Chapter 56: A High-priced Dowry

"Isn't that the son of the Xu family?"

"Eh, it seems to be, why did you come to live in Zhang's house, could it be that the two of them got married?"

"I haven't heard of it, didn't you say that you canceled the marriage contract before? Why are we together again?"

"Isn't that obvious? Now the Zhang family is a well-known family in the town, and they are a good family!"

"It's still Mrs. Xu's life, she married into a scholarly family, and her son can still cling to a rich family, so I'm envious."

"Don't be envious, we don't have the same life."

"Hey, let's go, let's go."

"Eh, who do you see that is?"

"Mr. Xu, Mrs. Xu, are you going to see your son and daughter-in-law?"

Xu Mingyuan and Xu Zhao were confused.

Seeing each other's expressions, the two eight women suspected that they might not know about it, so they began to make a big splash.

"Oh, you don't know yet, do you? Xu Gongzi has already lived in the Zhang family, looking at your expressions, could it be that they haven't married yet?"

"This sister, you may be mistaken, Yue'er is a serious person, and she will never live in a woman's house without a name or a penny."

"Mrs. Xu, this person knows the face but doesn't know the heart, the news of your son living in the Zhang family has spread throughout the town, and you don't even know?"

"Yes, I saw the two of them walking towards Jinyu Tower together just now."

Xu Mingyuan heard the conversation between the two eight women, his expression became extremely distorted, and he said straight to the point: "Xu Yue has nothing to do with our Xu family anymore, what he wants, it has nothing to do with us!"

When the two heard this, they smiled politely and left.

"What the hell is this Xu family doing? It's too powerful."

"That is, what's so great about the scholarly family? I still look down on other girls, I really don't have any vision."

The more Xu Mingyuan listened, the more angry he became, and he transferred his anger to Xu Zhao's family, "Look at the good son you gave birth to! It's useless like you!"

Xu Zhao was full of grievances, but he had nowhere to complain, so he could only let Xu Mingyuan vent wantonly.

Along the way, Xu Mingyuan thought about it and felt that it was really inappropriate to blast Xu Yue out of the house, and it was easy to attract gossip and ruin his reputation; Second, the Zhang family is now gaining momentum, and if they marry their family, it can bring a lot of benefits to the Xu family.

So his attitude became softer, and he said to Xu Zhao, "Madam, I know that you have been thinking about Xu Yue these days, and I want to open it too, Xu Yue is your son after all, and naturally he is my son, if he and Zhenzhen get married, I am willing to let the two of them go back to the Xu family together to reunite."

"Really? Thank you, officer!" Xu Zhao didn't care about the real purpose behind Xu Mingyuan at all, as long as he was willing to let his son go home, it was enough.

"However, the premise is that he wants to marry Zhang Zezhen, and you have also heard the words of those women's families, I don't want the reputation of the Xu family to be humiliated."

"Don't worry, official, Yue'er likes Zhang Zezhen very much, they will definitely get married."

"You can do this matter, don't let me down, otherwise your status in the Xu family may also be affected."

Xu Mingyuan's naked threat made Xu Zhao very frightened, and she agreed to her husband's request without hesitation.

"Boss, your dishes are getting better and better!"

Hearing the praise of the guests, Zhang Zezhen replied with joy: "Thank you for your love, tell me what you want to eat in the future, and I will prepare a private meal for you."

"That's a good feeling, I'll tell you when I think about it."

"Okay!"

The moment Zhang Zezhen turned around, he saw a familiar figure, and looked at it, isn't this Mrs. Xu? How did she get here?

Xu Zhao came to Jinyu Tower, found a quiet corner and sat down, looking high, as if someone owed her money.

"Zhenzhen, why is she here? If you don't get busy, I'll receive her."

"It's okay, second sister-in-law, the guest, you bother, I'll meet this old witch."

"Okay, then I'll go first." Hearing the words "old witch",

Li not only pursed his lips and left with a sense of humor.

Zhang Zezhen walked slowly in front of Xu Zhao, and said in a weird manner, "Isn't this Mrs. Xu? Is this sun hitting the west and coming out? You can't be a fake, right?"

"Bold! Who do you think you're talking to? Not educated at all!" Xu Zhao was very angry when he saw that Zhang Zezhen had no respect for him at all.

"Mrs. Xu, what did you say? Who is bold, you are now in my turf, still upbringing? My mother didn't dare to say that about me, how old are you! If you want to eat, you can order food, not eat next to the door."

Xu Zhao saw that Zhang Zezhen was not timid at all, so he angrily reprimanded: "You are a villain, and you will definitely get retribution in the future."

"Hahaha, retribution? Mrs. Xu, who is not necessarily the retribution? Even your son has run away from home, who else can you count on now?"

"You ......" Xu Zhao wanted to say the quintessence of the country, but she thought of Xu Mingyuan's words and immediately endured it.

Zhang Zezhen saw the cattiness in it at a glance, and asked, "It seems that Mrs. Xu is here with a mission, let's listen to it and see if this girl is willing to help."

Although Xu Zhao didn't look down on Zhang Zezhen, someone gave her the steps, so she naturally had to climb down the pole quickly.

"I have been thinking about it for a long time with the officials, and I feel that you and Yue'er also really love each other, and we can't interfere by force, so we decided to let you and Yue'er get married as soon as possible, and the Xu family has prepared a wedding room for you."

"Mrs. Xu, I never thought that you were waiting for me here?" When Zhang Zezhen heard this, she almost dropped her jaw in shock, she only knew that Xu Ming was far-sighted and forgot about righteousness, and liked Mingzhe to protect herself, but she didn't expect that this ability to climb the dragon and attach the phoenix was also so strong.

"Who said I was going to marry Xu Yue?"

"Xu Yue has come to live in your house, and he is not ready to get married, is it still like words?"

"Mrs. Xu, why did Xu Yue live in my house? I think you know better than I know why."

"Anyway, a lonely man and a widow living under the same roof will make the neighbors gossip."

"Oh! I see, it seems that Mrs. Xu has heard some gossip, and she can't hold her face."

"It has nothing to do with it, I just hope that Yue'er has a good home, since he likes you, as a parent, he is willing to support him."

"Willing to support? You are supporting the reputation of Jinyulou and the Xu family."

"Zhang Zezhen, let me tell you, don't go too far!" Seeing the other party exposing his true face again and again, Xu Zhao couldn't bear it.

When Zhang Zezhen saw the angry Xu Zhao, she suddenly didn't want to be a man!

"Marriage...... It's not impossible, but I have one condition."

"What conditions? As long as it is within a reasonable range, the Xu family will try their best to be satisfied."

"Hum! Mrs. Xu knows best, I have been a kind-hearted girl since I was a child, and I will never make unreasonable demands, since the Xu family is sincere, then I will say it directly, the dowry is 500 taels of gold, plus a house in the town."

"What? You're dreaming!" When Xu Zhao heard these two conditions, he felt that Zhang Zezhen was simply unreasonable, not to mention her, she didn't have her own independent house in her life, how could she prepare for her.

"Dreaming? Okay, I'll go back to dreaming, you just order food and find three wins." Zhang Zezhen ignored it, turned around and left.

Only the angry Xu Zhao was left, she couldn't swallow this breath, but she was helpless, so she went to Xu Yue and asked her son to think of a way.

She left Jinyulou and came to the private school, it was lunch time, and Xu Yue was eating the fruits and meals prepared for him by Zhang Zezhen.

"Yue'er." Xu Zhao called his name softly.

"Mother? Why are you here?" Xu Yue didn't feel happy when she saw her coming, but felt that something bad was about to happen.

"I'm coming to see you, and by the way, I'll tell you what your father meant."

Xu Yue pulled her mother out of the private school and asked, "Father? I have already left the Xu family, and Xu Mingyuan is not my father."

"Nonsense! He takes care of

For so many years, we have not had the grace of childbirth, but also the grace of nurturing, how can you say that?"

Xu Yue's ears were almost calloused when she heard this, and she said impatiently, "Mother, just say something, right? After eating, I'm going to take a nap."

"Mother is here to tell you good news, your father has agreed to your marriage with Zhang Zezhen!"

"This matter has nothing to do with him in the first place, and he doesn't need his consent."

"You child, how can you speak? Since ancient times, marriage has been the order of parents and the words of matchmaking."

"Mother, what is the purpose of you and Xu Mingyuan? Let's just say it!"

"Son, your father said that as long as you marry Zhang Zezhen, he is still willing to prepare a marriage room for you, and you can also return to the Xu family, and she can also become the daughter-in-law of the Xu family."

"Xu Mingyuan has taken a fancy to Zhenzhen's ability and Jinyulou's current prestige, right?"

"Son, none of this matters, the important thing is that you can be with the person you like, and we can be reunited as a family."

"I like chastity and I want to be married to her, but the final decision is up to the two of us."

Xu Zhao said hesitantly, "Zhang Zezhen's side, my mother has already been there!"

"Mother, why don't you talk to me and disturb her life without permission?"

"The news that you came to live in Zhang's house has caused a lot of uproar, and if your mother doesn't come forward again, the reputation of the Xu family will be ruined!"

"After talking for a long time, it turned out to be for your husband."

Xu Zhao ignored his son's complaints, but got back to business: "Zhang Zezhen said that it is okay to get married, but he asked the Xu family to pay 500 taels of gold, and he also wanted to buy a house in the town. She's a dream."

Xu Yue listened to this request, and burst out laughing, this is indeed like Zhenzhen's character, the person who calculates her, she will definitely make that person bankrupt.

"What are you laughing at?"

"Mother, my son thinks this condition is very reasonable."

"What? How can you stand with her?"

"You think, Zhenzhen is now a businessman, and her worth has been rising, and if the Xu family wants to marry someone into the door, it will naturally cost some capital, otherwise how can you express sincerity?"

"Absolutely not! Your father will never agree to this condition. Son, my mother came to you, just hoping that you could talk to her about whether the dowry could be less, and the house would be enough."

"Mother, I don't think it's Zhenzhen who is dreaming, it's you, you haven't figured out your position until now, now it's the Xu family clinging to the Zhang family, not people rushing to get married!"

"A woman's ultimate destination is to get married, what's the use of having so many family businesses? If you are lonely all your life, you will be ridiculed to death!"

"How could she be lonely all her life? She has me, whether she is married or not, I will be with her for the rest of her life."

Hearing her son's promise, Xu Zhao stretched out her hand and wanted to slap him, but Xu Yue was indifferent, she endured it, and finally put down her hand and turned to leave.