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"Jack,after thinking it over last time,what you said really made sense.Tom is also a man with hands and feet.If he likes something,he should strive for it through his own efforts."
"We were wrong before.Don't take it to heart.We won't let Tom ask you for anything in the future."
When I heard these words,I felt it was incredible.How on earth did Emily persuade her parents?Their attitude had changed so much now.
"But we think that since we're family,we should still help each other in some matters.You see,Tom doesn't have a job now.Let him continue to be your driver,okay?"
"Sure.Let Tom come back to work tomorrow."
I agreed immediately.
As they said,this kind of normal help was something I thought was reasonable.
"Then,Jack,how do you plan to arrange your wedding with Emily?"
Her parents took the initiative to bring up the matter of me and Emily and it seemed that there were really no more problems.
"Let's follow the date we chose before.Go get the marriage certificate on the first of next month and hold the wedding on the 25th."
"Great,great.Let's do it like that."
"By the way,Jack,we previously asked you to add Emily's name to the house.Now you don't have to do it."
These words completely stunned me.What kind of magic potion did Emily give them?
Or were her parents testing me?
But in any case,since Emily and I truly wanted to be together,the necessary sincerity was essential.
"It's okay,Aunt.I think it's a good idea to add Emily's name.At least it can make Emily feel more at ease..."
"Since the house doesn't need to have Emily's name added,how about we increase the betrothal gift?1.66 million,is that okay?"
Before I could finish my sentence,my mother-in-law's following words blocked my words back.
1.66 million?The betrothal gift almost doubled directly!
When we were discussing the betrothal gift before,my original plan was to cap it at 660,000.
But at that time,her parents insisted that Emily's cousin,who married to a place far away,received a betrothal gift of 880,000,and Emily's couldn't be lower.Finally,we negotiated it to 880,000.
I looked at Emily in disbelief,but her expression didn't show any surprise,as if...she already knew in advance that her parents were going to double the betrothal gift.
"Not really,Aunt.Whether it's okay or not,we can talk about it later.This is just a bit sudden.Why is the betrothal gift suddenly being increased?"
The extra 780,000 wasn't that I couldn't afford it,but I definitely had to figure out the reason for this increase.
Unexpectedly,my mother-in-law said something that completely shattered my world view with great calmness.
