After seeing off the mayor's wife and Hao Desheng, Zhang Xueru and his wife returned home, looking at the brand-new 100-yuan ticket on the coffee table, Zhang Xueru glanced at the door, as if he was not at ease and asked his wife:

"Hey, old woman, is the door closed?"

"It's locked!"

My wife replied softly.

"Hmm!"

Zhang Xueru nodded with satisfaction, looked at the stacks of banknotes on the coffee table again, and said to himself:

"My in-laws have sent so much money, what should we give Liping as a dowry?"

Yes, Zhang Xueru is also very clear about the folk customs in the provincial capital:

After the man's family sends the bride price, when the mother's family sends the bride price for the daughter, the amount must be more than the bride price sent by the mother-in-law's family!

Only in this way will the daughter not be looked down upon by her in-laws when she marries into her in-laws' family; In the future, if her daughter lives in her in-law's family, she will also have the corresponding status and face.

Nowadays, not to mention that there is such a custom in the provincial capital, even if there is no such custom, his daughter marrying the son of Vice Mayor Wang cannot be shabby in Liping's dowry no matter what!

In this regard, Zhang Xueru is very clear.

"Hey, I said Ping's mother, you see, what kind of dowry should we buy for Liping?"

Zhang Xueru looked at the banknotes on the coffee table, thought for a while, and didn't come up with a suitable dowry option, so he slowly turned his head and asked his wife who was packing up the fruit plate for advice.

"Oh, the last time you met your in-laws, didn't you say at the dinner table that when the children get married, we will be responsible for the household appliances and bedding in the new house."

The wife held the fruit plate in her hand and stood sideways to answer.

"Hey, when I drank that day, how did I know how much the bride price would be given by my in-laws! Now, the in-laws have sent so much dowry, you say, if we only send household appliances and bedding, can we spend so much money? ”

Zhang Xueru shook his head again and again, and immediately denied his wife's opinion.

In fact, it is tantamount to denying the opinion he himself said when he met at his in-laws' house.

"If you buy a high-end TV, refrigerator, washing machine, sterilizer...... Coupled with the quilts, mattresses, pillows, pillowcases, and sheets used on the bed, and then buy a few high-end clothes for Mengdu, buy two pairs of high-end leather shoes, 80,000 yuan, it should be about the same, right? ”

My wife muttered softly beside me.

"Then how can you use 80,000 yuan? Far from it! Besides, if our in-laws give us a dowry of 80,000 yuan, we can't give a dowry according to the standard of 80,000 yuan, right? Won't people laugh out of their big teeth? If that's the case, how will Liping live if she marries into the Wang family in the future? No, in any case, our dowry must reach more than 100,000! ”

Zhang Xueru once again denied his wife's opinion, and at the same time expressed his thoughts.

"Then——, how many dowries are you going to give?"

The wife ran out of ideas, and looked at her husband with stunned eyes.

"No matter what, our dowry cannot be less than 120,000! Of course, how much I give depends on how much I can borrow. If possible, I would like to send Liping about 150,000 yuan as a dowry! In this way, after Liping marries into the Wang family, she can have enough status and identity to live in the glory of the Wang family! ”

As Zhang Xueru spoke, he flipped through the eight brand-new banknotes on the coffee table with his hand.

"Ah, you're going to send so much! We came to the provincial capital to buy a house, and we still owe hundreds of thousands of mortgages to the bank! How can there be so much money now? ”

Mrs. Zhang screamed in surprise.

"What are you shouting? Is 150,000 also called more? If you think about it, people transferred me from the county seat to the provincial capital, and I changed from an ordinary worker to a government cadre, although I didn't become a big official, my salary increased by more than 1,000 compared to the original!

Let's talk about this house, the group purchase price is more than 2,000 cheaper than the market price per square meter, which saves us 300,000 yuan!

In addition, Liping was transferred from the Provincial Physical Labor Brigade to the municipal government as a data clerk, and her salary was nearly 2,000 more than that of the Physical Labor Brigade!

Counting the above, let's look at it, how many tens of thousands should there be?

What's more, it's not just these, but more importantly, we have climbed into the family with Mayor Wang's family! You know? This cannot be measured in money! If you look at it, it won't be long before I, a 'director-level' entry-level cadre, will soon be promoted to a unit-level cadre! If you are promoted to a stock-level cadre, you can increase your income by several hundred per month!

According to this calculation, you can say it yourself, we will send Liping 150,000 yuan for the dowry, can we still call it more?

That's why I say you women, no matter what time it is, you have long hair and short knowledge! ”

Zhang Xueru was talking, and his right hand had neatly stacked a few bundles of banknotes on the coffee table into a small mountain of money.

"No, Ping's father, you said to give Liping 150,000 to marry, I have no opinion. I'm just worried that my family doesn't have that much money right now! As for how much dowry is appropriate, isn't it up to you to take the big idea at home? ”

The wife replied to her husband in a soft voice.

In Zhang's wife's heart, of course, there is a clear account. She knew that everything her husband had just said was a real fact.

As for giving Liping a dowry, let alone sending 150,000 yuan, it means sending 200,000 or 300,000 yuan, and Mrs. Zhang will not object!

What's more, no matter how much dowry you give, isn't it always for your daughter?!

"Well, now the question is, the amount of dowry has been determined, what should we give to our children?"

Zhang Xueru didn't really care what his wife said just now.

He fiddled with the cash on the coffee table as he scratched his head and muttered to himself.

"Then ——, or, why don't you go and ask Director Hao?"

After a while, my wife tentatively made a suggestion.

"That's right! Well, yes, that's a great suggestion! It's time to ask Director Hao for advice! ”

After Zhang Xueru was reminded by his wife, he immediately had an idea in his heart.

He happily said to his wife:

"Look at it, Mengdu's father and mother, no matter whether it's big or small, they all ask Director Hao to handle it. What does this mean? It shows that Director Hao is the most trusted confidant of the Wang family! It also shows that as long as Director Hao does it, Mengdu's father and mother are completely at ease! Well, this suggestion of yours is good! When we sent the dowry, what Mengdu family needed and didn't need, Director Hao must know better than us. Okay, that's it, I'll go find him in the afternoon! ”

In the afternoon of the same day, Zhang Xueru called Hao Desheng and asked him about him in the office, and hurried over.

The urban renewal bureau where Zhang Xueru now works is not far from the municipal government office building, which is about three miles away.

In the past, when Zhang Xueru went to find Hao Desheng, he usually went on foot.

Today, in order to ask Director Hao about his daughter's dowry as soon as possible, Zhang Xueru deliberately rode the electric car used to commute to work, and drove over with a whirl.

When the car arrived at the doorman, I didn't want to be stopped by the guard on duty.

"Hey, who are you looking for? Come and register! ”

The gate guard stretched out his hand to stop Zhang Xueru, and he must complete the formalities according to the regulations before he can enter the gate of the city government.

It's no wonder what age is it now, and everyone who goes in and out of the city government really hasn't seen anyone riding an electric car!

Zhang Xueru was forced by the door post to have no choice, so he had to go to the window of the communication room to register.

After logging in, the doorman still didn't let Zhang Xueru enter the gate, and he must insist that he call Director Hao, and only after he could contact him enter the compound.

Zhang Xueru was impatient, and angrily lowered his face and said to the doorman:

"Why are you so mechanical? I'm here to find Director Hao of the General Office! Haven't I been to the city hall many times before? ”

"What are you yelling at? There are more people coming in and out of the city hall every day! Who remembers who is who? Hey, I'm on business, let's call. ”

The doorman replied mercilessly.

"Okay, then you call 8288-9235!"

Zhang Xueru was helpless, so he had to report the phone number of Hao Desheng's office in frustration.

According to the phone number he reported, the doorman checked the phone number list of various departments of the city government under the glass plate, and yes, it was the phone number of Deputy Director Hao's office, so he dialed it according to the number.

After a while, Hao Desheng answered the phone.

"Hey, is this Director Hao? I'm a janitor. There's a Comrade Zhang looking for you. ”

The janitor faithfully reported to the head of the office.

"Oh, you let him in, we have an appointment."

Director Hao informed the doorman on the phone.

So, the doorman saluted Zhang Xueru officially, and said expressionlessly:

"Please come in."

"What dog eyes!"

Zhang Xueru angrily scolded the doorman in his throat, then pushed the electric car stupidly, and walked towards the depths of the city government compound with chaotic steps.

After a while, Zhang Xueru put the electric car in the parking lot of the city government compound, and then walked towards the government building.

After Zhang Xueru entered the municipal office building, he walked up to the second floor, turned a few steps to the left at the staircase, and came to Hao Desheng's office.

"Director Hao, hello! Busy? ”

When Zhang Xueru came to Hao Desheng's office, the door happened to be open.

Zhang Xueru glanced at Hao Desheng's office and saw an outsider sitting in front of Hao Desheng's desk; Zhang Xueru did not go in immediately, but stood outside the door and greeted Hao Desheng respectfully.

"Ah, Master Zhang, you've arrived. Please come in, you can sit down for a while, and I'll be here in no time. ”

Hao Desheng sat behind his desk, leaning slightly upward, but did not stand up.

He stretched out his hand and pointed to a wooden sofa against the wall on his left hand in the door, motioning for Zhang Xueru to take a seat on the wooden sofa.

"Oh, Director Hao, you have guests, you should be busy first!"

Zhang Xueru nodded to Hao Desheng knowingly, walked into the office carefully, and sat down on the wooden sofa by the door.

For Hao Desheng's office, Zhang Xueru is no stranger. Because he'd been here several times before.

Every time I come to Hao Desheng's office, there are basically people coming and going, as if I have never seen Hao Desheng have a free time.

"Director Hao, you have guests here, so I won't bother. Tomorrow, I'll send those computers over, right? ”

Fortunately, the guest sitting at Hao Desheng's table was an understanding person, he saw that Hao Desheng's attitude towards Zhang Xueru was extraordinary, and knew that Zhang Xueru should be an important guest, so he took the initiative to get up and say goodbye to Hao Desheng.

"Well, okay. Give me a call before delivery tomorrow. ”

Hao Desheng didn't leave a guest, he stood up, nodded to the guest who was about to leave, and at the same time gave a special advice.