Chapter 1087 - Take the Bride Price to Buy a House (1/2)

Even if he did not accept any money from the Zhai family and he could not prepare a dowry for Qiao Nan, Qiao Nan was a top student at Peking University.

With this in mind, Qiao Dongliang felt that he should not be inferior in front of the Zhai family.

Speaking of which, it was the Zhai family who stood to gain.

“Dad, you are so foolish. You have gone through so much hards.h.i.+p to raise Qiao Nan until she is twenty-one years old. Now that she is getting married, how can you not take the bride price? You can’t marry her off for nothing!”

Qiao Zijin could not accept this arrangement. “This won’t do. Dad, let’s find a time before they hold the wedding banquet to discuss the bride price with the Zhai family. We have to get the bride price and ask for a significant amount of money. It is unreasonable that you marry off a daughter for nothing. It is going too easy on them!”

Qiao Dongliang would not budge. “No, I don’t agree. If I really ask for the bride price, Nan Nan will not be able to hold her head high at the Zhai family’s residence. I am marrying off my daughter. I am not selling her. It is just nice that no dowry and bride price are involved.”

Qiao Dongliang knew that if they took the bride price from the Zhai family, he would not be able to hold his head high in front of the Zhai family in the quad thereafter.

His stand was firm. He agreed for Nan Nan to marry Zhai Sheng because he treated her well. It was not due to his family background.

He would marry off his daughter, but he would not sell his daughter.

“Dad, you know nothing!” Qiao Zijin’s eyes swirled with thoughts. “If you allow Qiao Nan to marry Zhai Sheng without asking anything from the Zhai family, they may feel that Qiao Nan is worthless and will look down on her. We have to ask for a large amount of bride price so that the Zhai family will understand that Nan Nan is a good lady and they have to treat her well once she joined their family.”

“They will only cherish her if they pay a price for her. Dad, this is for the interests of Nan Nan. You must not be soft-hearted and feel that what you are doing is for Nan Nan’s sake. In the end, it will only do her harm.”

With the money that the Zhai family gave them, she might even be able to settle down in the capital, let alone Ping Cheng.

Qiao Zijin knew that Chen Jun had the capital in mind.

She wanted to have a better life than Qiao Nan. Therefore, she had to settle down with Chen Jun in the capital.

Her first and foremost concern right now would be to have a house.

With the money given by the Zhai family, it would not be a problem to buy a house. In the future, the Chen family would regard her with respect as she was capable of having a house in the capital.

Qiao Zijin heard that after getting married, the conflicts between the daughter-in-law and the mother-in-law would be a source of trouble.

Qiao Zijin refused to be mistreated or bullied by her in-laws.

If they really settled down in the capital, and the Chen family stayed in her house, they would not dare to bully her. She would also have the right to send them out of her house then.

If her father managed to get the money, she must buy a house as soon as possible. She must not allow the money and the house to become Chen Jun and her marital property.

“No.” Qiao Zijin could plan for all she wanted, but Qiao Dongliang’s stance was firm. “What you said makes some sense, but I will respect Nan Nan’s decision.”