal. Zhang patted me on the shoulder and left.
"Hey, have you thought about it?" The people of Xiao Li's family called impatiently.
"What's not struggling?!" The person on the other end was furious, "Our old Li family has been this rule for generations, do you want to touch our family rules as an outsider?"
"Excessively?!" The man's roar almost pierced the phone, "If you can't afford it, fuck me out!"
I hung up with a "snap" on the other end of the phone, and I pinched the phone, cold sweat oozing from my forehead.
A few days later, we met again. The atmosphere was solemn, and water seemed to drip from the air.
I took a deep breath, looked at the Xiao Li family sitting opposite, and said solemnly: "Uncle, Xiao Li, I have carefully considered the bride price. 360,000 is a lot of money, too much for us young people. "
"What do you mean by that?" Xiao Li's parents narrowed their eyes.
"I mean, we can't accept that. "I gritted my teeth and made up my mind.
"Nonsense! The people of Xiao Li's family were furious and slapped the table, "The rules of my ancestors do you want to move even if you are an outsider?"
"I'm sorry, but it's really beyond our reach. I insisted, my heart turning upside down.
"You, you poor sour! I misread you!" Xiao Li's daughter suddenly cried out, tears streaming down her face, "You are a useless thing!
"Don't be angry, baby. The parents of Xiao Li's family hurriedly stepped forward to comfort, "It's just this money, it's his fault that he is reluctant!
I was scolded by this cruel beating, and I had nowhere to focus on my body. Is the person in front of me the sweetheart I used to think about day and night? My heart seems to be hollowed out by life, and I have mixed tastes.
"You've gone too far!" I finally couldn't help but yell, "I'm really blind and fall in love with your family!"
"Good, good, good!" Xiao Li's parents were completely annoyed by me, and their faces turned blue, "In that case, we don't owe each other anything, don't talk about it if you can't afford to pay!"
"Baby, leave them alone, let's go!" Xiao Li's parents picked up their daughter and were about to leave.
"Wait!" I stopped them, "Listen, from now on, we don't have any credit between us, and you owe me 500,000 dowry!"
"Dream! dream!" The daughter of Xiao Li's family turned around and yelled at me with her teeth and claws, "You poor and sour, never want to set foot in our door!"
"Then please. I said coldly, "From today onwards, we will be cleared up." You owe me 500,000 dowry, and you will never want to turn over!"
The people of Xiao Li's family glared at me fiercely and left without looking back. I stood alone, my heart like a plumb.
And just like that, my relationship with her came to an end. I covered my forehead, and her figure was disappearing little by little.
I thought I had found my sweetheart, but now it seems that we are not all the way to the road. There are too many chasms and estrangements between us to be bridged.
"Lao Wang, are you okay?" Xiao Zhang saw my sad face and asked with concern.
"It's fine, it's just a pity. I sighed, my tone full of helplessness.
"Hey, don't blame yourself too much. Xiao Zhang patted me on the shoulder, "There is no right or wrong in this matter, it's just that your two concepts are too different." It's good that you stick to your principles, otherwise you will only get more and more wronged in the future. "
"Yes, you're right. I nodded, as if a boulder had been unloaded from my heart, "Let's stop here, the future is long, I believe I will find the one who really belongs to me." "
Xiao Zhang hugged me hard, and my eyes couldn't help but moisten.
Time passed like this, and my life was back on track. With work, gym, and drinks with friends, I started a whole new life.
"Lao Wang, come, have a drink!" My new buddy poured me a glass of heart.
"Okay!" I drank it all down, and I felt refreshed.
"What do you do at home?" He asked curiously.
"It's nothing, it's just an ordinary office worker. I smiled, "But in the future, I want to do big business and make a lot of money!"
"Awesome! Don't forget your old friends when the time comes!" He patted me on the shoulder and laughed.
I stood on the balcony and watched the bustling crowd on the street. Everyone has their own story and has experienced setbacks and tribulations. I'm no exception.
It was a very painful experience, but it also taught me a lot of lessons. Traditional ideas are valuable, but if they are blindly adhered to, they will become rigid. We should have the courage to break through and be open to new things.
More importantly, you can't be blinded by money. True affection is based on mutual understanding and respect, not on the question of the amount of bride price. I believe that one day, I will meet her who is close to my heart, and I will stay with her and share weal and woe.
"Lao Wang, what do you want?" Xiao Zhang came over at some point.
"Nothing. I smiled, "I'm just sighing, the road of life is still long, long." "
"What do you mean by that? Unreasonably demanding a bride price of 500,000 yuan!" The parents of Xiao Li's family turned pale and glared at me fiercely.
"What's the problem? Hasn't your family always had this tradition?" I sneered and replied, "Men are inferior to women, and women are inferior to men, isn't this in line with your family rules?"
"Nonsense! How can our old Li family have such bad habits!" Xiao Li's parents were furious and trembling with anger.
"Yes, you only pay attention to your own rules, but you don't care about other people's feelings. I said unceremoniously, "If you tighten your belt and are unwilling to give even a bride price of 500,000 yuan, then what qualifications do you have to ask me for 360,000 yuan?"
"Sophistry! Xiao Li's daughter cried and shouted, "You are a poor and sour person, I misjudged you!"
"Enough!" I finally couldn't bear it anymore and took the case, "All you think about is money, money, money! It's for this money, you'd rather ruin the marriage of our two young people!"
"Shut up!" Xiao Li's parents stood up abruptly and pointed at me roughly, "If anyone talks more, I'm welcome!"
"Brother, you are angry. Another person from Xiao Li's family came up to dissuade him, "Everyone is an acquaintance, why should you be so angry." "
"Acquaintances, they're playing tricks on us!" Xiao Li's parents were angry, and they were about to do it.
"Hmph, what else is there to talk about with you poor sours!" Xiao Li's parents snorted coldly, turned their heads sharply and left.
He slammed the door away, leaving a dead silence. We looked at each other and felt that things were getting worse.
"Lao Wang, you didn't completely fall out with Xiao Li's family, did you?" Xiao Zhang saw that my face was gloomy, and hurriedly asked.
"Pretty much. I let out a long sigh, "They're just too much, and I'm angry." "
"But you have to be careful. Xiao Zhang persuaded, "Xiao Li's family is very powerful in our place, don't get into any trouble." "
"I know, I know. I nodded, but I was angry about the Xiao Li family's approach, "But their approach is too disgraceful! If we have to adhere to such outdated rules, what should we young people do?"
"It's really heartbreaking. Xiao Zhang patted me on the shoulder sympathetically, "But you also have to take care, don't do anything impulsive." "
"I understand, I'll be careful. I took a deep breath and thought of her face.
Her wanton makeup face, full of arrogance and stubbornness, was very different from the gentleness I remembered. My heart felt like it had been hollowed out raw, and I had mixed tastes.
In the dead of night, I sat alone in my living room, reverberating in my mind about the past few days.
I thought I had found my sweetheart, but now it seems that we are not all the way to the road. There are too many gaps and chasms between us to cross.
Traditional ideas are valuable, but if you rest on your laurels, you will become rigid. The practice of the Xiao Li family is tantamount to taking the old habits as if they were the norm, completely ignoring the feelings of our young people.
But why am I not like that? Isn't I emulating them by proposing a bride price of 500,000? Both of us were so paranoid that we ended up with such a tragic result.
"Lao Wang, how are you doing?" Xiao Zhang saw my sad face and asked with concern.
"It's okay. I sighed, "It's just a pity." "
"Hey, don't blame yourself too much. Xiao Zhang comforted, "There is no right or wrong in this matter, it's just that your two concepts are too different." It's good that you stick to your principles, otherwise you will only get more and more wronged in the future. "
"Yes, you're right. I nodded, and some fog began to dissipate in front of me, "Let's stop here, I'm sure I'll find the one who really belongs to me." "
"That's right, the road of life is still long, long. Xiao Zhang patted me on the shoulder, "You have to take care of your body, work hard, and you will definitely meet a soulmate in the future." "
"Lao Wang, how is the business lately?" Xiao Zhang looked at my busy figure, and his words were full of concern.
"It's very good, I've saved a lot of money. I smiled and shook a stack of checks at him, "I'm going to expand my investment again." "
"That's amazing!" Xiao Zhang was sincerely happy for me, "You are now a veritable rich man!"
I stood on the balcony and looked out at the endless flow of cars. The sun is gradually setting in the west, casting a warm glow over the entire city.
A few days later, something shocking happened. A gang of masked gangsters suddenly broke into my company, smashing and looting.
"Hand over all the money! The man at the head roared savagely, brandishing a steel pipe and slamming it at me.
"What do you want to do? Stop it!" I broke out in a cold sweat and hurriedly took a few steps back.
"Hmph, you owe the old Li family's love debt, let you taste it today!" The gangsters at the head sneered and sharpened their teeth.
My heart sank. Xiao Li's family? Could it be that they are taking revenge? But the contradiction between us has already ended!
"Stop me! I yelled loudly, trying to put on a strong posture.
"Let Mahler kill the dogs! If we don't smash this place today, we will not give up!"
Before the words fell, the gang began to smash and loot wildly, smashing the office to pieces. I tried my best to parry, but in the end, I couldn't match the outnumbered people. When the siren sounded, the gang fled in confusion.
"Lao Wang, are you okay?" When Xiao Zhang arrived, he saw the messy office and turned white with fright.
"You wait for me! I must get this justice!"
Afterwards, I said angrily to Xiao Zhang. Xiao Li's approach is too much, I must not just put up with it!
"But old Wang, you have to think twice. Xiao Zhang persuaded, "Xiao Li's family is very powerful in our place, don't get into any trouble." "
"How can I swallow my anger?" I snorted and said, "This is their naked revenge, we can't figure it out, and we are going to suffer this crime?"
"I know you're unbalanced. Xiao Zhang patted me on the shoulder, "But you calm down, don't do anything impulsive." "
In the dead of night, I sat alone in my living room, my mind constantly reverberating through the experiences of these days.
I clenched my fists, and I couldn't get anywhere to focus on my body. Her face flashed in my mind, and my heart felt as if it had been hollowed out alive and full of mixed tastes.
The contradictions between us stem from paranoia about old habits. But when I proposed a bride price of 500,000 yuan, I was not imitating their approach? Both sides were too bigoted, and in the end it led to such a tragic result.
If we had been more considerate and tolerant of each other, would we not have come to this point?" But everything is irretrievable, and the relationship between us has been broken.
"Yo, it's coming. The head of Xiao Li's family reclined on a chair and smiled coldly at me.
"Uncle, I really can't stand you guys doing this. I gritted my teeth and said, "We are only a little conflict, are you going to take revenge on me like this?"
"Revenge?haha, you really take yourself seriously!" Xiao Li's parents sneered and waved their hands, "Our old Li family says the same, if you know each other, it's best to stay away from us." "
"But you're going too far!" I said aloud, "The conflict between us is over, why do you want to do this? I will never agree!"
"What else do you want?" Xiao Li's parents narrowed their eyes, and their tone was full of threats, "If you talk more, I'm welcome!"
I clenched my fists, and I couldn't get anywhere to focus on my body. But I've made up my mind that I'm going to get justice for myself!
Time flies, and years pass in the blink of an eye. My business is getting back on track and my life is changing.
"Lao Wang, how is the business lately?" Xiao Zhang looked at my busy figure and asked with concern.
"It's very good, I've saved a lot of money. I smiled and shook a stack of checks at him, "I'm going to expand my investment again." "
"That's amazing!" Xiao Zhang was sincerely happy for me, "You are now a veritable rich man!"
We looked at each other and smiled, and our hearts were full of infinite hope for the future. Yes, there is still a long way to go in life, as long as there are dreams and pursuits, the future will be full of infinite possibilities.
I stood on the balcony and looked out at the endless flow of cars. The sun is gradually setting in the west, casting a warm glow over the entire city.
I took a deep breath and was reminded of the scene from a few years ago. It was the lowest point in my life, and I was devastated and almost despaired. But it was that experience that taught me a lot of lessons.